Longevity CoachDefense-First

Bob Blackman

1953-1981 • Cornell, Dartmouth, Denver, Illinois

4 schools coached, anchored by Dartmouth.

Bob Blackman coached 29 seasons, won 60.5%, and posted an average SRS of -6.1. Best season: 1970 Dartmouth. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.

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Career Record

164-106-7

Career Win %

60.5%

Seasons

Career Span

29 years

Average SRS

-6.1

Peak SRS

10.5

Best Finish

#14

Consistency

15.5

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.

Bob Blackman

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Bob Blackman: 1955 DartmouthBob Blackman: 1971 IllinoisBob Blackman: 1977 Cornell

1953Actual season year • SRS range -27.5 to 10.51981

Active comparison point

Bob Blackman • 1970

Selected

1970 Dartmouth

Best seasonBiggest improvement

9-0 • SRS 10.5 • SP Overall 28.8

Win %

100.0%

YoY SRS

+16.6

SP Off / Def

38.8 / 10.0

Finish

#14

Comparison context

Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.

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

Cornell

1977-1981 • 5 seasons

Avg SRS -16.4 • Win % 41.5%

Illinois

1971-1976 • 6 seasons

Avg SRS 5.8 • Win % 44.7%

Dartmouth

1955-1970 • 16 seasons

Avg SRS -7.0 • Win % 73.3%

Denver

1953-1954 • 2 seasons

Avg SRS -8.6 • Win % 65.0%

Longest Tenure

Dartmouth • 16 seasons

Best Tenure

Illinois • 5.8 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Dartmouth • 73.3%

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.

Bob Blackman sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Bob Blackman sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Bob Blackman

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 1.1

61th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

Cornell

1977-1981 • 19-27-1

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

Avg SRS -16.4Win % 41.5%

No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Illinois

1971-1976 • 29-36-1

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

Avg SRS 5.8Win % 44.7%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.8 during vs 2.4 baseline

+2.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

5.8 during vs -3.6 baseline

+9.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

2.5 during vs -8.5 baseline

+11.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Dartmouth

1955-1970 • 104-37-3

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

Avg SRS -7.0Win % 73.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.5 during vs 2.8 baseline

+3.7

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-7.0 during vs -7.4 baseline

+0.3

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

28.8 during vs — baseline

—

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

6.3% during vs 0.0% baseline

+6.3%

Denver

1953-1954 • 12-6-2

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

Avg SRS -8.6Win % 65.0%

No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Dartmouth 1970

9-0 • SRS 10.5

Biggest Improvement

Dartmouth 1970

9-0 • 16.6 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Dartmouth 1970

9-0 • SP Off 38.8

Best Defensive Season

Dartmouth 1970

9-0 • SP Def 10.0

Setbacks

Worst Season

Cornell 1981

3-7 • SRS -27.5

Biggest Drop

Cornell 1977

1-8 • -24.3 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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


Cornell	1981	10	3	7	0	30.0%	—	—	-27.5	-21.1	14.5	34.4	-14.1	-20.0%
Cornell	1980	10	5	5	0	50.0%	—	—	-13.4	-1.6	20.4	22.2	+1.4	-5.6%
Cornell	1979	9	5	4	0	55.6%	—	—	-14.8	6.0	29.5	25.0	-4.2	-5.6%
Cornell	1978	9	5	3	1	61.1%	—	—	-10.6	-2.7	22.9	25.5	+5.3	+50.0%
Cornell	1977	9	1	8	0	11.1%	—	—	-15.9	-12.1	13.0	24.1	-24.3	-34.3%
Illinois	1976	11	5	6	0	45.5%	—	—	8.4	6.8	29.5	24.1	+3.6	0.0%
Illinois	1975	11	5	6	0	45.5%	—	—	4.8	1.2	27.8	27.1	-1.2	-13.6%
Illinois	1974	11	6	4	1	59.1%	—	—	6.0	0.4	23.2	22.7	-3.0	+13.6%
Illinois	1973	11	5	6	0	45.5%	—	—	9.0	2.6	17.8	15.6	+5.9	+18.2%
Illinois	1972	11	3	8	0	27.3%	—	—	3.1	1.9	27.1	25.8	-0.4	-18.2%
Illinois	1971	11	5	6	0	45.5%	—	—	3.5	2.4	22.9	20.6	-7.0	-54.5%
Dartmouth	1970	9	9	0	0	100.0%	—	#14	10.5	28.8	38.8	10.0	+16.6	+11.1%
Dartmouth	1969	9	8	1	0	88.9%	—	—	-6.1	—	—	—	+14.0	+44.4%
Dartmouth	1968	9	4	5	0	44.4%	—	—	-20.1	—	—	—	-8.7	-33.3%
Dartmouth	1967	9	7	2	0	77.8%	—	—	-11.4	—	—	—	-12.1	0.0%
Dartmouth	1966	9	7	2	0	77.8%	—	—	0.7	—	—	—	-6.1	-22.2%
Dartmouth	1965	9	9	0	0	100.0%	—	—	6.8	—	—	—	+13.7	+33.3%
Dartmouth	1964	9	6	3	0	66.7%	—	—	-6.9	—	—	—	-7.5	-11.1%
Dartmouth	1963	9	7	2	0	77.8%	—	—	0.6	—	—	—	+9.6	-22.2%
Dartmouth	1962	9	9	0	0	100.0%	—	—	-9.0	—	—	—	+0.9	+33.3%
Dartmouth	1961	9	6	3	0	66.7%	—	—	-9.9	—	—	—	+2.2	+11.1%
Dartmouth	1960	9	5	4	0	55.6%	—	—	-12.1	—	—	—	+3.7	-5.6%
Dartmouth	1959	9	5	3	1	61.1%	—	—	-15.8	—	—	—	-5.3	-16.7%
Dartmouth	1958	9	7	2	0	77.8%	—	—	-10.5	—	—	—	-4.1	-5.6%
Dartmouth	1957	9	7	1	1	83.3%	—	—	-6.4	—	—	—	+3.1	+22.2%
Dartmouth	1956	9	5	3	1	61.1%	—	—	-9.5	—	—	—	+3.9	+27.8%
Dartmouth	1955	9	3	6	0	33.3%	—	—	-13.4	—	—	—	-11.1	-56.7%
Denver	1954	10	9	1	0	90.0%	—	—	-2.3	—	—	—	+12.6	+50.0%
Denver	1953	10	3	5	2	40.0%	—	—	-14.9	—	—	—	—	—