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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?
Berl Huffman
Volatility: 3.63 • Average SRS: -19.97
27.4% win rate • -17.2 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.
Berl Huffman coached 3 seasons, won 27.4%, and posted an average SRS of -20.0. Best season: 1947 New Mexico. 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
Joe Morrison
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Bronco Mendenhall
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Danny Gonzales
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Bob Davie
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. Joe Morrison
1987
2. Bronco Mendenhall
2006
3. Dennis Franchione
2002
4. Gwinn Henry
1926
5. Bob Davie
2000
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. Joe Morrison
1987 South Carolina (8-4)
2. Bronco Mendenhall
2006 BYU (11-2)
3. Dennis Franchione
2002 Alabama (10-3)
4. Gwinn Henry
1926 Missouri (5-1-2)
5. Bob Davie
2000 Notre Dame (9-3)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Bronco Mendenhall
2006 BYU (11-2)
2. Joe Morrison
1987 South Carolina (8-4)
3. Rocky Long
2015 San Diego State (11-3)
4. Ted Shipkey
1938 New Mexico (8-3)
5. Dennis Franchione
2002 Alabama (10-3)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bronco Mendenhall
2006 BYU (11-2)
2. Joe Morrison
1987 South Carolina (8-4)
3. Dennis Franchione
2002 Alabama (10-3)
4. Rocky Long
2015 San Diego State (11-3)
5. Gwinn Henry
1926 Missouri (5-1-2)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Bronco Mendenhall
2006 BYU (11-2)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Dennis Franchione
2002 Alabama (10-3)
2. Bob Davie
2000 Notre Dame (9-3)
3. Rocky Long
2015 San Diego State (11-3)
4. Bronco Mendenhall
2006 BYU (11-2)
5. Ted Shipkey
1938 New Mexico (8-3)
Results Table
19 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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Berl Huffman 8-22-1 • 1947-1949 | New Mexico | 3 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 27.4% | -20.0 | -17.2 1947 peak | 3.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Danny Gonzales 11-32 • 2020-2023 | New Mexico | 4 | 43 | 11 | 32 | 25.6% | -14.1 | -11.1 2023 peak | 3.3 | 16.1 | 34.5 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Mike Sheppard 25-68 • 1984-1991 | Long Beach State, New Mexico | 8 | 93 | 25 | 68 | 26.9% | -13.5 | -4.6 1986 peak | 7.6 | 27.7 | 37.8 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Willis Barnes 16-18-5 • 1942-1946 | New Mexico | 4 | 39 | 16 | 18 | 47.4% | -14.6 | -2.8 1945 peak | 7.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Ted Shipkey 52-38-3 • 1931-1951 | Arizona State, Montana +1 | 10 | 93 | 52 | 38 | 57.5% | -16.4 | -7.7 1938 peak | 5.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Robert Titchenal 45-61-2 • 1953-1964 | New Mexico, San José State | 11 | 108 | 45 | 61 | 42.6% | -10.9 | 2.5 1958 peak | 6.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Dudley DeGroot 26-26-1 • 1948-1952 | New Mexico, West Virginia | 5 | 53 | 26 | 26 | 50.0% | -11.7 | 0.9 1948 peak | 8.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Joe Lee Dunn 21-37 • 1983-1994 | New Mexico, Ole Miss | 5 | 58 | 21 | 37 | 36.2% | -5.1 | 2.8 1994 peak | 5.9 | 28.2 | 32.0 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Mike Locksley 38-70 • 2009-2025 | Maryland, New Mexico | 10 | 108 | 38 | 70 | 35.2% | -6.9 | 8.4 2023 peak | 11.6 | 24.6 | 29.4 | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Rudy Feldman 24-37-2 • 1968-1973 | New Mexico | 6 | 63 | 24 | 37 | 39.7% | -6.2 | 6.8 1970 peak | 11.0 | 31.5 | 32.2 | — | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Bill Weeks 40-41-1 • 1960-1967 | New Mexico | 8 | 82 | 40 | 41 | 49.4% | -8.9 | 5.5 1964 peak | 8.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Marv Levy 45-60-5 • 1958-1968 | California, New Mexico +1 | 11 | 110 | 45 | 60 | 43.2% | -4.8 | 5.7 1963 peak | 6.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Bob Davie 70-89 • 1997-2019 | New Mexico, Notre Dame | 13 | 159 | 70 | 89 | 44.0% | -4.9 | 12.3 2000 peak | 11.7 | 29.3 | 32.8 | #15 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Bill Mondt 32-36-1 • 1974-1979 | New Mexico | 6 | 69 | 32 | 36 | 47.1% | -1.3 | 5.0 1975 peak | 4.7 | 25.0 | 27.6 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
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 | |
Rocky Long 146-107 • 1998-2019 | New Mexico, San Diego State | 20 | 253 | 146 | 107 | 57.7% | -1.7 | 6.2 2015 peak | 5.7 | 26.2 | 25.8 | #25 | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Dennis Franchione 127-111 • 1992-2015 | Alabama, New Mexico +3 | 20 | 238 | 127 | 111 | 53.4% | -0.5 | 17.7 2002 peak | 10.6 | 31.9 | 30.4 | #11 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Joe Morrison 101-72-7 • 1973-1988 | Chattanooga, New Mexico +1 | 16 | 180 | 101 | 72 | 58.1% | -0.4 | 24.1 1987 peak | 10.4 | 28.2 | 26.6 | #11 | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Bronco Mendenhall 146-95 • 2005-2025 | BYU, New Mexico +2 | 19 | 241 | 146 | 95 | 60.6% | 4.6 | 19.5 2006 peak | 6.9 | 30.8 | 24.4 | #12 | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach |
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