1975-1985 • Ball State, Wisconsin
2 schools coached, anchored by Wisconsin.
Dave McClain coached 11 seasons, won 59.3%, and posted an average SRS of 2.8. Best season: 1983 Wisconsin. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
72-49-3
Career Win %
59.3%
Seasons
11
Career Span
11 years
Average SRS
2.8
Peak SRS
9.2
Best Finish
—
Consistency
90.9
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
7-4 • SRS 9.2 • SP Overall 11.0
Win %
63.6%
YoY SRS
+2.2
SP Off / Def
38.2 / 29.2
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.
Wisconsin
1978-1985 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS 3.1 • Win % 52.2%
Ball State
1975-1977 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 1.8 • Win % 78.8%
Longest Tenure
Wisconsin • 8 seasons
Best Tenure
Wisconsin • 3.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Ball State • 78.8%
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.
Dave McClain sets the reference point in overall strength.
Dave McClain sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dave McClain
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 4.6
71th pct
Strong
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1978-1985 • 46-42-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.8 during vs 5.0 baseline
+0.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
3.1 during vs 5.6 baseline
-2.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
2.1 during vs -1.0 baseline
+3.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1975-1977 • 26-7
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
High Points
Best Season
Wisconsin 1983
7-4 • SRS 9.2
Biggest Improvement
Wisconsin 1981
7-5 • 4.6 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Wisconsin 1983
7-4 • SP Off 38.2
Best Defensive Season
Ball State 1975
9-2 • SP Def 15.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
Wisconsin 1985
5-6 • SRS -0.8
Biggest Drop
Wisconsin 1985
5-6 • -5.3 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Wisconsin | 1985 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -0.8 | 0.8 | 27.8 | 27.4 | -5.3 | -17.1% |
| Wisconsin | 1984 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 62.5% | — | — | 4.5 | 6.2 | 25.1 | 19.6 | -4.7 | -1.1% |
| Wisconsin | 1983 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 9.2 | 11.0 | 38.2 | 29.2 | +2.2 | +5.3% |
| Wisconsin | 1982 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 7.0 | 7.6 | 30.4 | 24.3 | +2.4 | 0.0% |
| Wisconsin | 1981 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 4.6 | 4.8 | 26.6 | 22.8 | +4.6 | +22.0% |
| Wisconsin | 1980 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 0.0 | -1.7 | 17.8 | 19.4 | -0.3 | 0.0% |
| Wisconsin | 1979 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 0.3 | -4.5 | 27.0 | 31.4 | +0.3 | -18.2% |
| Wisconsin | 1978 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 54.5% | — | — | 0.0 | -7.4 | 24.5 | 31.6 | -3.2 | -27.3% |
| Ball State | 1977 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | — | 3.2 | 10.7 | 33.2 | 24.1 | +3.6 | +9.1% |
| Ball State | 1976 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | -0.4 | 7.6 | 25.9 | 19.2 | -3.0 | -9.1% |
| Ball State | 1975 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | — | 2.6 | 15.7 | 29.9 | 15.1 | — | — |
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