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John Vaught
1947-1973 • Ole Miss
One defining program at Ole Miss.
John Vaught coached 25 seasons, won 74.5%, and posted an average SRS of 18.2. Best season: 1959 Ole Miss. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
- Career record
- 190-61-12
- Career win rate
- 74.5%
- Average SRS
- 18.2
- Peak SRS
- 34.2
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
- 25
- Career span
- 27 years
- Best finish
- #2
- Consistency
- 37.3
Primary school anchor
Ole Miss
Balanced profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 98.7.
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.
John Vaught
EliteStrongAverageLean
1947Actual season year • SRS range 3.2 to 34.21973
Active comparison point
John Vaught • 1959
1959 Ole Miss
Best seasonBiggest improvement10-1 • SRS 34.2 • SP Overall —
Win %
90.9%
YoY SRS
+13.9
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#2
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
7-22
- Games
- 29
- Win rate
- 24.1%
Top 5
1-13
- Games
- 14
- Win rate
- 7.1%
View ranked game results50
| 1973 Regular Week 10 | Ole Miss | LSU | #7 | L14-51 |
| 1973 Regular Week 3 | Ole Miss | Missouri | #20 | L0-17 |
| 1970 Postseason Week 1 | Ole Miss | Auburn | #10 | L28-35 |
| 1969 Regular Week 10 | Ole Miss | Tennessee | #9 | W38-0 |
| 1969 Regular Week 8 | Ole Miss | LSU | #12 | W26-23 |
| 1969 Regular Week 5 | Ole Miss | Georgia | #14 | W25-17 |
| 1969 Regular Week 4 | Ole Miss | Alabama | #13 | L32-33 |
| 1969 Postseason Week 1 | Ole Miss | Arkansas | #7 | W27-22 |
| 1968 Regular Week 10 | Ole Miss | Tennessee | #11 | L0-31 |
| 1968 Regular Week 8 | Ole Miss | LSU | #14 | W27-24 |
| 1968 Regular Week 5 | Ole Miss | Georgia | #17 | L7-21 |
| 1968 Regular Week 4 | Ole Miss | Alabama | #11 | W10-8 |
| 1967 Regular Week 11 | Ole Miss | Tennessee | #2 | L7-20 |
| 1967 Regular Week 6 | Ole Miss | Georgia | #8 | W29-20 |
| 1967 Regular Week 5 | Ole Miss | Alabama | #7 | L7-21 |
| 1966 Regular Week 4 | Ole Miss | Alabama | #4 | L7-17 |
| 1965 Regular Week 5 | Ole Miss | Florida | #9 | L0-17 |
| 1965 Regular Week 3 | Ole Miss | Kentucky | #6 | L7-16 |
| 1964 Regular Week 8 | Ole Miss | LSU | #9 | L10-11 |
| 1964 Regular Week 5 | Ole Miss | Florida | #9 | L14-30 |
| 1964 Regular Week 3 | Ole Miss | Kentucky | #5 | L21-27 |
| 1963 Postseason Week 1 | Ole Miss | Alabama | #8 | L7-12 |
| 1962 Regular Week 8 | Ole Miss | LSU | #9 | W15-7 |
| 1962 Postseason Week 1 | Ole Miss | Arkansas | #6 | W17-13 |
| 1961 Regular Week 8 | Ole Miss | LSU | #4 | L7-10 |
| 1961 Postseason Week 1 | Ole Miss | Texas | #3 | L7-12 |
| 1960 Regular Week 7 | Ole Miss | Arkansas | #12 | W10-7 |
| 1959 Regular Week 10 | Ole Miss | Tennessee | #20 | W37-7 |
| 1959 Regular Week 8 | Ole Miss | LSU | #1 | L3-7 |
| 1959 Regular Week 7 | Ole Miss | Arkansas | #17 | W28-0 |
| 1959 Postseason Week 1 | Ole Miss | LSU | #3 | W21-0 |
| 1958 Regular Week 8 | Ole Miss | LSU | #1 | L0-14 |
| 1958 Postseason Week 1 | Ole Miss | Florida | #14 | W7-3 |
| 1957 Regular Week 10 | Ole Miss | Tennessee | #12 | W14-7 |
| 1957 Regular Week 7 | Ole Miss | Arkansas | #11 | L6-12 |
| 1957 Postseason Week 1 | Ole Miss | Texas | #11 | W39-7 |
| 1956 Regular Week 10 | Ole Miss | Tennessee | #2 | L7-27 |
| 1956 Regular Week 6 | Ole Miss | Tulane | #15 | L3-10 |
| 1955 Postseason Week 1 | Ole Miss | TCU | #6 | W14-13 |
| 1954 Regular Week 6 | Ole Miss | Arkansas | #7 | L0-6 |
| 1954 Postseason Week 1 | Ole Miss | Navy | #5 | L0-21 |
| 1953 Regular Week 9 | Ole Miss | Maryland | #2 | L0-38 |
| 1952 Regular Week 10 | Ole Miss | Maryland | #15 | W21-14 |
| 1952 Regular Week 9 | Ole Miss | Houston | #19 | W6-0 |
| 1952 Postseason Week 1 | Ole Miss | Georgia Tech | #2 | L7-24 |
| 1951 Regular Week 10 | Ole Miss | Tennessee | #1 | L21-46 |
| 1950 Regular Week 3 | Ole Miss | Kentucky | #5 | L0-27 |
| 1949 Regular Week 8 | Ole Miss | LSU | #13 | L7-34 |
| 1949 Regular Week 4 | Ole Miss | Kentucky | #14 | L0-47 |
| 1947 Regular Week 2 | Ole Miss | Kentucky | #20 | W14-7 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Ole Miss
1973-1973 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS 8.2 • Win % 62.5%
Ole Miss
1947-1970 • 24 seasons
Avg SRS 18.6 • Win % 74.9%
- Longest tenure
- Ole Miss • 24 seasons
- Best tenure
- Ole Miss • 18.6 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Ole Miss • 74.9%
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.
