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Ed Orgeron

2005-2021LSU, Ole Miss, USC

3 schools coached, anchored by LSU.

Ed Orgeron coached 10 seasons, won 58.8%, and posted an average SRS of 9.7. Best season: 2019 LSU. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

67-47

Career Win %

58.8%

Seasons

10

Career Span

17 years

Average SRS

9.7

Peak SRS

34.2

Best Finish

#1

Consistency

4.3

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.

Ed Orgeron
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Ed Orgeron: 2013 USCEd Orgeron: 2016 LSU
2005Actual season year • SRS range -9.5 to 34.22021

Active comparison point

Ed Orgeron2019

Selected

2019 LSU

Best season

15-0 • SRS 34.2 • SP Overall 33.1

Win %

100.0%

YoY SRS

+15.9

SP Off / Def

48.9 / 17.7

Finish

#1

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

LSU

2016-20216 seasons

Avg SRS 15.9 • Win % 71.8%

USC

2013-20131 seasons

Avg SRS 15.7 • Win % 75.0%

Ole Miss

2005-20073 seasons

Avg SRS -4.6 • Win % 28.6%

Longest Tenure

LSU • 6 seasons

Best Tenure

LSU • 15.9 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

USC • 75.0%

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.

Ed Orgeron sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Ed Orgeron sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Ed Orgeron

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Raw avg SP Overall: 12.6

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Impact by School

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

LSU

2016-202151-20

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

Avg SRS 15.9Win % 71.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

8.5 during vs 10.0 baseline

-1.5

Avg SRS

Higher is better

15.9 during vs 19.6 baseline

-3.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

19.0 during vs 25.1 baseline

-6.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

50.0% during vs 80.0% baseline

-30.0%

USC

2013-20136-2

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

Avg SRS 15.7Win % 75.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.0 during vs 9.2 baseline

-3.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

15.7 during vs 15.7 baseline

-0.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

22.5 during vs 23.1 baseline

-0.6

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

100.0% during vs 60.0% baseline

+40.0%

Ole Miss

2005-200710-25

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

Avg SRS -4.6Win % 28.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.3 during vs 7.0 baseline

-3.7

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-4.6 during vs 4.1 baseline

-8.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-3.4 during vs 5.6 baseline

-8.9

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

LSU 2019

15-0SRS 34.2

Biggest Improvement

USC 2013

6-216.6 SRS

Best Offensive Season

LSU 2019

15-0SP Off 48.9

Best Defensive Season

LSU 2016

6-2SP Def 9.0

Setbacks

Worst Season

Ole Miss 2005

3-8SRS -9.5

Biggest Drop

LSU 2020

5-5-30.0 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

LSU20211266050.0%#165.44.128.025.6+1.20.0%
LSU20201055050.0%#64.26.033.828.3-30.0-50.0%
LSU2019151500100.0%#6#134.233.148.917.7+15.9+23.1%
LSU201813103076.9%#2518.324.234.813.4+6.2+7.7%
LSU20171394069.2%#13#1812.121.135.614.0-9.1-5.8%
LSU2016862075.0%#5#1321.225.334.29.0+5.50.0%
USC2013862075.0%#24#1915.722.536.612.5+16.6+50.0%
Ole Miss20071239025.0%-0.9-2.728.129.0+2.4-8.3%
Ole Miss20061248033.3%-3.3-3.220.123.7+6.2+6.1%
Ole Miss20051138027.3%-9.5-4.215.720.0

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