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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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?
Bernie Bierman
Volatility: 9.63 • Average SRS: 13.91
71.0% win rate • 27.8 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.
Bernie Bierman coached 24 seasons, won 71.0%, and posted an average SRS of 13.9. Best season: 1934 Minnesota. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 5 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
Mack Brown
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Bernie Bierman
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Jon Sumrall
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. Mack Brown
2005
2. Bernie Bierman
1934
3. Larry Smith
1988
4. Raymond Wolf
1942
5. Bob Toledo
1997
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. Mack Brown
2005 Texas (13-0)
2. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
3. Larry Smith
1988 USC (10-2)
4. Raymond Wolf
1942 Georgia Pre-Flight (7-1-1)
5. Bob Toledo
1997 UCLA (10-2)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Jon Sumrall
2023 Troy (11-2)
2. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
3. Henry Frnka
1948 Tulane (9-1)
4. Mack Brown
2005 Texas (13-0)
5. Tommy Bowden
2007 Clemson (9-4)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. Mack Brown
2005 Texas (13-0)
2. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
3. Larry Smith
1988 USC (10-2)
4. Bob Toledo
1997 UCLA (10-2)
5. Henry Frnka
1948 Tulane (9-1)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Tommy Bowden
2007 Clemson (9-4)
2. Henry Frnka
1948 Tulane (9-1)
3. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
4. Mack Brown
2005 Texas (13-0)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. Mack Brown
2005 Texas (13-0)
2. Bob Toledo
1997 UCLA (10-2)
3. Clark Shaughnessy
1940 Stanford (10-0)
4. Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota (8-0)
5. Larry Smith
1988 USC (10-2)
Results Table
24 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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Bernie Bierman 144-56-9 • 1925-1950 | Iowa Pre-Flight, Minnesota +2 | 24 | 209 | 144 | 56 | 71.0% | 13.9 | 27.8 1934 peak | 9.6 | — | — | #1 | 6 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Mack Brown 282-150-1 • 1985-2024 | North Carolina, Texas +1 | 35 | 433 | 282 | 150 | 65.2% | 9.7 | 31.0 2005 peak | 11.0 | 35.2 | 24.1 | #1 | 9 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Henry Frnka 71-32-5 • 1941-1951 | Tulane, Tulsa | 11 | 108 | 71 | 32 | 68.1% | 11.9 | 20.2 1948 peak | 5.7 | — | — | #4 | 1 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
Red Dawson 45-30-5 • 1936-1954 | Pittsburgh, Tulane | 9 | 80 | 45 | 30 | 59.4% | 9.9 | 20.9 1939 peak | 5.4 | — | — | #5 | 1 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Tommy Bowden 90-49 • 1997-2008 | Clemson, Tulane | 12 | 139 | 90 | 49 | 64.8% | 9.8 | 14.6 2007 peak | 3.7 | 35.1 | 23.7 | #7 | 1 | Offense-First Consistent Winner | |
Larry Smith 143-126-7 • 1976-2000 | Arizona, Missouri +2 | 24 | 276 | 143 | 126 | 53.1% | 6.8 | 24.9 1988 peak | 9.3 | 30.9 | 24.2 | #7 | 2 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Jon Sumrall 43-12 • 2022-2025 | Troy, Tulane | 4 | 55 | 43 | 12 | 78.2% | 5.4 | 8.7 2023 peak | 2.7 | 28.4 | 21.5 | #19 | 0 | Defense-First Consistent Winner | |
Willie Fritz 86-65 • 2014-2025 | Georgia Southern, Houston +1 | 12 | 151 | 86 | 65 | 57.0% | -0.1 | 10.5 2022 peak | 5.9 | 27.4 | 27.2 | #9 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Clark Shaughnessy 108-89-10 • 1915-1946 | Chicago, Maryland +3 | 24 | 207 | 108 | 89 | 54.6% | -2.8 | 19.5 1940 peak | 10.3 | — | — | #2 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Raymond Wolf 64-55-7 • 1936-1953 | Florida, Georgia Pre-Flight +2 | 13 | 126 | 64 | 55 | 53.6% | 4.8 | 24.5 1942 peak | 9.1 | — | — | #19 | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Bob Toledo 78-102 • 1979-2011 | Pacific, Tulane +1 | 16 | 180 | 78 | 102 | 43.3% | -3.8 | 21.4 1997 peak | 14.9 | 28.8 | 32.0 | #5 | 2 | Offense-First Peak Dominator | |
Vince Gibson 73-100-2 • 1967-1982 | Kansas State, Louisville +1 | 16 | 175 | 73 | 100 | 42.3% | 1.5 | 20.8 1969 peak | 9.1 | 25.3 | 25.2 | — | 0 | Defense-First Volatile Builder | |
Bennie Ellender 27-29 • 1971-1975 | Tulane | 5 | 56 | 27 | 29 | 48.2% | 2.9 | 10.0 1972 peak | 5.5 | 20.0 | 19.4 | #20 | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Claude Simons 13-17-1 • 1942-1945 | Tulane | 4 | 31 | 13 | 17 | 43.5% | 3.3 | 11.7 1942 peak | 5.7 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Ted Cox 35-33-2 • 1932-1938 | Oklahoma State, Tulane | 7 | 70 | 35 | 33 | 51.4% | -1.9 | 13.5 1934 peak | 12.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Andy Pilney 25-49-6 • 1954-1961 | Tulane | 8 | 80 | 25 | 49 | 35.0% | 3.8 | 9.2 1960 peak | 4.2 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Program Stabilizer | |
Jim Pittman 24-33-2 • 1966-1971 | TCU, Tulane | 6 | 59 | 24 | 33 | 42.4% | 0.9 | 11.2 1970 peak | 6.0 | 24.3 | 20.4 | #17 | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Edwin Sweetland 10-10-3 • 1908-1914 | Colgate, Tulane +1 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 50.0% | -7.9 | 15.0 1908 peak | 18.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Buddy Teevens 20-69 • 1992-2004 | Stanford, Tulane | 8 | 89 | 20 | 69 | 22.5% | -8.1 | 9.7 2004 peak | 9.0 | 23.6 | 32.0 | — | 0 | Balanced Volatile Builder | |
Tommy OBoyle 6-33-1 • 1962-1965 | Tulane | 4 | 40 | 6 | 33 | 16.3% | -3.8 | 1.1 1964 peak | 3.5 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Chris Scelfo 36-57 • 1999-2006 | Tulane | 8 | 93 | 36 | 57 | 38.7% | -10.9 | -0.2 2002 peak | 5.1 | 29.4 | 38.0 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Greg Davis 14-31 • 1988-1991 | Tulane | 4 | 45 | 14 | 31 | 31.1% | -8.2 | -2.6 1990 peak | 5.6 | 24.4 | 34.7 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
AA Mason 10-13-1 • 1910-1912 | Tulane | 3 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 43.8% | -13.4 | -10.2 1910 peak | 3.4 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Curtis Johnson 15-34 • 2012-2015 | Tulane | 4 | 49 | 15 | 34 | 30.6% | -15.0 | -6.3 2013 peak | 5.2 | 17.5 | 31.5 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First |
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