Highest Peak SRS
Single-season ceiling leaders.
1. Jack Meagher
1944 Iowa Pre-Flight (10-1)
29.32. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
27.83. Don Faurot
1943 Iowa Pre-Flight (9-1)
26.7
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Summary and Filtering
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Coach search stays primary, then school, archetype, time span, and quality sharpen the rankings. The recommended starting point is 3+ seasons.
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?
3 coaches shown
Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus
Elite and steady
Elite but volatile
Lower ceiling but stable
Lower ceiling and unstable
Bernie Bierman
Volatility: 9.63 • Average SRS: 13.91
71.0% win rate • 27.8 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
Bernie Bierman
This is the clearest first-pass view for peak versus stability. It is the best place to start browsing.
BalancedPeak Dominator
Bernie Bierman coached 24 seasons, won 71.0%, and posted an average SRS of 13.9. Best season: 1934 Minnesota. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 5 stints shaped the career arc.
- Volatility
- 9.63
- Average SRS
- 13.91
- Career Win %
- 71.0%
- Peak SRS
- 27.8
Active chart outliers
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Jack Meagher
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
29.3 peak SRSMost consistent elite coach
Bernie Bierman
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
13.91 avg SRS • 9.63 volatilitySteadiest floor
Don Faurot
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
7.65 volatility
Top Career Peaks
Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.
- 29.3
1. Jack Meagher
1944
- 27.8
2. Bernie Bierman
1934
- 26.7
3. Don Faurot
1943
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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Best Career Win %
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
71.0%2. Don Faurot
1943 Iowa Pre-Flight (9-1)
57.0%3. Jack Meagher
1944 Iowa Pre-Flight (10-1)
56.3%
Most Top 10 Finishes
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
62. Don Faurot
1943 Iowa Pre-Flight (9-1)
33. Jack Meagher
1944 Iowa Pre-Flight (10-1)
1
Stability
Stability shortcuts
Who stays in control year after year.
Most Consistent Winning Coaches
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
9.6
Longevity
Longevity shortcuts
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Longest Careers
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
26 years2. Don Faurot
1943 Iowa Pre-Flight (9-1)
22 years3. Jack Meagher
1944 Iowa Pre-Flight (10-1)
16 years
Results Table
Coach results table
3 filtered coaches in view. Lower rank numbers are better. Lower volatility means more stable. Lower SP Def numbers are better on the identity chart.
3 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality descending
| Compare | |||||||||||||||
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Bernie Bierman 144-56-9 • 1925-1950 | Iowa Pre-Flight, Minnesota +2 | 24 | 209 | 144 | 56 | 71.0% | 13.9 | 27.8 1934 peak | 9.6 | — | — | #1 | 6 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Jack Meagher 84-64-10 • 1929-1944 | Auburn, Iowa Pre-Flight +1 | 15 | 158 | 84 | 64 | 56.3% | 8.7 | 29.3 1944 peak | 8.8 | — | — | #6 | 1 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Don Faurot 109-81-10 • 1935-1956 | Iowa Pre-Flight, Missouri | 20 | 200 | 109 | 81 | 57.0% | 5.8 | 26.7 1943 peak | 7.7 | — | — | #2 | 3 | Balanced Peak Dominator |
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