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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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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?
JW Hancock
Volatility: 5.80 • Average SRS: -16.32
51.4% win rate • -5.0 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.
JW Hancock coached 9 seasons, won 51.4%, and posted an average SRS of -16.3. Best season: 1927 Mississippi State. The profile was balanced with a mostly steady profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Darrell Royal
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Sid Robinson
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Jackie Sherrill
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. Darrell Royal
1970
2. Jackie Sherrill
1980
3. Bernie Bierman
1934
4. Murray Warmath
1960
5. Emory Bellard
1976
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. Darrell Royal
1970 Texas (10-1)
2. Jackie Sherrill
1980 Pittsburgh (11-1)
3. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
4. Murray Warmath
1960 Minnesota (8-2)
5. Emory Bellard
1976 Texas A&M (10-2)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Allyn McKeen
1940 Mississippi State (10-0-1)
2. Darrell Royal
1970 Texas (10-1)
3. Ralph Sasse
1936 Mississippi State (7-3-1)
4. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
5. William Chadwick
1910 Mississippi State (7-2)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Darrell Royal
1970 Texas (10-1)
2. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
3. Jackie Sherrill
1980 Pittsburgh (11-1)
4. Murray Warmath
1960 Minnesota (8-2)
5. Allyn McKeen
1940 Mississippi State (10-0-1)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Allyn McKeen
1940 Mississippi State (10-0-1)
2. Dan Mullen
2014 Mississippi State (10-3)
3. Ralph Sasse
1936 Mississippi State (7-3-1)
4. Darrell Royal
1970 Texas (10-1)
5. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Paul Davis
1963 Mississippi State (7-2-2)
2. Jackie Sherrill
1980 Pittsburgh (11-1)
3. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
4. Darrell Royal
1970 Texas (10-1)
5. Mike Leach
2008 Texas Tech (11-2)
Results Table
22 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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JW Hancock 33-31-5 • 1927-1937 | Mississippi State, Northern Colorado | 9 | 69 | 33 | 31 | 51.4% | -16.3 | -5.0 1927 peak | 5.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Sylvester Croom 21-38 • 2004-2008 | Mississippi State | 5 | 59 | 21 | 38 | 35.6% | -4.8 | 4.7 2007 peak | 5.2 | 18.7 | 23.0 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Charles Shira 16-45-2 • 1967-1972 | Mississippi State | 6 | 63 | 16 | 45 | 27.0% | -0.6 | 4.7 1970 peak | 3.5 | 25.4 | 23.0 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Rockey Felker 21-34 • 1986-1990 | Mississippi State | 5 | 55 | 21 | 34 | 38.2% | -2.6 | 4.5 1989 peak | 4.7 | 23.5 | 26.7 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Joe Moorhead 27-47 • 2018-2025 | Akron, Mississippi State | 6 | 74 | 27 | 47 | 36.5% | -6.4 | 19.8 2018 peak | 14.3 | 21.3 | 28.6 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Slick Morton 17-26-2 • 1947-1951 | Mississippi State, VMI | 5 | 45 | 17 | 26 | 40.0% | -0.6 | 6.5 1950 peak | 6.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
EC Hayes 15-8-2 • 1914-1916 | Mississippi State | 3 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 64.0% | -6.2 | -0.5 1915 peak | 6.5 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
William Chadwick 29-12-2 • 1909-1913 | Mississippi State | 5 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 69.8% | -3.5 | 1.2 1910 peak | 3.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Sid Robinson 15-5 • 1917-1919 | Mississippi State | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 75.0% | 0.8 | 1.5 1919 peak | 0.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Paul Davis 31-34-3 • 1908-1966 | Dickinson (PA), Mississippi State +1 | 7 | 68 | 31 | 34 | 47.8% | 5.2 | 15.4 1963 peak | 6.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Wade Walker 22-32-2 • 1956-1961 | Mississippi State | 6 | 56 | 22 | 32 | 41.1% | 9.1 | 20.7 1957 peak | 6.0 | — | — | #14 | 0 | Balanced — | |
Bob Tyler 41-34-3 • 1973-1981 | Mississippi State, North Texas | 7 | 78 | 41 | 34 | 54.5% | 7.1 | 14.1 1974 peak | 6.0 | 28.4 | 17.7 | #17 | 0 | Defense-First Program Stabilizer | |
Mike Leach 158-107 • 2000-2022 | Mississippi State, Texas Tech +1 | 21 | 265 | 158 | 107 | 59.6% | 8.8 | 20.3 2008 peak | 6.2 | 38.0 | 26.3 | #12 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Greg Knox 3-1 • 2017-2023 | Florida, Mississippi State | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 6.5 | 14.1 2017 peak | 6.5 | 30.7 | 22.1 | #19 | 0 | Balanced — | |
Ralph Sasse 45-15-4 • 1930-1937 | Army, Mississippi State | 6 | 64 | 45 | 15 | 73.4% | 11.5 | 17.0 1936 peak | 6.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Emory Bellard 85-69 • 1972-1985 | Mississippi State, Texas A&M | 14 | 154 | 85 | 69 | 55.2% | 10.4 | 21.5 1976 peak | 6.0 | 29.0 | 20.1 | #7 | 1 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Murray Warmath 97-84-10 • 1952-1971 | Minnesota, Mississippi State | 20 | 191 | 97 | 84 | 53.4% | 10.5 | 22.9 1960 peak | 6.6 | 25.8 | 27.1 | #1 | 3 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Jackie Sherrill 179-121-4 • 1976-2003 | Mississippi State, Pittsburgh +2 | 26 | 304 | 179 | 121 | 59.5% | 7.0 | 29.6 1980 peak | 10.7 | 31.2 | 22.9 | #2 | 6 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Dan Mullen 113-65 • 2009-2025 | Florida, Mississippi State +1 | 14 | 178 | 113 | 65 | 63.5% | 11.2 | 20.0 2014 peak | 6.3 | 35.1 | 22.2 | #6 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Allyn McKeen 65-19-3 • 1939-1948 | Mississippi State | 9 | 87 | 65 | 19 | 76.4% | 13.5 | 19.7 1940 peak | 5.0 | — | — | #9 | 1 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Bernie Bierman 144-56-9 • 1925-1950 | Iowa Pre-Flight, Minnesota +2 | 24 | 209 | 144 | 56 | 71.0% | 13.9 | 27.8 1934 peak | 9.6 | — | — | #1 | 6 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Darrell Royal 184-60-5 • 1954-1976 | Mississippi State, Texas +1 | 23 | 249 | 184 | 60 | 74.9% | 18.9 | 35.4 1970 peak | 7.8 | 36.8 | 15.6 | #1 | 10 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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