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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Fast answers, deeper profiles.
Current Research Window
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?
Bobby Bowden
Volatility: 9.07 • Average SRS: 17.03
74.0% win rate • 30.5 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.
Bobby Bowden coached 40 seasons, won 74.0%, and posted an average SRS of 17.0. Best season: 1987 Florida State. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Bobby Bowden
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Mont McIntire
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Bill Stewart
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Sol Metzger
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. Bobby Bowden
1987
2. Greasy Neale
1921
3. Mont McIntire
1917
4. Sol Metzger
1917
5. Rich Rodriguez
2007
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. Bobby Bowden
1987 Florida State (11-1)
2. Greasy Neale
1921 Washington & Jefferson (10-0-1)
3. Mont McIntire
1917 West Virginia (6-3-1)
4. Sol Metzger
1917 Washington & Jefferson (7-3)
5. Rich Rodriguez
2007 West Virginia (10-2)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Bobby Bowden
1987 Florida State (11-1)
2. Bill Stewart
2010 West Virginia (9-4)
3. Mont McIntire
1917 West Virginia (6-3-1)
4. Sol Metzger
1917 Washington & Jefferson (7-3)
5. Clarence Spears
1924 West Virginia (8-1)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bobby Bowden
1987 Florida State (11-1)
2. Rich Rodriguez
2007 West Virginia (10-2)
3. Don Nehlen
1988 West Virginia (11-1)
4. Art Lewis
1955 West Virginia (8-2)
5. Mont McIntire
1917 West Virginia (6-3-1)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Jim Carlen
1973 Texas Tech (11-1)
2. Don Nehlen
1988 West Virginia (11-1)
3. Bobby Bowden
1987 Florida State (11-1)
4. Clarence Spears
1924 West Virginia (8-1)
5. Sol Metzger
1917 Washington & Jefferson (7-3)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Bobby Bowden
1987 Florida State (11-1)
2. Don Nehlen
1988 West Virginia (11-1)
3. Rich Rodriguez
2007 West Virginia (10-2)
4. Clarence Spears
1924 West Virginia (8-1)
5. Sol Metzger
1917 Washington & Jefferson (7-3)
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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Bobby Bowden 357-124-4 • 1970-2009 | Florida State, West Virginia | 40 | 485 | 357 | 124 | 74.0% | 17.0 | 30.5 1987 peak | 9.1 | 38.8 | 19.5 | #1 | 16 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Don Nehlen 202-128-8 • 1968-2000 | Bowling Green, West Virginia | 30 | 338 | 202 | 128 | 61.0% | 4.4 | 22.9 1988 peak | 7.8 | 30.7 | 23.0 | #5 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Rich Rodriguez 140-100 • 2001-2025 | Arizona, Jacksonville State +2 | 19 | 240 | 140 | 100 | 58.3% | 5.1 | 24.4 2007 peak | 8.3 | 33.8 | 25.9 | #5 | 3 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Mont McIntire 24-11-4 • 1916-1920 | West Virginia | 4 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 66.7% | 17.6 | 24.9 1917 peak | 9.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
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 | |
Jim Carlen 107-69-6 • 1966-1981 | South Carolina, Texas Tech +1 | 16 | 182 | 107 | 69 | 60.4% | 8.1 | 20.0 1973 peak | 6.2 | 26.7 | 17.2 | #11 | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Bill Stewart 27-12 • 2008-2010 | West Virginia | 3 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 69.2% | 7.9 | 10.0 2010 peak | 1.6 | 27.8 | 16.6 | #23 | 0 | Defense-First Consistent Winner | |
Dana Holgorsen 92-69 • 2011-2023 | Houston, West Virginia | 13 | 161 | 92 | 69 | 57.1% | 6.4 | 17.9 2018 peak | 6.0 | 34.1 | 27.2 | #17 | 0 | Offense-First Program Stabilizer | |
Sol Metzger 64-33-5 • 1904-1924 | Baylor, Pennsylvania +3 | 11 | 102 | 64 | 33 | 65.2% | 0.8 | 24.7 1917 peak | 15.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Art Lewis 69-55-2 • 1946-1959 | Washington and Lee, West Virginia | 13 | 126 | 69 | 55 | 55.6% | -1.2 | 11.6 1955 peak | 8.7 | — | — | #10 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Greasy Neale 56-41-10 • 1921-1933 | Virginia, Washington & Jefferson +1 | 11 | 107 | 56 | 41 | 57.0% | -0.7 | 25.1 1921 peak | 9.5 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Rat Rogers 44-31-8 • 1925-1945 | West Virginia | 9 | 83 | 44 | 31 | 57.8% | -2.5 | 20.7 1925 peak | 12.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Neal Brown 72-51 • 2015-2024 | Troy, West Virginia | 10 | 123 | 72 | 51 | 58.5% | 0.8 | 6.5 2023 peak | 4.4 | 28.1 | 26.8 | — | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
Trusty Tallman 15-12-2 • 1934-1936 | West Virginia | 3 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 55.2% | -1.8 | 4.7 1934 peak | 4.7 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Bill Kern 24-23-1 • 1940-1947 | West Virginia | 5 | 48 | 24 | 23 | 51.0% | -0.4 | 5.2 1947 peak | 4.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Edwin Sweetland 10-10-3 • 1908-1914 | Colgate, Tulane +1 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 50.0% | -7.9 | 15.0 1908 peak | 18.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Gene Corum 29-30-2 • 1960-1965 | West Virginia | 6 | 61 | 29 | 30 | 49.2% | -3.0 | 4.5 1962 peak | 6.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Frank Cignetti 17-27 • 1976-1979 | West Virginia | 4 | 44 | 17 | 27 | 38.6% | -0.4 | 5.6 1977 peak | 6.8 | 26.2 | 26.0 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Marshall Glenn 14-12-3 • 1937-1939 | West Virginia | 3 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 53.4% | -6.1 | 0.4 1937 peak | 4.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Dudley DeGroot 26-26-1 • 1948-1952 | New Mexico, West Virginia | 5 | 53 | 26 | 26 | 50.0% | -11.7 | 0.9 1948 peak | 8.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — |
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