1970-2009 • Florida State, West Virginia
2 schools coached, anchored by Florida State.
Bobby Bowden coached 40 seasons, won 74.0%, and posted an average SRS of 17.0. Best season: 1987 Florida State. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
357-124-4
Career Win %
74.0%
Seasons
40
Career Span
40 years
Average SRS
17.0
Peak SRS
30.5
Best Finish
#1
Consistency
20.3
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
11-1 • SRS 30.5 • SP Overall 34.7
Win %
91.7%
YoY SRS
+15.5
SP Off / Def
48.3 / 15.1
Finish
#2
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.
Florida State
1976-2009 • 34 seasons
Avg SRS 19.2 • Win % 76.0%
West Virginia
1970-1975 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 4.9 • Win % 61.8%
Longest Tenure
Florida State • 34 seasons
Best Tenure
Florida State • 19.2 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Florida State • 76.0%
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.
Bobby Bowden sets the reference point in overall strength.
Bobby Bowden sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bobby Bowden
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 20.9
98th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1976-2009 • 315-98-4
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.3 during vs 3.8 baseline
+5.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
19.2 during vs 1.0 baseline
+18.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
23.3 during vs -2.0 baseline
+25.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
76.5% during vs 100.0% baseline
-23.5%
1970-1975 • 42-26
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.0 during vs 6.2 baseline
+0.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
4.9 during vs 0.9 baseline
+4.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
7.5 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
16.7% during vs 20.0% baseline
-3.3%
High Points
Best Season
Florida State 1987
11-1 • SRS 30.5
Biggest Improvement
Florida State 1977
10-2 • 15.7 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Florida State 1995
10-2 • SP Off 51.5
Best Defensive Season
Florida State 1980
10-2 • SP Def 5.9
Setbacks
Worst Season
West Virginia 1970
8-3 • SRS -0.6
Biggest Drop
Florida State 1981
6-5 • -23.8 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Florida State | 2009 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | #18 | — | 8.0 | 8.8 | 38.5 | 30.6 | -4.9 | -15.4% |
| Florida State | 2008 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | #21 | 12.9 | 18.7 | 33.8 | 17.7 | +8.3 | +15.4% |
| Florida State | 2007 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | #19 | — | 4.6 | 9.6 | 25.9 | 17.5 | -2.5 | 0.0% |
| Florida State | 2006 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | #11 | — | 7.1 | 11.9 | 25.5 | 13.9 | -2.9 | -7.7% |
| Florida State | 2005 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #14 | #23 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 23.7 | 18.2 | -7.0 | -13.5% |
| Florida State | 2004 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #5 | #15 | 17.0 | 20.2 | 32.7 | 13.4 | -4.3 | -1.9% |
| Florida State | 2003 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #13 | #11 | 21.3 | 26.0 | 41.1 | 17.2 | +4.0 | +12.6% |
| Florida State | 2002 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 64.3% | #3 | #21 | 17.3 | 23.7 | 42.1 | 20.2 | +1.2 | -2.4% |
| Florida State | 2001 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #6 | #15 | 16.1 | 20.8 | 44.4 | 26.9 | -13.1 | -17.9% |
| Florida State | 2000 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #2 | #5 | 29.2 | 32.9 | 45.0 | 13.1 | +0.6 | -15.4% |
| Florida State | 1999 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #1 | #1 | 28.6 | 32.6 | 47.1 | 17.4 | +3.9 | +15.4% |
| Florida State | 1998 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #2 | #3 | 24.7 | 29.0 | 39.8 | 11.2 | -5.3 | -7.0% |
| Florida State | 1997 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #3 | #3 | 30.0 | 33.9 | 47.1 | 15.6 | +3.7 | 0.0% |
| Florida State | 1996 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #3 | #3 | 26.3 | 30.2 | 44.9 | 15.9 | 0.0 | +8.3% |
| Florida State | 1995 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #1 | #4 | 26.3 | 29.5 | 51.5 | 28.1 | +3.7 | -4.2% |
| Florida State | 1994 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 87.5% | #3 | #4 | 22.6 | 28.6 | 44.4 | 17.7 | -7.7 | -4.8% |
| Florida State | 1993 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% | #1 | #1 | 30.3 | 36.8 | 46.8 | 12.0 | +5.4 | +0.6% |
| Florida State | 1992 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #5 | #2 | 24.9 | 29.5 | 44.9 | 17.5 | +1.8 | +7.0% |
| Florida State | 1991 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #1 | #4 | 23.1 | 30.9 | 44.0 | 13.9 | +0.6 | +1.3% |
| Florida State | 1990 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #4 | #4 | 22.5 | 28.8 | 46.0 | 19.6 | -3.7 | 0.0% |
| Florida State | 1989 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #6 | #3 | 26.2 | 30.8 | 45.1 | 15.9 | +1.4 | -8.3% |
| Florida State | 1988 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #1 | #3 | 24.8 | 29.5 | 45.2 | 18.0 | -5.7 | 0.0% |
| Florida State | 1987 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #8 | #2 | 30.5 | 34.7 | 48.3 | 15.1 | +15.5 | +29.2% |
| Florida State | 1986 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 62.5% | #11 | — | 15.0 | 19.2 | 39.3 | 22.5 | +2.0 | -12.5% |
| Florida State | 1985 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #19 | #15 | 13.0 | 16.3 | 40.1 | 26.6 | -4.1 | +8.3% |
| Florida State | 1984 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | #20 | #17 | 17.1 | 20.7 | 43.3 | 25.4 | +2.7 | +8.3% |
| Florida State | 1983 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | #7 | — | 14.4 | 20.4 | 43.6 | 26.4 | -4.8 | -16.7% |
| Florida State | 1982 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #13 | 19.2 | 24.9 | 44.8 | 22.5 | +13.6 | +20.4% |
| Florida State | 1981 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | #19 | — | 5.6 | 10.3 | 33.6 | 25.0 | -23.8 | -28.8% |
| Florida State | 1980 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #13 | #5 | 29.4 | 36.1 | 40.7 | 5.9 | +10.9 | -8.3% |
| Florida State | 1979 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #19 | #6 | 18.5 | 21.6 | 34.4 | 14.0 | +2.4 | +18.9% |
| Florida State | 1978 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | #17 | — | 16.1 | 20.7 | 38.5 | 18.8 | -1.5 | -10.6% |
| Florida State | 1977 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | — | #14 | 17.6 | 21.6 | 34.4 | 13.5 | +15.7 | +37.9% |
| Florida State | 1976 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 1.9 | -2.4 | 24.5 | 27.1 | -9.2 | -29.5% |
| West Virginia | 1975 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #20 | 11.1 | 18.9 | 32.2 | 14.6 | +7.8 | +38.6% |
| West Virginia | 1974 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 3.3 | 3.7 | 25.4 | 22.5 | +1.4 | -18.2% |
| West Virginia | 1973 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 1.9 | 1.2 | 27.1 | 26.3 | -6.5 | -12.1% |
| West Virginia | 1972 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 8.4 | 12.4 | 40.8 | 31.2 | +3.3 | +3.0% |
| West Virginia | 1971 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 5.1 | 9.8 | 32.0 | 23.5 | +5.7 | -9.1% |
| West Virginia | 1970 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | #20 | — | -0.6 | -0.7 | 28.4 | 29.0 | — | — |
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