2001-2020 • Kansas, LSU, Oklahoma State
3 schools coached, anchored by LSU.
Les Miles coached 18 seasons, won 66.5%, and posted an average SRS of 12.4. Best season: 2011 LSU. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
145-73
Career Win %
66.5%
Seasons
18
Career Span
20 years
Average SRS
12.4
Peak SRS
29.9
Best Finish
#1
Consistency
10.2
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
13-1 • SRS 29.9 • SP Overall 31.9
Win %
92.9%
YoY SRS
+12.7
SP Off / Def
37.5 / 7.7
Finish
#2
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.
Kansas
2019-2020 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS -9.8 • Win % 14.3%
LSU
2005-2016 • 12 seasons
Avg SRS 18.2 • Win % 77.0%
Oklahoma State
2001-2004 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 6.2 • Win % 57.1%
Longest Tenure
LSU • 12 seasons
Best Tenure
LSU • 18.2 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
LSU • 77.0%
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.
Les Miles sets the reference point in overall strength.
Les Miles sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Les Miles
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 16.9
96th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2019-2020 • 3-18
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
1.5 during vs 1.6 baseline
-0.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-9.8 during vs -12.1 baseline
+2.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-13.1 during vs -14.4 baseline
+1.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
2005-2016 • 114-34
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.5 during vs 9.6 baseline
-0.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
18.2 during vs 13.9 baseline
+4.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
24.6 during vs 19.2 baseline
+5.4
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
83.3% during vs 80.0% baseline
+3.3%
2001-2004 • 28-21
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.0 during vs 5.2 baseline
+1.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
6.2 during vs 0.5 baseline
+5.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.8 during vs 0.2 baseline
+8.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
High Points
Best Season
LSU 2011
13-1 • SRS 29.9
Biggest Improvement
LSU 2011
13-1 • 12.7 SRS
Best Offensive Season
LSU 2013
10-3 • SP Off 45.2
Best Defensive Season
LSU 2006
11-2 • SP Def 6.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
Kansas 2020
0-9 • SRS -14.6
Biggest Drop
Kansas 2019
3-9 • -26.3 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Kansas | 2020 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | -14.6 | -16.3 | 18.5 | 34.5 | -9.5 | -25.0% |
| Kansas | 2019 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -5.1 | -9.8 | 26.2 | 34.8 | -26.3 | -25.0% |
| LSU | 2016 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% | #5 | #13 | 21.2 | 25.3 | 34.2 | 9.0 | +5.0 | -25.0% |
| LSU | 2015 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #14 | #16 | 16.2 | 19.7 | 41.3 | 21.8 | +2.3 | +13.5% |
| LSU | 2014 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #13 | — | 13.9 | 21.5 | 34.2 | 13.3 | -5.0 | -15.4% |
| LSU | 2013 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #12 | #14 | 18.9 | 28.7 | 45.2 | 18.7 | -0.3 | 0.0% |
| LSU | 2012 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #3 | #14 | 19.2 | 23.7 | 34.5 | 12.1 | -10.7 | -15.9% |
| LSU | 2011 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.9% | #4 | #2 | 29.9 | 31.9 | 37.5 | 7.7 | +12.7 | +8.2% |
| LSU | 2010 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #21 | #8 | 17.2 | 20.4 | 33.1 | 14.8 | +2.9 | +15.4% |
| LSU | 2009 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | #11 | #17 | 14.3 | 23.0 | 30.8 | 10.3 | +7.0 | +7.7% |
| LSU | 2008 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #7 | — | 7.3 | 20.8 | 35.7 | 17.5 | -14.9 | -24.2% |
| LSU | 2007 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.7% | #2 | #1 | 22.2 | 28.9 | 41.9 | 14.1 | +0.3 | +1.1% |
| LSU | 2006 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #8 | #3 | 21.9 | 31.6 | 39.2 | 6.8 | +5.2 | 0.0% |
| LSU | 2005 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #5 | #6 | 16.7 | 20.3 | 32.0 | 11.7 | +5.8 | +26.3% |
| Oklahoma State | 2004 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 10.9 | 13.1 | 40.3 | 29.7 | +2.4 | -10.9% |
| Oklahoma State | 2003 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | #24 | — | 8.5 | 12.2 | 42.6 | 33.4 | +2.0 | +7.7% |
| Oklahoma State | 2002 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 6.5 | 7.9 | 40.7 | 34.9 | +7.5 | +25.2% |
| Oklahoma State | 2001 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -1.0 | 2.2 | 31.1 | 30.0 | — | — |
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