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16-19
- Games
- 35
- Win rate
- 45.7%
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Chris Petersen
2006-2019 • Boise State, Washington
2 schools coached, anchored by Boise State.
Chris Petersen coached 14 seasons, won 79.5%, and posted an average SRS of 15.1. Best season: 2016 Washington. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
- Career record
- 147-38
- Career win rate
- 79.5%
- Average SRS
- 15.1
- Peak SRS
- 27.3
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
- 14
- Career span
- 14 years
- Best finish
- #4
- Consistency
- 53.1
Primary school anchor
Boise State
Balanced profile with 2 program stops and a peak score of 94.9.
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.
Chris Petersen
EliteStrongAverageLean
Chris Petersen: 2014 Washington
2006Actual season year • SRS range 4.9 to 27.32019
Active comparison point
Chris Petersen • 2016
2016 Washington
Best seasonBiggest improvement12-2 • SRS 27.3 • SP Overall 26.7
Win %
85.7%
YoY SRS
+13.6
SP Off / Def
40.2 / 13.9
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
4-8
- Games
- 12
- Win rate
- 33.3%
Top 5
0-2
- Games
- 2
- Win rate
- 0.0%
View ranked game results35
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Washington
2014-2019 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 16.2 • Win % 67.9%
Boise State
2006-2013 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS 14.3 • Win % 88.5%
- Longest tenure
- Boise State • 8 seasons
- Best tenure
- Washington • 16.2 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Boise State • 88.5%
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.
Chris Petersen sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeChris Petersen sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Chris Petersen
Elite
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 17.9
- 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.
Washington
2014-2019 • 55-26
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 16.2Win % 67.9%
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.2 during vs 6.1 baseline
+3.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
16.2 during vs 7.0 baseline
+9.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
17.4 during vs 6.7 baseline
+10.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
33.3% during vs 20.0% baseline
+13.3%
Boise State
2006-2013 • 92-12
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 14.3Win % 88.5%
Avg wins
Higher is better
11.5 during vs 10.6 baseline
+0.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
14.3 during vs 9.2 baseline
+5.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
18.2 during vs 10.4 baseline
+7.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
75.0% during vs 60.0% baseline
+15.0%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Washington 2016
12-2 • SRS 27.3
Biggest Improvement
Washington 2016
12-2 • 13.6 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Boise State 2010
12-1 • SP Off 42.1
Best Defensive Season
Washington 2018
10-4 • SP Def 12.7
Setbacks
Worst Season
Boise State 2013
8-4 • SRS 4.9
Biggest Drop
Boise State 2012
11-2 • -11.5 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Washington | 2019 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #13 | — | 15.6 | 18.3 | 35.3 | 19.5 | +3.4 | -9.9% |
| Washington | 2018 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.4% | #6 | — | 12.2 | 19.9 | 34.5 | 12.7 | -7.9 | -5.5% |
| Washington | 2017 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #8 | #16 | 20.1 | 22.1 | 39.4 | 16.3 | -7.2 | -8.8% |
| Washington | 2016 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.7% | #14 | #4 | 27.3 | 26.7 | 40.2 | 13.9 | +13.6 | +31.9% |
| Washington | 2015 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 13.7 | 9.7 | 30.1 | 20.8 | +5.5 | -3.3% |
| Washington | 2014 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.1% | #25 | — | 8.2 | 7.8 | 28.5 | 21.8 | +3.3 | -9.5% |
| Boise State | 2013 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #19 | — | 4.9 | 11.3 | 35.0 | 25.6 | -3.0 | -17.9% |
| Boise State | 2012 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #24 | #18 | 7.9 | 13.4 | 32.2 | 17.7 | -11.5 | -7.7% |
| Boise State | 2011 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% | #5 | #8 | 19.4 | 23.0 | 40.1 | 17.5 | -5.0 | 0.0% |
| Boise State | 2010 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% | #3 | #9 | 24.4 | 26.4 | 42.1 | 14.1 | +6.5 | -7.7% |
| Boise State | 2009 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #14 | #4 | 17.9 | 19.9 | 36.9 | 17.7 | +1.6 | +7.7% |
| Boise State | 2008 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% | — | #11 | 16.3 | 19.8 | 33.8 | 15.0 | +10.2 | +15.4% |
| Boise State | 2007 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #24 | — | 6.1 | 13.1 | 36.2 | 24.4 | -11.1 | -23.1% |
| Boise State | 2006 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | #5 | 17.2 | 18.7 | 35.9 | 18.6 | — | — |
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