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Brady Hoke

2003-2023Ball State, Michigan, San Diego State, Tennessee

4 schools coached, anchored by San Diego State.

Brady Hoke coached 17 seasons, won 53.3%, and posted an average SRS of -1.9. Best season: 2011 Michigan. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

105-92

Career Win %

53.3%

Seasons

17

Career Span

21 years

Average SRS

-1.9

Peak SRS

15.8

Best Finish

#12

Consistency

15.7

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.

Brady Hoke
EliteStrongAverageLean
Brady Hoke: 2009 San Diego StateBrady Hoke: 2011 MichiganBrady Hoke: 2017 TennesseeBrady Hoke: 2020 San Diego State
2003Actual season year • SRS range -21.0 to 15.82023

Active comparison point

Brady Hoke2011

Selected

2011 Michigan

Best seasonNew stop: Michigan

11-2 • SRS 15.8 • SP Overall 20.0

Win %

84.6%

YoY SRS

+9.2

SP Off / Def

39.3 / 18.8

Finish

#12

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

San Diego State

2009-20236 seasons

Avg SRS -2.3 • Win % 55.6%

Tennessee

2017-20171 seasons

Avg SRS -7.3 • Win % 0.0%

Michigan

2011-20144 seasons

Avg SRS 9.0 • Win % 60.8%

Ball State

2003-20086 seasons

Avg SRS -8.0 • Win % 47.2%

Longest Tenure

San Diego State • 6 seasons

Best Tenure

Michigan • 9.0 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Michigan • 60.8%

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.

Brady Hoke sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Brady Hoke sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Brady Hoke

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 0.6

59th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

San Diego State

2009-202340-32

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

Avg SRS -2.3Win % 55.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.7 during vs 3.6 baseline

+3.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-2.3 during vs -8.6 baseline

+6.3

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-0.5 during vs -10.0 baseline

+9.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

16.7% during vs 0.0% baseline

+16.7%

Tennessee

2017-20170-2

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

Avg SRS -7.3Win % 0.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

0.0 during vs 6.5 baseline

-6.5

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-7.3 during vs 9.1 baseline

-16.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

1.2 during vs 13.6 baseline

-12.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline

-40.0%

Michigan

2011-201431-20

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

Avg SRS 9.0Win % 60.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.8 during vs 7.0 baseline

+0.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

9.0 during vs 4.3 baseline

+4.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

14.9 during vs 10.7 baseline

+4.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

50.0% during vs 40.0% baseline

+10.0%

Ball State

2003-200834-38

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

Avg SRS -8.0Win % 47.2%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.7 during vs 3.4 baseline

+2.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-8.0 during vs -15.8 baseline

+7.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-8.0 during vs -16.1 baseline

+8.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Michigan 2011

11-2SRS 15.8

Biggest Improvement

San Diego State 2010

9-418.3 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Michigan 2011

11-2SP Off 39.3

Best Defensive Season

San Diego State 2020

4-4SP Def 15.0

Setbacks

Worst Season

Ball State 2004

2-9SRS -21.0

Biggest Drop

San Diego State 2009

4-8-15.9 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

San Diego State20231248033.3%-9.8-10.319.430.2-2.9-20.5%
San Diego State20221376053.8%-6.9-4.415.121.1-12.1-31.9%
San Diego State202114122085.7%#255.28.323.717.1+2.4+35.7%
San Diego State2020844050.0%2.85.320.215.0+10.1+50.0%
Tennessee201720200.0%#25-7.31.225.825.7-8.9-41.7%
Michigan20141257041.7%1.68.227.019.0-6.0-12.2%
Michigan20131376053.8%#177.611.131.220.2-3.4-7.7%
Michigan20121385061.5%#8#2411.020.536.216.6-4.8-23.1%
Michigan201113112084.6%#1215.820.039.318.8+9.2+15.4%
San Diego State20101394069.2%6.68.934.325.5+18.3+35.9%
San Diego State20091248033.3%-11.7-11.019.528.7-15.9-59.0%
Ball State200813121092.3%4.214.338.926.1+7.1+38.5%
Ball State20071376053.8%-2.9-4.629.033.6+1.4+12.2%
Ball State20061257041.7%-4.3-7.522.632.0+6.7+5.3%
Ball State20051147036.4%-11.0-18.516.334.8+10.0+18.2%
Ball State20041129018.2%-21.0-18.726.841.6-8.0-15.2%
Ball State20031248033.3%-13.0-13.028.838.3

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