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- Win rate
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Ralph Jordan
1951-1975 • Auburn
One defining program at Auburn.
Ralph Jordan coached 25 seasons, won 67.4%, and posted an average SRS of 14.0. Best season: 1970 Auburn. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stint defined the run.
- Career record
- 175-83-7
- Career win rate
- 67.4%
- Average SRS
- 14.0
- Peak SRS
- 24.0
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
- 25
- Career span
- 25 years
- Best finish
- #1
- Consistency
- 40.5
Primary school anchor
Auburn
Defense-First profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 91.2.
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.
Ralph Jordan
EliteStrongAverageLean
1951Actual season year • SRS range -2.2 to 24.01975
Active comparison point
Ralph Jordan • 1970
1970 Auburn
Best season9-2 • SRS 24.0 • SP Overall 27.9
Win %
81.8%
YoY SRS
+1.0
SP Off / Def
43.6 / 18.0
Finish
#10
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
10-27
- Games
- 37
- Win rate
- 27.0%
Top 5
4-12
- Games
- 16
- Win rate
- 25.0%
View ranked game results71
| 1975 Regular Week 13 | Auburn | Alabama | #4 | L0-28 |
| 1975 Regular Week 11 | Auburn | Georgia | #20 | L13-28 |
| 1975 Regular Week 9 | Auburn | Florida | #11 | L14-31 |
| 1975 Regular Week 4 | Auburn | Tennessee | #16 | L17-21 |
| 1974 Regular Week 13 | Auburn | Alabama | #2 | L13-17 |
| 1974 Regular Week 9 | Auburn | Florida | #11 | L14-25 |
| 1974 Regular Week 5 | Auburn | Miami | #16 | W3-0 |
| 1974 Regular Week 4 | Auburn | Tennessee | #14 | W21-0 |
| 1974 Postseason Week 1 | Auburn | Texas | #17 | W27-3 |
| 1973 Regular Week 14 | Auburn | Alabama | #1 | L0-35 |
| 1973 Regular Week 9 | Auburn | Houston | #18 | W7-0 |
| 1973 Regular Week 7 | Auburn | LSU | #9 | L6-20 |
| 1973 Regular Week 5 | Auburn | Tennessee | #9 | L0-21 |
| 1973 Postseason Week 1 | Auburn | Missouri | #17 | L17-34 |
| 1972 Regular Week 13 | Auburn | Alabama | #2 | W17-16 |
| 1972 Regular Week 8 | Auburn | Florida State | #17 | W27-14 |
| 1972 Regular Week 6 | Auburn | LSU | #8 | L7-35 |
| 1972 Regular Week 5 | Auburn | Ole Miss | #18 | W19-13 |
| 1972 Regular Week 4 | Auburn | Tennessee | #4 | W10-6 |
| 1972 Postseason Week 1 | Auburn | Colorado | #16 | W24-3 |
| 1971 Regular Week 12 | Auburn | Alabama | #3 | L7-31 |
| 1971 Regular Week 10 | Auburn | Georgia | #7 | W35-20 |
| 1971 Regular Week 3 | Auburn | Tennessee | #9 | W10-9 |
| 1971 Postseason Week 1 | Auburn | Oklahoma | #2 | L22-40 |
| 1970 Regular Week 9 | Auburn | LSU | #11 | L9-17 |
| 1970 Regular Week 5 | Auburn | Tennessee | #20 | W36-23 |
| 1970 Postseason Week 1 | Auburn | Ole Miss | #20 | W35-28 |
| 1969 Regular Week 8 | Auburn | Florida | #13 | W38-12 |
| 1969 Regular Week 7 | Auburn | LSU | #8 | L20-21 |
| 1969 Regular Week 3 | Auburn | Tennessee | #10 | L19-45 |
| 1969 Postseason Week 1 | Auburn | Houston | #12 | L7-36 |
| 1968 Regular Week 12 | Auburn | Alabama | #15 | L16-24 |
| 1968 Regular Week 10 | Auburn | Georgia | #5 | L3-17 |
| 1968 Regular Week 9 | Auburn | Tennessee | #5 | W28-14 |
| 1968 Regular Week 8 | Auburn | Florida | #20 | W24-13 |
| 1968 Regular Week 7 | Auburn | Miami | #9 | W31-6 |
| 1966 Regular Week 10 | Auburn | Georgia | #9 | L13-21 |
| 1966 Regular Week 8 | Auburn | Florida | #7 | L27-30 |
| 1966 Regular Week 6 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | #6 | L3-17 |
| 1966 Regular Week 3 | Auburn | Tennessee | #10 | L0-28 |
| 1965 Regular Week 12 | Auburn | Alabama | #4 | L3-30 |
| 1964 Regular Week 6 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | #8 | L3-7 |
| 1963 Regular Week 12 | Auburn | Alabama | #9 | W10-8 |
| 1963 Postseason Week 1 | Auburn | Nebraska | #6 | L7-13 |
| 1961 Regular Week 6 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | #9 | L6-7 |
| 1960 Regular Week 3 | Auburn | Tennessee | #11 | L3-10 |
| 1959 Regular Week 12 | Auburn | Alabama | #11 | L0-10 |
| 1959 Regular Week 10 | Auburn | Georgia | #6 | L13-14 |
| 1959 Regular Week 6 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | #9 | W7-6 |
| 1959 Regular Week 3 | Auburn | Tennessee | #9 | L0-3 |
| 1958 Regular Week 8 | Auburn | Florida | #19 | W6-5 |
| 1958 Regular Week 6 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | #17 | T7-7 |
| 1957 Regular Week 9 | Auburn | Mississippi State | #12 | W15-7 |
| 1956 Regular Week 8 | Auburn | Florida | #13 | L0-20 |
| 1956 Regular Week 6 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | #3 | L7-28 |
| 1956 Regular Week 3 | Auburn | Tennessee | #9 | L7-35 |
| 1955 Regular Week 8 | Auburn | Mississippi State | #20 | W27-26 |
| 1955 Regular Week 5 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | #5 | W14-12 |
| 1955 Regular Week 4 | Auburn | Kentucky | #19 | T14-14 |
| 1954 Regular Week 9 | Auburn | Georgia | #20 | W35-0 |
| 1954 Regular Week 8 | Auburn | Miami | #6 | W14-13 |
| 1954 Regular Week 5 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | #19 | L7-14 |
| 1954 Regular Week 3 | Auburn | Florida | #20 | L13-19 |
