1955-1970 • Oregon State, UCLA
2 schools coached, anchored by Oregon State.
Tommy Prothro coached 16 seasons, won 64.9%, and posted an average SRS of 11.6. Best season: 1969 UCLA. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
104-55-5
Career Win %
64.9%
Seasons
16
Career Span
16 years
Average SRS
11.6
Peak SRS
27.9
Best Finish
#4
Consistency
32.5
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
8-1-1 • SRS 27.9 • SP Overall —
Win %
85.0%
YoY SRS
+22.9
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#13
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.
UCLA
1965-1970 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 18.6 • Win % 68.5%
Oregon State
1955-1964 • 10 seasons
Avg SRS 7.3 • Win % 62.7%
Longest Tenure
Oregon State • 10 seasons
Best Tenure
UCLA • 18.6 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
UCLA • 68.5%
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.
Tommy Prothro sets the reference point in overall strength.
Tommy Prothro sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Tommy Prothro
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 19.8
97th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1965-1970 • 41-18-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.8 during vs 4.8 baseline
+2.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
18.6 during vs 5.8 baseline
+12.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
19.8 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
50.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+30.0%
1955-1964 • 63-37-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.3 during vs 2.6 baseline
+3.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
7.3 during vs -5.4 baseline
+12.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
20.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+20.0%
High Points
Best Season
UCLA 1969
8-1-1 • SRS 27.9
Biggest Improvement
UCLA 1969
8-1-1 • 22.9 SRS
Best Offensive Season
UCLA 1970
6-5 • SP Off 37.4
Best Defensive Season
UCLA 1970
6-5 • SP Def 19.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
Oregon State 1958
6-4 • SRS 0.6
Biggest Drop
UCLA 1968
3-7 • -13.2 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| UCLA | 1970 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | #18 | — | 20.3 | 19.8 | 37.4 | 19.1 | -7.6 | -30.4% |
| UCLA | 1969 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 85.0% | #17 | #13 | 27.9 | — | — | — | +22.9 | +55.0% |
| UCLA | 1968 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | #16 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | -13.2 | -45.0% |
| UCLA | 1967 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 75.0% | #8 | — | 18.2 | — | — | — | +0.3 | -15.0% |
| UCLA | 1966 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.0% | #4 | #5 | 17.9 | — | — | — | -4.7 | +12.7% |
| UCLA | 1965 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 77.3% | — | #4 | 22.6 | — | — | — | +11.9 | +4.5% |
| Oregon State | 1964 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | #8 | 10.7 | — | — | — | +2.0 | +22.7% |
| Oregon State | 1963 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 8.7 | — | — | — | -5.4 | -31.8% |
| Oregon State | 1962 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | — | 14.1 | — | — | — | +11.9 | +31.8% |
| Oregon State | 1961 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 2.2 | — | — | — | -5.7 | -15.0% |
| Oregon State | 1960 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | — | — | 7.9 | — | — | — | +5.2 | +35.0% |
| Oregon State | 1959 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | — | — | 2.7 | — | — | — | +2.1 | -30.0% |
| Oregon State | 1958 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | #12 | — | 0.6 | — | — | — | -10.0 | -20.0% |
| Oregon State | 1957 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | #13 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — | -3.0 | +11.8% |
| Oregon State | 1956 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 68.2% | — | #10 | 13.6 | — | — | — | +11.2 | +1.5% |
| Oregon State | 1955 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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