1993-2023 • Akron, Auburn, UL Monroe
3 schools coached, anchored by Akron.
Terry Bowden coached 16 seasons, won 49.2%, and posted an average SRS of -3.9. Best season: 1997 Auburn. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
92-95-1
Career Win %
49.2%
Seasons
16
Career Span
31 years
Average SRS
-3.9
Peak SRS
17.1
Best Finish
#4
Consistency
3.2
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
10-3 • SRS 17.1 • SP Overall 22.5
Win %
76.9%
YoY SRS
+9.4
SP Off / Def
38.0 / 16.9
Finish
#11
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.
UL Monroe
2021-2023 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS -14.6 • Win % 27.8%
Akron
2012-2018 • 7 seasons
Avg SRS -12.8 • Win % 40.2%
Auburn
1993-1998 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 11.7 • Win % 73.1%
Longest Tenure
Akron • 7 seasons
Best Tenure
Auburn • 11.7 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Auburn • 73.1%
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.
Terry Bowden sets the reference point in overall strength.
Terry Bowden sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Terry Bowden
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -3.0
47th pct
Mixed
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2021-2023 • 10-26
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.3 during vs 3.8 baseline
-0.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-14.6 during vs -15.3 baseline
+0.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-19.2 during vs -14.8 baseline
-4.4
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
2012-2018 • 35-52
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.0 during vs 2.8 baseline
+2.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-12.8 during vs -19.8 baseline
+7.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-12.5 during vs -19.9 baseline
+7.4
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 100.0% baseline
-100.0%
1993-1998 • 47-17-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.8 during vs 7.6 baseline
+0.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
11.7 during vs 9.7 baseline
+2.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
16.1 during vs 13.5 baseline
+2.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
83.3% during vs 60.0% baseline
+23.3%
High Points
Best Season
Auburn 1997
10-3 • SRS 17.1
Biggest Improvement
Auburn 1997
10-3 • 9.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Auburn 1995
8-4 • SP Off 41.5
Best Defensive Season
Auburn 1997
10-3 • SP Def 16.9
Setbacks
Worst Season
Akron 2012
1-11 • SRS -21.6
Biggest Drop
Akron 2012
1-11 • -24.1 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| UL Monroe | 2023 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 16.7% | — | — | -17.1 | -21.6 | 17.6 | 37.5 | -4.9 | -16.7% |
| UL Monroe | 2022 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -12.2 | -15.7 | 23.2 | 39.0 | +2.2 | 0.0% |
| UL Monroe | 2021 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -14.4 | -20.3 | 15.6 | 35.1 | +0.1 | 0.0% |
| Akron | 2018 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -14.5 | -19.3 | 11.9 | 31.0 | -5.6 | -16.7% |
| Akron | 2017 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -8.9 | -17.6 | 24.1 | 39.6 | +2.7 | +8.3% |
| Akron | 2016 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -11.6 | -5.6 | 22.3 | 28.2 | -6.2 | -19.9% |
| Akron | 2015 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | -5.4 | -0.8 | 24.8 | 25.9 | +8.6 | +19.9% |
| Akron | 2014 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -14.0 | -9.4 | 18.9 | 28.1 | -0.5 | 0.0% |
| Akron | 2013 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -13.5 | -15.3 | 17.9 | 30.9 | +8.1 | +33.3% |
| Akron | 2012 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8.3% | — | — | -21.6 | -19.5 | 20.0 | 39.0 | -24.1 | -8.3% |
| Auburn | 1998 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.7% | #25 | — | 2.5 | 7.4 | 24.9 | 18.4 | -14.6 | -60.3% |
| Auburn | 1997 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #16 | #11 | 17.1 | 22.5 | 38.0 | 16.9 | +9.4 | +10.3% |
| Auburn | 1996 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #17 | #24 | 7.7 | 11.2 | 39.2 | 30.1 | -4.0 | 0.0% |
| Auburn | 1995 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #6 | #22 | 11.7 | 16.1 | 41.5 | 28.7 | -4.5 | -19.7% |
| Auburn | 1994 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 86.4% | #11 | #9 | 16.2 | 19.5 | 40.0 | 23.0 | +1.1 | -13.6% |
| Auburn | 1993 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | #4 | 15.1 | 20.0 | 39.4 | 21.3 | — | — |
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