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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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Elite and steady

Elite but volatile

Lower ceiling but stable

Lower ceiling and unstable

Lou Holtz

Volatility: 12.75 • Average SRS: 10.99

65.1% win rate • 27.5 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

Lou Holtz

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

BalancedPeak Dominator

Lou Holtz coached 33 seasons, won 65.1%, and posted an average SRS of 11.0. Best season: 1988 Notre Dame. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 6 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility: 12.75
Average SRS: 10.99
Career Win %: 65.1%
Peak SRS: 27.5

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Active chart outliers

These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.

2 markers

Highest peak
Lou Holtz
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
27.5 peak SRS
Steadiest floor
Carl Voyles
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
2.91 volatility

Top Career Peaks

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

1. Lou Holtz
1988
27.5
2. William Ingram
1931
20.1
3. Marvin Bass
1962
8.2
4. Marv Levy
1963
5.7
5. Carl Voyles
1946
-2.4

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.

3 boards

Highest Peak SRS

Single-season ceiling leaders.

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1. Lou Holtz
1988 Notre Dame (12-0)
27.5
2. William Ingram
1931 California (8-2)
20.1
3. Marvin Bass
1962 South Carolina (4-5-1)
8.2
4. Marv Levy
1963 California (4-5-1)
5.7
5. Carl Voyles
1946 Auburn (4-6)
-2.4

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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1. Lou Holtz
1988 Notre Dame (12-0)
65.1%
2. William Ingram
1931 California (8-2)
63.1%
3. Carl Voyles
1946 Auburn (4-6)
46.7%
4. Marvin Bass
1962 South Carolina (4-5-1)
43.3%
5. Marv Levy
1963 California (4-5-1)
43.2%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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1. Lou Holtz
1988 Notre Dame (12-0)
8
2. William Ingram
1931 California (8-2)
0
3. Marvin Bass
1962 South Carolina (4-5-1)
0
4. Marv Levy
1963 California (4-5-1)
0
5. Carl Voyles
1946 Auburn (4-6)
0

Stability

Stability shortcuts

Who stays in control year after year.

1 board

Most Consistent Winning Coaches

Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.

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1. William Ingram
1931 California (8-2)
7.9
2. Lou Holtz
1988 Notre Dame (12-0)
12.8

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. Lou Holtz
1988 Notre Dame (12-0)
36 years
2. Marvin Bass
1962 South Carolina (4-5-1)
15 years
3. William Ingram
1931 California (8-2)
13 years
4. Marv Levy
1963 California (4-5-1)
11 years
5. Carl Voyles
1946 Auburn (4-6)
8 years

Results Table

Coach results table

5 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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5 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality descending


Lou Holtz 249-132-7 • 1969-2004	Arkansas, Minnesota +4	33	388	249	132	65.1%	11.0	27.5 1988 peak	12.8	34.1	20.5	#1	8	Balanced Peak Dominator
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
Marvin Bass 24-32-4 • 1951-1965	South Carolina, William & Mary	6	60	24	32	43.3%	0.6	8.2 1962 peak	4.4	—	—	—	0	Balanced Program Stabilizer
Marv Levy 45-60-5 • 1958-1968	California, New Mexico +1	11	110	45	60	43.2%	-4.8	5.7 1963 peak	6.0	—	—	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
Carl Voyles 21-24-1 • 1940-1947	Auburn, William & Mary	5	46	21	24	46.7%	-5.2	-2.4 1946 peak	2.9	—	—	—	0	Balanced —

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