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Primary Discovery

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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?

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Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus

Elite and steady

Elite but volatile

Lower ceiling but stable

Lower ceiling and unstable

Jeff Cravath

Volatility: 13.78 • Average SRS: 3.95

62.3% win rate • 20.2 peak SRS

Volatility

Average SRS

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Average SRS reads overall strength. Volatility is the spread of season-to-season SRS, so lower values mean a steadier profile.

Career shape lens

Jeff Cravath

This is the clearest first-pass view for peak versus stability. It is the best place to start browsing.

BalancedVolatile Builder

Jeff Cravath coached 13 seasons, won 62.3%, and posted an average SRS of 4.0. Best season: 1947 USC. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility: 13.78
Average SRS: 3.95
Career Win %: 62.3%
Peak SRS: 20.2

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Active chart outliers

These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.

3 markers

Highest peak
Fred Dawson
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
31.0 peak SRS
Most consistent elite coach
Jeff Cravath
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
3.95 avg SRS • 13.78 volatility
Steadiest floor
John Roning
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
6.31 volatility

Top Career Peaks

Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.

1. Fred Dawson
1921
31.0
2. Jeff Cravath
1947
20.2
3. Fred Murphy
1917
11.9
4. Bob Blackman
1970
10.5
5. William Saunders
1933
0.9

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.

3 boards

Highest Peak SRS

Single-season ceiling leaders.

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1. Fred Dawson
1921 Nebraska (7-1)
31.0
2. Jeff Cravath
1947 USC (7-2-1)
20.2
3. Fred Murphy
1917 Northwestern (5-2)
11.9
4. Bob Blackman
1970 Dartmouth (9-0)
10.5
5. William Saunders
1933 Colorado (7-2)
0.9

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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1. Jeff Cravath
1947 USC (7-2-1)
62.3%
2. Bob Blackman
1970 Dartmouth (9-0)
60.5%
3. William Saunders
1933 Colorado (7-2)
56.9%
4. Fred Dawson
1921 Nebraska (7-1)
52.7%
5. Fred Murphy
1917 Northwestern (5-2)
49.4%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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1. Jeff Cravath
1947 USC (7-2-1)
2
2. Fred Dawson
1921 Nebraska (7-1)
0
3. Bob Blackman
1970 Dartmouth (9-0)
0
4. Fred Murphy
1917 Northwestern (5-2)
0
5. William Saunders
1933 Colorado (7-2)
0

Stability

Stability shortcuts

Who stays in control year after year.

1 board

Most Consistent Winning Coaches

Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.

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1. Jeff Cravath
1947 USC (7-2-1)
13.8

Longevity

Longevity shortcuts

Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.

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Longest Careers

Big careers and long arcs.

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1. Bob Blackman
1970 Dartmouth (9-0)
29 years
2. Fred Murphy
1917 Northwestern (5-2)
26 years
3. Jeff Cravath
1947 USC (7-2-1)
22 years
4. William Saunders
1933 Colorado (7-2)
19 years
5. Fred Dawson
1921 Nebraska (7-1)
13 years

Results Table

Coach results table

6 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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6 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality descending


Jeff Cravath 74-43-9 • 1929-1950	Denver, San Francisco +1	13	126	74	43	62.3%	4.0	20.2 1947 peak	13.8	—	—	#7	2	Balanced Volatile Builder
Fred Dawson 45-40-7 • 1921-1933	Denver, Nebraska +1	11	92	45	40	52.7%	-2.3	31.0 1921 peak	20.1	—	—	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
Bob Blackman 164-106-7 • 1953-1981	Cornell, Dartmouth +2	29	277	164	106	60.5%	-6.1	10.5 1970 peak	9.6	23.9	23.1	#14	0	Defense-First Longevity Coach
Fred Murphy 42-43-5 • 1901-1926	Denver, Kentucky +2	12	90	42	43	49.4%	-4.5	11.9 1917 peak	9.3	—	—	—	0	Balanced Volatile Builder
William Saunders 49-36-9 • 1920-1938	Colorado, Denver +2	12	94	49	36	56.9%	-12.5	0.9 1933 peak	9.2	—	—	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
John Roning 45-54-2 • 1951-1960	Denver, Utah State	10	101	45	54	45.5%	-12.8	-1.3 1955 peak	6.3	—	—	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach

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