Now
Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 6-1
1970Peach BowlW 48-26
FSU1971Fiesta BowlW 45-38MIZ1972Fiesta BowlW 49-35
1973Fiesta BowlW 28-7
1975Fiesta BowlW 17-14PSU1977Fiesta BowlL 30-42
1978Garden State BowlW 34-18Stats
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.
16-6 against his rivals. Just 1-2 against Al Onofrio.
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 (1958-1979) 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. 11 went in the first round.
At least 39 — his 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | R1.28 | Mark Malone | Quarterback |  Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1980 | R2.07 | Bob Kohrs | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1980 | R7.06 | Ben Apuna | Linebacker |  St. Louis Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1979 | R1.09 | Al Harris | Defensive End |  Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1979 | R3.13 | Kim Anderson | Defensive Back |  Baltimore Colts | Estimated |
| 1979 | R6.11 | Jeff McIntyre | Linebacker |  Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1979 | R6.27 | Chris DeFrance | Wide Receiver |  Dallas Cowboys | Estimated |
| 1978 | R1.14 | John Jefferson | Wide Receiver |  San Diego Chargers | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | R7.07 | John Harris | Defensive Back |  Seattle Seahawks | Estimated |
| 1976 | R1.05 | Mike Haynes | Defensive Back |  New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1976 | R1.17 | Larry Gordon | Linebacker |  Miami Dolphins | Estimated |
| 1975 | R3.18 | Bob Breunig | Linebacker | Dallas Cowboys | Estimated |
| 1975 | R5.02 | Morris Owens | Wide Receiver | Miami Dolphins | Estimated |
| 1974 | R1.16 | Woody Green | Running Back |  Kansas City Chiefs | Estimated |
| 1974 | R2.21 | Benny Malone | Running Back | Miami Dolphins | Estimated |
| 1974 | R3.01 | Danny White | Quarterback | Dallas Cowboys | Estimated |
| 1974 | R5.24 | Monroe Eley | Running Back |  Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1973 | R1.16 | Steve Holden | Wide Receiver |  Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1973 | R5.14 | Brent McClanahan | Running Back |  Minnesota Vikings | Estimated |
| 1973 | R5.18 | Ed Beverly | Wide Receiver |  San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 1972 | R4.18 | Windlan Hall | Defensive Back | San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 1971 | R1.04 | J.D. Hill | Wide Receiver |  Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1970 | R2.13 | Art Malone | Running Back | Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1969 | R1.15 | Ron Pritchard | Linebacker | Houston Oilers | Estimated |
| 1969 | R3.07 | Larry Walton | Wide Receiver |  Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1969 | R5.20 | Fair Hooker | Wide Receiver |  Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1969 | R6.22 | Rick Shaw | Wide Receiver | Dallas Cowboys | Estimated |
| 1969 | R7.01 | John Helton | Defensive End | Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1968 | R2.04 | Curley Culp | Defensive End | Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1968 | R4.17 | Ken Dyer | Wide Receiver | San Diego Chargers | Estimated |
| 1968 | R5.21 | Max Anderson | Running Back | Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1967 | R1.22 | John Pitts | Defensive Back | Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1967 | R4.13 | Travis Williams | Running Back |  Green Bay Packers | Estimated |
| 1966 | R3.33 | Estimated | |||
| 1965 | R4.42 | Estimated | |||
| 1965 | R4.43 | Estimated | |||
| 1964 | R1.03 | Estimated | |||
| 1964 | R2.22 | Estimated | |||
| 1964 | R6.66 | 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
1st-best Arizona State tenure of 19 by the numbers.
Followed Dan Devine (1955–1957) · succeeded by Darryl Rogers (1980–1984).
| Season | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record | 7-3 | 10-1 | 7-3 | 7-3 | 7-2-1 | 8-1 | 8-2 | 6-4 | 5-5 | 8-2 | 8-2 | 8-2 | 11-0 | 11-1 | 10-2 | 11-1 | 7-5 | 12-0 | 4-7 | 9-3 | 9-3 | 3-2 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W bowl | W bowl | W bowl | W bowl | — | W bowl | — | L bowl | W 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-most wins by a Western Athletic coach
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
+16.3 pts at Arizona State · #100 of 1290 · top quarter