Top 25
13-46-2
- Games
- 61
- Win rate
- 22.9%
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Coach Profile
John Mackovic
1978-2003 • Arizona, Illinois, Texas, Wake Forest
4 schools coached, anchored by Texas.
John Mackovic coached 16 seasons, won 53.6%, and posted an average SRS of 3.4. Best season: 1996 Texas. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 4 stints shaped the career arc.
- Career record
- 95-82-3
- Career win rate
- 53.6%
- Average SRS
- 3.4
- Peak SRS
- 16.2
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
- 16
- Career span
- 26 years
- Best finish
- #10
- Consistency
- 34.0
Primary school anchor
Texas
Offense-First profile with 4 program stops and a peak score of 76.4.
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 Mackovic
EliteStrongAverageLean
John Mackovic: 1988 IllinoisJohn Mackovic: 1992 TexasJohn Mackovic: 2001 Arizona
1978Actual season year • SRS range -10.9 to 16.22003
Active comparison point
John Mackovic • 1996
1996 Texas
Best season8-5 • SRS 16.2 • SP Overall 19.3
Win %
61.5%
YoY SRS
+5.2
SP Off / Def
43.1 / 27.3
Finish
#23
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
1-20-1
- Games
- 22
- Win rate
- 6.8%
Top 5
0-6
- Games
- 6
- Win rate
- 0.0%
View ranked game results61
| 2003 Regular Week 13 | Arizona | USC | #2 | L0-45 |
| 2003 Regular Week 7 | Arizona | Washington State | #14 | L7-30 |
| 2003 Regular Week 6 | Arizona | TCU | #19 | L10-13 |
| 2003 Regular Week 5 | Arizona | Purdue | #25 | L7-59 |
| 2003 Regular Week 3 | Arizona | LSU | #13 | L13-59 |
| 2002 Regular Week 10 | Arizona | Washington State | #9 | L13-21 |
| 2002 Regular Week 8 | Arizona | Washington | #22 | L28-32 |
| 2002 Regular Week 7 | Arizona | Oregon | #8 | L14-31 |
| 2002 Regular Week 5 | Arizona | Wisconsin | #22 | L10-31 |
| 2001 Regular Week 12 | Arizona | Stanford | #16 | L37-51 |
| 2001 Regular Week 7 | Arizona | Oregon | #7 | L28-63 |
| 1997 Regular Week 15 | Texas | Texas A&M | #15 | L16-27 |
| 1996 Regular Week 10 | Texas | Colorado | #8 | L24-28 |
| 1996 Regular Week 6 | Texas | Virginia | #19 | L13-37 |
| 1996 Regular Week 5 | Texas | Notre Dame | #9 | L24-27 |
| 1996 Postseason Week 1 | Texas | Nebraska | #6 | W37-27 |
| 1996 Postseason Week 1 | Texas | Penn State | #7 | L15-38 |
| 1995 Regular Week 15 | Texas | Texas A&M | #16 | W16-6 |
| 1995 Regular Week 11 | Texas | Texas Tech | #23 | W48-7 |
| 1995 Regular Week 9 | Texas | Virginia | #14 | W17-16 |
| 1995 Regular Week 8 | Texas | Oklahoma | #13 | T24-24 |
| 1995 Regular Week 5 | Texas | Notre Dame | #21 | L27-55 |
| 1995 Postseason Week 1 | Texas | Virginia Tech | #10 | L10-28 |
| 1994 Regular Week 11 | Texas | Texas A&M | #11 | L10-34 |
| 1994 Regular Week 7 | Texas | Oklahoma | #16 | W17-10 |
| 1994 Regular Week 6 | Texas | Colorado | #5 | L31-34 |
| 1993 Regular Week 14 | Texas | Texas A&M | #8 | L9-18 |
| 1993 Regular Week 7 | Texas | Oklahoma | #10 | L17-38 |
| 1993 Regular Week 5 | Texas | Louisville | #24 | L10-41 |
| 1993 Regular Week 4 | Texas | Syracuse | #6 | T21-21 |
| 1993 Regular Week 2 | Texas | Colorado | #11 | L14-36 |
| 1992 Regular Week 14 | Texas | Texas A&M | #4 | L13-34 |
| 1992 Regular Week 7 | Texas | Oklahoma | #16 | W34-24 |
| 1992 Regular Week 3 | Texas | Syracuse | #9 | L21-31 |
| 1992 Regular Week 2 | Texas | Mississippi State | #21 | L10-28 |
| 1991 Regular Week 12 | Illinois | Michigan | #4 | L0-20 |
| 1991 Regular Week 8 | Illinois | Iowa | #15 | L21-24 |
| 1991 Regular Week 7 | Illinois | Ohio State | #11 | W10-7 |
| 1991 Regular Week 4 | Illinois | Houston | #21 | W51-10 |
| 1991 Postseason Week 1 | Illinois | UCLA | #19 | L3-6 |
| 1990 Regular Week 12 | Illinois | Michigan | #16 | L17-22 |
| 1990 Regular Week 11 | Illinois | Iowa | #6 | L28-54 |
| 1990 Regular Week 4 | Illinois | Colorado | #20 | W23-22 |
| 1990 Regular Week 3 | Illinois | Arizona | #20 | L16-28 |
| 1990 Postseason Week 1 | Illinois | Clemson | #9 | L0-30 |
| 1989 Regular Week 11 | Illinois | Michigan | #3 | L10-24 |
| 1989 Regular Week 3 | Illinois | Colorado | #8 | L7-38 |
| 1989 Postseason Week 1 | Illinois | Virginia | #18 | W31-21 |
| 1988 Regular Week 12 | Illinois | Michigan | #13 | L9-38 |
| 1988 Regular Week 11 | Illinois | Indiana | #20 | W21-20 |
| 1980 Regular Week 12 | Wake Forest | South Carolina | #14 | L38-39 |
| 1980 Regular Week 7 | Wake Forest | North Carolina | #8 | L9-27 |
| 1979 Regular Week 12 | Wake Forest | South Carolina | #19 | L14-35 |
| 1979 Regular Week 10 | Wake Forest | Clemson | #18 | L0-31 |
| 1979 Regular Week 9 | Wake Forest | Auburn | #20 | W42-38 |
| 1979 Regular Week 7 | Wake Forest | North Carolina | #19 | W24-19 |
| 1979 Regular Week 5 | Wake Forest | NC State | #14 | L14-17 |
| 1978 Regular Week 10 | Wake Forest | Clemson | #15 | L6-51 |
| 1978 Regular Week 8 | Wake Forest | Maryland | #5 | L0-39 |
| 1978 Regular Week 5 | Wake Forest | NC State | #20 | L10-34 |
| 1978 Regular Week 4 | Wake Forest | LSU | #11 | L11-13 |
