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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?
Don Coryell
Volatility: 7.53 • Average SRS: 8.65
81.8% win rate • 19.8 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.
Don Coryell coached 4 seasons, won 81.8%, and posted an average SRS of 8.7. Best season: 1969 San Diego State. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stint defined the run.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Don Coryell
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Steadiest floor
Al Luginbill
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
Elite but volatile
Brady Hoke
Big ceiling, but the weekly shape moved around more than the steady tier.
Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.
1. Don Coryell
1969
2. Brady Hoke
2011
3. Dennis Stolz
1974
4. Ted Tollner
1986
5. Claude Gilbert
1977
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. Don Coryell
1969 San Diego State (11-0)
2. Brady Hoke
2011 Michigan (11-2)
3. Dennis Stolz
1974 Michigan State (7-3-1)
4. Ted Tollner
1986 USC (7-5)
5. Claude Gilbert
1977 San Diego State (10-1)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Don Coryell
1969 San Diego State (11-0)
2. Claude Gilbert
1977 San Diego State (10-1)
3. Rocky Long
2015 San Diego State (11-3)
4. Al Luginbill
1990 San Diego State (6-5)
5. Dennis Stolz
1974 Michigan State (7-3-1)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Ted Tollner
1986 USC (7-5)
2. Don Coryell
1969 San Diego State (11-0)
3. Claude Gilbert
1977 San Diego State (10-1)
4. Al Luginbill
1990 San Diego State (6-5)
5. Brady Hoke
2011 Michigan (11-2)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Claude Gilbert
1977 San Diego State (10-1)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Rocky Long
2015 San Diego State (11-3)
2. Brady Hoke
2011 Michigan (11-2)
3. Doug Scovil
1969 Pacific (7-3)
4. Ted Tollner
1986 USC (7-5)
5. Claude Gilbert
1977 San Diego State (10-1)
Results Table
11 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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Don Coryell 36-8 • 1969-1972 | San Diego State | 4 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 81.8% | 8.7 | 19.8 1969 peak | 7.5 | 29.5 | 20.7 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Ted Tollner 69-68-1 • 1983-2001 | San Diego State, USC | 12 | 138 | 69 | 68 | 50.4% | 1.1 | 13.2 1986 peak | 6.9 | 29.3 | 26.3 | #10 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Claude Gilbert 99-56-3 • 1973-1989 | San Diego State, San José State | 14 | 158 | 99 | 56 | 63.6% | 0.2 | 11.7 1977 peak | 8.4 | 29.3 | 26.8 | #16 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Al Luginbill 31-25-3 • 1989-1993 | San Diego State | 5 | 59 | 31 | 25 | 55.1% | 2.2 | 5.3 1990 peak | 2.7 | 42.0 | 37.5 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Brady Hoke 105-92 • 2003-2023 | Ball State, Michigan +2 | 17 | 197 | 105 | 92 | 53.3% | -1.9 | 15.8 2011 peak | 9.6 | 26.7 | 26.1 | #12 | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Dennis Stolz 91-77-2 • 1973-1988 | Bowling Green, Michigan State +1 | 15 | 170 | 91 | 77 | 54.1% | -2.6 | 14.1 1974 peak | 8.1 | 27.6 | 24.6 | #12 | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Rocky Long 146-107 • 1998-2019 | New Mexico, San Diego State | 20 | 253 | 146 | 107 | 57.7% | -1.7 | 6.2 2015 peak | 5.7 | 26.2 | 25.8 | #25 | 0 | Defense-First Longevity Coach | |
Doug Scovil 45-51-3 • 1966-1985 | Pacific, San Diego State | 9 | 99 | 45 | 51 | 47.0% | -2.2 | 6.1 1969 peak | 8.5 | 30.9 | 29.1 | — | 0 | Offense-First Volatile Builder | |
Tom Craft 19-29 • 2002-2005 | San Diego State | 4 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 39.6% | -3.2 | -0.6 2005 peak | 2.8 | 25.7 | 29.3 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Sean Lewis 36-44 • 2018-2025 | Kent State, San Diego State | 7 | 80 | 36 | 44 | 45.0% | -9.9 | 3.6 2025 peak | 7.6 | 24.4 | 34.1 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Chuck Long 9-27 • 2006-2008 | San Diego State | 3 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 25.0% | -13.2 | -10.5 2007 peak | 3.3 | 19.3 | 33.8 | — | 0 | Balanced — |
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