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Bill Mallory

1969-1996 • Colorado, Indiana, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois

4 schools coached, anchored by Indiana.

Bill Mallory coached 27 seasons, won 56.1%, and posted an average SRS of 2.2. Best season: 1976 Colorado. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 4 stints shaped the career arc.

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Career record
167-130-4
Career win rate
56.1%
Average SRS
2.2
Peak SRS
17.7

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
27
Career span
28 years
Best finish
#15
Consistency
24.4

Primary school anchor

Indiana

Defense-First profile with 4 program stops and a peak score of 79.6.

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.

Bill Mallory
EliteStrongAverageLean
Bill Mallory: 1974 ColoradoBill Mallory: 1980 Northern IllinoisBill Mallory: 1984 Indiana
1969Actual season year • SRS range -17.1 to 17.71996

Active comparison point

Bill Mallory • 1976

Selected

1976 Colorado

Best season

8-4 • SRS 17.7 • SP Overall 22.7

Win %

66.7%

YoY SRS

+1.3

SP Off / Def

37.4 / 15.6

Finish

#16

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

7-52

Games
59
Win rate
11.9%

Top 10

1-24

Games
25
Win rate
4.0%

Top 5

0-16

Games
16
Win rate
0.0%
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1996 Regular Week 13IndianaOhio State#2L17-27
1996 Regular Week 10IndianaPenn State#17L26-48
1996 Regular Week 9IndianaMichigan#13L20-27
1996 Regular Week 6IndianaNorthwestern#25L17-35
1995 Regular Week 13IndianaOhio State#2L3-42
1995 Regular Week 10IndianaPenn State#16L21-45
1995 Regular Week 9IndianaMichigan#10L17-34
1995 Regular Week 8IndianaIowa#23L13-22
1994 Regular Week 11IndianaPenn State#2L29-35
1994 Regular Week 5IndianaWisconsin#16L13-62
1993 Regular Week 12IndianaOhio State#5L17-23
1993 Regular Week 11IndianaPenn State#19L31-38
1993 Regular Week 10IndianaMichigan State#22W10-0
1993 Regular Week 5IndianaWisconsin#23L15-27
1993 Postseason Week 1IndianaVirginia Tech#22L20-45
1992 Regular Week 12IndianaOhio State#19L10-27
1992 Regular Week 8IndianaMichigan#3L3-31
1991 Regular Week 12IndianaOhio State#19L16-20
1991 Regular Week 11IndianaIowa#10L21-38
1991 Regular Week 8IndianaMichigan#4L16-24
1991 Regular Week 2IndianaNotre Dame#7L27-49
1990 Regular Week 13IndianaIllinois#22L10-24
1990 Regular Week 11IndianaMichigan State#24L20-45
1990 Regular Week 10IndianaMichigan#20L19-45
1990 Postseason Week 1IndianaAuburn#19L23-27
1989 Regular Week 12IndianaIllinois#12L28-41
1989 Regular Week 9IndianaMichigan#5L10-38
1988 Regular Week 9IndianaMichigan#20L6-31
1987 Regular Week 12IndianaMichigan State#11L3-27
1987 Regular Week 7IndianaOhio State#17W31-10
1987 Postseason Week 1IndianaTennessee#14L22-27
1986 Regular Week 9IndianaMichigan#3L14-38
1985 Regular Week 9IndianaMichigan#4L15-42
1985 Regular Week 7IndianaOhio State#15L7-48
1984 Regular Week 11IndianaOhio State#13L7-50
1984 Regular Week 10IndianaIowa#17L20-24
1984 Regular Week 6IndianaMichigan#13L6-14
1978 Regular Week 12ColoradoIowa State#20L16-20
1978 Regular Week 10ColoradoOklahoma#1L7-28
1978 Regular Week 8ColoradoNebraska#4L14-52
1977 Regular Week 11ColoradoOklahoma#3L14-52
1977 Regular Week 8ColoradoNebraska#12L15-33
1976 Regular Week 10ColoradoMissouri#11L7-16
1976 Regular Week 9ColoradoOklahoma#17W42-31
1976 Regular Week 6ColoradoNebraska#3L12-24
1976 Postseason Week 1ColoradoOhio State#6L10-27
1975 Regular Week 11ColoradoKansas#17W24-21
1975 Regular Week 8ColoradoNebraska#4L21-63
1975 Regular Week 7ColoradoMissouri#10W31-20
1975 Regular Week 5ColoradoOklahoma#1L20-21
1975 Postseason Week 1ColoradoTexas#6L21-38
1974 Regular Week 11ColoradoOklahoma State#18W37-20
1974 Regular Week 9ColoradoNebraska#9L15-31
1974 Regular Week 7ColoradoOklahoma#2L14-49
1974 Regular Week 4ColoradoWisconsin#11W24-21
1974 Regular Week 3ColoradoMichigan#6L0-31
1974 Regular Week 2ColoradoLSU#9L14-42
1971 Regular Week 8Miami (OH)Toledo#15L6-45
1970 Regular Week 10Miami (OH)Toledo#16L13-14

