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Jim Myers

Followed Bear Bryant. Jim Myers held Texas A&M at Power Program III for 4 seasons.

The ascent
16–29
1957–1961 · 2 stints
Iowa StateTexas A&M
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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 careerIOWA STATETEXAS A&MPower Programperennial contenderNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelIowa State, 1957: 4-5, Regional Program V1957-0.1Texas A&M, 1958: 4-6, Power Program III1958Texas A&M, 1959: 3-7, National Program I1959Texas A&M, 1960: 1-6, National Program I1960Texas A&M, 1961: 4-5, National Program II1961-11.3One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached Power Program in his 2nd career season — faster than 51% of the 395 FBS coaches who have ever reached Power Program (rank #170 of 395 by seasons-to-arrival).

Texas A&M, 4 seasons
−11.3
Power Program III → National 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.

0–6 against his rivals. Winless in 5 tries against Frank Broyles.

Rivalry record
0–6
0.0% · 2 rivals
One-score games
4–12–5
19.0% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
0–1
0.0%
Rivalry ledger
Texas0–40%
LSU0–20%
The toughest matchupNemesis
vs. Frank Broyles0–5
5 meetings, 1957–1961
’57 L’58 L’59 L’60 L’61 L
Performance by opponent class
Dynasty
0–1 0.0%
Blue Blood
1–1 50.0%
Power Program
3–13 18.8%
National Program
4–11 26.7%
Regional Program
3–2 60.0%

Coaching career

1958–1961
Texas A&Mcaretaker
Power Program III → Power Program III
Jim Myers held Texas A&M at Power Program III for 4 seasons.

13th-best Texas A&M tenure of 19 by the numbers.

Followed Bear Bryant (1954–1957) · succeeded by Hank Foldberg (1962–1964).

12–24
1957–1957
Iowa Statecaretaker
Regional Program V → Regional Program V
Jim Myers held Iowa State at Regional Program V for 1 season.

19th-best Iowa State tenure of 19 by the numbers.

Followed Vince Di Francesca (1954–1956) · succeeded by Clay Stapleton (1958–1967).

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