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?
Roy Lester
Volatility: 4.61 • Average SRS: -10.97
21.9% win rate • -4.5 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.
Roy Lester coached 3 seasons, won 21.9%, and posted an average SRS of -11.0. Best season: 1971 Maryland. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stint defined the run.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Bear Bryant
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Tommy Mont
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Bobby Ross
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. Bear Bryant
1971
2. Jim Tatum
1951
3. Bobby Ross
1990
4. Jerry Claiborne
1974
5. Clarence Spears
1924
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. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
2. Jim Tatum
1951 Maryland (10-0)
3. Bobby Ross
1990 Georgia Tech (11-0-1)
4. Jerry Claiborne
1974 Maryland (8-4)
5. Clarence Spears
1924 West Virginia (8-1)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
2. Jim Tatum
1951 Maryland (10-0)
3. Clarence Spears
1924 West Virginia (8-1)
4. Ralph Friedgen
2003 Maryland (10-3)
5. Jerry Claiborne
1974 Maryland (8-4)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
2. Jim Tatum
1951 Maryland (10-0)
3. Jerry Claiborne
1974 Maryland (8-4)
4. Bobby Ross
1990 Georgia Tech (11-0-1)
5. Clark Shaughnessy
1940 Stanford (10-0)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Ralph Friedgen
2003 Maryland (10-3)
2. Jim Tatum
1951 Maryland (10-0)
3. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
4. Clarence Spears
1924 West Virginia (8-1)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
2. Bobby Ross
1990 Georgia Tech (11-0-1)
3. Clark Shaughnessy
1940 Stanford (10-0)
4. Frank Dobson
1922 Richmond (6-2-1)
5. Jerry Claiborne
1974 Maryland (8-4)
Results Table
20 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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Roy Lester 7-25 • 1969-1971 | Maryland | 3 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 21.9% | -11.0 | -4.5 1971 peak | 4.6 | 18.0 | 29.3 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Jack Faber 12-13-4 • 1935-1941 | Maryland | 3 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 48.3% | -12.8 | -4.7 1935 peak | 6.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Frank Dobson 58-62-7 • 1910-1939 | Clemson, Maryland +2 | 15 | 127 | 58 | 62 | 48.4% | -12.6 | 1.8 1922 peak | 8.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Mark Duffner 20-35 • 1992-1996 | Maryland | 5 | 55 | 20 | 35 | 36.4% | -4.9 | 0.6 1992 peak | 4.8 | 29.1 | 33.7 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Mike Locksley 38-70 • 2009-2025 | Maryland, New Mexico | 10 | 108 | 38 | 70 | 35.2% | -6.9 | 8.4 2023 peak | 11.6 | 24.6 | 29.4 | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Ron Vanderlinden 15-29 • 1997-2000 | Maryland | 4 | 44 | 15 | 29 | 34.1% | -2.4 | 4.6 1999 peak | 5.3 | 26.8 | 31.4 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Randy Edsall 98-129 • 2000-2021 | Maryland, UConn | 20 | 227 | 98 | 129 | 43.2% | -6.7 | 8.7 2009 peak | 11.2 | 23.9 | 30.4 | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Lou Saban 15-35-2 • 1955-1979 | Army, Maryland +2 | 5 | 52 | 15 | 35 | 30.8% | -2.1 | 6.8 1978 peak | 7.0 | 19.8 | 22.2 | — | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Joe Krivak 20-34-2 • 1987-1991 | Maryland | 5 | 56 | 20 | 34 | 37.5% | 0.6 | 5.9 1990 peak | 4.8 | 27.5 | 26.3 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Curley Byrd 88-70-14 • 1917-1934 | Maryland | 18 | 172 | 88 | 70 | 55.2% | -4.3 | 7.8 1923 peak | 5.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Tommy Mont 11-18-1 • 1956-1958 | Maryland | 3 | 30 | 11 | 18 | 38.3% | 2.5 | 7.4 1957 peak | 3.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
DJ Durkin 11-15 • 2014-2017 | Florida, Maryland | 3 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 42.3% | 2.7 | 9.6 2014 peak | 4.9 | 28.4 | 23.5 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Thomas Nugent 89-80-3 • 1949-1965 | Florida State, Maryland +1 | 17 | 172 | 89 | 80 | 52.6% | -0.8 | 9.3 1962 peak | 7.1 | — | — | #0 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Clark Shaughnessy 108-89-10 • 1915-1946 | Chicago, Maryland +3 | 24 | 207 | 108 | 89 | 54.6% | -2.8 | 19.5 1940 peak | 10.3 | — | — | #2 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Ralph Friedgen 75-50 • 2001-2010 | Maryland | 10 | 125 | 75 | 50 | 60.0% | 6.6 | 17.7 2003 peak | 6.7 | 30.3 | 22.1 | #11 | 0 | Defense-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 | |
Clarence Spears 89-48-11 • 1921-1944 | Maryland, Minnesota +3 | 17 | 147 | 89 | 48 | 64.3% | 7.7 | 20.8 1924 peak | 12.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Jerry Claiborne 179-122-8 • 1961-1989 | Kentucky, Maryland +1 | 28 | 309 | 179 | 122 | 59.2% | 5.9 | 21.7 1974 peak | 8.0 | 26.6 | 18.1 | #8 | 1 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Jim Tatum 100-35-7 • 1942-1958 | Maryland, North Carolina +1 | 14 | 142 | 100 | 35 | 72.9% | 14.0 | 25.9 1951 peak | 7.3 | — | — | #1 | 4 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Bear Bryant 323-85-17 • 1945-1982 | Alabama, Kentucky +2 | 38 | 425 | 323 | 85 | 78.0% | 19.6 | 33.0 1971 peak | 7.9 | 38.6 | 10.9 | #1 | 22 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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