Updating records against winning teams
February, 10, 2012
Feb 10
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By
Chris Low | ESPN.com
We’ve updated our career records for SEC head coaches from this past season against FBS teams that finished the season with a winning record, which is always one of the best gauges for coaching success.
Obviously, there are exceptions. In some cases, a coach may just be starting out, and there are also situations where he’s come from a smaller school and taken his lumps.
Generally, though, it’s a pretty good measurement of how a coach has fared over the course of his career.
LSU’s Les Miles made a big jump this season by finishing 9-1 against teams with winning records in 2011.
Houston Nutt, who was fired as Ole Miss’ coach, won 36 games during his career against FBS teams that finished the season with a winning record, but he lost 69 to leave his winning percentage at .343.
Obviously, there are exceptions. In some cases, a coach may just be starting out, and there are also situations where he’s come from a smaller school and taken his lumps.
Generally, though, it’s a pretty good measurement of how a coach has fared over the course of his career.
LSU’s Les Miles made a big jump this season by finishing 9-1 against teams with winning records in 2011.
Houston Nutt, who was fired as Ole Miss’ coach, won 36 games during his career against FBS teams that finished the season with a winning record, but he lost 69 to leave his winning percentage at .343.
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- Wrote for The (Nashville) Tennessean
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