- Record
- 249-132-7
- Win percentage
- .651
- Games
- 388
- Seasons
- 331969–2004
Season history
Every season the coach has run a program.
| Season | Team | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  South Carolina | 6-5 | — | — | 4.5 | 6.4 | 28.7 | 23.4 |
| 2003 | South Carolina | 5-7 | — | — | 3.5 | 9.2 | 33.3 | 25.8 |
| 2002 | South Carolina | 5-7 | #22 | — | 0.6 | 0.4 | 24.7 | 24.5 |
| 2001 | South Carolina | 9-3 | #21 | #13 | 13.0 | 17.5 | 34.7 | 18.7 |
| 2000 | South Carolina | 8-4 | — | #19 | 11.6 | 16.6 | 30.5 | 15.2 |
| 1999 | South Carolina | 0-11 | — | — | -8.7 | -13.0 | 13.5 | 25.5 |
| 1996 |  Notre Dame | 8-3 | #6 | #19 | 21.2 | 23.5 | 42.5 | 21.6 |
| 1995 | Notre Dame | 9-3 | #9 | #11 | 21.5 | 25.5 | 43.5 | 19.9 |
| 1994 | Notre Dame | 6-5-1 | #2 | — | 12.9 | 16.1 | 38.8 | 24.8 |
| 1993 | Notre Dame | 11-1 | #7 | #2 | 22.3 | 28.1 | 44.6 | 18.9 |
| 1992 | Notre Dame | 10-1-1 | #3 | #4 | 24.4 | 27.9 | 43.5 | 17.8 |
| 1991 | Notre Dame | 10-3 | #6 | #13 | 20.2 | 26.0 | 45.9 | 23.3 |
| 1990 | Notre Dame | 9-3 | #2 | #6 | 17.1 | 23.7 | 41.7 | 19.8 |
| 1989 | Notre Dame | 12-1 | #2 | #2 | 25.3 | 31.1 | 43.1 | 12.5 |
| 1988 | Notre Dame | 12-0 | #13 | #1 | 27.5 | 32.9 | 43.1 | 10.8 |
| 1987 | Notre Dame | 8-4 | #18 | #17 | 18.7 | 24.0 | 39.3 | 16.5 |
| 1986 | Notre Dame | 5-6 | — | — | 14.2 | 18.3 | 36.7 | 20.0 |
| 1985 |  Minnesota | 6-5 | — | — | 6.8 | 11.4 | 30.1 | 19.5 |
| 1984 | Minnesota | 4-7 | — | — | -6.9 | -12.8 | 22.9 | 33.9 |
| 1983 |  Arkansas | 6-5 | — | — | 1.3 | 3.7 | 21.9 | 18.8 |
| 1982 | Arkansas | 9-2-1 | #13 | #9 | 13.6 | 17.0 | 29.8 | 14.0 |
| 1981 | Arkansas | 8-4 | — | — | 14.9 | 14.5 | 34.2 | 20.6 |
| 1980 | Arkansas | 7-5 | #6 | — | 7.6 | 7.9 | 29.2 | 22.4 |
| 1979 | Arkansas | 10-2 | #20 | #8 | 20.9 | 23.7 | 32.1 | 9.0 |
| 1978 | Arkansas | 9-2-1 | #2 | #11 | 23.4 | 22.2 | 34.6 | 13.2 |
| 1977 | Arkansas | 11-1 | — | #3 | 25.7 | 24.0 | 35.9 | 12.4 |
| 1975 |  NC State | 7-4-1 | #13 | — | 7.1 | 10.3 | 28.5 | 18.9 |
| 1974 | NC State | 9-2-1 | #18 | #11 | 11.6 | 15.2 | 35.2 | 21.5 |
| 1973 | NC State | 9-3 | #17 | #16 | 19.0 | 21.6 | 42.1 | 23.1 |
| 1972 | NC State | 8-3-1 | — | #17 | 16.1 | 18.9 | 40.7 | 25.0 |
| 1971 |  William & Mary | 5-6 | — | — | -1.3 | 0.8 | 29.2 | 29.0 |
| 1970 | William & Mary | 5-7 | — | — | -23.9 | -19.7 | 17.8 | 35.9 |
| 1969 | William & Mary | 3-7 | — | — | -23.1 | — | — | — |
Coaching history
Every job, not only the years spent running a program.
| Years | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999–2004 | South Carolina | Head Coach |
| 1986–1996 | Notre Dame | Head Coach |
| 1984–1985 | Minnesota | Head Coach |
| 1977–1983 | Arkansas | Head Coach |
| 1976 | New York NFL | Head Coach |
| 1972–1975 | NC State | Head Coach |
| 1969–1971 | William & Mary | Head Coach |
Notable staff
Assistants who went on to run a program of their own.
| Years | Coach | Role | Head coach at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–2003 | Brian O'Connor | Assistant Coach | Mississippi State 2025– |
| 1996–2000 | Urban Meyer | Wide Receivers Coach | Jacksonville NFL 2021 |
| 1995–2002 | Charlie Strong | Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line Coach | South Florida 2016–2019 |
| 1991–1992 | Todd Monken | Graduate Assistant | Southern Miss 2013–2015 |
| 2004–2005 | Ellis Johnson | Defensive Coordinator, Safeties Coach | Southern Miss 2012 |
| 2002 | Joker Phillips | Wide Receivers Coach | Kentucky 2010–2012 |
| 1999–2003 | Dave DeGuglielmo | Offensive Line Coach | Miami NFL 2009–2012 |
| 1990 | Robert McFarland | Graduate Assistant | Stephen F. Austin 2005–2006 |
| 1973–1975 | Chuck Amato | Secondary Coach | NC State 2000–2006 |
| 1991–1992 | Ron Cooper | Assistant Head Coach | Alabama A&M 1998–2001 |
| 1984–1989 | John Palermo | Defensive Line Coach | Austin Peay 1990 |