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Summary and Filtering

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Coach Identity

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Quality

Shortcut the list toward stronger resumes and stronger finishes.

These filters reshape the charts and the results table together, so every leaderboard and callout below reflects the same active set.

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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?

16 coaches shown
Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus
Elite and steady
Elite but volatile
Lower ceiling but stable
Lower ceiling and unstable

Biggie Munn

Volatility: 8.57 • Average SRS: 16.38

79.7% win rate • 28.2 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

Biggie Munn

This is the clearest first-pass view for peak versus stability. It is the best place to start browsing.

BalancedPeak Dominator

Biggie Munn coached 8 seasons, won 79.7%, and posted an average SRS of 16.4. Best season: 1952 Michigan State. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility
8.57
Average SRS
16.38
Career Win %
79.7%
Peak SRS
28.2
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Active chart outliers

These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.

3 markers

  1. Highest peak

    Howard Jones

    Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.

    35.3 peak SRS

  2. Most consistent elite coach

    Biggie Munn

    High average strength without the season-to-season swing.

    16.38 avg SRS • 8.57 volatility

  3. Steadiest floor

    Pete Reynolds

    Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.

    1.28 volatility

Top Career Peaks

Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.

  1. 1. Howard Jones

    1931

    35.3

  2. 2. Biggie Munn

    1952

    28.2

  3. 3. Ben Schwartzwalder

    1959

    27.0

  4. 4. Tad Jones

    1916

    26.7

  5. 5. Paul Pasqualoni

    1996

    20.1

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.

3 boards

Highest Peak SRS

Single-season ceiling leaders.

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  1. 1. Howard Jones

    1931 USC (10-1)

    35.3

  2. 2. Biggie Munn

    1952 Michigan State (9-0)

    28.2

  3. 3. Ben Schwartzwalder

    1959 Syracuse (11-0)

    27.0

  4. 4. Tad Jones

    1916 Yale (8-1)

    26.7

  5. 5. Paul Pasqualoni

    1996 Syracuse (9-3)

    20.1

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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  1. 1. Biggie Munn

    1952 Michigan State (9-0)

    79.7%

  2. 2. Chick Meehan

    1923 Syracuse (8-1)

    76.3%

  3. 3. Howard Jones

    1931 USC (10-1)

    73.3%

  4. 4. Tad Jones

    1916 Yale (8-1)

    71.9%

  5. 5. Pete Reynolds

    1926 Syracuse (7-2-1)

    71.7%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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  1. 1. Biggie Munn

    1952 Michigan State (9-0)

    4

  2. 2. Howard Jones

    1931 USC (10-1)

    3

  3. 3. Ben Schwartzwalder

    1959 Syracuse (11-0)

    3

  4. 4. Dick MacPherson

    1987 Syracuse (11-0-1)

    1

  5. 5. Paul Pasqualoni

    1996 Syracuse (9-3)

    1

Stability

Stability shortcuts

Who stays in control year after year.

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Most Consistent Winning Coaches

Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.

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  1. 1. Chick Meehan

    1923 Syracuse (8-1)

    4.6

  2. 2. Tad Jones

    1916 Yale (8-1)

    7.6

  3. 3. Ben Schwartzwalder

    1959 Syracuse (11-0)

    8.3

  4. 4. Biggie Munn

    1952 Michigan State (9-0)

    8.6

  5. 5. Paul Pasqualoni

    1996 Syracuse (9-3)

    8.7

Longevity

Longevity shortcuts

Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.

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Longest Careers

Big careers and long arcs.

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  1. 1. Howard Jones

    1931 USC (10-1)

    33 years

  2. 2. Ben Schwartzwalder

    1959 Syracuse (11-0)

    25 years

  3. 3. Ossie Solem

    1933 Iowa (5-3)

    25 years

  4. 4. Paul Pasqualoni

    1996 Syracuse (9-3)

    23 years

  5. 5. Tad Jones

    1916 Yale (8-1)

    19 years

Results Table

Coach 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.

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Biggie Munn

58-14-2 • 1946-1953

Michigan State, Syracuse
874581479.7%16.4
28.2

1952 peak

8.6——#14
Balanced

Peak Dominator

Howard Jones

194-64-21 • 1908-1940

Duke, Iowa +4
292791946473.3%16.1
35.3

1931 peak

11.8——#03
Balanced

Peak Dominator

Ben Schwartzwalder

153-91-3 • 1949-1973

Syracuse
252471539162.5%7.0
27.0

1959 peak

8.320.425.0#13
Defense-First

Peak Dominator

Tad Jones

66-24-6 • 1909-1927

Syracuse, Yale
1196662471.9%15.0
26.7

1916 peak

7.6———0
Balanced

Longevity Coach

Dick MacPherson

66-46-4 • 1981-1990

Syracuse
10116664658.6%7.1
18.1

1987 peak

6.227.720.9#41
Defense-First

Longevity Coach

Paul Pasqualoni

117-77-1 • 1991-2013

Syracuse, UConn
171951177760.3%5.6
20.1

1996 peak

8.732.425.0#61
Offense-First

Longevity Coach

Chick Meehan

41-11-5 • 1920-1937

Manhattan, Syracuse
657411176.3%13.0
18.0

1923 peak

4.6———0
Balanced

Consistent Winner

Pete Reynolds

20-7-3 • 1919-1926

Bucknell, Syracuse
33020771.7%16.2
17.4

1926 peak

1.3———0
Balanced

Consistent Winner

Ossie Solem

99-83-12 • 1921-1945

Drake, Iowa +1
24194998354.1%2.4
19.1

1933 peak

8.8———0
Balanced

Longevity Coach

Vic Hanson

33-21-5 • 1930-1936

Syracuse
759332160.2%-3.5
8.6

1934 peak

7.1———0
Balanced

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Dino Babers

59-64 • 2014-2023

Bowling Green, Syracuse
10123596448.0%0.0
12.1

2018 peak

7.528.828.6—0
Offense-First

Longevity Coach

Doug Marrone

25-25 • 2009-2012

Syracuse
450252550.0%-0.8
8.6

2012 peak

5.626.324.6—0
Defense-First

Defense-First

Frank Maloney

32-46 • 1974-1980

Syracuse
778324641.0%1.8
8.5

1979 peak

5.325.123.4—0
Defense-First

Program Stabilizer

Lew Andreas

15-10-3 • 1927-1929

Syracuse
328151058.9%-2.1
0.6

1929 peak

3.1———0
Balanced

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Scott Shafer

13-23 • 2013-2015

Syracuse
337132335.1%-1.4
0.6

2013 peak

1.924.925.8—0
Defense-First

Defense-First

Greg Robinson

10-37 • 2005-2008

Syracuse
447103721.3%-8.8
-2.6

2006 peak

3.818.529.5—0
Defense-First

Defense-First

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