Coaches Research Hub
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?
Geoff Collins
Volatility: 4.79 • Average SRS: -3.66
39.7% win rate • 3.7 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.
Geoff Collins coached 6 seasons, won 39.7%, and posted an average SRS of -3.7. Best season: 2018 Temple. The profile was defense-first 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
John Heisman
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Bobby Dodd
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Chan Gailey
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. John Heisman
1917
2. Bobby Dodd
1956
3. Pepper Rodgers
1973
4. William Alexander
1942
5. Bobby Ross
1990
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. John Heisman
1917 Georgia Tech (9-0)
2. Bobby Dodd
1956 Georgia Tech (10-1)
3. Pepper Rodgers
1973 UCLA (9-2)
4. William Alexander
1942 Georgia Tech (9-2)
5. Bobby Ross
1990 Georgia Tech (11-0-1)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Bobby Dodd
1956 Georgia Tech (10-1)
2. John Heisman
1917 Georgia Tech (9-0)
3. Paul Johnson
2014 Georgia Tech (11-3)
4. William Alexander
1942 Georgia Tech (9-2)
5. Chan Gailey
2004 Georgia Tech (7-5)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bobby Dodd
1956 Georgia Tech (10-1)
2. George OLeary
1998 Georgia Tech (10-2)
3. Pepper Rodgers
1973 UCLA (9-2)
4. William Alexander
1942 Georgia Tech (9-2)
5. Paul Johnson
2014 Georgia Tech (11-3)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Bobby Dodd
1956 Georgia Tech (10-1)
2. John Heisman
1917 Georgia Tech (9-0)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Bobby Ross
1990 Georgia Tech (11-0-1)
2. John Heisman
1917 Georgia Tech (9-0)
3. William Alexander
1942 Georgia Tech (9-2)
4. Bobby Dodd
1956 Georgia Tech (10-1)
5. George OLeary
1998 Georgia Tech (10-2)
Results Table
13 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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Geoff Collins 25-38 • 2017-2022 | Georgia Tech, Temple | 6 | 63 | 25 | 38 | 39.7% | -3.7 | 3.7 2018 peak | 4.8 | 23.6 | 27.8 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Brent Key 27-20 • 2022-2025 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 57.5% | 2.4 | 7.8 2025 peak | 5.2 | 27.9 | 27.9 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Bud Carson 27-27 • 1967-1971 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 50.0% | 5.4 | 14.0 1970 peak | 5.5 | 26.9 | 13.2 | #13 | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Bill Lewis 44-45-2 • 1977-1993 | East Carolina, Georgia Tech +1 | 8 | 91 | 44 | 45 | 49.5% | -0.5 | 8.5 1991 peak | 4.8 | 28.0 | 29.1 | #9 | 1 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Chan Gailey 44-32 • 2002-2007 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 76 | 44 | 32 | 57.9% | 6.3 | 9.4 2004 peak | 1.8 | 27.6 | 18.6 | — | 0 | Defense-First Consistent Winner | |
Bill Curry 83-105-4 • 1980-1996 | Alabama, Georgia Tech +1 | 17 | 192 | 83 | 105 | 44.3% | 2.0 | 17.5 1989 peak | 9.1 | 27.0 | 24.9 | #9 | 1 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
George OLeary 133-101 • 1994-2015 | Georgia Tech, UCF | 20 | 234 | 133 | 101 | 56.8% | -0.1 | 13.4 1998 peak | 10.8 | 28.3 | 28.4 | #9 | 2 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Bobby Ross 103-101-2 • 1973-2006 | Army, Georgia Tech +2 | 18 | 206 | 103 | 101 | 50.5% | 0.7 | 21.9 1990 peak | 12.9 | 24.1 | 24.4 | #2 | 1 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
John Heisman 148-60-14 • 1902-1927 | Clemson, Georgia Tech +3 | 26 | 222 | 148 | 60 | 69.8% | 2.8 | 29.1 1917 peak | 10.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Paul Johnson 128-89 • 2002-2018 | Georgia Tech, Navy | 17 | 217 | 128 | 89 | 59.0% | 4.5 | 18.5 2014 peak | 7.0 | 32.9 | 29.9 | #8 | 1 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
William Alexander 134-95-15 • 1920-1944 | Georgia Tech | 25 | 244 | 134 | 95 | 58.0% | 7.5 | 21.9 1942 peak | 7.3 | — | — | #5 | 1 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Pepper Rodgers 73-65-3 • 1967-1979 | Georgia Tech, Kansas +1 | 13 | 141 | 73 | 65 | 52.8% | 9.7 | 27.9 1973 peak | 8.1 | 30.2 | 24.3 | #7 | 1 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Bobby Dodd 165-64-8 • 1945-1966 | Georgia Tech | 22 | 237 | 165 | 64 | 71.3% | 16.0 | 28.3 1956 peak | 6.2 | — | — | #2 | 7 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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