The Zeitgeist List · coaching

Charlie Tate

Followed Andy Gustafson. Charlie Tate moved Miami from National Program II to Power Program III in 7 seasons.

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1964–1970 · 1 stint

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.

Reached Power Program in his 4th career season — faster than 37% of the 395 FBS coaches who have ever reached Power Program (rank #215 of 395 by seasons-to-arrival).

Miami, 7 seasons

+8.0

National Program II → National Program I.

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.

3–3 against his rivals. Winless in 3 tries against Bill Peterson.

Rivalry record

3–3

50.0% · 2 rivals

One-score games

13–13–3

44.8% · margin ≤8

vs. Blue Blood or better

1–6

14.3%

Rivalry ledger

Florida State0–30%

Virginia Tech3–0100%

The toughest matchup

vs. Bill Peterson0–3

3 meetings, 1964–1969

’64 L’66 L’69 L

0% win rate across a real, 3-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.

Performance by opponent class

Blue Blood

1–6 14.3%

Power Program

10–10 50.0%

National Program

13–6 68.4%

Regional Program

8–4 66.7%

Coaching career

1964–1970

Miamicaretaker

National Program II → Power Program III

Charlie Tate moved Miami from National Program II to Power Program III in 7 seasons.

12th-best Miami tenure of 20 by the numbers.

Followed Andy Gustafson (1948–1963) · succeeded by Fran Curci (1971–1972).

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