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Red Blaik

1934-1958Army, Dartmouth

2 schools coached, anchored by Army.

Red Blaik coached 25 seasons, won 75.9%, and posted an average SRS of 13.3. Best season: 1945 Army. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

166-48-14

Career Win %

75.9%

Seasons

25

Career Span

25 years

Average SRS

13.3

Peak SRS

44.1

Best Finish

#1

Consistency

6.1

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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.

Red Blaik
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Red Blaik: 1941 Army
1934Actual season year • SRS range -7.2 to 44.11958

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Red Blaik1945

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1945 Army

Best season

9-0 • SRS 44.1 • SP Overall

Win %

100.0%

YoY SRS

+12.6

SP Off / Def

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Finish

#1

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

Army

1941-195818 seasons

Avg SRS 15.3 • Win % 76.8%

Dartmouth

1934-19407 seasons

Avg SRS 8.0 • Win % 73.4%

Longest Tenure

Army • 18 seasons

Best Tenure

Army • 15.3 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Army • 76.8%

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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Not enough data to compare.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Not enough data to compare.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Red Blaik

Insufficient sample

Raw avg SP Overall:

Insufficient sample

Impact by School

See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.

Army

1941-1958121-33-10

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

Avg SRS 15.3Win % 76.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.7 during vs 5.0 baseline

+1.7

Avg SRS

Higher is better

15.3 during vs 4.0 baseline

+11.3

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

72.2% during vs 0.0% baseline

+72.2%

Dartmouth

1934-194045-15-4

Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.

Avg SRS 8.0Win % 73.4%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Army 1945

9-0SRS 44.1

Biggest Improvement

Army 1944

9-019.9 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Unavailable

Best Defensive Season

Unavailable

Setbacks

Worst Season

Army 1951

2-7SRS -7.2

Biggest Drop

Army 1951

2-7-25.5 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Army1958980194.4%#9#321.4+8.2+16.7%
Army1957972077.8%#1813.2+8.3+16.7%
Army1956953161.1%#114.9-1.1-5.6%
Army1955963066.7%#7#206.0-6.5-11.1%
Army1954972077.8%#13#712.5+5.0-5.6%
Army1953971183.3%#147.5+1.6+33.3%
Army1952944150.0%5.9+13.1+27.8%
Army1951927022.2%-7.2-25.5-66.7%
Army1950981088.9%#2#218.3-1.7-11.1%
Army19499900100.0%#420.0-0.9+5.6%
Army1948980194.4%#620.9+2.6+27.8%
Army1947952266.7%#1118.3-12.9-28.3%
Army19461090195.0%#231.2-12.9-5.0%
Army19459900100.0%#144.1+12.60.0%
Army19449900100.0%#131.5+19.9+25.0%
Army19431072175.0%#1111.6+1.6+8.3%
Army1942963066.7%10.0+4.6+5.6%
Army1941953161.1%5.4+3.1+5.6%
Dartmouth1940954055.6%2.3+0.9-5.6%
Dartmouth1939953161.1%1.4-15.1-16.7%
Dartmouth1938972077.8%#2016.5-9.4-11.1%
Dartmouth1937970288.9%#725.9+16.2+5.6%
Dartmouth1936971183.3%#139.7+5.9+3.3%
Dartmouth19351082080.0%3.8+7.5+13.3%
Dartmouth1934963066.7%-3.7

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