Top 25
8-39-1
- Games
- 48
- Win rate
- 17.7%
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Coach Profile
Howard Schnellenberger
1979-2011 • Florida Atlantic, Louisville, Miami, Oklahoma
4 schools coached, anchored by Louisville.
Howard Schnellenberger coached 24 seasons, won 51.4%, and posted an average SRS of -4.7. Best season: 1983 Miami. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 4 stints shaped the career arc.
- Career record
- 141-133-3
- Career win rate
- 51.4%
- Average SRS
- -4.7
- Peak SRS
- 20.9
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
- 24
- Career span
- 33 years
- Best finish
- #1
- Consistency
- 2.0
Primary school anchor
Louisville
Defense-First profile with 4 program stops and a peak score of 86.5.
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.
Howard Schnellenberger
EliteStrongAverageLean
Howard Schnellenberger: 1985 LouisvilleHoward Schnellenberger: 1995 OklahomaHoward Schnellenberger: 2004 Florida Atlantic
1979Actual season year • SRS range -27.1 to 20.92011
Active comparison point
Howard Schnellenberger • 1983
1983 Miami
Best season11-1 • SRS 20.9 • SP Overall 24.9
Win %
91.7%
YoY SRS
+7.4
SP Off / Def
34.4 / 10.1
Finish
#1
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
2-16
- Games
- 18
- Win rate
- 11.1%
Top 5
2-8
- Games
- 10
- Win rate
- 20.0%
View ranked game results48
| 2011 Regular Week 2 | Florida Atlantic | Michigan State | #17 | L0-44 |
| 2011 Regular Week 1 | Florida Atlantic | Florida | #22 | L3-41 |
| 2007 Regular Week 12 | Florida Atlantic | Florida | #14 | L20-59 |
| 2007 Regular Week 6 | Florida Atlantic | South Florida | #6 | L23-35 |
| 2007 Regular Week 5 | Florida Atlantic | Kentucky | #14 | L17-45 |
| 2006 Regular Week 1 | Florida Atlantic | Clemson | #18 | L6-54 |
| 2005 Regular Week 5 | Florida Atlantic | Louisville | #24 | L10-61 |
| 1995 Regular Week 14 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #1 | L0-37 |
| 1995 Regular Week 11 | Oklahoma | Kansas State | #9 | L10-49 |
| 1995 Regular Week 9 | Oklahoma | Kansas | #7 | L17-38 |
| 1995 Regular Week 8 | Oklahoma | Texas | #18 | T24-24 |
| 1995 Regular Week 6 | Oklahoma | Colorado | #4 | L17-38 |
| 1994 Regular Week 12 | Louisville | Texas A&M | #9 | L10-26 |
| 1994 Regular Week 7 | Louisville | NC State | #18 | W35-14 |
| 1994 Regular Week 3 | Louisville | Texas | #20 | L16-30 |
| 1993 Regular Week 12 | Louisville | Texas A&M | #11 | L7-42 |
| 1993 Regular Week 11 | Louisville | Tennessee | #7 | L10-45 |
| 1993 Regular Week 7 | Louisville | West Virginia | #24 | L34-36 |
| 1993 Regular Week 4 | Louisville | Arizona State | #23 | W35-17 |
| 1992 Regular Week 11 | Louisville | Texas A&M | #5 | L18-40 |
| 1992 Regular Week 9 | Louisville | Florida | #20 | L17-31 |
| 1992 Regular Week 6 | Louisville | Syracuse | #17 | L9-15 |
| 1992 Regular Week 2 | Louisville | Ohio State | #17 | L19-20 |
| 1991 Regular Week 10 | Louisville | Florida State | #1 | L15-40 |
| 1991 Regular Week 3 | Louisville | Ohio State | #19 | L15-23 |
| 1991 Regular Week 2 | Louisville | Tennessee | #11 | L11-28 |
| 1989 Regular Week 4 | Louisville | West Virginia | #9 | L21-30 |
| 1987 Regular Week 11 | Louisville | Tennessee | #18 | L10-41 |
| 1987 Regular Week 8 | Louisville | Florida State | #4 | L9-32 |
| 1986 Regular Week 9 | Louisville | Florida State | #20 | L18-54 |
| 1985 Regular Week 9 | Louisville | Miami | #15 | L7-45 |
| 1983 Regular Week 10 | Miami | West Virginia | #17 | W20-3 |
| 1983 Regular Week 2 | Miami | Florida | #18 | L3-28 |
| 1983 Postseason Week 1 | Miami | Nebraska | #2 | W31-30 |
| 1982 Regular Week 10 | Miami | Maryland | #19 | L17-18 |
| 1982 Regular Week 9 | Miami | Florida State | #14 | L7-24 |
| 1982 Regular Week 6 | Miami | Notre Dame | #10 | L14-16 |
| 1982 Regular Week 1 | Miami | Florida | #16 | L14-17 |
| 1981 Regular Week 10 | Miami | Florida State | #14 | W27-19 |
| 1981 Regular Week 9 | Miami | Penn State | #1 | W17-14 |
| 1981 Regular Week 7 | Miami | Mississippi State | #16 | L10-14 |
| 1981 Regular Week 4 | Miami | Texas | #4 | L7-14 |
| 1981 Regular Week 1 | Miami | Florida | #17 | W21-20 |
| 1980 Regular Week 10 | Miami | Penn State | #10 | L12-27 |
| 1980 Regular Week 7 | Miami | Notre Dame | #5 | L14-32 |
| 1980 Regular Week 5 | Miami | Florida State | #16 | W10-9 |
| 1979 Regular Week 12 | Miami | Alabama | #1 | L0-30 |
| 1979 Regular Week 4 | Miami | Florida State | #12 | L23-40 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Florida Atlantic
2004-2011 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS -16.2 • Win % 42.3%
Oklahoma
1995-1995 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS -1.1 • Win % 50.0%
Louisville
1985-1994 • 10 seasons
Avg SRS -5.5 • Win % 49.1%
Miami
1979-1983 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 14.5 • Win % 71.9%
- Longest tenure
- Louisville • 10 seasons
- Best tenure
- Miami • 14.5 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Miami • 71.9%
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.
