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Phil Krueger

1973-1975Utah State

One defining stop at Utah State.

Phil Krueger coached 3 seasons, won 63.6%, and posted an average SRS of -1.4. Best season: 1974 Utah State. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

21-12

Career Win %

63.6%

Seasons

3

Career Span

3 years

Average SRS

-1.4

Peak SRS

-0.2

Best Finish

Consistency

97.9

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Phil Krueger
EliteStrongAverageLean
1973Actual season year • SRS range -3.7 to -0.21975

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Phil Krueger1974

Selected

1974 Utah State

Best seasonBiggest improvement

8-3 • SRS -0.2 • SP Overall 5.7

Win %

72.7%

YoY SRS

+0.2

SP Off / Def

23.6 / 18.7

Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

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School Tenures

Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure

Utah State

1973-19753 seasons

Avg SRS -1.4 • Win % 63.6%

Longest Tenure

Utah State • 3 seasons

Best Tenure

Utah State • -1.4 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Utah State • 63.6%

Style and Strength Profile

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.

Overall Strength

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Phil Krueger sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Phil Krueger sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Phil Krueger

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 3.2

68th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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Utah State

1973-197521-12

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -1.4Win % 63.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.0 during vs 6.2 baseline

+0.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-1.4 during vs 0.3 baseline

-1.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

3.2 during vs 3.6 baseline

-0.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Utah State 1974

8-3SRS -0.2

Biggest Improvement

Utah State 1974

8-30.2 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Utah State 1973

7-4SP Off 30.9

Best Defensive Season

Utah State 1974

8-3SP Def 18.7

Setbacks

Worst Season

Utah State 1975

6-5SRS -3.7

Biggest Drop

Utah State 1975

6-5-3.5 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.

Utah State19751165054.5%-3.7-4.220.224.7-3.5-18.2%
Utah State19741183072.7%-0.25.723.618.7+0.2+9.1%
Utah State19731174063.6%-0.48.130.924.5

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