Hall of Fame
2006-15 - Three-time Southland Conference Coach of the Year (2006, 2007, 2015)... 2006 and 2015 Louisiana Coach of the Year... compiled a record of 78-33 as the Cowboys' coach, tied for most wins in school history with Hall of Famer Bobby Keasler... won four SLC Championships (2006, 2007, 2009, 2015)... FCS Playoffs in five of his 10 seasons... Three-time National Coach of the Year finalist (2006, 2007, 2015)... took over as head coach midway through the 2006 season after the Cowboys started the year 2-5 and finished 5-1 with a league title after he took over... posted two undefeated regular season campaigns (2007, 2015)... his teams ranked in the top 25 in 85 of 108 weeks of his career and received votes in another 17 weeks... of 108 weeks of polls, 102 were spent either in the top 25 or receiving votes... ranked in the top 10 for 42 weeks and top five 12 weeks... highest ranking was No. 2 the final two weeks of the 2015 season... coached 36 All-American selections, 135 All-SLC selections including 54 first team selections, and 46 All-Louisiana picks... coached the 2006, 2007 and 2009 SLC Player of the Year, 2008 and 2013 SLC Offensive Player of the Year, , 2008 and 2015 SLC Defensive Player of the Year, 2010 SLC Newcomer of the Year, 2015 Louisiana Defensive Player of the Year, 2009 Louisiana Offensive Player of the Year, and 2009 Louisiana Newcomer of the Year.
