1981-1991 • Northwestern, Stanford
2 schools coached, anchored by Northwestern.
Dennis Green coached 8 seasons, won 29.2%, and posted an average SRS of -6.8. Best season: 1991 Stanford. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
26-63
Career Win %
29.2%
Seasons
8
Career Span
11 years
Average SRS
-6.8
Peak SRS
16.5
Best Finish
#22
Consistency
3.6
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
8-4 • SRS 16.5 • SP Overall 20.2
Win %
66.7%
YoY SRS
+9.1
SP Off / Def
39.4 / 21.0
Finish
#22
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.
Stanford
1989-1991 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 7.9 • Win % 47.1%
Northwestern
1981-1985 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -15.7 • Win % 18.2%
Longest Tenure
Northwestern • 5 seasons
Best Tenure
Stanford • 7.9 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Stanford • 47.1%
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.
Dennis Green sets the reference point in overall strength.
Dennis Green sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dennis Green
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.3
32th pct
Lower end
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1989-1991 • 16-18
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.3 during vs 5.0 baseline
+0.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
7.9 during vs 5.3 baseline
+2.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
9.7 during vs 7.8 baseline
+1.9
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
33.3% during vs 0.0% baseline
+33.3%
1981-1985 • 10-45
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
2.0 during vs 0.6 baseline
+1.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-15.7 during vs -13.9 baseline
-1.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-19.2 during vs -21.1 baseline
+1.9
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Stanford 1991
8-4 • SRS 16.5
Biggest Improvement
Stanford 1989
3-8 • 11.7 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Stanford 1991
8-4 • SP Off 39.4
Best Defensive Season
Stanford 1991
8-4 • SP Def 21.0
Setbacks
Worst Season
Northwestern 1981
0-11 • SRS -23.4
Biggest Drop
Northwestern 1983
2-9 • -8.4 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Stanford | 1991 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #22 | 16.5 | 20.2 | 39.4 | 21.0 | +9.1 | +21.2% |
| Stanford | 1990 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 7.4 | 11.2 | 35.2 | 25.8 | +7.7 | +18.2% |
| Stanford | 1989 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -0.3 | -2.4 | 23.5 | 25.8 | +11.7 | 0.0% |
| Northwestern | 1985 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -12.0 | -16.1 | 20.2 | 34.9 | -1.3 | +9.1% |
| Northwestern | 1984 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -10.7 | -14.8 | 20.2 | 33.6 | +9.6 | 0.0% |
| Northwestern | 1983 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -20.3 | -21.8 | 17.2 | 36.8 | -8.4 | -9.1% |
| Northwestern | 1982 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -11.9 | -14.3 | 26.8 | 37.7 | +11.5 | +27.3% |
| Northwestern | 1981 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | -23.4 | -28.8 | 19.1 | 42.6 | — | — |
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