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Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 1-1
1987Astro-Bluebonnet BowlW 32-27
1990Cotton Bowl ClassicL 3-46Stats
Big games
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.
7-8 against his rivals. Winless in 3 tries against Jack Pardee.
Building the roster
Two numbers on how he actually stocks a roster, from signing day to draft day.
Roster ownership
Roster ownership
This coach's entire tenure (1987-1991) predates 2021, when transfer-portal tracking begins in this database. Portal usage cannot be measured for this tenure at all -- this is not the same as '0% portal'.
“His own” means the player arrived while he was head coach; “inherited” means a predecessor brought him in.
The NFL pipeline
The NFL pipeline
players drafted into the NFL off his teams here (a floor — see the note below). None can be traced to who brought them in — there’s no roster record for these players here. 3 went in the first round.
At least 13 — the draft class following his 1987 season is missing from this table entirely; and his 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 seasons predate the modern 7-round draft, so this table’s pre-1994 pick counts are a floor, not a full count, for those seasons.
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R2.26 | Shane Dronett | Defensive End |  Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1992 | R2.27 | James Patton | Defensive Tackle |  Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1992 | R3.19 | Tommy Jeter | Defensive Tackle |  Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| 1992 | R4.26 | Chuck Johnson | Offensive Guard | Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1992 | R6.21 | Mark Berry | Defensive Back |  Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1991 | R1.09 | Stanley Richard | Defensive Back |  San Diego Chargers | Estimated |
| 1991 | R1.22 | Stan Thomas | Offensive Tackle | Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1991 | R5.14 | Kerry Cash | Tight End |  Indianapolis Colts | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | R7.21 | Keith Cash | Wide Receiver |  Washington Redskins | Estimated |
| 1990 | R5.18 | Ken Hackemack | Offensive Tackle |  Kansas City Chiefs | Estimated |
| 1990 | R6.16 | Tony Jones | Wide Receiver |  Houston Oilers | Estimated |
| 1989 | R1.13 | Eric Metcalf | Running Back |  Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1989 | R3.25 | Britt Hager | Linebacker | Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
A pick counts toward his tenure when the player’s final college season was one he coached, a checkable rule rather than a claim about who developed the player. A blank note means the player is on a verified roster and arrived on his watch. “Estimated” means no roster record, so the final season is assumed to be the year before the draft.
Career
Coaching career
The arc of his career is on Now.
Inheritor inherited a power and neither built it higher nor let it collapse
10th-best Texas tenure of 12 by the numbers.
Followed Fred Akers (1977–1986) · succeeded by John Mackovic (1992–1997).
| Season | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||
| Record | 7-5 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 10-2 | 5-6 | |
| Postseason | W bowl | — | — | L bowl | — | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | |
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
-7.8 pts at Texas · #1137 of 1290 · bottom quarter