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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17 coaches in the current filtered result set
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?
Bear Bryant
Volatility: 7.93 • Average SRS: 19.64
78.0% win rate • 33.0 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.
Bear Bryant coached 38 seasons, won 78.0%, and posted an average SRS of 19.6. Best season: 1971 Alabama. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 4 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
William Juneau
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Bear Bryant
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
John Ray
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.
1. William Juneau
1912
2. Bear Bryant
1971
3. Fran Curci
1977
4. Jerry Claiborne
1974
5. Bill Curry
1989
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. William Juneau
1912 Wisconsin (7-0)
2. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
3. Fran Curci
1977 Kentucky (10-1)
4. Jerry Claiborne
1974 Maryland (8-4)
5. Bill Curry
1989 Alabama (10-2)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
2. William Juneau
1912 Wisconsin (7-0)
3. Jerry Claiborne
1974 Maryland (8-4)
4. Harry Gamage
1929 Kentucky (6-1-1)
5. Blanton Collier
1960 Kentucky (5-4-1)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
2. Jerry Claiborne
1974 Maryland (8-4)
3. Fran Curci
1977 Kentucky (10-1)
4. Bill Curry
1989 Alabama (10-2)
5. William Juneau
1912 Wisconsin (7-0)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
2. William Juneau
1912 Wisconsin (7-0)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Bear Bryant
1971 Alabama (11-1)
2. Rich Brooks
1980 Oregon (6-3-2)
3. Jerry Claiborne
1974 Maryland (8-4)
4. Fred Murphy
1917 Northwestern (5-2)
5. William Juneau
1912 Wisconsin (7-0)
Results Table
17 filtered coaches in view. Lower rank numbers are better. Lower volatility means more stable. Lower SP Def numbers are better on the identity chart.
| Compare | |||||||||||||||
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Bear Bryant 323-85-17 • 1945-1982 | Alabama, Kentucky +2 | 38 | 425 | 323 | 85 | 78.0% | 19.6 | 33.0 1971 peak | 7.9 | 38.6 | 10.9 | #1 | 22 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Jerry Claiborne 179-122-8 • 1961-1989 | Kentucky, Maryland +1 | 28 | 309 | 179 | 122 | 59.2% | 5.9 | 21.7 1974 peak | 8.0 | 26.6 | 18.1 | #8 | 1 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
Fran Curci 55-65-2 • 1971-1981 | Kentucky, Miami | 11 | 122 | 55 | 65 | 45.9% | 8.2 | 21.8 1977 peak | 6.7 | 24.1 | 16.3 | #6 | 1 | Defense-First Peak Dominator | |
William Juneau 56-28-5 • 1904-1922 | Colorado College, Kentucky +2 | 11 | 89 | 56 | 28 | 65.7% | 6.3 | 37.5 1912 peak | 16.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Blanton Collier 41-36-3 • 1954-1961 | Kentucky | 8 | 80 | 41 | 36 | 53.1% | 10.0 | 14.5 1960 peak | 2.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Bill Curry 83-105-4 • 1980-1996 | Alabama, Georgia Tech +1 | 17 | 192 | 83 | 105 | 44.3% | 2.0 | 17.5 1989 peak | 9.1 | 27.0 | 24.9 | #9 | 1 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Mark Stoops 82-80 • 2013-2025 | Kentucky | 13 | 162 | 82 | 80 | 50.6% | 3.2 | 14.7 2018 peak | 5.1 | 28.6 | 23.7 | #18 | 0 | Defense-First Program Stabilizer | |
CA Wynne 20-19 • 1934-1937 | Kentucky | 4 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 51.3% | 4.2 | 9.8 1935 peak | 3.5 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Harry Gamage 32-25-5 • 1927-1933 | Kentucky | 7 | 62 | 32 | 25 | 55.6% | 1.3 | 11.7 1929 peak | 7.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Rich Brooks 130-156-4 • 1977-2009 | Kentucky, Oregon | 25 | 290 | 130 | 156 | 45.5% | 2.9 | 15.1 1980 peak | 6.9 | 27.1 | 25.7 | #11 | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Charley Bradshaw 25-41-4 • 1962-1968 | Kentucky | 7 | 70 | 25 | 41 | 38.6% | 4.3 | 15.0 1965 peak | 5.1 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
AD Kirwan 24-28-4 • 1938-1944 | Kentucky | 6 | 56 | 24 | 28 | 46.4% | -0.1 | 7.4 1939 peak | 5.0 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Fred Murphy 42-43-5 • 1901-1926 | Denver, Kentucky +2 | 12 | 90 | 42 | 43 | 49.4% | -4.5 | 11.9 1917 peak | 9.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
John Ray 10-33 • 1969-1972 | Kentucky | 4 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 23.3% | -0.6 | 2.0 1972 peak | 2.3 | 20.1 | 21.4 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Joker Phillips 13-24 • 2010-2012 | Kentucky | 3 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 35.1% | -3.4 | 3.2 2010 peak | 4.7 | 24.4 | 27.3 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Guy Morriss 27-54 • 2001-2007 | Baylor, Kentucky | 7 | 81 | 27 | 54 | 33.3% | -6.8 | 4.3 2002 peak | 7.5 | 28.2 | 32.6 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Hal Mumme 31-64 • 1997-2008 | Kentucky, New Mexico State | 8 | 95 | 31 | 64 | 32.6% | -8.8 | 7.6 1998 peak | 11.6 | 29.2 | 37.5 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach |
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