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Ellis Rainsberger

1975-1977Kansas State

One defining stop at Kansas State.

Ellis Rainsberger coached 3 seasons, won 15.2%, and posted an average SRS of -2.1. Best season: 1975 Kansas State. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

5-28

Career Win %

15.2%

Seasons

3

Career Span

3 years

Average SRS

-2.1

Peak SRS

-1.4

Best Finish

Consistency

99.6

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Ellis Rainsberger
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1975Actual season year • SRS range -2.6 to -1.41977

Active comparison point

Ellis Rainsberger1975

Selected

1975 Kansas State

Best season

3-8 • SRS -1.4 • SP Overall -3.5

Win %

27.3%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

16.0 / 19.5

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

Kansas State

1975-19773 seasons

Avg SRS -2.1 • Win % 15.2%

Longest Tenure

Kansas State • 3 seasons

Best Tenure

Kansas State • -2.1 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Kansas State • 15.2%

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.

Ellis Rainsberger sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Ellis Rainsberger sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Ellis Rainsberger

Mixed

Raw avg SP Overall: -2.8

47th pct

Mixed

Impact by School

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

Kansas State

1975-19775-28

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

Avg SRS -2.1Win % 15.2%

Avg wins

Higher is better

1.7 during vs 4.6 baseline

-2.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-2.1 during vs 3.9 baseline

-6.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-2.8 during vs 5.6 baseline

-8.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Kansas State 1975

3-8SRS -1.4

Biggest Improvement

Kansas State 1977

1-100.3 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Kansas State 1976

1-10SP Off 27.0

Best Defensive Season

Kansas State 1975

3-8SP Def 19.5

Setbacks

Worst Season

Kansas State 1976

1-10SRS -2.6

Biggest Drop

Kansas State 1976

1-10-1.2 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Kansas State19771111009.1%-2.3-2.821.624.3+0.30.0%
Kansas State19761111009.1%-2.6-2.127.029.2-1.2-18.2%
Kansas State19751138027.3%-1.4-3.516.019.5

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