1975-1986 • SMU, Southern Miss
2 schools coached, anchored by Southern Miss.
Bobby Collins coached 12 seasons, won 65.6%, and posted an average SRS of 7.3. Best season: 1981 Southern Miss. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
89-46-3
Career Win %
65.6%
Seasons
12
Career Span
12 years
Average SRS
7.3
Peak SRS
16.6
Best Finish
#2
Consistency
58.1
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
9-2-1 • SRS 16.6 • SP Overall 20.2
Win %
79.2%
YoY SRS
+8.8
SP Off / Def
29.9 / 10.8
Finish
Unranked
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.
SMU
1982-1986 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 8.5 • Win % 75.0%
Southern Miss
1975-1981 • 7 seasons
Avg SRS 6.5 • Win % 58.8%
Longest Tenure
Southern Miss • 7 seasons
Best Tenure
SMU • 8.5 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
SMU • 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.
Bobby Collins sets the reference point in overall strength.
Bobby Collins sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bobby Collins
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.9
89th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1982-1986 • 43-14-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.6 during vs 6.2 baseline
+2.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
8.5 during vs 12.9 baseline
-4.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
11.1 during vs 13.4 baseline
-2.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
60.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
+20.0%
1975-1981 • 46-32-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.6 during vs 5.2 baseline
+1.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
6.5 during vs -0.1 baseline
+6.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
12.5 during vs 5.4 baseline
+7.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Southern Miss 1981
9-2-1 • SRS 16.6
Biggest Improvement
Southern Miss 1981
9-2-1 • 8.8 SRS
Best Offensive Season
SMU 1984
10-2 • SP Off 34.2
Best Defensive Season
Southern Miss 1981
9-2-1 • SP Def 10.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
Southern Miss 1976
2-9 • SRS -4.9
Biggest Drop
Southern Miss 1976
2-9 • -18.4 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| SMU | 1986 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 0.7 | 4.4 | 30.7 | 28.0 | -8.3 | 0.0% |
| SMU | 1985 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | #3 | — | 9.0 | 11.4 | 32.2 | 22.0 | -2.0 | -28.8% |
| SMU | 1984 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #15 | #8 | 11.0 | 15.4 | 34.2 | 20.0 | +3.5 | 0.0% |
| SMU | 1983 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #19 | #12 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 24.7 | 16.0 | -6.7 | -12.5% |
| SMU | 1982 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 95.8% | #6 | #2 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 32.6 | 19.0 | -2.4 | +16.7% |
| Southern Miss | 1981 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | — | — | 16.6 | 20.2 | 29.9 | 10.8 | +8.8 | +4.2% |
| Southern Miss | 1980 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 7.8 | 11.2 | 28.8 | 18.7 | -1.0 | +15.9% |
| Southern Miss | 1979 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59.1% | — | — | 8.8 | 12.2 | 25.9 | 14.2 | +4.7 | -4.5% |
| Southern Miss | 1978 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 4.1 | 12.8 | 27.8 | 15.3 | +4.4 | +13.6% |
| Southern Miss | 1977 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -0.3 | 8.2 | 25.6 | 18.3 | +4.6 | +31.8% |
| Southern Miss | 1976 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -4.9 | 1.5 | 24.9 | 23.8 | -18.4 | -45.5% |
| Southern Miss | 1975 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 13.5 | 21.4 | 33.2 | 12.3 | — | — |
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