1955-1974 • Army, LSU, South Carolina
3 schools coached, anchored by South Carolina.
Paul Dietzel coached 20 seasons, won 53.3%, and posted an average SRS of 7.4. Best season: 1961 LSU. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
109-95-5
Career Win %
53.3%
Seasons
20
Career Span
20 years
Average SRS
7.4
Peak SRS
25.6
Best Finish
#1
Consistency
25.2
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 • SRS 25.6 • SP Overall —
Win %
90.9%
YoY SRS
+10.7
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#4
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.
South Carolina
1966-1974 • 9 seasons
Avg SRS 2.1 • Win % 44.3%
Army
1962-1965 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 3.2 • Win % 53.8%
LSU
1955-1961 • 7 seasons
Avg SRS 16.6 • Win % 65.1%
Longest Tenure
South Carolina • 9 seasons
Best Tenure
LSU • 16.6 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
LSU • 65.1%
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.
Paul Dietzel sets the reference point in overall strength.
Paul Dietzel sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Paul Dietzel
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 2.0
64th pct
Above average
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1966-1974 • 42-53-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.7 during vs 3.4 baseline
+1.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
2.1 during vs 0.9 baseline
+1.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
2.0 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1962-1965 • 21-18-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.3 during vs 6.2 baseline
-0.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
3.2 during vs 11.4 baseline
-8.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
-40.0%
1955-1961 • 46-24-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.6 during vs 4.8 baseline
+1.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
16.6 during vs 8.5 baseline
+8.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
42.9% during vs 0.0% baseline
+42.9%
High Points
Best Season
LSU 1961
10-1 • SRS 25.6
Biggest Improvement
LSU 1958
11-0 • 11.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
South Carolina 1973
7-4 • SP Off 37.6
Best Defensive Season
South Carolina 1971
6-5 • SP Def 19.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
South Carolina 1974
4-7 • SRS -3.2
Biggest Drop
Army 1962
6-4 • -21.6 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| South Carolina | 1974 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -3.2 | -7.9 | 26.6 | 33.5 | -10.2 | -27.3% |
| South Carolina | 1973 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 7.0 | 8.6 | 37.6 | 30.9 | +9.3 | +27.3% |
| South Carolina | 1972 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -2.3 | -4.5 | 22.5 | 27.0 | -6.2 | -18.2% |
| South Carolina | 1971 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 3.9 | 4.4 | 22.7 | 19.1 | -1.6 | +13.6% |
| South Carolina | 1970 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 40.9% | #17 | — | 5.5 | 9.4 | 33.8 | 26.3 | +5.3 | -22.7% |
| South Carolina | 1969 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | -6.1 | +23.6% |
| South Carolina | 1968 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | 6.3 | — | — | — | +4.8 | -10.0% |
| South Carolina | 1967 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 1.5 | — | — | — | +1.7 | +40.0% |
| South Carolina | 1966 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10.0% | — | — | -0.2 | — | — | — | -0.1 | -35.0% |
| Army | 1965 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45.0% | — | — | -0.1 | — | — | — | +0.1 | +5.0% |
| Army | 1964 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | -0.2 | — | — | — | -9.4 | -30.0% |
| Army | 1963 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 9.2 | — | — | — | +5.2 | +10.0% |
| Army | 1962 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | -21.6 | -30.9% |
| LSU | 1961 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | #5 | #4 | 25.6 | — | — | — | +10.7 | +35.9% |
| LSU | 1960 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55.0% | — | — | 14.9 | — | — | — | -6.3 | -26.8% |
| LSU | 1959 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #1 | #3 | 21.2 | — | — | — | -4.1 | -18.2% |
| LSU | 1958 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | #1 | 25.3 | — | — | — | +11.4 | +50.0% |
| LSU | 1957 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 13.9 | — | — | — | +10.8 | +20.0% |
| LSU | 1956 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | — | — | 3.1 | — | — | — | -8.9 | -10.0% |
| LSU | 1955 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | — | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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