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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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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?
Kevin Steele
Volatility: 10.58 • Average SRS: -12.52
19.6% win rate • 7.9 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.
Kevin Steele coached 5 seasons, won 19.6%, and posted an average SRS of -12.5. Best season: 2020 Auburn. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Jack Meagher
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Ralph Jordan
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Carl Voyles
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Gene Chizik
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. Jack Meagher
1944
2. Ralph Jordan
1970
3. Gene Chizik
2010
4. Gus Malzahn
2017
5. Tommy Tuberville
2004
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. Jack Meagher
1944 Iowa Pre-Flight (10-1)
2. Ralph Jordan
1970 Auburn (9-2)
3. Gene Chizik
2010 Auburn (14-0)
4. Gus Malzahn
2017 Auburn (10-4)
5. Tommy Tuberville
2004 Auburn (13-0)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Pat Dye
1983 Auburn (11-1)
2. Bryan Harsin
2014 Boise State (12-2)
3. Mike Donahue
1913 Auburn (8-0)
4. Ralph Jordan
1970 Auburn (9-2)
5. Gus Malzahn
2017 Auburn (10-4)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Ralph Jordan
1970 Auburn (9-2)
2. Pat Dye
1983 Auburn (11-1)
3. Gus Malzahn
2017 Auburn (10-4)
4. Tommy Tuberville
2004 Auburn (13-0)
5. Terry Bowden
1997 Auburn (10-3)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Bryan Harsin
2014 Boise State (12-2)
2. Ralph Jordan
1970 Auburn (9-2)
3. Pat Dye
1983 Auburn (11-1)
4. Hugh Freeze
2014 Ole Miss (9-4)
5. Gus Malzahn
2017 Auburn (10-4)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Terry Bowden
1997 Auburn (10-3)
2. Ralph Jordan
1970 Auburn (9-2)
3. Mike Donahue
1913 Auburn (8-0)
4. Tommy Tuberville
2004 Auburn (13-0)
5. Kevin Steele
2020 Auburn (0-1)
Results Table
17 filtered coaches in view. Lower rank numbers are better. Lower volatility means more stable. Lower SP Def numbers are better on the identity chart.
| Compare | |||||||||||||||
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Kevin Steele 9-37 • 1999-2020 | Auburn, Baylor | 5 | 46 | 9 | 37 | 19.6% | -12.5 | 7.9 2020 peak | 10.6 | 25.6 | 34.6 | — | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Earl Brown 3-22-4 • 1948-1950 | Auburn | 3 | 29 | 3 | 22 | 17.2% | -6.4 | -1.0 1949 peak | 5.8 | — | — | — | 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 — | |
David Morey 10-10-1 • 1925-1927 | Auburn | 3 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 50.0% | -7.0 | -0.9 1926 peak | 4.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Carl Voyles 21-24-1 • 1940-1947 | Auburn, William & Mary | 5 | 46 | 21 | 24 | 46.7% | -5.2 | -2.4 1946 peak | 2.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Chet Wynne 33-27-4 • 1927-1933 | Auburn, Creighton | 7 | 64 | 33 | 27 | 54.7% | -0.7 | 10.9 1932 peak | 7.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Terry Bowden 92-95-1 • 1993-2023 | Akron, Auburn +1 | 16 | 188 | 92 | 95 | 49.2% | -3.9 | 17.1 1997 peak | 12.9 | 26.2 | 29.5 | #4 | 2 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Doug Barfield 27-27-1 • 1976-1980 | Auburn | 5 | 55 | 27 | 27 | 50.0% | 8.2 | 13.7 1979 peak | 3.5 | 29.5 | 23.1 | #16 | 0 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Mike Donahue 122-54-8 • 1904-1927 | Auburn, LSU | 23 | 184 | 122 | 54 | 68.5% | 1.5 | 15.6 1913 peak | 8.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Bryan Harsin 85-36 • 2013-2022 | Arkansas State, Auburn +1 | 10 | 121 | 85 | 36 | 70.3% | 6.2 | 10.0 2014 peak | 4.6 | 32.1 | 25.0 | #16 | 0 | Offense-First Consistent Winner | |
Gene Chizik 38-38 • 2007-2012 | Auburn, Iowa State | 6 | 76 | 38 | 38 | 50.0% | 3.0 | 23.9 2010 peak | 11.4 | 32.3 | 25.4 | #1 | 1 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Hugh Freeze 99-64 • 2011-2025 | Arkansas State, Auburn +2 | 13 | 163 | 99 | 64 | 60.7% | 6.5 | 21.3 2014 peak | 7.7 | 32.0 | 22.7 | #10 | 1 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Tommy Tuberville 159-99 • 1995-2016 | Auburn, Cincinnati +2 | 21 | 258 | 159 | 99 | 61.6% | 5.0 | 22.7 2004 peak | 8.3 | 31.8 | 22.3 | #2 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Jack Meagher 84-64-10 • 1929-1944 | Auburn, Iowa Pre-Flight +1 | 15 | 158 | 84 | 64 | 56.3% | 8.7 | 29.3 1944 peak | 8.8 | — | — | #6 | 1 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Gus Malzahn 105-62 • 2012-2024 | Arkansas State, Auburn +1 | 13 | 167 | 105 | 62 | 62.9% | 12.3 | 23.6 2017 peak | 7.8 | 34.8 | 21.0 | #2 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Pat Dye 153-62-5 • 1974-1992 | Auburn, East Carolina +1 | 19 | 220 | 153 | 62 | 70.7% | 11.0 | 22.0 1983 peak | 7.7 | 30.7 | 17.4 | #3 | 5 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Ralph Jordan 175-83-7 • 1951-1975 | Auburn | 25 | 265 | 175 | 83 | 67.4% | 14.0 | 24.0 1970 peak | 7.3 | 31.9 | 14.0 | #1 | 7 | Defense-First Peak Dominator |
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