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Dennis Erickson

1986-2011 • Arizona State, Idaho, Miami, Oregon State, Washington State, Wyoming

6 schools coached, anchored by Miami.

Dennis Erickson's coaching record is 147-81-1, highlighted by seasons at Miami from 1986 to 2011.

Dennis Erickson coached 19 seasons, won 64.4%, and posted an average SRS of 11.1. Best season: 1990 Miami. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 6 stints shaped the career arc.

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Career record
147-81-1
Career win rate
64.4%
Average SRS
11.1
Peak SRS
28.4

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
19
Career span
26 years
Best finish
#1
Consistency
5.7

Primary school anchor

Miami

Balanced profile with 6 program stops and a peak score of 96.0.

Quick Answers

Records fans search first

Headline records use countable season rows after completed-game fallback. Partial seasons and provisional placeholders are called out separately.

Compare Dennis Erickson
Overall record
147-81-1

229 countable games, 64.4% win rate.

Miami record
63-9

6 countable seasons at Miami.

Full-season record
147-81-1

19 full season rows; partial and backfilled current rows are separated.

Vs AP Top 25
30-30

60 games using AP ranking at game time.

Vs AP Top 10
15-17

32 games using AP ranking at game time.

Vs AP Top 5
6-9

15 games using AP ranking at game time.

Vs Florida State
4-2

Florida State-Miami games in this dataset.

Postseason / bowl record
5-7

12 scored postseason games in this dataset.

CFP record
0-0

0 College Football Playoff-labeled games since 2014.

National titles
2

Matched by coach team-season against the national championship dataset.

Record definition and data status

Career records use countable coach-season rows. Zero-game placeholders are excluded from aggregates until a completed-game fallback can verify the record.

Completed-game fallback uses scored games joined by coach, team, and season; advanced ratings are left blank when the season summary has not supplied them.

Latest completed coached game in this dataset: Dec 23, 2011. Current and future zero-game placeholders are kept visible but excluded from headline records.

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.

Dennis Erickson
EliteStrongAverageLean
Dennis Erickson: 1987 Washington StateDennis Erickson: 1989 MiamiDennis Erickson: 1999 Oregon StateDennis Erickson: 2006 IdahoDennis Erickson: 2007 Arizona State
1986Actual season year • SRS range -17.2 to 28.42011

Active comparison point

Dennis Erickson • 1990

Selected

1990 Miami

Best season

10-2 • SRS 28.4 • SP Overall 33.4

Win %

83.3%

YoY SRS

+3.5

SP Off / Def

46.6 / 14.6

Finish

#3

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.

Poll source
Ranking timing

Top 25

30-30

Games
60
Win rate
50.0%

Top 10

15-17

Games
32
Win rate
46.9%

Top 5

6-9

Games
15
Win rate
40.0%
View ranked game results60
2011 Regular Week 7Arizona StateOregon#9L27-41
2011 Regular Week 4Arizona StateUSC#23W43-22
2011 Regular Week 2Arizona StateMissouri#21W37-30
2011 Postseason Week 1Arizona StateBoise State#8L24-56
2010 Regular Week 11Arizona StateStanford#7L13-17
2010 Regular Week 4Arizona StateOregon#5L31-42
2010 Regular Week 3Arizona StateWisconsin#11L19-20
2009 Regular Week 11Arizona StateOregon#14L21-44
2009 Regular Week 10Arizona StateUSC#12L9-14
2009 Regular Week 4Arizona StateGeorgia#21L17-20
2008 Regular Week 7Arizona StateUSC#8L0-28
2008 Regular Week 4Arizona StateGeorgia#3L10-27
2007 Regular Week 13Arizona StateUSC#11L24-44
2007 Regular Week 10Arizona StateOregon#4L23-35
2007 Regular Week 9Arizona StateCalifornia#18W31-20
2007 Postseason Week 1Arizona StateTexas#10L34-52
2006 Regular Week 8IdahoBoise State#18L26-42
2002 Regular Week 6Oregon StateUSC#18L0-22
2002 Postseason Week 1Oregon StatePittsburgh#24L13-38
2001 Regular Week 15Oregon StateOregon#4L14-17
2001 Regular Week 12Oregon StateWashington#8W49-24
2001 Regular Week 6Oregon StateUCLA#12L7-38
2000 Regular Week 13Oregon StateOregon#5W23-13
2000 Regular Week 9Oregon StateUCLA#23W44-38
2000 Regular Week 7Oregon StateWashington#13L30-33
2000 Regular Week 6Oregon StateUSC#8W31-21
2000 Postseason Week 1Oregon StateNotre Dame#15W41-9
1994 Regular Week 14MiamiBoston College#25W23-7
1994 Regular Week 11MiamiSyracuse#10W27-6
1994 Regular Week 10MiamiVirginia Tech#13W24-3
1994 Regular Week 7MiamiFlorida State#3W34-20
1994 Regular Week 5MiamiWashington#17L20-38
1994 Postseason Week 1MiamiNebraska#1L17-24
1993 Regular Week 13MiamiWest Virginia#9L14-17
1993 Regular Week 9MiamiSyracuse#23W49-0
1993 Regular Week 7MiamiFlorida State#1L10-28
1993 Regular Week 5MiamiColorado#13W35-29
1993 Regular Week 2MiamiBoston College#20W23-7
1993 Postseason Week 1MiamiArizona#10L0-29
1992 Regular Week 13MiamiSyracuse#8W16-10
1992 Regular Week 7MiamiPenn State#7W17-14
1992 Regular Week 6MiamiFlorida State#3W19-16
1992 Regular Week 2MiamiIowa#23W24-7
1992 Postseason Week 1MiamiAlabama#1L13-34
1991 Regular Week 12MiamiFlorida State#1W17-16
1991 Regular Week 7MiamiPenn State#9W26-20
1991 Regular Week 3MiamiHouston#10W40-10
1991 Postseason Week 1MiamiNebraska#15W22-0
1990 Regular Week 9MiamiNotre Dame#3L20-29
1990 Regular Week 7MiamiFlorida State#10W31-22
1990 Regular Week 3MiamiBYU#5L21-28
1990 Postseason Week 1MiamiTexas#12W46-3
1989 Regular Week 13MiamiNotre Dame#1W27-10
1989 Regular Week 11MiamiPittsburgh#14W24-3
1989 Regular Week 9MiamiFlorida State#9L10-24
1989 Postseason Week 1MiamiAlabama#9W33-25
1988 Regular Week 10Washington StateUCLA#1W34-30
1988 Postseason Week 1Washington StateHouston#18W24-22
1987 Regular Week 4Washington StateMichigan#14L18-44
1986 Regular Week 2WyomingBaylor#12L28-31

