Coaches Research Hub
Search any coach, jump to the record answer, then verify it with year-by-year rows, ranked-game splits, school impact, and comparisons.
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Search coach records, career wins, win percentage, and rankings from the same filtered universe as the discovery visuals below. Start from the recommended sample, then tighten the field around identity, school, time span, or quality.
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1271 coaches in the current filtered result set
Summary and Filtering
Coach search stays primary, then school, archetype, time span, and quality sharpen the rankings. The recommended starting point is 3+ seasons.
Primary Discovery
Start with career shape or flip to identity. Either way, the chart, the coach summary, the outlier list, and the table context all stay synchronized.
Start with the simplest question: who paired real strength with a repeatable week-to-week shape?
Mike Knoll
Volatility: 4.22 • Average SRS: -30.12
9.1% win rate • -25.6 peak SRS
Hover or focus a point to isolate it. Click a coach to carry that selection into the results table.
Average SRS reads overall strength. Volatility is the spread of season-to-season SRS, so lower values mean a steadier profile.
Career shape lens
This is the clearest first-pass view for peak versus stability. It is the best place to start browsing.
Mike Knoll is currently highlighted in the success vs volatility view.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
John Corbett
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Craig Fertig
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Mike Sanford Jr
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Todd Monken
Big ceiling, but the weekly shape moved around more than the steady tier.
Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.
1. Harry Hughes
1916
2. Red Blaik
1945
3. Nelson Norgren
1916
4. Henry Williams
1905
5. Amos Alonzo Stagg
1905
Supporting Insights
These are shortcuts into the same table below. Performance leads the stack, while stability and longevity stay visible without competing with the main chart.
Performance
The fastest path into peak and results leaders.
Single-season ceiling leaders.
1. Harry Hughes
1916 Colorado State (6-0-1)
2. Red Blaik
1945 Army (9-0)
3. Nelson Norgren
1916 Utah (3-2)
4. Henry Williams
1905 Minnesota (10-1)
5. Amos Alonzo Stagg
1905 Chicago (11-0)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Walter Camp
5 seasons
2. Curt Cignetti
2025 Indiana (16-0)
3. Knute Rockne
1924 Notre Dame (10-0)
4. Ryan Day
2019 Ohio State (13-1)
5. Frank Leahy
1946 Notre Dame (8-0-1)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
2. Joe Paterno
1994 Penn State (12-0)
3. Tom Osborne
1995 Nebraska (12-0)
4. Nick Saban
2016 Alabama (14-1)
5. Bo Schembechler
1973 Michigan (10-0-1)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Parke Davis
1897 Lafayette (9-2-1)
2. Manny Diaz
2025 Duke (9-5)
3. Ryan Silverfield
2022 Memphis (7-6)
4. Lloyd Carr
1997 Michigan (12-0)
5. Elmer Layden
1938 Notre Dame (8-1)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. John Anderson
1976 Brown (8-1)
2. Paul Davis
1963 Mississippi State (7-2-2)
3. Amos Alonzo Stagg
1905 Chicago (11-0)
4. George Barclay
1951 Washington and Lee (6-4)
5. Joe Paterno
1994 Penn State (12-0)
Results Table
1271 filtered coaches in view. Lower rank numbers are better. Lower volatility means more stable. Lower SP Def numbers are better on the identity chart.
