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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?
Willie Taggart
Volatility: 7.78 • Average SRS: -4.62
46.7% win rate • 8.4 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.
Willie Taggart coached 13 seasons, won 46.7%, and posted an average SRS of -4.6. Best season: 2015 South Florida. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 5 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Jimbo Fisher
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Bobby Bowden
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Darrell Mudra
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.
1. Jimbo Fisher
2013
2. Bobby Bowden
1987
3. Mike Norvell
2023
4. Bill Peterson
1964
5. Larry Jones
1971
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. Jimbo Fisher
2013 Florida State (14-0)
2. Bobby Bowden
1987 Florida State (11-1)
3. Mike Norvell
2023 Florida State (13-1)
4. Bill Peterson
1964 Florida State (9-1-1)
5. Larry Jones
1971 Florida State (8-4)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Bobby Bowden
1987 Florida State (11-1)
2. Jimbo Fisher
2013 Florida State (14-0)
3. Don Veller
5 seasons
4. Mike Norvell
2023 Florida State (13-1)
5. Bill Peterson
1964 Florida State (9-1-1)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bobby Bowden
1987 Florida State (11-1)
2. Jimbo Fisher
2013 Florida State (14-0)
3. Don Veller
5 seasons
4. Larry Jones
1971 Florida State (8-4)
5. Darrell Mudra
1968 Arizona (8-3)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Jimbo Fisher
2013 Florida State (14-0)
2. Mike Norvell
2023 Florida State (13-1)
3. Bobby Bowden
1987 Florida State (11-1)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Bobby Bowden
1987 Florida State (11-1)
2. Thomas Nugent
1962 Maryland (6-4)
3. Jimbo Fisher
2013 Florida State (14-0)
4. Willie Taggart
2015 South Florida (8-5)
5. Bill Peterson
1964 Florida State (9-1-1)
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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Willie Taggart 71-81 • 2010-2022 | Florida Atlantic, Florida State +3 | 13 | 152 | 71 | 81 | 46.7% | -4.6 | 8.4 2015 peak | 7.8 | 24.7 | 29.0 | #19 | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Darrell Mudra 15-27-1 • 1967-1975 | Arizona, Florida State | 4 | 43 | 15 | 27 | 36.0% | 0.1 | 5.9 1968 peak | 3.6 | 19.9 | 24.9 | #0 | 2 | Defense-First Program Stabilizer | |
Thomas Nugent 89-80-3 • 1949-1965 | Florida State, Maryland +1 | 17 | 172 | 89 | 80 | 52.6% | -0.8 | 9.3 1962 peak | 7.1 | — | — | #0 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Larry Jones 15-19 • 1971-1973 | Florida State | 3 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 44.1% | 2.9 | 15.0 1971 peak | 13.1 | 25.0 | 25.7 | #0 | 3 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Bill Peterson 65-49-12 • 1960-1971 | Florida State, Rice | 12 | 126 | 65 | 49 | 56.4% | 8.5 | 17.9 1964 peak | 6.7 | 23.8 | 20.4 | — | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Don Veller 31-12-1 • 1948-1952 | Florida State | 5 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 71.6% | — | — — peak | — | — | — | #0 | 5 | Balanced — | |
Mike Norvell 76-50 • 2016-2025 | Florida State, Memphis | 10 | 126 | 76 | 50 | 60.3% | 7.7 | 19.6 2023 peak | 7.5 | 33.1 | 24.5 | #6 | 1 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Jimbo Fisher 128-48 • 2010-2023 | Florida State, Texas A&M | 14 | 176 | 128 | 48 | 72.7% | 14.8 | 31.3 2013 peak | 5.9 | 37.1 | 16.4 | #1 | 5 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Bobby Bowden 357-124-4 • 1970-2009 | Florida State, West Virginia | 40 | 485 | 357 | 124 | 74.0% | 17.0 | 30.5 1987 peak | 9.1 | 38.8 | 19.5 | #1 | 16 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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