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Bill Oliver

1980-1981Chattanooga

One defining stop at Chattanooga.

Bill Oliver coached 2 seasons, won 70.5%, and posted an average SRS of -7.4. Best season: 1980 Chattanooga. The profile was defense-first with limited volatility context. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

15-6-1

Career Win %

70.5%

Seasons

2

Career Span

2 years

Average SRS

-7.4

Peak SRS

-3.2

Best Finish

Consistency

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Bill Oliver
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1980Actual season year • SRS range -11.6 to -3.21981

Active comparison point

Bill Oliver1980

Selected

1980 Chattanooga

Best season

8-3 • SRS -3.2 • SP Overall -1.8

Win %

72.7%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

28.5 / 30.4

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

Chattanooga

1980-19812 seasons

Avg SRS -7.4 • Win % 70.5%

Longest Tenure

Chattanooga • 2 seasons

Best Tenure

Chattanooga • -7.4 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Chattanooga • 70.5%

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.

Bill Oliver sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Bill Oliver sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Bill Oliver

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -5.7

40th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Chattanooga

1980-198115-6-1

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

Avg SRS -7.4Win % 70.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.5 during vs 7.2 baseline

+0.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-7.4 during vs -4.2 baseline

-3.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-5.7 during vs 2.9 baseline

-8.6

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Chattanooga 1980

8-3SRS -3.2

Biggest Improvement

Chattanooga 1981

7-3-1-8.4 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Chattanooga 1980

8-3SP Off 28.5

Best Defensive Season

Chattanooga 1981

7-3-1SP Def 25.2

Setbacks

Worst Season

Chattanooga 1981

7-3-1SRS -11.6

Biggest Drop

Chattanooga 1981

7-3-1-8.4 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Chattanooga19811173168.2%-11.6-9.616.325.2-8.4-4.5%
Chattanooga19801183072.7%-3.2-1.828.530.4

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