Top 25
37-23-4
- Games
- 64
- Win rate
- 60.9%
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Coach Profile
Barry Switzer
1973-1988 • Oklahoma
One defining program at Oklahoma.
Barry Switzer's coaching record is 157-29-4, highlighted by seasons at Oklahoma from 1973 to 1988.
Barry Switzer coached 16 seasons, won 83.7%, and posted an average SRS of 23.6. Best season: 1973 Oklahoma. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stint defined the run.
- Career record
- 157-29-4
- Career win rate
- 83.7%
- Average SRS
- 23.6
- Peak SRS
- 37.8
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
- 44.1
Primary school anchor
Oklahoma
Balanced profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 99.4.
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.
- Overall record
- 157-29-4
- Oklahoma record
- 157-29-4
- Full-season record
- 157-29-4
- Vs AP Top 10
- 16-19-2
- Vs AP Top 5
- 6-16-2
- Vs Texas
- 9-5-2
- Postseason / bowl record
- 8-5
- CFP record
- 0-0
- National titles
- 3
190 countable games, 83.7% win rate.
16 countable seasons at Oklahoma.
16 full season rows; partial and backfilled current rows are separated.
37 games using AP ranking at game time.
24 games using AP ranking at game time.
Red River Rivalry games in this dataset.
13 scored postseason games in this dataset.
0 College Football Playoff-labeled games since 2014.
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: Jan 2, 1989. 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.
Barry Switzer
EliteStrongAverageLean
1973Actual season year • SRS range 12.3 to 37.81988
Active comparison point
Barry Switzer • 1973
1973 Oklahoma
Best season10-0-1 • SRS 37.8 • SP Overall 36.3
Win %
95.5%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
45.6 / 10.9
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.
Top 10
16-19-2
- Games
- 37
- Win rate
- 46.0%
Top 5
6-16-2
- Games
- 24
- Win rate
- 29.2%
View ranked game results64
| 1988 Regular Week 13 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #7 | L3-7 |
| 1988 Regular Week 11 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | #12 | W31-28 |
| 1988 Regular Week 5 | Oklahoma | USC | #5 | L7-23 |
| 1988 Postseason Week 1 | Oklahoma | Clemson | #9 | L6-13 |
| 1987 Regular Week 13 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #5 | W17-7 |
| 1987 Regular Week 11 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | #17 | W29-10 |
| 1987 Postseason Week 1 | Oklahoma | Miami | #1 | L14-20 |
| 1986 Regular Week 13 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #6 | W20-17 |
| 1986 Regular Week 5 | Oklahoma | Miami | #1 | L16-28 |
| 1986 Regular Week 2 | Oklahoma | UCLA | #16 | W38-3 |
| 1986 Postseason Week 1 | Oklahoma | Arkansas | #15 | W42-8 |
| 1985 Regular Week 14 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | #17 | W13-0 |
| 1985 Regular Week 13 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #2 | W27-7 |
| 1985 Regular Week 7 | Oklahoma | Texas | #17 | W14-7 |
| 1985 Postseason Week 1 | Oklahoma | Penn State | #3 | W25-10 |
| 1984 Regular Week 14 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | #9 | W24-14 |
| 1984 Regular Week 13 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #7 | W17-7 |
| 1984 Regular Week 8 | Oklahoma | Texas | #3 | T15-15 |
| 1984 Postseason Week 1 | Oklahoma | Washington | #2 | L17-28 |
| 1983 Regular Week 14 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #1 | L21-28 |
| 1983 Regular Week 7 | Oklahoma | Texas | #2 | L16-28 |
| 1983 Regular Week 4 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | #3 | L14-24 |
| 1982 Regular Week 13 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #3 | L24-28 |
| 1982 Regular Week 6 | Oklahoma | Texas | #13 | W28-22 |
| 1982 Regular Week 4 | Oklahoma | USC | #18 | L0-12 |
| 1982 Postseason Week 1 | Oklahoma | Arizona State | #6 | L21-32 |
| 1981 Regular Week 12 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #5 | L14-37 |
| 1981 Regular Week 6 | Oklahoma | Texas | #3 | L14-34 |
| 1981 Regular Week 5 | Oklahoma | Iowa State | #20 | T7-7 |
| 1981 Regular Week 4 | Oklahoma | USC | #1 | L24-28 |
| 1980 Regular Week 13 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #10 | W21-17 |
| 1980 Regular Week 10 | Oklahoma | North Carolina | #14 | W41-7 |
| 1980 Regular Week 7 | Oklahoma | Texas | #3 | L13-20 |
| 1980 Regular Week 5 | Oklahoma | Stanford | #15 | L14-31 |
| 1980 Postseason Week 1 | Oklahoma | Florida State | #5 | W18-17 |
| 1979 Regular Week 13 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #7 | W17-14 |
| 1979 Regular Week 7 | Oklahoma | Texas | #2 | L7-16 |
| 1979 Postseason Week 1 | Oklahoma | Florida State | #6 | W24-7 |
| 1978 Regular Week 11 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #2 | L14-17 |
| 1978 Regular Week 6 | Oklahoma | Texas | #12 | W31-10 |
| 1978 Postseason Week 1 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #8 | W31-24 |
| 1977 Regular Week 13 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #12 | W38-7 |
| 1977 Regular Week 6 | Oklahoma | Texas | #2 | L6-13 |
| 1977 Regular Week 4 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | #6 | W29-28 |
| 1977 Postseason Week 1 | Oklahoma | Arkansas | #3 | L6-31 |
| 1976 Regular Week 13 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #13 | W20-17 |
