1967-1972 • Mississippi State
One defining stop at Mississippi State.
Charles Shira coached 6 seasons, won 27.0%, and posted an average SRS of -0.6. Best season: 1970 Mississippi State. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
16-45-2
Career Win %
27.0%
Seasons
6
Career Span
6 years
Average SRS
-0.6
Peak SRS
4.7
Best Finish
—
Consistency
88.2
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
6-5 • SRS 4.7 • SP Overall 5.1
Win %
54.5%
YoY SRS
+6.9
SP Off / Def
25.9 / 21.8
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
1967-1972 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS -0.6 • Win % 27.0%
Longest Tenure
Mississippi State • 6 seasons
Best Tenure
Mississippi State • -0.6 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Mississippi State • 27.0%
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.
Charles Shira sets the reference point in overall strength.
Charles Shira sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Charles Shira
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 3.1
67th pct
Above average
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1967-1972 • 16-45-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
2.7 during vs 4.0 baseline
-1.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-0.6 during vs 8.3 baseline
-8.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
3.1 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Mississippi State 1970
6-5 • SRS 4.7
Biggest Improvement
Mississippi State 1970
6-5 • 6.9 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Mississippi State 1972
4-7 • SP Off 26.6
Best Defensive Season
Mississippi State 1970
6-5 • SP Def 21.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
Mississippi State 1967
1-9 • SRS -4.4
Biggest Drop
Mississippi State 1971
2-9 • -7.6 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Mississippi State | 1972 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 3.9 | 5.4 | 26.6 | 22.1 | +6.8 | +18.2% |
| Mississippi State | 1971 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -2.9 | -1.2 | 23.7 | 25.0 | -7.6 | -36.4% |
| Mississippi State | 1970 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 4.7 | 5.1 | 25.9 | 21.8 | +6.9 | +24.6% |
| Mississippi State | 1969 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | — | — | -2.2 | — | — | — | +0.5 | +20.0% |
| Mississippi State | 1968 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10.0% | — | — | -2.7 | — | — | — | +1.7 | 0.0% |
| Mississippi State | 1967 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10.0% | — | — | -4.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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