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- Games
- 55
- Win rate
- 19.1%
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Murray Warmath
1952-1971 • Minnesota, Mississippi State
2 schools coached, anchored by Minnesota.
Murray Warmath coached 20 seasons, won 53.4%, and posted an average SRS of 10.5. Best season: 1960 Minnesota. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
- Career record
- 97-84-10
- Career win rate
- 53.4%
- Average SRS
- 10.5
- Peak SRS
- 22.9
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
- 20
- Career span
- 20 years
- Best finish
- #1
- Consistency
- 52.0
Primary school anchor
Minnesota
Balanced profile with 2 program stops and a peak score of 89.7.
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.
Murray Warmath
EliteStrongAverageLean
Murray Warmath: 1954 Minnesota
1952Actual season year • SRS range -2.5 to 22.91971
Active comparison point
Murray Warmath • 1960
1960 Minnesota
Best seasonBiggest improvement8-2 • SRS 22.9 • SP Overall —
Win %
80.0%
YoY SRS
+19.6
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
6-28
- Games
- 34
- Win rate
- 17.6%
Top 5
1-17
- Games
- 18
- Win rate
- 5.6%
View ranked game results55
| 1971 Regular Week 8 | Minnesota | Ohio State | #10 | L12-14 |
| 1971 Regular Week 7 | Minnesota | Michigan | #3 | L7-35 |
| 1971 Regular Week 2 | Minnesota | Nebraska | #1 | L7-35 |
| 1970 Regular Week 11 | Minnesota | Northwestern | #18 | L14-28 |
| 1970 Regular Week 9 | Minnesota | Michigan | #5 | L13-39 |
| 1970 Regular Week 8 | Minnesota | Ohio State | #2 | L8-28 |
| 1970 Regular Week 6 | Minnesota | Nebraska | #5 | L10-35 |
| 1970 Regular Week 4 | Minnesota | Missouri | #20 | L12-34 |
| 1969 Regular Week 7 | Minnesota | Michigan | #20 | L9-35 |
| 1969 Regular Week 6 | Minnesota | Ohio State | #1 | L7-34 |
| 1969 Regular Week 4 | Minnesota | Nebraska | #20 | L14-42 |
| 1969 Regular Week 2 | Minnesota | Arizona State | #18 | L26-48 |
| 1968 Regular Week 10 | Minnesota | Indiana | #19 | W20-6 |
| 1968 Regular Week 9 | Minnesota | Purdue | #6 | W27-13 |
| 1968 Regular Week 7 | Minnesota | Michigan | #12 | L20-33 |
| 1968 Regular Week 3 | Minnesota | Nebraska | #9 | L14-17 |
| 1968 Regular Week 2 | Minnesota | USC | #2 | L20-29 |
| 1967 Regular Week 10 | Minnesota | Purdue | #3 | L12-41 |
| 1967 Regular Week 4 | Minnesota | Nebraska | #7 | L0-7 |
| 1966 Regular Week 10 | Minnesota | Purdue | #10 | L0-16 |
| 1964 Regular Week 3 | Minnesota | Nebraska | #8 | L21-26 |
| 1963 Regular Week 6 | Minnesota | Illinois | #4 | L6-16 |
| 1963 Regular Week 5 | Minnesota | Northwestern | #10 | L8-15 |
| 1962 Regular Week 11 | Minnesota | Wisconsin | #2 | L9-14 |
| 1962 Regular Week 5 | Minnesota | Northwestern | #8 | L22-34 |
| 1961 Regular Week 8 | Minnesota | Michigan State | #6 | W13-0 |
| 1961 Postseason Week 1 | Minnesota | UCLA | #16 | W21-3 |
| 1960 Regular Week 10 | Minnesota | Purdue | #13 | L14-23 |
| 1960 Regular Week 9 | Minnesota | Iowa | #5 | W27-10 |
| 1960 Postseason Week 1 | Minnesota | Washington | #6 | L7-17 |
| 1959 Regular Week 11 | Minnesota | Wisconsin | #5 | L7-11 |
| 1959 Regular Week 9 | Minnesota | Iowa | #16 | L0-33 |
| 1959 Regular Week 6 | Minnesota | Illinois | #13 | L6-14 |
| 1959 Regular Week 5 | Minnesota | Northwestern | #2 | L0-6 |
| 1958 Regular Week 11 | Minnesota | Wisconsin | #6 | L12-27 |
| 1958 Regular Week 9 | Minnesota | Iowa | #2 | L6-28 |
| 1958 Regular Week 5 | Minnesota | Northwestern | #17 | L3-7 |
| 1958 Regular Week 4 | Minnesota | Pittsburgh | #10 | L7-13 |
| 1957 Regular Week 11 | Minnesota | Wisconsin | #14 | L6-14 |
| 1957 Regular Week 10 | Minnesota | Michigan State | #1 | L13-42 |
| 1957 Regular Week 9 | Minnesota | Iowa | #5 | L20-44 |
| 1957 Regular Week 7 | Minnesota | Michigan | #12 | L7-24 |
| 1957 Regular Week 6 | Minnesota | Illinois | #16 | L13-34 |
| 1956 Regular Week 10 | Minnesota | Michigan State | #10 | W14-13 |
| 1956 Regular Week 9 | Minnesota | Iowa | #7 | L0-7 |
| 1956 Regular Week 8 | Minnesota | Pittsburgh | #20 | W9-6 |
| 1956 Regular Week 7 | Minnesota | Michigan | #17 | W20-7 |
| 1955 Regular Week 9 | Minnesota | Michigan State | #3 | L14-42 |
| 1955 Regular Week 7 | Minnesota | USC | #10 | W25-19 |
| 1955 Regular Week 6 | Minnesota | Michigan | #1 | L13-14 |
| 1954 Regular Week 10 | Minnesota | Wisconsin | #17 | L0-27 |
| 1954 Regular Week 9 | Minnesota | Iowa | #9 | W22-20 |
| 1953 Regular Week 5 | Mississippi State | Kentucky | #16 | L13-32 |
