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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?
Mike Jinks
Volatility: 3.60 • Average SRS: -16.00
22.6% win rate • -12.7 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 Jinks coached 3 seasons, won 22.6%, and posted an average SRS of -16.0. Best season: 2016 Bowling Green. The profile was offense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stint defined the run.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Urban Meyer
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Bob Gibson
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Dave Clawson
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. Urban Meyer
2008
2. Don Nehlen
1988
3. Dennis Stolz
1974
4. Dave Clawson
2017
5. Dino Babers
2018
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. Urban Meyer
2008 Florida (13-1)
2. Don Nehlen
1988 West Virginia (11-1)
3. Dennis Stolz
1974 Michigan State (7-3-1)
4. Dave Clawson
2017 Wake Forest (8-5)
5. Dino Babers
2018 Syracuse (10-3)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Urban Meyer
2008 Florida (13-1)
2. Don Nehlen
1988 West Virginia (11-1)
3. Gregg Brandon
2004 Bowling Green (9-3)
4. Gary Blackney
1994 Bowling Green (9-2)
5. Dennis Stolz
1974 Michigan State (7-3-1)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Urban Meyer
2008 Florida (13-1)
2. Don Nehlen
1988 West Virginia (11-1)
3. Doyt Perry
1962 Bowling Green (7-1-1)
4. Dennis Stolz
1974 Michigan State (7-3-1)
5. Dino Babers
2018 Syracuse (10-3)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Don Nehlen
1988 West Virginia (11-1)
2. Urban Meyer
2008 Florida (13-1)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Don Nehlen
1988 West Virginia (11-1)
2. Urban Meyer
2008 Florida (13-1)
3. Dennis Stolz
1974 Michigan State (7-3-1)
4. Dave Clawson
2017 Wake Forest (8-5)
5. Dino Babers
2018 Syracuse (10-3)
Results Table
13 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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Mike Jinks 7-24 • 2016-2018 | Bowling Green | 3 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 22.6% | -16.0 | -12.7 2016 peak | 3.6 | 25.7 | 38.2 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Moe Ankney 20-31-3 • 1986-1990 | Bowling Green | 5 | 54 | 20 | 31 | 39.8% | -18.4 | -10.2 1987 peak | 5.5 | 18.4 | 30.0 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Carl Pelini 7-18 • 2012-2018 | Bowling Green, Florida Atlantic | 3 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 28.0% | -12.3 | -4.4 2013 peak | 6.8 | 20.7 | 34.2 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Scot Loeffler 27-41 • 2019-2024 | Bowling Green | 6 | 68 | 27 | 41 | 39.7% | -13.2 | -1.9 2024 peak | 9.7 | 20.6 | 32.9 | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Gary Blackney 60-50-2 • 1991-2000 | Bowling Green | 10 | 112 | 60 | 50 | 54.5% | -7.5 | 2.1 1994 peak | 6.2 | 26.6 | 28.7 | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Bob Gibson 19-9 • 1965-1967 | Bowling Green | 3 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.9% | -8.3 | -3.4 1966 peak | 3.5 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Gregg Brandon 44-30 • 2003-2008 | Bowling Green | 6 | 74 | 44 | 30 | 59.5% | -3.3 | 7.1 2004 peak | 8.0 | 31.5 | 30.7 | #23 | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Dave Clawson 99-101 • 2009-2024 | Bowling Green, Wake Forest | 16 | 200 | 99 | 101 | 49.5% | -1.6 | 13.8 2017 peak | 8.7 | 26.7 | 27.6 | #15 | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Dino Babers 59-64 • 2014-2023 | Bowling Green, Syracuse | 10 | 123 | 59 | 64 | 48.0% | 0.0 | 12.1 2018 peak | 7.5 | 28.8 | 28.6 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Dennis Stolz 91-77-2 • 1973-1988 | Bowling Green, Michigan State +1 | 15 | 170 | 91 | 77 | 54.1% | -2.6 | 14.1 1974 peak | 8.1 | 27.6 | 24.6 | #12 | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Doyt Perry 24-4-1 • 1962-1964 | Bowling Green | 3 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 84.5% | 1.0 | 5.3 1962 peak | 6.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Don Nehlen 202-128-8 • 1968-2000 | Bowling Green, West Virginia | 30 | 338 | 202 | 128 | 61.0% | 4.4 | 22.9 1988 peak | 7.8 | 30.7 | 23.0 | #5 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Urban Meyer 187-32 • 2001-2018 | Bowling Green, Florida +2 | 17 | 219 | 187 | 32 | 85.4% | 18.5 | 33.9 2008 peak | 7.9 | 40.2 | 19.3 | #1 | 9 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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