2003-2006 • Alabama
One defining stop at Alabama.
Mike Shula coached 4 seasons, won 52.0%, and posted an average SRS of 8.3. Best season: 2005 Alabama. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
26-24
Career Win %
52.0%
Seasons
4
Career Span
4 years
Average SRS
8.3
Peak SRS
12.1
Best Finish
#0
Consistency
96.0
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
10-2 • SRS 12.1 • SP Overall 19.8
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+4.3
SP Off / Def
28.1 / 8.3
Finish
#8
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.
Alabama
2003-2006 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 8.3 • Win % 52.0%
Longest Tenure
Alabama • 4 seasons
Best Tenure
Alabama • 8.3 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Alabama • 52.0%
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 Shula sets the reference point in overall strength.
Mike Shula sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mike Shula
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 14.2
93th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2003-2006 • 26-24
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.5 during vs 7.4 baseline
-0.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
8.3 during vs 10.4 baseline
-2.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
14.2 during vs 15.8 baseline
-1.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
100.0% during vs 80.0% baseline
+20.0%
High Points
Best Season
Alabama 2005
10-2 • SRS 12.1
Biggest Improvement
Alabama 2005
10-2 • 4.3 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Alabama 2003
4-9 • SP Off 38.4
Best Defensive Season
Alabama 2005
10-2 • SP Def 8.3
Setbacks
Worst Season
Alabama 2003
4-9 • SRS 6.3
Biggest Drop
Alabama 2006
6-7 • -5.1 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Alabama | 2006 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.2% | #0 | #0 | 7.0 | 11.4 | 28.7 | 16.5 | -5.1 | -37.2% |
| Alabama | 2005 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #0 | #8 | 12.1 | 19.8 | 28.1 | 8.3 | +4.3 | +33.3% |
| Alabama | 2004 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | #0 | #0 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 27.8 | 19.2 | +1.5 | +19.2% |
| Alabama | 2003 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.8% | #0 | #0 | 6.3 | 16.2 | 38.4 | 24.0 | — | — |
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