1976-1981 • SMU
One defining stop at SMU.
Ron Meyer coached 6 seasons, won 51.5%, and posted an average SRS of 10.3. Best season: 1981 SMU. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
34-32-1
Career Win %
51.5%
Seasons
6
Career Span
6 years
Average SRS
10.3
Peak SRS
23.7
Best Finish
#5
Consistency
18.2
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
10-1 • SRS 23.7 • SP Overall 25.5
Win %
90.9%
YoY SRS
+7.5
SP Off / Def
37.4 / 12.0
Finish
#5
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
1976-1981 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 10.3 • Win % 51.5%
Longest Tenure
SMU • 6 seasons
Best Tenure
SMU • 10.3 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
SMU • 51.5%
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.
Ron Meyer sets the reference point in overall strength.
Ron Meyer sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Ron Meyer
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 10.8
86th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1976-1981 • 34-32-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.7 during vs 5.4 baseline
+0.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
10.3 during vs 4.8 baseline
+5.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
10.8 during vs 1.6 baseline
+9.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
33.3% during vs 0.0% baseline
+33.3%
High Points
Best Season
SMU 1981
10-1 • SRS 23.7
Biggest Improvement
SMU 1978
4-6-1 • 14.7 SRS
Best Offensive Season
SMU 1978
4-6-1 • SP Off 38.5
Best Defensive Season
SMU 1981
10-1 • SP Def 12.0
Setbacks
Worst Season
SMU 1976
3-8 • SRS -3.0
Biggest Drop
SMU 1979
5-6 • -9.0 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| SMU | 1981 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | — | #5 | 23.7 | 25.5 | 37.4 | 12.0 | +7.5 | +24.2% |
| SMU | 1980 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #20 | 16.2 | 19.9 | 35.3 | 16.5 | +9.1 | +21.2% |
| SMU | 1979 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 7.1 | 4.8 | 27.5 | 23.7 | -9.0 | +4.5% |
| SMU | 1978 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 40.9% | — | — | 16.1 | 17.4 | 38.5 | 22.8 | +14.7 | +4.5% |
| SMU | 1977 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 1.4 | -0.6 | 30.1 | 31.2 | +4.4 | +9.1% |
| SMU | 1976 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -3.0 | -2.5 | 29.0 | 31.8 | — | — |
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