Top 25
8-33-2
- Games
- 43
- Win rate
- 20.9%
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Coach Profile
Paul Dietzel
1955-1974 • Army, LSU, South Carolina
3 schools coached, anchored by South Carolina.
Paul Dietzel coached 20 seasons, won 53.3%, and posted an average SRS of 7.4. Best season: 1961 LSU. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stints shaped the career arc.
- Career record
- 109-95-5
- Career win rate
- 53.3%
- Average SRS
- 7.4
- Peak SRS
- 25.6
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
- #1
- Consistency
- 25.2
Primary school anchor
South Carolina
Offense-First profile with 3 program stops and a peak score of 93.1.
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.
Paul Dietzel
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Paul Dietzel: 1962 ArmyPaul Dietzel: 1966 South Carolina
1955Actual season year • SRS range -3.2 to 25.61974
Active comparison point
Paul Dietzel • 1961
1961 LSU
Best season10-1 • SRS 25.6 • SP Overall —
Win %
90.9%
YoY SRS
+10.7
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
4-19-1
- Games
- 24
- Win rate
- 18.8%
Top 5
1-9
- Games
- 10
- Win rate
- 10.0%
View ranked game results43
| 1973 Regular Week 9 | South Carolina | LSU | #7 | L29-33 |
| 1973 Regular Week 4 | South Carolina | Houston | #15 | L19-27 |
| 1972 Regular Week 3 | South Carolina | Ole Miss | #20 | L0-21 |
| 1971 Regular Week 9 | South Carolina | Tennessee | #11 | L6-35 |
| 1971 Regular Week 8 | South Carolina | Georgia | #7 | L0-24 |
| 1971 Regular Week 1 | South Carolina | Georgia Tech | #17 | W24-7 |
| 1970 Regular Week 11 | South Carolina | Tennessee | #8 | L18-20 |
| 1970 Regular Week 3 | South Carolina | Georgia Tech | #19 | L20-23 |
| 1969 Regular Week 9 | South Carolina | Tennessee | #3 | L14-29 |
| 1969 Regular Week 4 | South Carolina | Georgia | #6 | L16-41 |
| 1969 Postseason Week 1 | South Carolina | West Virginia | #17 | L3-14 |
| 1968 Regular Week 7 | South Carolina | Florida State | #20 | L28-35 |
| 1968 Regular Week 4 | South Carolina | Georgia | #16 | L20-21 |
| 1967 Regular Week 11 | South Carolina | Alabama | #9 | L0-17 |
| 1967 Regular Week 5 | South Carolina | Georgia | #3 | L0-21 |
| 1966 Regular Week 10 | South Carolina | Alabama | #3 | L0-24 |
| 1965 Regular Week 5 | Army | Notre Dame | #8 | L0-17 |
| 1964 Regular Week 9 | Army | Syracuse | #9 | L15-27 |
| 1964 Regular Week 4 | Army | Texas | #1 | L6-17 |
| 1963 Regular Week 10 | Army | Pittsburgh | #5 | L0-28 |
| 1961 Regular Week 8 | LSU | Ole Miss | #7 | W10-7 |
| 1961 Regular Week 2 | LSU | Rice | #7 | L3-16 |
| 1961 Postseason Week 1 | LSU | Colorado | #7 | W25-7 |
| 1960 Regular Week 8 | LSU | Ole Miss | #6 | T6-6 |
| 1960 Regular Week 5 | LSU | Georgia Tech | #19 | L2-6 |
| 1960 Regular Week 4 | LSU | Baylor | #20 | L3-7 |
| 1959 Regular Week 9 | LSU | Tennessee | #9 | L13-14 |
| 1959 Regular Week 8 | LSU | Ole Miss | #5 | W7-3 |
| 1959 Postseason Week 1 | LSU | Ole Miss | #2 | L0-21 |
| 1958 Regular Week 10 | LSU | Mississippi State | #18 | W7-6 |
| 1958 Regular Week 8 | LSU | Ole Miss | #9 | W14-0 |
| 1958 Postseason Week 1 | LSU | Clemson | #12 | W7-0 |
| 1957 Regular Week 10 | LSU | Mississippi State | #14 | L6-14 |
| 1957 Regular Week 9 | LSU | Ole Miss | #8 | L12-14 |
| 1957 Regular Week 7 | LSU | Florida | #19 | L14-22 |
| 1957 Regular Week 2 | LSU | Rice | #18 | L14-20 |
| 1956 Regular Week 5 | LSU | Georgia Tech | #3 | L7-39 |
| 1956 Regular Week 3 | LSU | Texas A&M | #11 | L6-9 |
| 1955 Regular Week 9 | LSU | Mississippi State | #18 | W34-7 |
| 1955 Regular Week 8 | LSU | Maryland | #1 | L0-13 |
| 1955 Regular Week 7 | LSU | Ole Miss | #20 | L26-29 |
| 1955 Regular Week 4 | LSU | Georgia Tech | #4 | L0-7 |
| 1955 Regular Week 3 | LSU | Rice | #11 | T20-20 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
South Carolina
1966-1974 • 9 seasons
Avg SRS 2.1 • Win % 44.3%
Army
1962-1965 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 3.2 • Win % 53.8%
LSU
1955-1961 • 7 seasons
Avg SRS 16.6 • Win % 65.1%
- Longest tenure
- South Carolina • 9 seasons
- Best tenure
- LSU • 16.6 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- LSU • 65.1%
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.
