1972-1985 • Mississippi State, Texas A&M
2 schools coached, anchored by Texas A&M.
Emory Bellard coached 14 seasons, won 55.2%, and posted an average SRS of 10.4. Best season: 1976 Texas A&M. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
85-69
Career Win %
55.2%
Seasons
14
Career Span
14 years
Average SRS
10.4
Peak SRS
21.5
Best Finish
#7
Consistency
61.3
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
10-2 • SRS 21.5 • SP Overall 20.8
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+1.5
SP Off / Def
35.2 / 15.1
Finish
#7
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.
Mississippi State
1979-1985 • 7 seasons
Avg SRS 6.8 • Win % 46.8%
Texas A&M
1972-1978 • 7 seasons
Avg SRS 14.0 • Win % 64.0%
Longest Tenure
Mississippi State • 7 seasons
Best Tenure
Texas A&M • 14.0 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Texas A&M • 64.0%
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.
Emory Bellard sets the reference point in overall strength.
Emory Bellard sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Emory Bellard
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 9.8
85th pct
Strong
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1979-1985 • 37-42
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.3 during vs 7.0 baseline
-1.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
6.8 during vs 10.3 baseline
-3.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
7.2 during vs 16.5 baseline
-9.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
14.3% during vs 40.0% baseline
-25.7%
1972-1978 • 48-27
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.9 during vs 4.0 baseline
+2.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
14.0 during vs 6.1 baseline
+7.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
12.5 during vs -2.6 baseline
+15.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
57.1% during vs 0.0% baseline
+57.1%
High Points
Best Season
Texas A&M 1976
10-2 • SRS 21.5
Biggest Improvement
Mississippi State 1980
9-3 • 6.5 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Texas A&M 1977
8-4 • SP Off 38.7
Best Defensive Season
Texas A&M 1975
10-2 • SP Def 10.3
Setbacks
Worst Season
Mississippi State 1984
4-7 • SRS 2.8
Biggest Drop
Mississippi State 1979
3-8 • -9.6 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Mississippi State | 1985 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 3.1 | 2.1 | 32.0 | 30.9 | +0.3 | +9.1% |
| Mississippi State | 1984 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 2.8 | -1.6 | 22.7 | 24.3 | -0.8 | +9.1% |
| Mississippi State | 1983 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | 3.6 | 5.1 | 28.5 | 24.3 | -5.6 | -18.2% |
| Mississippi State | 1982 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 9.2 | 9.8 | 32.0 | 23.5 | -2.8 | -21.2% |
| Mississippi State | 1981 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #14 | — | 12.0 | 13.1 | 23.4 | 10.8 | +0.4 | -8.3% |
| Mississippi State | 1980 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #19 | 11.6 | 14.7 | 34.4 | 20.9 | +6.5 | +47.7% |
| Mississippi State | 1979 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | 5.1 | 7.3 | 21.1 | 15.0 | -9.6 | -39.4% |
| Texas A&M | 1978 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.7% | #16 | #19 | 14.7 | 8.2 | 27.5 | 19.9 | +2.4 | 0.0% |
| Texas A&M | 1977 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #9 | — | 12.3 | 11.8 | 38.7 | 28.5 | -9.2 | -16.7% |
| Texas A&M | 1976 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #14 | #7 | 21.5 | 20.8 | 35.2 | 15.1 | +1.5 | 0.0% |
| Texas A&M | 1975 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #9 | #11 | 20.0 | 19.1 | 28.1 | 10.3 | +4.2 | +10.6% |
| Texas A&M | 1974 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | #20 | #16 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 25.9 | 11.4 | +5.6 | +27.3% |
| Texas A&M | 1973 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 10.2 | 8.9 | 32.6 | 25.6 | +6.5 | +18.2% |
| Texas A&M | 1972 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | 3.7 | 3.7 | 23.7 | 20.6 | — | — |
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