The Zeitgeist List · coaching

Tom Holmoe

Followed Steve Mariucci. Tom Holmoe held California at National Program II for 5 seasons.

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1997–2001 · 1 stint

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.

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).

California, 5 seasons

−3.7

National Program II → National Program III.

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.

0–5 against his rivals. Just 1–4 against Mike Price.

Rivalry record

0–5

0.0% · 1 rival

One-score games

8–16

33.3% · margin ≤8

vs. Blue Blood or better

0–2

0.0%

Rivalry ledger

Stanford0–50%

The toughest matchupNemesis

vs. Mike Price1–4

5 meetings, 1997–2001

’97 L’98 W’99 L’00 L’01 L

Performance by opponent class

Dynasty

0–2 0.0%

Power Program

8–19 29.6%

National Program

2–16 11.1%

Regional Program

6–2 75.0%

Coaching career

1997–2001

Californiacaretaker

National Program II → National Program II

Tom Holmoe held California at National Program II for 5 seasons.

9th-best California tenure of 19 by the numbers.

Followed Steve Mariucci (1996–1996) · succeeded by Jeff Tedford (2002–2012).

19 NFL Draft picks: Tony Gonzalez (1997), Tarik Glenn (1997), Pat Barnes (1997), Jeremy Newberry (1998), Brandon Whiting (1998), Bobby Shaw (1998), Tarik Smith (1998), Marquis Smith (1999) + 11 more

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