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Summary and Filtering

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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?

17 coaches shown

Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus

Elite and steady

Elite but volatile

Lower ceiling but stable

Lower ceiling and unstable

Homer Rice

Volatility: 2.87 • Average SRS: -10.73

30.5% win rate • -8.1 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

Homer Rice

This is the clearest first-pass view for peak versus stability. It is the best place to start browsing.

Offense-FirstOffense-First

Homer Rice coached 4 seasons, won 30.5%, and posted an average SRS of -10.7. Best season: 1968 Cincinnati. The profile was offense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. 2 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility: 2.87
Average SRS: -10.73
Career Win %: 30.5%
Peak SRS: -8.1

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Active chart outliers

These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.

4 markers

Highest peak
Tommy Tuberville
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
22.7 peak SRS
Most consistent elite coach
Brian Kelly
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
10.31 avg SRS • 9.47 volatility
Steadiest floor
Homer Rice
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
2.87 volatility
Elite but volatile
Butch Jones
Big ceiling, but the weekly shape moved around more than the steady tier.
9.80 volatility

Top Career Peaks

Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.

1. Tommy Tuberville
2004
22.7
2. Brian Kelly
2017
22.0
3. Mark Dantonio
2014
20.0
4. Butch Jones
2015
17.7
5. Luke Fickell
2021
16.9

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.

3 boards

Highest Peak SRS

Single-season ceiling leaders.

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1. Tommy Tuberville
2004 Auburn (13-0)
22.7
2. Brian Kelly
2017 Notre Dame (10-3)
22.0
3. Mark Dantonio
2014 Michigan State (11-2)
20.0
4. Butch Jones
2015 Tennessee (9-4)
17.7
5. Luke Fickell
2021 Cincinnati (13-1)
16.9

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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1. Brian Kelly
2017 Notre Dame (10-3)
71.9%
2. Mark Dantonio
2014 Michigan State (11-2)
64.1%
3. Luke Fickell
2021 Cincinnati (13-1)
63.5%
4. Tommy Tuberville
2004 Auburn (13-0)
61.6%
5. Scott Satterfield
2018 App State (10-2)
58.4%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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1. Brian Kelly
2017 Notre Dame (10-3)
4
2. Mark Dantonio
2014 Michigan State (11-2)
3
3. Tommy Tuberville
2004 Auburn (13-0)
2
4. Luke Fickell
2021 Cincinnati (13-1)
2
5. Scott Satterfield
2018 App State (10-2)
0

Stability

Stability shortcuts

Who stays in control year after year.

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Most Consistent Winning Coaches

Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.

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1. Mark Dantonio
2014 Michigan State (11-2)
6.8
2. Luke Fickell
2021 Cincinnati (13-1)
6.9
3. Tommy Tuberville
2004 Auburn (13-0)
8.3
4. Brian Kelly
2017 Notre Dame (10-3)
9.5

Longevity

Longevity shortcuts

Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.

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Longest Careers

Big careers and long arcs.

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1. Watson Brown
1987 Vanderbilt (4-7)
24 years
2. Brian Kelly
2017 Notre Dame (10-3)
22 years
3. Tommy Tuberville
2004 Auburn (13-0)
22 years
4. Butch Jones
2015 Tennessee (9-4)
19 years
5. Mark Dantonio
2014 Michigan State (11-2)
16 years

Results Table

Coach 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.

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17 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality ascending


Homer Rice 12-28-1 • 1967-1977	Cincinnati, Rice	4	41	12	28	30.5%	-10.7	-8.1 1968 peak	2.9	26.7	42.2	—	0	Offense-First Offense-First
Tim Murphy 17-37-1 • 1989-1993	Cincinnati	5	55	17	37	31.8%	-12.9	-2.0 1993 peak	8.2	24.2	34.0	—	0	Offense-First Volatile Builder
Watson Brown 75-137-1 • 1983-2006	Cincinnati, Rice +2	19	213	75	137	35.4%	-8.1	0.0 1987 peak	6.3	25.2	33.6	—	0	Offense-First Longevity Coach
Ray Callahan 20-23 • 1969-1972	Cincinnati	4	43	20	23	46.5%	-10.9	-0.3 1970 peak	10.5	19.8	24.5	—	0	Defense-First Defense-First
Dave Currey 59-72 • 1977-1988	Cincinnati, Long Beach State	12	131	59	72	45.0%	-8.6	1.2 1980 peak	5.4	23.7	31.8	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
Ralph Staub 14-28-2 • 1977-1980	Cincinnati	4	44	14	28	34.1%	-2.7	3.7 1977 peak	6.1	22.6	24.0	—	0	Defense-First Defense-First
Charles Studley 27-33 • 1961-1966	Cincinnati	6	60	27	33	45.0%	-5.8	5.8 1964 peak	7.6	—	—	—	0	Balanced —
George Blackburn 53-60-6 • 1955-1970	Cincinnati, Virginia	12	119	53	60	47.1%	-5.0	6.5 1968 peak	7.2	18.0	28.9	—	0	Defense-First Longevity Coach
Rick Minter 53-63-1 • 1994-2003	Cincinnati	10	117	53	63	45.7%	-2.8	7.5 1995 peak	7.7	29.4	30.0	—	0	Offense-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
Tony Mason 41-37-1 • 1973-1979	Arizona, Cincinnati	7	79	41	37	52.5%	5.1	11.3 1978 peak	3.9	25.3	18.1	—	0	Defense-First Consistent Winner
Mike Gottfried 53-45-3 • 1981-1989	Cincinnati, Kansas +1	9	101	53	45	54.0%	4.1	13.0 1988 peak	5.4	29.1	23.2	#17	0	Defense-First Program Stabilizer
Scott Satterfield 87-62 • 2014-2025	App State, Cincinnati +1	12	149	87	62	58.4%	3.1	10.7 2018 peak	5.5	29.3	25.5	—	0	Balanced Program Stabilizer
Luke Fickell 80-46 • 2011-2025	Cincinnati, Ohio State +1	11	126	80	46	63.5%	4.7	16.9 2021 peak	6.9	26.3	19.3	#4	2	Defense-First Longevity Coach
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
Mark Dantonio 132-74 • 2004-2019	Cincinnati, Michigan State	16	206	132	74	64.1%	7.2	20.0 2014 peak	6.8	29.3	19.2	#3	3	Defense-First Longevity Coach
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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