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- Win rate
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Bobby Dodd
1945-1966 • Georgia Tech
One defining program at Georgia Tech.
Bobby Dodd coached 22 seasons, won 71.3%, and posted an average SRS of 16.0. Best season: 1956 Georgia Tech. The profile was balanced with a mostly steady profile. One primary stint defined the run.
- Career record
- 165-64-8
- Career win rate
- 71.3%
- Average SRS
- 16.0
- Peak SRS
- 28.3
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
- 22
- Career span
- 22 years
- Best finish
- #2
- Consistency
- 56.7
Primary school anchor
Georgia Tech
Balanced profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 95.7.
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.
Bobby Dodd
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1945Actual season year • SRS range 2.5 to 28.31966
Active comparison point
Bobby Dodd • 1956
1956 Georgia Tech
Best season10-1 • SRS 28.3 • SP Overall —
Win %
90.9%
YoY SRS
+8.5
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#4
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
6-19-1
- Games
- 26
- Win rate
- 25.0%
Top 5
0-12-1
- Games
- 13
- Win rate
- 3.9%
View ranked game results50
| 1966 Regular Week 12 | Georgia Tech | Georgia | #4 | L14-23 |
| 1965 Regular Week 9 | Georgia Tech | Tennessee | #8 | L7-21 |
| 1964 Regular Week 10 | Georgia Tech | Alabama | #2 | L7-24 |
| 1963 Regular Week 10 | Georgia Tech | Alabama | #7 | L11-27 |
| 1963 Regular Week 6 | Georgia Tech | Auburn | #8 | L21-29 |
| 1962 Regular Week 10 | Georgia Tech | Alabama | #6 | W7-6 |
| 1962 Regular Week 4 | Georgia Tech | LSU | #6 | L7-10 |
| 1961 Regular Week 10 | Georgia Tech | Alabama | #1 | L0-10 |
| 1961 Postseason Week 1 | Georgia Tech | Penn State | #17 | L15-30 |
| 1960 Regular Week 10 | Georgia Tech | Alabama | #18 | L15-16 |
| 1960 Regular Week 9 | Georgia Tech | Tennessee | #14 | W14-7 |
| 1960 Regular Week 8 | Georgia Tech | Duke | #13 | L0-6 |
| 1960 Regular Week 6 | Georgia Tech | Auburn | #17 | L7-9 |
| 1960 Regular Week 4 | Georgia Tech | Florida | #18 | L17-18 |
| 1959 Regular Week 12 | Georgia Tech | Georgia | #5 | L14-21 |
| 1959 Regular Week 10 | Georgia Tech | Alabama | #17 | L7-9 |
| 1959 Regular Week 6 | Georgia Tech | Auburn | #7 | L6-7 |
| 1959 Regular Week 5 | Georgia Tech | Tennessee | #14 | W14-7 |
| 1959 Postseason Week 1 | Georgia Tech | Arkansas | #9 | L7-14 |
| 1958 Regular Week 6 | Georgia Tech | Auburn | #5 | T7-7 |
| 1958 Regular Week 2 | Georgia Tech | Kentucky | #17 | L0-13 |
| 1957 Regular Week 11 | Georgia Tech | Florida | #20 | T0-0 |
| 1957 Regular Week 9 | Georgia Tech | Tennessee | #7 | L6-21 |
| 1957 Regular Week 8 | Georgia Tech | Duke | #16 | W13-0 |
| 1957 Regular Week 6 | Georgia Tech | Auburn | #5 | L0-3 |
| 1957 Regular Week 5 | Georgia Tech | LSU | #17 | L13-20 |
| 1956 Regular Week 11 | Georgia Tech | Florida | #18 | W28-0 |
| 1956 Regular Week 9 | Georgia Tech | Tennessee | #1 | L0-6 |
| 1956 Regular Week 3 | Georgia Tech | SMU | #12 | W9-7 |
| 1956 Postseason Week 1 | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh | #13 | W21-14 |
| 1955 Regular Week 7 | Georgia Tech | Duke | #17 | W27-0 |
| 1955 Regular Week 5 | Georgia Tech | Auburn | #17 | L12-14 |
| 1955 Regular Week 2 | Georgia Tech | Florida | #19 | W14-7 |
| 1955 Postseason Week 1 | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh | #11 | W7-0 |
| 1954 Regular Week 7 | Georgia Tech | Duke | #16 | L20-21 |
| 1954 Postseason Week 1 | Georgia Tech | Arkansas | #10 | W14-6 |
| 1953 Regular Week 9 | Georgia Tech | Alabama | #11 | L6-13 |
| 1953 Regular Week 6 | Georgia Tech | Notre Dame | #1 | L14-27 |
| 1953 Postseason Week 1 | Georgia Tech | West Virginia | #10 | W42-19 |
| 1952 Regular Week 10 | Georgia Tech | Alabama | #8 | W7-3 |
| 1952 Postseason Week 1 | Georgia Tech | Ole Miss | #7 | W24-7 |
| 1951 Postseason Week 1 | Georgia Tech | Baylor | #9 | W17-14 |
| 1950 Regular Week 7 | Georgia Tech | Kentucky | #4 | L14-28 |
| 1950 Regular Week 2 | Georgia Tech | SMU | #3 | L13-33 |
| 1948 Regular Week 4 | Georgia Tech | Tulane | #19 | W13-7 |
