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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17 coaches in the current filtered result set
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?
John Cooper
Volatility: 10.90 • Average SRS: 9.85
69.2% win rate • 28.2 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.
John Cooper coached 24 seasons, won 69.2%, and posted an average SRS of 9.8. Best season: 1995 Ohio State. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stints shaped the career arc.
These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.
Highest peak
John Cooper
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Gus Henderson
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Claude Gibson
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. John Cooper
1995
2. Todd Graham
2013
3. Gus Henderson
1922
4. Henry Frnka
1948
5. Robert Dobbs
1967
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. John Cooper
1995 Ohio State (11-2)
2. Todd Graham
2013 Arizona State (10-4)
3. Gus Henderson
1922 USC (10-1)
4. Henry Frnka
1948 Tulane (9-1)
5. Robert Dobbs
1967 UTEP (7-2-1)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Gus Henderson
1922 USC (10-1)
2. John Cooper
1995 Ohio State (11-2)
3. Henry Frnka
1948 Tulane (9-1)
4. John Brothers
1950 Tulsa (9-1-1)
5. Todd Graham
2013 Arizona State (10-4)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. John Cooper
1995 Ohio State (11-2)
2. Henry Frnka
1948 Tulane (9-1)
3. Gus Henderson
1922 USC (10-1)
4. Todd Graham
2013 Arizona State (10-4)
5. John Brothers
1950 Tulsa (9-1-1)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Henry Frnka
1948 Tulane (9-1)
2. Gus Henderson
1922 USC (10-1)
3. John Brothers
1950 Tulsa (9-1-1)
4. John Cooper
1995 Ohio State (11-2)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. John Cooper
1995 Ohio State (11-2)
2. Robert Dobbs
1967 UTEP (7-2-1)
3. Todd Graham
2013 Arizona State (10-4)
4. Gus Henderson
1922 USC (10-1)
5. Kevin Wilson
2013 Indiana (5-7)
Results Table
17 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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John Cooper 192-84-6 • 1977-2000 | Arizona State, Ohio State +1 | 24 | 282 | 192 | 84 | 69.2% | 9.8 | 28.2 1995 peak | 10.9 | 33.3 | 21.3 | #2 | 4 | Balanced 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 | |
Gus Henderson 39-14-2 • 1922-1935 | Tulsa, USC | 6 | 55 | 39 | 14 | 72.7% | 12.3 | 21.0 1922 peak | 6.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Todd Graham 106-72 • 2006-2021 | Arizona State, Hawai'i +3 | 14 | 178 | 106 | 72 | 59.6% | 3.3 | 22.3 2013 peak | 8.6 | 32.7 | 29.7 | #12 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
John Brothers 45-25-4 • 1946-1952 | Tulsa | 7 | 74 | 45 | 25 | 63.5% | 2.6 | 13.2 1950 peak | 9.9 | — | — | #12 | 0 | Balanced — | |
Vic Hurt 15-9-5 • 1936-1938 | Tulsa | 3 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 60.3% | 3.0 | 9.8 1937 peak | 6.6 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Glenn Dobbs 45-37 • 1961-1968 | Tulsa | 8 | 82 | 45 | 37 | 54.9% | 1.4 | 13.4 1964 peak | 9.8 | — | — | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Robert Dobbs 71-63-4 • 1955-1972 | Tulsa, UTEP | 14 | 138 | 71 | 63 | 52.9% | -2.4 | 18.0 1967 peak | 9.6 | 21.0 | 33.0 | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Steve Kragthorpe 44-43 • 2003-2009 | Louisville, Tulsa | 7 | 87 | 44 | 43 | 50.6% | -3.2 | 5.0 2007 peak | 6.0 | 30.0 | 30.5 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
F Dry 43-69-4 • 1972-1982 | TCU, Tulsa | 11 | 116 | 43 | 69 | 38.8% | -1.4 | 7.8 1974 peak | 6.1 | 25.1 | 27.8 | — | 0 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Philip Montgomery 43-53 • 2015-2022 | Tulsa | 8 | 96 | 43 | 53 | 44.8% | -3.7 | 5.9 2016 peak | 5.5 | 29.0 | 32.4 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Bill Blankenship 24-27 • 2011-2014 | Tulsa | 4 | 51 | 24 | 27 | 47.1% | -5.9 | 5.5 2011 peak | 11.0 | 23.0 | 29.8 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
David Rader 50-83-1 • 1988-1999 | Tulsa | 12 | 134 | 50 | 83 | 37.7% | -8.1 | 5.2 1991 peak | 7.1 | 26.2 | 33.9 | #21 | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Kevin Wilson 33-63 • 2011-2024 | Indiana, Tulsa | 8 | 96 | 33 | 63 | 34.4% | -7.0 | 3.6 2013 peak | 8.8 | 28.0 | 33.5 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Don Morton 19-36 • 1985-1989 | Tulsa, Wisconsin | 5 | 55 | 19 | 36 | 34.5% | -7.5 | 3.3 1986 peak | 6.6 | 24.6 | 31.1 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Claude Gibson 11-16 • 1970-1972 | Tulsa | 3 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 40.7% | -7.2 | -4.1 1970 peak | 2.6 | 21.3 | 28.1 | — | 0 | Defense-First Defense-First | |
Keith Burns 7-28 • 2000-2002 | Tulsa | 3 | 35 | 7 | 28 | 20.0% | -20.2 | -9.2 2000 peak | 8.0 | 19.8 | 39.2 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First |
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