1973-1988 • Bowling Green, Michigan State, San Diego State
3 schools coached, anchored by Bowling Green.
Dennis Stolz coached 15 seasons, won 54.1%, and posted an average SRS of -2.6. Best season: 1974 Michigan State. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
91-77-2
Career Win %
54.1%
Seasons
15
Career Span
16 years
Average SRS
-2.6
Peak SRS
14.1
Best Finish
#12
Consistency
30.2
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
7-3-1 • SRS 14.1 • SP Overall 14.1
Win %
68.2%
YoY SRS
+5.3
SP Off / Def
32.2 / 18.9
Finish
#12
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
1986-1988 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS -5.9 • Win % 45.7%
Bowling Green
1977-1985 • 9 seasons
Avg SRS -6.1 • Win % 55.4%
Michigan State
1973-1975 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 11.3 • Win % 59.1%
Longest Tenure
Bowling Green • 9 seasons
Best Tenure
Michigan State • 11.3 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Michigan State • 59.1%
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.
Dennis Stolz sets the reference point in overall strength.
Dennis Stolz sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dennis Stolz
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 3.2
68th pct
Above average
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1986-1988 • 16-19
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.3 during vs 4.8 baseline
+0.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-5.9 during vs -0.5 baseline
-5.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-3.1 during vs 3.0 baseline
-6.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1977-1985 • 56-45-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.2 during vs 6.6 baseline
-0.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-6.1 during vs -0.8 baseline
-5.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
2.7 during vs 9.3 baseline
-6.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1973-1975 • 19-13-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.3 during vs 4.8 baseline
+1.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
11.3 during vs 11.0 baseline
+0.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
10.9 during vs 8.1 baseline
+2.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
33.3% during vs 0.0% baseline
+33.3%
High Points
Best Season
Michigan State 1974
7-3-1 • SRS 14.1
Biggest Improvement
Michigan State 1974
7-3-1 • 5.3 SRS
Best Offensive Season
San Diego State 1987
5-7 • SP Off 38.2
Best Defensive Season
Michigan State 1973
5-6 • SP Def 11.6
Setbacks
Worst Season
Bowling Green 1978
4-7 • SRS -12.5
Biggest Drop
Bowling Green 1977
5-7 • -19.7 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| San Diego State | 1988 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -10.9 | -11.6 | 28.1 | 36.9 | -2.3 | -14.4% |
| San Diego State | 1987 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -8.6 | -4.7 | 38.2 | 40.7 | -10.5 | -25.0% |
| San Diego State | 1986 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 1.9 | 7.1 | 32.0 | 26.6 | +0.4 | -25.0% |
| Bowling Green | 1985 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | — | — | 1.5 | 13.7 | 35.4 | 23.2 | +2.3 | +18.9% |
| Bowling Green | 1984 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | -0.8 | 11.2 | 31.9 | 22.0 | +4.3 | 0.0% |
| Bowling Green | 1983 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | -5.1 | 5.7 | 30.9 | 26.9 | +1.3 | +14.4% |
| Bowling Green | 1982 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | -6.4 | 7.8 | 26.8 | 19.6 | -0.3 | +8.3% |
| Bowling Green | 1981 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | -6.1 | -0.9 | 14.3 | 15.1 | +2.7 | +13.6% |
| Bowling Green | 1980 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -8.8 | -2.1 | 19.0 | 21.1 | -0.8 | 0.0% |
| Bowling Green | 1979 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -8.0 | -5.1 | 23.2 | 28.0 | +4.5 | 0.0% |
| Bowling Green | 1978 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -12.5 | -3.5 | 28.7 | 32.1 | -3.8 | -5.3% |
| Bowling Green | 1977 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -8.7 | -2.7 | 29.3 | 32.3 | -19.7 | -22.0% |
| Michigan State | 1975 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | #12 | — | 11.0 | 12.8 | 27.4 | 14.6 | -3.1 | -4.5% |
| Michigan State | 1974 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 68.2% | — | #12 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 32.2 | 18.9 | +5.3 | +22.7% |
| Michigan State | 1973 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 8.8 | 5.7 | 16.5 | 11.6 | — | — |
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