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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?
Frank Carideo
Volatility: 2.69 • Average SRS: -14.00
11.1% win rate • -10.7 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.
Frank Carideo coached 3 seasons, won 11.1%, and posted an average SRS of -14.0. Best season: 1932 Missouri. The profile was balanced 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
Dan Devine
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Frank Broyles
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Patrick ODea
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Gary Pinkel
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. Dan Devine
1977
2. Don Faurot
1943
3. Frank Broyles
1970
4. Larry Smith
1988
5. Bill Hollenback
1912
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. Dan Devine
1977 Notre Dame (11-1)
2. Don Faurot
1943 Iowa Pre-Flight (9-1)
3. Frank Broyles
1970 Arkansas (9-2)
4. Larry Smith
1988 USC (10-2)
5. Bill Hollenback
1912 Penn State (8-0)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Dan Devine
1977 Notre Dame (11-1)
2. Bill Hollenback
1912 Penn State (8-0)
3. Frank Broyles
1970 Arkansas (9-2)
4. WJ Monilaw
1903 Drake (5-3)
5. Eli Drinkwitz
2023 Missouri (11-2)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Frank Broyles
1970 Arkansas (9-2)
2. Dan Devine
1977 Notre Dame (11-1)
3. James Phelan
1929 Purdue (8-0)
4. Don Faurot
1943 Iowa Pre-Flight (9-1)
5. Gary Pinkel
2013 Missouri (12-2)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Eli Drinkwitz
2023 Missouri (11-2)
2. Dan Devine
1977 Notre Dame (11-1)
3. Frank Broyles
1970 Arkansas (9-2)
4. James Phelan
1929 Purdue (8-0)
5. Gary Pinkel
2013 Missouri (12-2)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. James Phelan
1929 Purdue (8-0)
2. Dan Devine
1977 Notre Dame (11-1)
3. Fred Murphy
1917 Northwestern (5-2)
4. Gary Pinkel
2013 Missouri (12-2)
5. Larry Smith
1988 USC (10-2)
Results Table
21 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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Frank Carideo 2-23-2 • 1932-1934 | Missouri | 3 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 11.1% | -14.0 | -10.7 1932 peak | 2.7 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
John McLean 9-17-1 • 1903-1905 | Missouri | 3 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 35.2% | -11.0 | 4.8 1905 peak | 11.5 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Woody Widenhofer 27-71-1 • 1985-2001 | Missouri, Vanderbilt | 9 | 99 | 27 | 71 | 27.8% | -5.5 | 4.3 1987 peak | 5.7 | 24.6 | 30.6 | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Bob Stull 36-53-2 • 1986-1993 | Missouri, UTEP | 8 | 91 | 36 | 53 | 40.7% | -3.7 | 4.8 1988 peak | 5.5 | 30.0 | 33.3 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Fred Murphy 42-43-5 • 1901-1926 | Denver, Kentucky +2 | 12 | 90 | 42 | 43 | 49.4% | -4.5 | 11.9 1917 peak | 9.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Chauncey Simpson 12-14-2 • 1943-1945 | Missouri | 3 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 46.4% | 1.0 | 1.8 1945 peak | 1.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Gwinn Henry 65-67-9 • 1923-1942 | Kansas, Missouri +1 | 16 | 141 | 65 | 67 | 49.3% | -3.4 | 13.2 1926 peak | 10.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
WJ Monilaw 28-13-1 • 1903-1908 | Drake, Missouri | 5 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 67.9% | -5.3 | 2.7 1903 peak | 6.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Patrick ODea 19-7-2 • 1900-1902 | Missouri, Notre Dame | 3 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 71.4% | -3.9 | -2.7 1902 peak | 0.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Henry Schulte 24-20-5 • 1914-1920 | Missouri, Nebraska | 6 | 49 | 24 | 20 | 54.1% | 1.8 | 14.9 1919 peak | 8.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Barry Odom 47-43 • 2016-2025 | Missouri, Purdue +1 | 7 | 90 | 47 | 43 | 52.2% | 4.5 | 18.9 2018 peak | 6.9 | 31.3 | 26.1 | #23 | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Al Onofrio 38-41 • 1971-1977 | Missouri | 7 | 79 | 38 | 41 | 48.1% | 11.3 | 18.0 1973 peak | 6.5 | 29.0 | 17.3 | #17 | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Warren Powers 52-38-3 • 1977-1984 | Missouri, Washington State | 8 | 93 | 52 | 38 | 57.5% | 11.7 | 18.6 1980 peak | 5.5 | 31.7 | 19.8 | #15 | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
Larry Smith 143-126-7 • 1976-2000 | Arizona, Missouri +2 | 24 | 276 | 143 | 126 | 53.1% | 6.8 | 24.9 1988 peak | 9.3 | 30.9 | 24.2 | #7 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Bill Hollenback 32-11-6 • 1909-1914 | Missouri, Penn State | 6 | 49 | 32 | 11 | 71.4% | 14.3 | 23.9 1912 peak | 8.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Gary Pinkel 191-110-3 • 1991-2015 | Missouri, Toledo | 25 | 304 | 191 | 110 | 63.3% | 3.7 | 22.4 2013 peak | 10.7 | 31.9 | 24.6 | #4 | 2 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Eli Drinkwitz 58-30 • 2019-2025 | App State, Missouri | 7 | 88 | 58 | 30 | 65.9% | 6.8 | 14.7 2023 peak | 5.8 | 30.9 | 21.2 | #8 | 1 | Defense-First Program Stabilizer | |
Don Faurot 109-81-10 • 1935-1956 | Iowa Pre-Flight, Missouri | 20 | 200 | 109 | 81 | 57.0% | 5.8 | 26.7 1943 peak | 7.7 | — | — | #2 | 3 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
James Phelan 136-82-14 • 1920-1947 | Missouri, Purdue +2 | 27 | 232 | 136 | 82 | 61.6% | 7.3 | 21.2 1929 peak | 8.0 | — | — | #5 | 3 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Frank Broyles 149-62-6 • 1957-1976 | Arkansas, Missouri | 20 | 217 | 149 | 62 | 70.0% | 15.2 | 26.1 1970 peak | 7.7 | 30.5 | 17.4 | #2 | 9 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Dan Devine 172-57-9 • 1955-1980 | Arizona State, Missouri +1 | 22 | 238 | 172 | 57 | 74.2% | 14.7 | 31.3 1977 peak | 7.3 | 33.7 | 12.7 | #1 | 7 | Defense-First Peak Dominator |
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