1972-2000 • BYU
One defining stop at BYU.
LaVell Edwards coached 29 seasons, won 71.6%, and posted an average SRS of 8.5. Best season: 1979 BYU. The profile was offense-first with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
257-101-3
Career Win %
71.6%
Seasons
29
Career Span
29 years
Average SRS
8.5
Peak SRS
22.2
Best Finish
#1
Consistency
40.0
Higher = steadier
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.
Active comparison point
11-1 • SRS 22.2 • SP Overall 26.3
Win %
91.7%
YoY SRS
+11.6
SP Off / Def
44.2 / 20.3
Finish
#13
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
BYU
1972-2000 • 29 seasons
Avg SRS 8.5 • Win % 71.6%
Longest Tenure
BYU • 29 seasons
Best Tenure
BYU • 8.5 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
BYU • 71.6%
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.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
LaVell Edwards sets the reference point in overall strength.
LaVell Edwards sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
LaVell Edwards
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.2
90th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1972-2000 • 257-101-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.9 during vs 4.4 baseline
+4.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
8.5 during vs -1.2 baseline
+9.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
12.2 during vs -4.7 baseline
+16.9
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
41.4% during vs 0.0% baseline
+41.4%
High Points
Best Season
BYU 1979
11-1 • SRS 22.2
Biggest Improvement
BYU 1996
14-1 • 14.7 SRS
Best Offensive Season
BYU 1980
12-1 • SP Off 50.4
Best Defensive Season
BYU 1985
11-3 • SP Def 17.4
Setbacks
Worst Season
BYU 1972
7-4 • SRS -5.9
Biggest Drop
BYU 1997
6-5 • -18.3 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| BYU | 2000 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -0.9 | 2.4 | 30.7 | 29.5 | -7.4 | -16.7% |
| BYU | 1999 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 6.5 | 13.0 | 35.6 | 23.8 | +4.3 | +2.4% |
| BYU | 1998 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 64.3% | — | — | 2.2 | 6.6 | 32.4 | 27.8 | +5.4 | +9.7% |
| BYU | 1997 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | #19 | — | -3.2 | -0.7 | 27.8 | 28.5 | -18.3 | -38.8% |
| BYU | 1996 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 93.3% | — | #5 | 15.1 | 20.0 | 43.4 | 26.6 | +14.7 | +29.7% |
| BYU | 1995 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 0.4 | 6.5 | 34.4 | 29.9 | -6.4 | -13.3% |
| BYU | 1994 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | — | #18 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 35.9 | 28.7 | +4.9 | +26.9% |
| BYU | 1993 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | #19 | — | 1.9 | 6.4 | 44.6 | 39.7 | -6.6 | -11.5% |
| BYU | 1992 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #24 | — | 8.5 | 14.9 | 38.4 | 25.4 | -1.5 | -7.7% |
| BYU | 1991 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 69.2% | #19 | #23 | 10.0 | 18.6 | 43.0 | 28.0 | -3.7 | -7.7% |
| BYU | 1990 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #16 | #22 | 13.7 | 19.8 | 48.3 | 33.1 | +2.2 | 0.0% |
| BYU | 1989 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #19 | #22 | 11.5 | 15.7 | 46.8 | 35.1 | +4.3 | +7.7% |
| BYU | 1988 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 7.2 | 11.2 | 37.8 | 28.7 | +7.3 | 0.0% |
| BYU | 1987 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | -0.1 | 5.1 | 32.2 | 28.5 | -4.7 | +7.7% |
| BYU | 1986 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #18 | — | 4.6 | 7.5 | 28.8 | 22.4 | -12.0 | -17.0% |
| BYU | 1985 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.6% | #10 | #16 | 16.6 | 20.5 | 36.6 | 17.4 | +0.7 | -21.4% |
| BYU | 1984 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | #1 | 15.9 | 22.1 | 39.8 | 19.2 | -3.5 | +8.3% |
| BYU | 1983 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | — | #7 | 19.4 | 26.1 | 49.0 | 26.6 | +8.2 | +25.0% |
| BYU | 1982 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 11.2 | 16.6 | 37.2 | 22.7 | -3.3 | -17.9% |
| BYU | 1981 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #16 | #13 | 14.5 | 17.8 | 42.7 | 28.3 | -7.3 | -7.7% |
| BYU | 1980 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% | — | #12 | 21.8 | 28.2 | 50.4 | 27.3 | -0.4 | +0.6% |
| BYU | 1979 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | — | #13 | 22.2 | 26.3 | 44.2 | 20.3 | +11.6 | +22.4% |
| BYU | 1978 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 10.6 | 13.1 | 30.1 | 17.7 | -6.7 | -12.6% |
| BYU | 1977 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #20 | 17.3 | 12.2 | 38.8 | 28.2 | +11.7 | +6.8% |
| BYU | 1976 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 5.6 | 7.4 | 33.6 | 28.2 | +2.1 | +20.4% |
| BYU | 1975 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 3.5 | 4.4 | 27.8 | 24.7 | -2.6 | -8.0% |
| BYU | 1974 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 62.5% | — | — | 6.1 | 7.4 | 28.6 | 22.4 | +2.5 | +17.1% |
| BYU | 1973 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 3.6 | 3.7 | 33.3 | 31.3 | +9.5 | -18.2% |
| BYU | 1972 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | -5.9 | -8.0 | 23.2 | 30.2 | — | — |
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