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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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?
Chris Petersen
Volatility: 6.48 • Average SRS: 15.09
79.5% win rate • 27.3 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.
Chris Petersen coached 14 seasons, won 79.5%, and posted an average SRS of 15.1. Best season: 2016 Washington. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Chris Petersen
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Spencer Danielson
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Houston Nutt
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. Chris Petersen
2016
2. Dirk Koetter
2004
3. Houston Nutt
1998
4. Dan Hawkins
2004
5. Andy Avalos
2021
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. Chris Petersen
2016 Washington (12-2)
2. Dirk Koetter
2004 Arizona State (9-3)
3. Houston Nutt
1998 Arkansas (9-3)
4. Dan Hawkins
2004 Boise State (11-1)
5. Andy Avalos
2021 Boise State (7-5)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Chris Petersen
2016 Washington (12-2)
2. Spencer Danielson
2024 Boise State (12-2)
3. Bryan Harsin
2014 Boise State (12-2)
4. Andy Avalos
2021 Boise State (7-5)
5. Dirk Koetter
2004 Arizona State (9-3)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Chris Petersen
2016 Washington (12-2)
2. Spencer Danielson
2024 Boise State (12-2)
3. Bryan Harsin
2014 Boise State (12-2)
4. Andy Avalos
2021 Boise State (7-5)
5. Dirk Koetter
2004 Arizona State (9-3)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Bryan Harsin
2014 Boise State (12-2)
2. Chris Petersen
2016 Washington (12-2)
3. Dirk Koetter
2004 Arizona State (9-3)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Houston Nutt
1998 Arkansas (9-3)
2. Chris Petersen
2016 Washington (12-2)
3. Bryan Harsin
2014 Boise State (12-2)
4. Dan Hawkins
2004 Boise State (11-1)
5. Dirk Koetter
2004 Arizona State (9-3)
Results Table
7 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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Chris Petersen 147-38 • 2006-2019 | Boise State, Washington | 14 | 185 | 147 | 38 | 79.5% | 15.1 | 27.3 2016 peak | 6.5 | 35.7 | 18.3 | #4 | 5 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Spencer Danielson 24-8 • 2023-2025 | Boise State | 3 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 75.0% | 6.9 | 9.9 2024 peak | 2.3 | 32.4 | 25.8 | #8 | 1 | Offense-First Consistent Winner | |
Bryan Harsin 85-36 • 2013-2022 | Arkansas State, Auburn +1 | 10 | 121 | 85 | 36 | 70.3% | 6.2 | 10.0 2014 peak | 4.6 | 32.1 | 25.0 | #16 | 0 | Offense-First Consistent Winner | |
Andy Avalos 22-14 • 2021-2023 | Boise State | 3 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 61.1% | 6.6 | 12.4 2021 peak | 4.7 | 28.4 | 22.5 | — | 0 | Defense-First Consistent Winner | |
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 | |
Houston Nutt 103-81 • 1997-2011 | Arkansas, Boise State +1 | 15 | 184 | 103 | 81 | 56.0% | 7.2 | 15.3 1998 peak | 8.2 | 33.7 | 23.7 | #14 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Dan Hawkins 72-50 • 2001-2010 | Boise State, Colorado | 10 | 122 | 72 | 50 | 59.0% | 3.9 | 15.3 2004 peak | 6.8 | 32.2 | 27.4 | #12 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach |
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