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Roy Kramer

Roy Kramer held Central Michigan at National Program II for 3 seasons.

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1975–1977 · 1 stint
Central Michigan
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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 careerCENTRAL MICHIGANNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelCentral Michigan, 1975: 8-2, National Program II1975Central Michigan, 1976: 7-4, National Program II1976Central Michigan, 1977: 10-1, National Program II1977+0.0One 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).

Central Michigan, 3 seasons
+0.0
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.

4–2 against his rivals.

Rivalry record
4–2
66.7% · 2 rivals
One-score games
8–2–1
72.7% · margin ≤8
Rivalry ledger
Western Michigan2–167%
Eastern Michigan2–167%
Performance by opponent class
National Program
5–3 62.5%
Regional Program
14–2 87.5%

Coaching career

1975–1977
Central Michigancaretaker
National Program II
Roy Kramer held Central Michigan at National Program II for 3 seasons.

2nd-best Central Michigan tenure of 10 by the numbers.

Succeeded by Herb Deromedi (1978–1993).

1 NFL Draft pick: Mike Franckowiak (1975)

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