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DeWayne Walker

Followed Hal Mumme. DeWayne Walker held New Mexico State at Regional Program VI for 4 seasons.

Peak, then fade
10–41
2007–2012 · 2 stints
UCLANew Mexico 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 careerUCLANEW MEXICO STATEPower Programperennial contenderNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelUCLA, 2007: 0-1, Power Program III2007-0.8New Mexico State, 2009: 3-10, Regional Program VI2009New Mexico State, 2010: 2-10, Regional Program VI2010New Mexico State, 2011: 4-9, Regional Program VI2011New Mexico State, 2012: 1-11, Regional Program VI2012-0.9One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached Power Program in his 1st career season — faster than 57% of the 395 FBS coaches who have ever reached Power Program (rank #1 of 395 by seasons-to-arrival).

New Mexico State, 4 seasons
−0.9
Regional Program VI → Regional Program VI.

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.

2–1 against his rivals. Winless in 4 tries against Mike Price.

Rivalry record
2–1
66.7% · 1 rival
One-score games
6–4
60.0% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
0–1
0.0%
Rivalry ledger
New Mexico2–167%
The toughest matchup
vs. Mike Price0–4
4 meetings, 2009–2012
’09 L’10 L’11 L’12 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
0–1 0.0%
Power Program
0–6 0.0%
National Program
0–6 0.0%
Regional Program
6–24 20.0%

Coaching career

2009–2012
New Mexico Statecaretaker
Regional Program VI → Regional Program VI
DeWayne Walker held New Mexico State at Regional Program VI for 4 seasons.

20th-best New Mexico State tenure of 20 by the numbers.

Followed Hal Mumme (2005–2008) · succeeded by Doug Martin (2013–2021).

Where the roster comes from, by position
Grows Tight end from high school
100%
#164 of 188 stints
Grows Interior line from high school
100%
#198 of 224 stints

3 NFL Draft picks: Davon House (2011), Jonte Green (2012), Jeremy Harris (2013)

10–40
2007–2007
UCLAcaretaker
Power Program III → Power Program III
DeWayne Walker held UCLA at Power Program III for 1 season.

11th-best UCLA tenure of 20 by the numbers.

Succeeded by Rick Neuheisel (2008–2011).

4 NFL Draft picks: Justin Medlock (2007), Bruce Davis (2008), Matt Slater (2008), Chris Horton (2008)

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