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38-40-1
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- Win rate
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Phillip Fulmer
1992-2008 • Tennessee
One defining program at Tennessee.
Phillip Fulmer coached 17 seasons, won 74.3%, and posted an average SRS of 14.9. Best season: 1993 Tennessee. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stint defined the run.
- Career record
- 151-52-1
- Career win rate
- 74.3%
- Average SRS
- 14.9
- Peak SRS
- 24.4
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
- 17
- Career span
- 17 years
- Best finish
- #1
- Consistency
- 54.6
Primary school anchor
Tennessee
Balanced profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 91.7.
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.
Phillip Fulmer
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1992Actual season year • SRS range 2.9 to 24.42008
Active comparison point
Phillip Fulmer • 1993
1993 Tennessee
Best season9-2-1 • SRS 24.4 • SP Overall 28.5
Win %
79.2%
YoY SRS
+10.5
SP Off / Def
45.6 / 19.5
Finish
#12
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
13-29-1
- Games
- 43
- Win rate
- 31.4%
Top 5
5-16-1
- Games
- 22
- Win rate
- 25.0%
View ranked game results79
| 2008 Regular Week 9 | Tennessee | Alabama | #2 | L9-29 |
| 2008 Regular Week 7 | Tennessee | Georgia | #10 | L14-26 |
| 2008 Regular Week 5 | Tennessee | Auburn | #15 | L12-14 |
| 2008 Regular Week 4 | Tennessee | Florida | #4 | L6-30 |
| 2007 Regular Week 14 | Tennessee | LSU | #5 | L14-21 |
| 2007 Regular Week 9 | Tennessee | South Carolina | #15 | W27-24 |
| 2007 Regular Week 6 | Tennessee | Georgia | #12 | W35-14 |
| 2007 Regular Week 3 | Tennessee | Florida | #5 | L20-59 |
| 2007 Regular Week 1 | Tennessee | California | #12 | L31-45 |
| 2007 Postseason Week 1 | Tennessee | Wisconsin | #24 | W21-17 |
| 2006 Regular Week 11 | Tennessee | Arkansas | #11 | L14-31 |
| 2006 Regular Week 10 | Tennessee | LSU | #13 | L24-28 |
| 2006 Regular Week 6 | Tennessee | Georgia | #10 | W51-33 |
| 2006 Regular Week 3 | Tennessee | Florida | #7 | L20-21 |
| 2006 Postseason Week 1 | Tennessee | Penn State | #24 | L10-20 |
| 2005 Regular Week 10 | Tennessee | Notre Dame | #8 | L21-41 |
| 2005 Regular Week 8 | Tennessee | Alabama | #5 | L3-6 |
| 2005 Regular Week 6 | Tennessee | Georgia | #5 | L14-27 |
| 2005 Regular Week 4 | Tennessee | LSU | #3 | W30-27 |
| 2005 Regular Week 3 | Tennessee | Florida | #6 | L7-16 |
| 2004 Regular Week 15 | Tennessee | Auburn | #3 | L28-38 |
| 2004 Regular Week 7 | Tennessee | Georgia | #3 | W19-14 |
| 2004 Regular Week 6 | Tennessee | Auburn | #8 | L10-34 |
| 2004 Regular Week 4 | Tennessee | Florida | #11 | W30-28 |
| 2003 Regular Week 12 | Tennessee | Miami | #6 | W10-6 |
| 2003 Regular Week 8 | Tennessee | Georgia | #8 | L14-41 |
| 2003 Regular Week 5 | Tennessee | Florida | #17 | W24-10 |
| 2003 Postseason Week 1 | Tennessee | Clemson | #22 | L14-27 |
| 2002 Regular Week 12 | Tennessee | Miami | #2 | L3-26 |
| 2002 Regular Week 10 | Tennessee | Alabama | #19 | L14-34 |
| 2002 Regular Week 8 | Tennessee | Georgia | #6 | L13-18 |
| 2002 Regular Week 5 | Tennessee | Florida | #10 | L13-30 |
