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Bo McMillin
1928-1947 • Indiana, Kansas State
2 schools coached, anchored by Indiana.
Bo McMillin coached 20 seasons, won 56.6%, and posted an average SRS of 7.7. Best season: 1945 Indiana. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
- Career record
- 92-69-12
- Career win rate
- 56.6%
- Average SRS
- 7.7
- Peak SRS
- 25.9
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
- 20
- Career span
- 20 years
- Best finish
- #4
- Consistency
- 25.4
Primary school anchor
Indiana
Balanced profile with 2 program stops and a peak score of 93.5.
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.
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Bo McMillin: 1934 Indiana
1928Actual season year • SRS range -13.5 to 25.91947
Active comparison point
Bo McMillin • 1945
1945 Indiana
Best season9-0-1 • SRS 25.9 • SP Overall —
Win %
95.0%
YoY SRS
+3.5
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
2-7-1
- Games
- 10
- Win rate
- 25.0%
Top 5
1-1
- Games
- 2
- Win rate
- 50.0%
View ranked game results18
| 1947 Regular Week 9 | Indiana | Michigan | #2 | L0-35 |
| 1946 Regular Week 6 | Indiana | Iowa | #16 | L0-13 |
| 1946 Regular Week 5 | Indiana | Illinois | #10 | W14-7 |
| 1946 Regular Week 3 | Indiana | Michigan | #8 | L0-21 |
| 1945 Regular Week 8 | Indiana | Tulsa | #14 | W7-2 |
| 1945 Regular Week 4 | Indiana | Northwestern | #20 | T7-7 |
| 1945 Regular Week 3 | Indiana | Michigan | #16 | W13-7 |
| 1944 Regular Week 6 | Indiana | Michigan | #5 | W20-0 |
| 1944 Regular Week 5 | Indiana | Illinois | #10 | L18-26 |
| 1943 Regular Week 3 | Indiana | Northwestern | #17 | L6-14 |
| 1942 Regular Week 4 | Indiana | Ohio State | #6 | L21-32 |
| 1941 Regular Week 3 | Indiana | Notre Dame | #6 | L6-19 |
| 1940 Regular Week 7 | Indiana | Northwestern | #7 | L7-20 |
| 1940 Regular Week 5 | Indiana | Nebraska | #11 | L7-13 |
| 1939 Regular Week 8 | Indiana | Ohio State | #12 | L0-24 |
| 1939 Regular Week 3 | Indiana | Nebraska | #10 | T7-7 |
| 1937 Regular Week 4 | Indiana | Minnesota | #10 | L0-6 |
| 1936 Regular Week 5 | Indiana | Nebraska | #13 | L9-13 |
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
1934-1947 • 14 seasons
Avg SRS 10.6 • Win % 56.1%
Kansas State
1928-1933 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 0.8 • Win % 57.8%
- Longest tenure
- Indiana • 14 seasons
- Best tenure
- Indiana • 10.6 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Kansas State • 57.8%
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.
Bo McMillin
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- 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.
Indiana
1934-1947 • 63-48-11
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 10.6Win % 56.1%
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.5 during vs 2.0 baseline
+2.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
10.6 during vs 2.4 baseline
+8.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
14.3% during vs 0.0% baseline
+14.3%
Kansas State
1928-1933 • 29-21-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 0.8Win % 57.8%
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.8 during vs 4.0 baseline
+0.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
0.8 during vs 4.4 baseline
-3.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Indiana 1945
9-0-1 • SRS 25.9
Biggest Improvement
Kansas State 1929
3-5 • 15.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
Kansas State 1928
3-5 • SRS -13.5
Biggest Drop
Indiana 1938
1-6-1 • -9.3 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Indiana | 1947 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61.1% | — | — | 12.4 | — | — | — | -8.7 | -5.6% |
| Indiana | 1946 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #20 | 21.1 | — | — | — | -4.8 | -28.3% |
| Indiana | 1945 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 95.0% | — | #4 | 25.9 | — | — | — | +3.5 | +25.0% |
| Indiana | 1944 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 22.4 | — | — | — | +10.9 | +20.0% |
| Indiana | 1943 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | 11.5 | — | — | — | +1.9 | -20.0% |
| Indiana | 1942 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 9.6 | — | — | — | +2.9 | +45.0% |
| Indiana | 1941 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | -2.7 | -12.5% |
| Indiana | 1940 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.5% | — | — | 9.4 | — | — | — | +5.6 | 0.0% |
| Indiana | 1939 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 37.5% | — | — | 3.8 | — | — | — | +5.2 | +18.8% |
| Indiana | 1938 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18.8% | — | — | -1.4 | — | — | — | -9.3 | -43.8% |
| Indiana | 1937 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | — | — | 7.9 | — | — | — | +0.2 | -6.3% |
| Indiana | 1936 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 68.8% | — | — | 7.7 | — | — | — | +0.9 | +12.5% |
| Indiana | 1935 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 56.3% | — | — | 6.8 | — | — | — | +2.0 | +6.3% |
| Indiana | 1934 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | 4.8 | — | — | — | -2.7 | -22.2% |
| Kansas State | 1933 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 72.2% | — | — | 7.5 | — | — | — | +4.9 | +22.2% |
| Kansas State | 1932 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 2.6 | — | — | — | -5.3 | -30.0% |
| Kansas State | 1931 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | — | — | 7.9 | — | — | — | +9.3 | +17.5% |
| Kansas State | 1930 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | — | — | -1.4 | — | — | — | -3.3 | +25.0% |
| Kansas State | 1929 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.5% | — | — | 1.9 | — | — | — | +15.4 | 0.0% |
| Kansas State | 1928 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.5% | — | — | -13.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
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