Now
Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 0-1
1991Aloha BowlL 17-18
Stats
Big games
Pick a job to see its years on their own.
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.
0-5 against his rivals at Northwestern. Winless in 5 tries against Earle Bruce.
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.
4-2 against his rivals at Stanford. Just 1-2 against Dick Tomey.
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.
4-7 against his rivals. Winless in 5 tries against Earle Bruce.
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 (1989-1991) 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. 2 went in the first round.
At least 7 — his 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 | R1.08 | Bob Whitfield | Offensive Tackle |  Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1992 | R1.09 | Tommy Vardell | Running Back |  Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1991 | R3.28 | Ed McCaffrey | Wide Receiver |  New York Giants | Estimated |
| 1991 | R4.08 | Kevin Scott | Defensive Back |  Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1990 | R4.09 | Rob Hinckley | Linebacker | Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1990 | R4.22 | Alan Grant | Defensive Back |  Indianapolis Colts | Estimated |
| 1990 | R7.21 | Lester Archambeau | Defensive End |  Green Bay Packers | 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.
Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
13th-best Stanford tenure of 20 by the numbers.
Followed Jack Elway (1984–1988) · succeeded by Bill Walsh (1992–1994).
| Season | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||
| Record | 3-8 | 5-6 | 8-4 | |
| Postseason | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | |
13th-best Northwestern tenure of 13 by the numbers.
Followed Rick Venturi (1978–1980) · succeeded by Francis Peay (1986–1991).
4 NFL Draft picks: Chris Hinton (1983), Mike Guendling (1984), John Kidd (1984), Alex Moyer (1985)
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
+2.9 pts at Stanford · #496 of 1290 · middle half