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?
Bear Bryant
Volatility: 7.93 • Average SRS: 19.64
78.0% win rate • 33.0 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.
Bear Bryant coached 38 seasons, won 78.0%, and posted an average SRS of 19.6. Best season: 1971 Alabama. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 4 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Bear Bryant
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Ray George
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Charley Moran
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. Bear Bryant
1971
2. Jimbo Fisher
2013
3. Jackie Sherrill
1980
4. Dana Bible
1941
5. Kevin Sumlin
2012
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. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
2. Jimbo Fisher
2013 Florida State (14-0)
3. Jackie Sherrill
1980 Pittsburgh (11-1)
4. Dana Bible
1941 Texas (8-1-1)
5. Kevin Sumlin
2012 Texas A&M (11-2)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Charley Moran
1919 Centre College Kentucky (9-0)
2. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
3. Jimbo Fisher
2013 Florida State (14-0)
4. RC Slocum
1993 Texas A&M (10-2)
5. Dana Bible
1941 Texas (8-1-1)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
2. Jackie Sherrill
1980 Pittsburgh (11-1)
3. Jimbo Fisher
2013 Florida State (14-0)
4. RC Slocum
1993 Texas A&M (10-2)
5. Dana Bible
1941 Texas (8-1-1)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. RC Slocum
1993 Texas A&M (10-2)
2. Gene Stallings
1992 Alabama (13-0)
3. Jimbo Fisher
2013 Florida State (14-0)
4. Homer Norton
1939 Texas A&M (11-0)
5. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
2. Dana Bible
1941 Texas (8-1-1)
3. Gene Stallings
1992 Alabama (13-0)
4. Jackie Sherrill
1980 Pittsburgh (11-1)
5. Madison Bell
1935 SMU (12-1)
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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Bear Bryant 323-85-17 • 1945-1982 | Alabama, Kentucky +2 | 38 | 425 | 323 | 85 | 78.0% | 19.6 | 33.0 1971 peak | 7.9 | 38.6 | 10.9 | #1 | 22 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Jimbo Fisher 128-48 • 2010-2023 | Florida State, Texas A&M | 14 | 176 | 128 | 48 | 72.7% | 14.8 | 31.3 2013 peak | 5.9 | 37.1 | 16.4 | #1 | 5 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
RC Slocum 123-47-2 • 1989-2002 | Texas A&M | 14 | 172 | 123 | 47 | 72.1% | 13.1 | 21.4 1993 peak | 4.8 | 35.2 | 19.9 | #7 | 3 | 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 | |
Homer Norton 111-59-15 • 1930-1947 | Centenary (LA), Texas A&M | 18 | 185 | 111 | 59 | 64.0% | 8.9 | 21.8 1939 peak | 7.1 | — | — | #1 | 3 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Madison Bell 136-78-16 • 1923-1949 | SMU, TCU +1 | 23 | 230 | 136 | 78 | 62.6% | 8.5 | 26.0 1935 peak | 8.3 | — | — | #3 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Jackie Sherrill 179-121-4 • 1976-2003 | Mississippi State, Pittsburgh +2 | 26 | 304 | 179 | 121 | 59.5% | 7.0 | 29.6 1980 peak | 10.7 | 31.2 | 22.9 | #2 | 6 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Gene Stallings 97-61-2 • 1965-1996 | Alabama, Texas A&M | 14 | 160 | 97 | 61 | 61.3% | 9.1 | 20.7 1992 peak | 5.6 | 28.7 | 16.3 | #1 | 3 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Kevin Sumlin 95-63 • 2008-2020 | Arizona, Houston +1 | 13 | 158 | 95 | 63 | 60.1% | 8.0 | 28.7 2012 peak | 9.3 | 37.6 | 28.0 | #5 | 1 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Emory Bellard 85-69 • 1972-1985 | Mississippi State, Texas A&M | 14 | 154 | 85 | 69 | 55.2% | 10.4 | 21.5 1976 peak | 6.0 | 29.0 | 20.1 | #7 | 1 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Charley Moran 80-14-5 • 1909-1923 | Centre College Kentucky, Texas A&M | 11 | 99 | 80 | 14 | 83.3% | 9.5 | 25.0 1919 peak | 10.7 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Mike Elko 35-16 • 2022-2025 | Duke, Texas A&M | 4 | 51 | 35 | 16 | 68.6% | 11.4 | 16.6 2025 peak | 3.5 | 32.2 | 19.8 | — | 0 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Tom Wilson 17-17 • 1979-1981 | Texas A&M | 3 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 50.0% | 11.4 | 18.7 1979 peak | 6.8 | 28.3 | 17.4 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Ray George 12-14-4 • 1951-1953 | Texas A&M | 3 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 46.7% | 9.5 | 14.3 1951 peak | 3.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Mike Sherman 25-25 • 2008-2011 | Texas A&M | 4 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 50.0% | 6.5 | 16.0 2011 peak | 9.0 | 34.1 | 24.6 | #19 | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Dennis Franchione 127-111 • 1992-2015 | Alabama, New Mexico +3 | 20 | 238 | 127 | 111 | 53.4% | -0.5 | 17.7 2002 peak | 10.6 | 31.9 | 30.4 | #11 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Harry Stiteler 8-21-2 • 1948-1950 | Texas A&M | 3 | 31 | 8 | 21 | 29.0% | 5.2 | 17.2 1950 peak | 8.5 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Jim Myers 16-29-5 • 1957-1961 | Iowa State, Texas A&M | 5 | 50 | 16 | 29 | 37.0% | 3.8 | 13.7 1961 peak | 7.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Tim DeRuyter 31-30 • 2011-2016 | Fresno State, Texas A&M | 6 | 61 | 31 | 30 | 50.8% | -3.5 | 16.0 2011 peak | 13.6 | 28.4 | 27.4 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Hank Foldberg 22-28-1 • 1960-1964 | Texas A&M, Wichita State | 5 | 51 | 22 | 28 | 44.1% | -1.4 | 5.8 1963 peak | 5.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — |
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