2004-2008 • Mississippi State
One defining stop at Mississippi State.
Sylvester Croom coached 5 seasons, won 35.6%, and posted an average SRS of -4.8. Best season: 2007 Mississippi State. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
21-38
Career Win %
35.6%
Seasons
5
Career Span
5 years
Average SRS
-4.8
Peak SRS
4.7
Best Finish
—
Consistency
72.9
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
8-5 • SRS 4.7 • SP Overall 2.0
Win %
61.5%
YoY SRS
+9.1
SP Off / Def
20.2 / 17.8
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.
Mississippi State
2004-2008 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -4.8 • Win % 35.6%
Longest Tenure
Mississippi State • 5 seasons
Best Tenure
Mississippi State • -4.8 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Mississippi State • 35.6%
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.
Sylvester Croom sets the reference point in overall strength.
Sylvester Croom sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Sylvester Croom
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -5.2
41th pct
Mixed
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2004-2008 • 21-38
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.2 during vs 5.2 baseline
-1.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-4.8 during vs -0.3 baseline
-4.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-5.2 during vs 1.5 baseline
-6.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
-40.0%
High Points
Best Season
Mississippi State 2007
8-5 • SRS 4.7
Biggest Improvement
Mississippi State 2007
8-5 • 9.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Mississippi State 2004
3-8 • SP Off 23.8
Best Defensive Season
Mississippi State 2007
8-5 • SP Def 17.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
Mississippi State 2005
3-8 • SRS -10.4
Biggest Drop
Mississippi State 2008
4-8 • -12.7 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Mississippi State | 2008 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -8.0 | -8.8 | 16.5 | 22.5 | -12.7 | -28.2% |
| Mississippi State | 2007 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 4.7 | 2.0 | 20.2 | 17.8 | +9.1 | +36.5% |
| Mississippi State | 2006 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -4.4 | -6.7 | 16.5 | 21.7 | +6.0 | -2.3% |
| Mississippi State | 2005 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -10.4 | -7.0 | 16.7 | 23.7 | -4.6 | 0.0% |
| Mississippi State | 2004 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -5.8 | -5.7 | 23.8 | 29.5 | — | — |
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