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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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7 coaches in the current filtered result set
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?
Paul Petrino
Volatility: 7.29 • Average SRS: -17.02
31.7% win rate • -4.1 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.
Paul Petrino coached 5 seasons, won 31.7%, and posted an average SRS of -17.0. Best season: 2016 Idaho. The profile was offense-first with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stint defined the run.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Dennis Erickson
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Chris Tormey
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. Dennis Erickson
1990
2. Francis Schmidt
1929
3. Dee Andros
1968
4. Thomas Kelley
1921
5. Dixie Howell
1939
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. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
2. Francis Schmidt
1929 TCU (9-0-1)
3. Dee Andros
1968 Oregon State (7-3)
4. Thomas Kelley
1921 Idaho (4-3-1)
5. Dixie Howell
1939 Arizona State (8-2-1)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Francis Schmidt
1929 TCU (9-0-1)
2. Thomas Kelley
1921 Idaho (4-3-1)
3. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
4. Dixie Howell
1939 Arizona State (8-2-1)
5. Chris Tormey
1996 Idaho (6-5)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
2. Thomas Kelley
1921 Idaho (4-3-1)
3. Dee Andros
1968 Oregon State (7-3)
4. Francis Schmidt
1929 TCU (9-0-1)
5. Dixie Howell
1939 Arizona State (8-2-1)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Francis Schmidt
1929 TCU (9-0-1)
2. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
2. Francis Schmidt
1929 TCU (9-0-1)
3. Dee Andros
1968 Oregon State (7-3)
4. Dixie Howell
1939 Arizona State (8-2-1)
5. Chris Tormey
1996 Idaho (6-5)
Results Table
7 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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Paul Petrino 19-41 • 2013-2017 | Idaho | 5 | 60 | 19 | 41 | 31.7% | -17.0 | -4.1 2016 peak | 7.3 | 22.5 | 39.9 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Chris Tormey 43-49 • 1996-2003 | Idaho, Nevada | 8 | 92 | 43 | 49 | 46.7% | -11.9 | -5.8 1996 peak | 5.4 | 30.2 | 38.5 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Dixie Howell 36-35-5 • 1938-1950 | Arizona State, Idaho | 8 | 76 | 36 | 35 | 50.7% | -12.4 | -3.9 1939 peak | 6.1 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Dee Andros 62-80-2 • 1962-1975 | Idaho, Oregon State | 14 | 144 | 62 | 80 | 43.8% | 3.1 | 20.0 1968 peak | 9.2 | 24.6 | 26.9 | #7 | 1 | Defense-First Volatile Builder | |
Thomas Kelley 21-10-2 • 1915-1921 | Alabama, Idaho | 4 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 66.7% | -0.9 | 6.7 1921 peak | 8.2 | — | — | #0 | 3 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Francis Schmidt 135-53-9 • 1922-1942 | Arkansas, Idaho +2 | 21 | 197 | 135 | 53 | 70.8% | 8.2 | 25.1 1929 peak | 11.5 | — | — | #13 | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Dennis Erickson 147-81-1 • 1986-2011 | Arizona State, Idaho +4 | 19 | 229 | 147 | 81 | 64.4% | 11.1 | 28.4 1990 peak | 11.7 | 34.6 | 21.3 | #1 | 6 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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