Ray Perkins
Now
Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 3-0
1983Sun BowlW 28-7
1985Aloha BowlW 24-3
1986Sun BowlW 28-6
Stats
Big games
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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.
4-7 against his rivals at Alabama. Winless in 3 tries against Bill Arnsparger.
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.
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.
4-7 against his rivals. Winless in 3 tries against Bill Arnsparger.
Building the roster
One numbers on how he actually stocks a roster, from signing day to draft day.
Roster ownership
Roster ownership
This coach's entire tenure (1992-1992) 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.
Career
Coaching career
The arc of his career is on Now.
Inheritor inherited a power and neither built it higher nor let it collapse · Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
Followed Al Kincaid (1990–1991) · succeeded by John Bobo (1993–1996).
4th-best Alabama tenure of 12 by the numbers.
Followed Bear Bryant (1958–1982) · succeeded by Bill Curry (1987–1989).
| Season | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||
| Record | 8-4 | 5-6 | 9-2-1 | 10-3 | |
| Postseason | 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 | — | — | — | — | |
12 NFL Draft picks: Joe Carter (1984), Jesse Bendross (1984), Emanuel King (1985), Ricky Moore (1985), Jon Hand (1986), Larry Roberts (1986), Thornton Chandler (1986), Brent Sowell (1986) + 4 more
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
-10.8 pts at Alabama · #1230 of 1290 · bottom quarter