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Primary Discovery

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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

Dan Devine

Volatility: 7.29 • Average SRS: 14.66

74.2% win rate • 31.3 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

Dan Devine

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

Defense-FirstPeak Dominator

Dan Devine coached 22 seasons, won 74.2%, and posted an average SRS of 14.7. Best season: 1977 Notre Dame. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 3 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility: 7.29
Average SRS: 14.66
Career Win %: 74.2%
Peak SRS: 31.3

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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
Dan Devine
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
31.3 peak SRS
Steadiest floor
Larry Marmie
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
2.70 volatility
Elite but volatile
Dennis Erickson
Big ceiling, but the weekly shape moved around more than the steady tier.
11.71 volatility

Top Career Peaks

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

1. Dan Devine
1977
31.3
2. Dennis Erickson
1990
28.4
3. John Cooper
1995
28.2
4. Bruce Snyder
1996
25.6
5. Frank Kush
1973
24.9

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. Dan Devine
1977 Notre Dame (11-1)
31.3
2. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
28.4
3. John Cooper
1995 Ohio State (11-2)
28.2
4. Bruce Snyder
1996 Arizona State (11-1)
25.6
5. Frank Kush
1973 Arizona State (11-1)
24.9

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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1. Frank Kush
1973 Arizona State (11-1)
76.4%
2. Dan Devine
1977 Notre Dame (11-1)
74.2%
3. John Cooper
1995 Ohio State (11-2)
69.2%
4. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
64.4%
5. Darryl Rogers
1978 Michigan State (8-3)
63.2%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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1. Dan Devine
1977 Notre Dame (11-1)
7
2. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
6
3. Frank Kush
1973 Arizona State (11-1)
4
4. John Cooper
1995 Ohio State (11-2)
4
5. Bruce Snyder
1996 Arizona State (11-1)
2

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. Dan Devine
1977 Notre Dame (11-1)
7.3
2. Frank Kush
1973 Arizona State (11-1)
8.7
3. Darryl Rogers
1978 Michigan State (8-3)
9.2
4. Dirk Koetter
2004 Arizona State (9-3)
9.4
5. John Cooper
1995 Ohio State (11-2)
10.9

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. Edward Doherty
1950 Arizona State (9-2)
29 years
2. Dan Devine
1977 Notre Dame (11-1)
26 years
3. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
26 years
4. Bruce Snyder
1996 Arizona State (11-1)
25 years
5. John Cooper
1995 Ohio State (11-2)
24 years

Results Table

Coach results table

16 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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16 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality descending


Dan Devine 172-57-9 • 1955-1980	Arizona State, Missouri +1	22	238	172	57	74.2%	14.7	31.3 1977 peak	7.3	33.7	12.7	#1	7	Defense-First Peak Dominator
Frank Kush 176-54-1 • 1958-1979	Arizona State	22	231	176	54	76.4%	9.7	24.9 1973 peak	8.7	35.8	23.8	#2	4	Offense-First Peak Dominator
John Cooper 192-84-6 • 1977-2000	Arizona State, Ohio State +1	24	282	192	84	69.2%	9.8	28.2 1995 peak	10.9	33.3	21.3	#2	4	Balanced Peak Dominator
Dennis Erickson 147-81-1 • 1986-2011	Arizona State, Idaho +4	19	229	147	81	64.4%	11.1	28.4 1990 peak	11.7	34.6	21.3	#1	6	Balanced Peak Dominator
Darryl Rogers 109-62-7 • 1969-1984	Arizona State, Fresno State +2	16	178	109	62	63.2%	6.9	21.8 1978 peak	9.2	30.7	22.3	#6	1	Balanced 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
Kenny Dillingham 22-17 • 2023-2025	Arizona State	3	39	22	17	56.4%	4.9	13.4 2024 peak	7.3	27.0	24.5	#7	1	Defense-First Defense-First
Todd Graham 106-72 • 2006-2021	Arizona State, Hawai'i +3	14	178	106	72	59.6%	3.3	22.3 2013 peak	8.6	32.7	29.7	#12	0	Offense-First Longevity Coach
Dirk Koetter 66-44 • 1998-2006	Arizona State, Boise State	9	110	66	44	60.0%	4.6	17.3 2004 peak	9.4	38.1	32.8	#19	0	Offense-First Volatile Builder
Herm Edwards 26-20 • 2018-2022	Arizona State	5	46	26	20	56.5%	3.7	8.6 2021 peak	4.6	31.5	27.7	—	0	Offense-First Offense-First
Larry Marmie 22-21-1 • 1988-1991	Arizona State	4	44	22	21	51.1%	3.1	7.4 1991 peak	2.7	28.5	26.2	—	0	Balanced —
Clyde Smith 23-40-2 • 1948-1954	Arizona State, Indiana	7	65	23	40	36.9%	0.4	5.7 1951 peak	6.0	—	—	—	0	Balanced Program Stabilizer
Dixie Howell 36-35-5 • 1938-1950	Arizona State, Idaho	8	76	36	35	50.7%	-12.4	-3.9 1939 peak	6.1	—	—	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
Ted Shipkey 52-38-3 • 1931-1951	Arizona State, Montana +1	10	93	52	38	57.5%	-16.4	-7.7 1938 peak	5.4	—	—	—	0	Balanced 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
Rudy Lavik 19-33-5 • 1931-1937	Arizona State, Northern Arizona	7	57	19	33	37.7%	-19.4	-11.4 1935 peak	5.6	—	—	—	0	Balanced —

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