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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?
John Griffith
Volatility: 8.25 • Average SRS: -10.33
44.0% win rate • -1.4 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.
John Griffith coached 3 seasons, won 44.0%, and posted an average SRS of -10.3. Best season: 1909 Iowa. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Howard Jones
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Irl Tubbs
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. Howard Jones
1931
2. Jesse Hawley
1925
3. Forest Evashevski
1960
4. Slip Madigan
1931
5. Edward Anderson
1938
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. Howard Jones
1931 USC (10-1)
2. Jesse Hawley
1925 Dartmouth (8-0)
3. Forest Evashevski
1960 Iowa (8-1)
4. Slip Madigan
1931 Saint Mary's (CA) (8-2)
5. Edward Anderson
1938 Holy Cross (8-1)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Alden Knipe
1900 Iowa (7-0-1)
2. John Chalmers
1905 Iowa (8-2)
3. Howard Jones
1931 USC (10-1)
4. Jesse Hawley
1925 Dartmouth (8-0)
5. Forest Evashevski
1960 Iowa (8-1)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Forest Evashevski
1960 Iowa (8-1)
2. Kirk Ferentz
2002 Iowa (11-2)
3. Howard Jones
1931 USC (10-1)
4. Hayden Fry
1985 Iowa (10-2)
5. Edward Anderson
1938 Holy Cross (8-1)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Kirk Ferentz
2002 Iowa (11-2)
2. Slip Madigan
1931 Saint Mary's (CA) (8-2)
3. Forest Evashevski
1960 Iowa (8-1)
4. Jesse Hawley
1925 Dartmouth (8-0)
5. Howard Jones
1931 USC (10-1)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Hayden Fry
1985 Iowa (10-2)
2. Howard Jones
1931 USC (10-1)
3. Kirk Ferentz
2002 Iowa (11-2)
4. Edward Anderson
1938 Holy Cross (8-1)
5. Ossie Solem
1933 Iowa (5-3)
Results Table
18 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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John Griffith 10-13-2 • 1909-1916 | Iowa, Oklahoma State | 3 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 44.0% | -10.3 | -1.4 1909 peak | 8.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Irl Tubbs 8-15-3 • 1936-1938 | Iowa, Miami | 3 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 36.5% | -5.0 | -2.0 1936 peak | 2.1 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Bob Commings 17-38 • 1974-1978 | Iowa | 5 | 55 | 17 | 38 | 30.9% | -1.8 | 2.5 1977 peak | 3.8 | 20.6 | 26.6 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Frank Lauterbur 52-60-3 • 1963-1973 | Iowa, Toledo | 11 | 115 | 52 | 60 | 46.5% | -4.6 | 11.5 1969 peak | 10.3 | 22.9 | 25.6 | #12 | 0 | Defense-First Volatile Builder | |
Mark Catlin 7-10 • 1906-1908 | Iowa | 3 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41.2% | -0.3 | 7.1 1907 peak | 6.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Ray Nagel 58-71-3 • 1958-1970 | Iowa, Utah | 13 | 132 | 58 | 71 | 45.1% | -0.0 | 15.9 1964 peak | 7.4 | 16.8 | 29.8 | — | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Jerry Burns 16-27-2 • 1961-1965 | Iowa | 5 | 45 | 16 | 27 | 37.8% | 9.7 | 16.2 1961 peak | 5.7 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Ossie Solem 99-83-12 • 1921-1945 | Drake, Iowa +1 | 24 | 194 | 99 | 83 | 54.1% | 2.4 | 19.1 1933 peak | 8.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Burton Ingwersen 33-27-4 • 1924-1931 | Iowa | 8 | 64 | 33 | 27 | 54.7% | 5.6 | 14.4 1929 peak | 6.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Alden Knipe 26-7-2 • 1899-1902 | Iowa | 4 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 77.1% | 5.5 | 16.1 1900 peak | 9.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
John Chalmers 24-8 • 1903-1905 | Iowa | 3 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 75.0% | 6.6 | 17.1 1905 peak | 7.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Edward Anderson 125-94-6 • 1938-1964 | Holy Cross, Iowa | 24 | 225 | 125 | 94 | 56.9% | 1.0 | 19.7 1938 peak | 8.7 | — | — | #9 | 2 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Slip Madigan 61-37-9 • 1930-1944 | Iowa, Saint Mary's (CA) | 12 | 107 | 61 | 37 | 61.2% | 9.3 | 24.2 1931 peak | 7.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Jesse Hawley 63-28-1 • 1910-1928 | Dartmouth, Iowa | 12 | 92 | 63 | 28 | 69.0% | 8.8 | 31.2 1925 peak | 10.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Hayden Fry 230-180-10 • 1962-1998 | Iowa, North Texas +1 | 37 | 420 | 230 | 180 | 56.0% | 6.1 | 17.7 1985 peak | 8.3 | 28.9 | 23.1 | #10 | 3 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Kirk Ferentz 213-128 • 1999-2025 | Iowa | 27 | 341 | 213 | 128 | 62.5% | 9.5 | 18.3 2002 peak | 6.7 | 29.8 | 17.6 | #7 | 5 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Forest Evashevski 63-33-6 • 1950-1960 | Iowa, Washington State | 11 | 102 | 63 | 33 | 64.7% | 15.1 | 28.9 1960 peak | 9.7 | — | — | #2 | 5 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Howard Jones 194-64-21 • 1908-1940 | Duke, Iowa +4 | 29 | 279 | 194 | 64 | 73.3% | 16.1 | 35.3 1931 peak | 11.8 | — | — | #0 | 3 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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