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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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?
Dave Hart
Volatility: 1.60 • Average SRS: -13.87
10.0% win rate • -12.0 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.
Dave Hart coached 3 seasons, won 10.0%, and posted an average SRS of -13.9. Best season: 1967 Pittsburgh. 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
Pop Warner
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Jock Sutherland
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Dave Hart
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. Pop Warner
1916
2. Jackie Sherrill
1980
3. Jock Sutherland
1921
4. Paul Chryst
2017
5. Johnny Majors
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. Pop Warner
1916 Pittsburgh (8-0)
2. Jackie Sherrill
1980 Pittsburgh (11-1)
3. Jock Sutherland
1921 Lafayette (9-0)
4. Paul Chryst
2017 Wisconsin (13-1)
5. Johnny Majors
1976 Pittsburgh (12-0)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Jock Sutherland
1921 Lafayette (9-0)
2. Pop Warner
1916 Pittsburgh (8-0)
3. Joseph Thompson
1910 Pittsburgh (9-0)
4. Paul Chryst
2017 Wisconsin (13-1)
5. Todd Graham
2013 Arizona State (10-4)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Jackie Sherrill
1980 Pittsburgh (11-1)
2. Johnny Majors
1976 Pittsburgh (12-0)
3. Jock Sutherland
1921 Lafayette (9-0)
4. Wesley Fesler
1949 Ohio State (7-1-2)
5. Paul Chryst
2017 Wisconsin (13-1)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Jock Sutherland
1921 Lafayette (9-0)
2. Paul Chryst
2017 Wisconsin (13-1)
3. Pop Warner
1916 Pittsburgh (8-0)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Pop Warner
1916 Pittsburgh (8-0)
2. Clark Shaughnessy
1940 Stanford (10-0)
3. Johnny Majors
1976 Pittsburgh (12-0)
4. Jackie Sherrill
1980 Pittsburgh (11-1)
5. Len Casanova
1949 Santa Clara (8-2-1)
Results Table
25 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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Dave Hart 3-27 • 1966-1968 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 10.0% | -13.9 | -12.0 1967 peak | 1.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Phil Bennett 19-53 • 2002-2022 | North Texas, Pittsburgh +1 | 8 | 72 | 19 | 53 | 26.4% | -11.6 | 8.4 2010 peak | 10.0 | 23.1 | 34.1 | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Carl DePasqua 13-29 • 1969-1972 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 42 | 13 | 29 | 30.9% | -4.3 | -3.2 1970 peak | 1.6 | 27.4 | 32.4 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Walt Harris 69-85 • 1989-2006 | Pacific, Pittsburgh +1 | 13 | 154 | 69 | 85 | 44.8% | -2.1 | 10.5 2002 peak | 9.4 | 30.4 | 30.9 | #19 | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Charles Bowser 14-20-1 • 1939-1942 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 35 | 14 | 20 | 41.4% | 2.7 | 6.8 1939 peak | 3.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Walter Milligan 13-14 • 1947-1949 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 48.1% | 2.6 | 8.7 1949 peak | 5.5 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Paul Hackett 31-38-1 • 1990-2000 | Pittsburgh, USC | 6 | 70 | 31 | 38 | 45.0% | 2.3 | 13.6 1998 peak | 7.3 | 32.5 | 29.1 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Arthur Mosse 19-9 • 1905-1913 | Kansas, Pittsburgh | 3 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 67.9% | -2.5 | 10.2 1912 peak | 9.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Thomas Hamilton 28-32-1 • 1934-1954 | Navy, Pittsburgh | 7 | 61 | 28 | 32 | 46.7% | 5.5 | 10.3 1934 peak | 3.2 | — | — | #18 | 0 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Mike Gottfried 53-45-3 • 1981-1989 | Cincinnati, Kansas +1 | 9 | 101 | 53 | 45 | 54.0% | 4.1 | 13.0 1988 peak | 5.4 | 29.1 | 23.2 | #17 | 0 | Defense-First Program Stabilizer | |
Pat Narduzzi 80-61 • 2015-2025 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 141 | 80 | 61 | 56.7% | 5.7 | 10.8 2021 peak | 4.5 | 30.9 | 24.1 | #13 | 0 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Len Casanova 104-94-11 • 1946-1966 | Oregon, Pittsburgh +1 | 21 | 209 | 104 | 94 | 52.4% | 4.7 | 21.1 1949 peak | 8.5 | — | — | #15 | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Dave Wannstedt 42-31 • 2005-2010 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 73 | 42 | 31 | 57.5% | 6.6 | 13.2 2009 peak | 4.0 | 28.8 | 18.4 | #15 | 0 | Defense-First Consistent Winner | |
Clark Shaughnessy 108-89-10 • 1915-1946 | Chicago, Maryland +3 | 24 | 207 | 108 | 89 | 54.6% | -2.8 | 19.5 1940 peak | 10.3 | — | — | #2 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Todd Graham 106-72 • 2006-2021 | Arizona State, Hawai'i +3 | 14 | 178 | 106 | 72 | 59.6% | 3.3 | 22.3 2013 peak | 8.6 | 32.7 | 29.7 | #12 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Joseph Thompson 30-14-2 • 1908-1912 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 46 | 30 | 14 | 67.4% | 7.4 | 15.9 1910 peak | 7.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
John Michelosen 56-49-7 • 1955-1965 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 112 | 56 | 49 | 53.1% | 8.4 | 19.1 1963 peak | 6.2 | — | — | #4 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Wesley Fesler 34-28-8 • 1946-1953 | Minnesota, Ohio State +1 | 8 | 73 | 34 | 28 | 52.0% | 10.5 | 20.8 1949 peak | 8.0 | — | — | #0 | 3 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Foge Fazio 25-18-3 • 1982-1985 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 46 | 25 | 18 | 57.6% | 9.7 | 20.0 1982 peak | 7.6 | 26.6 | 17.4 | #10 | 1 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Pop Warner 311-103-32 • 1897-1938 | Carlisle, Cornell +3 | 42 | 446 | 311 | 103 | 73.3% | 16.3 | 41.4 1916 peak | 10.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Red Dawson 45-30-5 • 1936-1954 | Pittsburgh, Tulane | 9 | 80 | 45 | 30 | 59.4% | 9.9 | 20.9 1939 peak | 5.4 | — | — | #5 | 1 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Johnny Majors 185-137-10 • 1968-1996 | Iowa State, Pittsburgh +1 | 29 | 332 | 185 | 137 | 57.2% | 8.7 | 24.2 1976 peak | 8.8 | 32.5 | 22.7 | #1 | 4 | 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 | |
Paul Chryst 86-45 • 2012-2022 | Pittsburgh, Wisconsin | 11 | 131 | 86 | 45 | 65.6% | 11.2 | 24.7 2017 peak | 6.8 | 33.1 | 16.9 | #7 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Jock Sutherland 144-28-14 • 1919-1938 | Lafayette, Pittsburgh | 20 | 186 | 144 | 28 | 81.2% | 17.4 | 28.0 1921 peak | 5.3 | — | — | #1 | 3 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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