1986-1991 • Northwestern
One defining stop at Northwestern.
Francis Peay coached 6 seasons, won 21.2%, and posted an average SRS of -10.9. Best season: 1986 Northwestern. The profile was offense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
13-51-2
Career Win %
21.2%
Seasons
6
Career Span
6 years
Average SRS
-10.9
Peak SRS
-6.8
Best Finish
—
Consistency
88.4
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
4-7 • SRS -6.8 • SP Overall -11.5
Win %
36.4%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
21.1 / 31.6
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.
Northwestern
1986-1991 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS -10.9 • Win % 21.2%
Longest Tenure
Northwestern • 6 seasons
Best Tenure
Northwestern • -10.9 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Northwestern • 21.2%
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.
Francis Peay sets the reference point in overall strength.
Francis Peay sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Francis Peay
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -15.5
14th pct
Lower end
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1986-1991 • 13-51-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
2.2 during vs 2.0 baseline
+0.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-10.9 during vs -15.7 baseline
+4.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-15.5 during vs -19.2 baseline
+3.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Northwestern 1986
4-7 • SRS -6.8
Biggest Improvement
Northwestern 1990
2-9 • 8.3 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Northwestern 1989
0-11 • SP Off 30.7
Best Defensive Season
Northwestern 1986
4-7 • SP Def 31.6
Setbacks
Worst Season
Northwestern 1989
0-11 • SRS -18.2
Biggest Drop
Northwestern 1989
0-11 • -6.7 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Northwestern | 1991 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -9.8 | -13.8 | 19.7 | 31.9 | +0.1 | +9.1% |
| Northwestern | 1990 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -9.9 | -15.8 | 25.4 | 38.3 | +8.3 | +18.2% |
| Northwestern | 1989 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | -18.2 | -23.5 | 30.7 | 46.4 | -6.7 | -22.7% |
| Northwestern | 1988 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 22.7% | — | — | -11.5 | -15.3 | 23.6 | 36.2 | -2.1 | 0.0% |
| Northwestern | 1987 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 22.7% | — | — | -9.4 | -13.0 | 23.2 | 34.0 | -2.6 | -13.6% |
| Northwestern | 1986 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -6.8 | -11.5 | 21.1 | 31.6 | — | — |
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