Coaches Research Hub
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?
Bill Snyder
Volatility: 10.39 • Average SRS: 10.30
64.7% win rate • 27.1 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.
Bill Snyder coached 27 seasons, won 64.7%, and posted an average SRS of 10.3. Best season: 1998 Kansas State. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Bill Snyder
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Pappy Waldorf
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Ellis Rainsberger
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.
1. Bill Snyder
1998
2. Pappy Waldorf
1949
3. Bo McMillin
1945
4. Charlie Bachman
1935
5. Vince Gibson
1969
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. Bill Snyder
1998 Kansas State (11-2)
2. Pappy Waldorf
1949 California (10-1)
3. Bo McMillin
1945 Indiana (9-0-1)
4. Charlie Bachman
1935 Michigan State (6-2)
5. Vince Gibson
1969 Kansas State (5-5)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Bill Snyder
1998 Kansas State (11-2)
2. Zora Clevenger
1914 Tennessee (9-0)
3. John Bender
1909 Haskell (7-2)
4. Pappy Waldorf
1949 California (10-1)
5. Chris Klieman
2023 Kansas State (9-4)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bill Snyder
1998 Kansas State (11-2)
2. Pappy Waldorf
1949 California (10-1)
3. Bo McMillin
1945 Indiana (9-0-1)
4. Guy Lowman
1912 Kansas State (8-2)
5. Chris Klieman
2023 Kansas State (9-4)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Chris Klieman
2023 Kansas State (9-4)
2. Charlie Bachman
1935 Michigan State (6-2)
3. Pappy Waldorf
1949 California (10-1)
4. Bill Snyder
1998 Kansas State (11-2)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Ralph Graham
1907 Davidson (4-1-1)
2. Bill Snyder
1998 Kansas State (11-2)
3. Pappy Waldorf
1949 California (10-1)
4. Charlie Bachman
1935 Michigan State (6-2)
5. Stan Parrish
2008 Ball State (0-1)
Results Table
20 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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Bill Snyder 215-117-1 • 1989-2018 | Kansas State | 27 | 333 | 215 | 117 | 64.7% | 10.3 | 27.1 1998 peak | 10.4 | 35.0 | 24.0 | #6 | 6 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Pappy Waldorf 157-89-19 • 1929-1956 | California, Kansas State +2 | 28 | 265 | 157 | 89 | 62.8% | 11.1 | 26.9 1949 peak | 7.6 | — | — | #3 | 6 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Bo McMillin 92-69-12 • 1928-1947 | Indiana, Kansas State | 20 | 173 | 92 | 69 | 56.6% | 7.7 | 25.9 1945 peak | 8.6 | — | — | #4 | 1 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Chris Klieman 54-34 • 2019-2025 | Kansas State | 7 | 88 | 54 | 34 | 61.4% | 10.6 | 19.6 2023 peak | 5.5 | 32.7 | 21.6 | #14 | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
Charlie Bachman 132-80-22 • 1919-1946 | Florida, Kansas State +2 | 27 | 234 | 132 | 80 | 61.1% | 5.9 | 23.9 1935 peak | 6.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
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 | |
Vince Gibson 73-100-2 • 1967-1982 | Kansas State, Louisville +1 | 16 | 175 | 73 | 100 | 42.3% | 1.5 | 20.8 1969 peak | 9.1 | 25.3 | 25.2 | — | 0 | Defense-First Volatile Builder | |
Guy Lowman 19-18-2 • 1910-1918 | Alabama, Kansas State +1 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 51.3% | -9.6 | 6.9 1912 peak | 10.0 | — | — | #0 | 1 | Balanced — | |
Wesley Fry 18-21-6 • 1935-1939 | Kansas State | 5 | 45 | 18 | 21 | 46.7% | 1.3 | 8.0 1936 peak | 5.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
John Bender 31-16-6 • 1908-1920 | Haskell, Kansas State +1 | 6 | 53 | 31 | 16 | 64.1% | -5.2 | 6.5 1909 peak | 6.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Ron Prince 17-20 • 2006-2008 | Kansas State | 3 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 46.0% | 0.0 | 4.7 2007 peak | 3.9 | 32.3 | 23.8 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Zora Clevenger 45-24-4 • 1911-1919 | Kansas State, Tennessee | 9 | 73 | 45 | 24 | 64.4% | -8.2 | 4.9 1914 peak | 10.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Jim Dickey 24-54-2 • 1978-1985 | Kansas State | 8 | 80 | 24 | 54 | 31.3% | -6.0 | 4.0 1982 peak | 6.5 | 20.3 | 28.7 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Ellis Rainsberger 5-28 • 1975-1977 | Kansas State | 3 | 33 | 5 | 28 | 15.2% | -2.1 | -1.4 1975 peak | 0.5 | 21.5 | 24.3 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Ralph Graham 23-38-4 • 1906-1950 | Davidson, Kansas State +1 | 7 | 65 | 23 | 38 | 38.5% | -10.4 | 0.2 1907 peak | 7.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Bernard Mertes 15-34-1 • 1955-1959 | Kansas State | 5 | 50 | 15 | 34 | 31.0% | -6.5 | -4.7 1957 peak | 2.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Stan Parrish 9-51-1 • 1986-2013 | Ball State, Eastern Michigan +1 | 7 | 61 | 9 | 51 | 15.6% | -17.9 | 4.2 2008 peak | 10.2 | 21.3 | 37.5 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Hobbs Adams 4-21-2 • 1940-1946 | Kansas State | 3 | 27 | 4 | 21 | 18.5% | -13.5 | -7.6 1941 peak | 7.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Doug Weaver 11-78-2 • 1960-1975 | Kansas State, Southern Illinois | 9 | 91 | 11 | 78 | 13.2% | -14.6 | -4.7 1964 peak | 5.5 | 19.8 | 37.0 | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Ward Haylett 6-20-2 • 1942-1944 | Kansas State | 3 | 28 | 6 | 20 | 25.0% | -23.2 | -16.4 1942 peak | 5.5 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — |
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