2010-2025 • California, Louisiana Tech, SMU, TCU
4 schools coached, anchored by TCU.
Sonny Dykes coached 15 seasons, won 56.6%, and posted an average SRS of 4.1. Best season: 2022 TCU. The profile was offense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
98-75
Career Win %
56.6%
Seasons
15
Career Span
16 years
Average SRS
4.1
Peak SRS
16.7
Best Finish
#2
Consistency
37.9
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
13-2 • SRS 16.7 • SP Overall 24.3
Win %
86.7%
YoY SRS
+10.6
SP Off / Def
43.3 / 20.2
Finish
#2
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.
TCU
2022-2025 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 10.8 • Win % 67.5%
SMU
2018-2021 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 1.5 • Win % 63.8%
California
2013-2016 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 1.3 • Win % 38.8%
Louisiana Tech
2010-2012 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 1.7 • Win % 59.5%
Longest Tenure
TCU • 4 seasons
Best Tenure
TCU • 10.8 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
TCU • 67.5%
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.
Sonny Dykes sets the reference point in overall strength.
Sonny Dykes sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Sonny Dykes
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 4.2
70th pct
Strong
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2022-2025 • 27-13
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.8 during vs 6.3 baseline
+0.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
10.8 during vs 7.1 baseline
+3.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
12.8 during vs 6.7 baseline
+6.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
25.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+5.0%
2018-2021 • 30-17
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.5 during vs 3.8 baseline
+3.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
1.5 during vs -11.1 baseline
+12.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
2.6 during vs -13.5 baseline
+16.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
2013-2016 • 19-30
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.8 during vs 6.4 baseline
-1.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
1.3 during vs 6.0 baseline
-4.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
1.3 during vs 10.4 baseline
-9.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
2010-2012 • 22-15
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.3 during vs 5.4 baseline
+1.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
1.7 during vs -10.4 baseline
+12.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-1.8 during vs -11.3 baseline
+9.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
TCU 2022
13-2 • SRS 16.7
Biggest Improvement
SMU 2019
10-3 • 17.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
TCU 2022
13-2 • SP Off 43.3
Best Defensive Season
TCU 2022
13-2 • SP Def 20.2
Setbacks
Worst Season
California 2013
1-11 • SRS -10.3
Biggest Drop
California 2013
1-11 • -15.9 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| TCU | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.3 | 32.9 | 23.9 | -0.7 | — |
| TCU | 2024 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 9.2 | 10.8 | 34.6 | 22.8 | +0.6 | +27.6% |
| TCU | 2023 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | #17 | — | 8.6 | 7.9 | 33.5 | 25.3 | -8.1 | -45.0% |
| TCU | 2022 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 86.7% | — | #2 | 16.7 | 24.3 | 43.3 | 20.2 | +10.6 | +20.0% |
| SMU | 2021 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 6.1 | 8.9 | 36.7 | 27.1 | — | -3.3% |
| SMU | 2020 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -6.9% |
| SMU | 2019 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | — | — | 7.7 | 4.4 | 34.6 | 28.3 | +17.1 | +35.3% |
| SMU | 2018 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -9.4 | -5.4 | 24.0 | 29.7 | -11.4 | 0.0% |
| California | 2016 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | 2.0 | 2.4 | 38.4 | 36.3 | -9.0 | -19.9% |
| California | 2015 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 11.0 | 12.1 | 41.3 | 29.5 | +8.5 | +19.9% |
| California | 2014 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | 2.5 | -0.6 | 36.6 | 36.3 | +12.8 | +33.3% |
| California | 2013 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8.3% | — | — | -10.3 | -8.7 | 27.7 | 37.1 | -15.9 | -66.7% |
| Louisiana Tech | 2012 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 5.6 | 0.2 | 39.4 | 39.7 | +0.6 | +13.5% |
| Louisiana Tech | 2011 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 5.0 | 1.9 | 23.6 | 22.9 | +10.5 | +19.9% |
| Louisiana Tech | 2010 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -5.5 | -7.4 | 23.9 | 33.0 | — | — |
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