Florida Atlantic
2004-2011 • 41-56
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS -16.2Win % 42.3%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
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Howard Schnellenberger
1979-2011 • Florida Atlantic, Louisville, Miami, Oklahoma
4 schools coached, anchored by Louisville.
Howard Schnellenberger coached 24 seasons, won 51.4%, and posted an average SRS of -4.7. Best season: 1983 Miami. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
141-133-3
Career Win %
51.4%
Seasons
24
Career Span
33 years
Average SRS
-4.7
Peak SRS
20.9
Best Finish
#1
Consistency
2.0
Higher = steadier
Career Arc
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.
Howard Schnellenberger
EliteStrongAverageLean
Howard Schnellenberger: 1985 LouisvilleHoward Schnellenberger: 1995 OklahomaHoward Schnellenberger: 2004 Florida Atlantic
1979Actual season year • SRS range -27.1 to 20.92011
Active comparison point
Howard Schnellenberger • 1983
1983 Miami
Best season11-1 • SRS 20.9 • SP Overall 24.9
Win %
91.7%
YoY SRS
+7.4
SP Off / Def
34.4 / 10.1
Finish
#1
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
School Tenures
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure
Florida Atlantic
2004-2011 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS -16.2 • Win % 42.3%
Oklahoma
1995-1995 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS -1.1 • Win % 50.0%
Louisville
1985-1994 • 10 seasons
Avg SRS -5.5 • Win % 49.1%
Miami
1979-1983 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 14.5 • Win % 71.9%
Longest Tenure
Louisville • 10 seasons
Best Tenure
Miami • 14.5 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Miami • 71.9%
Style and Strength Profile
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.
Overall Strength
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Howard Schnellenberger sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeHoward Schnellenberger sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Howard Schnellenberger
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -5.1
42th pct
Mixed
Impact by School
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
Oklahoma
1995-1995 • 5-5-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS -1.1Win % 50.0%
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.0 during vs 7.4 baseline
-2.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-1.1 during vs 14.3 baseline
-15.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
1.5 during vs 16.3 baseline
-14.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 60.0% baseline
-60.0%
Louisville
1985-1994 • 54-56-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS -5.5Win % 49.1%
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.4 during vs 4.0 baseline
+1.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-5.5 during vs -6.6 baseline
+1.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-6.8 during vs -7.7 baseline
+0.9
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
20.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+20.0%
Miami
1979-1983 • 41-16
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 14.5Win % 71.9%
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.2 during vs 4.0 baseline
+4.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
14.5 during vs 5.2 baseline
+9.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
18.5 during vs 6.7 baseline
+11.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
60.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+60.0%
Career Highs and Lows
High Points
Best Season
Miami 1983
11-1 • SRS 20.9
Biggest Improvement
Louisville 1992
5-6 • 18.5 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Louisville 1993
9-3 • SP Off 38.0
Best Defensive Season
Miami 1981
9-2 • SP Def 8.6
Setbacks
Worst Season
Florida Atlantic 2011
1-11 • SRS -27.1
Biggest Drop
Louisville 1985
2-9 • -45.2 SRS
Season-by-Season Results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Florida Atlantic | 2011 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8.3% | — | — | -27.1 | -30.7 | 6.6 | 35.4 | -6.7 | -25.0% |
| Florida Atlantic | 2010 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -20.4 | -22.8 | 14.5 | 36.6 | -8.1 | -8.3% |
| Florida Atlantic | 2009 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -12.3 | -17.3 | 25.8 | 42.6 | -1.9 | -12.2% |
| Florida Atlantic | 2008 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | -10.4 | -8.5 | 25.5 | 33.6 | -5.8 | -7.7% |
| Florida Atlantic | 2007 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | -4.6 | -12.5 | 25.1 | 36.1 | +12.0 | +19.9% |
| Florida Atlantic | 2006 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -16.6 | -19.6 | 9.8 | 28.2 | +8.3 | +23.5% |
| Florida Atlantic | 2005 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -24.9 | -24.9 | 9.8 | 34.6 | -11.7 | -56.8% |
| Florida Atlantic | 2004 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | -13.2 | -11.7 | 18.6 | 29.2 | -12.1 | +25.0% |
| Oklahoma | 1995 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | #15 | — | -1.1 | 1.5 | 28.8 | 27.8 | +2.1 | -4.5% |
| Louisville | 1994 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -3.2 | -5.3 | 25.7 | 31.1 | -15.0 | -20.4% |
| Louisville | 1993 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #24 | 11.8 | 17.4 | 38.0 | 22.2 | +11.0 | +29.5% |
| Louisville | 1992 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 0.8 | 3.2 | 26.5 | 24.0 | +18.5 | +27.3% |
| Louisville | 1991 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -17.7 | -19.1 | 16.7 | 34.9 | -23.7 | -69.3% |
| Louisville | 1990 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 87.5% | — | #14 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 26.6 | 18.7 | +3.3 | +33.0% |
| Louisville | 1989 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 2.7 | 1.4 | 29.3 | 28.7 | +4.1 | -18.2% |
| Louisville | 1988 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | -1.4 | -4.6 | 25.6 | 30.1 | +12.5 | +40.9% |
| Louisville | 1987 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31.8% | — | — | -13.9 | -17.3 | 23.2 | 37.7 | +2.3 | +4.5% |
| Louisville | 1986 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -16.2 | -21.7 | 15.7 | 35.5 | +8.1 | +9.1% |
| Louisville | 1985 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -24.3 | -30.6 | 21.3 | 45.2 | -45.2 | -73.5% |
| Miami | 1983 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | — | #1 | 20.9 | 24.9 | 34.4 | 10.1 | +7.4 | +28.0% |
| Miami | 1982 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | #15 | — | 13.5 | 15.9 | 28.8 | 13.9 | -6.0 | -18.2% |
| Miami | 1981 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #8 | 19.5 | 24.7 | 33.0 | 8.6 | +3.7 | +6.8% |
| Miami | 1980 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #18 | 15.8 | 21.9 | 32.1 | 11.0 | +12.9 | +29.5% |
| Miami | 1979 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 2.9 | 5.0 | 26.2 | 22.1 | — | — |
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