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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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14 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?
Brady Hoke
Volatility: 9.56 • Average SRS: -1.95
53.3% win rate • 15.8 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.
Brady Hoke coached 17 seasons, won 53.3%, and posted an average SRS of -1.9. Best season: 2011 Michigan. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 5 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Fielding Yost
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Lloyd Carr
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. Fielding Yost
1905
2. Bo Schembechler
1973
3. Fritz Crisler
1947
4. Jim Harbaugh
2010
5. Bennie Oosterbaan
1948
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. Fielding Yost
1905 Michigan (12-1)
2. Bo Schembechler
1973 Michigan (10-0-1)
3. Fritz Crisler
1947 Michigan (10-0)
4. Jim Harbaugh
2010 Stanford (12-1)
5. Bennie Oosterbaan
1948 Michigan (9-0)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Fielding Yost
1905 Michigan (12-1)
2. Bo Schembechler
1973 Michigan (10-0-1)
3. Fritz Crisler
1947 Michigan (10-0)
4. Lloyd Carr
1997 Michigan (12-0)
5. Jim Harbaugh
2010 Stanford (12-1)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bo Schembechler
1973 Michigan (10-0-1)
2. Fritz Crisler
1947 Michigan (10-0)
3. Jim Harbaugh
2010 Stanford (12-1)
4. Lloyd Carr
1997 Michigan (12-0)
5. Bennie Oosterbaan
1948 Michigan (9-0)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Lloyd Carr
1997 Michigan (12-0)
2. Bennie Oosterbaan
1948 Michigan (9-0)
3. Fritz Crisler
1947 Michigan (10-0)
4. Jim Harbaugh
2010 Stanford (12-1)
5. Harry Kipke
1933 Michigan (7-0-1)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Bo Schembechler
1973 Michigan (10-0-1)
2. Fielding Yost
1905 Michigan (12-1)
3. Rich Rodriguez
2007 West Virginia (10-2)
4. Brady Hoke
2011 Michigan (11-2)
5. Fritz Crisler
1947 Michigan (10-0)
Results Table
14 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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Brady Hoke 105-92 • 2003-2023 | Ball State, Michigan +2 | 17 | 197 | 105 | 92 | 53.3% | -1.9 | 15.8 2011 peak | 9.6 | 26.7 | 26.1 | #12 | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Tad Wieman 29-24-4 • 1927-1942 | Michigan, Princeton | 7 | 57 | 29 | 24 | 54.4% | 2.2 | 12.9 1927 peak | 6.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Gustave Ferbert 24-3-1 • 1897-1899 | Michigan | 3 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 87.5% | 1.0 | 7.1 1899 peak | 6.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Harry Kipke 49-30-5 • 1928-1937 | Michigan, Michigan State | 10 | 84 | 49 | 30 | 61.3% | 6.9 | 23.5 1933 peak | 9.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
George Little 17-5-2 • 1924-1926 | Michigan, Wisconsin | 3 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 75.0% | 12.9 | 16.4 1924 peak | 4.5 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Rich Rodriguez 140-100 • 2001-2025 | Arizona, Jacksonville State +2 | 19 | 240 | 140 | 100 | 58.3% | 5.1 | 24.4 2007 peak | 8.3 | 33.8 | 25.9 | #5 | 3 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Bump Elliott 51-42-2 • 1959-1968 | Michigan | 10 | 95 | 51 | 42 | 54.7% | 11.5 | 24.8 1964 peak | 8.1 | — | — | #4 | 1 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Fielding Yost 165-29-10 • 1901-1926 | Michigan | 25 | 204 | 165 | 29 | 83.3% | 19.1 | 41.1 1905 peak | 10.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Gary Moeller 50-37-6 • 1977-1994 | Illinois, Michigan | 8 | 93 | 50 | 37 | 57.0% | 10.6 | 23.2 1991 peak | 13.3 | 31.6 | 22.0 | #5 | 3 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Bennie Oosterbaan 63-33-4 • 1948-1958 | Michigan | 11 | 100 | 63 | 33 | 65.0% | 15.1 | 28.3 1948 peak | 6.6 | — | — | #1 | 4 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Lloyd Carr 122-40 • 1995-2007 | Michigan | 13 | 162 | 122 | 40 | 75.3% | 16.3 | 21.5 1997 peak | 2.9 | 36.6 | 17.5 | #1 | 5 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Jim Harbaugh 118-46 • 2007-2023 | Michigan, Stanford | 13 | 164 | 118 | 46 | 72.0% | 15.2 | 30.2 2010 peak | 9.8 | 34.7 | 17.5 | #1 | 5 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Fritz Crisler 116-32-9 • 1930-1947 | Michigan, Minnesota +1 | 18 | 157 | 116 | 32 | 76.8% | 17.0 | 31.6 1947 peak | 9.8 | — | — | #2 | 8 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Bo Schembechler 234-65-8 • 1963-1989 | Miami (OH), Michigan | 27 | 307 | 234 | 65 | 77.5% | 16.8 | 32.9 1973 peak | 10.0 | 34.2 | 13.1 | #2 | 16 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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