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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16 coaches in the current filtered result set
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?
Don James
Volatility: 10.52 • Average SRS: 12.35
68.7% win rate • 33.4 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.
Don James coached 22 seasons, won 68.7%, and posted an average SRS of 12.3. Best season: 1991 Washington. The profile was balanced 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
Don James
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Ron Blackledge
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Dick Crum
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. Don James
1991
2. Dick Crum
1981
3. Glen Mason
1999
4. Ed Chlebek
1980
5. Sean Lewis
2025
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. Don James
1991 Washington (12-0)
2. Dick Crum
1981 North Carolina (10-2)
3. Glen Mason
1999 Minnesota (8-4)
4. Ed Chlebek
1980 Boston College (7-4)
5. Sean Lewis
2025 San Diego State (9-4)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Don James
1991 Washington (12-0)
2. Dick Crum
1981 North Carolina (10-2)
3. Dennis Fitzgerald
1976 Kent State (8-4)
4. Glen Mason
1999 Minnesota (8-4)
5. Leo Strang
1967 Kent State (5-5)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Don James
1991 Washington (12-0)
2. Dick Crum
1981 North Carolina (10-2)
3. Glen Mason
1999 Minnesota (8-4)
4. Dennis Fitzgerald
1976 Kent State (8-4)
5. Leo Strang
1967 Kent State (5-5)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Don James
1991 Washington (12-0)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Don James
1991 Washington (12-0)
2. Glen Mason
1999 Minnesota (8-4)
3. Doug Martin
2004 Kent State (5-6)
4. Dick Crum
1981 North Carolina (10-2)
5. Sean Lewis
2025 San Diego State (9-4)
Results Table
16 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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Don James 175-79-3 • 1971-1992 | Kent State, Washington | 22 | 257 | 175 | 79 | 68.7% | 12.3 | 33.4 1991 peak | 10.5 | 32.5 | 18.3 | #2 | 6 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Dick Crum 113-77-4 • 1974-1990 | Kent State, Miami (OH) +1 | 17 | 194 | 113 | 77 | 59.3% | 2.7 | 20.2 1981 peak | 15.1 | 27.5 | 22.0 | #9 | 3 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Glen Mason 123-121-1 • 1986-2006 | Kansas, Kent State +1 | 21 | 245 | 123 | 121 | 50.4% | 1.4 | 14.9 1999 peak | 10.4 | 32.4 | 30.1 | #9 | 1 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Dennis Fitzgerald 18-16 • 1975-1977 | Kent State | 3 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 52.9% | -7.9 | -3.5 1976 peak | 3.1 | 24.7 | 26.3 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Leo Strang 17-20-2 • 1964-1967 | Kent State | 4 | 39 | 17 | 20 | 46.2% | -6.6 | -2.4 1967 peak | 5.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Sean Lewis 36-44 • 2018-2025 | Kent State, San Diego State | 7 | 80 | 36 | 44 | 45.0% | -9.9 | 3.6 2025 peak | 7.6 | 24.4 | 34.1 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Ed Chlebek 26-51 • 1976-1982 | Boston College, Eastern Michigan +1 | 7 | 77 | 26 | 51 | 33.8% | -11.0 | 6.4 1980 peak | 11.1 | 19.2 | 25.4 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Darrell Hazell 25-43 • 2011-2016 | Kent State, Purdue | 6 | 68 | 25 | 43 | 36.8% | -9.3 | -0.5 2012 peak | 4.8 | 22.0 | 30.5 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Dave Puddington 9-21 • 1968-1970 | Kent State | 3 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 30.0% | -16.7 | -9.3 1969 peak | 6.5 | 18.7 | 27.6 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Doug Martin 54-127 • 2004-2021 | Kent State, New Mexico State | 16 | 181 | 54 | 127 | 29.8% | -17.8 | -8.9 2004 peak | 5.3 | 20.8 | 35.9 | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Paul Haynes 14-45 • 2013-2017 | Kent State | 5 | 59 | 14 | 45 | 23.7% | -16.0 | -10.5 2016 peak | 4.6 | 15.9 | 28.9 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Dean Pees 17-51 • 1998-2003 | Kent State | 6 | 68 | 17 | 51 | 25.0% | -19.8 | -6.6 2001 peak | 9.2 | 23.8 | 38.9 | — | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Dick Scesniak 8-25 • 1983-1985 | Kent State | 3 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 24.2% | -16.5 | -14.5 1985 peak | 1.6 | 18.0 | 28.4 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Ron Blackledge 8-25 • 1978-1980 | Kent State | 3 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 24.2% | -20.6 | -19.8 1978 peak | 0.7 | 15.5 | 31.7 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Jim Corrigall 8-35-1 • 1994-1997 | Kent State | 4 | 44 | 8 | 35 | 19.3% | -25.3 | -15.2 1997 peak | 6.0 | 25.3 | 43.8 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Pete Cordelli 3-30 • 1991-1993 | Kent State | 3 | 33 | 3 | 30 | 9.1% | -25.7 | -19.8 1991 peak | 5.1 | 14.8 | 35.7 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First |
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