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Curley Byrd

1917-1934Maryland

One defining stop at Maryland.

Curley Byrd coached 18 seasons, won 55.2%, and posted an average SRS of -4.3. Best season: 1923 Maryland. The profile was balanced with a mostly steady profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career record
88-70-14
Career win rate
55.2%
Average SRS
-4.3
Peak SRS
7.8

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
18
Career span
18 years
Best finish
Consistency
69.4

Primary school anchor

Maryland

Balanced profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 56.0.

Career Arc

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Curley Byrd
EliteStrongAverageLean
1917Actual season year • SRS range -13.8 to 7.81934

Active comparison point

Curley Byrd1923

Selected

1923 Maryland

Best season

7-2-1 • SRS 7.8 • SP Overall

Win %

75.0%

YoY SRS

+12.3

SP Off / Def

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Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

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Tenure map

Each stop expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure

Maryland

1917-193418 seasons

Avg SRS -4.3 • Win % 55.2%

Longest tenure
Maryland • 18 seasons
Best tenure
Maryland • -4.3 SRS
Best tenure win rate
Maryland • 55.2%

Style and Strength Profile

Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.

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Overall Strength

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Overall Strength

Decisive edge

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Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Curley Byrd

Insufficient sample

Raw avg SP Overall
Percentile

Insufficient sample

Normalized against the full tracked coach pool.

Impact by school

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Maryland

1917-193488-70-14

Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.

Avg SRS -4.3Win % 55.2%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Career highs and lows

High Points

Best Season

Maryland 1923

7-2-1SRS 7.8

Biggest Improvement

Maryland 1934

7-315.6 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Unavailable

Best Defensive Season

Unavailable

Setbacks

Worst Season

Maryland 1932

5-6SRS -13.8

Biggest Drop

Maryland 1932

5-6-15.1 SRS

Season-by-season results

Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.

Maryland19341073070.0%3.4+15.6+40.0%
Maryland19331037030.0%-12.2+1.6-15.4%
Maryland19321156045.5%-13.8-15.1-39.6%
Maryland19311081185.0%1.3+6.4+26.7%
Maryland19301275058.3%-5.1+0.6+8.3%
Maryland19291044250.0%-5.7-2.1-15.0%
Maryland19281063165.0%-3.6+1.1+28.6%
Maryland19271147036.4%-4.7+4.0-18.6%
Maryland19261054155.0%-8.7+0.6+23.8%
Maryland1925825131.3%-9.3-3.4-18.8%
Maryland1924933350.0%-5.9-13.7-25.0%
Maryland19231072175.0%7.8+12.3+30.0%
Maryland19221045145.0%-4.5+2.4+6.1%
Maryland1921935138.9%-6.9-9.8-38.9%
Maryland1920972077.8%2.9+7.8+22.2%
Maryland1919954055.6%-4.9-19.4%
Maryland1918641175.0%+18.8%
Maryland1917843156.3%-3.8

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