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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

Fritz Crisler

Volatility: 9.76 • Average SRS: 16.98

76.8% win rate • 31.6 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

Fritz Crisler

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

BalancedPeak Dominator

Fritz Crisler coached 18 seasons, won 76.8%, and posted an average SRS of 17.0. Best season: 1947 Michigan. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility: 9.76
Average SRS: 16.98
Career Win %: 76.8%
Peak SRS: 31.6

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Active chart outliers

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

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Highest peak
Henry Williams
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
42.5 peak SRS
Steadiest floor
John Gutekunst
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
3.79 volatility
Elite but volatile
Clarence Spears
Big ceiling, but the weekly shape moved around more than the steady tier.
12.78 volatility

Top Career Peaks

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

1. Henry Williams
1905
42.5
2. Fritz Crisler
1947
31.6
3. Bernie Bierman
1934
27.8
4. Lou Holtz
1988
27.5
5. Murray Warmath
1960
22.9

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.

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Highest Peak SRS

Single-season ceiling leaders.

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1. Henry Williams
1905 Minnesota (10-1)
42.5
2. Fritz Crisler
1947 Michigan (10-0)
31.6
3. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
27.8
4. Lou Holtz
1988 Notre Dame (12-0)
27.5
5. Murray Warmath
1960 Minnesota (8-2)
22.9

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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1. Henry Williams
1905 Minnesota (10-1)
78.5%
2. Fritz Crisler
1947 Michigan (10-0)
76.8%
3. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
71.0%
4. Lou Holtz
1988 Notre Dame (12-0)
65.1%
5. Clarence Spears
1924 West Virginia (8-1)
64.3%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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1. Fritz Crisler
1947 Michigan (10-0)
8
2. Lou Holtz
1988 Notre Dame (12-0)
8
3. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
6
4. Murray Warmath
1960 Minnesota (8-2)
3
5. Wesley Fesler
1949 Ohio State (7-1-2)
3

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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1. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
9.6
2. Fritz Crisler
1947 Michigan (10-0)
9.8
3. Henry Williams
1905 Minnesota (10-1)
10.5
4. Lou Holtz
1988 Notre Dame (12-0)
12.8
5. Clarence Spears
1924 West Virginia (8-1)
12.8

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. Lou Holtz
1988 Notre Dame (12-0)
36 years
2. Henry Williams
1905 Minnesota (10-1)
31 years
3. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
26 years
4. Clarence Spears
1924 West Virginia (8-1)
24 years
5. Glen Mason
1999 Minnesota (8-4)
21 years

Results Table

Coach results table

18 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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18 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality descending


Fritz Crisler 116-32-9 • 1930-1947	Michigan, Minnesota +1	18	157	116	32	76.8%	17.0	31.6 1947 peak	9.8	—	—	#2	8	Balanced Peak Dominator
Bernie Bierman 144-56-9 • 1925-1950	Iowa Pre-Flight, Minnesota +2	24	209	144	56	71.0%	13.9	27.8 1934 peak	9.6	—	—	#1	6	Balanced Peak Dominator
Lou Holtz 249-132-7 • 1969-2004	Arkansas, Minnesota +4	33	388	249	132	65.1%	11.0	27.5 1988 peak	12.8	34.1	20.5	#1	8	Balanced Peak Dominator
Henry Williams 140-34-12 • 1891-1921	Army, Minnesota	23	186	140	34	78.5%	20.0	42.5 1905 peak	10.5	—	—	—	0	Balanced Peak Dominator
Murray Warmath 97-84-10 • 1952-1971	Minnesota, Mississippi State	20	191	97	84	53.4%	10.5	22.9 1960 peak	6.6	25.8	27.1	#1	3	Balanced Peak Dominator
Wesley Fesler 34-28-8 • 1946-1953	Minnesota, Ohio State +1	8	73	34	28	52.0%	10.5	20.8 1949 peak	8.0	—	—	#0	3	Balanced Peak Dominator
PJ Fleck 96-66 • 2013-2025	Minnesota, Western Michigan	13	162	96	66	59.3%	3.5	15.2 2019 peak	9.3	28.5	23.7	#10	1	Defense-First Volatile Builder
Clarence Spears 89-48-11 • 1921-1944	Maryland, Minnesota +3	17	147	89	48	64.3%	7.7	20.8 1924 peak	12.8	—	—	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
George Hauser 24-15-6 • 1926-1944	Colgate, Minnesota	5	45	24	15	60.0%	9.1	15.0 1926 peak	6.7	—	—	#19	0	Balanced 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
William Spaulding 67-50-10 • 1922-1938	Minnesota, UCLA	14	127	67	50	56.7%	5.0	16.5 1935 peak	7.7	—	—	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
Jerry Kill 71-58 • 2008-2023	Minnesota, New Mexico State +2	11	129	71	58	55.0%	-1.7	8.0 2014 peak	5.6	25.5	26.3	—	0	Defense-First Longevity Coach
Cal Stoll 54-56 • 1969-1978	Minnesota, Wake Forest	10	110	54	56	49.1%	0.2	9.9 1973 peak	7.0	23.1	25.4	—	0	Defense-First Longevity Coach
Joe Salem 19-35-1 • 1979-1983	Minnesota	5	55	19	35	35.4%	-2.9	7.4 1979 peak	8.9	28.2	33.1	—	0	Offense-First Offense-First
John Gutekunst 28-37-2 • 1986-1991	Minnesota	6	67	28	37	43.3%	-3.1	0.6 1986 peak	3.8	25.6	29.4	—	0	Balanced —
Jim Wacker 56-97-2 • 1983-1996	Minnesota, TCU	14	155	56	97	36.8%	-3.5	5.6 1987 peak	6.0	28.9	33.5	—	0	Offense-First Longevity Coach
Tim Brewster 17-30 • 2007-2024	Charlotte, Minnesota	5	47	17	30	36.2%	-5.2	0.4 2008 peak	5.0	25.2	31.5	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
Jeff Horton 22-51 • 1993-2010	Minnesota, Nevada +1	7	73	22	51	30.1%	-14.4	-3.4 1993 peak	11.4	29.0	40.2	—	0	Offense-First Longevity Coach

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