Highest Peak SRS
Single-season ceiling leaders.
1. Nick Saban
2016 Alabama (14-1)
33.62. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
33.03. Frank Thomas
1945 Alabama (10-0)
31.54. Wallace Wade
1930 Alabama (10-0)
25.05. Red Drew
1952 Alabama (10-2)
22.4
Coaches Research Hub
College football coach records, rankings, and profiles.
Search any coach, jump to the record answer, then verify it with year-by-year rows, ranked-game splits, school impact, and comparisons.
Answer Pages
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Fast answers, deeper profiles.
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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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Summary and Filtering
Search coach records and career stats
Coach search stays primary, then school, archetype, time span, and quality sharpen the rankings. The recommended starting point is 3+ seasons.
Primary Discovery
One clear lens at a time.
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.
Success vs Volatility
Start with the simplest question: who paired real strength with a repeatable week-to-week shape?
18 coaches shown
Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus
Elite and steady
Elite but volatile
Lower ceiling but stable
Lower ceiling and unstable
Ears Whitworth
Volatility: 3.48 • Average SRS: -3.13
16.7% win rate • 0.3 peak SRS
Volatility
Average 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
Ears Whitworth
This is the clearest first-pass view for peak versus stability. It is the best place to start browsing.
BalancedBalanced
Ears Whitworth coached 3 seasons, won 16.7%, and posted an average SRS of -3.1. Best season: 1956 Alabama. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stint defined the run.
- Volatility
- 3.48
- Average SRS
- -3.13
- Career Win %
- 16.7%
- Peak SRS
- 0.3
Active chart outliers
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Nick Saban
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
33.6 peak SRSSteadiest floor
Mike Shula
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
2.26 volatilityElite but volatile
Ray Perkins
Big ceiling, but the weekly shape moved around more than the steady tier.
17.92 volatility
Top Career Peaks
Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.
- 33.6
1. Nick Saban
2016
- 33.0
2. Bear Bryant
1971
- 31.5
3. Frank Thomas
1945
- 25.0
4. Wallace Wade
1930
- 22.4
5. Red Drew
1952
Supporting Insights
Quick leaderboards, grouped on purpose.
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
Primary leaderboard shortcuts
The fastest path into peak and results leaders.
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Best Career Win %
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Frank Thomas
1945 Alabama (10-0)
81.2%2. Nick Saban
2016 Alabama (14-1)
80.6%3. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
78.0%4. Kalen DeBoer
2024 Alabama (9-4)
77.0%5. Wallace Wade
1930 Alabama (10-0)
76.5%
Most Top 10 Finishes
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
222. Nick Saban
2016 Alabama (14-1)
183. Frank Thomas
1945 Alabama (10-0)
44. Xen Scott
1919 Alabama (8-1)
45. Mike DuBose
1999 Alabama (10-3)
4
Stability
Stability shortcuts
Who stays in control year after year.
Most Consistent Winning Coaches
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Gene Stallings
1992 Alabama (13-0)
5.62. Frank Thomas
1945 Alabama (10-0)
6.03. Wallace Wade
1930 Alabama (10-0)
6.64. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
7.95. Kalen DeBoer
2024 Alabama (9-4)
8.4
Longevity
Longevity shortcuts
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Longest Careers
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
38 years2. Nick Saban
2016 Alabama (14-1)
34 years3. Gene Stallings
1992 Alabama (13-0)
32 years4. Red Drew
1952 Alabama (10-2)
31 years5. Wallace Wade
1930 Alabama (10-0)
28 years
Results Table
Coach results table
18 filtered coaches in view. Lower rank numbers are better. Lower volatility means more stable. Lower SP Def numbers are better on the identity chart.
