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RL Sullivan

1919-1921Ole Miss

One defining program at Ole Miss.

RL Sullivan coached 2 seasons, won 41.2%, and posted an average SRS of -25.1. Best season: 1919 Ole Miss. The profile was balanced with limited volatility context. 2 stints shaped the career arc.

Career record
7-10
Career win rate
41.2%
Average SRS
-25.1
Peak SRS
-19.2

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
2
Career span
3 years
Best finish
Consistency

Primary school anchor

Ole Miss

Balanced profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 5.3.

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.

RL Sullivan
EliteStrongAverageLean
1919Actual season year • SRS range -30.9 to -19.21921

Active comparison point

RL Sullivan1919

Selected

1919 Ole Miss

Best season

4-4 • SRS -19.2 • SP Overall

Win %

50.0%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

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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
No ranked opponents found for this poll and timing combination.

Tenure map

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

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint

Ole Miss

1921-19211 seasons

Avg SRS -30.9 • Win % 33.3%

Ole Miss

1919-19191 seasons

Avg SRS -19.2 • Win % 50.0%

Longest tenure
Ole Miss • 1 seasons
Best tenure
Ole Miss • -19.2 SRS
Best tenure win rate
Ole Miss • 50.0%

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

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Not enough data to compare.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Not enough data to compare.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

RL Sullivan

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Raw avg SP Overall
Percentile

Insufficient sample

Normalized against the full tracked coach pool.

Impact by school

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Ole Miss

1921-19213-6

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

Avg SRS -30.9Win % 33.3%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Ole Miss

1919-19194-4

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

Avg SRS -19.2Win % 50.0%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Career highs and lows

High Points

Best Season

Ole Miss 1919

4-4SRS -19.2

Biggest Improvement

Ole Miss 1921

3-6-11.7 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Unavailable

Best Defensive Season

Unavailable

Setbacks

Worst Season

Ole Miss 1921

3-6SRS -30.9

Biggest Drop

Ole Miss 1921

3-6-11.7 SRS

Season-by-season results

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

Ole Miss1921936033.3%-30.9-11.7-16.7%
Ole Miss1919844050.0%-19.2

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