Now
Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 5-1
1990Fiesta BowlL 7-34
1992Sugar BowlW 34-13
1993Gator BowlW 24-10
1994Florida Citrus BowlW 24-17
1996Outback BowlW 17-14Stats
Big games
Pick a job to see its years on their own.
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.
2-11 against his rivals at Texas A&M. Just 1-5 against Charles McClendon.
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.
15-5 against his rivals at Alabama. Just 1-5 against Steve Spurrier.
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.
17-16 against his rivals. Just 1-5 against Steve Spurrier.
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 (1990-1996) 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. 5 went in the first round.
At least 23 — the draft class following his 1995 season is missing from this table entirely; and his 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | R1.20 | Dwayne Rudd | Linebacker | Minnesota Vikings | Estimated |
| 1997 | R5.07 | Patrick Hape | Tight End | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Estimated |
| 1997 | R7.35 | Ralph Staten | Defensive Back | Baltimore Ravens | Estimated |
| 1995 | R2.14 | Sherman Williams | Running Back | Dallas Cowboys | Estimated |
| 1995 | R4.04 | Sam Shade | Defensive Back | Cincinnati Bengals | Estimated |
| 1995 | R4.10 | Dameian Jeffries | Defensive End | New Orleans Saints | Estimated |
| 1995 | R5.26 | Jay Barker | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers | Estimated |
| 1995 | R7.17 | Bryne Diehl | Punter | New York Giants | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R1.09 | Antonio Langham | Defensive Back | Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1994 | R2.06 | Kevin Lee | Wide Receiver | New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1994 | R2.11 | David Palmer | Wide Receiver | Minnesota Vikings | Estimated |
| 1994 | R2.31 | Jeremy Nunley | Defensive End | Houston Oilers | Estimated |
| 1994 | R5.28 | Roosevelt Patterson | Offensive Tackle | Los Angeles Raiders | Estimated |
| 1994 | R7.26 | Lemanski Hall | Linebacker | Houston Oilers | Estimated |
| 1993 | R1.05 | John Copeland | Defensive End | Cincinnati Bengals | Estimated |
| 1993 | R1.06 | Eric Curry | Defensive End | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Estimated |
| 1993 | R1.29 | George Teague | Defensive Back | Green Bay Packers | Estimated |
| 1993 | R3.06 | Antonio London | Linebacker | Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1993 | R4.10 | Derrick Lassic | Running Back | Dallas Cowboys | Estimated |
| 1993 | R6.23 | Derrick Oden | Linebacker | Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| 1992 | R2.20 | Siran Stacy | Running Back | Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| 1992 | R3.15 | Kevin Turner | Running Back | New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1991 | R2.09 | George Thornton | Defensive Tackle | San Diego Chargers | 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 · Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
3rd-best Alabama tenure of 12 by the numbers.
Followed Bill Curry (1987–1989) · succeeded by Mike DuBose (1997–2000).
| Season | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||
| Record | 7-5 | 11-1 | 13-0 | 9-3-1 | 12-1 | 8-3 | 10-3 | |
| Postseason | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | W bowl | W 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
18th-best Texas A&M tenure of 19 by the numbers.
Followed Hank Foldberg (1962–1964) · succeeded by Emory Bellard (1972–1978).
9 NFL Draft picks: Randy Matson (1967), Mo Moorman (1968), Rolf Krueger (1969), Tom Maxwell (1969), Larry Stegent (1970), Billy Bob Barnett (1970), Ross Brupbacher (1970), Dave Elmendorf (1971) + 1 more
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
+6.0 pts at Alabama · #347 of 1290 · middle half
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