1960-1975 • USC
One defining stop at USC.
John McKay coached 16 seasons, won 74.9%, and posted an average SRS of 19.6. Best season: 1972 USC. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
127-40-8
Career Win %
74.9%
Seasons
16
Career Span
16 years
Average SRS
19.6
Peak SRS
35.0
Best Finish
#1
Consistency
30.1
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
12-0 • SRS 35.0 • SP Overall 34.2
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+15.9
SP Off / Def
45.6 / 12.5
Finish
#1
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.
USC
1960-1975 • 16 seasons
Avg SRS 19.6 • Win % 74.9%
Longest Tenure
USC • 16 seasons
Best Tenure
USC • 19.6 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
USC • 74.9%
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.
John McKay sets the reference point in overall strength.
John McKay sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John McKay
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 22.9
99th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1960-1975 • 127-40-8
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.9 during vs 5.4 baseline
+2.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
19.6 during vs 10.6 baseline
+9.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
22.9 during vs — baseline
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Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
75.0% during vs 60.0% baseline
+15.0%
High Points
Best Season
USC 1972
12-0 • SRS 35.0
Biggest Improvement
USC 1962
11-0 • 24.5 SRS
Best Offensive Season
USC 1972
12-0 • SP Off 45.6
Best Defensive Season
USC 1971
6-4-1 • SP Def 11.3
Setbacks
Worst Season
USC 1961
4-5-1 • SRS 1.2
Biggest Drop
USC 1973
9-2-1 • -12.5 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| USC | 1975 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #5 | #17 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 25.1 | 12.5 | -10.8 | -20.8% |
| USC | 1974 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 87.5% | #5 | #2 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 37.8 | 12.3 | +2.0 | +8.3% |
| USC | 1973 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #1 | #8 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 36.6 | 15.6 | -12.5 | -20.8% |
| USC | 1972 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #8 | #1 | 35.0 | 34.2 | 45.6 | 12.5 | +15.9 | +40.9% |
| USC | 1971 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59.1% | #5 | #20 | 19.1 | 20.0 | 30.5 | 11.3 | -6.8 | 0.0% |
| USC | 1970 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59.1% | #3 | #15 | 25.9 | 22.5 | 41.7 | 21.5 | +1.4 | -36.4% |
| USC | 1969 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 95.5% | #5 | #3 | 24.5 | — | — | — | +4.5 | +9.1% |
| USC | 1968 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 86.4% | #2 | #4 | 20.0 | — | — | — | -1.1 | -4.5% |
| USC | 1967 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | #7 | #1 | 21.1 | — | — | — | +3.3 | +27.3% |
| USC | 1966 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | #9 | — | 17.8 | — | — | — | -6.0 | -11.4% |
| USC | 1965 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 75.0% | #7 | #10 | 23.8 | — | — | — | +5.6 | +5.0% |
| USC | 1964 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | #10 | 18.2 | — | — | — | +1.4 | 0.0% |
| USC | 1963 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | #1 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — | -8.9 | -30.0% |
| USC | 1962 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | #1 | 25.7 | — | — | — | +24.5 | +55.0% |
| USC | 1961 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45.0% | — | — | 1.2 | — | — | — | -2.1 | +5.0% |
| USC | 1960 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | #6 | — | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
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