Tenure map

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

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint

Arizona State

2007-2011 • 5 seasons

Avg SRS 7.8 • Win % 50.0%

Idaho

2006-2006 • 1 seasons

Avg SRS -17.2 • Win % 33.3%

Oregon State

1999-2002 • 4 seasons

Avg SRS 11.2 • Win % 64.6%

Miami

1989-1994 • 6 seasons

Avg SRS 22.5 • Win % 87.5%

Washington State

1987-1988 • 2 seasons

Avg SRS 5.2 • Win % 54.4%

Wyoming

1986-1986 • 1 seasons

Avg SRS -0.5 • Win % 50.0%

Longest tenure
Miami • 6 seasons
Best tenure
Miami • 22.5 SRS
Best tenure win rate
Miami • 87.5%

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.

Dennis Erickson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Dennis Erickson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Dennis Erickson

Elite

Raw avg SP Overall
14.2
Percentile
93th 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.

Arizona State

2007-2011 • 31-31

Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS 7.8Win % 50.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.2 during vs 7.2 baseline

-1.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

7.8 during vs 8.9 baseline

-1.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

9.7 during vs 11.3 baseline

-1.6

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

20.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

+0.0%

Idaho

2006-2006 • 4-8

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

Avg SRS -17.2Win % 33.3%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Oregon State

1999-2002 • 31-17

Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS 11.2Win % 64.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.8 during vs 3.0 baseline

+4.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

11.2 during vs -3.8 baseline

+14.9

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

13.9 during vs -6.2 baseline

+20.0

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

25.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+25.0%

Miami

1989-1994 • 63-9

Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS 22.5Win % 87.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

10.5 during vs 10.4 baseline

+0.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

22.5 during vs 22.9 baseline

-0.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

28.4 during vs 27.1 baseline

+1.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

100.0% during vs 100.0% baseline

+0.0%

Washington State

1987-1988 • 12-10-1

Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS 5.2Win % 54.4%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.0 during vs 4.6 baseline

+1.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

5.2 during vs 1.8 baseline

+3.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

8.3 during vs 3.0 baseline

+5.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

50.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+50.0%

Wyoming

1986-1986 • 6-6

Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -0.5Win % 50.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.0 during vs 5.8 baseline

+0.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-0.5 during vs -2.0 baseline

+1.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

1.4 during vs 0.6 baseline

+0.8

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career highs and lows

High Points

Best Season

Miami 1990

10-2 • SRS 28.4

Biggest Improvement

Arizona State 2007

10-3 • 30.9 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Miami 1990

10-2 • SP Off 46.6

Best Defensive Season

Miami 1991

12-0 • SP Def 7.8

Setbacks

Lowest SRS Season

Idaho 2006

4-8 • SRS -17.2

Biggest Drop

Idaho 2006

4-8 • -30.7 SRS

Season-by-season results

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

Arizona State20111367046.2%——7.69.936.627.9-7.2-3.9%Season summary
Arizona State20101266050.0%——14.814.635.721.0+14.6+16.7%Season summary
Arizona State20091248033.3%——0.28.225.215.6-2.3-8.3%Season summary
Arizona State20081257041.7%#15—2.53.422.319.8-11.2-35.3%Season summary
Arizona State200713103076.9%—#1613.712.630.318.6+30.9+43.6%Season summary
Idaho20061248033.3%——-17.2-23.714.637.2-30.7-28.2%Season summary
Oregon State20021385061.5%——13.513.437.825.7+9.6+16.1%Season summary
Oregon State20011156045.5%#11—3.98.833.526.6-19.4-46.2%Season summary
Oregon State200012111091.7%—#423.324.142.419.8+19.3+33.3%Season summary
Oregon State19991275058.3%——4.09.233.526.1-15.9-25.0%Season summary
Miami199412102083.3%#6#619.925.536.711.7+4.0+8.3%Season summary
Miami19931293075.0%#5#1515.925.537.412.3-3.2-16.7%Season summary
Miami199212111091.7%#1#319.124.638.814.7-7.6-8.3%Season summary
Miami1991121200100.0%#3#126.731.739.67.8-1.7+16.7%Season summary
Miami199012102083.3%#1#328.433.446.614.6+3.5-8.3%Season summary
Miami198912111091.7%#4#124.929.541.512.5+9.2+16.7%Season summary
Washington State19881293075.0%—#1615.718.143.629.0+21.0+43.2%Season summary
Washington State19871137131.8%——-5.3-1.432.333.9-4.8-18.2%Season summary
Wyoming19861266050.0%——-0.51.429.628.9——Season summary

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