2012-2024 • Arkansas State, Auburn, UCF
3 schools coached, anchored by Auburn.
Gus Malzahn coached 13 seasons, won 62.9%, and posted an average SRS of 12.3. Best season: 2017 Auburn. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
105-62
Career Win %
62.9%
Seasons
13
Career Span
13 years
Average SRS
12.3
Peak SRS
23.6
Best Finish
#2
Consistency
34.0
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
10-4 • SRS 23.6 • SP Overall 24.7
Win %
71.4%
YoY SRS
+6.8
SP Off / Def
35.4 / 11.0
Finish
#10
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.
UCF
2021-2024 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 4.7 • Win % 53.8%
Auburn
2013-2020 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS 17.2 • Win % 66.0%
Arkansas State
2012-2012 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS 3.6 • Win % 75.0%
Longest Tenure
Auburn • 8 seasons
Best Tenure
Auburn • 17.2 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Arkansas State • 75.0%
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.
Gus Malzahn sets the reference point in overall strength.
Gus Malzahn sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Gus Malzahn
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 14.1
93th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2021-2024 • 28-24
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.0 during vs 9.4 baseline
-2.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
4.7 during vs 11.9 baseline
-7.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
5.3 during vs 11.9 baseline
-6.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
-40.0%
2013-2020 • 68-35
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.5 during vs 7.6 baseline
+0.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
17.2 during vs 7.2 baseline
+10.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
20.1 during vs 11.8 baseline
+8.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
62.5% during vs 20.0% baseline
+42.5%
2012-2012 • 9-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.0 during vs 5.8 baseline
+3.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
3.6 during vs -8.1 baseline
+11.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
1.2 during vs -12.6 baseline
+13.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Auburn 2017
10-4 • SRS 23.6
Biggest Improvement
Auburn 2013
12-2 • 18.5 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Auburn 2013
12-2 • SP Off 46.8
Best Defensive Season
Auburn 2017
10-4 • SP Def 11.0
Setbacks
Worst Season
UCF 2021
9-4 • SRS 0.8
Biggest Drop
Auburn 2020
6-4 • -14.2 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| UCF | 2024 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | 6.2 | 2.8 | 29.0 | 25.8 | -0.7 | -12.8% |
| UCF | 2023 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.2% | — | — | 6.9 | 3.4 | 30.3 | 25.2 | +2.2 | -18.1% |
| UCF | 2022 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 64.3% | — | — | 4.7 | 10.3 | 31.1 | 20.3 | +3.9 | -5.0% |
| UCF | 2021 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 0.8 | 4.8 | 29.6 | 23.4 | -7.1 | +9.2% |
| Auburn | 2020 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | #11 | — | 7.9 | 12.6 | 33.0 | 20.7 | -14.2 | -9.2% |
| Auburn | 2019 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | #16 | #14 | 22.1 | 21.0 | 33.9 | 14.9 | +7.1 | +7.7% |
| Auburn | 2018 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #9 | — | 15.0 | 23.6 | 36.9 | 14.1 | -8.6 | -9.9% |
| Auburn | 2017 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.4% | #12 | #10 | 23.6 | 24.7 | 35.4 | 11.0 | +6.8 | +9.9% |
| Auburn | 2016 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | #24 | 16.8 | 15.3 | 32.1 | 18.4 | +7.7 | +7.7% |
| Auburn | 2015 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | #6 | — | 9.1 | 14.6 | 36.1 | 23.1 | -12.0 | -7.7% |
| Auburn | 2014 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #6 | #22 | 21.1 | 24.2 | 45.2 | 22.1 | -1.0 | -24.2% |
| Auburn | 2013 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.7% | — | #2 | 22.1 | 25.2 | 46.8 | 23.4 | +18.5 | +10.7% |
| Arkansas State | 2012 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 3.6 | 1.2 | 32.5 | 30.2 | — | — |
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