Top 25
13-44
- Games
- 57
- Win rate
- 22.8%
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Coach Profile
Joe Tiller
1991-2008 • Purdue, Wyoming
2 schools coached, anchored by Purdue.
Joe Tiller coached 18 seasons, won 57.8%, and posted an average SRS of 5.7. Best season: 1998 Purdue. The profile was offense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
- Career record
- 126-92-1
- Career win rate
- 57.8%
- Average SRS
- 5.7
- Peak SRS
- 18.5
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
- 18
- Career span
- 18 years
- Best finish
- #13
- Consistency
- 47.5
Primary school anchor
Purdue
Offense-First profile with 2 program stops and a peak score of 81.3.
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.
Joe Tiller
EliteStrongAverageLean
Joe Tiller: 1997 Purdue
1991Actual season year • SRS range -6.3 to 18.52008
Active comparison point
Joe Tiller • 1998
1998 Purdue
Best seasonBiggest improvement9-4 • SRS 18.5 • SP Overall 21.7
Win %
69.2%
YoY SRS
+9.2
SP Off / Def
43.0 / 24.0
Finish
#24
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
4-15
- Games
- 19
- Win rate
- 21.1%
Top 5
1-8
- Games
- 9
- Win rate
- 11.1%
View ranked game results57
| 2008 Regular Week 11 | Purdue | Michigan State | #18 | L7-21 |
| 2008 Regular Week 9 | Purdue | Minnesota | #25 | L6-17 |
| 2008 Regular Week 7 | Purdue | Ohio State | #12 | L3-16 |
| 2008 Regular Week 6 | Purdue | Penn State | #6 | L6-20 |
| 2008 Regular Week 3 | Purdue | Oregon | #16 | L26-32 |
| 2007 Regular Week 6 | Purdue | Ohio State | #4 | L7-23 |
| 2006 Regular Week 13 | Purdue | Hawai'i | #25 | L35-42 |
| 2006 Regular Week 8 | Purdue | Wisconsin | #21 | L3-24 |
| 2006 Regular Week 6 | Purdue | Iowa | #19 | L17-47 |
| 2006 Regular Week 5 | Purdue | Notre Dame | #12 | L21-35 |
| 2005 Regular Week 9 | Purdue | Penn State | #11 | L15-33 |
| 2005 Regular Week 8 | Purdue | Wisconsin | #19 | L20-31 |
| 2005 Regular Week 5 | Purdue | Notre Dame | #13 | L28-49 |
| 2004 Regular Week 11 | Purdue | Iowa | #20 | L21-23 |
| 2004 Regular Week 9 | Purdue | Michigan | #13 | L14-16 |
| 2004 Regular Week 8 | Purdue | Wisconsin | #10 | L17-20 |
| 2004 Postseason Week 1 | Purdue | Arizona State | #19 | L23-27 |
| 2003 Regular Week 13 | Purdue | Ohio State | #4 | L13-16 |
| 2003 Regular Week 12 | Purdue | Iowa | #10 | W27-14 |
| 2003 Regular Week 10 | Purdue | Michigan | #13 | L3-31 |
| 2003 Regular Week 9 | Purdue | Wisconsin | #14 | W26-23 |
| 2003 Regular Week 4 | Purdue | Wake Forest | #20 | W16-10 |
| 2003 Postseason Week 1 | Purdue | Georgia | #7 | L27-34 |
| 2002 Regular Week 12 | Purdue | Ohio State | #3 | L6-10 |
| 2002 Regular Week 9 | Purdue | Michigan | #11 | L21-23 |
| 2002 Regular Week 7 | Purdue | Iowa | #24 | L28-31 |
| 2002 Regular Week 3 | Purdue | Notre Dame | #23 | L17-24 |
| 2001 Regular Week 11 | Purdue | Illinois | #21 | L13-38 |
| 2001 Regular Week 8 | Purdue | Michigan | #12 | L10-24 |
| 2001 Postseason Week 1 | Purdue | Washington State | #13 | L27-33 |
| 2000 Regular Week 10 | Purdue | Ohio State | #12 | W31-27 |
| 2000 Regular Week 8 | Purdue | Northwestern | #17 | W41-28 |
| 2000 Regular Week 7 | Purdue | Michigan | #6 | W32-31 |
| 2000 Regular Week 4 | Purdue | Notre Dame | #21 | L21-23 |
| 2000 Postseason Week 1 | Purdue | Washington | #3 | L24-34 |
| 1999 Regular Week 11 | Purdue | Wisconsin | #10 | L21-28 |
| 1999 Regular Week 9 | Purdue | Penn State | #2 | L25-31 |
| 1999 Regular Week 8 | Purdue | Michigan State | #5 | W52-28 |
| 1999 Regular Week 7 | Purdue | Ohio State | #21 | L22-25 |
| 1999 Regular Week 6 | Purdue | Michigan | #4 | L12-38 |
| 1999 Regular Week 3 | Purdue | Notre Dame | #16 | W28-23 |
| 1999 Postseason Week 1 | Purdue | Georgia | #16 | L25-28 |
| 1998 Regular Week 8 | Purdue | Penn State | #10 | L13-31 |
| 1998 Regular Week 7 | Purdue | Wisconsin | #9 | L24-31 |
| 1998 Regular Week 5 | Purdue | Notre Dame | #23 | L30-31 |
| 1998 Postseason Week 1 | Purdue | Kansas State | #10 | W37-34 |
| 1997 Regular Week 13 | Purdue | Penn State | #6 | L17-42 |
| 1997 Regular Week 11 | Purdue | Iowa | #15 | L17-35 |
| 1997 Regular Week 9 | Purdue | Wisconsin | #24 | W45-20 |
| 1997 Regular Week 4 | Purdue | Notre Dame | #12 | W28-17 |
| 1997 Postseason Week 1 | Purdue | Oklahoma State | #24 | W33-20 |
| 1996 Postseason Week 1 | Wyoming | BYU | #5 | L25-28 |
| 1995 Regular Week 12 | Wyoming | San Diego State | #25 | W34-31 |
| 1994 Regular Week 11 | Wyoming | Colorado State | #14 | L24-35 |
