1979-1982 • Iowa State
One defining stop at Iowa State.
Donnie Duncan coached 4 seasons, won 43.2%, and posted an average SRS of 1.9. Best season: 1980 Iowa State. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
18-24-2
Career Win %
43.2%
Seasons
4
Career Span
4 years
Average SRS
1.9
Peak SRS
8.3
Best Finish
—
Consistency
85.3
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
6-5 • SRS 8.3 • SP Overall 8.9
Win %
54.5%
YoY SRS
+9.9
SP Off / Def
27.5 / 19.4
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.
Iowa State
1979-1982 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 1.9 • Win % 43.2%
Longest Tenure
Iowa State • 4 seasons
Best Tenure
Iowa State • 1.9 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Iowa State • 43.2%
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.
Donnie Duncan sets the reference point in overall strength.
Donnie Duncan sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Donnie Duncan
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 2.0
64th pct
Above average
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1979-1982 • 18-24-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.5 during vs 6.4 baseline
-1.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
1.9 during vs 10.0 baseline
-8.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
2.0 during vs 8.7 baseline
-6.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
High Points
Best Season
Iowa State 1980
6-5 • SRS 8.3
Biggest Improvement
Iowa State 1980
6-5 • 9.9 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Iowa State 1980
6-5 • SP Off 27.5
Best Defensive Season
Iowa State 1980
6-5 • SP Def 19.4
Setbacks
Worst Season
Iowa State 1979
3-8 • SRS -1.6
Biggest Drop
Iowa State 1981
5-5-1 • -6.6 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Iowa State | 1982 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 40.9% | — | — | -0.9 | 1.5 | 24.5 | 23.3 | -2.6 | -9.1% |
| Iowa State | 1981 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | 1.7 | 2.1 | 23.2 | 21.3 | -6.6 | -4.5% |
| Iowa State | 1980 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 8.3 | 8.9 | 27.5 | 19.4 | +9.9 | +27.3% |
| Iowa State | 1979 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -1.6 | -4.6 | 16.8 | 21.3 | — | — |
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