| 1947 Postseason Week 1 | Georgia Tech | Kansas | #12 | W20-14 |
| 1946 Regular Week 6 | Georgia Tech | LSU | #11 | W26-7 |
| 1946 Regular Week 3 | Georgia Tech | Tennessee | #4 | L9-13 |
| 1945 Regular Week 7 | Georgia Tech | Navy | #2 | L6-20 |
| 1945 Regular Week 5 | Georgia Tech | Notre Dame | #2 | L7-40 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Georgia Tech
1945-1966 • 22 seasons
Avg SRS 16.0 • Win % 71.3%
- Longest tenure
- Georgia Tech • 22 seasons
- Best tenure
- Georgia Tech • 16.0 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Georgia Tech • 71.3%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bobby Dodd
Insufficient sample
- Raw avg SP Overall
- —
- Percentile
- —
Insufficient sample
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.
Georgia Tech
1945-1966 • 165-64-8
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 16.0Win % 71.3%
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.5 during vs 6.2 baseline
+1.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
16.0 during vs 11.4 baseline
+4.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
40.9% during vs 60.0% baseline
-19.1%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Georgia Tech 1956
10-1 • SRS 28.3
Biggest Improvement
Georgia Tech 1951
11-0-1 • 19.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
Georgia Tech 1950
5-6 • SRS 2.5
Biggest Drop
Georgia Tech 1957
4-4-2 • -17.1 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Georgia Tech | 1966 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #8 | 18.5 | — | — | — | +5.8 | +13.6% |
| Georgia Tech | 1965 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 68.2% | — | — | 12.7 | — | — | — | +4.1 | -1.8% |
| Georgia Tech | 1964 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 8.6 | — | — | — | -8.7 | 0.0% |
| Georgia Tech | 1963 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 17.3 | — | — | — | -5.0 | +1.8% |
| Georgia Tech | 1962 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 68.2% | — | — | 22.3 | — | — | — | +2.1 | +4.5% |
| Georgia Tech | 1961 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | #13 | 20.2 | — | — | — | +3.2 | +13.6% |
| Georgia Tech | 1960 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 17.0 | — | — | — | +3.8 | -4.5% |
| Georgia Tech | 1959 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 13.2 | — | — | — | +3.7 | -0.4% |
| Georgia Tech | 1958 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55.0% | — | — | 9.5 | — | — | — | -1.7 | +5.0% |
| Georgia Tech | 1957 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | #11 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | -17.1 | -40.9% |
| Georgia Tech | 1956 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | #4 | #4 | 28.3 | — | — | — | +8.5 | +4.5% |
| Georgia Tech | 1955 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 86.4% | #10 | #7 | 19.8 | — | — | — | +4.4 | +13.6% |
| Georgia Tech | 1954 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | #7 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — | +1.3 | -6.4% |
| Georgia Tech | 1953 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #3 | #8 | 14.1 | — | — | — | -13.3 | -20.8% |
| Georgia Tech | 1952 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #3 | #2 | 27.4 | — | — | — | +5.7 | +4.2% |
| Georgia Tech | 1951 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 95.8% | — | #5 | 21.7 | — | — | — | +19.2 | +50.4% |
| Georgia Tech | 1950 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 2.5 | — | — | — | -7.5 | -24.6% |
| Georgia Tech | 1949 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | -8.3 | 0.0% |
| Georgia Tech | 1948 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 18.3 | — | — | — | +3.0 | -20.9% |
| Georgia Tech | 1947 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | — | #10 | 15.3 | — | — | — | -5.9 | +9.1% |
| Georgia Tech | 1946 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #11 | 21.2 | — | — | — | +13.0 | +41.8% |
| Georgia Tech | 1945 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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