1962-1979 • LSU
One defining stop at LSU.
Charles McClendon coached 18 seasons, won 68.2%, and posted an average SRS of 16.2. Best season: 1969 LSU. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
135-61-7
Career Win %
68.2%
Seasons
18
Career Span
18 years
Average SRS
16.2
Peak SRS
26.1
Best Finish
#7
Consistency
64.5
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
9-1 • SRS 26.1 • SP Overall —
Win %
90.0%
YoY SRS
+17.1
SP Off / Def
— / —
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
1962-1979 • 18 seasons
Avg SRS 16.2 • Win % 68.2%
Longest Tenure
LSU • 18 seasons
Best Tenure
LSU • 16.2 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
LSU • 68.2%
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.
Charles McClendon sets the reference point in overall strength.
Charles McClendon sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Charles McClendon
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 15.6
95th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1962-1979 • 135-61-7
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.5 during vs 8.0 baseline
-0.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
16.2 during vs 20.2 baseline
-4.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
15.6 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
50.0% during vs 60.0% baseline
-10.0%
High Points
Best Season
LSU 1969
9-1 • SRS 26.1
Biggest Improvement
LSU 1969
9-1 • 17.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
LSU 1971
9-3 • SP Off 36.8
Best Defensive Season
LSU 1970
9-3 • SP Def 6.9
Setbacks
Worst Season
LSU 1975
4-7 • SRS 6.2
Biggest Drop
LSU 1968
8-3 • -10.1 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| LSU | 1979 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 16.8 | 16.8 | 29.0 | 13.1 | +2.8 | -8.3% |
| LSU | 1978 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #13 | — | 14.0 | 12.4 | 29.4 | 17.8 | +1.1 | 0.0% |
| LSU | 1977 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 12.9 | 6.5 | 33.5 | 28.9 | -0.3 | +7.6% |
| LSU | 1976 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59.1% | — | — | 13.2 | 8.5 | 25.7 | 18.1 | +7.0 | +22.7% |
| LSU | 1975 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 6.2 | 8.9 | 23.5 | 15.2 | -4.1 | -13.6% |
| LSU | 1974 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | #9 | — | 10.3 | 10.5 | 24.7 | 15.0 | -8.4 | -25.0% |
| LSU | 1973 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #16 | #13 | 18.7 | 22.2 | 32.2 | 10.9 | -0.1 | -4.2% |
| LSU | 1972 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #11 | #11 | 18.8 | 20.2 | 29.2 | 9.6 | -6.6 | +4.2% |
| LSU | 1971 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #9 | #11 | 25.4 | 24.2 | 36.8 | 13.2 | +0.2 | 0.0% |
| LSU | 1970 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #12 | #7 | 25.2 | 26.0 | 32.3 | 6.9 | -0.9 | -15.0% |
| LSU | 1969 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.0% | — | #10 | 26.1 | — | — | — | +17.1 | +17.3% |
| LSU | 1968 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | #18 | #19 | 9.0 | — | — | — | -10.1 | +4.5% |
| LSU | 1967 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 68.2% | — | — | 19.1 | — | — | — | +7.9 | +13.2% |
| LSU | 1966 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55.0% | — | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | -5.6 | -17.7% |
| LSU | 1965 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | #8 | #8 | 16.8 | — | — | — | +5.0 | -4.5% |
| LSU | 1964 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 77.3% | — | #7 | 11.8 | — | — | — | -1.0 | +13.6% |
| LSU | 1963 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 12.8 | — | — | — | -9.7 | -22.7% |
| LSU | 1962 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 86.4% | #5 | #7 | 22.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
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