BC Coaches in their first year

I’ve focused a lot (maybe too much) on Jags’ time as Offensive Coordinator at BC. Maybe it is time to look at how other coaches performed in their first season on the Heights and what sort of indicator each season turned out to be. To keep this somewhat brief and relevant, I focused on the modern era (divisional football) and started with Yukica.

Year	Coach	Record	Win Pct Year 1	Win Pct Change from Predecessor's prior season	Win Pct for BC Career
1968	Joe Yukica	6-3	.667	+.267	.648
1978	Ed Chlebek	0-11	.000	-.545	.364
1981	Jack Bicknell	5-6	.455	-.182	.517
1991	Tom Coughlin	4-7	.364	.000	.614
1994	Dan Henning	7-4-1	.636	-.114	.458
1997	Tom O’Brien	4-7	.364	-.053	.625

As you can see, first years were rough. Only Yukica improved on his predecessor’s previous year. The first year also proved pretty telling for future success. The guys who struggled more tended to have a less successful career at BC.

As for Jags, despite our tough ACC schedule and the high bar of 10 wins, I think he has the chance to join Yukica as the only guy to improve the team in his first year.