2000-2022 • Mississippi State, Texas Tech, Washington State
3 schools coached, anchored by Texas Tech.
Mike Leach coached 21 seasons, won 59.6%, and posted an average SRS of 8.8. Best season: 2008 Texas Tech. The profile was offense-first with a mostly steady profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
158-107
Career Win %
59.6%
Seasons
21
Career Span
23 years
Average SRS
8.8
Peak SRS
20.3
Best Finish
#12
Consistency
56.7
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
11-2 • SRS 20.3 • SP Overall 23.0
Win %
84.6%
YoY SRS
+9.5
SP Off / Def
49.8 / 25.5
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.
Mississippi State
2020-2022 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 7.9 • Win % 52.8%
Washington State
2012-2019 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS 5.8 • Win % 53.9%
Texas Tech
2000-2009 • 10 seasons
Avg SRS 11.4 • Win % 66.1%
Longest Tenure
Texas Tech • 10 seasons
Best Tenure
Texas Tech • 11.4 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Texas Tech • 66.1%
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.
Mike Leach sets the reference point in overall strength.
Mike Leach sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mike Leach
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.1
89th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2020-2022 • 19-17
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 6.7 baseline
-0.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
7.9 during vs 11.6 baseline
-3.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.2 during vs 12.6 baseline
-4.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
33.3% during vs 20.0% baseline
+13.3%
2012-2019 • 55-47
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.9 during vs 2.8 baseline
+4.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
5.8 during vs -9.8 baseline
+15.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
5.4 during vs -9.1 baseline
+14.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
2000-2009 • 84-43
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.4 during vs 7.0 baseline
+1.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
11.4 during vs 5.5 baseline
+5.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
18.6 during vs 6.6 baseline
+12.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
50.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+30.0%
High Points
Best Season
Texas Tech 2008
11-2 • SRS 20.3
Biggest Improvement
Washington State 2013
6-7 • 14.3 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Texas Tech 2003
8-5 • SP Off 50.0
Best Defensive Season
Texas Tech 2009
8-4 • SP Def 14.4
Setbacks
Worst Season
Washington State 2012
3-9 • SRS -7.9
Biggest Drop
Washington State 2012
3-9 • -21.9 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Mississippi State | 2022 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #20 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 35.1 | 19.9 | +4.2 | +12.8% |
| Mississippi State | 2021 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 8.9 | 10.5 | 34.6 | 22.0 | +7.3 | +17.5% |
| Mississippi State | 2020 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 1.6 | -1.4 | 25.4 | 26.9 | -5.1 | -9.8% |
| Washington State | 2019 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.2% | #23 | — | 6.7 | 11.1 | 41.7 | 33.1 | -6.2 | -38.5% |
| Washington State | 2018 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | — | — | 12.9 | 11.3 | 38.8 | 27.3 | +6.3 | +15.4% |
| Washington State | 2017 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | #24 | — | 6.6 | 8.6 | 30.9 | 22.1 | -8.9 | +7.7% |
| Washington State | 2016 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 15.5 | 6.2 | 36.2 | 27.8 | +7.5 | -7.7% |
| Washington State | 2015 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 8.0 | 4.2 | 35.8 | 29.4 | +9.9 | +44.2% |
| Washington State | 2014 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -1.9 | -1.7 | 33.0 | 32.8 | -8.3 | -21.1% |
| Washington State | 2013 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.2% | — | — | 6.4 | 8.2 | 33.6 | 26.3 | +14.3 | +21.1% |
| Washington State | 2012 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -7.9 | -4.4 | 24.4 | 29.0 | -21.9 | -41.7% |
| Texas Tech | 2009 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #21 | 14.0 | 24.6 | 38.5 | 14.4 | -6.3 | -17.9% |
| Texas Tech | 2008 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #12 | #12 | 20.3 | 23.0 | 49.8 | 25.5 | +9.5 | +15.4% |
| Texas Tech | 2007 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | #22 | 10.8 | 24.9 | 47.0 | 21.7 | +5.1 | +7.7% |
| Texas Tech | 2006 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #25 | — | 5.7 | 17.9 | 37.2 | 19.9 | -9.3 | -13.5% |
| Texas Tech | 2005 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #21 | #20 | 15.0 | 25.4 | 40.8 | 15.4 | +0.2 | +8.3% |
| Texas Tech | 2004 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #18 | 14.8 | 19.5 | 45.2 | 30.0 | +6.6 | +5.1% |
| Texas Tech | 2003 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 8.2 | 11.9 | 50.0 | 40.4 | -2.8 | -2.8% |
| Texas Tech | 2002 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 64.3% | — | — | 11.0 | 16.1 | 47.7 | 35.4 | +1.5 | +5.9% |
| Texas Tech | 2001 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 9.5 | 14.7 | 40.5 | 28.4 | +4.6 | +4.5% |
| Texas Tech | 2000 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 4.9 | 7.9 | 31.9 | 25.4 | — | — |
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