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Derek Dooley

2007-2012Louisiana Tech, Tennessee

2 schools coached, anchored by Tennessee.

Derek Dooley coached 6 seasons, won 43.8%, and posted an average SRS of -2.2. Best season: 2012 Tennessee. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

32-41

Career Win %

43.8%

Seasons

6

Career Span

6 years

Average SRS

-2.2

Peak SRS

4.2

Best Finish

Consistency

48.4

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.

Derek Dooley
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Derek Dooley: 2010 Tennessee
2007Actual season year • SRS range -14.9 to 4.22012

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Derek Dooley2012

Selected

2012 Tennessee

Best season

4-7 • SRS 4.2 • SP Overall 15.1

Win %

36.4%

YoY SRS

+1.8

SP Off / Def

42.6 / 28.3

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

Tennessee

2010-20123 seasons

Avg SRS 3.3 • Win % 41.7%

Louisiana Tech

2007-20093 seasons

Avg SRS -7.8 • Win % 46.0%

Longest Tenure

Tennessee • 3 seasons

Best Tenure

Tennessee • 3.3 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Louisiana Tech • 46.0%

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.

Derek Dooley sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Derek Dooley sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Derek Dooley

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 0.2

57th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

Tennessee

2010-201215-21

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

Avg SRS 3.3Win % 41.7%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.0 during vs 7.2 baseline

-2.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

3.3 during vs 9.0 baseline

-5.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

9.9 during vs 15.9 baseline

-6.0

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline

-40.0%

Louisiana Tech

2007-200917-20

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

Avg SRS -7.8Win % 46.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.7 during vs 5.0 baseline

+0.7

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-7.8 during vs -11.0 baseline

+3.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-9.4 during vs -9.3 baseline

-0.2

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Tennessee 2012

4-7SRS 4.2

Biggest Improvement

Louisiana Tech 2008

8-58.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Tennessee 2012

4-7SP Off 42.6

Best Defensive Season

Tennessee 2011

5-7SP Def 18.8

Setbacks

Worst Season

Louisiana Tech 2007

5-7SRS -14.9

Biggest Drop

Tennessee 2011

5-7-1.0 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Tennessee20121147036.4%4.215.142.628.3+1.8-5.3%
Tennessee20111257041.7%2.46.927.018.8-1.0-4.5%
Tennessee20101367046.2%3.47.730.523.6+5.1+12.8%
Louisiana Tech20091248033.3%-1.7-3.823.626.9+5.1-28.2%
Louisiana Tech20081385061.5%-6.8-9.720.229.6+8.1+19.9%
Louisiana Tech20071257041.7%-14.9-14.818.432.4

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