Top 25
24-28-1
- Games
- 53
- Win rate
- 46.2%
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Coach Profile
John Robinson
1976-2004 • UNLV, USC
2 schools coached, anchored by USC.
John Robinson coached 18 seasons, won 62.9%, and posted an average SRS of 10.7. Best season: 1979 USC. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stints shaped the career arc.
- Career record
- 132-77-4
- Career win rate
- 62.9%
- Average SRS
- 10.7
- Peak SRS
- 27.8
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
- 29 years
- Best finish
- #2
- Consistency
- 2.5
Primary school anchor
USC
Balanced profile with 2 program stops and a peak score of 95.2.
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.
John Robinson
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John Robinson: 1999 UNLV
1976Actual season year • SRS range -18.7 to 27.82004
Active comparison point
John Robinson • 1979
1979 USC
Best season11-0-1 • SRS 27.8 • SP Overall 28.6
Win %
95.8%
YoY SRS
+1.2
SP Off / Def
41.3 / 14.0
Finish
#2
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
10-12
- Games
- 22
- Win rate
- 45.5%
Top 5
4-6
- Games
- 10
- Win rate
- 40.0%
View ranked game results53
| 2004 Regular Week 9 | UNLV | Utah | #9 | L28-63 |
| 2004 Regular Week 3 | UNLV | Wisconsin | #21 | L3-18 |
| 2003 Regular Week 4 | UNLV | Wisconsin | #14 | W23-5 |
| 2002 Regular Week 15 | UNLV | Colorado State | #16 | W36-33 |
| 2001 Regular Week 6 | UNLV | BYU | #20 | L31-35 |
| 2001 Regular Week 3 | UNLV | Northwestern | #16 | L28-37 |
| 1999 Regular Week 9 | UNLV | BYU | #19 | L0-29 |
| 1997 Regular Week 14 | USC | UCLA | #7 | L24-31 |
| 1997 Regular Week 11 | USC | Washington | #7 | L0-27 |
| 1997 Regular Week 3 | USC | Florida State | #5 | L7-14 |
| 1996 Regular Week 15 | USC | Notre Dame | #10 | W27-20 |
| 1996 Regular Week 11 | USC | Washington | #21 | L10-21 |
| 1996 Regular Week 9 | USC | Arizona State | #4 | L35-48 |
| 1995 Regular Week 10 | USC | Washington | #17 | T21-21 |
| 1995 Regular Week 9 | USC | Notre Dame | #17 | L10-38 |
| 1995 Regular Week 5 | USC | Arizona | #25 | W31-10 |
| 1995 Postseason Week 1 | USC | Northwestern | #8 | W41-32 |
| 1994 Regular Week 12 | USC | Arizona | #13 | W45-28 |
| 1994 Regular Week 11 | USC | Washington State | #16 | W23-10 |
| 1994 Regular Week 3 | USC | Penn State | #8 | L14-38 |
| 1994 Regular Week 2 | USC | Washington | #23 | W24-17 |
| 1993 Regular Week 13 | USC | UCLA | #16 | L21-27 |
| 1993 Regular Week 12 | USC | Washington | #25 | W22-17 |
| 1993 Regular Week 9 | USC | Notre Dame | #2 | L13-31 |
| 1993 Regular Week 6 | USC | Arizona | #12 | L7-38 |
| 1993 Regular Week 3 | USC | Penn State | #15 | L20-21 |
| 1982 Regular Week 12 | USC | UCLA | #11 | L19-20 |
| 1982 Regular Week 9 | USC | Arizona State | #7 | L10-17 |
| 1982 Regular Week 2 | USC | Florida | #11 | L9-17 |
| 1981 Regular Week 12 | USC | UCLA | #15 | W22-21 |
| 1981 Regular Week 9 | USC | Washington State | #14 | W41-17 |
| 1981 Regular Week 4 | USC | Oklahoma | #2 | W28-24 |
| 1981 Postseason Week 1 | USC | Penn State | #3 | L10-26 |
| 1980 Regular Week 15 | USC | Notre Dame | #7 | W20-3 |
| 1980 Regular Week 13 | USC | UCLA | #14 | L17-20 |
| 1980 Regular Week 12 | USC | Washington | #16 | L10-20 |
| 1979 Regular Week 11 | USC | Washington | #16 | W24-17 |
| 1979 Regular Week 8 | USC | Notre Dame | #14 | W42-23 |
| 1979 Regular Week 5 | USC | LSU | #17 | W17-12 |
| 1979 Postseason Week 1 | USC | Ohio State | #4 | W17-16 |
| 1978 Regular Week 13 | USC | Notre Dame | #10 | W27-25 |
| 1978 Regular Week 12 | USC | UCLA | #17 | W17-10 |
| 1978 Regular Week 7 | USC | Arizona State | #14 | L7-20 |
| 1978 Regular Week 4 | USC | Alabama | #7 | W24-14 |
| 1978 Postseason Week 1 | USC | Michigan | #5 | W17-10 |
| 1977 Regular Week 11 | USC | Washington | #19 | L10-28 |
| 1977 Regular Week 9 | USC | California | #17 | L14-17 |
| 1977 Regular Week 8 | USC | Notre Dame | #5 | L19-49 |
| 1977 Regular Week 6 | USC | Alabama | #4 | L20-21 |
| 1976 Regular Week 13 | USC | Notre Dame | #15 | W17-13 |
| 1976 Regular Week 12 | USC | UCLA | #6 | W24-14 |
| 1976 Regular Week 2 | USC | Missouri | #6 | L25-46 |
| 1976 Postseason Week 1 | USC | Michigan | #3 | W14-6 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
UNLV
1999-2004 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS -6.4 • Win % 40.0%
USC
1993-1997 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 13.8 • Win % 63.3%
USC
1976-1982 • 7 seasons
Avg SRS 23.2 • Win % 81.9%
- Longest tenure
- USC • 7 seasons
- Best tenure
- USC • 23.2 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- USC • 81.9%
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.
