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Tom Rossley

1991-1996SMU

One defining stop at SMU.

Tom Rossley coached 6 seasons, won 25.0%, and posted an average SRS of -10.0. Best season: 1996 SMU. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

15-48-3

Career Win %

25.0%

Seasons

6

Career Span

6 years

Average SRS

-10.0

Peak SRS

-2.8

Best Finish

Consistency

76.5

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Tom Rossley
EliteStrongAverageLean
1991Actual season year • SRS range -16.6 to -2.81996

Active comparison point

Tom Rossley1996

Selected

1996 SMU

Best seasonBiggest improvement

5-6 • SRS -2.8 • SP Overall -0.4

Win %

45.5%

YoY SRS

+13.8

SP Off / Def

28.5 / 29.0

Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

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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

SMU

1991-19966 seasons

Avg SRS -10.0 • Win % 25.0%

Longest Tenure

SMU • 6 seasons

Best Tenure

SMU • -10.0 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

SMU • 25.0%

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.

Tom Rossley sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Tom Rossley sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Tom Rossley

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -12.3

22th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

SMU

1991-199615-48-3

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (3 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -10.0Win % 25.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

2.5 during vs 3.0 baseline

-0.5

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-10.0 during vs -11.5 baseline

+1.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-12.3 during vs -12.4 baseline

+0.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

SMU 1996

5-6SRS -2.8

Biggest Improvement

SMU 1996

5-613.8 SRS

Best Offensive Season

SMU 1996

5-6SP Off 28.5

Best Defensive Season

SMU 1996

5-6SP Def 29.0

Setbacks

Worst Season

SMU 1995

1-10SRS -16.6

Biggest Drop

SMU 1995

1-10-5.5 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

SMU19961156045.5%-2.8-0.428.529.0+13.8+36.4%
SMU19951111009.1%-16.6-18.717.834.9-5.5-4.5%
SMU19941119113.6%-11.1-14.623.835.6-5.1-13.6%
SMU19931127227.3%-6.0-12.121.332.3+2.7-18.2%
SMU19921156045.5%-8.7-10.222.732.0+6.2+36.4%
SMU19911111009.1%-14.9-17.519.135.3

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