1960-1971 • Florida State, Rice
2 schools coached, anchored by Florida State.
Bill Peterson coached 12 seasons, won 56.4%, and posted an average SRS of 8.5. Best season: 1964 Florida State. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
65-49-12
Career Win %
56.4%
Seasons
12
Career Span
12 years
Average SRS
8.5
Peak SRS
17.9
Best Finish
—
Consistency
49.5
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
9-1-1 • SRS 17.9 • SP Overall —
Win %
86.4%
YoY SRS
+7.9
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
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.
Rice
1971-1971 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS 0.6 • Win % 31.8%
Florida State
1960-1970 • 11 seasons
Avg SRS 9.2 • Win % 58.7%
Longest Tenure
Florida State • 11 seasons
Best Tenure
Florida State • 9.2 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Florida State • 58.7%
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.
Bill Peterson sets the reference point in overall strength.
Bill Peterson sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bill Peterson
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 3.8
69th pct
Above average
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1971-1971 • 3-7-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.0 during vs 2.8 baseline
+0.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
0.6 during vs 2.6 baseline
-2.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-2.8 during vs 2.5 baseline
-5.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1960-1970 • 62-42-11
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.6 during vs 5.0 baseline
+0.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
9.2 during vs 0.0 baseline
+9.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
10.3 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
High Points
Best Season
Florida State 1964
9-1-1 • SRS 17.9
Biggest Improvement
Florida State 1962
4-3-3 • 13.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Florida State 1970
7-4 • SP Off 29.3
Best Defensive Season
Florida State 1970
7-4 • SP Def 19.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
Florida State 1960
3-6-1 • SRS -2.9
Biggest Drop
Florida State 1969
6-3-1 • -9.3 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Rice | 1971 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31.8% | — | — | 0.6 | -2.8 | 18.3 | 20.9 | -5.7 | -31.8% |
| Florida State | 1970 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 6.3 | 10.3 | 29.3 | 19.8 | +0.5 | -1.4% |
| Florida State | 1969 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | — | — | 5.8 | — | — | — | -9.3 | -7.7% |
| Florida State | 1968 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | 15.1 | — | — | — | -0.3 | 0.0% |
| Florida State | 1967 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 72.7% | — | — | 15.4 | — | — | — | +0.7 | +18.2% |
| Florida State | 1966 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 14.7 | — | — | — | +4.8 | +9.6% |
| Florida State | 1965 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45.0% | — | — | 9.9 | — | — | — | -8.0 | -41.4% |
| Florida State | 1964 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 86.4% | — | — | 17.9 | — | — | — | +7.9 | +41.4% |
| Florida State | 1963 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45.0% | — | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | -1.2 | -10.0% |
| Florida State | 1962 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 55.0% | — | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | +13.2 | +10.0% |
| Florida State | 1961 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45.0% | — | — | -2.0 | — | — | — | +0.9 | +10.0% |
| Florida State | 1960 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 35.0% | — | — | -2.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
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