John Vaught sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJohn Vaught sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Vaught
Elite
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 13.1
- Percentile
- 92th pct
Elite
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.
Ole Miss
1973-1973 • 5-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 8.2Win % 62.5%
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.0 during vs 7.4 baseline
-2.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
8.2 during vs 16.0 baseline
-7.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
11.8 during vs 17.3 baseline
-5.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 60.0% baseline
-60.0%
Ole Miss
1947-1970 • 185-58-12
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (4 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 18.6Win % 74.9%
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.7 during vs 2.5 baseline
+5.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
18.6 during vs -1.4 baseline
+20.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
14.3 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
58.3% during vs 0.0% baseline
+58.3%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Ole Miss 1959
10-1 • SRS 34.2
Biggest Improvement
Ole Miss 1959
10-1 • 13.9 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Ole Miss 1970
7-4 • SP Off 38.2
Best Defensive Season
Ole Miss 1973
5-3 • SP Def 14.7
Setbacks
Worst Season
Ole Miss 1949
4-5-1 • SRS 3.2
Biggest Drop
Ole Miss 1949
4-5-1 • -21.4 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Ole Miss | 1973 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | — | — | 8.2 | 11.8 | 25.9 | 14.7 | -4.0 | -1.1% |
| Ole Miss | 1970 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | #5 | #20 | 12.2 | 14.3 | 38.2 | 25.5 | -11.5 | -9.1% |
| Ole Miss | 1969 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | #9 | #8 | 23.7 | — | — | — | +12.2 | +4.5% |
| Ole Miss | 1968 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 68.2% | — | — | 11.5 | — | — | — | -1.4 | +9.1% |
| Ole Miss | 1967 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59.1% | — | — | 12.9 | — | — | — | -7.7 | -13.6% |
| Ole Miss | 1966 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | 20.6 | — | — | — | +3.8 | +9.1% |
| Ole Miss | 1965 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 16.8 | — | — | — | +6.2 | +13.6% |
| Ole Miss | 1964 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | #1 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — | -10.9 | -30.0% |
| Ole Miss | 1963 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 80.0% | #2 | #7 | 21.5 | — | — | — | -2.6 | -20.0% |
| Ole Miss | 1962 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #6 | #3 | 24.1 | — | — | — | -6.6 | +18.2% |
| Ole Miss | 1961 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #9 | #5 | 30.7 | — | — | — | +3.0 | -13.6% |
| Ole Miss | 1960 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 95.5% | #2 | #2 | 27.7 | — | — | — | -6.5 | +4.5% |
| Ole Miss | 1959 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | #8 | #2 | 34.2 | — | — | — | +13.9 | +9.1% |
| Ole Miss | 1958 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #6 | #11 | 20.3 | — | — | — | -3.4 | -4.5% |
| Ole Miss | 1957 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 86.4% | — | #7 | 23.7 | — | — | — | +4.8 | +16.4% |
| Ole Miss | 1956 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | #13 | — | 18.9 | — | — | — | -3.5 | -20.9% |
| Ole Miss | 1955 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | #15 | #10 | 22.4 | — | — | — | +5.4 | +9.1% |
| Ole Miss | 1954 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #10 | #6 | 17.0 | — | — | — | -0.2 | +6.8% |
| Ole Miss | 1953 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 75.0% | — | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | -0.6 | -6.8% |
| Ole Miss | 1952 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 81.8% | — | #7 | 17.8 | — | — | — | +4.9 | +16.8% |
| Ole Miss | 1951 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | — | — | 12.9 | — | — | — | +9.1 | +15.0% |
| Ole Miss | 1950 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 3.8 | — | — | — | +0.6 | +5.0% |
| Ole Miss | 1949 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45.0% | — | — | 3.2 | — | — | — | -21.4 | -43.9% |
| Ole Miss | 1948 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.9% | — | #15 | 24.6 | — | — | — | +5.6 | +7.1% |
| Ole Miss | 1947 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #13 | 19.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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