Via the In the Huddle blog comes the news that Sir Charlie Strong's three-win improvement at U of L last season was the best of any first-year head coach in the nation.
Here are the numbers:
New College Football Coaches in ‘10 | |||
Coach, SCHOOL | ’09 Record | ’10 Record | +/- |
Charlie Strong, LOU | 4-8 | 7-6 | +3 |
Jimbo Fisher, FSU | 7-6 | 9-4 | +2 |
Brian Kelly, ND | 6-6 | 8-5 | +2 |
Willie Taggart, WKU | 0-12 | 2-10 | +2 |
Mike London, UVA | 3-9 | 4-8 | +1 |
Sonny Dykes, LA TECH | 4-8 | 5-7 | +1 |
Skip Holtz, USF | 8-5 | 8-5 | 0 |
Derek Dooley, TEN | 7-6 | 6-7 | -1 |
Lane Kiffin, USC | 9-4 | 8-5 | -1 |
Todd Berry, LA MON. | 6-6 | 5-7 | -1 |
Tommy Tuberville, TTU | 9-4 | 8-5 | -1 |
Joker Phillips, UK | 7-6 | 6-7 | -1 |
Mike MacIntyre, SJS | 2-10 | 1-12 | -1 |
Larry Porter, MEM | 2-10 | 1-11 | -1 |
Doc Holliday, MU | 7-6 | 5-7 | -2 |
Turner Gill, KU | 5-7 | 3-9 | -2 |
Rob Ianello, AKR | 3-9 | 1-11 | -2 |
Ruffin McNeill, ECU | 9-5 | 6-7 | -3 |
Jeff Quinn, BUF | 5-7 | 2-10 | -3 |
Bobby Hauck, UNLV | 5-7 | 2-11 | -3 |
Butch Jones, CIN | 12-1 | 4-8 | -8 |
Dan Enos, CMU | 12-2 | 3-9 | -9 |