1962-1977 • Indiana, Miami (OH), Northwestern, Yale
4 schools coached, anchored by Indiana.
John Pont coached 16 seasons, won 38.6%, and posted an average SRS of -2.7. Best season: 1968 Indiana. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
63-101-3
Career Win %
38.6%
Seasons
16
Career Span
16 years
Average SRS
-2.7
Peak SRS
7.0
Best Finish
#4
Consistency
58.3
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
6-4 • SRS 7.0 • SP Overall —
Win %
60.0%
YoY SRS
+0.1
SP Off / Def
— / —
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
1973-1977 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -7.0 • Win % 21.8%
Indiana
1965-1972 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS -0.1 • Win % 38.0%
Yale
1963-1964 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS -5.7 • Win % 69.4%
Miami (OH)
1962-1962 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS 4.6 • Win % 77.3%
Longest Tenure
Indiana • 8 seasons
Best Tenure
Miami (OH) • 4.6 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Miami (OH) • 77.3%
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.
John Pont sets the reference point in overall strength.
John Pont sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Pont
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -15.1
15th pct
Lower end
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1973-1977 • 12-43
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
2.4 during vs 3.8 baseline
-1.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-7.0 during vs 1.8 baseline
-8.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-14.4 during vs 2.3 baseline
-16.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1965-1972 • 31-51-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.9 during vs 2.2 baseline
+1.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-0.1 during vs 4.9 baseline
-5.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-16.3 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
12.5% during vs 0.0% baseline
+12.5%
1963-1964 • 12-5-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.0 during vs 4.6 baseline
+1.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-5.7 during vs -20.5 baseline
+14.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
1962-1962 • 8-2-1
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
High Points
Best Season
Indiana 1968
6-4 • SRS 7.0
Biggest Improvement
Indiana 1967
9-2 • 10.7 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Northwestern 1973
4-7 • SP Off 24.9
Best Defensive Season
Northwestern 1973
4-7 • SP Def 29.5
Setbacks
Worst Season
Northwestern 1977
1-10 • SRS -10.9
Biggest Drop
Indiana 1970
1-9 • -14.7 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Northwestern | 1977 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9.1% | — | — | -10.9 | -16.2 | 16.2 | 32.1 | -3.6 | 0.0% |
| Northwestern | 1976 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9.1% | — | — | -7.3 | -15.8 | 16.8 | 32.0 | +0.9 | -18.2% |
| Northwestern | 1975 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -8.2 | -15.3 | 18.7 | 33.0 | +2.6 | 0.0% |
| Northwestern | 1974 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -10.8 | -19.6 | 19.9 | 37.3 | -13.2 | -9.1% |
| Northwestern | 1973 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 2.4 | -4.9 | 24.9 | 29.5 | +4.2 | -9.1% |
| Indiana | 1972 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -1.8 | -9.6 | 22.2 | 30.9 | +2.5 | +18.2% |
| Indiana | 1971 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -4.3 | -15.0 | 15.4 | 29.5 | +5.7 | +17.3% |
| Indiana | 1970 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10.0% | — | — | -10.0 | -24.4 | 12.6 | 35.0 | -14.7 | -30.0% |
| Indiana | 1969 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | #14 | — | 4.7 | — | — | — | -2.3 | -20.0% |
| Indiana | 1968 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | #13 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | +0.1 | -21.8% |
| Indiana | 1967 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #4 | 6.9 | — | — | — | +10.7 | +66.8% |
| Indiana | 1966 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 15.0% | — | — | -3.8 | — | — | — | -3.9 | -5.0% |
| Indiana | 1965 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20.0% | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | +8.1 | -52.2% |
| Yale | 1964 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 72.2% | — | — | -8.0 | — | — | — | -4.6 | +5.6% |
| Yale | 1963 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | -3.4 | — | — | — | -8.0 | -10.6% |
| Miami (OH) | 1962 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 77.3% | — | — | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
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