Highest Peak SRS
Single-season ceiling leaders.
1. Pop Warner
1916 Pittsburgh (8-0)
41.42. Ray Morrison
1927 SMU (7-2)
25.43. Wayne Hardin
1963 Navy (9-2)
19.64. Matt Rhule
2019 Baylor (11-3)
14.75. Steve Addazio
2017 Boston College (7-6)
11.2
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Summary and Filtering
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Coach search stays primary, then school, archetype, time span, and quality sharpen the rankings. The recommended starting point is 3+ seasons.
Primary Discovery
One clear lens at a time.
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.
Success vs Volatility
Start with the simplest question: who paired real strength with a repeatable week-to-week shape?
17 coaches shown
Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus
Elite and steady
Elite but volatile
Lower ceiling but stable
Lower ceiling and unstable
Ron Dickerson
Volatility: 7.83 • Average SRS: -15.62
14.5% win rate • -7.1 peak SRS
Volatility
Average 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
Ron Dickerson
This is the clearest first-pass view for peak versus stability. It is the best place to start browsing.
Offense-FirstVolatile Builder
Ron Dickerson coached 5 seasons, won 14.5%, and posted an average SRS of -15.6. Best season: 1995 Temple. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stint defined the run.
- Volatility
- 7.83
- Average SRS
- -15.62
- Career Win %
- 14.5%
- Peak SRS
- -7.1
Active chart outliers
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.
41.4 peak SRSSteadiest floor
KC Keeler
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
3.18 volatilityElite but volatile
Ray Morrison
Big ceiling, but the weekly shape moved around more than the steady tier.
13.18 volatility
Top Career Peaks
Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.
- 41.4
1. Pop Warner
1916
- 25.4
2. Ray Morrison
1927
- 19.6
3. Wayne Hardin
1963
- 14.7
4. Matt Rhule
2019
- 11.2
5. Steve Addazio
2017
Supporting Insights
Quick leaderboards, grouped on purpose.
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
Primary leaderboard shortcuts
The fastest path into peak and results leaders.
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Best Career Win %
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Pop Warner
1916 Pittsburgh (8-0)
73.3%2. Wayne Hardin
1963 Navy (9-2)
60.7%3. Ray Morrison
1927 SMU (7-2)
57.9%4. Rod Carey
2012 Northern Illinois (0-1)
56.1%5. Matt Rhule
2019 Baylor (11-3)
51.6%
Most Top 10 Finishes
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Wayne Hardin
1963 Navy (9-2)
22. Pop Warner
1916 Pittsburgh (8-0)
03. Ray Morrison
1927 SMU (7-2)
04. Henry Miller
1931 Temple (8-1-1)
05. Matt Rhule
2019 Baylor (11-3)
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Stability
Stability shortcuts
Who stays in control year after year.
Most Consistent Winning Coaches
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Wayne Hardin
1963 Navy (9-2)
7.52. Pop Warner
1916 Pittsburgh (8-0)
10.4
Longevity
Longevity shortcuts
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Longest Careers
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Pop Warner
1916 Pittsburgh (8-0)
42 years2. Ray Morrison
1927 SMU (7-2)
33 years3. Wayne Hardin
1963 Navy (9-2)
24 years4. Everett Withers
2011 North Carolina (7-6)
14 years5. Matt Rhule
2019 Baylor (11-3)
13 years
Results Table
Coach 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.
17 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality ascending
| Compare | |||||||||||||||
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Ron Dickerson 8-47 • 1993-1997 | Temple | 5 | 55 | 8 | 47 | 14.5% | -15.6 | -7.1 1995 peak | 7.8 | 26.5 | 39.5 | — | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Stan Drayton 9-25 • 2022-2024 | Temple | 3 | 34 | 9 | 25 | 26.5% | -15.6 | -10.2 2022 peak | 4.0 | 17.4 | 34.7 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Jerry Berndt 18-69 • 1981-1992 | Pennsylvania, Rice +1 | 8 | 87 | 18 | 69 | 20.7% | -14.9 | -0.5 1990 peak | 7.9 | 22.4 | 35.7 | — | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Everett Withers 14-36 • 2011-2024 | North Carolina, Temple +1 | 5 | 50 | 14 | 36 | 28.0% | -17.8 | 2.0 2011 peak | 10.8 | 19.6 | 34.3 | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Bobby Wallace 19-71 • 1998-2005 | Temple | 8 | 90 | 19 | 71 | 21.1% | -10.6 | -3.3 2000 peak | 5.6 | 25.3 | 34.3 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Al Kawal 25-29-3 • 1947-1952 | Drake, Temple | 6 | 57 | 25 | 29 | 46.5% | -11.1 | -4.9 1949 peak | 5.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
KC Keeler 17-19 • 2023-2025 | Sam Houston, Temple | 3 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 47.2% | -8.8 | -6.2 2024 peak | 3.2 | 20.7 | 28.6 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Geoff Collins 25-38 • 2017-2022 | Georgia Tech, Temple | 6 | 63 | 25 | 38 | 39.7% | -3.7 | 3.7 2018 peak | 4.8 | 23.6 | 27.8 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Bruce Arians 27-39 • 1983-1988 | Temple | 6 | 66 | 27 | 39 | 40.9% | 0.3 | 7.5 1986 peak | 6.2 | 24.7 | 25.7 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Al Golden 59-59 • 2006-2015 | Miami, Temple | 10 | 118 | 59 | 59 | 50.0% | -2.5 | 9.1 2014 peak | 10.3 | 26.7 | 27.1 | — | 0 | Balanced 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 | |
Steve Addazio 61-67 • 2011-2021 | Boston College, Colorado State +1 | 11 | 128 | 61 | 67 | 47.7% | 0.7 | 11.2 2017 peak | 5.9 | 25.2 | 25.1 | — | 0 | Defense-First Program Stabilizer | |
Matt Rhule 66-62 • 2013-2025 | Baylor, Nebraska +1 | 10 | 128 | 66 | 62 | 51.6% | 2.8 | 14.7 2019 peak | 6.7 | 26.4 | 22.5 | #13 | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Henry Miller 20-5-3 • 1930-1932 | Temple | 3 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 76.8% | 0.4 | 6.6 1931 peak | 4.5 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Ray Morrison 142-99-33 • 1916-1948 | SMU, Temple +1 | 29 | 274 | 142 | 99 | 57.9% | 2.7 | 25.4 1927 peak | 13.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Wayne Hardin 111-71-5 • 1959-1982 | Navy, Temple | 18 | 187 | 111 | 71 | 60.7% | 5.2 | 19.6 1963 peak | 7.5 | 29.6 | 23.7 | #2 | 2 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
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 |
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