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Fisher DeBerry

1984-2006 • Air Force

One defining program at Air Force.

Fisher DeBerry coached 23 seasons, won 60.8%, and posted an average SRS of 2.7. Best season: 1985 Air Force. The profile was offense-first with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stint defined the run.

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Career record
169-109-1
Career win rate
60.8%
Average SRS
2.7
Peak SRS
21.0

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
23
Career span
23 years
Best finish
#8
Consistency
43.6

Primary school anchor

Air Force

Offense-First profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 86.7.

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.

Fisher DeBerry
EliteStrongAverageLean
1984Actual season year • SRS range -11.2 to 21.02006

Active comparison point

Fisher DeBerry • 1985

Selected

1985 Air Force

Best season

12-1 • SRS 21.0 • SP Overall 23.5

Win %

92.3%

YoY SRS

+11.6

SP Off / Def

40.6 / 19.1

Finish

#8

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

4-24-1

Games
29
Win rate
15.5%

Top 10

1-11

Games
12
Win rate
8.3%

Top 5

0-5

Games
5
Win rate
0.0%
View ranked game results29
2006 Regular Week 11Air ForceNotre Dame#9L17-39
2006 Regular Week 2Air ForceTennessee#11L30-31
2005 Regular Week 8Air ForceTCU#21L10-48
2004 Regular Week 5Air ForceUtah#14L35-49
2002 Regular Week 11Air ForceColorado State#24L12-31
2002 Regular Week 9Air ForceNotre Dame#7L14-21
2002 Regular Week 5Air ForceCalifornia#23W23-21
2002 Postseason Week 1Air ForceVirginia Tech#21L13-20
2001 Regular Week 2Air ForceOklahoma#3L3-44
2000 Regular Week 10Air ForceNotre Dame#19L31-34
1999 Regular Week 10Air ForceBYU#16L20-27
1997 Regular Week 5Air ForceColorado State#23W24-0
1996 Regular Week 9Air ForceNotre Dame#8W20-17
1995 Regular Week 13Air ForceNotre Dame#8L14-44
1995 Postseason Week 1Air ForceTexas Tech#23L41-55
1994 Regular Week 12Air ForceUtah#12W40-33
1993 Regular Week 5Air ForceBYU#21L3-30
1992 Postseason Week 1Air ForceOle Miss#16L0-13
1991 Regular Week 8Air ForceNotre Dame#5L15-28
1990 Regular Week 11Air ForceBYU#8L7-54
1990 Regular Week 8Air ForceNotre Dame#6L27-57
1989 Regular Week 15Air ForceHawai'i#23T35-35
1989 Regular Week 11Air ForceBYU#21L35-44
1989 Regular Week 7Air ForceNotre Dame#1L27-41
1988 Regular Week 9Air ForceNotre Dame#2L13-41
1987 Regular Week 8Air ForceNotre Dame#10L14-35
1987 Postseason Week 1Air ForceArizona State#20L28-33
1985 Regular Week 12Air ForceBYU#16L21-28
1984 Regular Week 9Air ForceBYU#5L25-30

Tenure map

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

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint

Air Force

1984-2006 • 23 seasons

Avg SRS 2.7 • Win % 60.8%

Longest tenure
Air Force • 23 seasons
Best tenure
Air Force • 2.7 SRS
Best tenure win rate
Air Force • 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.

Fisher DeBerry sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Fisher DeBerry sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Fisher DeBerry

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall
3.8
Percentile
69th 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.

Air Force

1984-2006 • 169-109-1

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

Avg SRS 2.7Win % 60.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.3 during vs 5.2 baseline

+2.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

2.7 during vs -3.6 baseline

+6.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

3.8 during vs -6.9 baseline

+10.7

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

13.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-7.0%

Career highs and lows

High Points

Best Season

Air Force 1985

12-1 • SRS 21.0

Biggest Improvement

Air Force 1994

8-4 • 17.2 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Air Force 1989

8-4-1 • SP Off 42.5

Best Defensive Season

Air Force 1985

12-1 • SP Def 19.1

Setbacks

Worst Season

Air Force 1993

4-8 • SRS -11.2

Biggest Drop

Air Force 1986

6-5 • -23.1 SRS

Season-by-season results

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

Air Force20061248033.3%——-1.1-8.824.031.7+2.3-3.0%
Air Force20051147036.4%——-3.4-3.432.135.5-3.7-9.1%
Air Force20041156045.5%——0.3-0.936.636.9-0.9-12.9%
Air Force20031275058.3%——1.22.129.328.1-3.3-3.2%
Air Force20021385061.5%——4.52.635.734.2+15.2+11.5%
Air Force20011266050.0%——-10.7-10.833.340.8-12.9-25.0%
Air Force20001293075.0%——2.21.838.236.5+0.7+20.4%
Air Force19991165054.5%——1.57.129.023.3-14.1-37.8%
Air Force199813121092.3%—#1315.618.639.022.2+12.8+15.4%
Air Force199713103076.9%——2.86.425.119.6-5.6+22.4%
Air Force19961165054.5%——8.413.439.027.1+5.5-7.0%
Air Force19951385061.5%——2.98.939.332.6-3.1-5.1%
Air Force19941284066.7%——6.06.435.731.6+17.2+33.3%
Air Force19931248033.3%——-11.2-15.621.835.0-7.3-25.0%
Air Force19921275058.3%——-3.9-4.621.125.8-8.7-18.6%
Air Force199113103076.9%—#254.89.032.425.2+6.2+18.6%
Air Force19901275058.3%——-1.41.429.929.0-9.3-7.0%
Air Force19891384165.4%——7.99.642.535.1+6.7+23.7%
Air Force19881257041.7%——1.22.141.739.7-4.0-27.6%
Air Force19871394069.2%——5.29.035.428.2+7.3+14.7%
Air Force19861165054.5%——-2.1-3.123.226.1-23.1-37.8%
Air Force198513121092.3%—#821.023.540.619.1+11.6+25.6%
Air Force19841284066.7%——9.412.832.420.6——

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