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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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
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?
Dana Dimel
Volatility: 9.68 • Average SRS: -11.68
36.2% win rate • 5.3 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.
Dana Dimel coached 12 seasons, won 36.2%, and posted an average SRS of -11.7. Best season: 1997 Wyoming. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Kevin Sumlin
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Jack Pardee
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Clyde Lee
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Tom Herman
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. Kevin Sumlin
2012
2. Jack Pardee
1989
3. Bill Yeoman
1969
4. Art Briles
2013
5. Dana Holgorsen
2018
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. Kevin Sumlin
2012 Texas A&M (11-2)
2. Jack Pardee
1989 Houston (9-2)
3. Bill Yeoman
1969 Houston (9-2)
4. Art Briles
2013 Baylor (11-2)
5. Dana Holgorsen
2018 West Virginia (8-4)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Jack Pardee
1989 Houston (9-2)
2. Tom Herman
2019 Texas (8-5)
3. Art Briles
2013 Baylor (11-2)
4. Kevin Sumlin
2012 Texas A&M (11-2)
5. Bill Yeoman
1969 Houston (9-2)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bill Yeoman
1969 Houston (9-2)
2. Kevin Sumlin
2012 Texas A&M (11-2)
3. Art Briles
2013 Baylor (11-2)
4. Tom Herman
2019 Texas (8-5)
5. John Jenkins
1990 Houston (10-1)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Kevin Sumlin
2012 Texas A&M (11-2)
2. Art Briles
2013 Baylor (11-2)
3. Tom Herman
2019 Texas (8-5)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Dana Dimel
1997 Wyoming (7-6)
2. Bill Yeoman
1969 Houston (9-2)
3. Bill Meek
1958 SMU (6-4)
4. Hal Lahar
1958 Houston (5-4)
5. Kevin Sumlin
2012 Texas A&M (11-2)
Results Table
15 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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Dana Dimel 50-88 • 1997-2023 | Houston, UTEP +1 | 12 | 138 | 50 | 88 | 36.2% | -11.7 | 5.3 1997 peak | 9.7 | 23.8 | 33.4 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Kim Helton 24-53-1 • 1993-1999 | Houston | 7 | 78 | 24 | 53 | 31.4% | -8.8 | 4.1 1996 peak | 9.2 | 26.8 | 35.0 | — | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Hal Lahar 77-63-10 • 1952-1967 | Colgate, Houston | 16 | 150 | 77 | 63 | 54.7% | -6.7 | 9.0 1958 peak | 11.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Major Applewhite 26-25 • 2016-2025 | Houston, South Alabama | 5 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 51.0% | -1.5 | 5.4 2016 peak | 6.2 | 31.0 | 29.1 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Tony Levine 20-17 • 2012-2014 | Houston | 3 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 54.0% | -1.9 | 6.9 2013 peak | 7.0 | 28.7 | 27.3 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Bill Meek 78-88-7 • 1951-1973 | Houston, Kansas State +2 | 17 | 173 | 78 | 88 | 47.1% | 2.5 | 17.0 1958 peak | 8.1 | 34.4 | 31.9 | #18 | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Clyde Lee 32-26-2 • 1949-1954 | Houston | 6 | 60 | 32 | 26 | 55.0% | 3.8 | 12.5 1952 peak | 5.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Dana Holgorsen 92-69 • 2011-2023 | Houston, West Virginia | 13 | 161 | 92 | 69 | 57.1% | 6.4 | 17.9 2018 peak | 6.0 | 34.1 | 27.2 | #17 | 0 | Offense-First Program Stabilizer | |
Willie Fritz 86-65 • 2014-2025 | Georgia Southern, Houston +1 | 12 | 151 | 86 | 65 | 57.0% | -0.1 | 10.5 2022 peak | 5.9 | 27.4 | 27.2 | #9 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
John Jenkins 18-15 • 1990-1992 | Houston | 3 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 54.5% | 5.1 | 14.3 1990 peak | 6.9 | 43.8 | 37.7 | #10 | 1 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Tom Herman 60-38 • 2015-2024 | Florida Atlantic, Houston +1 | 8 | 98 | 60 | 38 | 61.2% | 5.9 | 16.0 2019 peak | 11.1 | 30.1 | 25.6 | #8 | 1 | Balanced — | |
Jack Pardee 22-11-1 • 1987-1989 | Houston | 3 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 66.2% | 15.6 | 25.9 1989 peak | 9.5 | 42.1 | 28.6 | #14 | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Art Briles 99-65 • 2003-2015 | Baylor, Houston | 13 | 164 | 99 | 65 | 60.4% | 5.1 | 22.8 2013 peak | 10.9 | 36.5 | 29.5 | #7 | 1 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Kevin Sumlin 95-63 • 2008-2020 | Arizona, Houston +1 | 13 | 158 | 95 | 63 | 60.1% | 8.0 | 28.7 2012 peak | 9.3 | 37.6 | 28.0 | #5 | 1 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Bill Yeoman 160-108-8 • 1962-1986 | Houston | 25 | 276 | 160 | 108 | 59.4% | 9.6 | 24.1 1969 peak | 10.7 | 29.8 | 21.8 | #4 | 4 | Defense-First Peak Dominator |
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