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Summary and Filtering

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Coach Identity

The fastest way to narrow style and school context.

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Time and Sample

Keep the result set stable before reading the charts.

Recommended: 3+ seasons.

Quality

Shortcut the list toward stronger resumes and stronger finishes.

These filters reshape the charts and the results table together, so every leaderboard and callout below reflects the same active set.

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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?

8 coaches shown
Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus
Elite and steady
Elite but volatile
Lower ceiling but stable
Lower ceiling and unstable

Lance Leipold

Volatility: 10.68 • Average SRS: -2.07

48.5% win rate • 11.0 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

Lance Leipold

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

Offense-FirstVolatile Builder

Lance Leipold coached 11 seasons, won 48.5%, and posted an average SRS of -2.1. Best season: 2023 Kansas. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility
10.68
Average SRS
-2.07
Career Win %
48.5%
Peak SRS
11.0
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Active chart outliers

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

2 markers

  1. Highest peak

    Lance Leipold

    Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.

    11.0 peak SRS

  2. Steadiest floor

    Jim Hofher

    Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.

    2.82 volatility

Top Career Peaks

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

  1. 1. Lance Leipold

    2023

    11.0

  2. 2. Pete Lembo

    2013

    0.7

  3. 3. Jeff Quinn

    2013

    -0.6

  4. 4. Turner Gill

    2008

    -1.7

  5. 5. Doc Urich

    1966

    -6.0

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. 1. Lance Leipold

    2023 Kansas (9-4)

    11.0

  2. 2. Pete Lembo

    2013 Ball State (10-3)

    0.7

  3. 3. Jeff Quinn

    2013 Buffalo (8-5)

    -0.6

  4. 4. Turner Gill

    2008 Buffalo (8-6)

    -1.7

  5. 5. Doc Urich

    1966 Buffalo (5-5)

    -6.0

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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  1. 1. Dick Offenhamer

    1964 Buffalo (4-4-1)

    59.5%

  2. 2. Pete Lembo

    2013 Ball State (10-3)

    54.6%

  3. 3. Lance Leipold

    2023 Kansas (9-4)

    48.5%

  4. 4. Doc Urich

    1966 Buffalo (5-5)

    48.0%

  5. 5. Maurice Linguist

    2022 Buffalo (7-6)

    37.8%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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  1. 1. Lance Leipold

    2023 Kansas (9-4)

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  2. 2. Pete Lembo

    2013 Ball State (10-3)

    0

  3. 3. Dick Offenhamer

    1964 Buffalo (4-4-1)

    0

  4. 4. Doc Urich

    1966 Buffalo (5-5)

    0

  5. 5. Turner Gill

    2008 Buffalo (8-6)

    0

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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    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. 1. Pete Lembo

      2013 Ball State (10-3)

      15 years

    2. 2. Turner Gill

      2008 Buffalo (8-6)

      13 years

    3. 3. Lance Leipold

      2023 Kansas (9-4)

      11 years

    4. 4. Doc Urich

      1966 Buffalo (5-5)

      5 years

    5. 5. Jeff Quinn

      2013 Buffalo (8-5)

      5 years

    Results Table

    Coach results table

    8 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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    Lance Leipold

    64-68 • 2015-2025

    Buffalo, Kansas
    		11132646848.5%-2.1
    11.0

    2023 peak

    		10.728.431.2#230
    Offense-First

    Volatile Builder

    Pete Lembo

    47-40 • 2011-2025

    Ball State, Buffalo
    		786474054.6%-8.3
    0.7

    2013 peak

    		5.226.733.7—0
    Offense-First

    Longevity Coach

    Dick Offenhamer

    20-13-4 • 1962-1965

    Buffalo
    		437201359.5%-11.6
    -8.0

    1964 peak

    		5.3———0
    Balanced

    —

    Doc Urich

    24-26 • 1966-1970

    Buffalo, Northern Illinois
    		550242648.0%-13.4
    -6.0

    1966 peak

    		5.824.532.1—0
    Balanced

    —

    Turner Gill

    31-55 • 2006-2018

    Buffalo, Kansas +1
    		786315536.0%-10.9
    -1.7

    2008 peak

    		5.220.337.2—0
    Balanced

    Longevity Coach

    Maurice Linguist

    14-23 • 2021-2023

    Buffalo
    		337142337.8%-12.3
    -7.3

    2022 peak

    		3.621.632.5—0
    Balanced

    —

    Jeff Quinn

    20-36 • 2010-2014

    Buffalo
    		556203635.7%-14.1
    -0.6

    2013 peak

    		8.417.632.1—0
    Defense-First

    Volatile Builder

    Jim Hofher

    8-49 • 2001-2005

    Buffalo
    		55784914.0%-22.0
    -17.9

    2001 peak

    		2.816.438.9—0
    Balanced

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