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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?
Eddie Erdelatz
Volatility: 6.61 • Average SRS: 9.96
64.3% win rate • 22.5 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.
Eddie Erdelatz coached 9 seasons, won 64.3%, and posted an average SRS of 10.0. Best season: 1957 Navy. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stint defined the run.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Gilmour Dobie
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Frank Berrien
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Rip Miller
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. Gilmour Dobie
1923
2. Douglas Legate Howard
1913
3. Eddie Erdelatz
1957
4. George Welsh
1990
5. William Ingram
1931
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. Gilmour Dobie
1923 Cornell (8-0)
2. Douglas Legate Howard
1913 Navy (7-1-1)
3. Eddie Erdelatz
1957 Navy (9-1-1)
4. George Welsh
1990 Virginia (8-4)
5. William Ingram
1931 California (8-2)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Paul Dashiell
1906 Navy (8-2-2)
2. Douglas Legate Howard
1913 Navy (7-1-1)
3. Gilmour Dobie
1923 Cornell (8-0)
4. Brian Newberry
2024 Navy (10-3)
5. Eddie Erdelatz
1957 Navy (9-1-1)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Eddie Erdelatz
1957 Navy (9-1-1)
2. Wayne Hardin
1963 Navy (9-2)
3. George Sauer
1951 Baylor (8-2-1)
4. Swede Larson
1941 Navy (7-1-1)
5. Paul Johnson
2014 Georgia Tech (11-3)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Eddie Erdelatz
1957 Navy (9-1-1)
2. Wayne Hardin
1963 Navy (9-2)
3. William Ingram
1931 California (8-2)
4. Gilmour Dobie
1923 Cornell (8-0)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. George Welsh
1990 Virginia (8-4)
2. Wayne Hardin
1963 Navy (9-2)
3. Gilmour Dobie
1923 Cornell (8-0)
4. Thomas Hamilton
1934 Navy (8-1)
5. Ken Niumatalolo
2015 Navy (11-2)
Results Table
21 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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Eddie Erdelatz 50-26-8 • 1950-1958 | Navy | 9 | 84 | 50 | 26 | 64.3% | 10.0 | 22.5 1957 peak | 6.6 | — | — | #5 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
George Sauer 56-37-8 • 1946-1955 | Baylor, Kansas +1 | 10 | 101 | 56 | 37 | 59.4% | 9.2 | 19.5 1951 peak | 6.4 | — | — | #9 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Swede Larson 16-8-3 • 1939-1941 | Navy | 3 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 64.8% | 6.8 | 16.2 1941 peak | 6.9 | — | — | #10 | 1 | Balanced — | |
Wayne Hardin 111-71-5 • 1959-1982 | Navy, Temple | 18 | 187 | 111 | 71 | 60.7% | 5.2 | 19.6 1963 peak | 7.5 | 29.6 | 23.7 | #2 | 2 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Frank Berrien 21-5-3 • 1908-1910 | Navy | 3 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 77.6% | 13.6 | 18.6 1908 peak | 5.5 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Douglas Legate Howard 25-7-4 • 1911-1914 | Navy | 4 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 75.0% | 10.8 | 24.7 1913 peak | 10.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Paul Johnson 128-89 • 2002-2018 | Georgia Tech, Navy | 17 | 217 | 128 | 89 | 59.0% | 4.5 | 18.5 2014 peak | 7.0 | 32.9 | 29.9 | #8 | 1 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Paul Dashiell 25-5-4 • 1904-1906 | Navy | 3 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 79.4% | 9.8 | 13.4 1906 peak | 4.7 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Gilmour Dobie 115-44-11 • 1916-1938 | Boston College, Cornell +2 | 22 | 170 | 115 | 44 | 70.9% | 6.3 | 29.8 1923 peak | 14.1 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
William Ingram 75-42-9 • 1922-1934 | California, Indiana +2 | 13 | 126 | 75 | 42 | 63.1% | 7.6 | 20.1 1931 peak | 7.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
George Welsh 189-132-4 • 1973-2000 | Navy, Virginia | 28 | 325 | 189 | 132 | 58.8% | 6.2 | 20.6 1990 peak | 6.6 | 29.7 | 23.7 | #15 | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Thomas Hamilton 28-32-1 • 1934-1954 | Navy, Pittsburgh | 7 | 61 | 28 | 32 | 46.7% | 5.5 | 10.3 1934 peak | 3.2 | — | — | #18 | 0 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Brian Newberry 26-12 • 2023-2025 | Navy | 3 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 68.4% | -1.2 | 5.7 2024 peak | 7.4 | 26.0 | 26.5 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Ken Niumatalolo 119-98 • 2007-2025 | Navy, San José State | 18 | 217 | 119 | 98 | 54.8% | -0.0 | 13.5 2015 peak | 7.2 | 29.4 | 32.2 | #18 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Rip Miller 12-15-2 • 1931-1933 | Navy | 3 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 44.8% | 2.8 | 3.7 1933 peak | 0.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
William Elias 36-48-5 • 1960-1968 | George Washington, Navy +1 | 9 | 89 | 36 | 48 | 43.3% | -3.5 | 5.3 1965 peak | 4.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Gary Tranquill 20-34-1 • 1982-1986 | Navy | 5 | 55 | 20 | 34 | 37.3% | -3.9 | 2.5 1985 peak | 7.4 | 23.6 | 30.2 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Charlie Weatherbie 76-115 • 1992-2009 | Navy, UL Monroe +1 | 17 | 191 | 76 | 115 | 39.8% | -10.2 | 6.1 1996 peak | 8.4 | 24.7 | 36.3 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Elliot Uzelac 46-64 • 1975-1989 | Navy, Western Michigan | 10 | 110 | 46 | 64 | 41.8% | -8.3 | -1.7 1979 peak | 4.4 | 20.7 | 25.3 | — | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Rick Forzano 10-33 • 1969-1972 | Navy | 4 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 23.3% | -7.2 | -0.1 1972 peak | 5.0 | 22.6 | 28.2 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
George Chaump 14-41 • 1990-1994 | Navy | 5 | 55 | 14 | 41 | 25.4% | -16.7 | -11.8 1990 peak | 3.4 | 20.5 | 36.4 | — | 0 | Balanced — |
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