2004-2025 • Central Michigan, Cincinnati, LSU, Notre Dame
4 schools coached, anchored by Notre Dame.
Brian Kelly coached 23 seasons, won 72.8%, and posted an average SRS of 10.3. Best season: 2017 Notre Dame. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
195-73
Career Win %
72.8%
Seasons
23
Career Span
22 years
Average SRS
10.3
Peak SRS
22.0
Best Finish
#4
Consistency
16.0
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 22.0 • SP Overall 20.8
Win %
76.9%
YoY SRS
+15.6
SP Off / Def
37.4 / 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.
LSU
2022-2025 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 13.3 • Win % 72.5%
Notre Dame
2010-2021 • 12 seasons
Avg SRS 14.4 • Win % 73.9%
Cincinnati
2006-2009 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 9.7 • Win % 85.0%
Central Michigan
2004-2006 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS -7.8 • Win % 54.3%
Longest Tenure
Notre Dame • 12 seasons
Best Tenure
Notre Dame • 14.4 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Cincinnati • 85.0%
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.
Brian Kelly sets the reference point in overall strength.
Brian Kelly sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Brian Kelly
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.2
90th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2022-2025 • 29-11
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.3 during vs 8.4 baseline
-1.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
13.3 during vs 14.8 baseline
-1.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
15.4 during vs 17.7 baseline
-2.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
50.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
+10.0%
2010-2021 • 113-40
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.4 during vs 7.0 baseline
+2.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
14.4 during vs 6.8 baseline
+7.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
17.4 during vs 8.3 baseline
+9.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
58.3% during vs 40.0% baseline
+18.3%
2006-2009 • 34-6
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.5 during vs 6.0 baseline
+2.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
9.7 during vs -2.1 baseline
+11.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
13.1 during vs 0.3 baseline
+12.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
75.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+75.0%
2004-2006 • 19-16
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.3 during vs 3.2 baseline
+3.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-7.8 during vs -18.9 baseline
+11.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-12.1 during vs -19.7 baseline
+7.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Notre Dame 2017
10-3 • SRS 22.0
Biggest Improvement
Central Michigan 2005
6-5 • 21.0 SRS
Best Offensive Season
LSU 2023
10-3 • SP Off 44.6
Best Defensive Season
Notre Dame 2012
12-1 • SP Def 13.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
Central Michigan 2004
4-7 • SRS -22.8
Biggest Drop
Cincinnati 2008
11-3 • -11.9 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| LSU | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8.2 | 10.3 | 25.8 | 16.1 | -4.7 | — |
| LSU | 2024 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | #13 | — | 12.9 | 15.9 | 36.8 | 21.7 | -4.2 | -7.7% |
| LSU | 2023 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #5 | #12 | 17.1 | 19.1 | 44.6 | 25.0 | +2.3 | +5.5% |
| LSU | 2022 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.4% | — | #16 | 14.8 | 16.2 | 34.2 | 17.6 | -1.6 | -20.2% |
| Notre Dame | 2021 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #9 | #8 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 36.2 | 18.9 | — | +8.3% |
| Notre Dame | 2020 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #10 | #5 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.3% |
| Notre Dame | 2019 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #9 | #12 | 18.8 | 17.7 | 35.8 | 18.5 | +1.1 | -7.7% |
| Notre Dame | 2018 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% | #12 | — | 17.7 | 20.7 | 34.6 | 14.5 | -4.3 | +15.4% |
| Notre Dame | 2017 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | — | #11 | 22.0 | 20.8 | 37.4 | 16.9 | +15.6 | +43.6% |
| Notre Dame | 2016 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | #10 | — | 6.4 | 15.7 | 39.4 | 23.2 | -11.1 | -43.6% |
| Notre Dame | 2015 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #11 | #11 | 17.5 | 22.4 | 44.1 | 21.2 | +9.1 | +15.4% |
| Notre Dame | 2014 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #17 | — | 8.4 | 10.8 | 37.5 | 26.0 | -0.7 | -7.7% |
| Notre Dame | 2013 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | #14 | #20 | 9.1 | 13.2 | 35.2 | 21.9 | -9.5 | -23.1% |
| Notre Dame | 2012 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% | — | #4 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 33.4 | 13.8 | +5.8 | +30.8% |
| Notre Dame | 2011 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #16 | — | 12.8 | 17.2 | 34.6 | 17.0 | +2.1 | 0.0% |
| Notre Dame | 2010 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 10.7 | 16.5 | 32.2 | 16.7 | -3.3 | -38.5% |
| Cincinnati | 2009 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | #8 | 14.0 | 18.2 | 40.8 | 23.4 | +9.6 | +21.4% |
| Cincinnati | 2008 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.6% | — | #17 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 25.9 | 19.7 | -11.9 | +1.7% |
| Cincinnati | 2007 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | — | #17 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 37.2 | 19.9 | +12.2 | -23.1% |
| Central Michigan | 2006 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 1.2 | -6.1 | 23.5 | 28.8 | +3.0 | +14.7% |
| Cincinnati | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | 4.1 | 7.9 | 23.6 | 16.7 | +2.9 | +30.8% |
| Central Michigan | 2005 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -1.8 | -8.1 | 22.1 | 30.1 | +21.0 | +18.2% |
| Central Michigan | 2004 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -22.8 | -22.2 | 25.4 | 42.6 | — | — |
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