Coach Profile
1978-1992 • Furman, NC State
2 schools coached, anchored by NC State.
Dick Sheridan coached 11 seasons, won 65.6%, and posted an average SRS of 2.7. Best season: 1992 NC State. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Dossier
The profile below keeps the headline numbers visible, then moves into tenure shape, school impact, and full season detail.
Primary school anchor
NC State
Balanced profile with 2 program stops and a peak score of 67.5.
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Active comparison point
9-3-1 • SRS 12.6 • SP Overall 15.7
Win %
73.1%
YoY SRS
+6.0
SP Off / Def
32.2 / 17.8
Finish
#17
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
NC State
1986-1992 • 7 seasons
Avg SRS 6.9 • Win % 63.7%
Furman
1978-1981 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS -4.7 • Win % 69.3%
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.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Dick Sheridan sets the reference point in overall strength.
Dick Sheridan sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dick Sheridan
Strong
Strong
Normalized against the full tracked coach pool.
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1986-1992 • 52-29-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.4 during vs 3.8 baseline
+3.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
6.9 during vs -1.1 baseline
+7.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
7.4 during vs -4.7 baseline
+12.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
28.6% during vs 0.0% baseline
+28.6%
1978-1981 • 30-13-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.5 during vs 5.4 baseline
+2.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-4.7 during vs -7.4 baseline
+2.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-0.6 during vs -7.5 baseline
+6.9
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
NC State 1992
9-3-1 • SRS 12.6
Biggest Improvement
NC State 1986
8-3-1 • 16.6 SRS
Best Offensive Season
NC State 1986
8-3-1 • SP Off 33.2
Best Defensive Season
NC State 1990
7-5 • SP Def 16.5
Setbacks
Worst Season
Furman 1979
5-6 • SRS -10.3
Biggest Drop
Furman 1981
8-3 • -13.3 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| NC State | 1992 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 73.1% | — | #17 | 12.6 | 15.7 | 32.2 | 17.8 | +6.0 | -1.9% |
| NC State | 1991 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #24 | 6.6 | 9.2 | 31.4 | 23.5 | -1.9 | +16.7% |
| NC State | 1990 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 8.5 | 11.3 | 27.0 | 16.5 | +4.2 | 0.0% |
| NC State | 1989 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | #24 | — | 4.3 | 4.6 | 27.8 | 24.3 | -5.6 | -12.5% |
| NC State | 1988 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | — | — | 9.9 | 9.2 | 26.8 | 18.3 | +10.8 | +34.5% |
| NC State | 1987 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -0.9 | -5.1 | 26.6 | 31.6 | -7.9 | -34.5% |
| NC State | 1986 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | — | — | 7.0 | 6.6 | 33.2 | 28.4 | +16.6 | -1.9% |
| Furman | 1981 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | -9.6 | -3.7 | 26.3 | 29.9 | -13.3 | -13.6% |
| Furman | 1980 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 86.4% | — | — | 3.7 | 10.5 | 32.6 | 23.7 | +14.0 | +40.9% |
| Furman | 1979 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -10.3 | -8.1 | 27.6 | 34.4 | -7.9 | -27.3% |
| Furman | 1978 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | -2.4 | -0.9 | 26.2 | 27.4 | — | — |
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