Western Kentucky
2007-2009 • 9-27
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Coach Profile
2007-2009 • Western Kentucky
One defining stop at Western Kentucky.
David Elson coached 3 seasons, won 25.0%, and posted an average SRS of -19.7. Best season: 2007 Western Kentucky. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Dossier
The profile below keeps the headline numbers visible, then moves into tenure shape, school impact, and full season detail.
Primary school anchor
Western Kentucky
Balanced profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 9.9.
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Active comparison point
7-5 • SRS -13.9 • SP Overall -22.5
Win %
58.3%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
15.6 / 36.3
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Western Kentucky
2007-2009 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS -19.7 • Win % 25.0%
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.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
David Elson sets the reference point in overall strength.
David Elson sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
David Elson
Lower end
Lower end
Normalized against the full tracked coach pool.
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2007-2009 • 9-27
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
High Points
Best Season
Western Kentucky 2007
7-5 • SRS -13.9
Biggest Improvement
Western Kentucky 2009
0-12 • -0.3 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Western Kentucky 2009
0-12 • SP Off 17.1
Best Defensive Season
Western Kentucky 2008
2-10 • SP Def 34.2
Setbacks
Worst Season
Western Kentucky 2009
0-12 • SRS -22.7
Biggest Drop
Western Kentucky 2008
2-10 • -8.5 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Western Kentucky | 2009 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | -22.7 | -27.8 | 17.1 | 45.3 | -0.3 | -16.7% |
| Western Kentucky | 2008 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 16.7% | — | — | -22.4 | -22.1 | 12.8 | 34.2 | -8.5 | -41.7% |
| Western Kentucky | 2007 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | -13.9 | -22.5 | 15.6 | 36.3 | — | — |
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