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Hal Mumme 31-64 • 1997-2008 | Kentucky, New Mexico State | 8 | 95 | 31 | 64 | 32.6% | -8.8 | 7.6 1998 peak | 11.6 | 29.2 | 37.5 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
John Bonamego 22-29 • 2015-2018 | Central Michigan | 4 | 51 | 22 | 29 | 43.1% | -8.4 | -0.2 2015 peak | 6.8 | 21.1 | 28.9 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Ellis Rainsberger 5-28 • 1975-1977 | Kansas State | 3 | 33 | 5 | 28 | 15.2% | -2.1 | -1.4 1975 peak | 0.5 | 21.5 | 24.3 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
George Levene 18-15-5 • 1907-1922 | Tennessee, Wake Forest | 4 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 53.9% | -12.8 | -2.5 1907 peak | 7.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Seth Littrell 44-44 • 2016-2022 | North Texas | 7 | 88 | 44 | 44 | 50.0% | -10.8 | -2.3 2018 peak | 5.8 | 26.9 | 33.3 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Kevin Wilson 33-63 • 2011-2024 | Indiana, Tulsa | 8 | 96 | 33 | 63 | 34.4% | -7.0 | 3.6 2013 peak | 8.8 | 28.0 | 33.5 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Guy Morriss 27-54 • 2001-2007 | Baylor, Kentucky | 7 | 81 | 27 | 54 | 33.3% | -6.8 | 4.3 2002 peak | 7.5 | 28.2 | 32.6 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Sonny Randle 32-54-1 • 1971-1981 | East Carolina, Marshall +1 | 8 | 87 | 32 | 54 | 37.4% | -12.3 | 12.4 1973 peak | 13.7 | 20.1 | 30.0 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
John Neff 12-9-2 • 1909-1911 | South Carolina, Virginia | 3 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 56.5% | -18.2 | 4.3 1909 peak | 16.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Woody Widenhofer 27-71-1 • 1985-2001 | Missouri, Vanderbilt | 9 | 99 | 27 | 71 | 27.8% | -5.5 | 4.3 1987 peak | 5.7 | 24.6 | 30.6 | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Dudley DeGroot 26-26-1 • 1948-1952 | New Mexico, West Virginia | 5 | 53 | 26 | 26 | 50.0% | -11.7 | 0.9 1948 peak | 8.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Boozer Pitts 7-11-6 • 1923-1927 | Auburn | 3 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 41.7% | -6.8 | -2.3 1924 peak | 4.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Jim Dickey 24-54-2 • 1978-1985 | Kansas State | 8 | 80 | 24 | 54 | 31.3% | -6.0 | 4.0 1982 peak | 6.5 | 20.3 | 28.7 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Alpha Jamison 11-11-1 • 1898-1900 | Purdue | 3 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 50.0% | -9.7 | -3.4 1898 peak | 4.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Charlie Weatherbie 76-115 • 1992-2009 | Navy, UL Monroe +1 | 17 | 191 | 76 | 115 | 39.8% | -10.2 | 6.1 1996 peak | 8.4 | 24.7 | 36.3 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Irl Tubbs 8-15-3 • 1936-1938 | Iowa, Miami | 3 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 36.5% | -5.0 | -2.0 1936 peak | 2.1 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Ralph Young 10-14-1 • 1925-1927 | Michigan State | 3 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 42.0% | -7.5 | -0.5 1925 peak | 5.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Gerald Hines 46-31-7 • 1931-1939 | New Mexico State | 9 | 84 | 46 | 31 | 58.9% | -15.1 | -2.4 1937 peak | 9.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Dan Simrell 49-38-2 • 1982-1989 | Toledo | 8 | 89 | 49 | 38 | 56.2% | -12.4 | -4.4 1983 peak | 3.5 | 19.2 | 23.4 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Brian Polian 23-27 • 2013-2016 | Nevada | 4 | 50 | 23 | 27 | 46.0% | -8.2 | -2.1 2014 peak | 4.2 | 26.4 | 36.7 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
David Rader 50-83-1 • 1988-1999 | Tulsa | 12 | 134 | 50 | 83 | 37.7% | -8.1 | 5.2 1991 peak | 7.1 | 26.2 | 33.9 | #21 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Tim Brewster 17-30 • 2007-2024 | Charlotte, Minnesota | 5 | 47 | 17 | 30 | 36.2% | -5.2 | 0.4 2008 peak | 5.0 | 25.2 | 31.5 | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Barry Wilson 13-30-1 • 1990-1993 | Duke | 4 | 44 | 13 | 30 | 30.7% | -4.2 | 1.0 1990 peak | 3.9 | 27.5 | 33.3 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Abe Stuber 24-38-3 • 1947-1953 | Iowa State | 7 | 65 | 24 | 38 | 39.2% | -6.1 | -0.4 1949 peak | 3.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
FS Miller 18-15-4 • 1929-1932 | Wake Forest | 4 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 54.0% | -11.5 | -3.3 1932 peak | 5.7 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — |