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Darrell Dickey

1998-2006North Texas

One defining stop at North Texas.

Darrell Dickey coached 9 seasons, won 39.6%, and posted an average SRS of -13.9. Best season: 2002 North Texas. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

42-64

Career Win %

39.6%

Seasons

9

Career Span

9 years

Average SRS

-13.9

Peak SRS

1.4

Best Finish

Consistency

24.9

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Darrell Dickey
EliteStrongAverageLean
1998Actual season year • SRS range -24.4 to 1.42006

Active comparison point

Darrell Dickey2002

Selected

2002 North Texas

Best seasonBiggest improvement

8-5 • SRS 1.4 • SP Overall 3.7

Win %

61.5%

YoY SRS

+11.1

SP Off / Def

22.0 / 19.0

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

North Texas

1998-20069 seasons

Avg SRS -13.9 • Win % 39.6%

Longest Tenure

North Texas • 9 seasons

Best Tenure

North Texas • -13.9 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

North Texas • 39.6%

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.

Darrell Dickey sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Darrell Dickey sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Darrell Dickey

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -16.5

11th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

North Texas

1998-200642-64

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (3 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -13.9Win % 39.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.7 during vs 3.7 baseline

+1.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-13.9 during vs -20.0 baseline

+6.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-16.5 during vs -21.9 baseline

+5.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

North Texas 2002

8-5SRS 1.4

Biggest Improvement

North Texas 2002

8-511.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

North Texas 2004

7-5SP Off 29.2

Best Defensive Season

North Texas 2002

8-5SP Def 19.0

Setbacks

Worst Season

North Texas 2005

2-9SRS -24.4

Biggest Drop

North Texas 2005

2-9-12.5 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

North Texas20061239025.0%-21.1-24.56.931.5+3.3+6.8%
North Texas20051129018.2%-24.4-29.29.638.9-12.5-40.2%
North Texas20041275058.3%-11.9-12.029.238.2-9.7-10.9%
North Texas20031394069.2%-2.2-5.727.833.2-3.6+7.7%
North Texas20021385061.5%1.43.722.019.0+11.1+19.9%
North Texas20011257041.7%-9.7-11.124.233.7+9.0+14.4%
North Texas20001138027.3%-18.7-22.014.534.9+4.7+9.1%
North Texas19991129018.2%-23.4-29.07.235.1-8.6-9.1%
North Texas19981138027.3%-14.8-18.516.834.3

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