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Paul Johnson

2002-2018Georgia Tech, Navy

2 schools coached, anchored by Georgia Tech.

Paul Johnson coached 17 seasons, won 59.0%, and posted an average SRS of 4.5. Best season: 2014 Georgia Tech. The profile was offense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

128-89

Career Win %

59.0%

Seasons

17

Career Span

17 years

Average SRS

4.5

Peak SRS

18.5

Best Finish

#8

Consistency

43.9

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.

Paul Johnson
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Paul Johnson: 2008 Georgia Tech
2002Actual season year • SRS range -14.2 to 18.52018

Active comparison point

Paul Johnson2014

Selected

2014 Georgia Tech

Best season

11-3 • SRS 18.5 • SP Overall 11.2

Win %

78.6%

YoY SRS

+10.4

SP Off / Def

44.1 / 32.0

Finish

#8

Comparison context

Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.

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

2008-201811 seasons

Avg SRS 7.7 • Win % 58.0%

Navy

2002-20076 seasons

Avg SRS -1.4 • Win % 60.8%

Longest Tenure

Georgia Tech • 11 seasons

Best Tenure

Georgia Tech • 7.7 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Navy • 60.8%

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.

Paul Johnson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Paul Johnson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Paul Johnson

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 2.5

66th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

Georgia Tech

2008-201883-60

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

Avg SRS 7.7Win % 58.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.5 during vs 6.7 baseline

+0.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

7.7 during vs 6.5 baseline

+1.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

7.3 during vs 10.3 baseline

-3.0

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

27.3% during vs 0.0% baseline

+27.3%

Navy

2002-200745-29

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

Avg SRS -1.4Win % 60.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.5 during vs 3.2 baseline

+4.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-1.4 during vs -8.9 baseline

+7.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-6.3 during vs -10.8 baseline

+4.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

16.7% during vs 0.0% baseline

+16.7%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Georgia Tech 2014

11-3SRS 18.5

Biggest Improvement

Navy 2003

8-515.2 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Georgia Tech 2014

11-3SP Off 44.1

Best Defensive Season

Georgia Tech 2008

9-4SP Def 18.9

Setbacks

Worst Season

Navy 2002

2-10SRS -14.2

Biggest Drop

Georgia Tech 2010

6-7-16.2 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Georgia Tech20181376053.8%3.40.333.033.9-5.3+8.4%
Georgia Tech20171156045.5%8.78.934.925.1+1.4-23.8%
Georgia Tech20161394069.2%7.37.835.028.5+2.7+44.2%
Georgia Tech20151239025.0%#164.69.033.125.4-13.9-53.6%
Georgia Tech201414113078.6%#818.511.244.132.0+10.4+24.7%
Georgia Tech20131376053.8%8.111.435.324.9+2.7+3.9%
Georgia Tech20121477050.0%5.46.036.128.1+2.0-11.5%
Georgia Tech20111385061.5%3.45.132.626.3+2.8+15.4%
Georgia Tech20101367046.2%#160.62.930.427.9-16.2-32.4%
Georgia Tech200914113078.6%#15#1316.89.735.425.8+8.7+9.3%
Georgia Tech20081394069.2%#228.18.629.518.9+10.3+2.6%
Navy20071284066.7%-2.2-9.832.641.6-6.7-2.6%
Navy20061394069.2%4.5-1.927.028.3+3.6+2.6%
Navy20051284066.7%0.9-2.132.434.5-0.7-16.7%
Navy200412102083.3%#241.6-3.427.030.2+0.6+21.8%
Navy20031385061.5%1.0-3.831.234.7+15.2+44.9%
Navy200212210016.7%-14.2-16.829.642.3

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