1995-2015 • Iowa State, North Texas
2 schools coached, anchored by Iowa State.
Dan McCarney coached 17 seasons, won 40.0%, and posted an average SRS of -5.1. Best season: 2005 Iowa State. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
78-117
Career Win %
40.0%
Seasons
17
Career Span
21 years
Average SRS
-5.1
Peak SRS
11.5
Best Finish
#25
Consistency
16.5
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
7-5 • SRS 11.5 • SP Overall 13.0
Win %
58.3%
YoY SRS
+11.6
SP Off / Def
27.7 / 14.7
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.
North Texas
2011-2015 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -11.8 • Win % 40.7%
Iowa State
1995-2006 • 12 seasons
Avg SRS -2.3 • Win % 39.7%
Longest Tenure
Iowa State • 12 seasons
Best Tenure
Iowa State • -2.3 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
North Texas • 40.7%
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.
Dan McCarney sets the reference point in overall strength.
Dan McCarney sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dan McCarney
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -4.1
44th pct
Mixed
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2011-2015 • 22-32
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.4 during vs 1.9 baseline
+2.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-11.8 during vs -21.0 baseline
+9.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-13.2 during vs -21.8 baseline
+8.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1995-2006 • 56-85
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.7 during vs 2.8 baseline
+1.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-2.3 during vs -3.6 baseline
+1.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-0.3 during vs -5.9 baseline
+5.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
8.3% during vs 0.0% baseline
+8.3%
High Points
Best Season
Iowa State 2005
7-5 • SRS 11.5
Biggest Improvement
Iowa State 2004
7-5 • 14.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Iowa State 2002
7-7 • SP Off 40.5
Best Defensive Season
Iowa State 2005
7-5 • SP Def 14.7
Setbacks
Worst Season
North Texas 2015
0-5 • SRS -24.4
Biggest Drop
Iowa State 2006
4-8 • -22.2 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| North Texas | 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | -24.4 | -25.0 | 13.3 | 39.2 | -8.6 | -33.3% |
| North Texas | 2014 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -15.8 | -9.4 | 20.2 | 31.2 | -18.5 | -35.9% |
| North Texas | 2013 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 2.7 | 1.0 | 25.1 | 23.1 | +12.9 | +35.9% |
| North Texas | 2012 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -10.2 | -14.4 | 21.4 | 34.9 | +1.3 | -8.3% |
| North Texas | 2011 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -11.5 | -18.1 | 18.7 | 36.2 | -0.8 | +8.3% |
| Iowa State | 2006 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -10.7 | -6.7 | 24.7 | 31.5 | -22.2 | -25.0% |
| Iowa State | 2005 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 11.5 | 13.0 | 27.7 | 14.7 | +11.6 | 0.0% |
| Iowa State | 2004 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | -0.1 | 3.9 | 28.1 | 25.4 | +14.1 | +41.7% |
| Iowa State | 2003 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 16.7% | — | — | -14.2 | -9.6 | 28.7 | 35.9 | -21.3 | -33.3% |
| Iowa State | 2002 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 7.1 | 14.5 | 40.5 | 28.4 | +3.3 | -8.3% |
| Iowa State | 2001 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 3.8 | 4.4 | 29.8 | 26.9 | -1.1 | -16.7% |
| Iowa State | 2000 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #25 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 37.4 | 31.1 | +6.4 | +38.6% |
| Iowa State | 1999 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -1.5 | -1.0 | 28.8 | 30.0 | +1.3 | +9.1% |
| Iowa State | 1998 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -2.8 | -4.5 | 28.7 | 33.0 | +12.4 | +18.2% |
| Iowa State | 1997 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9.1% | — | — | -15.2 | -15.6 | 32.7 | 43.0 | -14.3 | -9.1% |
| Iowa State | 1996 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -0.9 | -0.3 | 39.4 | 39.0 | +8.2 | -9.1% |
| Iowa State | 1995 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -9.1 | -10.0 | 33.2 | 40.3 | — | — |
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