1973-1992 • Colorado State, Iowa State, Ohio State
3 schools coached, anchored by Ohio State.
Earle Bruce coached 19 seasons, won 62.8%, and posted an average SRS of 10.1. Best season: 1979 Ohio State. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
139-82-2
Career Win %
62.8%
Seasons
19
Career Span
20 years
Average SRS
10.1
Peak SRS
24.9
Best Finish
#4
Consistency
25.2
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
11-1 • SRS 24.9 • SP Overall 24.0
Win %
91.7%
YoY SRS
+17.0
SP Off / Def
37.2 / 14.1
Finish
#4
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.
Colorado State
1989-1992 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS -3.0 • Win % 47.9%
Ohio State
1979-1987 • 9 seasons
Avg SRS 15.7 • Win % 75.5%
Iowa State
1973-1978 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 10.6 • Win % 52.9%
Longest Tenure
Ohio State • 9 seasons
Best Tenure
Ohio State • 15.7 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Ohio State • 75.5%
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.
Earle Bruce sets the reference point in overall strength.
Earle Bruce sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Earle Bruce
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.3
88th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1989-1992 • 22-24-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.5 during vs 3.2 baseline
+2.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-3.0 during vs -7.3 baseline
+4.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-0.5 during vs -6.7 baseline
+6.2
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1979-1987 • 81-26-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.0 during vs 9.2 baseline
-0.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
15.7 during vs 23.2 baseline
-7.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
17.8 during vs 22.5 baseline
-4.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
88.9% during vs 80.0% baseline
+8.9%
1973-1978 • 36-32
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.0 during vs 4.8 baseline
+1.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
10.6 during vs 8.5 baseline
+2.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
9.4 during vs 14.7 baseline
-5.2
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
16.7% during vs 0.0% baseline
+16.7%
High Points
Best Season
Ohio State 1979
11-1 • SRS 24.9
Biggest Improvement
Ohio State 1979
11-1 • 17.0 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Colorado State 1989
5-5-1 • SP Off 40.5
Best Defensive Season
Ohio State 1979
11-1 • SP Def 14.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
Colorado State 1991
3-8 • SRS -10.6
Biggest Drop
Colorado State 1991
3-8 • -11.6 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Colorado State | 1992 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -6.1 | -5.6 | 27.8 | 33.2 | +4.5 | +14.4% |
| Colorado State | 1991 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -10.6 | -10.6 | 31.2 | 39.1 | -11.6 | -42.0% |
| Colorado State | 1990 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 1.0 | 3.1 | 33.3 | 31.8 | -2.8 | +19.2% |
| Colorado State | 1989 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | 3.8 | 11.1 | 40.5 | 32.3 | -5.1 | -9.1% |
| Ohio State | 1987 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59.1% | #4 | — | 8.9 | 12.8 | 28.1 | 15.6 | -6.5 | -17.8% |
| Ohio State | 1986 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #9 | #7 | 15.4 | 19.9 | 33.5 | 14.4 | +0.2 | +1.9% |
| Ohio State | 1985 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #8 | #14 | 15.2 | 19.9 | 36.1 | 17.7 | +0.4 | 0.0% |
| Ohio State | 1984 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #7 | #13 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 37.4 | 22.7 | -0.6 | 0.0% |
| Ohio State | 1983 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #9 | #9 | 15.4 | 17.8 | 39.2 | 23.4 | -1.4 | 0.0% |
| Ohio State | 1982 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #14 | #12 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 35.9 | 19.8 | +6.3 | 0.0% |
| Ohio State | 1981 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #11 | #15 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 37.8 | 27.8 | -8.8 | 0.0% |
| Ohio State | 1980 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #1 | #15 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 37.7 | 19.6 | -5.6 | -16.7% |
| Ohio State | 1979 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | — | #4 | 24.9 | 24.0 | 37.2 | 14.1 | +17.0 | +25.0% |
| Iowa State | 1978 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #20 | — | 7.9 | 3.2 | 21.3 | 18.8 | -4.8 | 0.0% |
| Iowa State | 1977 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 12.7 | 12.6 | 27.5 | 15.5 | -4.9 | -6.1% |
| Iowa State | 1976 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | #19 | 17.6 | 19.1 | 40.3 | 24.1 | +14.8 | +36.4% |
| Iowa State | 1975 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 2.8 | -2.0 | 22.3 | 24.3 | -6.2 | 0.0% |
| Iowa State | 1974 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 9.0 | 10.8 | 25.7 | 15.6 | -4.3 | 0.0% |
| Iowa State | 1973 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 13.3 | 13.0 | 32.3 | 20.2 | — | — |
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