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Longevity CoachDefense-First

John Anderson

1918-1981Brown, Rice

2 schools coached, anchored by Brown.

John Anderson coached 10 seasons, won 60.1%, and posted an average SRS of -11.8. Best season: 1976 Brown. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

52-34-3

Career Win %

60.1%

Seasons

10

Career Span

64 years

Average SRS

-11.8

Peak SRS

-0.5

Best Finish

Consistency

21.0

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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John Anderson
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John Anderson: 1973 Brown
1918Actual season year • SRS range -26.9 to -0.51981

Active comparison point

John Anderson1976

Selected

1976 Brown

Best season

8-1 • SRS -0.5 • SP Overall 8.5

Win %

88.9%

YoY SRS

+5.6

SP Off / Def

23.8 / 16.0

Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

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School Tenures

Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure

Brown

1973-19819 seasons

Avg SRS -11.8 • Win % 63.4%

Rice

1918-19181 seasons

Avg SRS • Win % 21.4%

Longest Tenure

Brown • 9 seasons

Best Tenure

Brown • -11.8 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Brown • 63.4%

Style and Strength Profile

Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.

These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.

Overall Strength

Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.

John Anderson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

John Anderson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

John Anderson

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 1.5

63th pct

Above average

Impact by School

See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.

Brown

1973-198151-29-2

Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.

Avg SRS -11.8Win % 63.4%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Rice

1918-19181-5-1

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (4 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS Win % 21.4%

Avg wins

Higher is better

1.0 during vs 5.3 baseline

-4.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

during vs -1.4 baseline

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Brown 1976

8-1SRS -0.5

Biggest Improvement

Brown 1975

6-2-119.0 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Brown 1975

6-2-1SP Off 32.0

Best Defensive Season

Brown 1977

7-2SP Def 15.9

Setbacks

Worst Season

Brown 1981

3-7SRS -26.9

Biggest Drop

Brown 1981

3-7-14.5 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.

Brown19811037030.0%-26.9-18.517.034.4-14.5-30.0%
Brown19801064060.0%-12.40.729.028.7+3.3-6.7%
Brown1979963066.7%-15.75.723.518.7-9.50.0%
Brown1978963066.7%-6.26.628.122.7-5.1-11.1%
Brown1977972077.8%-1.11.817.215.9-0.6-11.1%
Brown1976981088.9%-0.58.523.816.0+5.6+16.7%
Brown1975962172.2%-6.19.832.023.7+19.0+16.7%
Brown1974954055.6%-25.1-7.413.320.0-12.8-0.7%
Brown1973843156.3%-12.36.029.024.5+34.8%
Rice1918715121.4%

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