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Gene Murphy

1980-1992Cal State Fullerton

One defining stop at Cal State Fullerton.

Gene Murphy coached 13 seasons, won 39.9%, and posted an average SRS of -13.8. Best season: 1984 Cal State Fullerton. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

59-89-1

Career Win %

39.9%

Seasons

13

Career Span

13 years

Average SRS

-13.8

Peak SRS

1.1

Best Finish

Consistency

18.7

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Gene Murphy
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1980Actual season year • SRS range -30.8 to 1.11992

Active comparison point

Gene Murphy1984

Selected

1984 Cal State Fullerton

Best season

11-1 • SRS 1.1 • SP Overall 9.4

Win %

91.7%

YoY SRS

+6.3

SP Off / Def

32.0 / 23.8

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

Cal State Fullerton

1980-199213 seasons

Avg SRS -13.8 • Win % 39.9%

Longest Tenure

Cal State Fullerton • 13 seasons

Best Tenure

Cal State Fullerton • -13.8 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Cal State Fullerton • 39.9%

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.

Gene Murphy sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Gene Murphy sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Gene Murphy

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -12.5

21th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Cal State Fullerton

1980-199259-89-1

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

Avg SRS -13.8Win % 39.9%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.5 during vs 3.4 baseline

+1.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-13.8 during vs -16.1 baseline

+2.3

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-12.5 during vs -16.7 baseline

+4.2

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Cal State Fullerton 1984

11-1SRS 1.1

Biggest Improvement

Cal State Fullerton 1983

7-513.5 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Cal State Fullerton 1984

11-1SP Off 32.0

Best Defensive Season

Cal State Fullerton 1984

11-1SP Def 23.8

Setbacks

Worst Season

Cal State Fullerton 1990

1-11SRS -30.8

Biggest Drop

Cal State Fullerton 1990

1-11-24.1 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Cal State Fullerton19921129018.2%-25.6-29.612.639.4+2.60.0%
Cal State Fullerton19911129018.2%-28.2-29.615.441.5+2.6+9.8%
Cal State Fullerton19901211108.3%-30.8-29.422.545.3-24.1-50.8%
Cal State Fullerton19891164159.1%-6.7-3.432.034.9+1.7+13.6%
Cal State Fullerton19881156045.5%-8.4-4.421.926.1+5.7-4.5%
Cal State Fullerton19871266050.0%-14.1-9.026.634.2-3.9+25.0%
Cal State Fullerton19861239025.0%-10.2-9.427.635.0+5.5-29.5%
Cal State Fullerton19851165054.5%-15.7-14.023.835.1-16.8-37.1%
Cal State Fullerton198412111091.7%1.19.432.023.8+6.3+33.3%
Cal State Fullerton19831275058.3%-5.2-0.323.823.8+13.5+33.3%
Cal State Fullerton19821239025.0%-18.7-20.210.230.0-10.4-2.3%
Cal State Fullerton19811138027.3%-8.3-10.019.728.9+0.8-9.1%
Cal State Fullerton19801147036.4%-9.1-12.625.935.9

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