1968-1980 • Colgate, Holy Cross
2 schools coached, anchored by Colgate.
Neil Wheelwright coached 13 seasons, won 45.9%, and posted an average SRS of -18.0. Best season: 1978 Holy Cross. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
61-72-2
Career Win %
45.9%
Seasons
13
Career Span
13 years
Average SRS
-18.0
Peak SRS
4.8
Best Finish
—
Consistency
21.8
Higher = steadier
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Active comparison point
7-4 • SRS 4.8 • SP Overall 8.5
Win %
63.6%
YoY SRS
+21.2
SP Off / Def
32.1 / 25.2
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
Holy Cross
1976-1980 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -12.3 • Win % 36.4%
Colgate
1968-1975 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS -21.6 • Win % 52.5%
Longest Tenure
Colgate • 8 seasons
Best Tenure
Holy Cross • -12.3 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Colgate • 52.5%
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.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Neil Wheelwright sets the reference point in overall strength.
Neil Wheelwright sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Neil Wheelwright
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -9.8
28th pct
Lower end
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1976-1980 • 20-35
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.0 during vs 4.0 baseline
+0.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-12.3 during vs -15.5 baseline
+3.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-7.6 during vs -8.9 baseline
+1.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1968-1975 • 41-37-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.1 during vs 5.2 baseline
-0.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-21.6 during vs -13.4 baseline
-8.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-11.7 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Holy Cross 1978
7-4 • SRS 4.8
Biggest Improvement
Holy Cross 1978
7-4 • 21.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Colgate 1973
5-5 • SP Off 33.2
Best Defensive Season
Holy Cross 1979
5-6 • SP Def 18.7
Setbacks
Worst Season
Colgate 1970
5-6 • SRS -31.7
Biggest Drop
Holy Cross 1979
5-6 • -18.1 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Holy Cross | 1980 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -16.9 | -11.1 | 16.6 | 27.0 | -3.6 | -18.2% |
| Holy Cross | 1979 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -13.3 | -2.9 | 15.7 | 18.7 | -18.1 | -18.2% |
| Holy Cross | 1978 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 4.8 | 8.5 | 32.1 | 25.2 | +21.2 | +45.5% |
| Holy Cross | 1977 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -16.4 | -15.5 | 20.0 | 34.0 | +3.2 | -9.1% |
| Holy Cross | 1976 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -19.6 | -16.9 | 23.6 | 37.9 | -5.0 | -32.7% |
| Colgate | 1975 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | -14.6 | -7.1 | 21.0 | 27.8 | +13.0 | +20.0% |
| Colgate | 1974 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | -27.6 | -14.5 | 26.7 | 37.9 | -16.2 | -10.0% |
| Colgate | 1973 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -11.4 | -1.4 | 33.2 | 34.6 | +3.9 | -5.0% |
| Colgate | 1972 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55.0% | — | — | -15.3 | -9.5 | 25.7 | 33.9 | +10.1 | -5.0% |
| Colgate | 1971 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | -25.4 | -10.0 | 28.0 | 35.9 | +6.3 | +14.5% |
| Colgate | 1970 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -31.7 | -27.6 | 13.1 | 37.9 | -12.5 | -15.7% |
| Colgate | 1969 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61.1% | — | — | -19.2 | — | — | — | +8.4 | +11.1% |
| Colgate | 1968 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -27.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
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