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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12 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?
Ron Cooper
Volatility: 10.03 • Average SRS: -10.04
40.0% win rate • 3.6 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.
Ron Cooper coached 5 seasons, won 40.0%, and posted an average SRS of -10.0. Best season: 1995 Louisville. The profile was defense-first 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
Bobby Petrino
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Jeff Brohm
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. Bobby Petrino
2004
2. Howard Schnellenberger
1983
3. Vince Gibson
1969
4. Jeff Brohm
2024
5. Charlie Strong
2004
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. Bobby Petrino
2004 Louisville (11-1)
2. Howard Schnellenberger
1983 Miami (11-1)
3. Vince Gibson
1969 Kansas State (5-5)
4. Jeff Brohm
2024 Louisville (9-4)
5. Charlie Strong
2004 Florida (0-1)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Bobby Petrino
2004 Louisville (11-1)
2. Jeff Brohm
2024 Louisville (9-4)
3. Scott Satterfield
2018 App State (10-2)
4. Charlie Strong
2004 Florida (0-1)
5. John Smith
2005 Michigan State (5-6)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bobby Petrino
2004 Louisville (11-1)
2. Howard Schnellenberger
1983 Miami (11-1)
3. Jeff Brohm
2024 Louisville (9-4)
4. Charlie Strong
2004 Florida (0-1)
5. Scott Satterfield
2018 App State (10-2)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Jeff Brohm
2024 Louisville (9-4)
2. Bobby Petrino
2004 Louisville (11-1)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Howard Schnellenberger
1983 Miami (11-1)
2. John Smith
2005 Michigan State (5-6)
3. Bobby Petrino
2004 Louisville (11-1)
4. Charlie Strong
2004 Florida (0-1)
5. Vince Gibson
1969 Kansas State (5-5)
Results Table
12 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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Ron Cooper 22-33 • 1993-1997 | Eastern Michigan, Louisville | 5 | 55 | 22 | 33 | 40.0% | -10.0 | 3.6 1995 peak | 10.0 | 22.4 | 30.0 | — | 0 | Defense-First Volatile Builder | |
Frank Camp 32-38 • 1962-1968 | Louisville | 7 | 70 | 32 | 38 | 45.7% | -10.4 | 0.2 1967 peak | 9.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Bob Weber 36-61 • 1969-1984 | Arizona, Louisville | 9 | 97 | 36 | 61 | 37.1% | -4.4 | 4.5 1980 peak | 6.0 | 23.1 | 28.7 | — | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Steve Kragthorpe 44-43 • 2003-2009 | Louisville, Tulsa | 7 | 87 | 44 | 43 | 50.6% | -3.2 | 5.0 2007 peak | 6.0 | 30.0 | 30.5 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Lee Corso 73-85-6 • 1969-1984 | Indiana, Louisville +1 | 15 | 164 | 73 | 85 | 46.3% | -1.3 | 10.7 1979 peak | 7.5 | 22.2 | 24.6 | #18 | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Vince Gibson 73-100-2 • 1967-1982 | Kansas State, Louisville +1 | 16 | 175 | 73 | 100 | 42.3% | 1.5 | 20.8 1969 peak | 9.1 | 25.3 | 25.2 | — | 0 | Defense-First Volatile Builder | |
John Smith 83-73 • 1995-2012 | Arkansas, Louisville +2 | 13 | 156 | 83 | 73 | 53.2% | 1.9 | 11.1 2005 peak | 6.5 | 36.1 | 31.5 | #17 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Scott Satterfield 87-62 • 2014-2025 | App State, Cincinnati +1 | 12 | 149 | 87 | 62 | 58.4% | 3.1 | 10.7 2018 peak | 5.5 | 29.3 | 25.5 | — | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
Charlie Strong 74-53 • 2004-2019 | Florida, Louisville +2 | 11 | 127 | 74 | 53 | 58.3% | 3.3 | 13.3 2004 peak | 7.2 | 31.2 | 22.9 | #13 | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Howard Schnellenberger 141-133-3 • 1979-2011 | Florida Atlantic, Louisville +2 | 24 | 277 | 141 | 133 | 51.4% | -4.7 | 20.9 1983 peak | 14.1 | 23.6 | 28.3 | #1 | 2 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Jeff Brohm 94-56 • 2014-2025 | Louisville, Purdue +1 | 12 | 150 | 94 | 56 | 62.7% | 7.3 | 15.4 2024 peak | 5.0 | 34.5 | 26.4 | #19 | 0 | Offense-First Consistent Winner | |
Bobby Petrino 119-56 • 2003-2018 | Arkansas, Louisville +1 | 14 | 175 | 119 | 56 | 68.0% | 10.0 | 22.3 2004 peak | 10.8 | 37.6 | 24.0 | #5 | 3 | Offense-First Peak Dominator |
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