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Doyt Perry

Doyt Perry held Bowling Green at National Program I for 3 seasons.

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1962–1964 · 1 stint

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.

Reached National Program in his 1st career season — faster than 41% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #1 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

Bowling Green, 3 seasons

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National Program II → National 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.

3–0 against his rivals. Just 1–2 against Bill Hess.

Rivalry record

3–0

100.0% · 1 rival

One-score games

5–0–1

83.3% · margin ≤8

Rivalry ledger

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The toughest matchup

vs. Bill Hess1–2

3 meetings, 1962–1964

’62 W’63 L’64 L

33% win rate across a real, 3-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

National Program

3–3 50.0%

Regional Program

12–1 92.3%

Coaching career

1962–1964

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National Program I

Doyt Perry held Bowling Green at National Program I for 3 seasons.

1st-best Bowling Green tenure of 14 by the numbers.

Succeeded by Bob Gibson (1965–1967).

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