1987-1990 • LSU
One defining stop at LSU.
Mike Archer coached 4 seasons, won 59.8%, and posted an average SRS of 9.1. Best season: 1987 LSU. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
27-18-1
Career Win %
59.8%
Seasons
4
Career Span
4 years
Average SRS
9.1
Peak SRS
20.0
Best Finish
#5
Consistency
24.7
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
10-1-1 • SRS 20.0 • SP Overall 23.5
Win %
87.5%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
38.8 / 16.5
Finish
#5
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
1987-1990 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 9.1 • Win % 59.8%
Longest Tenure
LSU • 4 seasons
Best Tenure
LSU • 9.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
LSU • 59.8%
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.
Mike Archer sets the reference point in overall strength.
Mike Archer sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mike Archer
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.2
89th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1987-1990 • 27-18-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.8 during vs 7.6 baseline
-0.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
9.1 during vs 13.1 baseline
-4.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
12.2 during vs 14.5 baseline
-2.4
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
50.0% during vs 80.0% baseline
-30.0%
High Points
Best Season
LSU 1987
10-1-1 • SRS 20.0
Biggest Improvement
LSU 1989
4-7 • 0.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
LSU 1987
10-1-1 • SP Off 38.8
Best Defensive Season
LSU 1988
8-4 • SP Def 15.9
Setbacks
Worst Season
LSU 1990
5-6 • SRS -4.3
Biggest Drop
LSU 1990
5-6 • -14.6 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| LSU | 1990 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -4.3 | -2.7 | 21.9 | 24.3 | -14.6 | +9.1% |
| LSU | 1989 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | #7 | — | 10.3 | 14.1 | 36.5 | 24.0 | +0.1 | -30.3% |
| LSU | 1988 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #18 | #19 | 10.2 | 13.8 | 29.0 | 15.9 | -9.8 | -20.8% |
| LSU | 1987 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 87.5% | #6 | #5 | 20.0 | 23.5 | 38.8 | 16.5 | — | — |
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