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Jim Carmody

1982-1987Southern Miss

One defining stop at Southern Miss.

Jim Carmody coached 6 seasons, won 56.1%, and posted an average SRS of 3.4. Best season: 1982 Southern Miss. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

37-29

Career Win %

56.1%

Seasons

6

Career Span

6 years

Average SRS

3.4

Peak SRS

14.7

Best Finish

Consistency

31.7

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Jim Carmody
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1982Actual season year • SRS range -7.0 to 14.71987

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Jim Carmody1982

Selected

1982 Southern Miss

Best season

7-4 • SRS 14.7 • SP Overall 16.1

Win %

63.6%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

33.6 / 19.0

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

Southern Miss

1982-19876 seasons

Avg SRS 3.4 • Win % 56.1%

Longest Tenure

Southern Miss • 6 seasons

Best Tenure

Southern Miss • 3.4 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Southern Miss • 56.1%

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.

Jim Carmody sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Jim Carmody sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Jim Carmody

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: -0.0

56th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

Southern Miss

1982-198737-29

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

Avg SRS 3.4Win % 56.1%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.2 during vs 7.4 baseline

-1.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

3.4 during vs 7.4 baseline

-4.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-0.0 during vs 12.9 baseline

-12.9

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Southern Miss 1982

7-4SRS 14.7

Biggest Improvement

Southern Miss 1985

7-49.6 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Southern Miss 1982

7-4SP Off 33.6

Best Defensive Season

Southern Miss 1983

7-4SP Def 14.3

Setbacks

Worst Season

Southern Miss 1986

6-5SRS -7.0

Biggest Drop

Southern Miss 1984

4-7-15.9 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Southern Miss19871165054.5%-0.1-0.632.633.5+6.90.0%
Southern Miss19861165054.5%-7.0-10.219.729.0-12.3-9.1%
Southern Miss19851174063.6%5.3-1.224.025.4+9.6+27.3%
Southern Miss19841147036.4%-4.3-14.318.831.8-15.9-27.3%
Southern Miss19831174063.6%11.610.123.814.3-3.10.0%
Southern Miss19821174063.6%14.716.133.619.0

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