2017-2025 • Oklahoma, USC
2 schools coached, anchored by Oklahoma.
Lincoln Riley coached 9 seasons, won 77.1%, and posted an average SRS of 15.8. Best season: 2017 Oklahoma. The profile was offense-first with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
81-24
Career Win %
77.1%
Seasons
9
Career Span
9 years
Average SRS
15.8
Peak SRS
22.7
Best Finish
#3
Consistency
73.3
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
12-2 • SRS 22.7 • SP Overall 25.5
Win %
85.7%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
49.8 / 24.2
Finish
#3
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
2022-2025 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 12.0 • Win % 65.0%
Oklahoma
2017-2021 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 18.8 • Win % 84.6%
Longest Tenure
Oklahoma • 5 seasons
Best Tenure
Oklahoma • 18.8 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Oklahoma • 84.6%
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.
Lincoln Riley sets the reference point in overall strength.
Lincoln Riley sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Lincoln Riley
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 18.3
96th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2022-2025 • 26-14
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.5 during vs 6.2 baseline
+0.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
12.0 during vs 5.8 baseline
+6.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
14.3 during vs 10.0 baseline
+4.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
25.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
-15.0%
2017-2021 • 55-10
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
11.0 during vs 10.2 baseline
+0.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
18.8 during vs 18.0 baseline
+0.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
21.6 during vs 23.2 baseline
-1.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
80.0% during vs 80.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Oklahoma 2017
12-2 • SRS 22.7
Biggest Improvement
USC 2025
0-0 • 3.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Oklahoma 2018
12-2 • SP Off 54.0
Best Defensive Season
USC 2025
0-0 • SP Def 21.0
Setbacks
Worst Season
USC 2023
8-5 • SRS 9.0
Biggest Drop
Oklahoma 2021
10-2 • -10.7 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| USC | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15.5 | 16.9 | 38.9 | 21.0 | +3.4 | — |
| USC | 2024 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | #23 | — | 12.1 | 11.9 | 35.6 | 24.0 | +3.1 | -7.7% |
| USC | 2023 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #6 | — | 9.0 | 9.4 | 43.3 | 32.8 | -2.4 | -17.0% |
| USC | 2022 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.6% | #14 | #12 | 11.4 | 18.9 | 46.6 | 26.3 | +1.9 | -4.8% |
| Oklahoma | 2021 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #2 | #10 | 9.5 | 16.8 | 41.1 | 25.6 | -10.7 | +1.5% |
| Oklahoma | 2020 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #5 | #6 | 20.2 | 17.8 | 43.0 | 25.2 | +0.1 | -3.9% |
| Oklahoma | 2019 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.7% | #4 | #7 | 20.1 | 22.9 | 46.1 | 24.9 | -1.3 | 0.0% |
| Oklahoma | 2018 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.7% | #7 | — | 21.4 | 24.9 | 54.0 | 30.0 | -1.3 | 0.0% |
| Oklahoma | 2017 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.7% | #7 | #3 | 22.7 | 25.5 | 49.8 | 24.2 | — | — |
Related profiles are matched by style, strength band, volatility band, peak range, and career length.
same offense-first identity • volatility within 1.4
Avg SRS 13.0 • Peak SRS 19.9 • 8 seasons
Best finish #6 • Volatility 3.7
Open profile →same offense-first identity • volatility within 1.1
Avg SRS 13.7 • Peak SRS 22.4 • 6 seasons
Best finish #16 • Volatility 6.2
Open profile →avg SRS within 1.6 • volatility within 0.1
Avg SRS 17.4 • Peak SRS 27.2 • 10 seasons
Best finish #1 • Volatility 5.0
Open profile →volatility within 0.1 • career span within 1 years
Avg SRS 13.7 • Peak SRS 20.0 • 10 seasons
Best finish #14 • Volatility 5.3
Open profile →avg SRS within 0.4 • volatility within 0.9
Avg SRS 15.3 • Peak SRS 27.0 • 6 seasons
Best finish #5 • Volatility 6.0
Open profile →volatility within 0.1 • career span within 1 years
Avg SRS 13.5 • Peak SRS 19.7 • 9 seasons
Best finish #9 • Volatility 5.0
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