| 1954 Postseason Week 1 | Auburn | Baylor | #18 | W33-13 |
| 1953 Regular Week 5 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | #4 | L6-36 |
| 1953 Regular Week 4 | Auburn | Mississippi State | #20 | T21-21 |
| 1953 Postseason Week 1 | Auburn | Texas Tech | #12 | L13-35 |
| 1952 Regular Week 8 | Auburn | Florida | #18 | L21-31 |
| 1952 Regular Week 6 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | #4 | L0-33 |
| 1952 Regular Week 3 | Auburn | Maryland | #4 | L7-13 |
| 1951 Regular Week 6 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | #5 | L7-27 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Auburn
1951-1975 • 25 seasons
Avg SRS 14.0 • Win % 67.4%
- Longest tenure
- Auburn • 25 seasons
- Best tenure
- Auburn • 14.0 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Auburn • 67.4%
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.
Ralph Jordan sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeRalph Jordan sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Ralph Jordan
Elite
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 18.9
- Percentile
- 97th pct
Elite
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.
Auburn
1951-1975 • 175-83-7
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 14.0Win % 67.4%
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.0 during vs 1.8 baseline
+5.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
14.0 during vs -6.3 baseline
+20.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
18.9 during vs — baseline
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Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
52.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+52.0%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Auburn 1970
9-2 • SRS 24.0
Biggest Improvement
Auburn 1967
6-4 • 15.5 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Auburn 1970
9-2 • SP Off 43.6
Best Defensive Season
Auburn 1972
10-1 • SP Def 7.2
Setbacks
Worst Season
Auburn 1951
5-5 • SRS -2.2
Biggest Drop
Auburn 1975
3-6-2 • -17.4 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Auburn | 1975 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 36.4% | #8 | — | 3.1 | 6.8 | 25.7 | 19.8 | -17.4 | -47.0% |
| Auburn | 1974 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | — | #8 | 20.5 | 24.2 | 32.0 | 7.9 | +13.7 | +33.3% |
| Auburn | 1973 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | #13 | — | 6.8 | 8.2 | 21.1 | 13.9 | -12.7 | -40.9% |
| Auburn | 1972 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | — | #5 | 19.5 | 22.7 | 29.6 | 7.2 | -2.9 | +9.1% |
| Auburn | 1971 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #6 | #12 | 22.4 | 23.6 | 39.3 | 17.4 | -1.6 | 0.0% |
| Auburn | 1970 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #20 | #10 | 24.0 | 27.9 | 43.6 | 18.0 | +1.0 | +9.1% |
| Auburn | 1969 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | #20 | #20 | 23.0 | — | — | — | +4.5 | +9.1% |
| Auburn | 1968 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | #16 | 18.5 | — | — | — | -0.1 | +3.6% |
| Auburn | 1967 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 18.6 | — | — | — | +15.5 | +20.0% |
| Auburn | 1966 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | 3.1 | — | — | — | -7.3 | -10.0% |
| Auburn | 1965 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | 10.4 | — | — | — | +3.7 | -10.0% |
| Auburn | 1964 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | #8 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | -9.5 | -21.8% |
| Auburn | 1963 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #5 | 16.2 | — | — | — | +8.3 | +16.8% |
| Auburn | 1962 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | — | — | 7.9 | — | — | — | -3.3 | +5.0% |
| Auburn | 1961 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | -6.8 | -20.0% |
| Auburn | 1960 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | #12 | #13 | 18.0 | — | — | — | -1.6 | +10.0% |
| Auburn | 1959 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | #3 | — | 19.6 | — | — | — | +4.0 | -25.0% |
| Auburn | 1958 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 95.0% | #5 | #4 | 15.6 | — | — | — | -7.5 | -5.0% |
| Auburn | 1957 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #15 | #1 | 23.1 | — | — | — | +8.6 | +30.0% |
| Auburn | 1956 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 14.5 | — | — | — | +2.8 | -7.3% |
| Auburn | 1955 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 77.3% | #17 | #8 | 11.7 | — | — | — | -8.8 | +4.5% |
| Auburn | 1954 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | #13 | 20.5 | — | — | — | +7.7 | +4.5% |
| Auburn | 1953 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 68.2% | — | #17 | 12.8 | — | — | — | +9.3 | +48.2% |
| Auburn | 1952 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20.0% | — | — | 3.5 | — | — | — | +5.7 | -30.0% |
| Auburn | 1951 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -2.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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