1955-1979 • Army, Maryland, Miami, Northwestern
4 schools coached, anchored by Miami.
Lou Saban coached 5 seasons, won 30.8%, and posted an average SRS of -2.1. Best season: 1978 Miami. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
15-35-2
Career Win %
30.8%
Seasons
5
Career Span
25 years
Average SRS
-2.1
Peak SRS
6.8
Best Finish
—
Consistency
45.6
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
6-5 • SRS 6.8 • SP Overall 4.9
Win %
54.5%
YoY SRS
+4.8
SP Off / Def
23.2 / 18.9
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.
Army
1979-1979 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS -12.0 • Win % 22.7%
Miami
1977-1978 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS 4.4 • Win % 40.9%
Maryland
1966-1966 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS 0.9 • Win % 40.0%
Northwestern
1955-1955 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS -8.3 • Win % 5.6%
Longest Tenure
Miami • 2 seasons
Best Tenure
Miami • 4.4 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Miami • 40.9%
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.
Lou Saban sets the reference point in overall strength.
Lou Saban sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Lou Saban
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -2.2
49th pct
Mixed
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1979-1979 • 2-8-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
2.0 during vs 4.2 baseline
-2.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-12.0 during vs -7.6 baseline
-4.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-16.4 during vs -12.9 baseline
-3.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1977-1978 • 9-13
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.5 during vs 4.2 baseline
+0.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
4.4 during vs 6.6 baseline
-2.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
5.0 during vs 9.0 baseline
-4.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1966-1966 • 4-6
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.0 during vs 5.0 baseline
-1.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
0.9 during vs 3.4 baseline
-2.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1955-1955 • 0-8-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
0.0 during vs 3.6 baseline
-3.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-8.3 during vs 5.5 baseline
-13.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Miami 1978
6-5 • SRS 6.8
Biggest Improvement
Maryland 1966
4-6 • 9.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Miami 1978
6-5 • SP Off 23.2
Best Defensive Season
Miami 1977
3-8 • SP Def 17.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
Army 1979
2-8-1 • SRS -12.0
Biggest Drop
Army 1979
2-8-1 • -18.8 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Army | 1979 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 22.7% | — | — | -12.0 | -16.4 | 14.2 | 30.0 | -18.8 | -31.8% |
| Miami | 1978 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 6.8 | 4.9 | 23.2 | 18.9 | +4.8 | +27.3% |
| Miami | 1977 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | 2.0 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 17.8 | +1.1 | -12.7% |
| Maryland | 1966 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | 0.9 | — | — | — | +9.2 | +34.4% |
| Northwestern | 1955 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5.6% | — | — | -8.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
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