1971-1975 • Tulane
One defining stop at Tulane.
Bennie Ellender coached 5 seasons, won 48.2%, and posted an average SRS of 2.9. Best season: 1972 Tulane. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
27-29
Career Win %
48.2%
Seasons
5
Career Span
5 years
Average SRS
2.9
Peak SRS
10.0
Best Finish
#20
Consistency
68.9
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
6-5 • SRS 10.0 • SP Overall 9.6
Win %
54.5%
YoY SRS
+7.0
SP Off / Def
24.7 / 15.9
Finish
Unranked
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.
Tulane
1971-1975 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 2.9 • Win % 48.2%
Longest Tenure
Tulane • 5 seasons
Best Tenure
Tulane • 2.9 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Tulane • 48.2%
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.
Bennie Ellender sets the reference point in overall strength.
Bennie Ellender sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bennie Ellender
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 0.9
60th pct
Above average
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1971-1975 • 27-29
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.4 during vs 4.2 baseline
+1.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
2.9 during vs 1.2 baseline
+1.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
0.9 during vs 12.6 baseline
-11.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
20.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Tulane 1972
6-5 • SRS 10.0
Biggest Improvement
Tulane 1972
6-5 • 7.0 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Tulane 1973
9-3 • SP Off 25.2
Best Defensive Season
Tulane 1972
6-5 • SP Def 15.9
Setbacks
Worst Season
Tulane 1975
4-7 • SRS -4.9
Biggest Drop
Tulane 1974
5-6 • -8.6 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Tulane | 1975 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -4.9 | -11.3 | 11.4 | 21.5 | -3.7 | -9.1% |
| Tulane | 1974 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -1.2 | -7.1 | 17.8 | 24.7 | -8.6 | -29.5% |
| Tulane | 1973 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #20 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 25.2 | 16.7 | -2.6 | +20.4% |
| Tulane | 1972 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 10.0 | 9.6 | 24.7 | 15.9 | +7.0 | +27.3% |
| Tulane | 1971 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | 3.0 | 3.7 | 21.1 | 18.3 | — | — |
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