Highest Peak SRS
Single-season ceiling leaders.
1. Larry Coker
2001 Miami (12-0)
32.42. Butch Davis
2000 Miami (11-1)
28.93. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
28.44. Jimmy Johnson
1987 Miami (12-0)
27.75. Mark Richt
2014 Georgia (10-3)
23.7
Coaches Research Hub
College football coach records, rankings, and profiles.
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
Search coach records and career stats
Coach search stays primary, then school, archetype, time span, and quality sharpen the rankings. The recommended starting point is 3+ seasons.
Primary Discovery
One clear lens at a time.
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.
Success vs Volatility
Start with the simplest question: who paired real strength with a repeatable week-to-week shape?
17 coaches shown
Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus
Elite and steady
Elite but volatile
Lower ceiling but stable
Lower ceiling and unstable
Irl Tubbs
Volatility: 2.13 • Average SRS: -4.97
36.5% win rate • -2.0 peak SRS
Volatility
Average 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
Irl Tubbs
This is the clearest first-pass view for peak versus stability. It is the best place to start browsing.
BalancedBalanced
Irl Tubbs coached 3 seasons, won 36.5%, and posted an average SRS of -5.0. Best season: 1936 Miami. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
- Volatility
- 2.13
- Average SRS
- -4.97
- Career Win %
- 36.5%
- Peak SRS
- -2.0
Active chart outliers
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Larry Coker
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
32.4 peak SRSMost consistent elite coach
Mark Richt
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
15.03 avg SRS • 4.53 volatilitySteadiest floor
Manny Diaz
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
1.59 volatility
Top Career Peaks
Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.
- 32.4
1. Larry Coker
2001
- 28.9
2. Butch Davis
2000
- 28.4
3. Dennis Erickson
1990
- 27.7
4. Jimmy Johnson
1987
- 23.7
5. Mark Richt
2014
Supporting Insights
Quick leaderboards, grouped on purpose.
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
Primary leaderboard shortcuts
The fastest path into peak and results leaders.
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Best Career Win %
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Mark Richt
2014 Georgia (10-3)
72.8%2. Jimmy Johnson
1987 Miami (12-0)
69.9%3. Larry Coker
2001 Miami (12-0)
66.7%4. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
64.4%5. Jack Harding
1945 Miami (9-1-1)
62.4%
Most Top 10 Finishes
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Mark Richt
2014 Georgia (10-3)
72. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
63. Jimmy Johnson
1987 Miami (12-0)
44. Larry Coker
2001 Miami (12-0)
35. Howard Schnellenberger
1983 Miami (11-1)
2
Stability
Stability shortcuts
Who stays in control year after year.
Most Consistent Winning Coaches
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Manny Diaz
2025 Duke (9-5)
1.62. Mark Richt
2014 Georgia (10-3)
4.53. Jimmy Johnson
1987 Miami (12-0)
10.64. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
11.75. Larry Coker
2001 Miami (12-0)
17.5
Longevity
Longevity shortcuts
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Longest Careers
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Andy Gustafson
1956 Miami (8-1-1)
38 years2. Howard Schnellenberger
1983 Miami (11-1)
33 years3. Butch Davis
2000 Miami (11-1)
27 years4. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
26 years5. Lou Saban
1978 Miami (6-5)
25 years
Results Table
Coach results table
17 filtered coaches in view. Lower rank numbers are better. Lower volatility means more stable. Lower SP Def numbers are better on the identity chart.
17 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality ascending
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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 — | |
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 | |
Al Golden 59-59 • 2006-2015 | Miami, Temple | 10 | 118 | 59 | 59 | 50.0% | -2.5 | 9.1 2014 peak | 10.3 | 26.7 | 27.1 | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Jack Harding 54-32-3 • 1937-1947 | Miami | 9 | 89 | 54 | 32 | 62.4% | -1.0 | 10.0 1945 peak | 9.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Manny Diaz 39-24 • 2019-2025 | Duke, Miami | 5 | 63 | 39 | 24 | 61.9% | 2.7 | 5.2 2025 peak | 1.6 | 30.6 | 22.8 | #22 | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
Randy Shannon 29-25 • 2007-2017 | Florida, Miami | 5 | 54 | 29 | 25 | 53.7% | 5.4 | 15.3 2009 peak | 6.8 | 31.2 | 17.9 | #19 | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
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 | |
Pete Elliott 56-72-1 • 1956-1974 | California, Illinois +2 | 13 | 129 | 56 | 72 | 43.8% | 6.0 | 18.9 1965 peak | 8.4 | 23.6 | 17.3 | #3 | 1 | Defense-First Volatile Builder | |
Mario Cristobal 97-78 • 2007-2025 | Florida International, Miami +1 | 14 | 175 | 97 | 78 | 55.4% | 0.7 | 22.2 2025 peak | 13.4 | 26.0 | 28.3 | #5 | 1 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Fran Curci 55-65-2 • 1971-1981 | Kentucky, Miami | 11 | 122 | 55 | 65 | 45.9% | 8.2 | 21.8 1977 peak | 6.7 | 24.1 | 16.3 | #6 | 1 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Butch Davis 103-75 • 1995-2021 | Florida International, Miami +1 | 15 | 178 | 103 | 75 | 57.9% | 2.7 | 28.9 2000 peak | 14.5 | 30.3 | 25.9 | #2 | 1 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Andy Gustafson 115-78-4 • 1926-1963 | Miami, Virginia Tech | 20 | 197 | 115 | 78 | 59.4% | 4.9 | 16.7 1956 peak | 7.5 | — | — | #6 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Charlie Tate 34-27-3 • 1964-1970 | Miami | 7 | 64 | 34 | 27 | 55.5% | 8.1 | 16.1 1967 peak | 8.2 | 21.3 | 31.4 | #9 | 1 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Larry Coker 82-41 • 2001-2015 | Miami, UTSA | 10 | 123 | 82 | 41 | 66.7% | 6.1 | 32.4 2001 peak | 17.5 | 31.3 | 21.3 | #1 | 3 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
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 | |
Jimmy Johnson 81-34-3 • 1979-1988 | Miami, Oklahoma State | 10 | 118 | 81 | 34 | 69.9% | 13.8 | 27.7 1987 peak | 10.6 | 34.0 | 18.4 | #1 | 4 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Mark Richt 171-64 • 2001-2018 | Georgia, Miami | 18 | 235 | 171 | 64 | 72.8% | 15.0 | 23.7 2014 peak | 4.5 | 36.5 | 16.0 | #2 | 7 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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