Coaches Research Hub
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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Current Research Window
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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17 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?
Mike Knoll
Volatility: 4.22 • Average SRS: -30.12
9.1% win rate • -25.6 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.
Mike Knoll coached 4 seasons, won 9.1%, and posted an average SRS of -30.1. Best season: 1986 New Mexico State. 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
Warren Woodson
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Tony Cavallo
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Hal Mumme
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. Warren Woodson
1960
2. DeWayne Walker
2007
3. Jerry Kill
2014
4. Hal Mumme
1998
5. Gerald Hines
1937
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. Warren Woodson
1960 New Mexico State (11-0)
2. DeWayne Walker
2007 UCLA (0-1)
3. Jerry Kill
2014 Minnesota (8-5)
4. Hal Mumme
1998 Kentucky (7-5)
5. Gerald Hines
1937 New Mexico State (7-2)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Warren Woodson
1960 New Mexico State (11-0)
2. Gerald Hines
1937 New Mexico State (7-2)
3. Jerry Kill
2014 Minnesota (8-5)
4. Jim Bradley
1974 New Mexico State (5-6)
5. Jim Wood
1969 New Mexico State (5-5)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Warren Woodson
1960 New Mexico State (11-0)
2. Jerry Kill
2014 Minnesota (8-5)
3. Gerald Hines
1937 New Mexico State (7-2)
4. Hal Mumme
1998 Kentucky (7-5)
5. Jim Bradley
1974 New Mexico State (5-6)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Warren Woodson
1960 New Mexico State (11-0)
2. Doug Martin
2004 Kent State (5-6)
3. Jerry Kill
2014 Minnesota (8-5)
4. Hal Mumme
1998 Kentucky (7-5)
5. Tony Sanchez
2017 UNLV (5-7)
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.
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Mike Knoll 4-40 • 1986-1989 | New Mexico State | 4 | 44 | 4 | 40 | 9.1% | -30.1 | -25.6 1986 peak | 4.2 | 15.4 | 42.4 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Julius Johnston 6-21 • 1940-1942 | New Mexico State | 3 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 22.2% | -36.4 | -28.5 1940 peak | 5.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Tony Cavallo 7-23 • 1955-1957 | New Mexico State | 3 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 23.3% | -24.2 | -22.5 1957 peak | 1.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Vaughn Corley 9-20 • 1948-1950 | New Mexico State | 3 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 31.0% | -34.4 | -25.6 1950 peak | 7.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Fred Zechman 8-25 • 1983-1985 | New Mexico State | 3 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 24.2% | -20.6 | -11.2 1983 peak | 6.7 | 19.9 | 38.6 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Jim Hess 22-55 • 1990-1996 | New Mexico State | 7 | 77 | 22 | 55 | 28.6% | -20.4 | -15.1 1992 peak | 5.3 | 24.5 | 42.1 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Doug Martin 54-127 • 2004-2021 | Kent State, New Mexico State | 16 | 181 | 54 | 127 | 29.8% | -17.8 | -8.9 2004 peak | 5.3 | 20.8 | 35.9 | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Tony Sanchez 27-57 • 2015-2025 | New Mexico State, UNLV | 7 | 84 | 27 | 57 | 32.1% | -15.7 | -9.9 2017 peak | 3.3 | 23.5 | 38.3 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Gil Krueger 17-37-1 • 1978-1982 | New Mexico State | 5 | 55 | 17 | 37 | 31.8% | -15.2 | -9.5 1978 peak | 3.8 | 21.0 | 35.1 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
DeWayne Walker 10-41 • 2007-2012 | New Mexico State, UCLA | 5 | 51 | 10 | 41 | 19.6% | -16.9 | 8.4 2007 peak | 13.3 | 15.4 | 34.4 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Tony Samuel 34-57 • 1997-2004 | New Mexico State | 8 | 91 | 34 | 57 | 37.4% | -13.3 | -6.3 2002 peak | 6.2 | 28.1 | 39.6 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Jim Wood 21-30-1 • 1968-1972 | New Mexico State | 5 | 52 | 21 | 30 | 41.3% | -13.7 | -7.5 1969 peak | 6.9 | 19.8 | 36.8 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Jim Bradley 23-31-1 • 1973-1977 | New Mexico State | 5 | 55 | 23 | 31 | 42.7% | -12.8 | -5.9 1974 peak | 4.6 | 18.6 | 32.2 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Hal Mumme 31-64 • 1997-2008 | Kentucky, New Mexico State | 8 | 95 | 31 | 64 | 32.6% | -8.8 | 7.6 1998 peak | 11.6 | 29.2 | 37.5 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Gerald Hines 46-31-7 • 1931-1939 | New Mexico State | 9 | 84 | 46 | 31 | 58.9% | -15.1 | -2.4 1937 peak | 9.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Jerry Kill 71-58 • 2008-2023 | Minnesota, New Mexico State +2 | 11 | 129 | 71 | 58 | 55.0% | -1.7 | 8.0 2014 peak | 5.6 | 25.5 | 26.3 | — | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Warren Woodson 147-82-11 • 1941-1967 | Arizona, Hardin-Simmons +1 | 23 | 240 | 147 | 82 | 63.5% | -0.4 | 11.9 1960 peak | 7.0 | — | — | #17 | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach |
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