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Bob Tyler

1973-1981Mississippi State, North Texas

2 schools coached, anchored by Mississippi State.

Bob Tyler coached 7 seasons, won 54.5%, and posted an average SRS of 7.1. Best season: 1974 Mississippi State. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

41-34-3

Career Win %

54.5%

Seasons

7

Career Span

9 years

Average SRS

7.1

Peak SRS

14.1

Best Finish

#17

Consistency

62.0

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.

Bob Tyler
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Bob Tyler: 1981 North Texas
1973Actual season year • SRS range -5.1 to 14.11981

Active comparison point

Bob Tyler1974

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1974 Mississippi State

Best seasonBiggest improvement

9-3 • SRS 14.1 • SP Overall 20.8

Win %

75.0%

YoY SRS

+10.8

SP Off / Def

37.7 / 17.8

Finish

#17

Comparison context

Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.

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

1981-19811 seasons

Avg SRS -5.1 • Win % 18.2%

Mississippi State

1973-19786 seasons

Avg SRS 9.2 • Win % 60.5%

Longest Tenure

Mississippi State • 6 seasons

Best Tenure

Mississippi State • 9.2 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Mississippi State • 60.5%

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.

Bob Tyler sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

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Bob Tyler sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Bob Tyler

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Raw avg SP Overall: 11.4

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Impact by School

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

North Texas

1981-19812-9

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

Avg SRS -5.1Win % 18.2%

Avg wins

Higher is better

2.0 during vs 7.0 baseline

-5.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-5.1 during vs 4.3 baseline

-9.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-8.0 during vs 7.8 baseline

-15.8

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Mississippi State

1973-197839-25-3

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

Avg SRS 9.2Win % 60.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.5 during vs 3.0 baseline

+3.5

Avg SRS

Higher is better

9.2 during vs 0.2 baseline

+9.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

14.7 during vs 3.1 baseline

+11.6

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

33.3% during vs 0.0% baseline

+33.3%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Mississippi State 1974

9-3SRS 14.1

Biggest Improvement

Mississippi State 1974

9-310.8 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Mississippi State 1974

9-3SP Off 37.7

Best Defensive Season

Mississippi State 1975

6-4-1SP Def 11.4

Setbacks

Worst Season

North Texas 1981

2-9SRS -5.1

Biggest Drop

North Texas 1981

2-9-15.4 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

North Texas19811129018.2%-5.1-8.014.722.2-15.4-36.4%
Mississippi State19781165054.5%10.315.730.916.7+1.9+9.1%
Mississippi State19771156045.5%#168.414.529.815.9-3.6-36.4%
Mississippi State19761192081.8%#2012.019.133.215.6+5.2+22.7%
Mississippi State19751164159.1%6.812.423.511.4-7.3-15.9%
Mississippi State19741293075.0%#1714.120.837.717.8+10.8+29.5%
Mississippi State19731145245.5%3.35.628.724.1

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