1923-1949 • SMU, TCU, Texas A&M
3 schools coached, anchored by SMU.
Madison Bell coached 23 seasons, won 62.6%, and posted an average SRS of 8.5. Best season: 1935 SMU. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
136-78-16
Career Win %
62.6%
Seasons
23
Career Span
27 years
Average SRS
8.5
Peak SRS
26.0
Best Finish
#3
Consistency
28.1
Higher = steadier
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Active comparison point
12-1 • SRS 26.0 • SP Overall —
Win %
92.3%
YoY SRS
+19.6
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
SMU
1935-1949 • 12 seasons
Avg SRS 12.7 • Win % 65.3%
Texas A&M
1929-1933 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 6.7 • Win % 53.1%
TCU
1923-1928 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 1.6 • Win % 64.5%
Longest Tenure
SMU • 12 seasons
Best Tenure
SMU • 12.7 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
SMU • 65.3%
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.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
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Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Madison Bell
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1935-1949 • 79-40-8
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.6 during vs 6.0 baseline
+0.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
12.7 during vs 9.0 baseline
+3.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
25.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+25.0%
1929-1933 • 24-21-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.8 during vs 6.4 baseline
-1.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
6.7 during vs 9.2 baseline
-2.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1923-1928 • 33-17-5
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.5 during vs 4.4 baseline
+1.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
1.6 during vs -11.9 baseline
+13.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
SMU 1935
12-1 • SRS 26.0
Biggest Improvement
SMU 1935
12-1 • 19.6 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
TCU 1924
4-5 • SRS -7.6
Biggest Drop
Texas A&M 1930
2-7 • -17.9 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| SMU | 1949 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55.0% | — | — | 13.2 | — | — | — | -7.8 | -31.4% |
| SMU | 1948 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 86.4% | — | #10 | 21.0 | — | — | — | +0.6 | -4.5% |
| SMU | 1947 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 90.9% | — | #3 | 20.4 | — | — | — | +14.4 | +45.9% |
| SMU | 1946 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45.0% | — | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | -2.1 | -0.4% |
| SMU | 1945 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 8.1 | — | — | — | -2.7 | -4.5% |
| SMU | 1941 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 10.8 | — | — | — | -4.0 | -35.0% |
| SMU | 1940 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 85.0% | — | #16 | 14.8 | — | — | — | +2.2 | +20.0% |
| SMU | 1939 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | — | — | 12.6 | — | — | — | +10.4 | +5.0% |
| SMU | 1938 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 2.2 | — | — | — | -5.3 | +14.5% |
| SMU | 1937 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 7.5 | — | — | — | -2.0 | -9.6% |
| SMU | 1936 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55.0% | — | — | 9.5 | — | — | — | -16.5 | -37.3% |
| SMU | 1935 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% | — | — | 26.0 | — | — | — | +19.6 | +27.3% |
| Texas A&M | 1933 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | — | — | 6.4 | — | — | — | +5.2 | +15.0% |
| Texas A&M | 1932 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | 1.2 | — | — | — | -8.4 | -20.0% |
| Texas A&M | 1931 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 9.6 | — | — | — | +10.4 | +47.8% |
| Texas A&M | 1930 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.2% | — | — | -0.8 | — | — | — | -17.9 | -33.3% |
| Texas A&M | 1929 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | 17.1 | — | — | — | +13.0 | -24.4% |
| TCU | 1928 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | — | — | 4.1 | — | — | — | -9.7 | +24.4% |
| TCU | 1927 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 55.6% | — | — | 13.8 | — | — | — | +7.2 | -22.2% |
| TCU | 1926 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 77.8% | — | — | 6.6 | — | — | — | +12.2 | -5.6% |
| TCU | 1925 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 83.3% | — | — | -5.6 | — | — | — | +2.0 | +38.9% |
| TCU | 1924 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | — | — | -7.6 | — | — | — | -5.6 | 0.0% |
| TCU | 1923 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | — | — | -2.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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