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Dee Andros

Followed Tommy Prothro. Dee Andros moved Oregon State from National Program II to National Program I in 11 seasons.

The empire-builder
62–80
1962–1975 · 2 stints
IdahoOregon State
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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 careerIDAHOOREGON STATEPower Programperennial contenderNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelIdaho, 1962: 2-6, Regional Program V1962Idaho, 1963: 5-4, Regional Program V1963Idaho, 1964: 4-6, Regional Program V1964+3.1Oregon State, 1965: 5-5, National Program II1965Oregon State, 1966: 7-3, National Program II1966Oregon State, 1967: 7-2, National Program I1967Oregon State, 1968: 7-3, National Program I1968Oregon State, 1969: 6-4, National Program I1969Oregon State, 1970: 6-5, National Program I1970Oregon State, 1971: 5-6, National Program I1971Oregon State, 1972: 2-9, National Program II1972Oregon State, 1973: 2-9, National Program III1973Oregon State, 1974: 3-8, National Program III1974Oregon State, 1975: 1-10, Regional Program I1975+4.3One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 4th career season — faster than 19% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #505 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

Idaho, 3 seasons
+3.1
Regional Program V → Regional Program V.
Oregon State, 11 seasons
+4.3
National Program II → Regional 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.

9–2 against his rivals. Winless in 4 tries against Jack Christiansen.

Rivalry record
9–2
81.8% · 1 rival
One-score games
27–30–2
45.8% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
1–8
11.1%
Rivalry ledger
Oregon9–282%
The toughest matchup
vs. Jack Christiansen0–4
4 meetings, 1972–1975
’72 L’73 L’74 L’75 L
0% win rate across a real, 4-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
1–8 11.1%
Power Program
12–26 31.6%
National Program
26–33 44.1%
Regional Program
16–10 61.5%

Coaching career

1965–1975
Oregon Statecaretaker
National Program II → National Program I
Dee Andros moved Oregon State from National Program II to National Program I in 11 seasons.

2nd-best Oregon State tenure of 17 by the numbers.

Followed Tommy Prothro (1955–1964) · succeeded by Craig Fertig (1976–1979).

51–64
1962–1964
Idahocaretaker
Regional Program V → Regional Program V
Dee Andros held Idaho at Regional Program V for 3 seasons.

3rd-best Idaho tenure of 7 by the numbers.

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