Paul Dietzel sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgePaul Dietzel sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Paul Dietzel
Above average
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 2.0
- Percentile
- 64th 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.
South Carolina
1966-1974 • 42-53-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 2.1Win % 44.3%
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.7 during vs 3.4 baseline
+1.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
2.1 during vs 0.9 baseline
+1.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
2.0 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
Army
1962-1965 • 21-18-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 3.2Win % 53.8%
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.3 during vs 6.2 baseline
-0.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
3.2 during vs 11.4 baseline
-8.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
-40.0%
LSU
1955-1961 • 46-24-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 16.6Win % 65.1%
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.6 during vs 4.8 baseline
+1.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
16.6 during vs 8.5 baseline
+8.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
42.9% during vs 0.0% baseline
+42.9%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
LSU 1961
10-1 • SRS 25.6
Biggest Improvement
LSU 1958
11-0 • 11.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
South Carolina 1973
7-4 • SP Off 37.6
Best Defensive Season
South Carolina 1971
6-5 • SP Def 19.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
South Carolina 1974
4-7 • SRS -3.2
Biggest Drop
Army 1962
6-4 • -21.6 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| South Carolina | 1974 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -3.2 | -7.9 | 26.6 | 33.5 | -10.2 | -27.3% |
| South Carolina | 1973 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 7.0 | 8.6 | 37.6 | 30.9 | +9.3 | +27.3% |
| South Carolina | 1972 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -2.3 | -4.5 | 22.5 | 27.0 | -6.2 | -18.2% |
| South Carolina | 1971 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 3.9 | 4.4 | 22.7 | 19.1 | -1.6 | +13.6% |
| South Carolina | 1970 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 40.9% | #17 | — | 5.5 | 9.4 | 33.8 | 26.3 | +5.3 | -22.7% |
| South Carolina | 1969 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | -6.1 | +23.6% |
| South Carolina | 1968 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | 6.3 | — | — | — | +4.8 | -10.0% |
| South Carolina | 1967 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 1.5 | — | — | — | +1.7 | +40.0% |
| South Carolina | 1966 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10.0% | — | — | -0.2 | — | — | — | -0.1 | -35.0% |
| Army | 1965 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45.0% | — | — | -0.1 | — | — | — | +0.1 | +5.0% |
| Army | 1964 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | -0.2 | — | — | — | -9.4 | -30.0% |
| Army | 1963 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 9.2 | — | — | — | +5.2 | +10.0% |
| Army | 1962 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | -21.6 | -30.9% |
| LSU | 1961 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | #5 | #4 | 25.6 | — | — | — | +10.7 | +35.9% |
| LSU | 1960 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55.0% | — | — | 14.9 | — | — | — | -6.3 | -26.8% |
| LSU | 1959 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #1 | #3 | 21.2 | — | — | — | -4.1 | -18.2% |
| LSU | 1958 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | #1 | 25.3 | — | — | — | +11.4 | +50.0% |
| LSU | 1957 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 13.9 | — | — | — | +10.8 | +20.0% |
| LSU | 1956 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | — | — | 3.1 | — | — | — | -8.9 | -10.0% |
| LSU | 1955 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | — | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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