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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?
Vic Koenning
Volatility: 3.10 • Average SRS: -16.97
14.7% win rate • -13.1 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.
Vic Koenning coached 3 seasons, won 14.7%, and posted an average SRS of -17.0. Best season: 2002 Wyoming. The profile was offense-first 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
Bob Devaney
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Dave Christensen
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Bowden Wyatt
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. Bob Devaney
1971
2. Dennis Erickson
1990
3. Bowden Wyatt
1956
4. Fred Akers
1977
5. Lloyd Eaton
1966
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. Bob Devaney
1971 Nebraska (13-0)
2. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
3. Bowden Wyatt
1956 Tennessee (10-1)
4. Fred Akers
1977 Texas (11-1)
5. Lloyd Eaton
1966 Wyoming (10-1)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Bob Devaney
1971 Nebraska (13-0)
2. Pat Dye
1983 Auburn (11-1)
3. Paul Roach
1988 Wyoming (11-2)
4. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
5. Bowden Wyatt
1956 Tennessee (10-1)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bob Devaney
1971 Nebraska (13-0)
2. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
3. Pat Dye
1983 Auburn (11-1)
4. Fred Akers
1977 Texas (11-1)
5. Bowden Wyatt
1956 Tennessee (10-1)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Pat Dye
1983 Auburn (11-1)
2. Lloyd Eaton
1966 Wyoming (10-1)
3. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
4. Bob Devaney
1971 Nebraska (13-0)
5. Bowden Wyatt
1956 Tennessee (10-1)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Dana Dimel
1997 Wyoming (7-6)
2. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
3. Pat Dye
1983 Auburn (11-1)
4. Joe Tiller
1998 Purdue (9-4)
5. Bill Lewis
1991 East Carolina (11-1)
Results Table
24 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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Vic Koenning 5-29 • 2000-2002 | Wyoming | 3 | 34 | 5 | 29 | 14.7% | -17.0 | -13.1 2002 peak | 3.1 | 25.9 | 40.5 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Dutch Witte 16-30-3 • 1933-1938 | Wyoming | 6 | 49 | 16 | 30 | 35.7% | -20.0 | -13.2 1935 peak | 4.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
George McLaren 15-24-3 • 1920-1929 | Arkansas, Wyoming | 5 | 42 | 15 | 24 | 39.3% | -20.8 | -11.1 1921 peak | 10.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
HI Dean 11-12-1 • 1909-1911 | Wyoming | 3 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 47.9% | -26.8 | -15.8 1911 peak | 10.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
John Rhodes 10-15-2 • 1930-1932 | Wyoming | 3 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 40.7% | -15.9 | -10.6 1930 peak | 4.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
John Corbett 15-44-3 • 1915-1923 | Wyoming | 8 | 62 | 15 | 44 | 26.6% | -25.6 | 17.1 1916 peak | 23.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Dave Christensen 27-35 • 2009-2013 | Wyoming | 5 | 62 | 27 | 35 | 43.5% | -10.5 | -7.6 2011 peak | 2.5 | 22.9 | 36.0 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Fritz Shurmur 15-29 • 1971-1974 | Wyoming | 4 | 44 | 15 | 29 | 34.1% | -8.2 | -0.5 1973 peak | 5.7 | 23.9 | 31.9 | — | 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 | |
Bunny Oakes 39-57-4 • 1931-1946 | Colorado, Montana +1 | 12 | 100 | 39 | 57 | 41.0% | -10.9 | 4.4 1937 peak | 12.2 | — | — | #17 | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Joe Glenn 30-41 • 2003-2008 | Wyoming | 6 | 71 | 30 | 41 | 42.3% | -5.7 | 0.3 2004 peak | 5.3 | 22.1 | 26.3 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
William Dietz 17-19-3 • 1917-1926 | Purdue, Washington State +1 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 19 | 47.4% | -11.1 | 8.1 1921 peak | 11.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Al Kincaid 33-46-1 • 1981-1991 | Arkansas State, Wyoming | 7 | 80 | 33 | 46 | 41.9% | -7.3 | 10.5 1981 peak | 10.4 | 28.9 | 33.8 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Craig Bohl 61-60 • 2014-2023 | Wyoming | 10 | 121 | 61 | 60 | 50.4% | -4.6 | 2.5 2019 peak | 6.3 | 22.5 | 28.1 | — | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Phil Dickens 49-52-3 • 1953-1964 | Indiana, Wyoming | 11 | 104 | 49 | 52 | 48.6% | 2.6 | 11.4 1962 peak | 6.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
Bill Lewis 44-45-2 • 1977-1993 | East Carolina, Georgia Tech +1 | 8 | 91 | 44 | 45 | 49.5% | -0.5 | 8.5 1991 peak | 4.8 | 28.0 | 29.1 | #9 | 1 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Joe Tiller 126-92-1 • 1991-2008 | Purdue, Wyoming | 18 | 219 | 126 | 92 | 57.8% | 5.7 | 18.5 1998 peak | 6.8 | 35.4 | 27.9 | #13 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Paul Roach 35-15 • 1987-1990 | Wyoming | 4 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 70.0% | 4.6 | 15.0 1988 peak | 6.8 | 36.0 | 30.2 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Lloyd Eaton 57-33-2 • 1962-1970 | Wyoming | 9 | 92 | 57 | 33 | 63.0% | 5.5 | 23.4 1966 peak | 11.0 | 17.5 | 33.3 | #6 | 1 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Fred Akers 108-75-3 • 1975-1990 | Purdue, Texas +1 | 16 | 186 | 108 | 75 | 58.9% | 6.7 | 26.1 1977 peak | 11.9 | 27.9 | 21.9 | #2 | 4 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Bowden Wyatt 99-56-5 • 1947-1962 | Arkansas, Tennessee +1 | 16 | 160 | 99 | 56 | 63.4% | 6.4 | 28.1 1956 peak | 13.3 | — | — | #2 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Dennis Erickson 147-81-1 • 1986-2011 | Arizona State, Idaho +4 | 19 | 229 | 147 | 81 | 64.4% | 11.1 | 28.4 1990 peak | 11.7 | 34.6 | 21.3 | #1 | 6 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Pat Dye 153-62-5 • 1974-1992 | Auburn, East Carolina +1 | 19 | 220 | 153 | 62 | 70.7% | 11.0 | 22.0 1983 peak | 7.7 | 30.7 | 17.4 | #3 | 5 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Bob Devaney 136-30-7 • 1957-1972 | Nebraska, Wyoming | 16 | 173 | 136 | 30 | 80.6% | 15.2 | 37.9 1971 peak | 12.1 | 44.8 | 13.2 | #1 | 7 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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