Coaching Record
| Year | School | G | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Bowl | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | SMU | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1.30 | 6.40 | |||||
| 1963 | SMU | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 9.68 | 12.32 | Sun Bowl-L | ||||
| 1964 | SMU | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | -3.17 | 8.03 | |||||
| 1965 | SMU | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 8.10 | 10.90 | |||||
| 1966 | SMU | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 13.13 | 8.22 | 10 | 10 | Cotton Bowl-L | ||
| 1967 | SMU | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | -2.89 | 4.81 | |||||
| 1968 | SMU | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 15.47 | 10.93 | 13 | 14 | Bluebonnet Bowl-W | ||
| 1969 | SMU | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 1.82 | 6.02 | |||||
| 1970 | SMU | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 5.96 | 10.96 | |||||
| 1971 | SMU | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | -2.42 | 3.31 | |||||
| 1972 | SMU | 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 | record adjusted to 8-3-0 by NCAA | ||||
| 1976 | North Texas | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 1.67 | -2.15 | record adjusted to 7-4-0 by NCAA | ||||
| 1977 | North Texas | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 10.33 | -0.49 | record adjusted to 10-1-0 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 | |||||
| 37 Yrs | Overall | 420 | 230 | 180 | 10 | .560 | 5.61 | 3.97 | 7-9-1 | record adjusted to 233-177-10 by NCAA | |||
| 11 Yrs | SMU | 116 | 49 | 66 | 1 | .427 | 5.34 | 7.97 | 1-2 | ||||
| 6 Yrs | North Texas | 66 | 38 | 25 | 3 | .598 | -0.79 | -3.10 | 0-0 | ||||
| 20 Yrs | Iowa | 238 | 143 | 89 | 6 | .613 | 7.69 | 3.88 | 6-7-1 |
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors