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Jeff Tedford

2002-2023California, Fresno State

2 schools coached, anchored by California.

Jeff Tedford coached 16 seasons, won 61.7%, and posted an average SRS of 8.3. Best season: 2004 California. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

127-79

Career Win %

61.7%

Seasons

16

Career Span

22 years

Average SRS

8.3

Peak SRS

26.4

Best Finish

#9

Consistency

30.5

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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.

Jeff Tedford
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Jeff Tedford: 2017 Fresno State
2002Actual season year • SRS range -4.6 to 26.42023

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Jeff Tedford2004

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2004 California

Best seasonBiggest improvement

10-2 • SRS 26.4 • SP Overall 26.7

Win %

83.3%

YoY SRS

+13.8

SP Off / Def

43.6 / 19.2

Finish

#9

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

Fresno State

2017-20235 seasons

Avg SRS 2.1 • Win % 67.2%

California

2002-201211 seasons

Avg SRS 11.1 • Win % 59.0%

Longest Tenure

California • 11 seasons

Best Tenure

California • 11.1 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Fresno State • 67.2%

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.

Jeff Tedford sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

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Jeff Tedford sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Jeff Tedford

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Raw avg SP Overall: 11.1

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Impact by School

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

Fresno State

2017-202345-22

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

Avg SRS 2.1Win % 67.2%

Avg wins

Higher is better

9.0 during vs 5.9 baseline

+3.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

2.1 during vs -7.4 baseline

+9.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

3.3 during vs -3.0 baseline

+6.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

20.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+20.0%

California

2002-201282-57

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

Avg SRS 11.1Win % 59.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.5 during vs 3.2 baseline

+4.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

11.1 during vs -2.1 baseline

+13.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

14.6 during vs -1.4 baseline

+16.0

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

27.3% during vs 0.0% baseline

+27.3%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

California 2004

10-2SRS 26.4

Biggest Improvement

California 2004

10-213.8 SRS

Best Offensive Season

California 2004

10-2SP Off 43.6

Best Defensive Season

California 2008

9-4SP Def 14.3

Setbacks

Worst Season

Fresno State 2019

4-8SRS -4.6

Biggest Drop

Fresno State 2019

4-8-17.4 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Fresno State20231394069.2%-3.22.528.927.9-5.6-2.2%
Fresno State202214104071.4%#242.43.327.124.4+7.0+38.1%
Fresno State20191248033.3%-4.6-4.030.633.6-17.4-52.4%
Fresno State201814122085.7%12.817.433.515.5+9.5+14.3%
Fresno State201714104071.4%3.3-2.722.325.5+5.0+46.4%
California20121239025.0%-1.75.331.325.8-7.9-28.8%
California20111376053.8%6.212.232.221.1-3.6+12.2%
California20101257041.7%9.810.028.017.4+6.9-19.9%
California20091385061.5%#122.96.530.222.5-9.7-7.7%
California20081394069.2%12.618.032.714.3+3.8+15.4%
California20071376053.8%#128.816.638.121.3-10.7-23.1%
California200613103076.9%#9#1419.517.635.719.9+7.5+10.3%
California20051284066.7%#19#2512.018.435.817.5-14.4-16.7%
California200412102083.3%#12#926.426.743.619.2+13.8+26.2%
California20031486057.1%12.616.841.527.8+0.2-1.2%
California20021275058.3%12.412.642.733.0

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