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Bob Stull

Followed Woody Widenhofer. Bob Stull slid Missouri from National Program III to Regional Program I in 5 seasons.

The builder
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1986–1993 · 2 stints
UTEPMissouri
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Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerUTEPMISSOURINational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelUTEP, 1986: 4-8, Regional Program VI1986UTEP, 1987: 7-4, Regional Program V1987UTEP, 1988: 10-3, Regional Program V1988+5.0Missouri, 1989: 2-9, Regional Program I1989Missouri, 1990: 4-7, Regional Program II1990Missouri, 1991: 3-7, Regional Program II1991Missouri, 1992: 3-8, Regional Program III1992Missouri, 1993: 3-7, Regional Program III1993-10.8One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached Regional Program in his 1st career season — faster than 20% of the 925 FBS coaches who have ever reached Regional Program (rank #1 of 925 by seasons-to-arrival).

UTEP, 3 seasons
+5.0
Regional Program VI → Regional Program V.
Missouri, 5 seasons
−10.8
Regional Program I → Regional Program III.

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

2–3 against his rivals. Just 1–4 against Jim Walden.

Rivalry record
2–3
40.0% · 1 rival
One-score games
9–13–2
37.5% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
0–1
0.0%
Rivalry ledger
Kansas2–340%
The toughest matchupNemesis
vs. Jim Walden1–4
5 meetings, 1989–1993
’89 L’90 L’91 L’92 L’93 W
Performance by opponent class
Dynasty
0–1 0.0%
Blue Blood
0–5 0.0%
Power Program
1–19 5.0%
National Program
6–13 31.6%
Regional Program
24–15 61.5%

Coaching career

1989–1993
Missouricaretaker
National Program III → Regional Program I
Bob Stull slid Missouri from National Program III to Regional Program I in 5 seasons.

11th-best Missouri tenure of 12 by the numbers.

Followed Woody Widenhofer (1985–1988) · succeeded by Larry Smith (1994–2000).

2 NFL Draft picks: Victor Bailey (1993), A.J. Ofodile (1994)

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1986–1988
UTEPcaretaker
Regional Program VI → Regional Program V
Bob Stull moved UTEP from Regional Program VI to Regional Program V in 3 seasons.

14th-best UTEP tenure of 20 by the numbers.

Followed Bill Yung (1982–1985) · succeeded by David Lee (1989–1993).

2 NFL Draft picks: Tony Tolbert (1989), Chris Jacke (1989)

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