Tenure map

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

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint

Indiana

1984-1996 • 13 seasons

Avg SRS 2.5 • Win % 46.6%

Northern Illinois

1980-1983 • 4 seasons

Avg SRS -10.1 • Win % 56.8%

Colorado

1974-1978 • 5 seasons

Avg SRS 12.0 • Win % 62.3%

Miami (OH)

1969-1973 • 5 seasons

Avg SRS 1.7 • Win % 76.5%

Longest tenure
Indiana • 13 seasons
Best tenure
Colorado • 12.0 SRS
Best tenure win rate
Miami (OH) • 76.5%

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.

Bill Mallory sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Bill Mallory sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Bill Mallory

Strong

Raw avg SP Overall
4.8
Percentile
72th 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.

Indiana

1984-1996 • 68-78-3

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

Avg SRS 2.5Win % 46.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.2 during vs 5.0 baseline

+0.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

2.5 during vs -0.6 baseline

+3.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

1.8 during vs -5.4 baseline

+7.2

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

7.7% during vs 20.0% baseline

-12.3%

Northern Illinois

1980-1983 • 25-19

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

Avg SRS -10.1Win % 56.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.3 during vs 3.4 baseline

+2.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-10.1 during vs -18.0 baseline

+7.9

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-1.8 during vs -15.2 baseline

+13.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Colorado

1974-1978 • 35-21-1

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

Avg SRS 12.0Win % 62.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.0 during vs 7.4 baseline

-0.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

12.0 during vs 18.9 baseline

-6.9

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

12.9 during vs 18.8 baseline

-5.9

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

40.0% during vs 60.0% baseline

-20.0%

Miami (OH)

1969-1973 • 39-12

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

Avg SRS 1.7Win % 76.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.8 during vs 7.0 baseline

+0.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

1.7 during vs 2.5 baseline

-0.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

11.1 during vs — baseline

—

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

20.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+20.0%

Career highs and lows

High Points

Best Season

Colorado 1976

8-4 • SRS 17.7

Biggest Improvement

Northern Illinois 1983

10-2 • 17.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Indiana 1988

8-3-1 • SP Off 38.4

Best Defensive Season

Miami (OH) 1973

11-0 • SP Def 6.5

Setbacks

Worst Season

Northern Illinois 1981

3-8 • SRS -17.1

Biggest Drop

Northern Illinois 1980

7-4 • -14.4 SRS

Season-by-season results

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

Indiana19961138027.3%——1.23.530.528.7+5.0+9.1%
Indiana19951129018.2%——-3.8-5.124.529.5-9.7-36.4%
Indiana19941165054.5%——5.94.934.030.9-0.5-12.1%
Indiana19931284066.7%——6.49.627.118.3+7.2+21.2%
Indiana19921156045.5%——-0.8-2.718.721.3-9.6-17.1%
Indiana19911274162.5%——8.89.830.822.5+2.8+8.3%
Indiana19901265154.2%——6.04.030.327.7+4.8+8.7%
Indiana19891156045.5%——1.21.831.130.4-11.4-25.4%
Indiana19881283170.8%—#2012.613.738.426.3+5.6+4.2%
Indiana19871284066.7%——7.08.329.922.8+4.0+16.7%
Indiana19861266050.0%——3.02.826.524.3+9.0+13.6%
Indiana19851147036.4%——-6.0-11.628.437.1+3.6+36.4%
Indiana19841101100.0%——-9.6-16.121.635.9-10.6-83.3%
Northern Illinois198312102083.3%——1.010.830.721.3+17.1+33.3%
Northern Illinois19821055050.0%——-16.1-4.613.117.7+1.0+22.7%
Northern Illinois19811138027.3%——-17.1-15.613.027.7-9.0-36.4%
Northern Illinois19801174063.6%——-8.12.222.020.2-14.4+9.1%
Colorado19781165054.5%——6.3-0.423.824.3-7.3-13.6%
Colorado19771173168.2%#12—13.613.830.517.5-4.1+1.5%
Colorado19761284066.7%—#1617.722.737.415.6+1.3-8.3%
Colorado19751293075.0%—#1616.419.138.120.9+10.2+29.5%
Colorado19741156045.5%——6.29.233.526.1-4.4-54.5%
Miami (OH)1973111100100.0%—#1510.620.525.76.5+13.5+30.0%
Miami (OH)19721073070.0%——-2.94.622.518.9-6.50.0%
Miami (OH)19711073070.0%——3.610.724.014.1+7.90.0%
Miami (OH)19701073070.0%——-4.38.621.113.4-5.80.0%
Miami (OH)19691073070.0%——1.5—————

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