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13-54-2
- Games
- 69
- Win rate
- 20.3%
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Coach Profile
Grant Teaff
1972-1992 • Baylor
One defining program at Baylor.
Grant Teaff coached 21 seasons, won 54.8%, and posted an average SRS of 7.0. Best season: 1980 Baylor. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. One primary stint defined the run.
- Career record
- 128-105-6
- Career win rate
- 54.8%
- Average SRS
- 7.0
- Peak SRS
- 15.9
Career Dossier
One glance at the full arc.
The profile below keeps the headline numbers visible, then moves into tenure shape, school impact, and full season detail.
- Seasons coached
- 21
- Career span
- 21 years
- Best finish
- #12
- Consistency
- 63.5
Primary school anchor
Baylor
Defense-First profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 75.5.
Career Arc
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stint appears.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Grant Teaff
EliteStrongAverageLean
1972Actual season year • SRS range -4.5 to 15.91992
Active comparison point
Grant Teaff • 1980
1980 Baylor
Best season10-2 • SRS 15.9 • SP Overall 18.6
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+1.2
SP Off / Def
32.3 / 15.0
Finish
#14
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Ranked opponent record
Track career record against ranked opponents with switchable poll source and ranking timing.
Using AP Top 25 rankings at the time of each game; week-one games use the week-one ranking release when available.
Top 10
2-27-1
- Games
- 30
- Win rate
- 8.3%
Top 5
2-7
- Games
- 9
- Win rate
- 22.2%
View ranked game results69
| 1992 Regular Week 9 | Baylor | Texas A&M | #5 | L13-19 |
| 1992 Regular Week 3 | Baylor | Colorado | #12 | L38-57 |
| 1991 Regular Week 10 | Baylor | Arkansas | #24 | W9-5 |
| 1991 Regular Week 8 | Baylor | Texas A&M | #19 | L12-34 |
| 1991 Regular Week 3 | Baylor | Colorado | #12 | W16-14 |
| 1990 Regular Week 14 | Baylor | Texas | #5 | L13-23 |
| 1990 Regular Week 7 | Baylor | Houston | #12 | L15-31 |
| 1990 Regular Week 3 | Baylor | Arizona State | #25 | L13-34 |
| 1990 Regular Week 2 | Baylor | Nebraska | #10 | L0-13 |
| 1989 Regular Week 11 | Baylor | Arkansas | #10 | L10-19 |
| 1989 Regular Week 8 | Baylor | Texas A&M | #23 | L11-14 |
| 1989 Regular Week 6 | Baylor | Houston | #12 | L10-66 |
| 1989 Regular Week 2 | Baylor | Oklahoma | #8 | L7-33 |
| 1988 Regular Week 11 | Baylor | Arkansas | #11 | L3-33 |
| 1987 Regular Week 11 | Baylor | Arkansas | #20 | L7-10 |
| 1986 Regular Week 11 | Baylor | Arkansas | #17 | W29-14 |
| 1986 Regular Week 8 | Baylor | Texas A&M | #10 | L30-31 |
| 1986 Regular Week 7 | Baylor | SMU | #20 | L21-27 |
| 1986 Regular Week 4 | Baylor | USC | #12 | L14-17 |
| 1985 Regular Week 11 | Baylor | Arkansas | #12 | L14-20 |
| 1985 Regular Week 7 | Baylor | SMU | #16 | W21-14 |
| 1985 Regular Week 4 | Baylor | USC | #3 | W20-13 |
| 1985 Postseason Week 1 | Baylor | LSU | #20 | W21-7 |
| 1984 Regular Week 14 | Baylor | Texas | #13 | W24-10 |
| 1984 Regular Week 10 | Baylor | TCU | #20 | L28-38 |
| 1984 Regular Week 8 | Baylor | SMU | #6 | L20-24 |
| 1984 Regular Week 5 | Baylor | Oklahoma | #7 | L15-34 |
| 1984 Regular Week 3 | Baylor | BYU | #8 | L13-47 |
| 1983 Regular Week 13 | Baylor | Texas | #2 | L21-24 |
| 1983 Regular Week 7 | Baylor | SMU | #12 | L26-42 |
| 1982 Regular Week 12 | Baylor | Texas | #17 | L23-31 |
| 1982 Regular Week 10 | Baylor | Arkansas | #5 | W24-17 |
| 1982 Regular Week 6 | Baylor | SMU | #6 | L19-22 |
| 1982 Regular Week 2 | Baylor | Ohio State | #14 | L14-21 |
| 1981 Regular Week 12 | Baylor | Texas | #8 | L12-34 |
| 1981 Regular Week 10 | Baylor | Arkansas | #19 | L39-41 |
| 1981 Regular Week 6 | Baylor | SMU | #14 | L20-37 |
| 1980 Postseason Week 1 | Baylor | Alabama | #6 | L2-30 |
| 1979 Regular Week 13 | Baylor | Texas | #6 | L0-13 |
| 1979 Regular Week 11 | Baylor | Arkansas | #8 | L20-29 |
| 1979 Regular Week 6 | Baylor | Houston | #7 | L10-13 |
| 1979 Regular Week 4 | Baylor | Alabama | #2 | L0-45 |
| 1978 Regular Week 13 | Baylor | Texas | #14 | W38-14 |
| 1978 Regular Week 11 | Baylor | Arkansas | #13 | L14-27 |
| 1978 Regular Week 6 | Baylor | Houston | #17 | L18-20 |
| 1978 Regular Week 5 | Baylor | Ohio State | #14 | L28-34 |
| 1977 Regular Week 12 | Baylor | Texas | #1 | L7-29 |
| 1977 Regular Week 10 | Baylor | Arkansas | #8 | L9-35 |
| 1977 Regular Week 7 | Baylor | Texas A&M | #12 | L31-38 |
| 1977 Regular Week 4 | Baylor | Nebraska | #11 | L10-31 |
| 1977 Regular Week 2 | Baylor | Texas Tech | #8 | L7-17 |
| 1976 Regular Week 10 | Baylor | Arkansas | #13 | T7-7 |
| 1975 Regular Week 10 | Baylor | Texas | #7 | L21-37 |
| 1975 Regular Week 8 | Baylor | Texas A&M | #5 | L10-19 |
| 1975 Regular Week 4 | Baylor | Michigan | #9 | T14-14 |
| 1974 Regular Week 11 | Baylor | Texas Tech | #20 | W17-10 |
| 1974 Regular Week 10 | Baylor | Texas | #12 | W34-24 |
