Now
Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 2-1
1991Gator BowlW 48-14
1993John Hancock BowlW 41-10
1994Copper BowlL 6-31Stats
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.
6-5 against his rivals. Winless in 6 tries against Bill McCartney.
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 (1989-1994) 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.
At least 13 — his 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R2.25 | Aubrey Beavers | Linebacker |  Miami Dolphins | Estimated |
| 1994 | R6.06 | Rickey Brady | Tight End |  Los Angeles Rams | Estimated |
| 1993 | R7.10 | Darnell Walker | Defensive Back |  Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1993 | R7.22 | Joey Mickey | Tight End |  Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| 1992 | R5.21 | Joe Bowden | Linebacker |  Houston Oilers | Estimated |
| 1992 | R6.06 | Brian Brauninger | Offensive Tackle |  Phoenix Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1992 | R6.12 | Mike Gaddis | Running Back |  Minnesota Vikings | Estimated |
| 1992 | R6.13 | Stacey Dillard | Defensive Tackle |  New York Giants | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R6.18 | Terry Ray | Defensive Back | Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1991 | R4.20 | Adrian Cooper | Tight End |  Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1991 | R5.03 | James Goode | Linebacker | Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1991 | R7.02 | Frank Blevins | Linebacker |  Green Bay Packers | Estimated |
| 1990 | R6.25 | Kevin Thompson | Defensive Back | Philadelphia Eagles | 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.
Sustainer inherited a power and held it for five-plus elite seasons
4th-best Oklahoma tenure of 15 by the numbers.
Followed Barry Switzer (1973–1988) · succeeded by Howard Schnellenberger (1995).
| Season | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||||
| Record | 7-4 | 8-3 | 9-3 | 5-4-2 | 9-3 | 6-6 | |
| Postseason | — | — | W 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
-12.0 pts at Oklahoma · #1249 of 1290 · bottom quarter