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Pete Elliott

1956-1974California, Illinois, Miami, Nebraska

4 schools coached, anchored by Illinois.

Pete Elliott coached 13 seasons, won 43.8%, and posted an average SRS of 6.0. Best season: 1965 Illinois. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

56-72-1

Career Win %

43.8%

Seasons

13

Career Span

19 years

Average SRS

6.0

Peak SRS

18.9

Best Finish

#3

Consistency

27.1

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.

Pete Elliott
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Pete Elliott: 1957 CaliforniaPete Elliott: 1960 IllinoisPete Elliott: 1973 Miami
1956Actual season year • SRS range -10.8 to 18.91974

Active comparison point

Pete Elliott1965

Selected

1965 Illinois

Best season

6-4 • SRS 18.9 • SP Overall

Win %

60.0%

YoY SRS

+3.4

SP Off / Def

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Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.

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

Miami

1973-19742 seasons

Avg SRS 5.0 • Win % 50.0%

Illinois

1960-19667 seasons

Avg SRS 9.2 • Win % 47.7%

California

1957-19593 seasons

Avg SRS 2.9 • Win % 32.3%

Nebraska

1956-19561 seasons

Avg SRS -4.8 • Win % 40.0%

Longest Tenure

Illinois • 7 seasons

Best Tenure

Illinois • 9.2 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Miami • 50.0%

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.

Pete Elliott sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Pete Elliott sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Pete Elliott

Strong

Raw avg SP Overall: 7.0

78th pct

Strong

Impact by School

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

Miami

1973-197411-11

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

Avg SRS 5.0Win % 50.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.5 during vs 3.9 baseline

+1.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

5.0 during vs 3.2 baseline

+1.9

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

7.0 during vs 0.6 baseline

+6.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Illinois

1960-196631-34-1

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

Avg SRS 9.2Win % 47.7%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.4 during vs 4.0 baseline

+0.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

9.2 during vs 11.0 baseline

-1.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

14.3% during vs 20.0% baseline

-5.7%

California

1957-195910-21

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

Avg SRS 2.9Win % 32.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.3 during vs 4.2 baseline

-0.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

2.9 during vs 7.4 baseline

-4.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

33.3% during vs 0.0% baseline

+33.3%

Nebraska

1956-19564-6

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

Avg SRS -4.8Win % 40.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.0 during vs 4.0 baseline

+0.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-4.8 during vs -0.9 baseline

-3.9

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Illinois 1965

6-4SRS 18.9

Biggest Improvement

Illinois 1962

2-715.4 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Miami 1973

5-6SP Off 24.5

Best Defensive Season

Miami 1974

6-5SP Def 15.3

Setbacks

Worst Season

Illinois 1961

0-9SRS -10.8

Biggest Drop

Illinois 1961

0-9-25.1 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Miami19741165054.5%5.47.922.715.3+0.7+9.1%
Miami19731156045.5%4.76.124.519.2+0.7+5.5%
Illinois19661046040.0%4.0-14.9-20.0%
Illinois19651064060.0%18.9+3.4-6.7%
Illinois1964963066.7%#315.5-2.5-18.3%
Illinois19631081185.0%#318.0+13.4+62.8%
Illinois1962927022.2%4.6+15.4+22.2%
Illinois196190900.0%-10.8-25.1-55.6%
Illinois1960954055.6%#514.3+13.4+35.6%
California19591028020.0%0.9-4.1-43.6%
California19581174063.6%#165.0+2.1+53.6%
California19571019010.0%2.9+7.7-30.0%
Nebraska19561046040.0%-4.8

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