Highest Peak SRS
Single-season ceiling leaders.
1. Robert Dobbs
1967 UTEP (7-2-1)
18.02. Mike Price
2002 Washington State (10-3)
16.83. Mike Brumbelow
1956 UTEP (9-2)
9.94. Tommy Hudspeth
1966 BYU (8-2)
9.65. Dana Dimel
1997 Wyoming (7-6)
5.3
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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
Bill Michael
Volatility: 1.89 • Average SRS: -19.00
10.4% win rate • -16.3 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
Bill Michael
This is the clearest first-pass view for peak versus stability. It is the best place to start browsing.
BalancedBalanced
Bill Michael coached 5 seasons, won 10.4%, and posted an average SRS of -19.0. Best season: 1979 UTEP. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stint defined the run.
- Volatility
- 1.89
- Average SRS
- -19.00
- Career Win %
- 10.4%
- Peak SRS
- -16.3
Active chart outliers
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Robert Dobbs
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
18.0 peak SRSMost consistent elite coach
Mike Price
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
-1.05 avg SRS • 11.26 volatilitySteadiest floor
Bill Michael
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
1.89 volatility
Top Career Peaks
Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.
- 18.0
1. Robert Dobbs
1967
- 16.8
2. Mike Price
2002
- 9.9
3. Mike Brumbelow
1956
- 9.6
4. Tommy Hudspeth
1966
- 5.3
5. Dana Dimel
1997
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. Mike Brumbelow
1956 UTEP (9-2)
65.1%2. Mack Saxon
1937 UTEP (7-1-2)
53.1%3. Robert Dobbs
1967 UTEP (7-2-1)
52.9%4. Jack Curtice
1962 Stanford (5-5)
52.6%5. Mike Price
2002 Washington State (10-3)
47.3%
Most Top 10 Finishes
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Mike Price
2002 Washington State (10-3)
32. Mike Brumbelow
1956 UTEP (9-2)
03. Robert Dobbs
1967 UTEP (7-2-1)
04. Tommy Hudspeth
1966 BYU (8-2)
05. Jack Curtice
1962 Stanford (5-5)
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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.
Longevity
Longevity shortcuts
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Longest Careers
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Mike Price
2002 Washington State (10-3)
29 years2. Jack Curtice
1962 Stanford (5-5)
29 years3. Dana Dimel
1997 Wyoming (7-6)
27 years4. Robert Dobbs
1967 UTEP (7-2-1)
18 years5. Charlie Bailey
1987 Memphis (5-5-1)
14 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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Bill Michael 5-43 • 1977-1981 | UTEP | 5 | 48 | 5 | 43 | 10.4% | -19.0 | -16.3 1979 peak | 1.9 | 18.3 | 38.2 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Scotty Walden 6-22 • 2020-2025 | Southern Miss, UTEP | 3 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 21.4% | -17.6 | -15.0 2020 peak | 2.1 | 19.4 | 34.2 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Gil Bartosh 6-28 • 1974-1976 | UTEP | 3 | 34 | 6 | 28 | 17.6% | -14.3 | -9.4 1974 peak | 4.0 | 18.4 | 34.3 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Sean Kugler 18-36 • 2013-2017 | UTEP | 5 | 54 | 18 | 36 | 33.3% | -20.8 | -5.9 2014 peak | 7.9 | 19.8 | 39.6 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
David Lee 11-41-1 • 1989-1993 | UTEP | 5 | 53 | 11 | 41 | 21.7% | -13.2 | -5.0 1991 peak | 4.2 | 26.1 | 37.8 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Gary Nord 14-34 • 2000-2003 | UTEP | 4 | 48 | 14 | 34 | 29.2% | -19.5 | 2.7 2000 peak | 12.8 | 27.8 | 42.5 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Bill Yung 26-62-2 • 1977-1985 | UTEP, West Texas A&M | 8 | 90 | 26 | 62 | 30.0% | -11.7 | -2.0 1979 peak | 6.2 | 24.1 | 33.2 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Charlie Bailey 31-73-2 • 1986-1999 | Memphis, UTEP | 10 | 106 | 31 | 73 | 30.2% | -12.7 | 1.2 1987 peak | 7.8 | 22.4 | 35.4 | — | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Ben Collins 18-29-1 • 1957-1961 | UTEP | 5 | 48 | 18 | 29 | 38.5% | -11.2 | -4.3 1957 peak | 4.7 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Dana Dimel 50-88 • 1997-2023 | Houston, UTEP +1 | 12 | 138 | 50 | 88 | 36.2% | -11.7 | 5.3 1997 peak | 9.7 | 23.8 | 33.4 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Mack Saxon 32-28-5 • 1935-1941 | UTEP | 7 | 65 | 32 | 28 | 53.1% | -13.3 | -2.2 1937 peak | 7.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Bob Stull 36-53-2 • 1986-1993 | Missouri, UTEP | 8 | 91 | 36 | 53 | 40.7% | -3.7 | 4.8 1988 peak | 5.5 | 30.0 | 33.3 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Jack Curtice 97-87-7 • 1941-1969 | California-Santa Barbara, Stanford +3 | 19 | 191 | 97 | 87 | 52.6% | -6.0 | 3.5 1962 peak | 6.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Tommy Hudspeth 39-53-1 • 1964-1973 | BYU, UTEP | 9 | 93 | 39 | 53 | 42.5% | -3.5 | 9.6 1966 peak | 11.2 | 21.4 | 32.7 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Robert Dobbs 71-63-4 • 1955-1972 | Tulsa, UTEP | 14 | 138 | 71 | 63 | 52.9% | -2.4 | 18.0 1967 peak | 9.6 | 21.0 | 33.0 | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Mike Brumbelow 46-24-3 • 1950-1956 | UTEP | 7 | 73 | 46 | 24 | 65.1% | -2.9 | 9.9 1956 peak | 9.7 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Mike Price 131-146 • 1989-2017 | UTEP, Washington State | 24 | 277 | 131 | 146 | 47.3% | -1.1 | 16.8 2002 peak | 11.3 | 31.9 | 31.7 | #9 | 3 | Offense-First Longevity Coach |
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