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Jim Brakefield

1972-1979 • App State

One defining stop at App State.

Jim Brakefield coached 8 seasons, won 47.2%, and posted an average SRS of -9.1. Best season: 1976 App State. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

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Career record: 40-45-3
Career win rate: 47.2%
Average SRS: -9.1
Peak SRS: 3.8

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: 8
Career span: 8 years
Best finish: —
Consistency: 15.6

Primary school anchor

App State

Balanced profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 43.8.

Career Arc

Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.

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Jim Brakefield

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1972Actual season year • SRS range -27.0 to 3.81979

Active comparison point

Jim Brakefield • 1976

Selected

1976 App State

Best season

6-4-1 • SRS 3.8 • SP Overall 11.6

Win %

59.1%

YoY SRS

+6.0

SP Off / Def

27.6 / 17.1

Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

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Tenure map

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

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure

App State

1972-1979 • 8 seasons

Avg SRS -9.1 • Win % 47.2%

Longest tenure: App State • 8 seasons
Best tenure: App State • -9.1 SRS
Best tenure win rate: App State • 47.2%

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.

Jim Brakefield sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Jim Brakefield sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Jim Brakefield

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -6.5
Percentile: 38th pct

Normalized against the full tracked coach pool.

Impact by school

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App State

1972-1979 • 40-45-3

Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.

Avg SRS -9.1Win % 47.2%

No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Career highs and lows

High Points

Best Season

App State 1976

6-4-1 • SRS 3.8

Biggest Improvement

App State 1978

7-4 • 16.2 SRS

Best Offensive Season

App State 1978

7-4 • SP Off 34.6

Best Defensive Season

App State 1976

6-4-1 • SP Def 17.1

Setbacks

Worst Season

App State 1972

5-5-1 • SRS -27.0

Biggest Drop

App State 1977

2-9 • -24.3 SRS

Season-by-season results

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


App State	1979	11	3	8	0	27.3%	—	—	-6.0	-5.6	27.1	32.5	-1.7	-36.4%
App State	1978	11	7	4	0	63.6%	—	—	-4.3	2.2	34.6	33.4	+16.2	+45.5%
App State	1977	11	2	9	0	18.2%	—	—	-20.5	-20.9	17.8	36.7	-24.3	-40.9%
App State	1976	11	6	4	1	59.1%	—	—	3.8	11.6	27.6	17.1	+6.0	-13.6%
App State	1975	11	8	3	0	72.7%	—	—	-2.2	3.2	32.4	30.9	+1.8	+18.2%
App State	1974	11	6	5	0	54.5%	—	—	-4.0	-4.5	19.9	24.5	+8.4	+22.7%
App State	1973	11	3	7	1	31.8%	—	—	-12.4	-9.6	19.5	28.3	+14.6	-18.2%
App State	1972	11	5	5	1	50.0%	—	—	-27.0	-28.2	10.2	36.0	—	—

Best finish Unranked • Volatility 10.6

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