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John McKenna

1953-1965VMI

One defining stop at VMI.

John McKenna coached 13 seasons, won 50.8%, and posted an average SRS of -8.6. Best season: 1957 VMI. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

62-60-8

Career Win %

50.8%

Seasons

13

Career Span

13 years

Average SRS

-8.6

Peak SRS

2.9

Best Finish

#20

Consistency

39.1

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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John McKenna
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1953Actual season year • SRS range -18.8 to 2.91965

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John McKenna1957

Selected

1957 VMI

Best seasonBiggest improvement

9-0-1 • SRS 2.9 • SP Overall

Win %

95.0%

YoY SRS

+20.1

SP Off / Def

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Finish

#20

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

VMI

1953-196513 seasons

Avg SRS -8.6 • Win % 50.8%

Longest Tenure

VMI • 13 seasons

Best Tenure

VMI • -8.6 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

VMI • 50.8%

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

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Overall Strength

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Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

John McKenna

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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.

VMI

1953-196562-60-8

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

Avg SRS -8.6Win % 50.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.8 during vs 5.0 baseline

-0.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-8.6 during vs -5.6 baseline

-3.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

7.7% during vs 0.0% baseline

+7.7%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

VMI 1957

9-0-1SRS 2.9

Biggest Improvement

VMI 1957

9-0-120.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Unavailable

Best Defensive Season

Unavailable

Setbacks

Worst Season

VMI 1955

1-9SRS -18.8

Biggest Drop

VMI 1961

6-4-15.8 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

VMI19651037030.0%-15.4+0.5+20.0%
VMI19641019010.0%-15.9-10.0-30.0%
VMI19631035240.0%-5.9+0.8-20.0%
VMI19621064060.0%-6.7+8.30.0%
VMI19611064060.0%-15.0-15.8-15.0%
VMI19601072175.0%0.8+1.4-10.0%
VMI19591081185.0%-0.6-1.4+15.0%
VMI19581062270.0%0.8-2.1-25.0%
VMI19571090195.0%#202.9+20.1+60.0%
VMI19561036135.0%-17.2+1.6+25.0%
VMI19551019010.0%-18.8-8.0-30.0%
VMI19541046040.0%-10.8-0.5-10.0%
VMI19531055050.0%-10.3

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