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11-15-2
- Games
- 28
- Win rate
- 42.9%
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Coach Profile
Bob Devaney
1957-1972 • Nebraska, Wyoming
2 schools coached, anchored by Nebraska.
Bob Devaney coached 16 seasons, won 80.6%, and posted an average SRS of 15.2. Best season: 1971 Nebraska. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
- Career record
- 136-30-7
- Career win rate
- 80.6%
- Average SRS
- 15.2
- Peak SRS
- 37.9
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
- 16
- Career span
- 16 years
- Best finish
- #1
- Consistency
- 5.1
Primary school anchor
Nebraska
Balanced profile with 2 program stops and a peak score of 99.5.
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.
Bob Devaney
EliteStrongAverageLean
Bob Devaney: 1962 Nebraska
1957Actual season year • SRS range -10.8 to 37.91972
Active comparison point
Bob Devaney • 1971
1971 Nebraska
Best season13-0 • SRS 37.9 • SP Overall 38.5
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+6.2
SP Off / Def
45.2 / 9.3
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
7-11-1
- Games
- 19
- Win rate
- 39.5%
Top 5
3-6-1
- Games
- 10
- Win rate
- 35.0%
View ranked game results28
| 1972 Regular Week 12 | Nebraska | Oklahoma | #4 | L14-17 |
| 1972 Regular Week 10 | Nebraska | Iowa State | #17 | T23-23 |
| 1972 Regular Week 9 | Nebraska | Colorado | #15 | W33-10 |
| 1972 Postseason Week 1 | Nebraska | Notre Dame | #14 | W40-6 |
| 1971 Regular Week 12 | Nebraska | Oklahoma | #2 | W35-31 |
| 1971 Regular Week 8 | Nebraska | Colorado | #9 | W31-7 |
| 1971 Postseason Week 1 | Nebraska | Alabama | #4 | W38-6 |
| 1970 Regular Week 13 | Nebraska | Oklahoma | #20 | W28-21 |
| 1970 Regular Week 4 | Nebraska | USC | #5 | T21-21 |
| 1970 Postseason Week 1 | Nebraska | LSU | #7 | W17-12 |
| 1969 Regular Week 5 | Nebraska | Missouri | #6 | L7-17 |
| 1969 Regular Week 2 | Nebraska | USC | #5 | L21-31 |
| 1968 Regular Week 11 | Nebraska | Oklahoma | #14 | L0-47 |
| 1968 Regular Week 6 | Nebraska | Missouri | #20 | L14-16 |
| 1968 Regular Week 5 | Nebraska | Kansas | #6 | L13-23 |
| 1968 Regular Week 3 | Nebraska | Minnesota | #17 | W17-14 |
| 1967 Regular Week 7 | Nebraska | Colorado | #3 | L16-21 |
| 1966 Postseason Week 1 | Nebraska | Alabama | #3 | L7-34 |
| 1965 Regular Week 8 | Nebraska | Missouri | #9 | W16-14 |
| 1965 Postseason Week 1 | Nebraska | Alabama | #1 | L28-39 |
| 1964 Postseason Week 1 | Nebraska | Arkansas | #2 | L7-10 |
| 1963 Regular Week 11 | Nebraska | Oklahoma | #10 | W29-20 |
| 1963 Postseason Week 1 | Nebraska | Auburn | #5 | W13-7 |
| 1962 Regular Week 11 | Nebraska | Oklahoma | #8 | L6-34 |
| 1962 Regular Week 8 | Nebraska | Missouri | #7 | L7-16 |
| 1960 Regular Week 9 | Wyoming | Utah State | #19 | L13-17 |
| 1959 Regular Week 3 | Wyoming | Air Force | #18 | L7-20 |
| 1958 Regular Week 10 | Wyoming | Air Force | #9 | L6-21 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Nebraska
1962-1972 • 11 seasons
Avg SRS 20.3 • Win % 82.9%
Wyoming
1957-1961 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 3.9 • Win % 75.0%
- Longest tenure
- Nebraska • 11 seasons
- Best tenure
- Nebraska • 20.3 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Nebraska • 82.9%
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.
Bob Devaney sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeBob Devaney sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bob Devaney
Elite
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 33.3
- Percentile
- 100th 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.
Nebraska
1962-1972 • 101-20-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 20.3Win % 82.9%
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.2 during vs 3.0 baseline
+6.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
20.3 during vs -3.1 baseline
+23.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
33.3 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
72.7% during vs 0.0% baseline
+72.7%
Wyoming
1957-1961 • 35-10-5
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 3.9Win % 75.0%
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.0 during vs 6.8 baseline
+0.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
3.9 during vs -4.7 baseline
+8.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
20.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+20.0%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Nebraska 1971
13-0 • SRS 37.9
Biggest Improvement
Nebraska 1969
9-2 • 14.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Nebraska 1971
13-0 • SP Off 45.2
Best Defensive Season
Nebraska 1971
13-0 • SP Def 9.3
Setbacks
Worst Season
Wyoming 1957
4-3-3 • SRS -10.8
Biggest Drop
Nebraska 1966
9-2 • -9.2 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Nebraska | 1972 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #1 | #4 | 33.7 | 31.4 | 44.5 | 14.2 | -4.2 | -20.8% |
| Nebraska | 1971 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #2 | #1 | 37.9 | 38.5 | 45.2 | 9.3 | +6.2 | +4.2% |
| Nebraska | 1970 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 95.8% | #9 | #1 | 31.7 | 30.0 | 44.6 | 16.0 | +6.3 | +14.0% |
| Nebraska | 1969 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #11 | 25.4 | — | — | — | +14.2 | +21.8% |
| Nebraska | 1968 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | #14 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | +3.1 | 0.0% |
| Nebraska | 1967 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 8.1 | — | — | — | -3.5 | -21.8% |
| Nebraska | 1966 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #3 | #6 | 11.6 | — | — | — | -9.2 | -9.1% |
| Nebraska | 1965 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | #1 | #5 | 20.8 | — | — | — | +5.3 | +9.1% |
| Nebraska | 1964 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #6 | 15.5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | -9.1% |
| Nebraska | 1963 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | — | #6 | 15.5 | — | — | — | +3.2 | +9.1% |
| Nebraska | 1962 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | — | 12.3 | — | — | — | +1.5 | +4.0% |
| Wyoming | 1961 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 77.8% | — | — | 10.8 | — | — | — | +3.7 | -2.2% |
| Wyoming | 1960 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | — | — | 7.1 | — | — | — | -4.3 | -10.0% |
| Wyoming | 1959 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.0% | — | #16 | 11.4 | — | — | — | +10.3 | +17.3% |
| Wyoming | 1958 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | 1.1 | — | — | — | +11.9 | +17.7% |
| Wyoming | 1957 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 55.0% | — | — | -10.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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