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Dana Holgorsen

2011-2024Houston, West Virginia

2 schools coached, anchored by West Virginia.

Dana Holgorsen coached 14 seasons, won 57.1%, and posted an average SRS of 5.8. Best season: 2018 West Virginia. The profile was offense-first with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

92-69

Career Win %

57.1%

Seasons

14

Career Span

14 years

Average SRS

5.8

Peak SRS

17.9

Best Finish

#17

Consistency

56.8

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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.

Dana Holgorsen
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Dana Holgorsen: 2019 Houston
2011Actual season year • SRS range -3.3 to 17.92024

Active comparison point

Dana Holgorsen2018

Selected

2018 West Virginia

Best season

8-4 • SRS 17.9 • SP Overall 13.2

Win %

66.7%

YoY SRS

+11.4

SP Off / Def

41.1 / 29.2

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

Houston

2019-20246 seasons

Avg SRS 1.0 • Win % 52.5%

West Virginia

2011-20188 seasons

Avg SRS 8.8 • Win % 59.8%

Longest Tenure

West Virginia • 8 seasons

Best Tenure

West Virginia • 8.8 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

West Virginia • 59.8%

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.

Dana Holgorsen sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Dana Holgorsen sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Dana Holgorsen

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Raw avg SP Overall: 5.4

74th pct

Strong

Impact by School

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

Houston

2019-202431-28

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

Avg SRS 1.0Win % 52.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.2 during vs 7.3 baseline

-2.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

1.0 during vs 3.8 baseline

-2.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-1.0 during vs 6.3 baseline

-7.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

16.7% during vs 20.0% baseline

-3.3%

West Virginia

2011-201861-41

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

Avg SRS 8.8Win % 59.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.6 during vs 9.6 baseline

-2.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

8.8 during vs 13.0 baseline

-4.3

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

9.4 during vs 18.0 baseline

-8.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

25.0% during vs 80.0% baseline

-55.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

West Virginia 2018

8-4SRS 17.9

Biggest Improvement

West Virginia 2014

7-614.0 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Houston 2022

8-5SP Off 42.5

Best Defensive Season

West Virginia 2015

8-5SP Def 19.9

Setbacks

Worst Season

Houston 2023

4-8SRS -3.3

Biggest Drop

Houston 2019

4-8-18.0 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Houston20240000-2.0-8.218.124.5+1.3
Houston20231248033.3%-3.3-7.825.632.2-6.1-28.2%
Houston20221385061.5%#242.84.542.537.7-4.9-24.2%
Houston202114122085.7%#177.710.931.520.0+48.2%
Houston2020835037.5%+4.2%
Houston20191248033.3%-0.1-4.329.635.4-18.0-33.3%
West Virginia20181284066.7%#1717.913.241.129.2+11.4+12.8%
West Virginia20171376053.8%#226.55.633.627.2-3.9-23.1%
West Virginia201613103076.9%#1810.411.335.722.8-0.6+15.4%
West Virginia20151385061.5%11.012.934.419.9-0.5+7.7%
West Virginia20141376053.8%11.58.431.324.3+14.0+20.5%
West Virginia20131248033.3%-2.5-0.925.927.2-8.6-20.5%
West Virginia20121376053.8%#116.18.139.129.4-3.1-23.1%
West Virginia201113103076.9%#24#179.216.838.721.0

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