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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?
Tommy Prothro
Volatility: 7.89 • Average SRS: 11.59
64.9% win rate • 27.9 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.
Tommy Prothro coached 16 seasons, won 64.9%, and posted an average SRS of 11.6. Best season: 1969 UCLA. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Dennis Erickson
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Tommy Prothro
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Joseph Pipal
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. Dennis Erickson
1990
2. Tommy Prothro
1969
3. Paul Schissler
1928
4. Dee Andros
1968
5. Gary Andersen
2013
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. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
2. Tommy Prothro
1969 UCLA (8-1-1)
3. Paul Schissler
1928 Oregon State (6-3)
4. Dee Andros
1968 Oregon State (7-3)
5. Gary Andersen
2013 Wisconsin (9-4)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Tommy Prothro
1969 UCLA (8-1-1)
2. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
3. Paul Schissler
1928 Oregon State (6-3)
4. Lon Stiner
1941 Oregon State (8-2)
5. RB Rutherford
1921 Oregon State (4-3-2)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
2. Tommy Prothro
1969 UCLA (8-1-1)
3. Dee Andros
1968 Oregon State (7-3)
4. Paul Schissler
1928 Oregon State (6-3)
5. Mike Riley
2012 Oregon State (9-4)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Paul Schissler
1928 Oregon State (6-3)
2. Tommy Prothro
1969 UCLA (8-1-1)
3. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Dennis Erickson
1990 Miami (10-2)
2. Mike Riley
2012 Oregon State (9-4)
3. Tommy Prothro
1969 UCLA (8-1-1)
4. Lon Stiner
1941 Oregon State (8-2)
5. Bill Hargiss
1919 Oregon State (4-4-1)
Results Table
16 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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Tommy Prothro 104-55-5 • 1955-1970 | Oregon State, UCLA | 16 | 164 | 104 | 55 | 64.9% | 11.6 | 27.9 1969 peak | 7.9 | 37.4 | 19.1 | #4 | 4 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Dennis Erickson 147-81-1 • 1986-2011 | Arizona State, Idaho +4 | 19 | 229 | 147 | 81 | 64.4% | 11.1 | 28.4 1990 peak | 11.7 | 34.6 | 21.3 | #1 | 6 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Paul Schissler 48-30-2 • 1924-1932 | Oregon State | 9 | 80 | 48 | 30 | 61.3% | 9.2 | 20.3 1928 peak | 5.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
Dee Andros 62-80-2 • 1962-1975 | Idaho, Oregon State | 14 | 144 | 62 | 80 | 43.8% | 3.1 | 20.0 1968 peak | 9.2 | 24.6 | 26.9 | #7 | 1 | Defense-First Volatile Builder | |
Mike Riley 112-99 • 1997-2017 | Nebraska, Oregon State | 17 | 211 | 112 | 99 | 53.1% | 6.6 | 14.9 2012 peak | 6.1 | 32.1 | 24.9 | #18 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Lon Stiner 74-49-17 • 1933-1948 | Oregon State | 14 | 140 | 74 | 49 | 58.9% | 3.2 | 15.0 1941 peak | 6.0 | — | — | #12 | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
RB Rutherford 28-19-6 • 1917-1923 | Oregon State, Washington University (St. Louis) | 7 | 53 | 28 | 19 | 58.5% | 1.1 | 9.6 1921 peak | 9.9 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Jonathan Smith 43-50 • 2018-2025 | Michigan State, Oregon State | 8 | 93 | 43 | 50 | 46.2% | 3.0 | 15.3 2023 peak | 10.1 | 30.1 | 28.2 | #17 | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Bill Hargiss 28-26-3 • 1918-1932 | Kansas, Oregon State | 7 | 57 | 28 | 26 | 51.7% | 1.3 | 8.7 1919 peak | 6.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Gary Andersen 59-63 • 2009-2020 | Oregon State, Utah State +1 | 11 | 122 | 59 | 63 | 48.4% | -2.5 | 18.5 2013 peak | 12.5 | 28.3 | 30.1 | #13 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Kip Taylor 20-36 • 1949-1954 | Oregon State | 6 | 56 | 20 | 36 | 35.7% | -3.1 | 8.9 1951 peak | 9.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Jerry Pettibone 46-84-2 • 1985-1996 | Northern Illinois, Oregon State | 12 | 132 | 46 | 84 | 35.6% | -8.2 | 3.7 1993 peak | 7.1 | 24.6 | 31.4 | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Dave Kragthorpe 17-48-2 • 1985-1990 | Oregon State | 6 | 67 | 17 | 48 | 26.9% | -7.6 | 5.2 1988 peak | 7.5 | 25.3 | 31.9 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Craig Fertig 8-36-1 • 1976-1979 | Oregon State | 4 | 45 | 8 | 36 | 18.9% | -5.1 | -0.2 1977 peak | 5.0 | 21.5 | 30.1 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Joseph Pipal 11-13-2 • 1907-1917 | Dickinson (PA), Oregon State | 3 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 46.2% | -14.2 | -11.5 1916 peak | 2.3 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Joe Avezzano 6-47-2 • 1980-1984 | Oregon State | 5 | 55 | 6 | 47 | 12.7% | -13.5 | -6.5 1984 peak | 5.6 | 18.5 | 34.1 | — | 0 | Balanced — |
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