App State
1972-1979 • 40-45-3
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS -9.1Win % 47.2%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
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Jim Brakefield
1972-1979 • App State
One defining stop at App State.
Jim Brakefield coached 8 seasons, won 47.2%, and posted an average SRS of -9.1. Best season: 1976 App State. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
40-45-3
Career Win %
47.2%
Seasons
8
Career Span
8 years
Average SRS
-9.1
Peak SRS
3.8
Best Finish
—
Consistency
15.6
Higher = steadier
Career Arc
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Jim Brakefield
EliteStrongAverageLean
1972Actual season year • SRS range -27.0 to 3.81979
Active comparison point
Jim Brakefield • 1976
1976 App State
Best season6-4-1 • SRS 3.8 • SP Overall 11.6
Win %
59.1%
YoY SRS
+6.0
SP Off / Def
27.6 / 17.1
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
App State
1972-1979 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS -9.1 • Win % 47.2%
Longest Tenure
App State • 8 seasons
Best Tenure
App State • -9.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
App State • 47.2%
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.
Jim Brakefield sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJim Brakefield sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Brakefield
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -6.5
38th pct
Lower end
Impact by School
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Career Highs and Lows
High Points
Best Season
App State 1976
6-4-1 • SRS 3.8
Biggest Improvement
App State 1978
7-4 • 16.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
App State 1978
7-4 • SP Off 34.6
Best Defensive Season
App State 1976
6-4-1 • SP Def 17.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
App State 1972
5-5-1 • SRS -27.0
Biggest Drop
App State 1977
2-9 • -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.
| App State | 1979 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -6.0 | -5.6 | 27.1 | 32.5 | -1.7 | -36.4% |
| App State | 1978 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | -4.3 | 2.2 | 34.6 | 33.4 | +16.2 | +45.5% |
| App State | 1977 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -20.5 | -20.9 | 17.8 | 36.7 | -24.3 | -40.9% |
| App State | 1976 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59.1% | — | — | 3.8 | 11.6 | 27.6 | 17.1 | +6.0 | -13.6% |
| App State | 1975 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | -2.2 | 3.2 | 32.4 | 30.9 | +1.8 | +18.2% |
| App State | 1974 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -4.0 | -4.5 | 19.9 | 24.5 | +8.4 | +22.7% |
| App State | 1973 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31.8% | — | — | -12.4 | -9.6 | 19.5 | 28.3 | +14.6 | -18.2% |
| App State | 1972 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | -27.0 | -28.2 | 10.2 | 36.0 | — | — |
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