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Bobby Ross

1973-2006 • Army, Georgia Tech, Maryland, The Citadel

4 schools coached, anchored by Maryland.

Bobby Ross coached 18 seasons, won 50.5%, and posted an average SRS of 0.7. Best season: 1990 Georgia Tech. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 4 stints shaped the career arc.

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Career record
103-101-2
Career win rate
50.5%
Average SRS
0.7
Peak SRS
21.9

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
34 years
Best finish
#2
Consistency
3.4

Primary school anchor

Maryland

Defense-First profile with 4 program stops and a peak score of 88.4.

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.

Bobby Ross
EliteStrongAverageLean
Bobby Ross: 1982 MarylandBobby Ross: 1987 Georgia TechBobby Ross: 2004 Army
1973Actual season year • SRS range -19.4 to 21.92006

Active comparison point

Bobby Ross • 1990

Selected

1990 Georgia Tech

Best season

11-0-1 • SRS 21.9 • SP Overall 24.9

Win %

95.8%

YoY SRS

+16.8

SP Off / Def

39.7 / 15.6

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.

Poll source
Ranking timing

Top 25

9-28-1

Games
38
Win rate
25.0%

Top 10

3-9

Games
12
Win rate
25.0%

Top 5

0-2

Games
2
Win rate
0.0%
View ranked game results38
2006 Regular Week 12ArmyNotre Dame#6L9-41
2005 Regular Week 7ArmyTCU#25L17-38
2005 Regular Week 4ArmyIowa State#22L21-28
2005 Regular Week 2ArmyBoston College#19L7-44
1991 Regular Week 14Georgia TechGeorgia#25L15-18
1991 Regular Week 6Georgia TechNC State#19L21-28
1991 Regular Week 5Georgia TechClemson#7L7-9
1991 Postseason Week 1Georgia TechStanford#22W18-17
1990 Regular Week 11Georgia TechVirginia#11W41-38
1990 Regular Week 8Georgia TechClemson#22W21-19
1990 Postseason Week 1Georgia TechNebraska#24W45-21
1989 Regular Week 7Georgia TechClemson#14W30-14
1989 Regular Week 2Georgia TechNC State#25L28-38
1988 Regular Week 14Georgia TechGeorgia#20L3-24
1988 Regular Week 8Georgia TechSouth Carolina#8W34-0
1988 Regular Week 5Georgia TechClemson#12L13-30
1987 Regular Week 14Georgia TechGeorgia#14L16-30
1987 Regular Week 9Georgia TechTennessee#13L15-29
1987 Regular Week 8Georgia TechAuburn#6L10-20
1987 Regular Week 5Georgia TechClemson#8L12-33
1986 Regular Week 12MarylandClemson#19T17-17
1986 Regular Week 11MarylandPenn State#3L15-17
1986 Regular Week 5MarylandNC State#20L16-28
1985 Regular Week 11MarylandMiami#8L22-29
1985 Regular Week 5MarylandMichigan#12L0-20
1985 Regular Week 2MarylandPenn State#19L18-20
1984 Regular Week 12MarylandMiami#14W42-40
1984 Regular Week 7MarylandPenn State#11L24-25
1983 Regular Week 12MarylandClemson#13L27-52
1983 Regular Week 11MarylandAuburn#3L23-35
1983 Regular Week 10MarylandNorth Carolina#10W28-26
1983 Regular Week 4MarylandWest Virginia#12L21-31
1982 Regular Week 11MarylandClemson#11L22-24
1982 Regular Week 9MarylandNorth Carolina#10W31-24
1982 Regular Week 3MarylandWest Virginia#17L18-19
1982 Regular Week 2MarylandPenn State#7L31-39
1982 Postseason Week 1MarylandWashington#7L20-21
1974 Regular Week 7The CitadelTulane#20L3-30

Tenure map

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

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint

Army

2004-2006 • 3 seasons

Avg SRS -12.7 • Win % 26.5%

Georgia Tech

1987-1991 • 5 seasons

Avg SRS 6.3 • Win % 54.3%

Maryland

1982-1986 • 5 seasons

Avg SRS 14.1 • Win % 67.0%

The Citadel

1973-1977 • 5 seasons

Avg SRS -10.4 • Win % 43.6%

Longest tenure
Georgia Tech • 5 seasons
Best tenure
Maryland • 14.1 SRS
Best tenure win rate
Maryland • 67.0%

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.

Bobby Ross sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Bobby Ross sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Bobby Ross

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall
-0.0
Percentile
56th pct

Above average

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.

Army

2004-2006 • 9-25

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

Avg SRS -12.7Win % 26.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.0 during vs 1.6 baseline

+1.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-12.7 during vs -18.6 baseline

+5.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-18.7 during vs -21.7 baseline

+3.0

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Georgia Tech

1987-1991 • 31-26-1

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

Avg SRS 6.3Win % 54.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.2 during vs 5.8 baseline

+0.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

6.3 during vs 6.4 baseline

-0.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

5.4 during vs 6.2 baseline

-0.8

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

20.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

+0.0%

Maryland

1982-1986 • 39-19-1

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

Avg SRS 14.1Win % 67.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.8 during vs 7.2 baseline

+0.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

14.1 during vs 12.5 baseline

+1.6

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

16.0 during vs 14.0 baseline

+2.0

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

60.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

+40.0%

The Citadel

1973-1977 • 24-31

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

Avg SRS -10.4Win % 43.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.8 during vs 6.0 baseline

-1.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-10.4 during vs -13.4 baseline

+3.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-10.2 during vs -12.2 baseline

+2.0

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career highs and lows

High Points

Best Season

Georgia Tech 1990

11-0-1 • SRS 21.9

Biggest Improvement

Maryland 1982

8-4 • 26.7 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Maryland 1984

9-3 • SP Off 40.1

Best Defensive Season

Georgia Tech 1990

11-0-1 • SP Def 15.6

Setbacks

Worst Season

The Citadel 1973

3-8 • SRS -19.4

Biggest Drop

Army 2004

2-9 • -24.8 SRS

Season-by-season results

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

Army20061239025.0%——-16.4-24.38.433.5-8.6-11.4%
Army20051147036.4%——-7.8-16.314.731.0+6.2+18.2%
Army20041129018.2%——-14.0-15.629.541.2-24.8-43.4%
Georgia Tech19911385061.5%#8—10.814.729.915.9-11.1-34.3%
Georgia Tech199012110195.8%—#221.924.939.715.6+16.8+32.2%
Georgia Tech19891174063.6%——5.14.028.425.2+3.3+36.4%
Georgia Tech19881138027.3%——1.8-2.119.922.2+10.1+9.1%
Georgia Tech19871129018.2%——-8.3-14.518.631.8-17.4-31.8%
Maryland19861155150.0%——9.19.029.922.2-7.8-25.0%
Maryland19851293075.0%#7#1816.919.835.217.0+2.60.0%
Maryland19841293075.0%—#1214.315.740.127.3+2.9+8.3%
Maryland19831284066.7%#17—11.413.334.922.8-7.50.0%
Maryland19821284066.7%—#2018.922.139.919.5+26.7+21.2%
The Citadel19771156045.5%——-7.8-5.714.519.8-6.8-9.1%
The Citadel19761165054.5%——-1.02.118.016.7+12.90.0%
The Citadel19751165054.5%——-13.9-14.83.017.0-4.0+18.2%
The Citadel19741147036.4%——-9.9-13.318.330.2+9.5+9.1%
The Citadel19731138027.3%——-19.4-19.311.430.7——

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