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Chris Petersen

2006-2019Boise State, Washington

2 schools coached, anchored by Boise State.

Chris Petersen coached 14 seasons, won 79.5%, and posted an average SRS of 15.1. Best season: 2016 Washington. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

147-38

Career Win %

79.5%

Seasons

14

Career Span

14 years

Average SRS

15.1

Peak SRS

27.3

Best Finish

#4

Consistency

53.1

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.

Chris Petersen
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Chris Petersen: 2014 Washington
2006Actual season year • SRS range 4.9 to 27.32019

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Chris Petersen2016

Selected

2016 Washington

Best seasonBiggest improvement

12-2 • SRS 27.3 • SP Overall 26.7

Win %

85.7%

YoY SRS

+13.6

SP Off / Def

40.2 / 13.9

Finish

#4

Comparison context

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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

Washington

2014-20196 seasons

Avg SRS 16.2 • Win % 67.9%

Boise State

2006-20138 seasons

Avg SRS 14.3 • Win % 88.5%

Longest Tenure

Boise State • 8 seasons

Best Tenure

Washington • 16.2 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Boise State • 88.5%

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.

Chris Petersen sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

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Chris Petersen sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Chris Petersen

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Raw avg SP Overall: 17.9

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Impact by School

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

Washington

2014-201955-26

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

Avg SRS 16.2Win % 67.9%

Avg wins

Higher is better

9.2 during vs 6.1 baseline

+3.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

16.2 during vs 7.0 baseline

+9.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

17.4 during vs 6.7 baseline

+10.7

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

33.3% during vs 20.0% baseline

+13.3%

Boise State

2006-201392-12

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

Avg SRS 14.3Win % 88.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

11.5 during vs 10.6 baseline

+0.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

14.3 during vs 9.2 baseline

+5.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

18.2 during vs 10.4 baseline

+7.8

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

75.0% during vs 60.0% baseline

+15.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Washington 2016

12-2SRS 27.3

Biggest Improvement

Washington 2016

12-213.6 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Boise State 2010

12-1SP Off 42.1

Best Defensive Season

Washington 2018

10-4SP Def 12.7

Setbacks

Worst Season

Boise State 2013

8-4SRS 4.9

Biggest Drop

Boise State 2012

11-2-11.5 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Washington20191385061.5%#1315.618.335.319.5+3.4-9.9%
Washington201814104071.4%#612.219.934.512.7-7.9-5.5%
Washington201713103076.9%#8#1620.122.139.416.3-7.2-8.8%
Washington201614122085.7%#14#427.326.740.213.9+13.6+31.9%
Washington20151376053.8%13.79.730.120.8+5.5-3.3%
Washington20141486057.1%#258.27.828.521.8+3.3-9.5%
Boise State20131284066.7%#194.911.335.025.6-3.0-17.9%
Boise State201213112084.6%#24#187.913.432.217.7-11.5-7.7%
Boise State201113121092.3%#5#819.423.040.117.5-5.00.0%
Boise State201013121092.3%#3#924.426.442.114.1+6.5-7.7%
Boise State2009141400100.0%#14#417.919.936.917.7+1.6+7.7%
Boise State200813121092.3%#1116.319.833.815.0+10.2+15.4%
Boise State200713103076.9%#246.113.136.224.4-11.1-23.1%
Boise State2006131300100.0%#517.218.735.918.6

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