John Robinson sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJohn Robinson sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Robinson
Elite
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 12.4
- Percentile
- 90th 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.
UNLV
1999-2004 • 28-42
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS -6.4Win % 40.0%
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.7 during vs 2.6 baseline
+2.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-6.4 during vs -18.5 baseline
+12.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-7.6 during vs -12.5 baseline
+4.9
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
USC
1993-1997 • 37-21-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 13.8Win % 63.3%
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.4 during vs 7.2 baseline
+0.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
13.8 during vs 15.9 baseline
-2.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
16.8 during vs 20.2 baseline
-3.4
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
40.0% during vs 60.0% baseline
-20.0%
USC
1976-1982 • 67-14-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 23.2Win % 81.9%
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.6 during vs 9.0 baseline
+0.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
23.2 during vs 23.0 baseline
+0.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
26.4 during vs 23.0 baseline
+3.4
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
100.0% during vs 100.0% baseline
+0.0%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
USC 1979
11-0-1 • SRS 27.8
Biggest Improvement
UNLV 2000
8-5 • 21.3 SRS
Best Offensive Season
USC 1979
11-0-1 • SP Off 41.3
Best Defensive Season
USC 1978
12-1 • SP Def 5.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
UNLV 1999
3-8 • SRS -18.7
Biggest Drop
UNLV 1999
3-8 • -28.7 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| UNLV | 2004 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -9.9 | -14.3 | 26.7 | 37.7 | -8.6 | -31.8% |
| UNLV | 2003 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -1.3 | 1.4 | 27.4 | 26.6 | +7.4 | +8.3% |
| UNLV | 2002 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -8.7 | -10.4 | 29.2 | 37.2 | -6.5 | +5.3% |
| UNLV | 2001 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -2.2 | -2.7 | 29.6 | 32.4 | -4.8 | -25.2% |
| UNLV | 2000 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 2.6 | 0.4 | 30.4 | 30.5 | +21.3 | +34.3% |
| UNLV | 1999 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -18.7 | -20.2 | 16.7 | 35.5 | -28.7 | -27.3% |
| USC | 1997 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | #22 | — | 10.0 | 13.8 | 32.0 | 19.0 | -2.6 | +4.5% |
| USC | 1996 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | #7 | — | 12.6 | 14.7 | 36.5 | 23.4 | -0.7 | -29.2% |
| USC | 1995 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #7 | #12 | 13.3 | 16.3 | 35.9 | 21.1 | -2.9 | +8.3% |
| USC | 1994 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | #17 | #13 | 16.2 | 19.2 | 39.1 | 21.6 | -0.6 | +9.3% |
| USC | 1993 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #18 | — | 16.8 | 19.9 | 36.9 | 18.4 | -7.6 | -11.2% |
| USC | 1982 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | #10 | #15 | 24.4 | 26.5 | 36.8 | 11.2 | +6.6 | -2.3% |
| USC | 1981 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #5 | #14 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 31.9 | 14.3 | -3.9 | -2.3% |
| USC | 1980 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 77.3% | #4 | #11 | 21.7 | 26.7 | 34.4 | 8.3 | -6.1 | -18.6% |
| USC | 1979 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 95.8% | #1 | #2 | 27.8 | 28.6 | 41.3 | 14.0 | +1.2 | +3.5% |
| USC | 1978 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% | #9 | #2 | 26.6 | 34.7 | 39.2 | 5.1 | +6.2 | +25.6% |
| USC | 1977 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #4 | #13 | 20.4 | 23.1 | 39.3 | 17.7 | -3.1 | -25.0% |
| USC | 1976 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #8 | #2 | 23.5 | 26.4 | 39.1 | 13.4 | — | — |
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