Our last 7 coaches through their 1st 20 games

[vanillagorilla]

 

[Flipdaddy]

I’m feeling the excitement from the beginning of Fulmer’s career as head coach. Pretty cool!!!

 

[lostsheep]

Takeaways:
Heupel appears to be a keeper, and Majors would’ve never made it in todays coaching environment.

 

[joevol33]

 

[FloridaVolunteer]

I like Kiffin's record

 

[VolArmy74]

Add two more wins for Heupel. Under the rules of football we beat Ole Miss and Purdue last year.

 

[mscc1998]

Great perspective. What are all of these coaches records vs. Alabama? Were any able to win over them in their 2nd year (if there was one).

 

[Volprofch05]

Pretty amazing, plus the SEC is pretty treacherous these days

 

[VolsFan-TX]

Only two with winning records in their first 20 games.

 

[AllThingsTN]

What makes it so much more impressive is the roster he inherited. 30+ transfers…we didn’t even have a full roster.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

What makes it so much more impressive is the roster he inherited. 30+ transfers…we didn’t even have a full roster.

Bingo. And I m not sure we have a full roster now.

 

[JMSqb11]

Edit: thanks for merging. I def didn’t check first!

Saw this stat for Tennessee’s coaches first 20 games since Majors was hired. I’d say that only Fulmer and Kiffin walked in to a somewhat stable program:

Heupel: 14-6
Pruitt: 8-12
Butch: 8-12
Dooley: 9-11
Kiffin:
Fulmer: 14-6
Majors: 7-12-1

 

[VolCalls]

Fulmer was 15-5. He went 4-0 in 1992, 10-2 in ‘93, and started the ‘94 season 1-3.

 

[mscc1998]

Only two with winning records in their first 20 games.

This further illustrates the crap this program has been through in the last 20 years.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

This further illustrates the crap this program has been through in the last 20 years.

Yep. We have had garbage leadership at the athletic director position forever it seems. We get a great AD, and all of a sudden things turn around.

 

[wmcovol]

Great perspective. What are all of these coaches records vs. Alabama? Were any able to win over them in their 2nd year (if there was one).

None beat a top 5 ranked Alabama. Dickey came close tying Alabama in 1965 7-7.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Fulmer was 15-5. He went 4-0 in 1992, 10-2 in ‘93, and started the ‘94 season 1-3.

That's right. Absolutely right.

But what strikes me most is this: Josh Heupel sat down in a broken jalopy of a program, pulled over by the police, and nursed and cajoled and encouraged it up to 14-6 in no time.

Meanwhile, Phillip Fulmer sat down in maybe not a Lamborghini, but at least a Corvette, already warmed up, and got to 15-5 in the same amount of time.

I'm one of those who appreciate Fulmer as our second-best coach ever. But what Josh Heupel has done so far is way...way...beyond what Fulmer did starting out.

Josh Heupel is on fire. I begin to expect that he'll find his way to being our second best coach in Volunteer history.

Go Vols!

 

[wmcovol]

Fulmer was 15-5. He went 4-0 in 1992, 10-2 in ‘93, and started the ‘94 season 1-3.

Tie with Bama in ‘93 was changed to a win

 

[CR-vol]

Add two more wins for Heupel. Under the rules of football we beat Ole Miss and Purdue last year.

No, no.. take the loss and move on. You sound like an Alabama fan.

 

[VolCalls]

Tie with Bama in ‘93 was changed to a win

Correct. If it had remained a tie, he would’ve been 14-5-1, not 14-6. He’s 15-5 since that became a win.

 

[VolsFan-TX]

This further illustrates the crap this program has been through in the last 20 years.

Glad I graduated before the crap years started.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

This further illustrates the crap this program has been through in the last 20 years.

13.

13 years.

2008 through 2020:
-- 2007 was a good year. The Visigoths weren't at the gates yet.
-- 2021 was the start of the renaissance. Heupel's arrival.

So to be accurate, say 13.

 

[Stephen Gray]

13.

13 years.

2008 through 2020:
-- 2007 was a good year. The Visigoths weren't at the gates yet.
-- 2021 was the start of the renaissance. Heupel's arrival.

So to be accurate, say 13.

Felt like 26 or 39 though

 

[LittleVol]

Add two more wins for Heupel. Under the rules of football we beat Ole Miss and Purdue last year.

No we didn't. Ole Miss out coached us and Purdue wanted it more. Damn Purdue game shouldn't have been close- they sucked..

With that said. Heupel has coached circles around every opponents coach this year.
And his 1st 20 games have been much harder than Fulmers!

Give credit when it's due! All the other fantasies are for soft fans!!

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Felt like 26 or 39 though

Heh, understandable. Each week after a loss felt like a month, so yeah. Totally.