The Zeitgeist List · coaching

R.C. Slocum

Followed Jackie Sherrill. R.C. Slocum moved Texas A&M from Power Program II to Power Program I in 14 seasons.

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1989–2002 · 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 careerTEXAS A&MBlue Bloodpermanent top tierPower Programperennial contenderTexas A&M, 1989: 8-4, Power Program II1989Texas A&M, 1990: 9-3, Power Program I1990Texas A&M, 1991: 10-2, Power Program I1991Texas A&M, 1992: 12-1, Power Program I1992Texas A&M, 1993: 10-2, Power Program I1993Texas A&M, 1994: 10-0, Power Program I1994Texas A&M, 1995: 9-3, Power Program I1995Texas A&M, 1996: 6-6, Power Program I1996Texas A&M, 1997: 9-4, Power Program I1997Texas A&M, 1998: 11-3, Power Program I1998Texas A&M, 1999: 8-4, Power Program I1999Texas A&M, 2000: 7-5, Power Program I2000Texas A&M, 2001: 8-4, Power Program II2001Texas A&M, 2002: 6-6, Power Program II2002+7.8One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached Power Program in his 1st career season — faster than 57% of the 395 FBS coaches who have ever reached Power Program (rank #1 of 395 by seasons-to-arrival).

Texas A&M, 14 seasons
+7.8
Power Program II → Power 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.

13–8 against his rivals. Just 1–4 against Mack Brown.

Rivalry record
13–8
61.9% · 2 rivals
One-score games
30–25–2
52.6% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
1–2
33.3%
Rivalry ledger
Texas7–750%
LSU6–186%
The toughest matchupNemesis
vs. Mack Brown1–4
5 meetings, 1998–2002
’98 L’99 W’00 L’01 L’02 L
Performance by opponent class
Dynasty
1–2 33.3%
Blue Blood
3–9 25.0%
Power Program
25–22 53.2%
National Program
29–10 74.4%
Regional Program
61–4 93.8%

Coaching career

1989–2002
Texas A&Mcaretaker
Power Program II → Power Program I
R.C. Slocum moved Texas A&M from Power Program II to Power Program I in 14 seasons.

2nd-best Texas A&M tenure of 19 by the numbers.

Followed Jackie Sherrill (1982–1988) · succeeded by Dennis Franchione (2003–2007).

59 NFL Draft picks: John Roper (1989), Jerry Fontenot (1989), Rod Harris (1989), Richmond Webb (1990), Aaron Wallace (1990), Mike Jones (1990), Jeroy Robinson (1990), Rick Cunningham (1990) + 51 more

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