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College football coach records, rankings, and profiles.

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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.

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Recommended baseline

Keep at least 3 seasons in view to avoid tiny-sample profiles dominating the charts and leaderboards.

Coach Identity

The fastest way to narrow style and school context.

Dickinson (PA)

Time and Sample

Keep the result set stable before reading the charts.

Recommended: 3+ seasons.

Quality

Shortcut the list toward stronger resumes and stronger finishes.

These filters reshape the charts and the results table together, so every leaderboard and callout below reflects the same active set.

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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?

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Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus
Elite and steady
Elite but volatile
Lower ceiling but stable
Lower ceiling and unstable

Charles Hutchins

Volatility: 3.06 • Average SRS: 4.45

60.9% win rate • 9.4 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

Charles Hutchins

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

BalancedBalanced

Charles Hutchins coached 4 seasons, won 60.9%, and posted an average SRS of 4.5. Best season: 1906 Wisconsin. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. 2 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility
3.06
Average SRS
4.45
Career Win %
60.9%
Peak SRS
9.4
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Active chart outliers

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

2 markers

  1. Highest peak

    Paul Davis

    Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.

    15.4 peak SRS

  2. Steadiest floor

    Joseph Pipal

    Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.

    2.29 volatility

Top Career Peaks

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

  1. 1. Paul Davis

    1963

    15.4

  2. 2. NP Stauffer

    1910

    13.2

  3. 3. Charles Hutchins

    1906

    9.4

  4. 4. Ralph Hutchinson

    1903

    6.2

  5. 5. Joseph Pipal

    1916

    -11.5

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. 1. Paul Davis

    1963 Mississippi State (7-2-2)

    15.4

  2. 2. NP Stauffer

    1910 Ole Miss (7-1)

    13.2

  3. 3. Charles Hutchins

    1906 Wisconsin (5-0)

    9.4

  4. 4. Ralph Hutchinson

    1903 Texas (5-1-2)

    6.2

  5. 5. Joseph Pipal

    1916 Oregon State (4-5)

    -11.5

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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  1. 1. NP Stauffer

    1910 Ole Miss (7-1)

    63.6%

  2. 2. Charles Hutchins

    1906 Wisconsin (5-0)

    60.9%

  3. 3. Ralph Hutchinson

    1903 Texas (5-1-2)

    59.0%

  4. 4. Paul Davis

    1963 Mississippi State (7-2-2)

    47.8%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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  1. 1. Charles Hutchins

    1906 Wisconsin (5-0)

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  2. 2. Paul Davis

    1963 Mississippi State (7-2-2)

    0

  3. 3. NP Stauffer

    1910 Ole Miss (7-1)

    0

  4. 4. Ralph Hutchinson

    1903 Texas (5-1-2)

    0

  5. 5. Joseph Pipal

    1916 Oregon State (4-5)

    0

Stability

Stability shortcuts

Who stays in control year after year.

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Most Consistent Winning Coaches

Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.

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    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. 1. Paul Davis

      1963 Mississippi State (7-2-2)

      59 years

    2. 2. Ralph Hutchinson

      1903 Texas (5-1-2)

      18 years

    3. 3. NP Stauffer

      1910 Ole Miss (7-1)

      16 years

    4. 4. Joseph Pipal

      1916 Oregon State (4-5)

      11 years

    5. 5. Charles Hutchins

      1906 Wisconsin (5-0)

      6 years

    Results Table

    Coach results table

    5 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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    Charles Hutchins

    19-12-1 • 1902-1907

    Dickinson (PA), Wisconsin
    		432191260.9%4.5
    9.4

    1906 peak

    		3.1———0
    Balanced

    —

    Paul Davis

    31-34-3 • 1908-1966

    Dickinson (PA), Mississippi State +1
    		768313447.8%5.2
    15.4

    1963 peak

    		6.2———0
    Balanced

    Longevity Coach

    NP Stauffer

    42-23-5 • 1896-1911

    Dickinson (PA), Ole Miss
    		770422363.6%-1.7
    13.2

    1910 peak

    		7.8———0
    Balanced

    Volatile Builder

    Ralph Hutchinson

    22-15-2 • 1901-1918

    Dickinson (PA), Texas +1
    		539221559.0%1.6
    6.2

    1903 peak

    		5.9———0
    Balanced

    Program Stabilizer

    Joseph Pipal

    11-13-2 • 1907-1917

    Dickinson (PA), Oregon State
    		326111346.2%-14.2
    -11.5

    1916 peak

    		2.3———0
    Balanced

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