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Primary Discovery

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Success vs Volatility

Start with the simplest question: who paired real strength with a repeatable week-to-week shape?

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Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus

Elite and steady

Elite but volatile

Lower ceiling but stable

Lower ceiling and unstable

Darrell Royal

Volatility: 7.80 • Average SRS: 18.95

74.9% win rate • 35.4 peak SRS

Volatility

Average SRS

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Average SRS reads overall strength. Volatility is the spread of season-to-season SRS, so lower values mean a steadier profile.

Career shape lens

Darrell Royal

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

BalancedPeak Dominator

Darrell Royal coached 23 seasons, won 74.9%, and posted an average SRS of 18.9. Best season: 1970 Texas. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility: 7.80
Average SRS: 18.95
Career Win %: 74.9%
Peak SRS: 35.4

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Active chart outliers

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

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Highest peak
Darrell Royal
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
35.4 peak SRS
Steadiest floor
Ralph Welch
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
2.22 volatility
Elite but volatile
Don James
Big ceiling, but the weekly shape moved around more than the steady tier.
10.52 volatility

Top Career Peaks

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

1. Darrell Royal
1970
35.4
2. Don James
1991
33.4
3. Gilmour Dobie
1923
29.8
4. Chris Petersen
2016
27.3
5. Jim Owens
1970
23.4

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.

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Highest Peak SRS

Single-season ceiling leaders.

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1. Darrell Royal
1970 Texas (10-1)
35.4
2. Don James
1991 Washington (12-0)
33.4
3. Gilmour Dobie
1923 Cornell (8-0)
29.8
4. Chris Petersen
2016 Washington (12-2)
27.3
5. Jim Owens
1970 Washington (6-4)
23.4

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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1. Chris Petersen
2016 Washington (12-2)
79.5%
2. Kalen DeBoer
2024 Alabama (9-4)
77.0%
3. Darrell Royal
1970 Texas (10-1)
74.9%
4. Enoch Bagshaw
1925 Washington (11-0-1)
73.6%
5. Gilmour Dobie
1923 Cornell (8-0)
70.9%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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1. Darrell Royal
1970 Texas (10-1)
10
2. Don James
1991 Washington (12-0)
6
3. Chris Petersen
2016 Washington (12-2)
5
4. James Phelan
1929 Purdue (8-0)
3
5. Rick Neuheisel
1995 Colorado (10-2)
3

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. Enoch Bagshaw
1925 Washington (11-0-1)
5.6
2. Jim Lambright
1997 Washington (8-4)
6.2
3. Chris Petersen
2016 Washington (12-2)
6.5
4. Steve Sarkisian
2023 Texas (12-2)
7.3
5. Rick Neuheisel
1995 Colorado (10-2)
7.8

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. James Phelan
1929 Purdue (8-0)
28 years
2. Stub Allison
1937 California (10-0-1)
25 years
3. Darrell Royal
1970 Texas (10-1)
23 years
4. Gilmour Dobie
1923 Cornell (8-0)
23 years
5. Don James
1991 Washington (12-0)
22 years

Results Table

Coach results table

18 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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18 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality descending


Darrell Royal 184-60-5 • 1954-1976	Mississippi State, Texas +1	23	249	184	60	74.9%	18.9	35.4 1970 peak	7.8	36.8	15.6	#1	10	Balanced Peak Dominator
Chris Petersen 147-38 • 2006-2019	Boise State, Washington	14	185	147	38	79.5%	15.1	27.3 2016 peak	6.5	35.7	18.3	#4	5	Balanced Peak Dominator
Don James 175-79-3 • 1971-1992	Kent State, Washington	22	257	175	79	68.7%	12.3	33.4 1991 peak	10.5	32.5	18.3	#2	6	Balanced Peak Dominator
Kalen DeBoer 57-17 • 2020-2025	Alabama, Fresno State +1	6	74	57	17	77.0%	9.6	18.1 2024 peak	8.4	35.9	23.3	#2	2	Offense-First Volatile Builder
Steve Sarkisian 91-53 • 2009-2025	Texas, USC +1	11	144	91	53	63.2%	11.5	22.0 2023 peak	7.3	34.6	22.0	#3	2	Balanced Peak Dominator
James Phelan 136-82-14 • 1920-1947	Missouri, Purdue +2	27	232	136	82	61.6%	7.3	21.2 1929 peak	8.0	—	—	#5	3	Balanced Peak Dominator
Rick Neuheisel 87-58 • 1995-2011	Colorado, UCLA +1	12	145	87	58	60.0%	7.7	20.0 1995 peak	7.8	35.0	24.8	#3	3	Offense-First Longevity Coach
Jim Owens 99-82-6 • 1957-1974	Washington	18	187	99	82	54.5%	8.5	23.4 1970 peak	8.2	32.5	28.3	#6	2	Offense-First Peak Dominator
Stub Allison 59-47-2 • 1920-1944	California, Washington	11	108	59	47	55.6%	6.3	21.2 1937 peak	9.6	—	—	#2	1	Balanced Peak Dominator
Jim Lambright 44-25-1 • 1993-1998	Washington	6	70	44	25	63.6%	13.7	22.4 1997 peak	6.2	38.1	23.4	#16	0	Offense-First Offense-First
Enoch Bagshaw 64-21-6 • 1921-1929	Washington	9	91	64	21	73.6%	9.1	20.1 1925 peak	5.6	—	—	—	0	Balanced Program Stabilizer
Gilmour Dobie 115-44-11 • 1916-1938	Boston College, Cornell +2	22	170	115	44	70.9%	6.3	29.8 1923 peak	14.1	—	—	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
Howard Odell 58-40-4 • 1942-1952	Washington, Yale	11	102	58	40	58.8%	3.0	14.8 1946 peak	7.7	—	—	#11	0	Balanced Volatile Builder
Jedd Fisch 32-33 • 2017-2025	Arizona, UCLA +1	6	65	32	33	49.2%	4.2	17.4 2025 peak	9.0	32.5	28.1	#11	0	Offense-First Volatile Builder
Tyrone Willingham 76-88-1 • 1995-2008	Notre Dame, Stanford +1	14	165	76	88	46.4%	3.8	11.7 2002 peak	6.7	32.6	27.9	#16	0	Offense-First Longevity Coach
Ralph Welch 23-19-3 • 1942-1947	Washington	5	45	23	19	54.4%	0.9	5.1 1947 peak	2.2	—	—	—	0	Balanced —
Keith Gilbertson 27-42 • 1992-2004	California, Washington	6	69	27	42	39.1%	1.8	11.2 1993 peak	6.0	30.0	30.1	#25	0	Offense-First Longevity Coach
John Cherberg 10-18-2 • 1953-1955	Washington	3	30	10	18	36.7%	0.3	9.9 1955 peak	7.7	—	—	—	0	Balanced —

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