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Primary Discovery

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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

John Ralston

Volatility: 14.15 • Average SRS: 3.23

54.4% win rate • 26.5 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

John Ralston

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

Offense-FirstPeak Dominator

John Ralston coached 17 seasons, won 54.4%, and posted an average SRS of 3.2. Best season: 1969 Stanford. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility: 14.15
Average SRS: 3.23
Career Win %: 54.4%
Peak SRS: 26.5

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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
John Ralston
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
26.5 peak SRS
Most consistent elite coach
Bronco Mendenhall
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
4.63 avg SRS • 6.94 volatility
Steadiest floor
Phil Krueger
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
1.60 volatility

Top Career Peaks

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

1. John Ralston
1969
26.5
2. Bruce Snyder
1996
25.6
3. Bronco Mendenhall
2006
19.5
4. Gary Andersen
2013
18.5
5. Matt Wells
2018
13.9

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. John Ralston
1969 Stanford (7-2-1)
26.5
2. Bruce Snyder
1996 Arizona State (11-1)
25.6
3. Bronco Mendenhall
2006 BYU (11-2)
19.5
4. Gary Andersen
2013 Wisconsin (9-4)
18.5
5. Matt Wells
2018 Utah State (10-2)
13.9

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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1. Tony Knap
1964 Utah State (5-4-1)
64.5%
2. Phil Krueger
1974 Utah State (8-3)
63.6%
3. Bronco Mendenhall
2006 BYU (11-2)
60.6%
4. Blake Anderson
2021 Utah State (11-3)
57.8%
5. John Ralston
1969 Stanford (7-2-1)
54.4%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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1. John Ralston
1969 Stanford (7-2-1)
3
2. Bruce Snyder
1996 Arizona State (11-1)
2
3. Bronco Mendenhall
2006 BYU (11-2)
0
4. Tony Knap
1964 Utah State (5-4-1)
0
5. John Smith
2005 Michigan State (5-6)
0

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. Tony Knap
1964 Utah State (5-4-1)
5.2
2. Bronco Mendenhall
2006 BYU (11-2)
6.9

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. John Ralston
1969 Stanford (7-2-1)
38 years
2. Bruce Snyder
1996 Arizona State (11-1)
25 years
3. Bronco Mendenhall
2006 BYU (11-2)
21 years
4. Tony Knap
1964 Utah State (5-4-1)
19 years
5. Chuck Shelton
1980 Drake (8-3)
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.

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18 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality descending


John Ralston 97-81-4 • 1959-1996	San José State, Stanford +1	17	182	97	81	54.4%	3.2	26.5 1969 peak	14.2	28.8	31.4	#8	3	Offense-First Peak Dominator
Bruce Snyder 124-107-6 • 1976-2000	Arizona State, California +1	21	237	124	107	53.6%	3.9	25.6 1996 peak	9.4	31.8	27.1	#4	2	Offense-First Peak Dominator
Bronco Mendenhall 146-95 • 2005-2025	BYU, New Mexico +2	19	241	146	95	60.6%	4.6	19.5 2006 peak	6.9	30.8	24.4	#12	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
Tony Knap 54-29-3 • 1963-1981	UNLV, Utah State	8	86	54	29	64.5%	3.2	10.1 1964 peak	5.2	32.5	32.0	—	0	Offense-First Program Stabilizer
John Smith 83-73 • 1995-2012	Arkansas, Louisville +2	13	156	83	73	53.2%	1.9	11.1 2005 peak	6.5	36.1	31.5	#17	0	Offense-First Longevity Coach
Matt Wells 57-51 • 2013-2021	Texas Tech, Utah State	9	108	57	51	52.8%	0.9	13.9 2018 peak	6.5	28.2	25.5	—	0	Balanced —
Phil Krueger 21-12 • 1973-1975	Utah State	3	33	21	12	63.6%	-1.4	-0.2 1974 peak	1.6	24.9	22.6	—	0	Defense-First Defense-First
Gary Andersen 59-63 • 2009-2020	Oregon State, Utah State +1	11	122	59	63	48.4%	-2.5	18.5 2013 peak	12.5	28.3	30.1	#13	0	Offense-First Longevity Coach
Chuck Mills 49-66-2 • 1967-1977	Utah State, Wake Forest	11	117	49	66	42.7%	-2.5	10.9 1967 peak	8.7	20.8	28.2	—	0	Defense-First Longevity Coach
Blake Anderson 74-54 • 2014-2023	Arkansas State, Utah State	10	128	74	54	57.8%	-4.4	0.4 2021 peak	3.3	28.7	31.4	—	0	Offense-First Longevity Coach
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
John Roning 45-54-2 • 1951-1960	Denver, Utah State	10	101	45	54	45.5%	-12.8	-1.3 1955 peak	6.3	—	—	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
E Lowell Romney 40-43-4 • 1938-1948	Utah State	10	87	40	43	48.3%	-17.9	-5.8 1946 peak	6.7	—	—	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
Chris Pella 9-24 • 1983-1985	Utah State	3	33	9	24	27.3%	-11.3	-1.8 1983 peak	6.7	24.8	30.7	—	0	Balanced —
Chuck Shelton 81-127-1 • 1977-1995	Drake, Pacific +1	19	209	81	127	39.0%	-14.7	-3.9 1980 peak	6.1	21.7	34.2	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
Mick Dennehy 19-37 • 2000-2004	Utah State	5	56	19	37	33.9%	-12.7	-8.5 2001 peak	3.4	29.1	39.8	—	0	Offense-First Offense-First
Everett Faunce 15-24-1 • 1955-1958	Utah State	4	40	15	24	38.8%	-14.5	-11.1 1955 peak	2.6	—	—	—	0	Balanced —
Brent Guy 9-38 • 2005-2008	Utah State	4	47	9	38	19.1%	-17.7	-12.3 2008 peak	4.0	13.4	38.4	—	0	Balanced —

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