2012-2024 • Central Michigan, Colorado State, Florida
3 schools coached, anchored by Central Michigan.
Jim McElwain coached 12 seasons, won 54.6%, and posted an average SRS of -3.8. Best season: 2016 Florida. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
77-64
Career Win %
54.6%
Seasons
12
Career Span
13 years
Average SRS
-3.8
Peak SRS
12.4
Best Finish
#14
Consistency
20.5
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
9-4 • SRS 12.4 • SP Overall 15.4
Win %
69.2%
YoY SRS
+2.7
SP Off / Def
26.6 / 14.0
Finish
#14
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.
Central Michigan
2019-2024 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS -10.5 • Win % 47.8%
Florida
2015-2017 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 7.1 • Win % 64.7%
Colorado State
2012-2014 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS -3.6 • Win % 57.9%
Longest Tenure
Central Michigan • 6 seasons
Best Tenure
Florida • 7.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Florida • 64.7%
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.
Jim McElwain sets the reference point in overall strength.
Jim McElwain sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim McElwain
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -1.6
51th pct
Mixed
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2019-2024 • 33-36
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 5.8 baseline
-0.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-10.5 during vs -8.2 baseline
-2.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-10.9 during vs -8.6 baseline
-2.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
2015-2017 • 22-12
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.3 during vs 6.7 baseline
+0.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
7.1 during vs 11.7 baseline
-4.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
13.1 during vs 16.6 baseline
-3.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
66.7% during vs 20.0% baseline
+46.7%
2012-2014 • 22-16
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.3 during vs 3.8 baseline
+3.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-3.6 during vs -10.9 baseline
+7.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-0.7 during vs -9.0 baseline
+8.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Florida 2016
9-4 • SRS 12.4
Biggest Improvement
Colorado State 2013
8-6 • 12.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Colorado State 2014
10-2 • SP Off 33.2
Best Defensive Season
Florida 2016
9-4 • SP Def 14.0
Setbacks
Worst Season
Central Michigan 2023
5-7 • SRS -15.5
Biggest Drop
Florida 2017
3-4 • -13.3 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Central Michigan | 2024 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -13.1 | -15.8 | 17.7 | 34.3 | +2.4 | -8.3% |
| Central Michigan | 2023 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -15.5 | -19.1 | 16.8 | 34.0 | -3.3 | +8.3% |
| Central Michigan | 2022 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -12.2 | -14.0 | 19.0 | 32.2 | -6.9 | -35.9% |
| Central Michigan | 2021 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | -5.3 | -1.0 | 28.5 | 29.3 | — | +19.2% |
| Central Michigan | 2020 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -7.1% |
| Central Michigan | 2019 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.1% | — | — | -6.3 | -4.4 | 26.0 | 29.0 | -5.4 | +14.3% |
| Florida | 2017 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.9% | #17 | — | -0.9 | 10.1 | 30.8 | 22.4 | -13.3 | -26.4% |
| Florida | 2016 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | #25 | #14 | 12.4 | 15.4 | 26.6 | 14.0 | +2.7 | -2.2% |
| Florida | 2015 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.4% | — | #25 | 9.7 | 13.8 | 26.7 | 15.8 | +6.6 | -11.9% |
| Colorado State | 2014 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | — | — | 3.1 | 4.5 | 33.2 | 29.2 | +4.0 | +26.2% |
| Colorado State | 2013 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.1% | — | — | -0.9 | 3.0 | 31.8 | 29.5 | +12.1 | +23.8% |
| Colorado State | 2012 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -13.0 | -9.7 | 19.7 | 30.3 | — | — |
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