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Longevity CoachOffense-First

Rick Neuheisel

1995-2011Colorado, UCLA, Washington

3 schools coached, anchored by Colorado.

Rick Neuheisel coached 12 seasons, won 60.0%, and posted an average SRS of 7.7. Best season: 1995 Colorado. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

87-58

Career Win %

60.0%

Seasons

12

Career Span

17 years

Average SRS

7.7

Peak SRS

20.0

Best Finish

#3

Consistency

34.3

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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.

Rick Neuheisel
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Rick Neuheisel: 1999 WashingtonRick Neuheisel: 2008 UCLA
1995Actual season year • SRS range -5.7 to 20.02011

Active comparison point

Rick Neuheisel1995

Selected

1995 Colorado

Best season

10-2 • SRS 20.0 • SP Overall 25.4

Win %

83.3%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

45.1 / 23.0

Finish

#5

Comparison context

Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.

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

UCLA

2008-20114 seasons

Avg SRS -0.6 • Win % 42.9%

Washington

1999-20024 seasons

Avg SRS 9.6 • Win % 67.3%

Colorado

1995-19984 seasons

Avg SRS 14.1 • Win % 70.2%

Longest Tenure

UCLA • 4 seasons

Best Tenure

Colorado • 14.1 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Colorado • 70.2%

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.

Rick Neuheisel sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Rick Neuheisel sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Rick Neuheisel

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Raw avg SP Overall: 12.1

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Impact by School

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

UCLA

2008-201121-28

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

Avg SRS -0.6Win % 42.9%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.3 during vs 6.4 baseline

-1.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-0.6 during vs 7.9 baseline

-8.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

3.0 during vs 7.5 baseline

-4.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Washington

1999-200233-16

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

Avg SRS 9.6Win % 67.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

8.3 during vs 7.4 baseline

+0.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

9.6 during vs 13.4 baseline

-3.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

14.3 during vs 16.9 baseline

-2.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

50.0% during vs 40.0% baseline

+10.0%

Colorado

1995-199833-14

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

Avg SRS 14.1Win % 70.2%

Avg wins

Higher is better

8.3 during vs 9.4 baseline

-1.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

14.1 during vs 17.4 baseline

-3.3

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

18.9 during vs 21.2 baseline

-2.2

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

50.0% during vs 100.0% baseline

-50.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Colorado 1995

10-2SRS 20.0

Biggest Improvement

Washington 2000

11-112.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Colorado 1995

10-2SP Off 45.1

Best Defensive Season

Colorado 1996

10-2SP Def 17.1

Setbacks

Worst Season

UCLA 2008

4-8SRS -5.7

Biggest Drop

UCLA 2008

4-8-15.4 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

UCLA20111266050.0%-0.93.532.029.0-2.2+16.7%
UCLA20101248033.3%1.33.926.524.1-1.8-20.5%
UCLA20091376053.8%3.14.624.321.6+8.8+20.5%
UCLA20081248033.3%-5.7-0.118.719.6-15.4-20.5%
Washington20021376053.8%#99.712.439.829.8+3.6-12.8%
Washington20011284066.7%#15#196.111.641.132.5-11.3-25.0%
Washington200012111091.7%#13#317.421.742.523.5+12.1+33.3%
Washington19991275058.3%5.311.637.227.6-4.0-8.3%
Colorado19981284066.7%9.311.633.223.1+2.1+21.2%
Colorado19971156045.5%#87.214.139.327.1-12.7-37.9%
Colorado199612102083.3%#5#819.924.640.017.1-0.10.0%
Colorado199512102083.3%#13#520.025.445.123.0

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