Highest Peak SRS
Single-season ceiling leaders.
1. Chip Kelly
2010 Oregon (12-1)
29.62. Hugo Bezdek
1919 Penn State (7-1)
28.33. Mark Helfrich
2014 Oregon (13-2)
27.14. Dan Lanning
2023 Oregon (12-2)
22.35. Mario Cristobal
2025 Miami (13-3)
22.2
Coaches Research Hub
College football coach records, rankings, and profiles.
Search any coach, jump to the record answer, then verify it with year-by-year rows, ranked-game splits, school impact, and comparisons.
Answer Pages
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Fast answers, deeper profiles.
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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
Search coach records and career stats
Coach search stays primary, then school, archetype, time span, and quality sharpen the rankings. The recommended starting point is 3+ seasons.
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?
18 coaches shown
Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus
Elite and steady
Elite but volatile
Lower ceiling but stable
Lower ceiling and unstable
Dan Lanning
Volatility: 3.43 • Average SRS: 18.93
85.7% win rate • 22.3 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
Dan Lanning
This is the clearest first-pass view for peak versus stability. It is the best place to start browsing.
BalancedPeak Dominator
Dan Lanning coached 4 seasons, won 85.7%, and posted an average SRS of 18.9. Best season: 2023 Oregon. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stint defined the run.
- Volatility
- 3.43
- Average SRS
- 18.93
- Career Win %
- 85.7%
- Peak SRS
- 22.3
Active chart outliers
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Chip Kelly
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
29.6 peak SRSMost consistent elite coach
Dan Lanning
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
18.93 avg SRS • 3.43 volatilityElite but volatile
Clarence Spears
Big ceiling, but the weekly shape moved around more than the steady tier.
12.78 volatility
Top Career Peaks
Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.
- 29.6
1. Chip Kelly
2010
- 28.3
2. Hugo Bezdek
1919
- 27.1
3. Mark Helfrich
2014
- 22.3
4. Dan Lanning
2023
- 22.2
5. Mario Cristobal
2025
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. Dan Lanning
2023 Oregon (12-2)
85.7%2. Mark Helfrich
2014 Oregon (13-2)
69.8%3. Hugo Bezdek
1919 Penn State (7-1)
68.0%4. Mike Bellotti
2007 Oregon (9-4)
67.8%5. Joseph Maddock
1908 Utah (3-2-1)
67.7%
Most Top 10 Finishes
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Chip Kelly
2010 Oregon (12-1)
32. Mike Bellotti
2007 Oregon (9-4)
33. Dan Lanning
2023 Oregon (12-2)
24. Mark Helfrich
2014 Oregon (13-2)
25. Mario Cristobal
2025 Miami (13-3)
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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. Mike Bellotti
2007 Oregon (9-4)
4.92. John McEwan
1928 Oregon (9-2)
6.63. Chip Kelly
2010 Oregon (12-1)
11.74. Hugo Bezdek
1919 Penn State (7-1)
12.35. Clarence Spears
1924 West Virginia (8-1)
12.8
Longevity
Longevity shortcuts
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Longest Careers
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Rich Brooks
1980 Oregon (6-3-2)
33 years2. Clarence Spears
1924 West Virginia (8-1)
24 years3. Hugo Bezdek
1919 Penn State (7-1)
22 years4. Len Casanova
1949 Santa Clara (8-2-1)
21 years5. Joseph Maddock
1908 Utah (3-2-1)
20 years
Results Table
Coach results table
18 filtered coaches in view. Lower rank numbers are better. Lower volatility means more stable. Lower SP Def numbers are better on the identity chart.
18 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality descending
| Compare | |||||||||||||||
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Dan Lanning 48-8 • 2022-2025 | Oregon | 4 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 85.7% | 18.9 | 22.3 2023 peak | 3.4 | 42.4 | 18.6 | #3 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Mark Helfrich 37-16 • 2013-2016 | Oregon | 4 | 53 | 37 | 16 | 69.8% | 17.1 | 27.1 2014 peak | 10.4 | 46.0 | 26.9 | #2 | 2 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Chip Kelly 81-41 • 2009-2023 | Oregon, UCLA | 10 | 122 | 81 | 41 | 66.4% | 13.2 | 29.6 2010 peak | 11.7 | 38.3 | 23.3 | #2 | 3 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Mike Bellotti 116-55 • 1995-2008 | Oregon | 14 | 171 | 116 | 55 | 67.8% | 10.9 | 20.8 2007 peak | 4.9 | 38.9 | 27.1 | #2 | 3 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Hugo Bezdek 105-46-13 • 1908-1929 | Arkansas, Oregon +1 | 19 | 164 | 105 | 46 | 68.0% | 7.9 | 28.3 1919 peak | 12.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
John McEwan 38-18-5 • 1923-1929 | Army, Oregon | 7 | 61 | 38 | 18 | 66.4% | 10.0 | 19.7 1928 peak | 6.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Clarence Spears 89-48-11 • 1921-1944 | Maryland, Minnesota +3 | 17 | 147 | 89 | 48 | 64.3% | 7.7 | 20.8 1924 peak | 12.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Mario Cristobal 97-78 • 2007-2025 | Florida International, Miami +1 | 14 | 175 | 97 | 78 | 55.4% | 0.7 | 22.2 2025 peak | 13.4 | 26.0 | 28.3 | #5 | 1 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Shy Huntington 26-12-6 • 1918-1923 | Oregon | 6 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 65.9% | 7.9 | 16.1 1919 peak | 5.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Consistent Winner | |
Jim Aiken 28-22 • 1946-1950 | Nevada, Oregon | 5 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 56.0% | 2.4 | 9.9 1948 peak | 7.7 | — | — | #9 | 1 | Balanced — | |
Prink Callison 33-23-2 • 1932-1937 | Oregon | 6 | 58 | 33 | 23 | 58.6% | 6.0 | 16.6 1933 peak | 8.1 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Len Casanova 104-94-11 • 1946-1966 | Oregon, Pittsburgh +1 | 21 | 209 | 104 | 94 | 52.4% | 4.7 | 21.1 1949 peak | 8.5 | — | — | #15 | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Joseph Maddock 21-9-4 • 1905-1924 | Oregon, Utah | 5 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 67.7% | 0.1 | 7.3 1908 peak | 5.7 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
Tex Oliver 55-39-7 • 1933-1946 | Arizona, Oregon | 11 | 101 | 55 | 39 | 57.9% | 1.4 | 10.8 1940 peak | 5.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
Jerry Frei 22-29-2 • 1967-1971 | Oregon | 5 | 53 | 22 | 29 | 43.4% | 4.6 | 13.0 1970 peak | 6.5 | 32.8 | 26.4 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
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 | |
Willie Taggart 71-81 • 2010-2022 | Florida Atlantic, Florida State +3 | 13 | 152 | 71 | 81 | 46.7% | -4.6 | 8.4 2015 peak | 7.8 | 24.7 | 29.0 | #19 | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Don Read 9-24 • 1974-1976 | Oregon | 3 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 27.3% | -6.4 | -2.2 1975 peak | 4.0 | 17.2 | 29.1 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First |
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