First five seasons of coaches since joining the SEC

[USSS1865]

These are the records for the first five seasons of our coaches since we joined the SEC in 1992.

TL/DR: First five seasons of each coach, including their SEC record:
- Sparky Woods: 25-27-3 (SEC: 5-9)
- Brad Scott: 23-32-1 (13-26-1)
- Lou Holz: 27-33 (15-25)
- Steve Spurrier: 35-28 (18-22)
- Will Muschamp: 28-35 (17-25)
- Shane Beamer: 33-28 (17-24)

Here’s the full breakdown:

Sparky Woods (1989-93)
Five seasons: 25-27-3 (SEC record: 5-9)
6-4-1
6-5
3-6-2
5-6 (1st season in SEC)
5-6

Brad Scott (1994-98)
Five seasons: 23-32-1 (SEC: 13-26-1)
7-5
4-6-1
6-5
5-6
1-10

Lou Holz (1999-2004)
First Five Seasons: 27-33 (SEC: 15-25 )
0-11
8-4
9-3
5-7
5-7

Steve Spurrier (2005-2015)
First Five Seasons: 35-28 (SEC: 18-22)
7-5
8-5
6-6
7-6
7-6

Will Muschamp (2016-2020)
Five Seasons: 28-35 (SEC: 17-25)
6-7
9-4
7-6
4-8
2-8

Shane Beamer (2021-25)
Five Seasons: 33-28 (SEC: 17-24)
7-6
8-5
5-7
9-4
4-8

In the last 50 years, only four coaches have averaged over .500 for their first 5 seasons: Carlen, Morrison, Spurrier, and Beamer. 4 out of 9 coaches. 50 years!

Coaching Highlights:

*Scott. In 1994, we won our first bowl game ever.

Holz.
* Our next two bowls were won under Holz (Outback).
* Holz coached 6 years. His final season was 6-5 (and an embarrassing fight between us and clemson before the game ended).

Spurrier.
* For his 1st 5 seasons, we played in four bowl games, going 1-3.
*Under his final 6 seasons, we went to 5 bowls (we won 4 of them).
*In his final 6 seasons, we went 51-26 (9-5, 11-2, 11-2, 11-2, 7-6, 3-9… he quit mid year on that last one). (SEC: 27-21).
*During Spurrier’s tenure, we finished nationally ranked four times (22nd, 8th, 7th, and 4th). We also made our first SEC championship appearance (got spanked by Auburn).

Muschamp.
* We played in 3 bowls under Muschamp, winning only one. Also, no nationally ranked seasons.

Beamer.
*Beamer’s led us to 3 bowls. We went 1-2.
*We’ve had two national rankings at 23rd and 19th under Beamer.

 

[Dabo's Weenie]

BTW, Lou spells his last name with a T before the Z.

And comparing bowl totals can be tricky; there were less than half as many bowls in 1989 as there are now.

 

[sclawman77]

Losing seasons in last 2 seasons got Sparky, Brad and Will fired in year 5 combined with overall regression of program. Sparky had 3 consecutive losing seasons his last 3 years and Brad and Will had ugly seasons in year 5 (like Shane). Shane has 2 losing seasons in last 3 years and team is clearly regressing in year 5.

In year 5 under Spurrier, we showed clear promise in '09 (Gilmore, Jeffrey were freshmen) even though he didn't have a lot more total SEC wins or total overall wins than Shane. Also if Shane had 7 wins this year and beat Clemson like Spurrier in year 5, fans would be more forgiving of Shane and he would probably have at least two more years of job security. 4 wins (1 SEC win) this season when you were preseason #11 makes this one of the biggest failed seasons in our history.

 

[ScWildthing61]

Just a little nitpicking here, but actually Sparky was 4-7 in his final season.

 

[Jonesz2]

These are the records for the first five seasons of our coaches since we joined the SEC in 1992.

TL/DR: First five seasons of each coach, including their SEC record:
- Sparky Woods: 25-27-3 (SEC: 5-9)
- Brad Scott: 23-32-1 (13-26-1)
- Lou Holz: 27-33 (15-25)
- Steve Spurrier: 35-28 (18-22)
- Will Muschamp: 28-35 (17-25)
- Shane Beamer: 33-28 (17-24)

Here’s the full breakdown:

Sparky Woods (1989-93)
Five seasons: 25-27-3 (SEC record: 5-9)
6-4-1
6-5
3-6-2
5-6 (1st season in SEC)
5-6

Brad Scott (1994-98)
Five seasons: 23-32-1 (SEC: 13-26-1)
7-5
4-6-1
6-5
5-6
1-10

Lou Holz (1999-2004)
First Five Seasons: 27-33 (SEC: 15-25 )
0-11
8-4
9-3
5-7
5-7

Steve Spurrier (2005-2015)
First Five Seasons: 35-28 (SEC: 18-22)
7-5
8-5
6-6
7-6
7-6

Will Muschamp (2016-2020)
Five Seasons: 28-35 (SEC: 17-25)
6-7
9-4
7-6
4-8
2-8

Shane Beamer (2021-25)
Five Seasons: 33-28 (SEC: 17-24)
7-6
8-5
5-7
9-4
4-8

In the last 50 years, only four coaches have averaged over .500 for their first 5 seasons: Carlen, Morrison, Spurrier, and Beamer. 4 out of 9 coaches. 50 years!

Coaching Highlights:

*Scott. In 1994, we won our first bowl game ever.

Holz.
* Our next two bowls were won under Holz (Outback).
* Holz coached 6 years. His final season was 6-5 (and an embarrassing fight between us and clemson before the game ended).

Spurrier.
* For his 1st 5 seasons, we played in four bowl games, going 1-3.
*Under his final 6 seasons, we went to 5 bowls (we won 4 of them).
*In his final 6 seasons, we went 51-26 (9-5, 11-2, 11-2, 11-2, 7-6, 3-9… he quit mid year on that last one). (SEC: 27-21).
*During Spurrier’s tenure, we finished nationally ranked four times (22nd, 8th, 7th, and 4th). We also made our first SEC championship appearance (got spanked by Auburn).

Muschamp.
* We played in 3 bowls under Muschamp, winning only one. Also, no nationally ranked seasons.

Beamer.
*Beamer’s led us to 3 bowls. We went 1-2.
*We’ve had two national rankings at 23rd and 19th under Beamer.

Now half the teams go to bowl games so that’s not a great accomplishment anymore

 

[Jonesz2]

Losing seasons in last 2 seasons got Sparky, Brad and Will fired in year 5 combined with overall regression of program. Sparky had 3 consecutive losing seasons his last 3 years and Brad and Will had ugly seasons in year 5 (like Shane). Shane has 2 losing seasons in last 3 years and team is clearly regressing in year 5.

In year 5 under Spurrier, we showed clear promise in '09 (Gilmore, Jeffrey were freshmen) even though he didn't have a lot more total SEC wins or total overall wins than Shane. Also if Shane had 7 wins this year and beat Clemson like Spurrier in year 5, fans would be more forgiving of Shane and he would probably have at least two more years of job security. 4 wins (1 SEC win) this season when you were preseason #11 makes this one of the biggest failed seasons in our history.

Yes. This season was worse than 0-11 under Holtz. This was the year we had arrived.