Kevin Sumlin's overall record of 51-26 (0.662) was slightly higher than Jimbo Fisher's overall record of 45-25 (0.643). Jimbo Fisher's SEC record is 27-21 (0.5625), which is slightly higher than Kevin Sumlin's SEC record of 25-23 (0.521). Sumlin was fired for his inability to win SEC home games, and Jimbo was fired for his inability to win road games.
Jimbo Fisher went 16-6 (0.727) in SEC home games and 17-7 (0.708) against Power 4 teams at Kyle Field. Jimbo went 10-5 (0.667) against SEC West teams, including 3-0 against LSU. In contrast, Kevin Sumlin went 8-14 (0.364) in SEC home games and 9-14 (0.391) against Power 4 teams at Kyle Field. Even worse, he went a putrid 3-12 (0.200) in home games against SEC West teams, including 0-3 against LSU and a 7-game losing streak at the end of his tenure.
However, Jimbo Fisher went 7-14 (0.333) in SEC road games and 8-16 (0.333) in road games against Power 4 teams by ending his tenure with 9 consecutive road losses, including 8 consecutive SEC road losses. Even worse, he went a putrid 3-11 (0.214) in road games against SEC West teams, including a 6-game losing streak at the end of his tenure. In contrast, Kevin Sumlin went 13-9 (0.591) in true SEC road games and 13-10 (0.665) in road games against Power 4 teams, including a 45-44 loss at UCLA on 9/3/17 after blowing a 44-10 lead with 4:08 left in the 3rd quarter. Sumlin went 9-8 (0.529) in road games against SEC West teams.
We are 0-6 in SEC Games in Baton Rouge, 0-3 under Sumlin, 0-2 under Jimbo, and 0-1 under interim head coach Elijah Robinson. Hopefully, we can win a 4th consecutive home game against LSU on Saturday.