| 1953 Regular Week 4 | Mississippi State | Auburn | #19 | T21-21 |
| 1952 Regular Week 7 | Mississippi State | Alabama | #16 | L19-42 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Minnesota
1954-1971 • 18 seasons
Avg SRS 10.0 • Win % 52.6%
Mississippi State
1952-1953 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS 15.2 • Win % 60.5%
- Longest tenure
- Minnesota • 18 seasons
- Best tenure
- Mississippi State • 15.2 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Mississippi State • 60.5%
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.
Murray Warmath sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeMurray Warmath sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Murray Warmath
Mixed
- Raw avg SP Overall
- -1.2
- Percentile
- 52th pct
Mixed
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.
Minnesota
1954-1971 • 87-78-7
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 10.0Win % 52.6%
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.8 during vs 3.6 baseline
+1.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
10.0 during vs 8.2 baseline
+1.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-1.2 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
22.2% during vs 20.0% baseline
+2.2%
Mississippi State
1952-1953 • 10-6-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 15.2Win % 60.5%
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.0 during vs 3.8 baseline
+1.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
15.2 during vs 4.0 baseline
+11.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Minnesota 1960
8-2 • SRS 22.9
Biggest Improvement
Minnesota 1960
8-2 • 19.6 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Minnesota 1971
4-7 • SP Off 26.7
Best Defensive Season
Minnesota 1970
3-6-1 • SP Def 26.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
Minnesota 1966
4-5-1 • SRS -2.5
Biggest Drop
Minnesota 1966
4-5-1 • -13.4 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Minnesota | 1971 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 3.5 | -1.4 | 26.7 | 28.1 | -2.9 | +1.4% |
| Minnesota | 1970 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 35.0% | — | — | 6.4 | -1.0 | 24.9 | 26.1 | +0.8 | -10.0% |
| Minnesota | 1969 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45.0% | #19 | — | 5.6 | — | — | — | -4.2 | -15.0% |
| Minnesota | 1968 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | #15 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | +2.7 | -20.0% |
| Minnesota | 1967 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | — | — | 7.1 | — | — | — | +9.6 | +35.0% |
| Minnesota | 1966 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45.0% | — | — | -2.5 | — | — | — | -13.4 | -10.0% |
| Minnesota | 1965 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55.0% | — | — | 10.9 | — | — | — | -0.1 | -0.6% |
| Minnesota | 1964 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | +1.2 | +22.2% |
| Minnesota | 1963 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | -13.1 | -38.9% |
| Minnesota | 1962 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 72.2% | — | #10 | 22.9 | — | — | — | +4.5 | -7.8% |
| Minnesota | 1961 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | — | #6 | 18.4 | — | — | — | -4.5 | 0.0% |
| Minnesota | 1960 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | — | #1 | 22.9 | — | — | — | +19.6 | +57.8% |
| Minnesota | 1959 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.2% | — | — | 3.3 | — | — | — | -3.4 | +11.1% |
| Minnesota | 1958 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11.1% | — | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | -4.3 | -33.3% |
| Minnesota | 1957 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | #4 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | -7.1 | -33.3% |
| Minnesota | 1956 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 77.8% | — | #12 | 18.1 | — | — | — | +14.6 | +44.4% |
| Minnesota | 1955 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | 3.5 | — | — | — | -8.2 | -44.4% |
| Minnesota | 1954 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | — | — | 11.7 | — | — | — | -3.9 | +12.8% |
| Mississippi State | 1953 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 65.0% | — | — | 15.6 | — | — | — | +0.8 | +9.4% |
| Mississippi State | 1952 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | 14.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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