Denver
1936-1938 • 17-8-2
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS -11.4Win % 66.7%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
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William Saunders
1920-1938 • Colorado, Denver, Grinnell, Northern Colorado
4 schools coached, anchored by Northern Colorado.
William Saunders coached 12 seasons, won 56.9%, and posted an average SRS of -12.5. Best season: 1933 Colorado. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
49-36-9
Career Win %
56.9%
Seasons
12
Career Span
19 years
Average SRS
-12.5
Peak SRS
0.9
Best Finish
—
Consistency
18.4
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.
William Saunders
EliteStrongAverageLean
William Saunders: 1928 Northern ColoradoWilliam Saunders: 1932 ColoradoWilliam Saunders: 1936 Denver
1920Actual season year • SRS range -36.0 to 0.91938
Active comparison point
William Saunders • 1933
1933 Colorado
Best season7-2 • SRS 0.9 • SP Overall —
Win %
77.8%
YoY SRS
+7.3
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
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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
Denver
1936-1938 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS -11.4 • Win % 66.7%
Colorado
1932-1934 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS -3.2 • Win % 66.7%
Northern Colorado
1928-1931 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS -21.9 • Win % 48.3%
Grinnell
1920-1921 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS -9.2 • Win % 39.3%
Longest Tenure
Northern Colorado • 4 seasons
Best Tenure
Colorado • -3.2 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Denver • 66.7%
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
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Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
William Saunders
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Impact by School
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
Colorado
1932-1934 • 15-7-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS -3.2Win % 66.7%
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.0 during vs 5.0 baseline
+0.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-3.2 during vs -9.6 baseline
+6.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
Northern Colorado
1928-1931 • 12-13-4
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS -21.9Win % 48.3%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
Grinnell
1920-1921 • 5-8-1
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS -9.2Win % 39.3%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
Career Highs and Lows
High Points
Best Season
Colorado 1933
7-2 • SRS 0.9
Biggest Improvement
Northern Colorado 1930
2-2-3 • 19.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
Northern Colorado 1929
4-3 • SRS -36.0
Biggest Drop
Northern Colorado 1929
4-3 • -24.0 SRS
Season-by-Season Results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Denver | 1938 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | -14.4 | — | — | — | -2.4 | -16.7% |
| Denver | 1937 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | -12.0 | — | — | — | -4.2 | -16.7% |
| Denver | 1936 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 83.3% | — | — | -7.8 | — | — | — | -3.8 | +5.6% |
| Colorado | 1934 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 77.8% | — | — | -4.0 | — | — | — | -4.9 | 0.0% |
| Colorado | 1933 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | — | — | 0.9 | — | — | — | +7.3 | +44.4% |
| Colorado | 1932 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -6.4 | — | — | — | +16.3 | -2.4% |
| Northern Colorado | 1931 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 35.7% | — | — | -22.7 | — | — | — | -5.8 | -14.3% |
| Northern Colorado | 1930 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 50.0% | — | — | -16.9 | — | — | — | +19.1 | -7.1% |
| Northern Colorado | 1929 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.1% | — | — | -36.0 | — | — | — | -24.0 | +7.1% |
| Northern Colorado | 1928 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -12.0 | — | — | — | -4.9 | +21.4% |
| Grinnell | 1921 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.6% | — | — | -7.1 | — | — | — | +4.1 | -21.4% |
| Grinnell | 1920 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | -11.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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