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2007 COACHES FINAL GRADES

 

Grading Scale:  A = Excellent   B = Above Average   C = Average   D = Below Average   F = Unacceptable

 

Coach School Grade Record Comments
Les Miles LSU A 12-2 A great season and a Championship.  Great job!

Mark Richt

Georgia

A

11-2 Another great season by Mark Richt

Gary Pinkel

Missouri

A

12-2 Pinkel has hit his stride and so has Missouri

Mark Mangino

Kansas

A

12-1 A terrific coaching job by Mangino and his staff

Todd Graham 

Tulsa

A

 10-4 A great 1st season at Tulsa for Graham 

George O'Leary

UCF

A

 10-3 Imagine what he would be doing a Notre Dame!

Rich Brooks

Kentucky

A

 8-5 They are playing football now at Kentucky

Brian Kelly

Cincinnati

A

 10-3 This guy can coach the game of football

June Jones

Hawaii

A

 12-1 A great season for UH, and the new SMU coach

Bronco Mendenhall

BYU

A

 11-2 28 wins in 3 seasons at BYU.  Impressive!

Sylvester Croom

 Miss. St.

A

 8-5 What can you say but, WOW!
Jeff Jagodzinski Boston College A  11-3 A great 1st season for Jag.  What will '08 bring?
Troy Calhoun Air Force A 9-4 A great first year at the Academy
Bill Lynch Indiana A 7-6 A great coaching job in a tough spot

Rocky Long

New Mexico

A

9-4 A nice season in Long's 10th year at UNM

H. Schnellenberger

Florida Atlantic

A

8-5 This guy can coach the game of football

Paul Johnson

Navy

A-

8-5 If Paul can win at Navy, he can win big at Tech

Dennis Erickson

Arizona St.

A-

 10-3 Dennis is back, and looks to be sticking around

Ron Zook

Illinois

A-

 9-4 Ron Zook has arrived, now can he stick?

Jim Grobe

Wake Forest

A-

 9-4 A great comeback after starting 0-2

Randy Edsall

Connecticut

A-

 9-4  A very good season for UConn and Edsall

Mike Riley

Oregon St.

A-

 9-4  Nice comeback after starting 3-3

Philip Fulmer

Tennessee

B+

10-4 A great comeback, but must keep it going in '08

Mike Leach

Texas Tech

B+

9-4 One of the most underrated coaches in the game

Kyle Whittingham

 Utah

B+

9-4 Better than '06.  How did they lose to UNLV?

Pat Hill

Fresno St.

B+

 9-4  Pat Hill and the Bulldogs are back!
Butch Jones

Central Michigan

B+ 8-6 Nice season for a 1st year head coach

Turner Gill

Buffalo

B+

5-7 Great improvement in '07, next step in 2008?
David Elson Western Kentucky B+ 7-5 Nice 1st season in I-A
Charlie Weatherbie La. Monroe B 6-6 Late win over Bama saved the season

Jim Tressel

Ohio St.

B

11-2 Tressel can do better, and he knows it

Al Groh

Virginia

B

9-4 Nice year, but Gator Bowl loss leaves bad taste

Art Briles

Houston

B

8-5 Another solid season by Briles
Joe Paterno Penn St. B  9-4  Doesn't care about the record?  Yea, right!

Lloyd Carr

Michigan

B

 9-4 Not the best year, but a great career

Greg Schiano

Rutgers

B

8-5 A step back from '06, but still good for Rutgers

Mark Dantonio

Michigan St.

B

 7-6  A good 1st season for a very good coach

Jim Leavitt

South Florida

B

 9-4 Another step forward for USF and Leavitt

Chris Peterson

Boise St.

B

10-3  10 wins is a disappointment at Boise now

Pat Fitzgerald

Northwestern

B

 6-6 An improvement on '06, and competitive a lot
Jim Harbaugh Stanford B  4-8 A very nice 1st season on the Farm by Jimmy
Bob Toledo Tulane B 4-8 A decent first year in a very tough job

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