18 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality ascending
| Compare | |||||||||||||||
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Ears Whitworth 4-24-2 • 1955-1957 | Alabama | 3 | 30 | 4 | 24 | 16.7% | -3.1 | 0.3 1956 peak | 3.5 | — | — | #0 | 3 | Balanced — | |
Guy Lowman 19-18-2 • 1910-1918 | Alabama, Kansas State +1 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 51.3% | -9.6 | 6.9 1912 peak | 10.0 | — | — | #0 | 1 | Balanced — | |
JWH Pollard 26-17-7 • 1901-1911 | Alabama, Lehigh +1 | 6 | 50 | 26 | 17 | 59.0% | -8.9 | -2.9 1909 peak | 5.2 | — | — | #0 | 4 | Balanced — | |
Dennis Franchione 127-111 • 1992-2015 | Alabama, New Mexico +3 | 20 | 238 | 127 | 111 | 53.4% | -0.5 | 17.7 2002 peak | 10.6 | 31.9 | 30.4 | #11 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
DV Graves 16-8-3 • 1911-1913 | Alabama | 3 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 64.8% | -7.5 | -3.4 1911 peak | 4.6 | — | — | #0 | 3 | Balanced — | |
Bill Curry 83-105-4 • 1980-1996 | Alabama, Georgia Tech +1 | 17 | 192 | 83 | 105 | 44.3% | 2.0 | 17.5 1989 peak | 9.1 | 27.0 | 24.9 | #9 | 1 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Thomas Kelley 21-10-2 • 1915-1921 | Alabama, Idaho | 4 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 66.7% | -0.9 | 6.7 1921 peak | 8.2 | — | — | #0 | 3 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Mike Shula 26-24 • 2003-2006 | Alabama | 4 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 52.0% | 8.3 | 12.1 2005 peak | 2.3 | 30.8 | 17.0 | #0 | 4 | Defense-First Consistent Winner | |
Mike DuBose 24-23 • 1997-2000 | Alabama | 4 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 51.1% | 7.2 | 17.6 1999 peak | 6.0 | 33.2 | 21.9 | #0 | 4 | Balanced — | |
Xen Scott 29-9-3 • 1919-1922 | Alabama | 4 | 41 | 29 | 9 | 74.4% | 2.3 | 10.4 1919 peak | 8.6 | — | — | #0 | 4 | Balanced — | |
Ray Perkins 34-24-1 • 1983-1992 | Alabama, Arkansas State | 5 | 59 | 34 | 24 | 58.5% | 8.0 | 20.8 1986 peak | 17.9 | 30.8 | 20.1 | #0 | 2 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Red Drew 60-39-8 • 1924-1954 | Alabama, Birmingham-Southern +1 | 10 | 107 | 60 | 39 | 59.8% | 8.8 | 22.4 1952 peak | 10.2 | — | — | #6 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Gene Stallings 97-61-2 • 1965-1996 | Alabama, Texas A&M | 14 | 160 | 97 | 61 | 61.3% | 9.1 | 20.7 1992 peak | 5.6 | 28.7 | 16.3 | #1 | 3 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Kalen DeBoer 57-17 • 2020-2025 | Alabama, Fresno State +1 | 6 | 74 | 57 | 17 | 77.0% | 9.6 | 18.1 2024 peak | 8.4 | 35.9 | 23.3 | #2 | 2 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Wallace Wade 171-49-10 • 1923-1950 | Alabama, Duke | 24 | 230 | 171 | 49 | 76.5% | 12.0 | 25.0 1930 peak | 6.6 | — | — | #2 | 3 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Frank Thomas 115-24-7 • 1931-1946 | Alabama | 15 | 146 | 115 | 24 | 81.2% | 16.9 | 31.5 1945 peak | 6.0 | — | — | #2 | 4 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Bear Bryant 323-85-17 • 1945-1982 | Alabama, Kentucky +2 | 38 | 425 | 323 | 85 | 78.0% | 19.6 | 33.0 1971 peak | 7.9 | 38.6 | 10.9 | #1 | 22 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Nick Saban 297-71-1 • 1990-2023 | Alabama, LSU +2 | 28 | 369 | 297 | 71 | 80.6% | 19.8 | 33.6 2016 peak | 9.9 | 39.4 | 16.2 | #1 | 18 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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