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Dick Vermeil

1974-1975UCLA

One defining stop at UCLA.

Dick Vermeil coached 2 seasons, won 71.7%, and posted an average SRS of 12.1. Best season: 1975 UCLA. The profile was balanced with limited volatility context. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

15-5-3

Career Win %

71.7%

Seasons

2

Career Span

2 years

Average SRS

12.1

Peak SRS

15.6

Best Finish

#5

Consistency

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.

Dick Vermeil
EliteStrongAverageLean
1974Actual season year • SRS range 8.6 to 15.61975

Active comparison point

Dick Vermeil1975

Selected

1975 UCLA

Best seasonBiggest improvementBiggest drop

9-2-1 • SRS 15.6 • SP Overall 18.1

Win %

79.2%

YoY SRS

+7.0

SP Off / Def

38.2 / 22.0

Finish

#5

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

UCLA

1974-19752 seasons

Avg SRS 12.1 • Win % 71.7%

Longest Tenure

UCLA • 2 seasons

Best Tenure

UCLA • 12.1 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

UCLA • 71.7%

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.

Dick Vermeil sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Dick Vermeil sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Dick Vermeil

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Raw avg SP Overall: 11.3

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Impact by School

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

UCLA

1974-197515-5-3

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

Avg SRS 12.1Win % 71.7%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.5 during vs 6.6 baseline

+0.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

12.1 during vs 19.5 baseline

-7.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

11.3 during vs 15.7 baseline

-4.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

50.0% during vs 60.0% baseline

-10.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

UCLA 1975

9-2-1SRS 15.6

Biggest Improvement

UCLA 1975

9-2-17.0 SRS

Best Offensive Season

UCLA 1975

9-2-1SP Off 38.2

Best Defensive Season

UCLA 1974

6-3-2SP Def 20.6

Setbacks

Worst Season

UCLA 1974

6-3-2SRS 8.6

Biggest Drop

UCLA 1975

9-2-17.0 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

UCLA19751292179.2%#14#515.618.138.222.0+7.0+15.5%
UCLA19741163263.6%#128.64.424.520.6

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