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?
John Robinson
Volatility: 13.50 • Average SRS: 10.72
62.9% 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.
John Robinson coached 18 seasons, won 62.9%, and posted an average SRS of 10.7. Best season: 1979 USC. 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 Robinson
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
Most consistent elite coach
Dan Mullen
High average strength without the season-to-season swing.
Steadiest floor
Jim Strong
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 Robinson
1979
2. Dan Mullen
2014
3. Barry Odom
2018
4. Tony Knap
1964
5. Harvey Hyde
1984
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 Robinson
1979 USC (11-0-1)
2. Dan Mullen
2014 Mississippi State (10-3)
3. Barry Odom
2018 Missouri (8-5)
4. Tony Knap
1964 Utah State (5-4-1)
5. Harvey Hyde
1984 UNLV (11-2)
Who won the most across a meaningful sample.
1. Tony Knap
1964 Utah State (5-4-1)
2. Dan Mullen
2014 Mississippi State (10-3)
3. John Robinson
1979 USC (11-0-1)
4. Harvey Hyde
1984 UNLV (11-2)
5. Barry Odom
2018 Missouri (8-5)
Coaches who stacked elite endings.
1. John Robinson
1979 USC (11-0-1)
2. Dan Mullen
2014 Mississippi State (10-3)
3. Tony Knap
1964 Utah State (5-4-1)
4. Barry Odom
2018 Missouri (8-5)
5. Harvey Hyde
1984 UNLV (11-2)
Stability
Who stays in control year after year.
Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.
1. Tony Knap
1964 Utah State (5-4-1)
2. Dan Mullen
2014 Mississippi State (10-3)
3. John Robinson
1979 USC (11-0-1)
Longevity
Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.
Big careers and long arcs.
1. John Robinson
1979 USC (11-0-1)
2. Tony Knap
1964 Utah State (5-4-1)
3. Jeff Horton
1993 Nevada (7-4)
4. Dan Mullen
2014 Mississippi State (10-3)
5. Tony Sanchez
2017 UNLV (5-7)
Results Table
12 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 Robinson 132-77-4 • 1976-2004 | UNLV, USC | 18 | 213 | 132 | 77 | 62.9% | 10.7 | 27.8 1979 peak | 13.5 | 33.5 | 21.5 | #2 | 3 | Balanced Peak Dominator | |
Dan Mullen 113-65 • 2009-2025 | Florida, Mississippi State +1 | 14 | 178 | 113 | 65 | 63.5% | 11.2 | 20.0 2014 peak | 6.3 | 35.1 | 22.2 | #6 | 1 | Balanced Longevity Coach | |
Tony Knap 54-29-3 • 1963-1981 | UNLV, Utah State | 8 | 86 | 54 | 29 | 64.5% | 3.2 | 10.1 1964 peak | 5.2 | 32.5 | 32.0 | — | 0 | Offense-First Program Stabilizer | |
Barry Odom 47-43 • 2016-2025 | Missouri, Purdue +1 | 7 | 90 | 47 | 43 | 52.2% | 4.5 | 18.9 2018 peak | 6.9 | 31.3 | 26.1 | #23 | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Harvey Hyde 26-19-1 • 1982-1985 | UNLV | 4 | 46 | 26 | 19 | 57.6% | -5.3 | 2.4 1984 peak | 6.2 | 25.8 | 27.5 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Wayne Nunnely 19-25 • 1986-1989 | UNLV | 4 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 43.2% | -14.7 | -5.3 1986 peak | 6.6 | 23.3 | 35.2 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Jeff Horton 22-51 • 1993-2010 | Minnesota, Nevada +1 | 7 | 73 | 22 | 51 | 30.1% | -14.4 | -3.4 1993 peak | 11.4 | 29.0 | 40.2 | — | 0 | Offense-First Longevity Coach | |
Marcus Arroyo 7-23 • 2020-2022 | UNLV | 3 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 23.3% | -12.4 | -7.9 2021 peak | 4.9 | 20.9 | 36.2 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Mike Sanford Sr 16-43 • 2005-2009 | UNLV | 5 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 27.1% | -13.0 | -9.3 2008 peak | 3.1 | 21.0 | 34.1 | — | 0 | Balanced — | |
Tony Sanchez 27-57 • 2015-2025 | New Mexico State, UNLV | 7 | 84 | 27 | 57 | 32.1% | -15.7 | -9.9 2017 peak | 3.3 | 23.5 | 38.3 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Jim Strong 17-27 • 1990-1993 | UNLV | 4 | 44 | 17 | 27 | 38.6% | -18.4 | -15.4 1993 peak | 2.5 | 23.2 | 40.0 | — | 0 | Offense-First Offense-First | |
Bobby Hauck 15-49 • 2010-2014 | UNLV | 5 | 64 | 15 | 49 | 23.4% | -16.5 | -8.3 2013 peak | 4.7 | 20.0 | 37.5 | — | 0 | Balanced — |
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