Now
Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 1-1
1987Gator BowlW 30-13
1988Hall of Fame BowlL 10-23
Stats
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.
11-5 against his rivals. Nobody he faced three or more times has a winning record against him.
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 (1987-1990) 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. 2 went in the first round.
At least 12 — the draft class following his 1987 season is missing from this table entirely; and his 1988, 1989, 1990 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | R1.21 | Harvey Williams | Running Back |  Kansas City Chiefs | Estimated |
| 1991 | R7.01 | Blake Miller | Center | New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1990 | R2.18 | Kenny Davidson | Defensive End |  Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1990 | R3.06 | Tommy Hodson | Quarterback | New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1990 | R4.07 | Tony Moss | Wide Receiver |  Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1990 | R4.19 | Eddie Fuller | Running Back |  Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1990 | R6.27 | Ronnie Haliburton | Tight End |  Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1989 | R1.10 | Eric Hill | Linebacker |  Phoenix Cardinals | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | R2.10 | Ralph Norwood | Offensive Tackle |  Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1989 | R3.22 | Greg Jackson | Defensive Back |  New York Giants | Estimated |
| 1989 | R4.22 | Mike Mayes | Defensive Back |  New Orleans Saints | Estimated |
| 1989 | R7.04 | Ron Sancho | Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs | 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.
Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
11th-best LSU tenure of 16 by the numbers.
Followed Bill Arnsparger (1984–1986) · succeeded by Curley Hallman (1991–1994).
| Season | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||
| Record | 10-1-1 | 8-4 | 4-7 | 5-6 | |
| Postseason | 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.
+2.0 pts at LSU · #549 of 1290 · middle half