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Eddie Crowder

Followed Bud Davis. Eddie Crowder raised Colorado from National Program II to Power Program II.

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1963–1973 · 1 stint
Colorado
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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 careerCOLORADOPower Programperennial contenderNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelColorado, 1963: 2-8, National Program III1963Colorado, 1964: 2-8, Regional Program I1964Colorado, 1965: 6-2, Regional Program I1965Colorado, 1966: 7-3, National Program III1966Colorado, 1967: 9-2, National Program III1967Colorado, 1968: 4-6, National Program II1968Colorado, 1969: 8-3, National Program II1969Colorado, 1970: 6-5, National Program I1970Colorado, 1971: 10-2, Power Program III1971Colorado, 1972: 8-4, Power Program III1972Colorado, 1973: 5-6, Power Program II1973+15.5One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached Power Program in his 9th career season — faster than 10% of the 395 FBS coaches who have ever reached Power Program (rank #332 of 395 by seasons-to-arrival).

Colorado, 11 seasons
+15.5
National Program III → Power Program II.

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.

1–10 against his rivals. Just 1–9 against Bob Devaney.

Rivalry record
1–10
9.1% · 1 rival
One-score games
18–14–2
52.9% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
0–2
0.0%
Rivalry ledger
Nebraska1–109%
The toughest matchup
vs. Bob Devaney1–9
10 meetings, 1963–1972
’63 L’64 L’65 L’66 L’67 W’68 L’69 L’70 L’71 L’72 L
10% win rate across a real, 10-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
Dynasty
0–2 0.0%
Blue Blood
4–5 44.4%
Power Program
11–17 39.3%
National Program
22–13 62.9%
Regional Program
29–12 70.7%

Coaching career

1963–1973
Coloradobuilder
National Program II → Power Program II
Eddie Crowder raised Colorado from National Program II to Power Program II.

6th-best Colorado tenure of 20 by the numbers.

Followed Bud Davis (1962–1962) · succeeded by Bill Mallory (1974–1978).

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