1974-1977 • Virginia Tech
One defining stop at Virginia Tech.
Jimmy Sharpe coached 4 seasons, won 48.9%, and posted an average SRS of 3.2. Best season: 1976 Virginia Tech. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
21-22-1
Career Win %
48.9%
Seasons
4
Career Span
4 years
Average SRS
3.2
Peak SRS
6.4
Best Finish
—
Consistency
96.8
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
6-5 • SRS 6.4 • SP Overall 7.8
Win %
54.5%
YoY SRS
+4.7
SP Off / Def
25.2 / 18.1
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.
Virginia Tech
1974-1977 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 3.2 • Win % 48.9%
Longest Tenure
Virginia Tech • 4 seasons
Best Tenure
Virginia Tech • 3.2 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Virginia Tech • 48.9%
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.
Jimmy Sharpe sets the reference point in overall strength.
Jimmy Sharpe sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jimmy Sharpe
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 0.5
59th pct
Above average
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1974-1977 • 21-22-1
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 4.2 baseline
+1.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
3.2 during vs -2.1 baseline
+5.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
0.5 during vs -4.5 baseline
+5.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Virginia Tech 1976
6-5 • SRS 6.4
Biggest Improvement
Virginia Tech 1976
6-5 • 4.7 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Virginia Tech 1974
4-7 • SP Off 29.8
Best Defensive Season
Virginia Tech 1976
6-5 • SP Def 18.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
Virginia Tech 1977
3-7-1 • SRS 1.6
Biggest Drop
Virginia Tech 1977
3-7-1 • -4.8 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Virginia Tech | 1977 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31.8% | — | — | 1.6 | -1.7 | 19.9 | 21.6 | -4.8 | -22.7% |
| Virginia Tech | 1976 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 6.4 | 7.8 | 25.2 | 18.1 | +4.7 | -18.2% |
| Virginia Tech | 1975 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | 1.7 | -3.5 | 19.3 | 22.8 | -1.3 | +36.4% |
| Virginia Tech | 1974 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 3.0 | -0.7 | 29.8 | 30.9 | — | — |
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