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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12 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?
Pat Culpepper
Volatility: 8.97 • Average SRS: -19.92
33.0% win rate • -9.9 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.
Pat Culpepper coached 4 seasons, won 33.0%, and posted an average SRS of -19.9. Best season: 1979 Northern Illinois. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stint defined the run.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Bill Mallory
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Dave Doeren
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Jerry Ippoliti
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. Bill Mallory
1976
2. Dave Doeren
2017
3. Lee Corso
1979
4. Jerry Kill
2014
5. Joe Novak
2005
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. Bill Mallory
1976 Colorado (8-4)
2. Dave Doeren
2017 NC State (9-4)
3. Lee Corso
1979 Indiana (8-4)
4. Jerry Kill
2014 Minnesota (8-5)
5. Joe Novak
2005 Northern Illinois (7-5)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Dave Doeren
2017 NC State (9-4)
2. Bill Mallory
1976 Colorado (8-4)
3. Rod Carey
2012 Northern Illinois (0-1)
4. Jerry Kill
2014 Minnesota (8-5)
5. Doc Urich
1966 Buffalo (5-5)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Dave Doeren
2017 NC State (9-4)
2. Bill Mallory
1976 Colorado (8-4)
3. Jerry Kill
2014 Minnesota (8-5)
4. Lee Corso
1979 Indiana (8-4)
5. Rod Carey
2012 Northern Illinois (0-1)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Dave Doeren
2017 NC State (9-4)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Bill Mallory
1976 Colorado (8-4)
2. Jerry Kill
2014 Minnesota (8-5)
3. Lee Corso
1979 Indiana (8-4)
4. Dave Doeren
2017 NC State (9-4)
5. Joe Novak
2005 Northern Illinois (7-5)
Results Table
12 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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Pat Culpepper 14-29-1 • 1976-1979 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 44 | 14 | 29 | 33.0% | -19.9 | -9.9 1979 peak | 9.0 | 15.5 | 30.8 | — | 0 | Defense-First Volatile Builder | |
Charlie Sadler 18-37 • 1991-1995 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 32.7% | -15.5 | -6.5 1992 peak | 6.7 | 21.8 | 35.6 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Doc Urich 24-26 • 1966-1970 | Buffalo, Northern Illinois | 5 | 50 | 24 | 26 | 48.0% | -13.4 | -6.0 1966 peak | 5.8 | 24.5 | 32.1 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Jerry Ippoliti 25-29-1 • 1971-1975 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 55 | 25 | 29 | 46.4% | -12.1 | -7.0 1971 peak | 4.3 | 18.9 | 29.9 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Thomas Hammock 35-47 • 2019-2025 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 82 | 35 | 47 | 42.7% | -10.4 | -1.1 2024 peak | 5.7 | 20.9 | 31.2 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Jerry Pettibone 46-84-2 • 1985-1996 | Northern Illinois, Oregon State | 12 | 132 | 46 | 84 | 35.6% | -8.2 | 3.7 1993 peak | 7.1 | 24.6 | 31.4 | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Joe Novak 63-76 • 1996-2007 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 139 | 63 | 76 | 45.3% | -8.3 | 6.0 2005 peak | 11.2 | 27.9 | 34.8 | — | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Rod Carey 64-50 • 2012-2021 | Northern Illinois, Temple | 10 | 114 | 64 | 50 | 56.1% | -2.8 | 5.1 2012 peak | 6.9 | 26.9 | 26.6 | #22 | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Lee Corso 73-85-6 • 1969-1984 | Indiana, Louisville +1 | 15 | 164 | 73 | 85 | 46.3% | -1.3 | 10.7 1979 peak | 7.5 | 22.2 | 24.6 | #18 | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
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 | |
Bill Mallory 167-130-4 • 1969-1996 | Colorado, Indiana +2 | 27 | 301 | 167 | 130 | 56.1% | 2.2 | 17.7 1976 peak | 8.7 | 27.2 | 23.1 | #15 | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Dave Doeren 118-74 • 2011-2025 | NC State, Northern Illinois | 15 | 192 | 118 | 74 | 61.5% | 4.2 | 13.7 2017 peak | 6.8 | 30.7 | 24.1 | #20 | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach |
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