1965-1978 • Army, Davidson, Pacific
3 schools coached, anchored by Army.
Homer Smith coached 12 seasons, won 42.8%, and posted an average SRS of -12.8. Best season: 1977 Army. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
53-71-1
Career Win %
42.8%
Seasons
12
Career Span
14 years
Average SRS
-12.8
Peak SRS
2.7
Best Finish
—
Consistency
23.5
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
7-4 • SRS 2.7 • SP Overall 4.0
Win %
63.6%
YoY SRS
+9.5
SP Off / Def
31.4 / 28.7
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.
Army
1974-1978 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -7.6 • Win % 39.1%
Pacific
1970-1971 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS -6.7 • Win % 36.4%
Davidson
1965-1969 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -20.4 • Win % 50.0%
Longest Tenure
Army • 5 seasons
Best Tenure
Pacific • -6.7 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Davidson • 50.0%
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.
Homer Smith sets the reference point in overall strength.
Homer Smith sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Homer Smith
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -10.5
27th pct
Lower end
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1974-1978 • 21-33-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.2 during vs 3.4 baseline
+0.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-7.6 during vs -5.8 baseline
-1.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-12.9 during vs -9.8 baseline
-3.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1970-1971 • 8-14
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (4 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.0 during vs 5.3 baseline
-1.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-6.7 during vs -4.2 baseline
-2.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-4.5 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1965-1969 • 24-24
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
High Points
Best Season
Army 1977
7-4 • SRS 2.7
Biggest Improvement
Army 1976
5-6 • 9.8 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Army 1977
7-4 • SP Off 31.4
Best Defensive Season
Pacific 1971
3-8 • SP Def 22.0
Setbacks
Worst Season
Davidson 1966
4-5 • SRS -30.9
Biggest Drop
Davidson 1966
4-5 • -12.1 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Army | 1978 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 40.9% | — | — | -7.8 | -16.3 | 16.3 | 32.3 | -10.5 | -22.7% |
| Army | 1977 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 2.7 | 4.0 | 31.4 | 28.7 | +9.5 | +18.2% |
| Army | 1976 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -6.8 | -14.3 | 20.8 | 33.5 | +9.8 | +27.3% |
| Army | 1975 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -16.6 | -22.5 | 14.5 | 35.1 | -6.9 | -9.1% |
| Army | 1974 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -9.7 | -15.3 | 19.9 | 33.7 | -3.2 | 0.0% |
| Pacific | 1971 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -6.5 | -5.1 | 16.8 | 22.0 | +0.3 | -18.2% |
| Pacific | 1970 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -6.8 | -4.0 | 18.6 | 22.7 | +3.6 | -18.2% |
| Davidson | 1969 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | -10.4 | — | — | — | +8.2 | +30.3% |
| Davidson | 1968 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -18.6 | — | — | — | +4.9 | -11.1% |
| Davidson | 1967 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | — | — | -23.5 | — | — | — | +7.4 | 0.0% |
| Davidson | 1966 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | — | — | -30.9 | — | — | — | -12.1 | -15.6% |
| Davidson | 1965 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | -18.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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