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Jeff Tedford

2002-2023California, Fresno State

2 schools coached, anchored by California.

Jeff Tedford coached 16 seasons, won 61.7%, and posted an average SRS of 8.3. Best season: 2004 California. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stints shaped the career arc.

Career record
127-79
Career win rate
61.7%
Average SRS
8.3
Peak SRS
26.4

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
16
Career span
22 years
Best finish
#9
Consistency
30.5

Primary school anchor

California

Balanced profile with 2 program stops and a peak score of 94.0.

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.

Jeff Tedford
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jeff Tedford: 2017 Fresno State
2002Actual season year • SRS range -4.6 to 26.42023

Active comparison point

Jeff Tedford2004

Selected

2004 California

Best seasonBiggest improvement

10-2 • SRS 26.4 • SP Overall 26.7

Win %

83.3%

YoY SRS

+13.8

SP Off / Def

43.6 / 19.2

Finish

#9

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

14-27

Games
41
Win rate
34.2%

Top 10

1-14

Games
15
Win rate
6.7%

Top 5

1-6

Games
7
Win rate
14.3%
View ranked game results41
2022 Regular Week 3Fresno StateUSC#7L17-45
2018 Regular Week 14Fresno StateBoise State#19W19-16
2017 Regular Week 13Fresno StateBoise State#25W28-17
2017 Regular Week 3Fresno StateWashington#6L16-48
2017 Regular Week 2Fresno StateAlabama#1L10-41
2012 Regular Week 12CaliforniaOregon State#15L14-62
2012 Regular Week 11CaliforniaOregon#2L17-59
2012 Regular Week 8CaliforniaStanford#22L3-21
2012 Regular Week 6CaliforniaUCLA#25W43-17
2012 Regular Week 4CaliforniaUSC#13L9-27
2012 Regular Week 3CaliforniaOhio State#12L28-35
2011 Regular Week 12CaliforniaStanford#8L28-31
2011 Regular Week 6CaliforniaOregon#9L15-43
2010 Regular Week 12CaliforniaStanford#7L14-48
2010 Regular Week 11CaliforniaOregon#1L13-15
2010 Regular Week 4CaliforniaArizona#14L9-10
2009 Regular Week 12CaliforniaStanford#14W34-28
2009 Regular Week 11CaliforniaArizona#18W24-16
2009 Regular Week 5CaliforniaUSC#7L3-30
2009 Postseason Week 1CaliforniaUtah#18L27-37
2008 Regular Week 12CaliforniaOregon State#23L21-34
2008 Regular Week 11CaliforniaUSC#7L3-17
2008 Regular Week 10CaliforniaOregon#23W26-16
2007 Regular Week 11CaliforniaUSC#12L17-24
2007 Regular Week 9CaliforniaArizona State#7L20-31
2007 Regular Week 5CaliforniaOregon#11W31-24
2006 Regular Week 12CaliforniaUSC#4L9-23
2006 Regular Week 6CaliforniaOregon#11W45-24
2006 Regular Week 4CaliforniaArizona State#22W49-21
2005 Regular Week 11CaliforniaUSC#1L10-35
2005 Regular Week 10CaliforniaOregon#15L20-27
2005 Regular Week 6CaliforniaUCLA#20L40-47
2004 Regular Week 10CaliforniaArizona State#20W27-0
2004 Regular Week 7CaliforniaUSC#1L17-23
2004 Postseason Week 1CaliforniaTexas Tech#18L31-45
2003 Regular Week 6CaliforniaUSC#3W34-31
2002 Regular Week 12CaliforniaArizona State#25W55-38
2002 Regular Week 8CaliforniaUSC#20L28-30
2002 Regular Week 7CaliforniaWashington#12W34-27
2002 Regular Week 6CaliforniaWashington State#16L38-48
2002 Regular Week 4CaliforniaMichigan State#15W46-22

Tenure map

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

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint

Fresno State

2022-20232 seasons

Avg SRS -0.4 • Win % 70.4%

Fresno State

2017-20193 seasons

Avg SRS 3.8 • Win % 65.0%

California

2002-201211 seasons

Avg SRS 11.1 • Win % 59.0%

Longest tenure
California • 11 seasons
Best tenure
California • 11.1 SRS
Best tenure win rate
Fresno State • 70.4%

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.

Jeff Tedford sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Jeff Tedford sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Jeff Tedford

Elite

Raw avg SP Overall
11.1
Percentile
87th 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.

Fresno State

2022-202319-8

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

Avg SRS -0.4Win % 70.4%

Avg wins

Higher is better

9.5 during vs 6.8 baseline

+2.7

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-0.4 during vs 2.0 baseline

-2.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

2.9 during vs 3.2 baseline

-0.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

50.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+50.0%

Fresno State

2017-201926-14

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

Avg SRS 3.8Win % 65.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

8.7 during vs 5.9 baseline

+2.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

3.8 during vs -7.4 baseline

+11.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

3.6 during vs -3.0 baseline

+6.6

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

California

2002-201282-57

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

Avg SRS 11.1Win % 59.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.5 during vs 3.2 baseline

+4.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

11.1 during vs -2.1 baseline

+13.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

14.6 during vs -1.4 baseline

+16.0

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

27.3% during vs 0.0% baseline

+27.3%

Career highs and lows

High Points

Best Season

California 2004

10-2SRS 26.4

Biggest Improvement

California 2004

10-213.8 SRS

Best Offensive Season

California 2004

10-2SP Off 43.6

Best Defensive Season

California 2008

9-4SP Def 14.3

Setbacks

Worst Season

Fresno State 2019

4-8SRS -4.6

Biggest Drop

Fresno State 2019

4-8-17.4 SRS

Season-by-season results

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

Fresno State20231394069.2%-3.22.528.927.9-5.6-2.2%
Fresno State202214104071.4%#242.43.327.124.4+7.0+38.1%
Fresno State20191248033.3%-4.6-4.030.633.6-17.4-52.4%
Fresno State201814122085.7%12.817.433.515.5+9.5+14.3%
Fresno State201714104071.4%3.3-2.722.325.5+5.0+46.4%
California20121239025.0%-1.75.331.325.8-7.9-28.8%
California20111376053.8%6.212.232.221.1-3.6+12.2%
California20101257041.7%9.810.028.017.4+6.9-19.9%
California20091385061.5%#122.96.530.222.5-9.7-7.7%
California20081394069.2%12.618.032.714.3+3.8+15.4%
California20071376053.8%#128.816.638.121.3-10.7-23.1%
California200613103076.9%#9#1419.517.635.719.9+7.5+10.3%
California20051284066.7%#19#2512.018.435.817.5-14.4-16.7%
California200412102083.3%#12#926.426.743.619.2+13.8+26.2%
California20031486057.1%12.616.841.527.8+0.2-1.2%
California20021275058.3%12.412.642.733.0

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