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Consistent WinnerDefense-First

Chan Gailey

2002-2007Georgia Tech

One defining stop at Georgia Tech.

Chan Gailey coached 6 seasons, won 57.9%, and posted an average SRS of 6.3. Best season: 2004 Georgia Tech. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

44-32

Career Win %

57.9%

Seasons

6

Career Span

6 years

Average SRS

6.3

Peak SRS

9.4

Best Finish

Consistency

97.2

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.

Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.

Chan Gailey
EliteStrongAverageLean
2002Actual season year • SRS range 3.8 to 9.42007

Active comparison point

Chan Gailey2004

Selected

2004 Georgia Tech

Best seasonBiggest improvement

7-5 • SRS 9.4 • SP Overall 12.4

Win %

58.3%

YoY SRS

+2.5

SP Off / Def

30.4 / 19.1

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

Georgia Tech

2002-20076 seasons

Avg SRS 6.3 • Win % 57.9%

Longest Tenure

Georgia Tech • 6 seasons

Best Tenure

Georgia Tech • 6.3 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Georgia Tech • 57.9%

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.

Chan Gailey sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Chan Gailey sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Chan Gailey

Elite

Raw avg SP Overall: 10.0

85th pct

Elite

Impact by School

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

Georgia Tech

2002-200744-32

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

Avg SRS 6.3Win % 57.9%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.3 during vs 8.2 baseline

-0.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

6.3 during vs 11.8 baseline

-5.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

10.0 during vs 13.1 baseline

-3.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 100.0% baseline

-100.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Georgia Tech 2004

7-5SRS 9.4

Biggest Improvement

Georgia Tech 2004

7-52.5 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Georgia Tech 2004

7-5SP Off 30.4

Best Defensive Season

Georgia Tech 2006

9-5SP Def 13.2

Setbacks

Worst Season

Georgia Tech 2007

7-5SRS 3.8

Biggest Drop

Georgia Tech 2005

7-5-4.0 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Georgia Tech20071275058.3%3.88.728.121.3-3.4-5.9%
Georgia Tech20061495064.3%7.213.526.213.2+1.8+5.9%
Georgia Tech20051275058.3%5.46.922.715.8-4.00.0%
Georgia Tech20041275058.3%9.412.430.419.1+2.5+4.5%
Georgia Tech20031376053.8%6.910.129.520.3+1.50.0%
Georgia Tech20021376053.8%5.48.229.022.0

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