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Joe Krivak

1987-1991Maryland

One defining program at Maryland.

Joe Krivak coached 5 seasons, won 37.5%, and posted an average SRS of 0.6. Best season: 1990 Maryland. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stint defined the run.

Career record
20-34-2
Career win rate
37.5%
Average SRS
0.6
Peak SRS
5.9

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
5
Career span
5 years
Best finish
Consistency
76.1

Primary school anchor

Maryland

Balanced profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 50.4.

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.

Joe Krivak
EliteStrongAverageLean
1987Actual season year • SRS range -8.1 to 5.91991

Active comparison point

Joe Krivak1990

Selected

1990 Maryland

Best season

6-5-1 • SRS 5.9 • SP Overall 9.6

Win %

54.2%

YoY SRS

+3.3

SP Off / Def

30.4 / 22.2

Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

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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.

Poll source
Ranking timing

Top 25

1-19-1

Games
21
Win rate
7.1%

Top 10

0-6

Games
6
Win rate
0.0%

Top 5

0-2

Games
2
Win rate
0.0%
View ranked game results21
1991 Regular Week 13MarylandNC State#22L17-20
1991 Regular Week 12MarylandClemson#15L7-40
1991 Regular Week 11MarylandPenn State#9L7-47
1991 Regular Week 6MarylandPittsburgh#17L20-24
1991 Regular Week 3MarylandSyracuse#22L17-31
1990 Regular Week 13MarylandVirginia#17W35-30
1990 Regular Week 12MarylandPenn State#18L10-24
1990 Regular Week 7MarylandGeorgia Tech#18L3-31
1990 Regular Week 6MarylandMichigan#3L17-45
1990 Regular Week 4MarylandClemson#17L17-18
1989 Regular Week 12MarylandVirginia#16L21-48
1989 Regular Week 11MarylandPenn State#13T13-13
1989 Regular Week 5MarylandMichigan#6L21-41
1989 Regular Week 4MarylandClemson#7L7-31
1989 Regular Week 2MarylandWest Virginia#17L10-14
1989 Regular Week 1MarylandNC State#24L6-10
1988 Regular Week 12MarylandClemson#16L25-49
1988 Regular Week 4MarylandWest Virginia#12L24-55
1987 Regular Week 12MarylandClemson#8L16-45
1987 Regular Week 11MarylandPenn State#15L16-21
1987 Regular Week 7MarylandMiami#3L16-46

Tenure map

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

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint

Maryland

1987-19915 seasons

Avg SRS 0.6 • Win % 37.5%

Longest tenure
Maryland • 5 seasons
Best tenure
Maryland • 0.6 SRS
Best tenure win rate
Maryland • 37.5%

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.

Joe Krivak sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Joe Krivak sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Joe Krivak

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall
1.9
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.

Maryland

1987-199120-34-2

Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS 0.6Win % 37.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.0 during vs 7.8 baseline

-3.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

0.6 during vs 14.1 baseline

-13.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

1.9 during vs 16.0 baseline

-14.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 60.0% baseline

-60.0%

Career highs and lows

High Points

Best Season

Maryland 1990

6-5-1SRS 5.9

Biggest Improvement

Maryland 1988

5-64.2 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Maryland 1988

5-6SP Off 32.9

Best Defensive Season

Maryland 1990

6-5-1SP Def 22.2

Setbacks

Worst Season

Maryland 1991

2-9SRS -8.1

Biggest Drop

Maryland 1991

2-9-14.0 SRS

Season-by-season results

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

Maryland19911129018.2%-8.1-7.420.727.7-14.0-36.0%
Maryland19901265154.2%5.99.630.422.2+3.3+22.4%
Maryland19891137131.8%2.64.927.023.1-0.8-13.6%
Maryland19881156045.5%3.44.032.930.2+4.2+9.1%
Maryland19871147036.4%-0.8-1.826.728.5

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