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Lance Taylor

2023-2025Western Michigan

One defining stop at Western Michigan.

Lance Taylor coached 3 seasons, won 40.0%, and posted an average SRS of -7.4. Best season: 2025 Western Michigan. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

10-15

Career Win %

40.0%

Seasons

3

Career Span

3 years

Average SRS

-7.4

Peak SRS

-0.1

Best Finish

Consistency

62.6

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Lance Taylor
EliteStrongAverageLean
2023Actual season year • SRS range -14.6 to -0.12025

Active comparison point

Lance Taylor2025

Selected

2025 Western Michigan

Best seasonBiggest improvement

0-0 • SRS -0.1 • SP Overall -1.4

Win %

YoY SRS

+7.5

SP Off / Def

21.7 / 21.8

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

Western Michigan

2023-20253 seasons

Avg SRS -7.4 • Win % 40.0%

Longest Tenure

Western Michigan • 3 seasons

Best Tenure

Western Michigan • -7.4 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Western Michigan • 40.0%

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.

Lance Taylor sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Lance Taylor sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Lance Taylor

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -9.2

29th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Western Michigan

2023-202510-15

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

Avg SRS -7.4Win % 40.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.3 during vs 6.2 baseline

-2.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-7.4 during vs -8.8 baseline

+1.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-9.2 during vs -8.1 baseline

-1.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Western Michigan 2025

0-0SRS -0.1

Biggest Improvement

Western Michigan 2025

0-07.5 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Western Michigan 2024

6-7SP Off 24.7

Best Defensive Season

Western Michigan 2025

0-0SP Def 21.8

Setbacks

Worst Season

Western Michigan 2023

4-8SRS -14.6

Biggest Drop

Western Michigan 2024

6-77.0 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Western Michigan20250000-0.1-1.421.721.8+7.5
Western Michigan20241367046.2%-7.6-10.224.736.0+7.0+12.8%
Western Michigan20231248033.3%-14.6-15.919.133.2

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