Top 25
37-41-5
- Games
- 83
- Win rate
- 47.6%
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Terry Donahue
1976-1995 • UCLA
One defining program at UCLA.
Terry Donahue coached 20 seasons, won 66.5%, and posted an average SRS of 14.1. Best season: 1982 UCLA. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stint defined the run.
- Career record
- 151-74-8
- Career win rate
- 66.5%
- Average SRS
- 14.1
- Peak SRS
- 22.6
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
- 20
- Career span
- 20 years
- Best finish
- #5
- Consistency
- 43.4
Primary school anchor
UCLA
Balanced profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 89.4.
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.
Terry Donahue
EliteStrongAverageLean
1976Actual season year • SRS range 1.6 to 22.61995
Active comparison point
Terry Donahue • 1982
1982 UCLA
Best season10-1-1 • SRS 22.6 • SP Overall 24.2
Win %
87.5%
YoY SRS
+4.8
SP Off / Def
42.6 / 20.2
Finish
#5
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
8-19-2
- Games
- 29
- Win rate
- 31.0%
Top 5
1-10
- Games
- 11
- Win rate
- 9.1%
View ranked game results83
| 1995 Regular Week 13 | UCLA | USC | #11 | W24-20 |
| 1995 Regular Week 12 | UCLA | Washington | #22 | L14-38 |
| 1995 Regular Week 9 | UCLA | Stanford | #23 | W42-28 |
| 1995 Regular Week 4 | UCLA | Oregon | #20 | L31-38 |
| 1995 Regular Week 2 | UCLA | Miami | #12 | W31-8 |
| 1995 Postseason Week 1 | UCLA | Kansas | #9 | L30-51 |
| 1994 Regular Week 13 | UCLA | USC | #13 | W31-19 |
| 1994 Regular Week 9 | UCLA | Arizona | #14 | L24-34 |
| 1994 Regular Week 6 | UCLA | Washington | #12 | L10-37 |
| 1994 Regular Week 5 | UCLA | Washington State | #22 | L0-21 |
| 1994 Regular Week 4 | UCLA | Nebraska | #2 | L21-49 |
| 1994 Regular Week 2 | UCLA | Tennessee | #13 | W25-23 |
| 1993 Regular Week 13 | UCLA | USC | #22 | W27-21 |
| 1993 Regular Week 10 | UCLA | Arizona | #7 | W37-17 |
| 1993 Regular Week 8 | UCLA | Washington | #12 | W39-25 |
| 1993 Regular Week 7 | UCLA | BYU | #19 | W68-14 |
| 1993 Regular Week 5 | UCLA | Stanford | #17 | W28-25 |
| 1993 Regular Week 4 | UCLA | Nebraska | #8 | L13-14 |
| 1993 Postseason Week 1 | UCLA | Wisconsin | #6 | L16-21 |
| 1992 Regular Week 13 | UCLA | USC | #15 | W38-37 |
| 1992 Regular Week 8 | UCLA | Washington State | #22 | L17-30 |
| 1992 Regular Week 7 | UCLA | Stanford | #11 | L7-19 |
| 1992 Regular Week 5 | UCLA | San Diego State | #21 | W35-7 |
| 1991 Regular Week 6 | UCLA | California | #18 | L24-27 |
| 1991 Regular Week 3 | UCLA | Tennessee | #11 | L16-30 |
| 1991 Regular Week 2 | UCLA | BYU | #25 | W27-23 |
| 1990 Regular Week 13 | UCLA | USC | #18 | L42-45 |
| 1990 Regular Week 12 | UCLA | Washington | #10 | W25-22 |
| 1990 Regular Week 11 | UCLA | Oregon | #20 | L24-28 |
| 1990 Regular Week 7 | UCLA | Arizona | #21 | L21-28 |
| 1990 Regular Week 5 | UCLA | Michigan | #6 | L15-38 |
| 1990 Regular Week 3 | UCLA | Oklahoma | #14 | L14-34 |
| 1989 Regular Week 12 | UCLA | USC | #8 | T10-10 |
| 1989 Regular Week 4 | UCLA | Michigan | #5 | L23-24 |
