1968-1996 • Iowa State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee
3 schools coached, anchored by Tennessee.
Johnny Majors coached 29 seasons, won 57.2%, and posted an average SRS of 8.7. Best season: 1976 Pittsburgh. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
185-137-10
Career Win %
57.2%
Seasons
29
Career Span
29 years
Average SRS
8.7
Peak SRS
24.2
Best Finish
#1
Consistency
22.7
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
12-0 • SRS 24.2 • SP Overall 27.7
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+7.0
SP Off / Def
39.2 / 11.8
Finish
#1
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.
Pittsburgh
1973-1996 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS 4.0 • Win % 50.0%
Tennessee
1977-1992 • 16 seasons
Avg SRS 11.1 • Win % 64.5%
Iowa State
1968-1972 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 8.5 • Win % 44.5%
Longest Tenure
Tennessee • 16 seasons
Best Tenure
Tennessee • 11.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Tennessee • 64.5%
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.
Johnny Majors sets the reference point in overall strength.
Johnny Majors sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Johnny Majors
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 10.5
86th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1973-1996 • 45-45-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.6 during vs 2.8 baseline
+2.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
4.0 during vs -6.6 baseline
+10.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
6.3 during vs -5.8 baseline
+12.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
25.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+25.0%
1977-1992 • 116-62-8
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.3 during vs 7.6 baseline
-0.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
11.1 during vs 13.7 baseline
-2.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
11.9 during vs 13.6 baseline
-1.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
37.5% during vs 60.0% baseline
-22.5%
1968-1972 • 24-30-1
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 2.8 baseline
+2.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
8.5 during vs -4.6 baseline
+13.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
14.7 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Pittsburgh 1976
12-0 • SRS 24.2
Biggest Improvement
Tennessee 1989
11-1 • 16.8 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Tennessee 1990
9-2-2 • SP Off 41.5
Best Defensive Season
Tennessee 1985
9-1-2 • SP Def 11.0
Setbacks
Worst Season
Pittsburgh 1993
3-8 • SRS -12.6
Biggest Drop
Pittsburgh 1993
3-8 • -26.5 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Pittsburgh | 1996 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -8.9 | -9.7 | 32.0 | 38.9 | -5.1 | +18.2% |
| Pittsburgh | 1995 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -3.8 | -5.4 | 28.0 | 33.2 | +0.4 | -9.1% |
| Pittsburgh | 1994 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -4.2 | -2.7 | 29.5 | 32.4 | +8.4 | 0.0% |
| Pittsburgh | 1993 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -12.6 | -9.0 | 26.3 | 33.9 | -26.5 | -35.2% |
| Tennessee | 1992 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | #21 | #12 | 13.9 | 19.3 | 35.9 | 18.3 | +0.4 | -12.5% |
| Tennessee | 1991 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #11 | #14 | 13.5 | 19.2 | 39.4 | 22.8 | -3.5 | -1.9% |
| Tennessee | 1990 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 76.9% | #8 | #8 | 17.0 | 21.9 | 41.5 | 22.0 | +0.9 | -14.7% |
| Tennessee | 1989 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | — | #5 | 16.1 | 21.9 | 38.8 | 18.0 | +16.8 | +46.2% |
| Tennessee | 1988 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | #17 | — | -0.7 | 0.5 | 27.8 | 27.7 | -14.7 | -35.3% |
| Tennessee | 1987 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 80.8% | #17 | #14 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 37.7 | 25.5 | +10.4 | +22.4% |
| Tennessee | 1986 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | #10 | — | 3.6 | 5.7 | 29.8 | 25.6 | -19.1 | -25.0% |
| Tennessee | 1985 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 83.3% | — | #4 | 22.7 | 24.1 | 34.7 | 11.0 | +9.8 | +20.8% |
| Tennessee | 1984 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 62.5% | — | — | 12.9 | 16.3 | 38.0 | 23.4 | +0.6 | -12.5% |
| Tennessee | 1983 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 12.3 | 13.1 | 27.8 | 15.0 | +5.1 | +20.8% |
| Tennessee | 1982 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 54.2% | — | — | 7.2 | 4.0 | 28.1 | 25.0 | +5.5 | -12.5% |
| Tennessee | 1981 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 1.7 | -3.7 | 24.2 | 27.8 | -11.8 | +21.2% |
| Tennessee | 1980 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 13.5 | 11.8 | 29.8 | 19.0 | +1.7 | -12.9% |
| Tennessee | 1979 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 11.8 | 14.1 | 34.0 | 21.0 | +2.6 | +8.3% |
| Tennessee | 1978 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | 9.2 | 4.0 | 27.0 | 24.0 | +0.5 | +13.6% |
| Tennessee | 1977 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 8.7 | 4.6 | 27.2 | 23.5 | -15.5 | -63.6% |
| Pittsburgh | 1976 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #9 | #1 | 24.2 | 27.7 | 39.2 | 11.8 | +7.0 | +33.3% |
| Pittsburgh | 1975 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #15 | 17.2 | 23.2 | 35.3 | 12.5 | +5.9 | +3.0% |
| Pittsburgh | 1974 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | #13 | — | 11.3 | 18.1 | 31.9 | 14.7 | +2.9 | +9.5% |
| Pittsburgh | 1973 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 54.2% | — | — | 8.4 | 7.9 | 25.2 | 18.1 | -5.1 | +8.3% |
| Iowa State | 1972 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 45.8% | — | — | 13.5 | 12.8 | 34.0 | 22.5 | -2.5 | -20.8% |
| Iowa State | 1971 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 16.0 | 20.2 | 39.2 | 20.2 | +5.1 | +21.2% |
| Iowa State | 1970 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 10.9 | 11.0 | 34.2 | 25.2 | +7.1 | +15.4% |
| Iowa State | 1969 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | — | — | 3.8 | — | — | — | +5.3 | 0.0% |
| Iowa State | 1968 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | — | — | -1.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
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