Now
Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 1-2
1970Liberty BowlL 3-17
1971Astro-Bluebonnet BowlW 29-17
1972Gator BowlL 3-24Stats
Big games
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.
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 (1963-1973) 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. 4 went in the first round.
At least 20 — his 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | R1.02 | Bo Matthews | Running Back |  San Diego Chargers | Estimated |
| 1974 | R1.07 | J.V. Cain | Tight End |  St. Louis Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1974 | R2.22 | Charles Davis | Running Back |  Cincinnati Bengals | Estimated |
| 1974 | R3.04 | Greg Horton | Offensive Guard |  Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1974 | R4.14 | Ozell Collier | Defensive Back |  Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1974 | R6.14 | Jon Keyworth | Tight End |  Washington Redskins | Estimated |
| 1973 | R2.05 | Cullen Bryant | Defensive Back |  Los Angeles Rams | Estimated |
| 1972 | R1.16 | Herb Orvis | Defensive End |  Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | R4.20 | Cliff Branch | Wide Receiver |  Oakland Raiders | Estimated |
| 1972 | R7.10 | John Tarver | Running Back |  New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1971 | R7.17 | Jim Cooch | Defensive Back | St. Louis Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1970 | R1.11 | Bobby Anderson | Running Back | Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1970 | R2.17 | Bill Brundige | Defensive End |  Washington Redskins | Estimated |
| 1970 | R3.17 | Eric Harris | Defensive Back | St. Louis Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1970 | R5.21 | Steve Engel | Running Back |  Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1969 | R2.06 | Mike Montler | Offensive Guard | Boston Patriots | Estimated |
| 1969 | R4.06 | Mike Schnitker | Linebacker | Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1968 | R3.18 | Dick Anderson | Defensive Back |  Miami Dolphins | Estimated |
| 1967 | R3.22 | Bill Fairband | Linebacker | Oakland Raiders | Estimated |
| 1965 | R6.78 | 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.
Builder meaningfully raised a program that wasn't one
6th-best Colorado tenure of 20 by the numbers.
Followed Bud Davis (1962) · succeeded by Bill Mallory (1974–1978).
| Season | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||||||
| Record | 2-8 | 2-8 | 6-2-2 | 7-3 | 9-2 | 4-6 | 8-3 | 6-5 | 10-2 | 8-4 | 5-6 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | L bowl | W bowl | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
All-time wins
Wins at programs this site tracks, 1936–present — one consistent count for every coach, not each program’s own historically reported total.
2nd all-time at Colorado
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
+15.5 pts at Colorado · #111 of 1290 · top quarter