| 1988 Regular Week 13 | UCLA | USC | #2 | L22-31 |
| 1988 Regular Week 6 | UCLA | Washington | #16 | W24-17 |
| 1988 Regular Week 3 | UCLA | Nebraska | #2 | W41-28 |
| 1988 Postseason Week 1 | UCLA | Arkansas | #12 | W17-3 |
| 1987 Regular Week 13 | UCLA | USC | #17 | L13-17 |
| 1987 Regular Week 3 | UCLA | Nebraska | #2 | L33-42 |
| 1986 Regular Week 13 | UCLA | USC | #17 | W45-25 |
| 1986 Regular Week 12 | UCLA | Washington | #12 | T17-17 |
| 1986 Regular Week 11 | UCLA | Stanford | #16 | L23-28 |
| 1986 Regular Week 7 | UCLA | Arizona | #16 | W32-25 |
| 1986 Regular Week 6 | UCLA | Arizona State | #15 | L9-16 |
| 1986 Regular Week 2 | UCLA | Oklahoma | #1 | L3-38 |
| 1985 Regular Week 2 | UCLA | BYU | #8 | W27-24 |
| 1985 Postseason Week 1 | UCLA | Iowa | #10 | W45-28 |
| 1984 Regular Week 13 | UCLA | USC | #14 | W29-10 |
| 1984 Regular Week 5 | UCLA | Nebraska | #1 | L3-42 |
| 1984 Postseason Week 1 | UCLA | Miami | #18 | W39-37 |
| 1983 Regular Week 10 | UCLA | Washington | #20 | W27-24 |
| 1983 Regular Week 6 | UCLA | BYU | #20 | L35-37 |
| 1983 Regular Week 5 | UCLA | Nebraska | #1 | L10-42 |
| 1983 Regular Week 2 | UCLA | Georgia | #10 | L8-19 |
| 1983 Postseason Week 1 | UCLA | Illinois | #10 | W45-9 |
| 1982 Regular Week 12 | UCLA | USC | #15 | W20-19 |
| 1982 Regular Week 10 | UCLA | Washington | #10 | L7-10 |
| 1982 Regular Week 4 | UCLA | Michigan | #20 | W31-27 |
| 1981 Regular Week 12 | UCLA | USC | #10 | L21-22 |
| 1981 Regular Week 11 | UCLA | Arizona State | #9 | W34-24 |
| 1981 Regular Week 10 | UCLA | Washington | #16 | W31-0 |
| 1981 Regular Week 7 | UCLA | Washington State | #18 | T17-17 |
| 1981 Regular Week 3 | UCLA | Wisconsin | #20 | W31-13 |
| 1981 Postseason Week 1 | UCLA | Michigan | #12 | L14-33 |
| 1980 Regular Week 13 | UCLA | USC | #17 | W20-17 |
| 1980 Regular Week 7 | UCLA | Stanford | #20 | W35-21 |
| 1980 Regular Week 6 | UCLA | Ohio State | #9 | W17-0 |
| 1979 Regular Week 13 | UCLA | USC | #2 | L14-49 |
| 1979 Regular Week 9 | UCLA | Washington | #16 | L14-34 |
| 1979 Regular Week 5 | UCLA | Ohio State | #8 | L13-17 |
| 1979 Regular Week 3 | UCLA | Purdue | #17 | W31-21 |
| 1979 Regular Week 2 | UCLA | Houston | #13 | L16-24 |
| 1978 Regular Week 12 | UCLA | USC | #3 | L10-17 |
| 1978 Regular Week 6 | UCLA | Stanford | #18 | W27-26 |
| 1978 Regular Week 2 | UCLA | Washington | #18 | W10-7 |
| 1978 Postseason Week 1 | UCLA | Arkansas | #11 | T10-10 |
| 1977 Regular Week 13 | UCLA | USC | #20 | L27-29 |
| 1977 Regular Week 2 | UCLA | Houston | #9 | L13-17 |
| 1976 Regular Week 12 | UCLA | USC | #3 | L14-24 |
| 1976 Regular Week 5 | UCLA | Ohio State | #10 | T10-10 |
| 1976 Regular Week 2 | UCLA | Arizona State | #18 | W28-10 |
| 1976 Postseason Week 1 | UCLA | Alabama | #11 | L6-36 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
UCLA
1976-1995 • 20 seasons
Avg SRS 14.1 • Win % 66.5%
- Longest tenure
- UCLA • 20 seasons
- Best tenure
- UCLA • 14.1 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- UCLA • 66.5%
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.