| 2002 Postseason Week 1 | Tennessee | Maryland | #20 | L3-30 |
| 2001 Regular Week 16 | Tennessee | LSU | #12 | L20-31 |
| 2001 Regular Week 15 | Tennessee | Florida | #2 | W34-32 |
| 2001 Regular Week 10 | Tennessee | South Carolina | #12 | W17-10 |
| 2001 Regular Week 6 | Tennessee | LSU | #14 | W26-18 |
| 2001 Postseason Week 1 | Tennessee | Michigan | #17 | W45-17 |
| 2000 Regular Week 10 | Tennessee | South Carolina | #17 | W17-14 |
| 2000 Regular Week 7 | Tennessee | Georgia | #19 | L10-21 |
| 2000 Regular Week 4 | Tennessee | Florida | #6 | L23-27 |
| 2000 Regular Week 2 | Tennessee | Southern Miss | #22 | W19-16 |
| 2000 Postseason Week 1 | Tennessee | Kansas State | #9 | L21-35 |
| 1999 Regular Week 11 | Tennessee | Notre Dame | #24 | W38-14 |
| 1999 Regular Week 9 | Tennessee | Alabama | #10 | W21-7 |
| 1999 Regular Week 7 | Tennessee | Georgia | #10 | W37-20 |
| 1999 Regular Week 4 | Tennessee | Florida | #4 | L21-23 |
| 1999 Postseason Week 1 | Tennessee | Nebraska | #3 | L21-31 |
| 1998 Regular Week 12 | Tennessee | Arkansas | #9 | W28-24 |
| 1998 Regular Week 7 | Tennessee | Georgia | #13 | W22-3 |
| 1998 Regular Week 4 | Tennessee | Florida | #8 | W20-17 |
| 1998 Regular Week 2 | Tennessee | Syracuse | #19 | W34-33 |
| 1998 Postseason Week 1 | Tennessee | Florida State | #3 | W23-16 |
| 1997 Regular Week 12 | Tennessee | Southern Miss | #24 | W44-20 |
| 1997 Regular Week 8 | Tennessee | Georgia | #13 | W38-13 |
| 1997 Regular Week 5 | Tennessee | Florida | #3 | L20-33 |
| 1997 Postseason Week 1 | Tennessee | Nebraska | #2 | L17-42 |
| 1997 Postseason Week 1 | Tennessee | Auburn | #11 | W30-29 |
| 1996 Regular Week 10 | Tennessee | Alabama | #7 | W20-13 |
| 1996 Regular Week 5 | Tennessee | Florida | #4 | L29-35 |
| 1996 Postseason Week 1 | Tennessee | Northwestern | #15 | W48-28 |
| 1995 Regular Week 8 | Tennessee | Alabama | #11 | W41-14 |
| 1995 Regular Week 7 | Tennessee | Arkansas | #18 | W49-31 |
| 1995 Regular Week 4 | Tennessee | Florida | #4 | L37-62 |
| 1995 Postseason Week 1 | Tennessee | Ohio State | #6 | W20-14 |
| 1994 Regular Week 8 | Tennessee | Alabama | #10 | L13-17 |
| 1994 Regular Week 6 | Tennessee | Washington State | #17 | W10-9 |
| 1994 Regular Week 4 | Tennessee | Florida | #1 | L0-31 |
| 1994 Regular Week 3 | Tennessee | Georgia | #23 | W41-23 |
| 1994 Regular Week 2 | Tennessee | UCLA | #14 | L23-25 |
| 1993 Regular Week 11 | Tennessee | Louisville | #13 | W45-10 |
| 1993 Regular Week 8 | Tennessee | Alabama | #2 | T17-17 |
| 1993 Regular Week 4 | Tennessee | Florida | #9 | L34-41 |
| 1993 Regular Week 3 | Tennessee | Georgia | #22 | W38-6 |
| 1993 Postseason Week 1 | Tennessee | Penn State | #8 | L13-31 |
| 1992 Regular Week 8 | Tennessee | Alabama | #4 | L10-17 |
| 1992 Regular Week 4 | Tennessee | Florida | #4 | W31-14 |
| 1992 Regular Week 3 | Tennessee | Georgia | #14 | W34-31 |
| 1992 Postseason Week 1 | Tennessee | Boston College | #21 | W38-23 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Tennessee
1992-2008 • 17 seasons
Avg SRS 14.9 • Win % 74.3%
- Longest tenure
- Tennessee • 17 seasons
- Best tenure
- Tennessee • 14.9 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Tennessee • 74.3%
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.
