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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?

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Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus

Elite and steady

Elite but volatile

Lower ceiling but stable

Lower ceiling and unstable

Kevin Sumlin

Volatility: 9.27 • Average SRS: 7.96

60.1% win rate • 28.7 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

Kevin Sumlin

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

Offense-FirstPeak Dominator

Kevin Sumlin coached 13 seasons, won 60.1%, and posted an average SRS of 8.0. Best season: 2012 Texas A&M. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility: 9.27
Average SRS: 7.96
Career Win %: 60.1%
Peak SRS: 28.7

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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
Kevin Sumlin
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
28.7 peak SRS
Steadiest floor
Miles Casteel
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
3.29 volatility
Elite but volatile
Dick Tomey
Big ceiling, but the weekly shape moved around more than the steady tier.
9.65 volatility

Top Career Peaks

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

1. Kevin Sumlin
2012
28.7
2. Larry Smith
1988
24.9
3. Rich Rodriguez
2007
24.4
4. Dick Tomey
1993
17.4
5. Jedd Fisch
2025
17.4

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.

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Highest Peak SRS

Single-season ceiling leaders.

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1. Kevin Sumlin
2012 Texas A&M (11-2)
28.7
2. Larry Smith
1988 USC (10-2)
24.9
3. Rich Rodriguez
2007 West Virginia (10-2)
24.4
4. Dick Tomey
1993 Arizona (10-2)
17.4
5. Jedd Fisch
2025 Washington (9-4)
17.4

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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1. Warren Woodson
1960 New Mexico State (11-0)
63.5%
2. Jim Young
1975 Arizona (9-2)
62.7%
3. Miles Casteel
1940 Arizona (7-2)
60.7%
4. Kevin Sumlin
2012 Texas A&M (11-2)
60.1%
5. Rich Rodriguez
2007 West Virginia (10-2)
58.3%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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1. Rich Rodriguez
2007 West Virginia (10-2)
3
2. Larry Smith
1988 USC (10-2)
2
3. Dick Tomey
1993 Arizona (10-2)
2
4. Darrell Mudra
1968 Arizona (8-3)
2
5. Kevin Sumlin
2012 Texas A&M (11-2)
1

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. Jim Young
1975 Arizona (9-2)
9.2
2. Kevin Sumlin
2012 Texas A&M (11-2)
9.3

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. Dick Tomey
1993 Arizona (10-2)
33 years
2. Edward Doherty
1950 Arizona State (9-2)
29 years
3. Warren Woodson
1960 New Mexico State (11-0)
27 years
4. John Mackovic
1996 Texas (8-5)
26 years
5. Rich Rodriguez
2007 West Virginia (10-2)
25 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


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
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
Larry Smith 143-126-7 • 1976-2000	Arizona, Missouri +2	24	276	143	126	53.1%	6.8	24.9 1988 peak	9.3	30.9	24.2	#7	2	Balanced Peak Dominator
Jim Young 120-71-2 • 1973-1990	Arizona, Army +1	17	193	120	71	62.7%	2.3	14.8 1975 peak	9.2	26.2	26.6	#10	1	Balanced Longevity Coach
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
Dick Tomey 183-145-7 • 1977-2009	Arizona, Hawai'i +1	29	335	183	145	55.7%	1.5	17.4 1993 peak	9.7	27.8	25.2	#4	2	Balanced Longevity Coach
Tony Mason 41-37-1 • 1973-1979	Arizona, Cincinnati	7	79	41	37	52.5%	5.1	11.3 1978 peak	3.9	25.3	18.1	—	0	Defense-First Consistent Winner
Jedd Fisch 32-33 • 2017-2025	Arizona, UCLA +1	6	65	32	33	49.2%	4.2	17.4 2025 peak	9.0	32.5	28.1	#11	0	Offense-First Volatile Builder
Warren Woodson 147-82-11 • 1941-1967	Arizona, Hardin-Simmons +1	23	240	147	82	63.5%	-0.4	11.9 1960 peak	7.0	—	—	#17	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
Mike Stoops 41-50 • 2004-2011	Arizona	8	91	41	50	45.1%	6.5	12.8 2010 peak	4.1	28.6	23.1	—	0	Defense-First Consistent Winner
Tex Oliver 55-39-7 • 1933-1946	Arizona, Oregon	11	101	55	39	57.9%	1.4	10.8 1940 peak	5.3	—	—	—	0	Balanced Program Stabilizer
Darrell Mudra 15-27-1 • 1967-1975	Arizona, Florida State	4	43	15	27	36.0%	0.1	5.9 1968 peak	3.6	19.9	24.9	#0	2	Defense-First Program Stabilizer
Jim LaRue 41-37-2 • 1959-1966	Arizona	8	80	41	37	52.5%	-3.6	8.6 1964 peak	7.7	—	—	#17	0	Balanced Volatile Builder
Brent Brennan 47-60 • 2017-2025	Arizona, San José State	9	107	47	60	43.9%	-5.0	12.2 2025 peak	11.2	24.4	29.3	#24	0	Balanced Volatile Builder
Miles Casteel 41-26-3 • 1939-1948	Arizona	7	70	41	26	60.7%	-8.1	-2.4 1940 peak	3.3	—	—	—	0	Balanced —
Bob Weber 36-61 • 1969-1984	Arizona, Louisville	9	97	36	61	37.1%	-4.4	4.5 1980 peak	6.0	23.1	28.7	—	0	Defense-First Longevity Coach
Edward Doherty 64-78-3 • 1947-1975	Arizona, Arizona State +2	14	145	64	78	45.2%	-15.6	3.6 1950 peak	6.6	18.7	27.2	—	0	Defense-First Longevity Coach
Robert Winslow 12-18-1 • 1949-1951	Arizona	3	31	12	18	40.3%	-14.4	-6.1 1950 peak	5.8	—	—	—	0	Balanced —

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