| 1974 Regular Week 8 | Baylor | Texas A&M | #8 | L0-20 |
| 1974 Regular Week 6 | Baylor | Arkansas | #14 | W21-17 |
| 1974 Regular Week 4 | Baylor | Oklahoma State | #12 | W31-14 |
| 1974 Regular Week 2 | Baylor | Oklahoma | #1 | L11-28 |
| 1974 Postseason Week 1 | Baylor | Penn State | #7 | L20-41 |
| 1973 Regular Week 12 | Baylor | Texas Tech | #12 | L24-55 |
| 1973 Regular Week 11 | Baylor | Texas | #11 | L6-42 |
| 1973 Regular Week 5 | Baylor | Colorado | #18 | L28-52 |
| 1973 Regular Week 3 | Baylor | Oklahoma | #9 | L14-42 |
| 1972 Regular Week 10 | Baylor | Texas | #9 | L3-17 |
| 1972 Regular Week 6 | Baylor | Arkansas | #20 | L20-31 |
| 1972 Regular Week 2 | Baylor | Georgia | #16 | L14-24 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Baylor
1972-1992 • 21 seasons
Avg SRS 7.0 • Win % 54.8%
- Longest tenure
- Baylor • 21 seasons
- Best tenure
- Baylor • 7.0 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Baylor • 54.8%
Style and Strength Profile
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Overall Strength
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Grant Teaff sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeGrant Teaff sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Grant Teaff
Strong
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 7.2
- Percentile
- 78th pct
Strong
Normalized against the full tracked coach pool.
Impact by school
See how each stint compared with what that program usually looked like outside that same span.
Baylor
1972-1992 • 128-105-6
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 7.0Win % 54.8%
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.1 during vs 1.4 baseline
+4.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
7.0 during vs -5.2 baseline
+12.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
7.2 during vs -15.7 baseline
+22.9
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
23.8% during vs 0.0% baseline
+23.8%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Baylor 1980
10-2 • SRS 15.9
Biggest Improvement
Baylor 1974
8-4 • 17.9 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Baylor 1992
7-5 • SP Off 34.6
Best Defensive Season
Baylor 1972
5-6 • SP Def 12.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
Baylor 1973
2-9 • SRS -4.5
Biggest Drop
Baylor 1973
2-9 • -18.3 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Baylor | 1992 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 4.6 | 7.3 | 34.6 | 29.4 | -3.5 | -8.3% |
| Baylor | 1991 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 8.1 | 11.2 | 29.4 | 19.2 | +1.5 | +7.6% |
| Baylor | 1990 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59.1% | — | — | 6.6 | 8.6 | 28.4 | 20.3 | -2.0 | +13.6% |
| Baylor | 1989 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 8.6 | 8.8 | 27.8 | 19.8 | +10.5 | -9.1% |
| Baylor | 1988 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -1.9 | -5.2 | 19.9 | 25.4 | +1.0 | 0.0% |
| Baylor | 1987 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -2.9 | -2.8 | 24.5 | 27.4 | -11.7 | -20.4% |
| Baylor | 1986 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #12 | #12 | 8.8 | 12.2 | 32.3 | 21.1 | -5.0 | 0.0% |
| Baylor | 1985 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #17 | 13.8 | 17.1 | 29.9 | 14.0 | +11.7 | +29.5% |
| Baylor | 1984 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 2.1 | 6.0 | 30.4 | 26.3 | -4.1 | -17.1% |
| Baylor | 1983 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 62.5% | — | — | 6.2 | 7.7 | 33.8 | 28.0 | +7.3 | +21.6% |
| Baylor | 1982 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 40.9% | — | — | -1.1 | -3.7 | 25.7 | 29.4 | -7.3 | -4.5% |
| Baylor | 1981 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 6.2 | 4.9 | 29.5 | 25.8 | -9.7 | -37.9% |
| Baylor | 1980 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | — | #14 | 15.9 | 18.6 | 32.3 | 15.0 | +1.2 | +16.7% |
| Baylor | 1979 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #14 | 14.7 | 17.4 | 30.1 | 13.9 | +2.8 | +39.4% |
| Baylor | 1978 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | 11.9 | 11.1 | 30.5 | 20.6 | +3.8 | -18.2% |
| Baylor | 1977 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 8.1 | 4.0 | 26.3 | 23.2 | -0.5 | -22.7% |
| Baylor | 1976 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 68.2% | — | — | 8.6 | 6.4 | 24.0 | 18.4 | +2.3 | +31.8% |
| Baylor | 1975 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 36.4% | — | — | 6.3 | 6.5 | 25.5 | 19.8 | -7.1 | -30.3% |
| Baylor | 1974 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #14 | 13.4 | 16.1 | 31.1 | 16.3 | +17.9 | +48.5% |
| Baylor | 1973 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -4.5 | -12.0 | 25.7 | 35.3 | -18.3 | -27.3% |
| Baylor | 1972 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 13.8 | 11.4 | 23.3 | 12.1 | — | — |
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