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Rockey Felker

1986-1990Mississippi State

One defining stop at Mississippi State.

Rockey Felker coached 5 seasons, won 38.2%, and posted an average SRS of -2.6. Best season: 1989 Mississippi State. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

21-34

Career Win %

38.2%

Seasons

5

Career Span

5 years

Average SRS

-2.6

Peak SRS

4.5

Best Finish

Consistency

77.4

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Rockey Felker
EliteStrongAverageLean
1986Actual season year • SRS range -10.3 to 4.51990

Active comparison point

Rockey Felker1989

Selected

1989 Mississippi State

Best seasonBiggest improvement

5-6 • SRS 4.5 • SP Overall 1.5

Win %

45.5%

YoY SRS

+14.8

SP Off / Def

22.7 / 21.5

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

Mississippi State

1986-19905 seasons

Avg SRS -2.6 • Win % 38.2%

Longest Tenure

Mississippi State • 5 seasons

Best Tenure

Mississippi State • -2.6 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Mississippi State • 38.2%

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

Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.

Rockey Felker sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Rockey Felker sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Rockey Felker

Mixed

Raw avg SP Overall: -3.4

46th pct

Mixed

Impact by School

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Mississippi State

1986-199021-34

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

Avg SRS -2.6Win % 38.2%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.2 during vs 5.0 baseline

-0.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-2.6 during vs 6.1 baseline

-8.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-3.4 during vs 5.7 baseline

-9.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Mississippi State 1989

5-6SRS 4.5

Biggest Improvement

Mississippi State 1989

5-614.8 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Mississippi State 1986

6-5SP Off 26.2

Best Defensive Season

Mississippi State 1989

5-6SP Def 21.5

Setbacks

Worst Season

Mississippi State 1988

1-10SRS -10.3

Biggest Drop

Mississippi State 1988

1-10-8.3 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Mississippi State19901156045.5%-2.21.224.924.0-6.70.0%
Mississippi State19891156045.5%4.51.522.721.5+14.8+36.4%
Mississippi State19881111009.1%-10.3-15.820.634.8-8.3-27.3%
Mississippi State19871147036.4%-2.0-2.823.225.7+1.1-18.2%
Mississippi State19861165054.5%-3.1-1.226.227.4

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