Mel Tucker, Michigan State football coach (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
Since the 5-7 record has been brought up quite a bit, we’ll take a look at how Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker’s first year compares to others.
We hear it constantly: “Mel Tucker’s career record is only 5-7.”
We get it, it’s not impressive. It’s not great, it’s not terrible, it’s just slightly below average. Missing that .500 mark in year one as a Power Five head coach isn’t ideal, but it’s also not entirely out of the ordinary.
That’s right, Michigan State’s newest head coach actually went par for the course in terms of brand new Power Five head coaches in 2019 with Colorado and that’s not to mention he has years upon years of experience as a college coordinator at some national powers as well as in the NFL as an assistant.