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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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 DeBord
Volatility: 2.18 • Average SRS: -18.55
26.1% win rate • -16.0 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 DeBord coached 4 seasons, won 26.1%, and posted an average SRS of -18.6. Best season: 2001 Central Michigan. 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
Brian Kelly
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Mike DeBord
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Butch Jones
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. Brian Kelly
2017
2. Butch Jones
2015
3. Jim McElwain
2016
4. Roy Kramer
1975
5. Herb Deromedi
1979
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. Brian Kelly
2017 Notre Dame (10-3)
2. Butch Jones
2015 Tennessee (9-4)
3. Jim McElwain
2016 Florida (9-4)
4. Roy Kramer
1975 Central Michigan (8-2-1)
5. Herb Deromedi
1979 Central Michigan (10-0-1)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Roy Kramer
1975 Central Michigan (8-2-1)
2. Brian Kelly
2017 Notre Dame (10-3)
3. Herb Deromedi
1979 Central Michigan (10-0-1)
4. Butch Jones
2015 Tennessee (9-4)
5. Jim McElwain
2016 Florida (9-4)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Brian Kelly
2017 Notre Dame (10-3)
2. Roy Kramer
1975 Central Michigan (8-2-1)
3. Butch Jones
2015 Tennessee (9-4)
4. Herb Deromedi
1979 Central Michigan (10-0-1)
5. Jim McElwain
2016 Florida (9-4)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Brian Kelly
2017 Notre Dame (10-3)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Brian Kelly
2017 Notre Dame (10-3)
2. Butch Jones
2015 Tennessee (9-4)
3. Herb Deromedi
1979 Central Michigan (10-0-1)
4. Jim McElwain
2016 Florida (9-4)
5. Dick Flynn
1994 Central Michigan (9-3)
Results Table
9 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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Mike DeBord 12-34 • 2000-2003 | Central Michigan | 4 | 46 | 12 | 34 | 26.1% | -18.6 | -16.0 2001 peak | 2.2 | 23.6 | 39.1 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Dick Flynn 30-37 • 1994-1999 | Central Michigan | 6 | 67 | 30 | 37 | 44.8% | -14.7 | -6.4 1994 peak | 4.6 | 28.2 | 38.0 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Dan Enos 26-36 • 2010-2014 | Central Michigan | 5 | 62 | 26 | 36 | 41.9% | -12.9 | -7.1 2014 peak | 3.5 | 23.4 | 36.3 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
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 | |
Jim McElwain 77-64 • 2012-2024 | Central Michigan, Colorado State +1 | 12 | 141 | 77 | 64 | 54.6% | -3.8 | 12.4 2016 peak | 9.0 | 25.2 | 27.3 | #14 | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Herb Deromedi 110-55-10 • 1978-1993 | Central Michigan | 16 | 175 | 110 | 55 | 65.7% | -5.8 | 7.5 1979 peak | 6.6 | 24.4 | 21.4 | — | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Butch Jones 110-91 • 2007-2025 | Arkansas State, Central Michigan +2 | 16 | 201 | 110 | 91 | 54.7% | -0.7 | 17.7 2015 peak | 9.8 | 28.9 | 29.1 | #22 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Roy Kramer 25-7-1 • 1975-1977 | Central Michigan | 3 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 77.3% | -0.6 | 8.1 1975 peak | 8.0 | 26.8 | 22.1 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Brian Kelly 202-79 • 2004-2025 | Central Michigan, Cincinnati +2 | 23 | 281 | 202 | 79 | 71.9% | 10.3 | 22.0 2017 peak | 9.5 | 33.6 | 21.4 | #4 | 4 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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