| 1976 Regular Week 11 | Oklahoma | Missouri | #19 | W27-20 |
| 1976 Regular Week 9 | Oklahoma | Colorado | #14 | L31-42 |
| 1976 Regular Week 8 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | #16 | L24-31 |
| 1976 Regular Week 6 | Oklahoma | Texas | #13 | T6-6 |
| 1975 Regular Week 12 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #2 | W35-10 |
| 1975 Regular Week 11 | Oklahoma | Missouri | #18 | W28-27 |
| 1975 Regular Week 9 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | #19 | W27-7 |
| 1975 Regular Week 6 | Oklahoma | Texas | #5 | W24-17 |
| 1975 Regular Week 5 | Oklahoma | Colorado | #19 | W21-20 |
| 1975 Regular Week 3 | Oklahoma | Pittsburgh | #15 | W46-10 |
| 1975 Postseason Week 1 | Oklahoma | Michigan | #8 | W14-6 |
| 1974 Regular Week 12 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #6 | W28-14 |
| 1974 Regular Week 6 | Oklahoma | Texas | #17 | W16-13 |
| 1973 Regular Week 13 | Oklahoma | Nebraska | #13 | W27-0 |
| 1973 Regular Week 12 | Oklahoma | Kansas | #20 | W48-20 |
| 1973 Regular Week 11 | Oklahoma | Missouri | #14 | W31-3 |
| 1973 Regular Week 6 | Oklahoma | Miami | #16 | W24-20 |
| 1973 Regular Week 5 | Oklahoma | USC | #4 | T7-7 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Oklahoma
1973-1988 • 16 seasons
Avg SRS 23.6 • Win % 83.7%
- Longest tenure
- Oklahoma • 16 seasons
- Best tenure
- Oklahoma • 23.6 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Oklahoma • 83.7%
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.
Barry Switzer sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeBarry Switzer sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Barry Switzer
Elite
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 25.9
- Percentile
- 99th 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.
Oklahoma
1973-1988 • 157-29-4
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 23.6Win % 83.7%
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.8 during vs 8.4 baseline
+1.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
23.6 during vs 24.8 baseline
-1.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
25.9 during vs 28.6 baseline
-2.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
93.8% during vs 80.0% baseline
+13.8%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Oklahoma 1973
10-0-1 • SRS 37.8
Biggest Improvement
Oklahoma 1985
11-1 • 9.8 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Oklahoma 1974
11-0 • SP Off 47.0
Best Defensive Season
Oklahoma 1985
11-1 • SP Def 9.2
Setbacks
Lowest SRS Season
Oklahoma 1983
8-4 • SRS 12.3
Biggest Drop
Oklahoma 1988
9-3 • -8.3 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Oklahoma | 1988 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #3 | #14 | 15.9 | 19.9 | 33.8 | 15.1 | -8.3 | -16.7% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1987 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #1 | #3 | 24.2 | 26.5 | 40.1 | 15.1 | -5.0 | 0.0% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1986 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #1 | #3 | 29.2 | 32.0 | 44.4 | 13.4 | +5.4 | 0.0% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1985 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #1 | #1 | 23.8 | 28.4 | 37.6 | 9.2 | +9.8 | +12.5% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1984 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #16 | #6 | 14.0 | 18.2 | 32.0 | 14.7 | +1.7 | +12.5% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1983 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #2 | — | 12.3 | 19.0 | 35.4 | 18.1 | -3.4 | 0.0% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1982 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #9 | #16 | 15.7 | 19.9 | 35.4 | 16.9 | -2.5 | +4.2% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1981 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 62.5% | #2 | #20 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 35.4 | 18.3 | -5.7 | -20.8% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1980 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #5 | #3 | 23.9 | 25.5 | 42.1 | 18.3 | -2.4 | -8.3% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1979 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #3 | #3 | 26.3 | 24.7 | 39.3 | 15.6 | -3.3 | 0.0% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1978 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #4 | #3 | 29.6 | 28.5 | 44.9 | 18.8 | +4.7 | +8.3% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1977 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #1 | #7 | 24.9 | 27.0 | 43.1 | 18.3 | +4.7 | +4.2% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1976 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #5 | #5 | 20.2 | 23.1 | 36.8 | 14.6 | -6.6 | -12.5% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1975 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #1 | #1 | 26.8 | 30.0 | 39.3 | 10.0 | -7.8 | -8.3% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1974 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #1 | #1 | 34.6 | 36.5 | 47.0 | 12.4 | -3.2 | +4.5% | Season summary |
| Oklahoma | 1973 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 95.5% | #11 | #3 | 37.8 | 36.3 | 45.6 | 10.9 | — | — | Season summary |
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