1984-1986 • LSU
One defining stop at LSU.
Bill Arnsparger coached 3 seasons, won 75.0%, and posted an average SRS of 13.0. Best season: 1986 LSU. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
26-8-2
Career Win %
75.0%
Seasons
3
Career Span
3 years
Average SRS
13.0
Peak SRS
15.5
Best Finish
#10
Consistency
96.7
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
9-3 • SRS 15.5 • SP Overall 23.0
Win %
75.0%
YoY SRS
+4.8
SP Off / Def
35.4 / 13.2
Finish
#10
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
1984-1986 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 13.0 • Win % 75.0%
Longest Tenure
LSU • 3 seasons
Best Tenure
LSU • 13.0 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
LSU • 75.0%
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.
Bill Arnsparger sets the reference point in overall strength.
Bill Arnsparger sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bill Arnsparger
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 16.6
95th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1984-1986 • 26-8-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.7 during vs 5.8 baseline
+2.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
13.0 during vs 9.6 baseline
+3.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
16.6 during vs 6.8 baseline
+9.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
100.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+80.0%
High Points
Best Season
LSU 1986
9-3 • SRS 15.5
Biggest Improvement
LSU 1986
9-3 • 4.8 SRS
Best Offensive Season
LSU 1986
9-3 • SP Off 35.4
Best Defensive Season
LSU 1985
9-2-1 • SP Def 12.5
Setbacks
Worst Season
LSU 1985
9-2-1 • SRS 10.7
Biggest Drop
LSU 1985
9-2-1 • -2.1 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| LSU | 1986 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #15 | #10 | 15.5 | 23.0 | 35.4 | 13.2 | +4.8 | -4.2% |
| LSU | 1985 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #13 | #20 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 22.2 | 12.5 | -2.1 | +8.3% |
| LSU | 1984 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | — | #15 | 12.8 | 16.6 | 34.7 | 19.6 | — | — |
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