Top 25
14-23-2
- Games
- 39
- Win rate
- 38.5%
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Bennie Oosterbaan
1948-1958 • Michigan
One defining program at Michigan.
Bennie Oosterbaan coached 11 seasons, won 65.0%, and posted an average SRS of 15.1. Best season: 1948 Michigan. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stint defined the run.
- Career record
- 63-33-4
- Career win rate
- 65.0%
- Average SRS
- 15.1
- Peak SRS
- 28.3
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
- 11
- Career span
- 11 years
- Best finish
- #1
- Consistency
- 50.9
Primary school anchor
Michigan
Balanced profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 95.7.
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.
Bennie Oosterbaan
EliteStrongAverageLean
1948Actual season year • SRS range 2.0 to 28.31958
Active comparison point
Bennie Oosterbaan • 1948
1948 Michigan
Best season9-0 • SRS 28.3 • SP Overall —
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#1
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
6-18-2
- Games
- 26
- Win rate
- 26.9%
Top 5
2-12-1
- Games
- 15
- Win rate
- 16.7%
View ranked game results39
| 1958 Regular Week 11 | Michigan | Ohio State | #9 | L14-20 |
| 1958 Regular Week 8 | Michigan | Iowa | #2 | L14-37 |
| 1958 Regular Week 6 | Michigan | Northwestern | #8 | L24-55 |
| 1958 Regular Week 5 | Michigan | Navy | #6 | L14-20 |
| 1958 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | Michigan State | #9 | T12-12 |
| 1957 Regular Week 11 | Michigan | Ohio State | #2 | L14-31 |
| 1957 Regular Week 9 | Michigan | Illinois | #15 | L19-20 |
| 1957 Regular Week 8 | Michigan | Iowa | #5 | T21-21 |
| 1957 Regular Week 5 | Michigan | Michigan State | #1 | L6-35 |
| 1956 Regular Week 11 | Michigan | Ohio State | #20 | W19-0 |
| 1956 Regular Week 8 | Michigan | Iowa | #15 | W17-14 |
| 1956 Regular Week 7 | Michigan | Minnesota | #8 | L7-20 |
| 1956 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | Michigan State | #2 | L0-9 |
| 1955 Regular Week 10 | Michigan | Ohio State | #9 | L0-17 |
| 1955 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | Army | #6 | W26-2 |
| 1954 Regular Week 10 | Michigan | Ohio State | #1 | L7-21 |
| 1954 Regular Week 6 | Michigan | Minnesota | #8 | W34-0 |
| 1954 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | Iowa | #4 | W14-13 |
| 1953 Regular Week 9 | Michigan | Michigan State | #3 | L6-14 |
| 1953 Regular Week 8 | Michigan | Illinois | #3 | L3-19 |
| 1953 Regular Week 6 | Michigan | Minnesota | #14 | L0-22 |
| 1952 Regular Week 10 | Michigan | Purdue | #14 | W21-10 |
| 1952 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | Stanford | #13 | L7-14 |
| 1952 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | Michigan State | #2 | L13-27 |
| 1951 Regular Week 8 | Michigan | Illinois | #3 | L0-7 |
| 1951 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | Stanford | #13 | L13-23 |
| 1951 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | Michigan State | #1 | L0-25 |
| 1950 Regular Week 8 | Michigan | Illinois | #8 | L0-7 |
| 1950 Regular Week 6 | Michigan | Wisconsin | #20 | W26-13 |
| 1950 Regular Week 5 | Michigan | Army | #2 | L6-27 |
| 1950 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | Michigan State | #20 | L7-14 |
| 1950 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | California | #5 | W14-6 |
| 1949 Regular Week 7 | Michigan | Minnesota | #8 | W14-7 |
| 1949 Regular Week 5 | Michigan | Army | #2 | L7-21 |
| 1949 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | Michigan State | #15 | W7-3 |
| 1948 Regular Week 7 | Michigan | Minnesota | #15 | W27-14 |
| 1948 Regular Week 6 | Michigan | Northwestern | #8 | W28-0 |
| 1948 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | Oregon | #14 | W14-0 |
| 1948 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | Michigan State | #19 | W13-7 |
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
1948-1958 • 11 seasons
Avg SRS 15.1 • Win % 65.0%
- Longest tenure
- Michigan • 11 seasons
- Best tenure
- Michigan • 15.1 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Michigan • 65.0%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bennie Oosterbaan
Insufficient sample
- Raw avg SP Overall
- —
- Percentile
- —
Insufficient sample
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
1948-1958 • 63-33-4
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 15.1Win % 65.0%
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.7 during vs 7.8 baseline
-2.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
15.1 during vs 28.8 baseline
-13.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
63.6% during vs 100.0% baseline
-36.4%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Michigan 1948
9-0 • SRS 28.3
Biggest Improvement
Michigan 1956
7-2 • 9.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
Michigan 1958
2-6-1 • SRS 2.0
Biggest Drop
Michigan 1958
2-6-1 • -11.0 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Michigan | 1958 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 27.8% | — | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | -11.0 | -33.3% |
| Michigan | 1957 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61.1% | #6 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | -9.9 | -16.7% |
| Michigan | 1956 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | #8 | #7 | 22.9 | — | — | — | +9.1 | 0.0% |
| Michigan | 1955 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | #3 | #12 | 13.8 | — | — | — | -0.8 | +11.1% |
| Michigan | 1954 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #15 | 14.6 | — | — | — | +1.9 | 0.0% |
| Michigan | 1953 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #20 | 12.7 | — | — | — | -0.7 | +11.1% |
| Michigan | 1952 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | 13.4 | — | — | — | +3.4 | +11.1% |
| Michigan | 1951 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | #17 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | -3.9 | -20.6% |
| Michigan | 1950 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | #3 | #9 | 13.9 | — | — | — | -7.2 | -7.2% |
| Michigan | 1949 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 72.2% | — | #7 | 21.1 | — | — | — | -7.2 | -27.8% |
| Michigan | 1948 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | #1 | 28.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
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