Highest Peak SRS
Single-season ceiling leaders.
1. Nelson Norgren
1916 Utah (3-2)
44.02. Urban Meyer
2008 Florida (13-1)
33.93. Kyle Whittingham
2004 Utah (1-0)
24.94. Ike Armstrong
1930 Utah (8-0)
20.55. Bill Meek
1958 SMU (6-4)
17.0
Coaches Research Hub
College football coach records, rankings, and profiles.
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
Search coach records and career stats
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?
15 coaches shown
Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus
Elite and steady
Elite but volatile
Lower ceiling but stable
Lower ceiling and unstable
Tom Lovat
Volatility: 3.27 • Average SRS: -16.03
15.2% win rate • -13.1 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
Tom Lovat
This is the clearest first-pass view for peak versus stability. It is the best place to start browsing.
BalancedBalanced
Tom Lovat coached 3 seasons, won 15.2%, and posted an average SRS of -16.0. Best season: 1976 Utah. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stint defined the run.
- Volatility
- 3.27
- Average SRS
- -16.03
- Career Win %
- 15.2%
- Peak SRS
- -13.1
Active chart outliers
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Nelson Norgren
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
44.0 peak SRSMost consistent elite coach
Urban Meyer
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
18.49 avg SRS • 7.94 volatilitySteadiest floor
Tom Lovat
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
3.27 volatilityElite but volatile
Bill Meek
Big ceiling, but the weekly shape moved around more than the steady tier.
8.08 volatility
Top Career Peaks
Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.
- 44.0
1. Nelson Norgren
1916
- 33.9
2. Urban Meyer
2008
- 24.9
3. Kyle Whittingham
2004
- 20.5
4. Ike Armstrong
1930
- 17.0
5. Bill Meek
1958
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. Urban Meyer
2008 Florida (13-1)
85.4%2. Ike Armstrong
1930 Utah (8-0)
70.4%3. Joseph Maddock
1908 Utah (3-2-1)
67.7%4. Kyle Whittingham
2004 Utah (1-0)
66.9%5. Wayne Howard
1978 Utah (8-3)
60.7%
Most Top 10 Finishes
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Urban Meyer
2008 Florida (13-1)
92. Kyle Whittingham
2004 Utah (1-0)
33. Ron McBride
1994 Utah (10-2)
14. Ike Armstrong
1930 Utah (8-0)
05. Joseph Maddock
1908 Utah (3-2-1)
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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. Kyle Whittingham
2004 Utah (1-0)
5.92. Urban Meyer
2008 Florida (13-1)
7.9
Longevity
Longevity shortcuts
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Longest Careers
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Jack Curtice
1962 Stanford (5-5)
29 years2. Ike Armstrong
1930 Utah (8-0)
25 years3. Bill Meek
1958 SMU (6-4)
23 years4. Kyle Whittingham
2004 Utah (1-0)
22 years5. Joseph Maddock
1908 Utah (3-2-1)
20 years
Results Table
Coach results table
15 filtered coaches in view. Lower rank numbers are better. Lower volatility means more stable. Lower SP Def numbers are better on the identity chart.
15 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality ascending
| Compare | |||||||||||||||
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Tom Lovat 5-28 • 1974-1976 | Utah | 3 | 33 | 5 | 28 | 15.2% | -16.0 | -13.1 1976 peak | 3.3 | 16.8 | 38.0 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Jim Fassel 25-33 • 1985-1989 | Utah | 5 | 58 | 25 | 33 | 43.1% | -6.5 | 5.7 1985 peak | 7.5 | 37.7 | 40.9 | — | 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 | |
Chuck Stobart 69-84-3 • 1977-1994 | Memphis, Toledo +1 | 14 | 156 | 69 | 84 | 45.2% | -4.2 | 7.9 1992 peak | 8.8 | 23.6 | 25.2 | — | 0 | Defense-First Volatile Builder | |
Thomas Fitzpatrick 23-17-3 • 1919-1924 | Utah | 6 | 43 | 23 | 17 | 57.0% | -5.8 | 3.9 1921 peak | 11.7 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Nelson Norgren 13-11 • 1914-1917 | Utah | 4 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 54.2% | -10.7 | 44.0 1916 peak | 32.5 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Ray Nagel 58-71-3 • 1958-1970 | Iowa, Utah | 13 | 132 | 58 | 71 | 45.1% | -0.0 | 15.9 1964 peak | 7.4 | 16.8 | 29.8 | — | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Wayne Howard 53-34-2 • 1974-1981 | Long Beach State, Utah | 8 | 89 | 53 | 34 | 60.7% | -1.6 | 5.1 1978 peak | 5.7 | 27.3 | 27.8 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Fred Bennion 16-8-3 • 1910-1913 | Utah | 4 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 64.8% | -6.1 | 15.4 1912 peak | 13.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Bill Meek 78-88-7 • 1951-1973 | Houston, Kansas State +2 | 17 | 173 | 78 | 88 | 47.1% | 2.5 | 17.0 1958 peak | 8.1 | 34.4 | 31.9 | #18 | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Joseph Maddock 21-9-4 • 1905-1924 | Oregon, Utah | 5 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 67.7% | 0.1 | 7.3 1908 peak | 5.7 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
Ike Armstrong 141-55-15 • 1925-1949 | Utah | 25 | 211 | 141 | 55 | 70.4% | -0.8 | 20.5 1930 peak | 7.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Ron McBride 88-63 • 1990-2002 | Utah | 13 | 151 | 88 | 63 | 58.3% | 1.4 | 15.1 1994 peak | 6.5 | 31.0 | 28.2 | #10 | 1 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Kyle Whittingham 178-88 • 2004-2025 | Utah | 22 | 266 | 178 | 88 | 66.9% | 10.7 | 24.9 2004 peak | 5.9 | 31.6 | 19.9 | #2 | 3 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Urban Meyer 187-32 • 2001-2018 | Bowling Green, Florida +2 | 17 | 219 | 187 | 32 | 85.4% | 18.5 | 33.9 2008 peak | 7.9 | 40.2 | 19.3 | #1 | 9 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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