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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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?
Charlie Bailey
Volatility: 7.82 • Average SRS: -12.66
30.2% win rate • 1.2 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.
Charlie Bailey coached 10 seasons, won 30.2%, and posted an average SRS of -12.7. Best season: 1987 Memphis. The profile was offense-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
Mike Norvell
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Ryan Silverfield
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Justin Fuente
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. Mike Norvell
2023
2. Billy Murphy
1962
3. Justin Fuente
2016
4. Rex Dockery
1978
5. Tommy West
1997
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. Mike Norvell
2023 Florida State (13-1)
2. Billy Murphy
1962 Memphis (8-1)
3. Justin Fuente
2016 Virginia Tech (10-4)
4. Rex Dockery
1978 Texas Tech (7-4)
5. Tommy West
1997 Clemson (7-5)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Billy Murphy
1962 Memphis (8-1)
2. Ryan Silverfield
2022 Memphis (7-6)
3. Mike Norvell
2023 Florida State (13-1)
4. Justin Fuente
2016 Virginia Tech (10-4)
5. Rey Dempsey
1984 Memphis (5-5-1)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Mike Norvell
2023 Florida State (13-1)
2. Billy Murphy
1962 Memphis (8-1)
3. Justin Fuente
2016 Virginia Tech (10-4)
4. Ryan Silverfield
2022 Memphis (7-6)
5. Rex Dockery
1978 Texas Tech (7-4)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Ryan Silverfield
2022 Memphis (7-6)
2. Billy Murphy
1962 Memphis (8-1)
3. Mike Norvell
2023 Florida State (13-1)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Chuck Stobart
1992 Memphis (6-5)
2. Tommy West
1997 Clemson (7-5)
3. Charlie Bailey
1987 Memphis (5-5-1)
4. Billy Murphy
1962 Memphis (8-1)
5. Mike Norvell
2023 Florida State (13-1)
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.
| Compare | |||||||||||||||
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Charlie Bailey 31-73-2 • 1986-1999 | Memphis, UTEP | 10 | 106 | 31 | 73 | 30.2% | -12.7 | 1.2 1987 peak | 7.8 | 22.4 | 35.4 | — | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Rip Scherer 22-44 • 1995-2000 | Memphis | 6 | 66 | 22 | 44 | 33.3% | -5.2 | 6.0 1999 peak | 5.4 | 20.4 | 25.9 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Rey Dempsey 61-49-3 • 1976-1985 | Memphis, Southern Illinois | 10 | 113 | 61 | 49 | 55.3% | -8.0 | 3.8 1984 peak | 8.4 | 19.5 | 26.5 | — | 0 | Defense-First Volatile Builder | |
Chuck Stobart 69-84-3 • 1977-1994 | Memphis, Toledo +1 | 14 | 156 | 69 | 84 | 45.2% | -4.2 | 7.9 1992 peak | 8.8 | 23.6 | 25.2 | — | 0 | Defense-First Volatile Builder | |
Fred Pancoast 33-43-1 • 1972-1978 | Memphis, Vanderbilt | 7 | 77 | 33 | 43 | 43.5% | -2.7 | 5.8 1974 peak | 6.2 | 21.7 | 25.8 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Tommy West 80-89 • 1993-2009 | Clemson, Memphis | 15 | 169 | 80 | 89 | 47.3% | -3.1 | 12.1 1997 peak | 7.6 | 27.4 | 29.6 | #23 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Richard Williamson 31-35 • 1975-1980 | Memphis | 6 | 66 | 31 | 35 | 47.0% | -1.1 | 7.0 1977 peak | 6.3 | 20.4 | 24.2 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Rex Dockery 23-40-3 • 1978-1983 | Memphis, Texas Tech | 6 | 66 | 23 | 40 | 37.1% | 2.6 | 12.1 1978 peak | 9.0 | 21.4 | 22.3 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Ryan Silverfield 50-25 • 2020-2025 | Memphis | 6 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 66.7% | 2.0 | 5.4 2022 peak | 2.8 | 34.9 | 30.0 | #24 | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Justin Fuente 69-54 • 2012-2021 | Memphis, Virginia Tech | 10 | 123 | 69 | 54 | 56.1% | 3.0 | 15.0 2016 peak | 9.4 | 27.8 | 24.2 | #16 | 0 | Defense-First Volatile Builder | |
Billy Murphy 81-35-1 • 1960-1971 | Memphis | 12 | 117 | 81 | 35 | 69.7% | 7.6 | 17.0 1962 peak | 5.1 | 27.4 | 22.8 | — | 0 | Defense-First Consistent Winner | |
Mike Norvell 76-50 • 2016-2025 | Florida State, Memphis | 10 | 126 | 76 | 50 | 60.3% | 7.7 | 19.6 2023 peak | 7.5 | 33.1 | 24.5 | #6 | 1 | Offense-First Longevity Coach |
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