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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?
Julius Wagner
Volatility: 3.59 • Average SRS: -26.87
35.4% win rate • -23.8 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.
Julius Wagner coached 3 seasons, won 35.4%, and posted an average SRS of -26.9. Best season: 1942 Colorado State. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Harry Hughes
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Earle Bruce
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Julius Wagner
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Jim McElwain
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. Harry Hughes
1916
2. Earle Bruce
1979
3. Sonny Lubick
1997
4. Jim McElwain
2016
5. Steve Addazio
2017
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. Harry Hughes
1916 Colorado State (6-0-1)
2. Earle Bruce
1979 Ohio State (11-1)
3. Sonny Lubick
1997 Colorado State (11-2)
4. Jim McElwain
2016 Florida (9-4)
5. Steve Addazio
2017 Boston College (7-6)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Earle Bruce
1979 Ohio State (11-1)
2. Robert Davis
1955 Colorado State (8-2)
3. Sonny Lubick
1997 Colorado State (11-2)
4. Harry Hughes
1916 Colorado State (6-0-1)
5. Jim McElwain
2016 Florida (9-4)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Earle Bruce
1979 Ohio State (11-1)
2. Sonny Lubick
1997 Colorado State (11-2)
3. Steve Addazio
2017 Boston College (7-6)
4. Harry Hughes
1916 Colorado State (6-0-1)
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. Earle Bruce
1979 Ohio State (11-1)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Harry Hughes
1916 Colorado State (6-0-1)
2. Earle Bruce
1979 Ohio State (11-1)
3. Sonny Lubick
1997 Colorado State (11-2)
4. Jim McElwain
2016 Florida (9-4)
5. Steve Addazio
2017 Boston College (7-6)
Results Table
16 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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Julius Wagner 8-15-1 • 1942-1946 | Colorado State | 3 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 35.4% | -26.9 | -23.8 1942 peak | 3.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Jerry Wampfler 8-25 • 1970-1972 | Colorado State | 3 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 24.2% | -13.9 | -3.9 1970 peak | 9.0 | 20.0 | 33.1 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Tuffy Mullison 19-40-1 • 1956-1961 | Colorado State | 6 | 60 | 19 | 40 | 32.5% | -15.8 | -1.4 1958 peak | 8.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Steve Fairchild 16-33 • 2008-2011 | Colorado State | 4 | 49 | 16 | 33 | 32.6% | -12.1 | -5.7 2008 peak | 4.3 | 25.6 | 34.4 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Leon Fuller 25-55 • 1982-1988 | Colorado State | 7 | 80 | 25 | 55 | 31.3% | -7.9 | -0.1 1986 peak | 5.0 | 26.2 | 32.6 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Milo Lude 29-51-1 • 1962-1969 | Colorado State | 8 | 81 | 29 | 51 | 36.4% | -8.4 | 9.0 1966 peak | 10.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Chester Caddas 38-44-2 • 1972-1981 | Colorado State, Pacific | 8 | 84 | 38 | 44 | 46.4% | -8.3 | 1.5 1977 peak | 7.8 | 21.6 | 28.8 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Mike Bobo 28-38 • 2015-2020 | Colorado State, South Carolina | 6 | 66 | 28 | 38 | 42.4% | -6.7 | 1.2 2016 peak | 5.2 | 29.8 | 32.2 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Robert Davis 54-33-2 • 1947-1955 | Colorado State | 9 | 89 | 54 | 33 | 61.8% | -10.2 | -3.6 1955 peak | 5.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Jay Norvell 51-57 • 2017-2025 | Colorado State, Nevada | 9 | 108 | 51 | 57 | 47.2% | -7.2 | 6.3 2021 peak | 7.1 | 22.4 | 30.7 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Sarkis Arslanian 45-47-4 • 1973-1981 | Colorado State | 9 | 96 | 45 | 47 | 49.0% | -4.7 | 5.4 1977 peak | 6.3 | 24.2 | 29.5 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
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 | |
Harry Hughes 125-92-18 • 1911-1941 | Colorado State | 31 | 235 | 125 | 92 | 57.0% | -9.3 | 46.5 1916 peak | 16.1 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Steve Addazio 61-67 • 2011-2021 | Boston College, Colorado State +1 | 11 | 128 | 61 | 67 | 47.7% | 0.7 | 11.2 2017 peak | 5.9 | 25.2 | 25.1 | — | 0 | Defense-First Program Stabilizer | |
Sonny Lubick 108-74 • 1993-2007 | Colorado State | 15 | 182 | 108 | 74 | 59.3% | 2.6 | 16.2 1997 peak | 6.1 | 33.4 | 28.7 | #14 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Earle Bruce 139-82-2 • 1973-1992 | Colorado State, Iowa State +1 | 19 | 223 | 139 | 82 | 62.8% | 10.1 | 24.9 1979 peak | 8.6 | 32.9 | 22.6 | #4 | 3 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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