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DeOrmond McLaughry

DeOrmond McLaughry moved Dartmouth from National Program III to National Program II in 9 seasons.

The ascent
57–64
1936–1954 · 2 stints
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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 careerBROWNDARTMOUTHNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelBrown, 1936: 3-7, Regional Program IV1936Brown, 1937: 5-4, Regional Program IV1937Brown, 1938: 5-3, Regional Program IV1938Brown, 1939: 5-3, Regional Program IV1939Brown, 1940: 6-3, Regional Program III1940+0.0Dartmouth, 1946: 3-6, National Program III1946Dartmouth, 1947: 4-4, Regional Program I1947Dartmouth, 1948: 6-2, National Program III1948Dartmouth, 1949: 6-2, National Program II1949Dartmouth, 1950: 3-5, National Program II1950Dartmouth, 1951: 4-5, National Program III1951Dartmouth, 1952: 2-7, National Program III1952Dartmouth, 1953: 2-7, National Program III1953Dartmouth, 1954: 3-6, Regional Program I1954+0.9One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 6th career season — faster than 12% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #580 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

Brown, 5 seasons
+0.0
Regional Program IV → Regional Program III.
Dartmouth, 9 seasons
+0.9
National Program III → 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.

Winless in 7 tries against George Munger.

One-score games
12–13–2
44.4% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
1–2
33.3%
The toughest matchupNemesis
vs. George Munger0–7
7 meetings, 1946–1952
’46 L’47 L’48 L’49 L’50 L’51 L’52 L
Performance by opponent class
Blue Blood
1–2 33.3%
Power Program
0–6 0.0%
National Program
13–37 26.0%
Regional Program
12–8 60.0%

Coaching career

1946–1954
Dartmouthcaretaker
National Program III → National Program II
DeOrmond McLaughry moved Dartmouth from National Program III to National Program II in 9 seasons.

4th-best Dartmouth tenure of 4 by the numbers.

Succeeded by Bob Blackman (1955–1970).

33–44
1936–1940
Browncaretaker
Regional Program III
DeOrmond McLaughry held Brown at Regional Program III for 5 seasons.

3rd-best Brown tenure of 3 by the numbers.

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