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Coach Profile

Bill Davidson

1974-1978 • Arkansas State

One defining stop at Arkansas State.

Bill Davidson coached 5 seasons, won 68.5%, and posted an average SRS of -2.0. Best season: 1975 Arkansas State. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

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Career record: 37-17
Career win rate: 68.5%
Average SRS: -2.0
Peak SRS: 15.7

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: 5
Career span: 5 years
Best finish: —
Consistency: 13.0

Primary school anchor

Arkansas State

Defense-First profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 75.2.

Career Arc

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

Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.

Bill Davidson

EliteStrongAverageLean

1974Actual season year • SRS range -13.4 to 15.71978

Active comparison point

Bill Davidson • 1975

Selected

1975 Arkansas State

Best seasonBiggest improvement

11-0 • SRS 15.7 • SP Overall 24.6

Win %

100.0%

YoY SRS

+14.3

SP Off / Def

35.9 / 12.0

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

Arkansas State

1974-1978 • 5 seasons

Avg SRS -2.0 • Win % 68.5%

Longest tenure: Arkansas State • 5 seasons
Best tenure: Arkansas State • -2.0 SRS
Best tenure win rate: Arkansas State • 68.5%

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.

Bill Davidson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Bill Davidson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Bill Davidson

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 3.3
Percentile: 68th pct

Normalized against the full tracked coach pool.

Impact by school

See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.

Arkansas State

1974-1978 • 37-17

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

Avg SRS -2.0Win % 68.5%

No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Career highs and lows

High Points

Best Season

Arkansas State 1975

11-0 • SRS 15.7

Biggest Improvement

Arkansas State 1975

11-0 • 14.3 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Arkansas State 1975

11-0 • SP Off 35.9

Best Defensive Season

Arkansas State 1975

11-0 • SP Def 12.0

Setbacks

Worst Season

Arkansas State 1977

7-4 • SRS -13.4

Biggest Drop

Arkansas State 1976

5-6 • -22.0 SRS

Season-by-season results

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


Arkansas State	1978	11	7	4	63.6%	—	—	-7.3	0.0	15.9	15.9	+6.1	0.0%
Arkansas State	1977	11	7	4	63.6%	—	—	-13.4	-13.5	15.6	27.8	-7.1	+18.2%
Arkansas State	1976	11	5	6	45.5%	—	—	-6.3	1.9	28.4	27.1	-22.0	-54.5%
Arkansas State	1975	11	11	0	100.0%	—	—	15.7	24.6	35.9	12.0	+14.3	+30.0%
Arkansas State	1974	10	7	3	70.0%	—	—	1.4	3.7	22.6	19.8	—	—

Best finish Unranked • Volatility 8.7

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