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Pete Cordelli

1991-1993Kent State

One defining stop at Kent State.

Pete Cordelli coached 3 seasons, won 9.1%, and posted an average SRS of -25.7. Best season: 1991 Kent State. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

3-30

Career Win %

9.1%

Seasons

3

Career Span

3 years

Average SRS

-25.7

Peak SRS

-19.8

Best Finish

Consistency

73.3

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Pete Cordelli
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1991Actual season year • SRS range -32.3 to -19.81993

Active comparison point

Pete Cordelli1991

Selected

1991 Kent State

Best season

1-10 • SRS -19.8 • SP Overall -17.5

Win %

9.1%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

17.0 / 33.9

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

Kent State

1991-19933 seasons

Avg SRS -25.7 • Win % 9.1%

Longest Tenure

Kent State • 3 seasons

Best Tenure

Kent State • -25.7 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Kent State • 9.1%

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.

Pete Cordelli sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Pete Cordelli sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Pete Cordelli

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -22.6

5th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Kent State

1991-19933-30

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

Avg SRS -25.7Win % 9.1%

Avg wins

Higher is better

1.0 during vs 3.8 baseline

-2.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-25.7 during vs -20.7 baseline

-5.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-22.6 during vs -16.1 baseline

-6.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Kent State 1991

1-10SRS -19.8

Biggest Improvement

Kent State 1992

2-9-5.3 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Kent State 1991

1-10SP Off 17.0

Best Defensive Season

Kent State 1991

1-10SP Def 33.9

Setbacks

Worst Season

Kent State 1993

0-11SRS -32.3

Biggest Drop

Kent State 1993

0-11-7.2 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Kent State19931101100.0%-32.3-27.414.939.1-7.2-18.2%
Kent State19921129018.2%-25.1-22.812.634.2-5.3+9.1%
Kent State19911111009.1%-19.8-17.517.033.9

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