Highest Peak SRS
Single-season ceiling leaders.
1. William Juneau
1912 Wisconsin (7-0)
37.52. Darrell Royal
1970 Texas (10-1)
35.43. Mack Brown
2005 Texas (13-0)
31.04. Blair Cherry
1947 Texas (10-1)
30.75. Dana Bible
1941 Texas (8-1-1)
28.8
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Summary and Filtering
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Coach search stays primary, then school, archetype, time span, and quality sharpen the rankings. The recommended starting point is 3+ seasons.
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?
18 coaches shown
Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus
Elite and steady
Elite but volatile
Lower ceiling but stable
Lower ceiling and unstable
Darrell Royal
Volatility: 7.80 • Average SRS: 18.95
74.9% win rate • 35.4 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
Darrell Royal
This is the clearest first-pass view for peak versus stability. It is the best place to start browsing.
BalancedPeak Dominator
Darrell Royal coached 23 seasons, won 74.9%, and posted an average SRS of 18.9. Best season: 1970 Texas. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stints shaped the career arc.
- Volatility
- 7.80
- Average SRS
- 18.95
- Career Win %
- 74.9%
- Peak SRS
- 35.4
Active chart outliers
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
William Juneau
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
37.5 peak SRSMost consistent elite coach
Blair Cherry
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
21.95 avg SRS • 5.55 volatilitySteadiest floor
Berry Whitaker
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
2.88 volatilityElite but volatile
Mack Brown
Big ceiling, but the weekly shape moved around more than the steady tier.
10.96 volatility
Top Career Peaks
Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.
- 37.5
1. William Juneau
1912
- 35.4
2. Darrell Royal
1970
- 31.0
3. Mack Brown
2005
- 30.7
4. Blair Cherry
1947
- 28.8
5. Dana Bible
1941
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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Best Career Win %
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Dave Allerdice
1914 Texas (8-0)
82.5%2. Blair Cherry
1947 Texas (10-1)
75.6%3. Darrell Royal
1970 Texas (10-1)
74.9%4. Dana Bible
1941 Texas (8-1-1)
71.5%5. Clyde Littlefield
1929 Texas (5-2-2)
69.1%
Most Top 10 Finishes
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Darrell Royal
1970 Texas (10-1)
102. Mack Brown
2005 Texas (13-0)
93. Fred Akers
1977 Texas (11-1)
44. Dana Bible
1941 Texas (8-1-1)
35. Blair Cherry
1947 Texas (10-1)
2
Stability
Stability shortcuts
Who stays in control year after year.
Most Consistent Winning Coaches
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Clyde Littlefield
1929 Texas (5-2-2)
6.32. Steve Sarkisian
2023 Texas (12-2)
7.33. Darrell Royal
1970 Texas (10-1)
7.84. Dana Bible
1941 Texas (8-1-1)
8.85. Edward Stewart
1917 Nebraska (5-2)
10.9
Longevity
Longevity shortcuts
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Longest Careers
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Mack Brown
2005 Texas (13-0)
40 years2. Dana Bible
1941 Texas (8-1-1)
32 years3. John Mackovic
1996 Texas (8-5)
26 years4. Darrell Royal
1970 Texas (10-1)
23 years5. William Juneau
1912 Wisconsin (7-0)
19 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.
18 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality descending
| Compare | |||||||||||||||
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Darrell Royal 184-60-5 • 1954-1976 | Mississippi State, Texas +1 | 23 | 249 | 184 | 60 | 74.9% | 18.9 | 35.4 1970 peak | 7.8 | 36.8 | 15.6 | #1 | 10 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Blair Cherry 32-10-1 • 1947-1950 | Texas | 4 | 43 | 32 | 10 | 75.6% | 21.9 | 30.7 1947 peak | 5.5 | — | — | #3 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Dana Bible 190-69-22 • 1915-1946 | LSU, Mississippi College +3 | 31 | 281 | 190 | 69 | 71.5% | 9.1 | 28.8 1941 peak | 8.8 | — | — | #4 | 3 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Mack Brown 282-150-1 • 1985-2024 | North Carolina, Texas +1 | 35 | 433 | 282 | 150 | 65.2% | 9.7 | 31.0 2005 peak | 11.0 | 35.2 | 24.1 | #1 | 9 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Steve Sarkisian 91-53 • 2009-2025 | Texas, USC +1 | 11 | 144 | 91 | 53 | 63.2% | 11.5 | 22.0 2023 peak | 7.3 | 34.6 | 22.0 | #3 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Fred Akers 108-75-3 • 1975-1990 | Purdue, Texas +1 | 16 | 186 | 108 | 75 | 58.9% | 6.7 | 26.1 1977 peak | 11.9 | 27.9 | 21.9 | #2 | 4 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Edwin Price 33-27-1 • 1951-1956 | Texas | 6 | 61 | 33 | 27 | 54.9% | 12.7 | 21.0 1952 peak | 7.5 | — | — | #10 | 1 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Tom Herman 60-38 • 2015-2024 | Florida Atlantic, Houston +1 | 8 | 98 | 60 | 38 | 61.2% | 5.9 | 16.0 2019 peak | 11.1 | 30.1 | 25.6 | #8 | 1 | Balanced — | |
Clyde Littlefield 44-18-6 • 1927-1933 | Texas | 7 | 68 | 44 | 18 | 69.1% | 11.9 | 20.2 1929 peak | 6.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Dave Allerdice 33-7 • 1911-1915 | Texas | 5 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 82.5% | 8.9 | 17.7 1914 peak | 5.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
William Juneau 56-28-5 • 1904-1922 | Colorado College, Kentucky +2 | 11 | 89 | 56 | 28 | 65.7% | 6.3 | 37.5 1912 peak | 16.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
John Mackovic 95-82-3 • 1978-2003 | Arizona, Illinois +2 | 16 | 180 | 95 | 82 | 53.6% | 3.4 | 16.2 1996 peak | 7.8 | 31.5 | 26.8 | #10 | 1 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Berry Whitaker 22-3-1 • 1920-1922 | Texas | 3 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 86.5% | 6.4 | 10.5 1922 peak | 2.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Edward Stewart 41-23-5 • 1916-1926 | Clemson, Nebraska +1 | 8 | 69 | 41 | 23 | 63.0% | 3.7 | 21.2 1917 peak | 10.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
David McWilliams 31-26 • 1987-1991 | Texas | 5 | 57 | 31 | 26 | 54.4% | 6.8 | 18.6 1990 peak | 6.7 | 32.3 | 23.8 | #12 | 0 | Balanced — | |
Jack Chevigny 13-14-2 • 1934-1936 | Texas | 3 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 48.3% | 9.2 | 13.5 1934 peak | 3.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Charlie Strong 74-53 • 2004-2019 | Florida, Louisville +2 | 11 | 127 | 74 | 53 | 58.3% | 3.3 | 13.3 2004 peak | 7.2 | 31.2 | 22.9 | #13 | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Ralph Hutchinson 22-15-2 • 1901-1918 | Dickinson (PA), Texas +1 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 59.0% | 1.6 | 6.2 1903 peak | 5.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer |
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