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Larry Jones

1971-1973Florida State

One defining stop at Florida State.

Larry Jones coached 3 seasons, won 44.1%, and posted an average SRS of 2.9. Best season: 1971 Florida State. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

15-19

Career Win %

44.1%

Seasons

3

Career Span

3 years

Average SRS

2.9

Peak SRS

15.0

Best Finish

#0

Consistency

3.2

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.

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Larry Jones
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1971Actual season year • SRS range -15.3 to 15.01973

Active comparison point

Larry Jones1971

Selected

1971 Florida State

Best season

8-4 • SRS 15.0 • SP Overall 14.7

Win %

66.7%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

30.9 / 17.4

Finish

#0

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

Florida State

1971-19733 seasons

Avg SRS 2.9 • Win % 44.1%

Longest Tenure

Florida State • 3 seasons

Best Tenure

Florida State • 2.9 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Florida State • 44.1%

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

Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.

Larry Jones sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Larry Jones sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Larry Jones

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 0.1

57th pct

Above average

Impact by School

See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.

Florida State

1971-197315-19

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS 2.9Win % 44.1%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.0 during vs 6.8 baseline

-1.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

2.9 during vs 11.5 baseline

-8.6

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

0.1 during vs 10.3 baseline

-10.2

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

100.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+100.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Florida State 1971

8-4SRS 15.0

Biggest Improvement

Florida State 1972

7-4-6.0 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Florida State 1971

8-4SP Off 30.9

Best Defensive Season

Florida State 1971

8-4SP Def 17.4

Setbacks

Worst Season

Florida State 1973

0-11SRS -15.3

Biggest Drop

Florida State 1973

0-11-24.3 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.

Florida State19731101100.0%#0#0-15.3-21.313.133.5-24.3-63.6%
Florida State19721174063.6%#0#09.06.830.926.1-6.0-3.0%
Florida State19711284066.7%#0#015.014.730.917.4

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