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George Perles

1983-1994 • Michigan State

One defining program at Michigan State.

George Perles coached 12 seasons, won 54.0%, and posted an average SRS of 6.9. Best season: 1987 Michigan State. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stint defined the run.

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Career record
73-62-4
Career win rate
54.0%
Average SRS
6.9
Peak SRS
15.9

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
12
Career span
12 years
Best finish
#8
Consistency
44.4

Primary school anchor

Michigan State

Defense-First profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 75.5.

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.

George Perles
EliteStrongAverageLean
1983Actual season year • SRS range -7.3 to 15.91994

Active comparison point

George Perles • 1987

Selected

1987 Michigan State

Best season

9-2-1 • SRS 15.9 • SP Overall 20.2

Win %

79.2%

YoY SRS

+6.1

SP Off / Def

29.9 / 10.8

Finish

#8

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.

Poll source
Ranking timing

Top 25

7-38

Games
45
Win rate
15.6%

Top 10

2-23

Games
25
Win rate
8.0%

Top 5

0-14

Games
14
Win rate
0.0%
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1994 Regular Week 14Michigan StatePenn State#2L31-59
1994 Regular Week 7Michigan StateMichigan#7L20-40
1994 Regular Week 6Michigan StateWisconsin#15W29-10
1994 Regular Week 4Michigan StateNotre Dame#8L20-21
1993 Regular Week 15Michigan StateWisconsin#10L20-41
1993 Regular Week 14Michigan StatePenn State#14L37-38
1993 Regular Week 10Michigan StateIndiana#23L0-10
1993 Regular Week 8Michigan StateOhio State#5L21-28
1993 Regular Week 7Michigan StateMichigan#9W17-7
1993 Regular Week 4Michigan StateNotre Dame#4L14-36
1993 Postseason Week 1Michigan StateLouisville#24L7-18
1992 Regular Week 7Michigan StateMichigan#3L10-35
1992 Regular Week 5Michigan StateBoston College#25L0-14
1992 Regular Week 4Michigan StateNotre Dame#7L31-52
1991 Regular Week 9Michigan StateOhio State#14L17-27
1991 Regular Week 7Michigan StateMichigan#5L28-45
1991 Regular Week 4Michigan StateNotre Dame#11L10-49
1990 Regular Week 9Michigan StateIllinois#5L13-15
1990 Regular Week 8Michigan StateMichigan#10W28-27
1990 Regular Week 7Michigan StateIowa#25L7-12
1990 Regular Week 5Michigan StateNotre Dame#1L19-20
1990 Postseason Week 1Michigan StateUSC#20W17-16
1989 Regular Week 8Michigan StateIllinois#13L10-14
1989 Regular Week 7Michigan StateMichigan#5L7-10
1989 Regular Week 5Michigan StateMiami#2L20-26
1989 Regular Week 4Michigan StateNotre Dame#1L13-21
1988 Regular Week 7Michigan StateMichigan#17L3-17
1988 Regular Week 5Michigan StateFlorida State#9L7-30
1988 Regular Week 4Michigan StateNotre Dame#8L3-20
1988 Postseason Week 1Michigan StateGeorgia#15L27-34
1987 Regular Week 12Michigan StateIndiana#20W27-3
1987 Regular Week 5Michigan StateFlorida State#4L3-31
1987 Regular Week 4Michigan StateNotre Dame#8L8-31
1987 Postseason Week 1Michigan StateUSC#18W20-17
1986 Regular Week 7Michigan StateMichigan#4L6-27
1986 Regular Week 6Michigan StateIowa#10L21-24
1986 Regular Week 3Michigan StateArizona State#18L17-20
1985 Regular Week 7Michigan StateMichigan#3L0-31
1985 Regular Week 6Michigan StateIowa#1L31-35
1985 Postseason Week 1Michigan StateGeorgia Tech#19L14-17
1984 Regular Week 9Michigan StateOhio State#6L20-23
1983 Regular Week 12Michigan StateIowa#11L6-12
1983 Regular Week 9Michigan StateOhio State#16L11-21
1983 Regular Week 7Michigan StateMichigan#13L0-42
1983 Regular Week 4Michigan StateNotre Dame#13W28-23

Tenure map

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

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint

Michigan State

1983-1994 • 12 seasons

Avg SRS 6.9 • Win % 54.0%

Longest tenure
Michigan State • 12 seasons
Best tenure
Michigan State • 6.9 SRS
Best tenure win rate
Michigan State • 54.0%

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.

George Perles sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

George Perles sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

George Perles

Strong

Raw avg SP Overall
8.9
Percentile
82th pct

Strong

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.

Michigan State

1983-1994 • 73-62-4

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

Avg SRS 6.9Win % 54.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.1 during vs 4.6 baseline

+1.5

Avg SRS

Higher is better

6.9 during vs 6.7 baseline

+0.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

8.9 during vs 4.4 baseline

+4.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

25.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

+5.0%

Career highs and lows

High Points

Best Season

Michigan State 1987

9-2-1 • SRS 15.9

Biggest Improvement

Michigan State 1992

5-6 • 9.7 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Michigan State 1994

5-6 • SP Off 35.6

Best Defensive Season

Michigan State 1987

9-2-1 • SP Def 10.8

Setbacks

Worst Season

Michigan State 1991

3-8 • SRS -7.3

Biggest Drop

Michigan State 1991

3-8 • -18.7 SRS

Season-by-season results

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

Michigan State19941156045.5%——10.212.235.625.2+3.7-4.5%
Michigan State19931266050.0%——6.511.133.324.0+4.1+4.5%
Michigan State19921156045.5%——2.45.729.925.6+9.7+18.2%
Michigan State19911138027.3%#20—-7.3-9.519.528.2-18.7-43.6%
Michigan State19901283170.8%#23#1611.412.632.621.1-3.6+4.2%
Michigan State19891284066.7%—#1615.019.835.217.0+2.3+12.5%
Michigan State19881265154.2%#15—12.715.729.414.6-3.2-25.0%
Michigan State19871292179.2%—#815.920.229.910.8+6.1+24.6%
Michigan State19861165054.5%#20—9.812.432.220.6+1.0-3.8%
Michigan State19851275058.3%——8.812.829.917.8+7.3+8.3%
Michigan State19841266050.0%——1.5-1.118.819.8+5.4+9.1%
Michigan State19831146140.9%——-3.9-5.118.924.0——

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