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Mike Brumbelow

Followed Jack Curtice. Mike Brumbelow held UTEP at National Program II for 7 seasons.

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1950–1956 · 1 stint
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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 careerUTEPNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelUTEP, 1950: 7-3, National Program II1950UTEP, 1951: 3-7, National Program III1951UTEP, 1952: 5-5, Regional Program I1952UTEP, 1953: 8-2, Regional Program I1953UTEP, 1954: 8-3, Regional Program I1954UTEP, 1955: 6-2, National Program III1955UTEP, 1956: 9-2, National Program II1956-2.9One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 1st career season — faster than 41% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #1 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

UTEP, 7 seasons
−2.9
National Program II → 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.

Just 2–3 against DeWitt Weaver.

One-score games
12–5–3
60.0% · margin ≤8
The toughest matchup
vs. DeWitt Weaver2–3–1
6 meetings, 1951–1956
’51 L’52 W’53 L’54 L’55 T’56 W
33% win rate across a real, 6-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.
Performance by opponent class
Power Program
1–1 50.0%
National Program
8–7 53.3%
Regional Program
22–6 78.6%

Coaching career

1950–1956
UTEPcaretaker
National Program II → National Program II
Mike Brumbelow held UTEP at National Program II for 7 seasons.

3rd-best UTEP tenure of 20 by the numbers.

Followed Jack Curtice (1946–1949) · succeeded by Ben Collins (1957–1961).

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