BTN: A look at first-year B1G coaches since 1990

[BleedGopher]

per BTN:

Note: Only coaches hired at schools that were in the Big Ten at the time of appointment are included.

Twelve wins (2)
Urban Meyer, Ohio State, 2012: 12-0 overall/8-0 Big Ten
Bret Bielema, Wisconsin, 2006: 12-1/7-1

Eleven wins
Brady Hoke, Michigan, 2011: 11-2/6-2

Ten wins (2)
Jim Harbaugh, Michigan, 2015: 10-3/6-2
Paul Chryst, Wisconsin, 2015: 10-3/6-2

Nine wins (5)
Joe Tiller, Purdue, 1997: 9-3/6-2
Gary Moeller, Michigan, 1990: 9-3/6-2
Gary Andersen, Wisconsin, 2013: 9-4/6-2
Lloyd Carr, Michigan, 1995: 9-4/5-3
Tracy Claeys, Minnesota, 2016: 9-4/5-4

Eight wins (2)
Bill O’Brien, Penn State: 8-4/6-2
John L. Smith, Michigan State, 2003: 8-5/5-3

Seven wins (4)
Jim Tressel, Ohio State, 2001: 7-5/5-3
Bill Lynch, Indiana, Indiana, 2007: 7-6/3-5
Mark Dantonio, Michigan State, 2007: 7-6/3-5
James Franklin, Penn State, 2014: 7-6/2-6

Six wins (5)
Nick Saban, Michigan State, 1995: 6-5-1/4-3-1
Lou Tepper, Illinois, 1992: 6-5-1/4-3-1
Luke Fickel, Ohio State, 2011: 6-7/3-5
Mike Riley, Nebraska, 2015, 6-7/3-5
DJ Durkin, Maryland, 2016: 6-7/3-6

Five wins (3)
Bobby Williams, Michigan State, 2000: 5-6/2-6
Danny Hope, Purdue, 2009: 5-7/4-4
Bill Cubit, Illinois, 2015: 5-7/2-6

Four wins (3)
Jim Colletto, Purdue, 1991: 4-7/3-5
Terry Hoeppner, Indiana, 2005: 4-7/1-7
Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern, 2006: 4-8/2-6

Three wins (7)
Gary Barnett, Northwestern, 1992: 3-8/3-5
Randy Walker, Northwestern, 1999: 3-8/1-7
Jerry Kill, Minnesota, 2011: 3-9/2-6
Rich Rodriguez, Michigan, 2008: 3-9/2-6
Lovie Smith, Illinois, 2016: 3-9/2-7
Glen Mason, Minnesota, 1997: 3-9/1-7
Gerry DiNardo, Indiana, 2002: 3-9/1-7

Two wins (5)
Jim Wacker, Minnesota, 1992: 2-9/2-6
Cam Cameron, Indiana, 1997: 2-9/1-7
Ron Zook, Illinois, 2005: 2-9/0-8
Tim Beckman, Illinois, 2012: 2-10/0-8
Chris Ash, Rutgers, 2016: 2-10/0-9

One win (5)
Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin, 1990: 1-10/0-8
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa, 1999: 1-10/0-8
Darrell Hazell, Purdue, 2013: 1-11/0-8
Tim Brewster, Minnesota, 2007: 1-11/0-8
Kevin Wilson, Indiana, 2011: 1-11/0-8

Zero wins
Ron Turner, Illinois, 1997: 0-11/0-8

http://btn.com/2017/09/07/first-year-fun-a-look-at-first-year-b1g-coaches-since-1990/

Go Gophers!!

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Every situation is so different.

Even teams that were "good" can lose players and not be that comparable to year to year... or you really do overhaul things ....

I'm not sure it's possible to come up with a legitimate benchmark.