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Ed Cavanaugh

1980-1982Army

One defining stop at Army.

Ed Cavanaugh coached 3 seasons, won 33.3%, and posted an average SRS of -9.8. Best season: 1980 Army. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

10-21-2

Career Win %

33.3%

Seasons

3

Career Span

3 years

Average SRS

-9.8

Peak SRS

-5.8

Best Finish

Consistency

91.9

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Ed Cavanaugh
EliteStrongAverageLean
1980Actual season year • SRS range -13.1 to -5.81982

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Ed Cavanaugh1980

Selected

1980 Army

Best season

3-7-1 • SRS -5.8 • SP Overall -4.7

Win %

31.8%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

25.4 / 30.0

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

Army

1980-19823 seasons

Avg SRS -9.8 • Win % 33.3%

Longest Tenure

Army • 3 seasons

Best Tenure

Army • -9.8 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Army • 33.3%

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.

Ed Cavanaugh sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Ed Cavanaugh sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Ed Cavanaugh

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -9.7

28th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Army

1980-198210-21-2

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

Avg SRS -9.8Win % 33.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.3 during vs 4.0 baseline

-0.7

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-9.8 during vs -8.1 baseline

-1.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-9.7 during vs -13.1 baseline

+3.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Army 1980

3-7-1SRS -5.8

Biggest Improvement

Army 1982

4-7-2.5 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Army 1980

3-7-1SP Off 25.4

Best Defensive Season

Army 1981

3-7-1SP Def 20.6

Setbacks

Worst Season

Army 1982

4-7SRS -13.1

Biggest Drop

Army 1981

3-7-1-4.8 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Army19821147036.4%-13.1-18.114.932.6-2.5+4.5%
Army19811137131.8%-10.6-6.214.920.6-4.80.0%
Army19801137131.8%-5.8-4.725.430.0

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