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Tom Wilson

1979-1981Texas A&M

One defining stop at Texas A&M.

Tom Wilson coached 3 seasons, won 50.0%, and posted an average SRS of 11.4. Best season: 1979 Texas A&M. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

17-17

Career Win %

50.0%

Seasons

3

Career Span

3 years

Average SRS

11.4

Peak SRS

18.7

Best Finish

Consistency

47.7

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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1979Actual season year • SRS range 2.3 to 18.71981

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Tom Wilson1979

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1979 Texas A&M

Best season

6-5 • SRS 18.7 • SP Overall 21.4

Win %

54.5%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

32.0 / 11.2

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

Texas A&M

1979-19813 seasons

Avg SRS 11.4 • Win % 50.0%

Longest Tenure

Texas A&M • 3 seasons

Best Tenure

Texas A&M • 11.4 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Texas A&M • 50.0%

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.

Tom Wilson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

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Tom Wilson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Tom Wilson

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Raw avg SP Overall: 11.5

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Impact by School

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

Texas A&M

1979-198117-17

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

Avg SRS 11.4Win % 50.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.7 during vs 8.0 baseline

-2.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

11.4 during vs 16.9 baseline

-5.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

11.5 during vs 15.0 baseline

-3.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 80.0% baseline

-80.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Texas A&M 1979

6-5SRS 18.7

Biggest Improvement

Texas A&M 1981

7-510.9 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Texas A&M 1979

6-5SP Off 32.0

Best Defensive Season

Texas A&M 1979

6-5SP Def 11.2

Setbacks

Worst Season

Texas A&M 1980

4-7SRS 2.3

Biggest Drop

Texas A&M 1980

4-7-16.4 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Texas A&M19811275058.3%13.211.629.518.9+10.9+22.0%
Texas A&M19801147036.4%2.31.523.322.1-16.4-18.2%
Texas A&M19791165054.5%#1418.721.432.011.2

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