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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?
Al Buser
Volatility: 3.95 • Average SRS: -18.25
46.7% win rate • -14.3 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.
Al Buser coached 3 seasons, won 46.7%, and posted an average SRS of -18.3. Best season: 1919 Florida. The profile was balanced 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
GE Pyle
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Raymond Wolf
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. Steve Spurrier
1996
3. Raymond Wolf
1942
4. Charlie Bachman
1935
5. Charley Pell
1984
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. Steve Spurrier
1996 Florida (12-1)
3. Raymond Wolf
1942 Georgia Pre-Flight (7-1-1)
4. Charlie Bachman
1935 Michigan State (6-2)
5. Charley Pell
1984 Florida (1-1-1)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Urban Meyer
2008 Florida (13-1)
2. Steve Spurrier
1996 Florida (12-1)
3. Ray Graves
1969 Florida (9-1-1)
4. Galen Hall
1985 Florida (9-1-1)
5. Doug Dickey
1969 Tennessee (9-2)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Steve Spurrier
1996 Florida (12-1)
2. Urban Meyer
2008 Florida (13-1)
3. Charley Pell
1984 Florida (1-1-1)
4. Doug Dickey
1969 Tennessee (9-2)
5. Galen Hall
1985 Florida (9-1-1)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Ray Graves
1969 Florida (9-1-1)
2. Billy Napier
2024 Florida (8-5)
3. Charlie Bachman
1935 Michigan State (6-2)
4. Galen Hall
1985 Florida (9-1-1)
5. Dan Mullen
2014 Mississippi State (10-3)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Steve Spurrier
1996 Florida (12-1)
2. Charlie Bachman
1935 Michigan State (6-2)
3. Urban Meyer
2008 Florida (13-1)
4. Raymond Wolf
1942 Georgia Pre-Flight (7-1-1)
5. Dan Mullen
2014 Mississippi State (10-3)
Results Table
27 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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Al Buser 7-8 • 1917-1919 | Florida | 3 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46.7% | -18.3 | -14.3 1919 peak | 4.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
CJ McCoy 9-10 • 1914-1916 | Florida | 3 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47.4% | -18.4 | -6.8 1915 peak | 8.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
GE Pyle 14-5-2 • 1911-1913 | Florida | 3 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 71.4% | -15.7 | -10.8 1913 peak | 3.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Gary Darnell 49-50 • 1989-2004 | Florida, Western Michigan | 9 | 99 | 49 | 50 | 49.5% | -5.2 | 10.2 1989 peak | 9.9 | 30.6 | 32.6 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Dutch Stanley 14-13-2 • 1933-1935 | Florida | 3 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 51.7% | -2.1 | 2.7 1933 peak | 4.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
William Kline 20-11-3 • 1918-1922 | Florida, Nebraska | 4 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 63.2% | -7.3 | 5.4 1922 peak | 10.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Josh Cody 46-35-3 • 1927-1939 | Clemson, Florida | 8 | 84 | 46 | 35 | 56.5% | -2.3 | 5.1 1939 peak | 4.7 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Tom Sebring 17-11-2 • 1925-1927 | Florida | 3 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 60.0% | -2.6 | 2.3 1925 peak | 4.3 | — | — | — | 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 | |
Tom Lieb 54-50-3 • 1933-1945 | Florida, Loyola Marymount | 11 | 107 | 54 | 50 | 51.9% | -0.7 | 7.3 1935 peak | 7.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
DJ Durkin 11-15 • 2014-2017 | Florida, Maryland | 3 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 42.3% | 2.7 | 9.6 2014 peak | 4.9 | 28.4 | 23.5 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Ron Zook 57-65 • 2002-2011 | Florida, Illinois | 10 | 122 | 57 | 65 | 46.7% | 3.5 | 13.3 2004 peak | 8.2 | 30.9 | 24.1 | #20 | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Charlie Strong 74-53 • 2004-2019 | Florida, Louisville +2 | 11 | 127 | 74 | 53 | 58.3% | 3.3 | 13.3 2004 peak | 7.2 | 31.2 | 22.9 | #13 | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Randy Shannon 29-25 • 2007-2017 | Florida, Miami | 5 | 54 | 29 | 25 | 53.7% | 5.4 | 15.3 2009 peak | 6.8 | 31.2 | 17.9 | #19 | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Billy Napier 63-39 • 2018-2025 | Florida, Louisiana | 8 | 102 | 63 | 39 | 61.8% | 5.2 | 11.7 2024 peak | 5.3 | 32.3 | 26.5 | #15 | 0 | Offense-First Consistent Winner | |
Raymond Wolf 64-55-7 • 1936-1953 | Florida, Georgia Pre-Flight +2 | 13 | 126 | 64 | 55 | 53.6% | 4.8 | 24.5 1942 peak | 9.1 | — | — | #19 | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Charlie Bachman 132-80-22 • 1919-1946 | Florida, Kansas State +2 | 27 | 234 | 132 | 80 | 61.1% | 5.9 | 23.9 1935 peak | 6.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
Greg Knox 3-1 • 2017-2023 | Florida, Mississippi State | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 6.5 | 14.1 2017 peak | 6.5 | 30.7 | 22.1 | #19 | 0 | Balanced — | |
Bob Woodruff 72-52-8 • 1947-1959 | Baylor, Florida | 13 | 132 | 72 | 52 | 57.6% | 11.2 | 19.4 1952 peak | 5.3 | — | — | #14 | 0 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Will Muschamp 56-51 • 2011-2020 | Florida, South Carolina | 9 | 107 | 56 | 51 | 52.3% | 6.4 | 20.7 2012 peak | 7.3 | 28.3 | 19.3 | #9 | 1 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Ray Graves 70-31-4 • 1960-1969 | Florida | 10 | 105 | 70 | 31 | 68.6% | 13.7 | 20.0 1969 peak | 5.3 | — | — | #14 | 0 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Dan Mullen 113-65 • 2009-2025 | Florida, Mississippi State +1 | 14 | 178 | 113 | 65 | 63.5% | 11.2 | 20.0 2014 peak | 6.3 | 35.1 | 22.2 | #6 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Galen Hall 32-18-1 • 1985-1989 | Florida | 5 | 51 | 32 | 18 | 63.7% | 11.7 | 19.0 1985 peak | 6.0 | 29.6 | 14.6 | #5 | 1 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Doug Dickey 104-58-6 • 1964-1978 | Florida, Tennessee | 15 | 168 | 104 | 58 | 63.7% | 13.8 | 22.4 1969 peak | 7.2 | 30.2 | 18.3 | #2 | 2 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Charley Pell 51-30-4 • 1977-1984 | Clemson, Florida | 8 | 85 | 51 | 30 | 62.4% | 14.8 | 22.7 1984 peak | 7.3 | 31.3 | 14.9 | #3 | 3 | Defense-First Peak Dominator |