1998-2019 • New Mexico, San Diego State
2 schools coached, anchored by New Mexico.
Rocky Long coached 20 seasons, won 57.7%, and posted an average SRS of -1.7. Best season: 2015 San Diego State. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
146-107
Career Win %
57.7%
Seasons
20
Career Span
22 years
Average SRS
-1.7
Peak SRS
6.2
Best Finish
#25
Consistency
64.5
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
11-3 • SRS 6.2 • SP Overall 8.0
Win %
78.6%
YoY SRS
+10.7
SP Off / Def
28.6 / 22.6
Finish
Unranked
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.
San Diego State
2011-2019 • 9 seasons
Avg SRS 0.4 • Win % 68.1%
New Mexico
1998-2008 • 11 seasons
Avg SRS -3.5 • Win % 48.5%
Longest Tenure
New Mexico • 11 seasons
Best Tenure
San Diego State • 0.4 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
San Diego State • 68.1%
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.
Rocky Long sets the reference point in overall strength.
Rocky Long sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Rocky Long
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 0.8
60th pct
Above average
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2011-2019 • 81-38
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.0 during vs 4.4 baseline
+4.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
0.4 during vs -9.0 baseline
+9.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
3.2 during vs -9.2 baseline
+12.4
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
11.1% during vs 0.0% baseline
+11.1%
1998-2008 • 65-69
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.9 during vs 6.0 baseline
-0.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-3.5 during vs -1.7 baseline
-1.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-1.2 during vs 0.3 baseline
-1.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
San Diego State 2015
11-3 • SRS 6.2
Biggest Improvement
San Diego State 2015
11-3 • 10.7 SRS
Best Offensive Season
New Mexico 2003
8-5 • SP Off 34.2
Best Defensive Season
San Diego State 2019
10-3 • SP Def 16.6
Setbacks
Worst Season
New Mexico 1998
3-9 • SRS -18.5
Biggest Drop
San Diego State 2013
8-5 • -9.3 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| San Diego State | 2019 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | — | — | 1.7 | 2.0 | 16.6 | 16.6 | +6.5 | +23.1% |
| San Diego State | 2018 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | -4.8 | 6.0 | 25.6 | 21.0 | -7.9 | -23.1% |
| San Diego State | 2017 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | — | — | 3.1 | 4.5 | 28.5 | 24.8 | -2.3 | -1.7% |
| San Diego State | 2016 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.6% | — | #25 | 5.4 | 11.4 | 32.0 | 22.5 | -0.8 | 0.0% |
| San Diego State | 2015 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.6% | — | — | 6.2 | 8.0 | 28.6 | 22.6 | +10.7 | +24.7% |
| San Diego State | 2014 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | -4.5 | 1.0 | 25.1 | 24.6 | +0.8 | -7.7% |
| San Diego State | 2013 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | -5.3 | -4.8 | 26.9 | 29.9 | -9.3 | -7.7% |
| San Diego State | 2012 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 4.0 | 2.4 | 29.3 | 26.1 | +5.9 | +7.7% |
| San Diego State | 2011 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | -1.9 | -1.5 | 29.9 | 30.2 | +2.6 | +28.2% |
| New Mexico | 2008 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -4.5 | -2.0 | 18.2 | 20.2 | -2.2 | -35.9% |
| New Mexico | 2007 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | -2.3 | 4.4 | 22.5 | 19.4 | +0.1 | +23.1% |
| New Mexico | 2006 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.2% | — | — | -2.4 | -0.5 | 19.8 | 21.5 | +1.5 | -8.4% |
| New Mexico | 2005 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -3.9 | 0.2 | 28.0 | 27.8 | -9.2 | -3.8% |
| New Mexico | 2004 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 5.3 | 5.4 | 25.6 | 21.0 | +1.2 | -3.2% |
| New Mexico | 2003 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 4.1 | 8.6 | 34.2 | 27.4 | +7.4 | +11.5% |
| New Mexico | 2002 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -3.3 | -4.4 | 28.1 | 32.4 | -0.8 | -4.5% |
| New Mexico | 2001 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -2.5 | -3.8 | 28.8 | 32.5 | -1.6 | +12.9% |
| New Mexico | 2000 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -0.9 | 2.1 | 23.5 | 21.8 | +8.9 | +5.3% |
| New Mexico | 1999 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -9.8 | -5.6 | 26.8 | 32.3 | +8.7 | +11.4% |
| New Mexico | 1998 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -18.5 | -17.7 | 26.8 | 41.0 | — | — |
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