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Brady Hoke

2003-2023Ball State, Michigan, San Diego State, Tennessee

4 schools coached, anchored by Ball State.

Brady Hoke coached 17 seasons, won 53.3%, and posted an average SRS of -1.9. Best season: 2011 Michigan. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 5 stints shaped the career arc.

Career record
105-92
Career win rate
53.3%
Average SRS
-1.9
Peak SRS
15.8

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
17
Career span
21 years
Best finish
#12
Consistency
15.7

Primary school anchor

Ball State

Defense-First profile with 4 program stops and a peak score of 75.3.

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.

Brady Hoke
EliteStrongAverageLean
Brady Hoke: 2009 San Diego StateBrady Hoke: 2011 MichiganBrady Hoke: 2017 TennesseeBrady Hoke: 2020 San Diego State
2003Actual season year • SRS range -21.0 to 15.82023

Active comparison point

Brady Hoke2011

Selected

2011 Michigan

Best seasonNew stop: Michigan

11-2 • SRS 15.8 • SP Overall 20.0

Win %

84.6%

YoY SRS

+9.2

SP Off / Def

39.3 / 18.8

Finish

#12

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.

Poll source
Ranking timing

Top 25

4-29

Games
33
Win rate
12.1%

Top 10

0-10

Games
10
Win rate
0.0%

Top 5

0-5

Games
5
Win rate
0.0%
View ranked game results33
2023 Regular Week 3San Diego StateOregon State#16L9-26
2022 Regular Week 3San Diego StateUtah#14L7-35
2020 Regular Week 15San Diego StateBYU#14L14-28
2017 Regular Week 12TennesseeLSU#21L10-30
2017 Regular Week 8TennesseeAlabama#1L7-45
2017 Regular Week 5TennesseeGeorgia#7L0-41
2017 Regular Week 3TennesseeFlorida#24L20-26
2014 Regular Week 14MichiganOhio State#7L28-42
2014 Regular Week 9MichiganMichigan State#8L11-35
2014 Regular Week 2MichiganNotre Dame#16L0-31
2013 Regular Week 14MichiganOhio State#3L41-42
2013 Regular Week 10MichiganMichigan State#24L6-29
2013 Regular Week 2MichiganNotre Dame#14W41-30
2012 Regular Week 13MichiganOhio State#4L21-26
2012 Regular Week 4MichiganNotre Dame#11L6-13
2012 Postseason Week 1MichiganSouth Carolina#8L28-33
2011 Regular Week 12MichiganNebraska#17W45-17
2011 Regular Week 7MichiganMichigan State#23L14-28
2011 Postseason Week 1MichiganVirginia Tech#21W23-20
2010 Regular Week 12San Diego StateUtah#25L34-38
2010 Regular Week 11San Diego StateTCU#3L35-40
2010 Regular Week 7San Diego StateAir Force#23W27-25
2009 Regular Week 12San Diego StateUtah#23L7-38
2009 Regular Week 10San Diego StateTCU#6L12-55
2009 Regular Week 7San Diego StateBYU#18L28-38
2007 Regular Week 4Ball StateNebraska#24L40-41
2006 Regular Week 10Ball StateMichigan#2L26-34
2005 Regular Week 5Ball StateBoston College#21L0-38
2005 Regular Week 1Ball StateIowa#11L0-56
2004 Regular Week 3Ball StatePurdue#25L7-59
2003 Regular Week 14Ball StateBowling Green#22L14-41
2003 Regular Week 11Ball StateNorthern Illinois#21L23-48
2003 Regular Week 4Ball StatePittsburgh#11L21-42

Tenure map

Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint

San Diego State

2020-20234 seasons

Avg SRS -2.2 • Win % 57.5%

Tennessee

2017-20171 seasons

Avg SRS -7.3 • Win % 0.0%

Michigan

2011-20144 seasons

Avg SRS 9.0 • Win % 60.8%

San Diego State

2009-20102 seasons

Avg SRS -2.5 • Win % 52.0%

Ball State

2003-20086 seasons

Avg SRS -8.0 • Win % 47.2%

Longest tenure
Ball State • 6 seasons
Best tenure
Michigan • 9.0 SRS
Best tenure win rate
Michigan • 60.8%

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.

Brady Hoke sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Brady Hoke sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Brady Hoke

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall
0.6
Percentile
59th pct

Above average

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.

San Diego State

2020-202327-20

Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -2.2Win % 57.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.8 during vs 9.8 baseline

-3.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-2.2 during vs 2.3 baseline

-4.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-0.3 during vs 6.4 baseline

-6.7

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

25.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

+5.0%

Tennessee

2017-20170-2

Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -7.3Win % 0.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

0.0 during vs 6.5 baseline

-6.5

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-7.3 during vs 9.1 baseline

-16.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

1.2 during vs 13.6 baseline

-12.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline

-40.0%

Michigan

2011-201431-20

Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS 9.0Win % 60.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.8 during vs 7.0 baseline

+0.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

9.0 during vs 4.3 baseline

+4.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

14.9 during vs 10.7 baseline

+4.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

50.0% during vs 40.0% baseline

+10.0%

San Diego State

2009-201013-12

Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -2.5Win % 52.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.5 during vs 3.6 baseline

+2.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-2.5 during vs -8.6 baseline

+6.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-1.1 during vs -10.0 baseline

+9.0

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Ball State

2003-200834-38

Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -8.0Win % 47.2%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.7 during vs 3.4 baseline

+2.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-8.0 during vs -15.8 baseline

+7.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-8.0 during vs -16.1 baseline

+8.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career highs and lows

High Points

Best Season

Michigan 2011

11-2SRS 15.8

Biggest Improvement

San Diego State 2010

9-418.3 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Michigan 2011

11-2SP Off 39.3

Best Defensive Season

San Diego State 2020

4-4SP Def 15.0

Setbacks

Worst Season

Ball State 2004

2-9SRS -21.0

Biggest Drop

San Diego State 2009

4-8-15.9 SRS

Season-by-season results

Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.

San Diego State20231248033.3%-9.8-10.319.430.2-2.9-20.5%
San Diego State20221376053.8%-6.9-4.415.121.1-12.1-31.9%
San Diego State202114122085.7%#255.28.323.717.1+2.4+35.7%
San Diego State2020844050.0%2.85.320.215.0+10.1+50.0%
Tennessee201720200.0%#25-7.31.225.825.7-8.9-41.7%
Michigan20141257041.7%1.68.227.019.0-6.0-12.2%
Michigan20131376053.8%#177.611.131.220.2-3.4-7.7%
Michigan20121385061.5%#8#2411.020.536.216.6-4.8-23.1%
Michigan201113112084.6%#1215.820.039.318.8+9.2+15.4%
San Diego State20101394069.2%6.68.934.325.5+18.3+35.9%
San Diego State20091248033.3%-11.7-11.019.528.7-15.9-59.0%
Ball State200813121092.3%4.214.338.926.1+7.1+38.5%
Ball State20071376053.8%-2.9-4.629.033.6+1.4+12.2%
Ball State20061257041.7%-4.3-7.522.632.0+6.7+5.3%
Ball State20051147036.4%-11.0-18.516.334.8+10.0+18.2%
Ball State20041129018.2%-21.0-18.726.841.6-8.0-15.2%
Ball State20031248033.3%-13.0-13.028.838.3

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