1989-2004 • Florida, Western Michigan
2 schools coached, anchored by Western Michigan.
Gary Darnell coached 9 seasons, won 49.5%, and posted an average SRS of -5.2. Best season: 1989 Florida. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
49-50
Career Win %
49.5%
Seasons
9
Career Span
16 years
Average SRS
-5.2
Peak SRS
10.2
Best Finish
—
Consistency
13.5
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
3-4 • SRS 10.2 • SP Overall 12.2
Win %
42.9%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
29.2 / 17.7
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.
Western Michigan
1997-2004 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS -7.1 • Win % 50.0%
Florida
1989-1989 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS 10.2 • Win % 42.9%
Longest Tenure
Western Michigan • 8 seasons
Best Tenure
Florida • 10.2 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Western Michigan • 50.0%
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.
Gary Darnell sets the reference point in overall strength.
Gary Darnell sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Gary Darnell
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -3.4
46th pct
Mixed
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1997-2004 • 46-46
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.8 during vs 6.0 baseline
-0.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-7.1 during vs -11.6 baseline
+4.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-5.4 during vs -6.0 baseline
+0.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1989-1989 • 3-4
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 5.8 baseline
-2.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
10.2 during vs 14.2 baseline
-4.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
12.2 during vs 18.7 baseline
-6.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
-40.0%
High Points
Best Season
Florida 1989
3-4 • SRS 10.2
Biggest Improvement
Western Michigan 2000
9-3 • 15.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Western Michigan 1999
7-5 • SP Off 35.2
Best Defensive Season
Western Michigan 2000
9-3 • SP Def 17.5
Setbacks
Worst Season
Western Michigan 2004
1-10 • SRS -24.3
Biggest Drop
Western Michigan 2004
1-10 • -15.9 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Western Michigan | 2004 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9.1% | — | — | -24.3 | -21.7 | 29.9 | 44.8 | -15.9 | -32.6% |
| Western Michigan | 2003 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -8.4 | -10.2 | 30.1 | 38.0 | +0.1 | +8.3% |
| Western Michigan | 2002 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -8.5 | -6.8 | 28.8 | 34.4 | -3.3 | -12.1% |
| Western Michigan | 2001 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -5.2 | -1.4 | 29.2 | 30.9 | -15.3 | -29.5% |
| Western Michigan | 2000 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 10.1 | 13.4 | 30.3 | 17.5 | +15.2 | +16.7% |
| Western Michigan | 1999 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | -5.1 | -1.2 | 35.2 | 35.9 | +5.2 | -5.3% |
| Western Michigan | 1998 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | -10.3 | -11.3 | 32.7 | 40.6 | -5.3 | -9.1% |
| Western Michigan | 1997 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | -5.0 | -4.0 | 29.6 | 33.5 | -15.2 | +29.9% |
| Florida | 1989 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.9% | — | — | 10.2 | 12.2 | 29.2 | 17.7 | — | — |
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