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
2001-2003 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS -6.2 • Win % 35.7%
Texas
1992-1997 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 5.7 • Win % 59.2%
Illinois
1988-1991 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 8.2 • Win % 64.9%
Wake Forest
1978-1980 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 2.0 • Win % 41.2%
- Longest tenure
- Texas • 6 seasons
- Best tenure
- Illinois • 8.2 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Illinois • 64.9%
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 Mackovic sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJohn Mackovic sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Mackovic
Strong
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 5.5
- Percentile
- 74th pct
Strong
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
2001-2003 • 10-18
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS -6.2Win % 35.7%
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.3 during vs 7.0 baseline
-3.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-6.2 during vs 7.9 baseline
-14.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-4.5 during vs 10.3 baseline
-14.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
Texas
1992-1997 • 41-28-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 5.7Win % 59.2%
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.8 during vs 6.2 baseline
+0.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
5.7 during vs 6.8 baseline
-1.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.1 during vs 9.7 baseline
-1.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
50.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+30.0%
Illinois
1988-1991 • 30-16-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 8.2Win % 64.9%
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.5 during vs 6.0 baseline
+1.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
8.2 during vs 4.9 baseline
+3.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
9.9 during vs 5.4 baseline
+4.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
50.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+30.0%
Wake Forest
1978-1980 • 14-20
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 2.0Win % 41.2%
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.7 during vs 2.2 baseline
+2.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
2.0 during vs -8.0 baseline
+10.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
4.1 during vs -13.9 baseline
+18.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Texas 1996
8-5 • SRS 16.2
Biggest Improvement
Illinois 1989
10-2 • 13.7 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Texas 1996
8-5 • SP Off 43.1
Best Defensive Season
Illinois 1989
10-2 • SP Def 15.9
Setbacks
Worst Season
Arizona 2003
1-4 • SRS -10.9
Biggest Drop
Texas 1997
4-7 • -22.0 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Arizona | 2003 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.0% | — | — | -10.9 | -7.4 | 28.0 | 34.3 | -7.4 | -13.3% |
| Arizona | 2002 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -3.5 | -2.7 | 26.3 | 29.0 | +0.7 | -12.1% |
| Arizona | 2001 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -4.2 | -3.4 | 37.4 | 39.2 | +1.6 | +9.1% |
| Texas | 1997 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | #12 | — | -5.8 | -6.7 | 33.2 | 38.2 | -22.0 | -25.2% |
| Texas | 1996 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #8 | #23 | 16.2 | 19.3 | 43.1 | 27.3 | +5.2 | -19.2% |
| Texas | 1995 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 80.8% | #18 | #14 | 11.0 | 13.7 | 36.2 | 24.1 | +4.2 | +14.1% |
| Texas | 1994 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #18 | #25 | 6.8 | 10.7 | 38.1 | 29.4 | +1.4 | +16.7% |
| Texas | 1993 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | 5.4 | 7.4 | 33.3 | 28.0 | +5.0 | -4.5% |
| Texas | 1992 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | #25 | — | 0.4 | 4.4 | 33.8 | 31.2 | -8.1 | 0.0% |
| Illinois | 1991 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 8.5 | 9.4 | 26.8 | 18.3 | +0.1 | -12.1% |
| Illinois | 1990 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #11 | #25 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 29.8 | 20.9 | -6.4 | -16.7% |
| Illinois | 1989 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #22 | #10 | 14.8 | 20.4 | 35.3 | 15.9 | +13.7 | +29.2% |
| Illinois | 1988 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 54.2% | — | — | 1.1 | -0.3 | 24.5 | 25.0 | -6.5 | +8.7% |
| Wake Forest | 1980 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 7.6 | 10.5 | 30.1 | 20.9 | +1.8 | -21.2% |
| Wake Forest | 1979 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 5.8 | 11.3 | 31.2 | 21.5 | +13.3 | +57.6% |
| Wake Forest | 1978 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9.1% | — | — | -7.5 | -9.5 | 16.2 | 24.8 | — | — |
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