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Richard Colman

1957-1968Princeton

One defining stop at Princeton.

Richard Colman coached 12 seasons, won 69.4%, and posted an average SRS of -9.2. Best season: 1965 Princeton. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

75-33

Career Win %

69.4%

Seasons

12

Career Span

12 years

Average SRS

-9.2

Peak SRS

5.9

Best Finish

Consistency

17.4

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Richard Colman
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1957Actual season year • SRS range -24.2 to 5.91968

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Richard Colman1965

Selected

1965 Princeton

Best season

8-1 • SRS 5.9 • SP Overall

Win %

88.9%

YoY SRS

+1.9

SP Off / Def

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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

Princeton

1957-196812 seasons

Avg SRS -9.2 • Win % 69.4%

Longest Tenure

Princeton • 12 seasons

Best Tenure

Princeton • -9.2 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Princeton • 69.4%

Style and Strength Profile

Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.

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Overall Strength

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Overall Strength

Decisive edge

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Richard Colman

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Raw avg SP Overall:

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Impact by School

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

Princeton

1957-196875-33

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

Avg SRS -9.2Win % 69.4%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.3 during vs 6.4 baseline

-0.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-9.2 during vs -5.5 baseline

-3.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Princeton 1965

8-1SRS 5.9

Biggest Improvement

Princeton 1963

7-228.9 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Unavailable

Best Defensive Season

Unavailable

Setbacks

Worst Season

Princeton 1962

5-4SRS -24.2

Biggest Drop

Princeton 1966

7-2-16.1 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Princeton1968945044.4%-12.3+1.1-22.2%
Princeton1967963066.7%-13.4-3.2-11.1%
Princeton1966972077.8%-10.2-16.1-11.1%
Princeton1965981088.9%5.9+1.9-11.1%
Princeton19649900100.0%4.0-0.7+22.2%
Princeton1963972077.8%4.7+28.9+22.2%
Princeton1962954055.6%-24.2-7.40.0%
Princeton1961954055.6%-16.8-8.5-22.2%
Princeton1960972077.8%-8.3+9.5+33.3%
Princeton1959945044.4%-17.8-1.5-22.2%
Princeton1958963066.7%-16.3-10.2-11.1%
Princeton1957972077.8%-6.1

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