Joe Lee Dunn
Joe Lee Dunn went 21–37 as a head coach, 1983–1994, at New Mexico and Ole Miss. Share
- Record
- 21–37 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1983 6–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | New Mexico | 6–6 | 4th | |||
| 1984 | New Mexico | 4–8 | T–8th | |||
| 1985 | New Mexico | 3–8 | 7th | |||
| 1986 | New Mexico | 4–8 | 7th | |||
| 1987–93: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1994 | Ole Miss | 4–7 | T–5th (Western) | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 11 | 0–11 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 16 | 11–5 | 69% |
| Conference games | 38 | 11–27 | 29% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 21 | 8–13 | 38% |
| At home | 28 | 13–15 | 46% |
| On the road | 30 | 8–22 | 27% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 24 | 17–7 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 34 | 4–30 | 12% |
His own 58 games on file, 1983–1994, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Tomey 1983–1986 | 0–4 | Hawai’i | 4 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1983–1986 | 0–4 | BYU | 4 | |
| Leon Fuller 1983–1986 | 0–4 | Colorado State | 4 | |
| Bill Yung 1983–1985 | 3–0 | UTEP | 3 | |
| Fred Zechman 1983–1985 | 3–0 | New Mexico State | 3 | |
| Al Kincaid 1983–1985 | 2–1 | Wyoming | 3 | |
| Jerry Moore 1983–1985 | 2–1 | Texas Tech | 3 | |
| Chuck Stobart 1983–1994 | 1–2 | Utah, Memphis | 3 | |
| Doug Scovil 1983–1985 | 1–2 | San Diego State | 3 |
Joe Lee Dunn’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Stateseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| UTEPseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Utahseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Texas Techseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Wyomingseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Hawai’iseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–79 | Chattanooga | Assistant coach | |
| 1980–82 | New Mexico | Assistant coach | |
| 1983–86 | New Mexico | Head coach | |
| 1987–88 | South Carolina | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1989 | Memphis State | Volunteer assistant | |
| 1990–91 | Memphis State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1992–93 | Ole Miss | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1994 | Ole Miss | Head coach | |
| 1995 | Arkansas | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1996–2002 | Mississippi State | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2003–05 | Memphis | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2006–07 | Ridgeway HS (TN) high school | Head coach | |
| 2008 | New Mexico State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2009–12 | McMurry | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Joe MorrisonChattanooga, New Mexico, South Carolina
- Chuck StobartMemphis
- Billy BrewerOle Miss
- Danny FordArkansas
- Jackie SherrillMississippi State
- Tommy WestMemphis
- Hal MummeNew Mexico State, McMurry
Assistants who became head coaches
- David LeeUTEP
- Jim CarmodySouthern Miss
- Keith DanielsPearl River
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Morrison | Chattanooga | 1973–79 | Assistant coach | |
| Joe Morrison | New Mexico | 1980–82 | Assistant coach | |
| Joe Morrison | South Carolina | 1987–88 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Chuck Stobart | Memphis | 1989–91 | 1989: volunteer assistant; 1990–91: defensive coordinator | |
| Billy Brewer | Ole Miss | 1992–93 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Danny Ford | Arkansas | 1995 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Jackie Sherrill | Mississippi State | 1996–2002 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Tommy West | Memphis | 2003–06 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Hal Mumme | New Mexico State | 2008 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Hal Mumme | McMurry | 2009–12 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Lee | New Mexico, 1983: offensive coordinator | UTEP | |
| Jim Carmody | Ole Miss, 1994: assistant head coach and defensive line coach | Southern Miss | |
| Keith Daniels | Ole Miss, 1994: running backs coach | Pearl River |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Schumann | New Mexico, 1986: defensive backs coach | |
| Larry Kueck | Ole Miss, 1994: offensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.