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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?
Gus Malzahn
Volatility: 7.78 • Average SRS: 12.30
62.9% win rate • 23.6 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.
Gus Malzahn coached 13 seasons, won 62.9%, and posted an average SRS of 12.3. Best season: 2017 Auburn. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Gus Malzahn
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
John Bobo
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Ray Perkins
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. Gus Malzahn
2017
2. Hugh Freeze
2014
3. Ray Perkins
1986
4. Butch Jones
2015
5. Bill Davidson
1975
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. Gus Malzahn
2017 Auburn (10-4)
2. Hugh Freeze
2014 Ole Miss (9-4)
3. Ray Perkins
1986 Alabama (10-3)
4. Butch Jones
2015 Tennessee (9-4)
5. Bill Davidson
1975 Arkansas State (11-0)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Bryan Harsin
2014 Boise State (12-2)
2. Bill Davidson
1975 Arkansas State (11-0)
3. Gus Malzahn
2017 Auburn (10-4)
4. Hugh Freeze
2014 Ole Miss (9-4)
5. Ray Perkins
1986 Alabama (10-3)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Gus Malzahn
2017 Auburn (10-4)
2. Ray Perkins
1986 Alabama (10-3)
3. Hugh Freeze
2014 Ole Miss (9-4)
4. Bryan Harsin
2014 Boise State (12-2)
5. Bill Davidson
1975 Arkansas State (11-0)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Bryan Harsin
2014 Boise State (12-2)
2. Hugh Freeze
2014 Ole Miss (9-4)
3. Gus Malzahn
2017 Auburn (10-4)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Butch Jones
2015 Tennessee (9-4)
2. Hugh Freeze
2014 Ole Miss (9-4)
3. Gus Malzahn
2017 Auburn (10-4)
4. Al Kincaid
1981 Wyoming (8-3)
5. Ray Perkins
1986 Alabama (10-3)
Results Table
12 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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Gus Malzahn 105-62 • 2012-2024 | Arkansas State, Auburn +1 | 13 | 167 | 105 | 62 | 62.9% | 12.3 | 23.6 2017 peak | 7.8 | 34.8 | 21.0 | #2 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Ray Perkins 34-24-1 • 1983-1992 | Alabama, Arkansas State | 5 | 59 | 34 | 24 | 58.5% | 8.0 | 20.8 1986 peak | 17.9 | 30.8 | 20.1 | #0 | 2 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Hugh Freeze 99-64 • 2011-2025 | Arkansas State, Auburn +2 | 13 | 163 | 99 | 64 | 60.7% | 6.5 | 21.3 2014 peak | 7.7 | 32.0 | 22.7 | #10 | 1 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Bryan Harsin 85-36 • 2013-2022 | Arkansas State, Auburn +1 | 10 | 121 | 85 | 36 | 70.3% | 6.2 | 10.0 2014 peak | 4.6 | 32.1 | 25.0 | #16 | 0 | Offense-First Consistent Winner | |
Bill Davidson 37-17 • 1974-1978 | Arkansas State | 5 | 54 | 37 | 17 | 68.5% | -2.0 | 15.7 1975 peak | 10.0 | 23.7 | 20.5 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Butch Jones 110-91 • 2007-2025 | Arkansas State, Central Michigan +2 | 16 | 201 | 110 | 91 | 54.7% | -0.7 | 17.7 2015 peak | 9.8 | 28.9 | 29.1 | #22 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Blake Anderson 74-54 • 2014-2023 | Arkansas State, Utah State | 10 | 128 | 74 | 54 | 57.8% | -4.4 | 0.4 2021 peak | 3.3 | 28.7 | 31.4 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
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 | |
Larry Lacewell 12-21 • 1979-1981 | Arkansas State | 3 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 36.4% | -11.1 | -0.5 1981 peak | 10.9 | 14.5 | 24.1 | — | 0 | Defense-First Volatile Builder | |
Steve Roberts 45-63 • 2002-2010 | Arkansas State | 9 | 108 | 45 | 63 | 41.7% | -15.5 | -8.1 2010 peak | 5.4 | 19.0 | 36.0 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
John Bobo 13-30-1 • 1993-1996 | Arkansas State | 4 | 44 | 13 | 30 | 30.7% | -22.1 | -20.0 1993 peak | 1.4 | 18.0 | 38.7 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Joe Hollis 13-43 • 1997-2001 | Arkansas State | 5 | 56 | 13 | 43 | 23.2% | -21.4 | -14.3 1999 peak | 6.2 | 19.7 | 41.0 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First |
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