1978-1997 • Arkansas, Clemson
2 schools coached, anchored by Clemson.
Danny Ford coached 17 seasons, won 66.4%, and posted an average SRS of 11.0. Best season: 1981 Clemson. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
121-60-5
Career Win %
66.4%
Seasons
17
Career Span
20 years
Average SRS
11.0
Peak SRS
25.2
Best Finish
#1
Consistency
27.3
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
12-0 • SRS 25.2 • SP Overall 28.4
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+18.8
SP Off / Def
34.9 / 6.8
Finish
#1
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.
Arkansas
1993-1997 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 0.5 • Win % 44.7%
Clemson
1978-1989 • 12 seasons
Avg SRS 15.4 • Win % 76.0%
Longest Tenure
Clemson • 12 seasons
Best Tenure
Clemson • 15.4 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Clemson • 76.0%
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.
Danny Ford sets the reference point in overall strength.
Danny Ford sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Danny Ford
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.9
91th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1993-1997 • 25-31-1
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 6.1 baseline
-1.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
0.5 during vs 5.2 baseline
-4.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
3.3 during vs 8.7 baseline
-5.4
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
-40.0%
1978-1989 • 96-29-4
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.0 during vs 5.0 baseline
+3.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
15.4 during vs 2.6 baseline
+12.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
16.9 during vs 1.6 baseline
+15.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
66.7% during vs 20.0% baseline
+46.7%
High Points
Best Season
Clemson 1981
12-0 • SRS 25.2
Biggest Improvement
Clemson 1981
12-0 • 18.8 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Clemson 1989
10-2 • SP Off 38.2
Best Defensive Season
Clemson 1979
8-4 • SP Def 6.5
Setbacks
Worst Season
Arkansas 1996
4-7 • SRS -5.4
Biggest Drop
Arkansas 1993
5-5-1 • -19.0 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Arkansas | 1997 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -0.1 | 2.5 | 26.7 | 25.0 | +5.3 | 0.0% |
| Arkansas | 1996 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -5.4 | -1.2 | 23.7 | 25.0 | -7.8 | -25.2% |
| Arkansas | 1995 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 2.4 | 5.7 | 28.8 | 24.3 | -0.4 | +25.2% |
| Arkansas | 1994 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 2.8 | 4.6 | 25.1 | 21.3 | +0.1 | -13.6% |
| Arkansas | 1993 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | 2.7 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 17.8 | -19.0 | -33.3% |
| Clemson | 1989 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #12 | #12 | 21.7 | 25.4 | 38.2 | 13.4 | +1.6 | 0.0% |
| Clemson | 1988 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #4 | #9 | 20.1 | 22.7 | 36.5 | 14.7 | +5.7 | 0.0% |
| Clemson | 1987 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #9 | #12 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 32.0 | 19.1 | +1.0 | +8.3% |
| Clemson | 1986 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 75.0% | — | #17 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 32.0 | 18.3 | +7.7 | +25.0% |
| Clemson | 1985 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 5.7 | 4.9 | 25.4 | 21.3 | -8.2 | -13.6% |
| Clemson | 1984 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | #4 | — | 13.9 | 12.7 | 36.9 | 26.1 | -0.4 | -22.7% |
| Clemson | 1983 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 86.4% | — | #11 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 36.5 | 22.2 | -2.4 | 0.0% |
| Clemson | 1982 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 86.4% | #11 | #8 | 16.7 | 17.4 | 32.3 | 16.3 | -8.5 | -13.6% |
| Clemson | 1981 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | #1 | 25.2 | 28.4 | 34.9 | 6.8 | +18.8 | +45.5% |
| Clemson | 1980 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 6.4 | 7.3 | 27.2 | 21.0 | -8.4 | -12.1% |
| Clemson | 1979 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 14.8 | 19.9 | 25.1 | 6.5 | -3.7 | -33.3% |
| Clemson | 1978 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #18 | #6 | 18.5 | 20.2 | 34.6 | 15.2 | — | — |
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