Howard Schnellenberger sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeHoward Schnellenberger sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Howard Schnellenberger
Mixed
- Raw avg SP Overall
- -5.1
- Percentile
- 42th pct
Mixed
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.
Florida Atlantic
2004-2011 • 41-56
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-stint seasons for this program.
Avg SRS -16.2Win % 42.3%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
Oklahoma
1995-1995 • 5-5-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS -1.1Win % 50.0%
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.0 during vs 7.4 baseline
-2.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-1.1 during vs 14.3 baseline
-15.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
1.5 during vs 16.3 baseline
-14.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 60.0% baseline
-60.0%
Louisville
1985-1994 • 54-56-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS -5.5Win % 49.1%
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.4 during vs 4.0 baseline
+1.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-5.5 during vs -6.6 baseline
+1.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-6.8 during vs -7.7 baseline
+0.9
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
20.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+20.0%
Miami
1979-1983 • 41-16
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 14.5Win % 71.9%
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.2 during vs 4.0 baseline
+4.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
14.5 during vs 5.2 baseline
+9.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
18.5 during vs 6.7 baseline
+11.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
60.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+60.0%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Miami 1983
11-1 • SRS 20.9
Biggest Improvement
Louisville 1992
5-6 • 18.5 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Louisville 1993
9-3 • SP Off 38.0
Best Defensive Season
Miami 1981
9-2 • SP Def 8.6
Setbacks
Worst Season
Florida Atlantic 2011
1-11 • SRS -27.1
Biggest Drop
Louisville 1985
2-9 • -45.2 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Florida Atlantic | 2011 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8.3% | — | — | -27.1 | -30.7 | 6.6 | 35.4 | -6.7 | -25.0% |
| Florida Atlantic | 2010 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -20.4 | -22.8 | 14.5 | 36.6 | -8.1 | -8.3% |
| Florida Atlantic | 2009 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -12.3 | -17.3 | 25.8 | 42.6 | -1.9 | -12.2% |
| Florida Atlantic | 2008 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | -10.4 | -8.5 | 25.5 | 33.6 | -5.8 | -7.7% |
| Florida Atlantic | 2007 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | -4.6 | -12.5 | 25.1 | 36.1 | +12.0 | +19.9% |
| Florida Atlantic | 2006 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -16.6 | -19.6 | 9.8 | 28.2 | +8.3 | +23.5% |
| Florida Atlantic | 2005 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -24.9 | -24.9 | 9.8 | 34.6 | -11.7 | -56.8% |
| Florida Atlantic | 2004 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | -13.2 | -11.7 | 18.6 | 29.2 | -12.1 | +25.0% |
| Oklahoma | 1995 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | #15 | — | -1.1 | 1.5 | 28.8 | 27.8 | +2.1 | -4.5% |
| Louisville | 1994 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -3.2 | -5.3 | 25.7 | 31.1 | -15.0 | -20.4% |
| Louisville | 1993 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #24 | 11.8 | 17.4 | 38.0 | 22.2 | +11.0 | +29.5% |
| Louisville | 1992 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 0.8 | 3.2 | 26.5 | 24.0 | +18.5 | +27.3% |
| Louisville | 1991 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -17.7 | -19.1 | 16.7 | 34.9 | -23.7 | -69.3% |
| Louisville | 1990 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 87.5% | — | #14 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 26.6 | 18.7 | +3.3 | +33.0% |
| Louisville | 1989 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 2.7 | 1.4 | 29.3 | 28.7 | +4.1 | -18.2% |
| Louisville | 1988 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | -1.4 | -4.6 | 25.6 | 30.1 | +12.5 | +40.9% |
| Louisville | 1987 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31.8% | — | — | -13.9 | -17.3 | 23.2 | 37.7 | +2.3 | +4.5% |
| Louisville | 1986 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -16.2 | -21.7 | 15.7 | 35.5 | +8.1 | +9.1% |
| Louisville | 1985 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -24.3 | -30.6 | 21.3 | 45.2 | -45.2 | -73.5% |
| Miami | 1983 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | — | #1 | 20.9 | 24.9 | 34.4 | 10.1 | +7.4 | +28.0% |
| Miami | 1982 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | #15 | — | 13.5 | 15.9 | 28.8 | 13.9 | -6.0 | -18.2% |
| Miami | 1981 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #8 | 19.5 | 24.7 | 33.0 | 8.6 | +3.7 | +6.8% |
| Miami | 1980 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #18 | 15.8 | 21.9 | 32.1 | 11.0 | +12.9 | +29.5% |
| Miami | 1979 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 2.9 | 5.0 | 26.2 | 22.1 | — | — |
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