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Gary Patterson

2000-2021TCU

One defining stop at TCU.

Gary Patterson coached 22 seasons, won 69.6%, and posted an average SRS of 9.8. Best season: 2014 TCU. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

181-79

Career Win %

69.6%

Seasons

22

Career Span

22 years

Average SRS

9.8

Peak SRS

26.8

Best Finish

#2

Consistency

29.7

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.

Gary Patterson
EliteStrongAverageLean
2000Actual season year • SRS range -4.2 to 26.82021

Active comparison point

Gary Patterson2014

Selected

2014 TCU

Best seasonBiggest improvement

12-1 • SRS 26.8 • SP Overall 23.3

Win %

92.3%

YoY SRS

+21.0

SP Off / Def

39.3 / 17.5

Finish

#3

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

TCU

2000-202122 seasons

Avg SRS 9.8 • Win % 69.6%

Longest Tenure

TCU • 22 seasons

Best Tenure

TCU • 9.8 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

TCU • 69.6%

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.

Gary Patterson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Gary Patterson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Gary Patterson

Elite

Raw avg SP Overall: 11.5

88th pct

Elite

Impact by School

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

TCU

2000-2021181-79

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

Avg SRS 9.8Win % 69.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

8.2 during vs 5.2 baseline

+3.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

9.8 during vs -5.6 baseline

+15.3

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

11.5 during vs -6.8 baseline

+18.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

54.5% during vs 0.0% baseline

+54.5%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

TCU 2014

12-1SRS 26.8

Biggest Improvement

TCU 2014

12-121.0 SRS

Best Offensive Season

TCU 2015

11-2SP Off 40.8

Best Defensive Season

TCU 2009

12-1SP Def 11.4

Setbacks

Worst Season

TCU 2004

5-6SRS -4.2

Biggest Drop

TCU 2001

6-6-15.6 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

TCU2021835037.5%-2.8-0.633.233.9-10.5-22.5%
TCU20201064060.0%7.71.624.322.8-1.9+18.3%
TCU20191257041.7%9.66.728.822.9+5.3-12.2%
TCU20181376053.8%#164.36.925.716.9-12.5-24.7%
TCU201714113078.6%#916.818.935.718.7+12.5+32.4%
TCU20161367046.2%#134.311.034.523.4-10.4-38.5%
TCU201513112084.6%#2#714.719.040.821.7-12.1-7.7%
TCU201413121092.3%#326.823.339.317.5+21.0+59.0%
TCU20131248033.3%#205.812.424.915.0-4.2-20.5%
TCU20121376053.8%#2010.012.928.617.7-0.4-30.8%
TCU201113112084.6%#14#1410.415.737.723.3-12.2-15.4%
TCU2010131300100.0%#6#222.625.239.415.8+0.2+7.7%
TCU200913121092.3%#17#622.425.636.011.4+4.3+7.7%
TCU200813112084.6%#718.119.230.511.8+13.7+23.1%
TCU20071385061.5%#224.46.424.419.0-7.0-23.1%
TCU200613112084.6%#22#2211.417.329.212.7-0.4-7.0%
TCU200512111091.7%#1111.810.528.317.7+16.0+46.2%
TCU20041156045.5%-4.2-3.939.341.2-5.5-39.2%
TCU200313112084.6%#25#251.31.831.430.5-3.9+1.3%
TCU200212102083.3%#235.27.532.427.0+5.8+33.3%
TCU20011266050.0%-0.60.429.229.2-15.6+50.0%
TCU200010100.0%#20#2115.014.735.321.8

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