| 1994 Regular Week 6 | Wyoming | Nebraska | #2 | L32-42 |
| 1993 Postseason Week 1 | Wyoming | Kansas State | #20 | L17-52 |
| 1991 Regular Week 2 | Wyoming | Colorado | #12 | L13-30 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Purdue
1997-2008 • 12 seasons
Avg SRS 8.9 • Win % 58.4%
Wyoming
1991-1996 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS -0.6 • Win % 56.4%
- Longest tenure
- Purdue • 12 seasons
- Best tenure
- Purdue • 8.9 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Purdue • 58.4%
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.
Joe Tiller sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJoe Tiller sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Joe Tiller
Strong
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 8.7
- Percentile
- 82th pct
Strong
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.
Purdue
1997-2008 • 87-62
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 8.9Win % 58.4%
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.3 during vs 3.2 baseline
+4.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
8.9 during vs 2.6 baseline
+6.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
12.0 during vs 3.4 baseline
+8.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
41.7% during vs 0.0% baseline
+41.7%
Wyoming
1991-1996 • 39-30-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS -0.6Win % 56.4%
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.5 during vs 8.2 baseline
-1.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-0.6 during vs 3.6 baseline
-4.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
1.9 during vs 6.3 baseline
-4.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
16.7% during vs 0.0% baseline
+16.7%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Purdue 1998
9-4 • SRS 18.5
Biggest Improvement
Purdue 1998
9-4 • 9.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Purdue 1998
9-4 • SP Off 43.0
Best Defensive Season
Purdue 2003
9-4 • SP Def 19.6
Setbacks
Worst Season
Wyoming 1991
4-6-1 • SRS -6.3
Biggest Drop
Purdue 2006
8-6 • -11.2 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Purdue | 2008 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | 0.3 | 2.4 | 24.6 | 20.6 | -5.7 | -28.2% |
| Purdue | 2007 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 6.0 | 12.4 | 33.2 | 22.2 | +7.2 | +4.4% |
| Purdue | 2006 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.1% | — | — | -1.2 | 4.4 | 33.2 | 28.2 | -11.2 | +11.7% |
| Purdue | 2005 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | #15 | — | 10.0 | 11.8 | 37.1 | 25.3 | -5.5 | -12.9% |
| Purdue | 2004 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | #24 | — | 15.5 | 18.3 | 38.0 | 21.3 | +3.7 | -10.9% |
| Purdue | 2003 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | #19 | #18 | 11.8 | 14.9 | 33.3 | 19.6 | +3.2 | +15.4% |
| Purdue | 2002 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 8.6 | 11.3 | 35.9 | 26.6 | +5.3 | +3.9% |
| Purdue | 2001 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 3.3 | 6.8 | 29.5 | 24.0 | -8.3 | -16.7% |
| Purdue | 2000 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #14 | #13 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 39.2 | 27.3 | -1.2 | +8.3% |
| Purdue | 1999 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | #23 | #25 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 40.8 | 29.0 | -5.7 | -10.9% |
| Purdue | 1998 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | #24 | 18.5 | 21.7 | 43.0 | 24.0 | +9.2 | -5.8% |
| Purdue | 1997 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #15 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 39.1 | 29.0 | +2.9 | -8.3% |
| Wyoming | 1996 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | — | #22 | 6.4 | 11.3 | 42.4 | 33.6 | +7.0 | +28.8% |
| Wyoming | 1995 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -0.6 | 3.5 | 33.8 | 31.9 | -0.5 | +4.5% |
| Wyoming | 1994 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -0.1 | 1.2 | 34.0 | 33.6 | -0.9 | -16.7% |
| Wyoming | 1993 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 0.8 | 2.4 | 34.2 | 33.0 | +4.7 | +25.0% |
| Wyoming | 1992 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -3.9 | -0.7 | 32.4 | 33.5 | +2.4 | +0.8% |
| Wyoming | 1991 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 40.9% | — | — | -6.3 | -6.2 | 34.2 | 38.8 | — | — |
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