Phillip Fulmer sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgePhillip Fulmer sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Phillip Fulmer
Elite
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 19.9
- Percentile
- 98th 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.
Tennessee
1992-2008 • 151-52-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 14.9Win % 74.3%
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.9 during vs 8.8 baseline
+0.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
14.9 during vs 12.0 baseline
+2.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
19.9 during vs 15.5 baseline
+4.4
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
76.5% during vs 80.0% baseline
-3.5%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Tennessee 1993
9-2-1 • SRS 24.4
Biggest Improvement
Tennessee 2001
11-2 • 11.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Tennessee 1993
9-2-1 • SP Off 45.6
Best Defensive Season
Tennessee 2008
5-7 • SP Def 6.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
Tennessee 2008
5-7 • SRS 2.9
Biggest Drop
Tennessee 2002
8-5 • -13.4 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Tennessee | 2008 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | #18 | — | 2.9 | 12.0 | 19.3 | 6.8 | -8.2 | -29.8% |
| Tennessee | 2007 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.4% | #15 | #12 | 11.1 | 20.2 | 38.4 | 19.3 | -4.5 | +2.2% |
| Tennessee | 2006 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | #23 | #25 | 15.6 | 18.9 | 35.9 | 18.3 | +11.2 | +23.8% |
| Tennessee | 2005 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | #3 | — | 4.4 | 12.3 | 23.7 | 11.4 | -6.4 | -31.5% |
| Tennessee | 2004 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #14 | #13 | 10.8 | 16.1 | 38.8 | 24.7 | -1.8 | 0.0% |
| Tennessee | 2003 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #12 | #15 | 12.6 | 16.2 | 35.4 | 20.6 | +4.7 | +15.4% |
| Tennessee | 2002 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #5 | — | 7.9 | 10.3 | 28.8 | 19.4 | -13.4 | -23.1% |
| Tennessee | 2001 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #8 | #4 | 21.3 | 27.0 | 42.4 | 17.4 | +11.4 | +17.9% |
| Tennessee | 2000 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #12 | — | 9.9 | 12.2 | 37.2 | 26.9 | -11.2 | -8.3% |
| Tennessee | 1999 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #2 | #9 | 21.1 | 26.7 | 40.3 | 15.2 | -1.2 | -25.0% |
| Tennessee | 1998 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #10 | #1 | 22.3 | 25.5 | 40.5 | 16.5 | +0.5 | +15.4% |
| Tennessee | 1997 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #5 | #7 | 21.8 | 28.0 | 45.1 | 19.8 | +3.1 | +1.3% |
| Tennessee | 1996 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #2 | #9 | 18.7 | 21.4 | 40.7 | 21.6 | -2.3 | -8.3% |
| Tennessee | 1995 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #8 | #3 | 21.0 | 24.6 | 44.0 | 22.0 | +7.4 | +25.0% |
| Tennessee | 1994 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #13 | #22 | 13.6 | 18.3 | 36.9 | 20.3 | -10.8 | -12.5% |
| Tennessee | 1993 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #10 | #12 | 24.4 | 28.5 | 45.6 | 19.5 | +10.5 | -20.8% |
| Tennessee | 1992 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #21 | #12 | 13.9 | 19.3 | 35.9 | 18.3 | — | — |
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