Career Record: 37 Years, 230-180-10, .560 Pct. (*at major schools)
**W-L-T adjusted to 233-177-10 by NCAA.
Bowl Record: 17 Bowls, 7-9-1, .441 Pct. (*in major bowls)
| Year | School | G | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Bowl | Notes |
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| 1962 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1.30 | 6.40 | |||||
| 1963 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 9.68 | 12.32 | Sun Bowl-L | ||||
| 1964 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | -3.17 | 8.03 | |||||
| 1965 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 8.10 | 10.90 | |||||
| 1966 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 13.12 | 8.21 | 10 | 10 | Cotton Bowl-L | ||
| 1967 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | -2.89 | 4.81 | |||||
| 1968 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 15.47 | 10.93 | 13 | 14 | Bluebonnet Bowl-W | ||
| 1969 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 1.82 | 6.02 | |||||
| 1970 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 5.96 | 10.96 | |||||
| 1971 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | -2.42 | 3.31 | |||||
| 1972 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 11.76 | 5.76 | 18 | ||||
| 1973 | North Texas | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | -13.35 | -10.07 | |||||
| 1974 | North Texas | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .273 | -12.19 | -3.28 | |||||
| 1975 | North Texas | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | -0.25 | -1.98 | W-L-T adjusted to 8-3 by NCAA. | ||||
| 1976 | North Texas | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 1.67 | -2.15 | W-L-T adjusted to 7-4 by NCAA. | ||||
| 1977 | North Texas | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 10.33 | -0.49 | W-L-T adjusted to 10-1 by NCAA. | ||||
| 1978 | North Texas | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 9.03 | -0.61 | |||||
| 1979 | Iowa | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 7.26 | 8.08 | |||||
| 1980 | Iowa | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 1.45 | 5.72 | |||||
| 1981 | Iowa | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 11.41 | 6.08 | 6 | 18 | Rose Bowl-L | ||
| 1982 | Iowa | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6.62 | 5.54 | Peach Bowl-W | ||||
| 1983 | Iowa | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 13.98 | 4.31 | 16 | 4 | 14 | Gator Bowl-L | |
| 1984 | Iowa | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .654 | 10.18 | 2.10 | 12 | 5 | 16 | Freedom Bowl-W | |
| 1985 | Iowa | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 16.48 | 4.23 | 4 | 1 | 10 | Rose Bowl-L | |
| 1986 | Iowa | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 9.31 | 0.98 | 8 | 16 | Holiday Bowl-W | ||
| 1987 | Iowa | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 11.16 | 1.78 | 16 | 16 | 16 | Holiday Bowl-W | |
| 1988 | Iowa | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | .577 | 6.58 | 0.43 | 9 | 9 | Peach Bowl-L | ||
| 1989 | Iowa | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | -1.98 | 3.02 | 23 | 23 | |||
| 1990 | Iowa | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 12.89 | 5.39 | 6 | 18 | Rose Bowl-L | ||
| 1991 | Iowa | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 11.18 | 0.76 | 18 | 7 | 10 | Holiday Bowl-T | |
| 1992 | Iowa | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 1.31 | 5.23 | 16 | 16 | |||
| 1993 | Iowa | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 0.22 | 3.39 | Alamo Bowl-L | ||||
| 1994 | Iowa | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 5.70 | 6.24 | |||||
| 1995 | Iowa | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 11.21 | 4.79 | 18 | 25 | Sun Bowl-W | ||
| 1996 | Iowa | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 13.65 | 5.32 | 22 | 18 | 18 | Alamo Bowl-W | |
| 1997 | Iowa | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 8.77 | -0.81 | 21 | 11 | Sun Bowl-L | ||
| 1998 | Iowa | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | -3.65 | 5.08 | |||||
| Overall | 420 | 230 | 180 | 10 | .560 | 5.61 | 3.97 | W-L-T adjusted to 233-177-10 by NCAA. | |||||
| Southern Methodist | 116 | 49 | 66 | 1 | .427 | 5.34 | 7.97 | ||||||
| North Texas | 66 | 38 | 25 | 3 | .598 | -0.79 | -3.10 | ||||||
| Iowa | 238 | 143 | 89 | 6 | .613 | 7.69 | 3.88 |
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Consensus All-Americans
Marv Cook (1988)Jared Devries (1998) Tim Dwight (1997) John Lagrone (1966) Jerry Levias (1968) Chuck Long (1985) Robert Popelka (1972) Reggie Roby (1981) Leroy Smith (1991) Larry Station (1984-1985) Andre Tippett (1981) |
Awards and Honors
1981 Big Ten Coach of the Year1990 Big Ten Coach of the Year |
Games
1963 Southern Methodist 11 (#1)1966 Southern Methodist 11 (#1) 1968 Southern Methodist 11 (#1) 1981 Iowa 12 (#2) 1982 Iowa 12 (#3) 1983 Iowa 12 (#4) 1984 Iowa 13 (#1) 1985 Iowa 12 (#3) 1986 Iowa 12 (#5) 1987 Iowa 13 (#1) 1988 Iowa 13 (#1) 1990 Iowa 12 (#9) 1991 Iowa 12 (#8) 1992 Iowa 12 (#9) 1993 Iowa 12 (#8) 1995 Iowa 12 (#8) 1996 Iowa 12 (#8) Career 420 (#6) |
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Wins
1968 Southern Methodist 8 (#8)1978 North Texas 9 (#8) 1985 Iowa 10 (#7) 1987 Iowa 10 (#5) 1991 Iowa 10 (#8) Career 230 (#10) |
Losses
1962 Southern Methodist 8 (#9)1964 Southern Methodist 9 (#1) Career 180 (#1) |
Win-Loss Percentage
1978 North Texas .818 (#7)1985 Iowa .833 (#8) 1991 Iowa .875 (#6) Career .560 (#224) |
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Bowl Games
Career 17 (#12) |
Bowl Wins
Career 7 (#24) |
Bowl Losses
Career 9 (#11) |
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Bowl Win-Loss Percentage
Career .441 (#41) |