1973-2006 • Army, Georgia Tech, Maryland, The Citadel
4 schools coached, anchored by Maryland.
Bobby Ross coached 18 seasons, won 50.5%, and posted an average SRS of 0.7. Best season: 1990 Georgia Tech. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
103-101-2
Career Win %
50.5%
Seasons
18
Career Span
34 years
Average SRS
0.7
Peak SRS
21.9
Best Finish
#2
Consistency
3.4
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
11-0-1 • SRS 21.9 • SP Overall 24.9
Win %
95.8%
YoY SRS
+16.8
SP Off / Def
39.7 / 15.6
Finish
#2
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.
Army
2004-2006 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS -12.7 • Win % 26.5%
Georgia Tech
1987-1991 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 6.3 • Win % 54.3%
Maryland
1982-1986 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 14.1 • Win % 67.0%
The Citadel
1973-1977 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -10.4 • Win % 43.6%
Longest Tenure
Georgia Tech • 5 seasons
Best Tenure
Maryland • 14.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Maryland • 67.0%
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.
Bobby Ross sets the reference point in overall strength.
Bobby Ross sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bobby Ross
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: -0.0
56th pct
Above average
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2004-2006 • 9-25
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 1.6 baseline
+1.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-12.7 during vs -18.6 baseline
+5.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-18.7 during vs -21.7 baseline
+3.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1987-1991 • 31-26-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.2 during vs 5.8 baseline
+0.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
6.3 during vs 6.4 baseline
-0.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
5.4 during vs 6.2 baseline
-0.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
20.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+0.0%
1982-1986 • 39-19-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.8 during vs 7.2 baseline
+0.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
14.1 during vs 12.5 baseline
+1.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
16.0 during vs 14.0 baseline
+2.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
60.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+40.0%
1973-1977 • 24-31
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.8 during vs 6.0 baseline
-1.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-10.4 during vs -13.4 baseline
+3.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-10.2 during vs -12.2 baseline
+2.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Georgia Tech 1990
11-0-1 • SRS 21.9
Biggest Improvement
Maryland 1982
8-4 • 26.7 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Maryland 1984
9-3 • SP Off 40.1
Best Defensive Season
Georgia Tech 1990
11-0-1 • SP Def 15.6
Setbacks
Worst Season
The Citadel 1973
3-8 • SRS -19.4
Biggest Drop
Army 2004
2-9 • -24.8 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Army | 2006 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -16.4 | -24.3 | 8.4 | 33.5 | -8.6 | -11.4% |
| Army | 2005 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -7.8 | -16.3 | 14.7 | 31.0 | +6.2 | +18.2% |
| Army | 2004 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -14.0 | -15.6 | 29.5 | 41.2 | -24.8 | -43.4% |
| Georgia Tech | 1991 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #8 | — | 10.8 | 14.7 | 29.9 | 15.9 | -11.1 | -34.3% |
| Georgia Tech | 1990 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 95.8% | — | #2 | 21.9 | 24.9 | 39.7 | 15.6 | +16.8 | +32.2% |
| Georgia Tech | 1989 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 5.1 | 4.0 | 28.4 | 25.2 | +3.3 | +36.4% |
| Georgia Tech | 1988 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | 1.8 | -2.1 | 19.9 | 22.2 | +10.1 | +9.1% |
| Georgia Tech | 1987 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -8.3 | -14.5 | 18.6 | 31.8 | -17.4 | -31.8% |
| Maryland | 1986 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | 9.1 | 9.0 | 29.9 | 22.2 | -7.8 | -25.0% |
| Maryland | 1985 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #7 | #18 | 16.9 | 19.8 | 35.2 | 17.0 | +2.6 | 0.0% |
| Maryland | 1984 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #12 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 40.1 | 27.3 | +2.9 | +8.3% |
| Maryland | 1983 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #17 | — | 11.4 | 13.3 | 34.9 | 22.8 | -7.5 | 0.0% |
| Maryland | 1982 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #20 | 18.9 | 22.1 | 39.9 | 19.5 | +26.7 | +21.2% |
| The Citadel | 1977 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -7.8 | -5.7 | 14.5 | 19.8 | -6.8 | -9.1% |
| The Citadel | 1976 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -1.0 | 2.1 | 18.0 | 16.7 | +12.9 | 0.0% |
| The Citadel | 1975 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -13.9 | -14.8 | 3.0 | 17.0 | -4.0 | +18.2% |
| The Citadel | 1974 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -9.9 | -13.3 | 18.3 | 30.2 | +9.5 | +9.1% |
| The Citadel | 1973 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -19.4 | -19.3 | 11.4 | 30.7 | — | — |
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