Terry Donahue sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeTerry Donahue sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Terry Donahue
Elite
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 16.9
- Percentile
- 96th 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.
UCLA
1976-1995 • 151-74-8
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 14.1Win % 66.5%
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.5 during vs 6.8 baseline
+0.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
14.1 during vs 14.7 baseline
-0.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
16.9 during vs 13.1 baseline
+3.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
60.0% during vs 60.0% baseline
+0.0%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
UCLA 1982
10-1-1 • SRS 22.6
Biggest Improvement
UCLA 1993
8-4 • 18.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
UCLA 1987
10-2 • SP Off 43.8
Best Defensive Season
UCLA 1980
9-2 • SP Def 14.0
Setbacks
Worst Season
UCLA 1994
5-6 • SRS 1.6
Biggest Drop
UCLA 1994
5-6 • -19.1 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| UCLA | 1995 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | #16 | — | 7.0 | 11.9 | 37.7 | 27.7 | +5.4 | +12.9% |
| UCLA | 1994 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | #14 | — | 1.6 | -0.4 | 29.5 | 30.1 | -19.1 | -21.2% |
| UCLA | 1993 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #18 | 20.7 | 24.9 | 41.3 | 18.3 | +18.1 | +12.1% |
| UCLA | 1992 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | #18 | — | 2.6 | 2.8 | 24.5 | 22.4 | -14.3 | -20.4% |
| UCLA | 1991 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #24 | #19 | 16.9 | 18.9 | 34.2 | 17.2 | +10.8 | +29.5% |
| UCLA | 1990 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | #19 | — | 6.1 | 7.8 | 38.8 | 32.8 | +1.9 | +13.6% |
| UCLA | 1989 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31.8% | #9 | — | 4.2 | 6.9 | 28.0 | 22.2 | -16.6 | -51.5% |
| UCLA | 1988 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #5 | #6 | 20.8 | 28.0 | 42.0 | 15.6 | -0.8 | 0.0% |
| UCLA | 1987 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #3 | #9 | 21.6 | 28.1 | 43.8 | 17.8 | +0.8 | +12.5% |
| UCLA | 1986 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | #4 | #14 | 20.8 | 24.9 | 42.0 | 18.7 | +1.6 | -8.3% |
| UCLA | 1985 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #20 | #7 | 19.2 | 25.5 | 40.6 | 16.9 | +15.6 | +4.2% |
| UCLA | 1984 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #5 | #9 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 29.4 | 23.7 | -9.4 | +12.5% |
| UCLA | 1983 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 62.5% | #20 | #17 | 13.0 | 20.8 | 38.8 | 19.1 | -9.6 | -25.0% |
| UCLA | 1982 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 87.5% | #20 | #5 | 22.6 | 24.2 | 42.6 | 20.2 | +4.8 | +25.0% |
| UCLA | 1981 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 62.5% | #13 | — | 17.8 | 22.4 | 35.4 | 14.1 | -3.1 | -19.3% |
| UCLA | 1980 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #13 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 33.8 | 14.0 | +8.8 | +36.4% |
| UCLA | 1979 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 12.1 | 13.7 | 34.6 | 22.1 | -3.5 | -25.4% |
| UCLA | 1978 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | #12 | #14 | 15.6 | 14.1 | 28.5 | 14.6 | +1.4 | +7.2% |
| UCLA | 1977 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | #11 | — | 14.2 | 11.4 | 30.5 | 20.2 | -5.6 | -15.5% |
| UCLA | 1976 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #17 | #15 | 19.8 | 23.2 | 39.3 | 17.4 | — | — |
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