Longevity CoachDefense-First

Ron Dowhower

1979-1996 • Stanford, Vanderbilt

2 schools coached, anchored by Vanderbilt.

Ron Dowhower coached 3 seasons, won 28.8%, and posted an average SRS of -2.7. Best season: 1979 Stanford. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

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Career Record

9-23-1

Career Win %

28.8%

Seasons

Career Span

18 years

Average SRS

-2.7

Peak SRS

6.7

Best Finish

—

Consistency

49.5

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.

Ron Dowhower

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Ron Dowhower: 1995 Vanderbilt

1979Actual season year • SRS range -8.5 to 6.71996

Active comparison point

Ron Dowhower • 1979

Selected

1979 Stanford

Best season

5-5-1 • SRS 6.7 • SP Overall 4.4

Win %

50.0%

YoY SRS

—

SP Off / Def

29.3 / 26.3

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

Vanderbilt

1995-1996 • 2 seasons

Avg SRS -7.5 • Win % 18.2%

Stanford

1979-1979 • 1 seasons

Avg SRS 6.7 • Win % 50.0%

Longest Tenure

Vanderbilt • 2 seasons

Best Tenure

Stanford • 6.7 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Stanford • 50.0%

Style and Strength Profile

Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.

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Overall Strength

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Ron Dowhower sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

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Ron Dowhower sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Ron Dowhower

Mixed

Raw avg SP Overall: -3.4

46th pct

Mixed

Impact by School

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

Vanderbilt

1995-1996 • 4-18

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

Avg SRS -7.5Win % 18.2%

Avg wins

Higher is better

2.0 during vs 3.8 baseline

-1.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-7.5 during vs -6.5 baseline

-1.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-7.3 during vs -7.3 baseline

-0.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Stanford

1979-1979 • 5-5-1

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

Avg SRS 6.7Win % 50.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.0 during vs 6.8 baseline

-1.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

6.7 during vs 8.8 baseline

-2.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

4.4 during vs 10.2 baseline

-5.8

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline

-40.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Stanford 1979

5-5-1 • SRS 6.7

Biggest Improvement

Vanderbilt 1996

2-9 • 2.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Stanford 1979

5-5-1 • SP Off 29.3

Best Defensive Season

Vanderbilt 1996

2-9 • SP Def 21.8

Setbacks

Worst Season

Vanderbilt 1995

2-9 • SRS -8.5

Biggest Drop

Vanderbilt 1995

2-9 • -15.2 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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


Vanderbilt	1996	11	2	9	0	18.2%	—	—	-6.4	-6.2	16.0	21.8	+2.1	0.0%
Vanderbilt	1995	11	2	9	0	18.2%	—	—	-8.5	-8.5	17.9	25.8	-15.2	-31.8%
Stanford	1979	11	5	5	1	50.0%	#13	—	6.7	4.4	29.3	26.3	—	—