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Current Research Window

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.

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Recommended baseline

Keep at least 3 seasons in view to avoid tiny-sample profiles dominating the charts and leaderboards.

Coach Identity

The fastest way to narrow style and school context.

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Time and Sample

Keep the result set stable before reading the charts.

Recommended: 3+ seasons.

Quality

Shortcut the list toward stronger resumes and stronger finishes.

These filters reshape the charts and the results table together, so every leaderboard and callout below reflects the same active set.

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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?

9 coaches shown
Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus
Elite and steady
Elite but volatile
Lower ceiling but stable
Lower ceiling and unstable

Neil Wheelwright

Volatility: 8.94 • Average SRS: -18.02

45.9% win rate • 4.8 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

Neil Wheelwright

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

BalancedVolatile Builder

Neil Wheelwright coached 13 seasons, won 45.9%, and posted an average SRS of -18.0. Best season: 1978 Holy Cross. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility
8.94
Average SRS
-18.02
Career Win %
45.9%
Peak SRS
4.8
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Active chart outliers

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

4 markers

  1. Highest peak

    Andrew Kerr

    Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.

    22.9 peak SRS

  2. Most consistent elite coach

    Dick Harlow

    High average strength without the season-to-season swing.

    9.08 avg SRS • 10.20 volatility

  3. Steadiest floor

    George Hauser

    Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.

    6.73 volatility

  4. Elite but volatile

    William Warner

    Big ceiling, but the weekly shape moved around more than the steady tier.

    10.76 volatility

Top Career Peaks

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

  1. 1. Andrew Kerr

    1926

    22.9

  2. 2. Dick Harlow

    1915

    21.9

  3. 3. Paul Bixler

    1946

    17.1

  4. 4. George Hauser

    1926

    15.0

  5. 5. Edwin Sweetland

    1908

    15.0

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. 1. Andrew Kerr

    1926 Washington & Jefferson (7-1-1)

    22.9

  2. 2. Dick Harlow

    1915 Penn State (7-2)

    21.9

  3. 3. Paul Bixler

    1946 Ohio State (4-3-2)

    17.1

  4. 4. George Hauser

    1926 Colgate (5-2-2)

    15.0

  5. 5. Edwin Sweetland

    1908 Colgate (4-3)

    15.0

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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  1. 1. Dick Harlow

    1915 Penn State (7-2)

    65.3%

  2. 2. Andrew Kerr

    1926 Washington & Jefferson (7-1-1)

    64.6%

  3. 3. George Hauser

    1926 Colgate (5-2-2)

    60.0%

  4. 4. Hal Lahar

    1958 Houston (5-4)

    54.7%

  5. 5. Neil Wheelwright

    1978 Holy Cross (7-4)

    45.9%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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  1. 1. Paul Bixler

    1946 Ohio State (4-3-2)

    1

  2. 2. Dick Harlow

    1915 Penn State (7-2)

    0

  3. 3. Andrew Kerr

    1926 Washington & Jefferson (7-1-1)

    0

  4. 4. George Hauser

    1926 Colgate (5-2-2)

    0

  5. 5. William Warner

    1906 Colgate (4-2-2)

    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. 1. Andrew Kerr

    1926 Washington & Jefferson (7-1-1)

    9.3

  2. 2. Dick Harlow

    1915 Penn State (7-2)

    10.2

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. 1. Dick Harlow

    1915 Penn State (7-2)

    33 years

  2. 2. Andrew Kerr

    1926 Washington & Jefferson (7-1-1)

    25 years

  3. 3. George Hauser

    1926 Colgate (5-2-2)

    19 years

  4. 4. Hal Lahar

    1958 Houston (5-4)

    16 years

  5. 5. Neil Wheelwright

    1978 Holy Cross (7-4)

    13 years

Results Table

Coach 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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Neil Wheelwright

61-72-2 • 1968-1980

Colgate, Holy Cross
13135617245.9%-18.0
4.8

1978 peak

8.923.331.9—0
Balanced

Volatile Builder

Earl Abell

14-12-2 • 1928-1930

Colgate, Virginia
328141253.6%-8.8
8.3

1928 peak

12.6———0
Balanced

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Edwin Sweetland

10-10-3 • 1908-1914

Colgate, Tulane +1
323101050.0%-7.9
15.0

1908 peak

18.8———0
Balanced

—

Hal Lahar

77-63-10 • 1952-1967

Colgate, Houston
16150776354.7%-6.7
9.0

1958 peak

11.3———0
Balanced

Longevity Coach

Paul Bixler

18-30-4 • 1946-1951

Colgate, Ohio State
652183038.5%-4.7
17.1

1946 peak

10.4——#01
Balanced

—

William Warner

12-9-4 • 1905-1907

Colgate, North Carolina
32512956.0%2.5
12.2

1906 peak

10.8———0
Balanced

Volatile Builder

George Hauser

24-15-6 • 1926-1944

Colgate, Minnesota
545241560.0%9.1
15.0

1926 peak

6.7——#190
Balanced

Longevity Coach

Andrew Kerr

120-63-12 • 1922-1946

Colgate, Stanford +1
231951206364.6%6.1
22.9

1926 peak

9.3———0
Balanced

Longevity Coach

Dick Harlow

71-36-7 • 1915-1947

Colgate, Harvard +1
13114713665.3%9.1
21.9

1915 peak

10.2———0
Balanced

Longevity Coach

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