1990-2023 • Alabama, LSU, Michigan State, Toledo
4 schools coached, anchored by Alabama.
Nick Saban coached 28 seasons, won 80.6%, and posted an average SRS of 19.8. Best season: 2016 Alabama. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
297-71-1
Career Win %
80.6%
Seasons
28
Career Span
34 years
Average SRS
19.8
Peak SRS
33.6
Best Finish
#1
Consistency
13.5
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
14-1 • SRS 33.6 • SP Overall 31.7
Win %
93.3%
YoY SRS
+6.3
SP Off / Def
40.0 / 8.6
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.
Alabama
2007-2023 • 17 seasons
Avg SRS 25.5 • Win % 87.7%
LSU
2000-2004 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 13.9 • Win % 75.0%
Michigan State
1995-1999 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 11.4 • Win % 58.5%
Toledo
1990-1990 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS -6.3 • Win % 81.8%
Longest Tenure
Alabama • 17 seasons
Best Tenure
Alabama • 25.5 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Alabama • 87.7%
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.
Nick Saban sets the reference point in overall strength.
Nick Saban sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Nick Saban
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 24.1
99th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2007-2023 • 206-29
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
12.1 during vs 7.2 baseline
+4.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
25.5 during vs 10.2 baseline
+15.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
29.6 during vs 16.0 baseline
+13.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
88.2% during vs 100.0% baseline
-11.8%
2000-2004 • 48-16
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.6 during vs 6.6 baseline
+3.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
13.9 during vs 8.9 baseline
+5.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
19.2 during vs 10.7 baseline
+8.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
80.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
+40.0%
1995-1999 • 34-24-1
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 5.4 baseline
+1.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
11.4 during vs 4.6 baseline
+6.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
14.6 during vs 6.4 baseline
+8.2
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
20.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+0.0%
1990-1990 • 9-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.0 during vs 5.2 baseline
+3.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-6.3 during vs -14.6 baseline
+8.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
2.4 during vs -7.9 baseline
+10.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Alabama 2016
14-1 • SRS 33.6
Biggest Improvement
LSU 2003
13-1 • 15.9 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Alabama 2018
14-1 • SP Off 50.9
Best Defensive Season
Alabama 2017
13-1 • SP Def 5.6
Setbacks
Worst Season
Toledo 1990
9-2 • SRS -6.3
Biggest Drop
LSU 2000
8-4 • -12.4 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Alabama | 2023 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.7% | #4 | #5 | 19.6 | 23.1 | 36.8 | 15.6 | -1.7 | +1.1% |
| Alabama | 2022 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #1 | #5 | 21.3 | 30.3 | 42.9 | 14.2 | +1.8 | -2.1% |
| Alabama | 2021 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 86.7% | #1 | #2 | 19.5 | 26.0 | 40.9 | 15.6 | -11.6 | -13.3% |
| Alabama | 2020 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #3 | #1 | 31.1 | 28.3 | 46.8 | 18.6 | +2.3 | +15.4% |
| Alabama | 2019 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #2 | #8 | 28.8 | 32.4 | 47.7 | 14.6 | -4.7 | -8.7% |
| Alabama | 2018 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 93.3% | #1 | — | 33.5 | 36.3 | 50.9 | 14.2 | +7.2 | +0.5% |
| Alabama | 2017 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.9% | #1 | #1 | 26.3 | 33.5 | 38.7 | 5.6 | -7.3 | -0.5% |
| Alabama | 2016 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 93.3% | #1 | #2 | 33.6 | 31.7 | 40.0 | 8.6 | +6.3 | 0.0% |
| Alabama | 2015 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 93.3% | #3 | #1 | 27.3 | 29.0 | 37.7 | 9.1 | +0.8 | +7.6% |
| Alabama | 2014 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.7% | #2 | #4 | 26.5 | 34.3 | 44.5 | 10.7 | +1.1 | +1.1% |
| Alabama | 2013 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #1 | #7 | 25.4 | 34.1 | 45.6 | 12.3 | -6.8 | -8.2% |
| Alabama | 2012 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.9% | #2 | #1 | 32.2 | 36.5 | 45.7 | 10.7 | +1.7 | +0.5% |
| Alabama | 2011 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% | #2 | #1 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 39.3 | 6.4 | +6.4 | +15.4% |
| Alabama | 2010 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #1 | #10 | 24.1 | 30.1 | 43.9 | 14.2 | -3.4 | -23.1% |
| Alabama | 2009 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #5 | #1 | 27.5 | 30.2 | 35.0 | 6.5 | +9.6 | +14.3% |
| Alabama | 2008 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.7% | #24 | #6 | 17.9 | 23.0 | 34.2 | 10.9 | +9.6 | +31.9% |
| Alabama | 2007 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 8.3 | 12.8 | 30.1 | 17.2 | -6.0 | -21.1% |
| LSU | 2004 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #4 | #16 | 14.3 | 19.5 | 36.2 | 18.4 | -11.1 | -17.9% |
| LSU | 2003 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.9% | #14 | #2 | 25.4 | 30.9 | 41.9 | 11.2 | +15.9 | +31.3% |
| LSU | 2002 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #14 | — | 9.5 | 14.5 | 32.4 | 19.0 | -4.8 | -15.4% |
| LSU | 2001 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #14 | #7 | 14.3 | 20.2 | 42.2 | 25.0 | +8.5 | +10.3% |
| LSU | 2000 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #22 | 5.8 | 11.0 | 32.1 | 22.7 | -12.4 | -15.2% |
| Michigan State | 1999 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #7 | 18.2 | 23.0 | 41.5 | 20.5 | +8.9 | +31.8% |
| Michigan State | 1998 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | #23 | — | 9.3 | 14.1 | 38.5 | 26.1 | -3.5 | -8.3% |
| Michigan State | 1997 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | #25 | — | 12.8 | 16.6 | 36.6 | 21.8 | +2.5 | +8.3% |
| Michigan State | 1996 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 10.3 | 12.4 | 39.2 | 28.4 | +3.9 | -4.2% |
| Michigan State | 1995 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 54.2% | — | — | 6.4 | 6.9 | 34.6 | 29.5 | +12.7 | -27.7% |
| Toledo | 1990 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | — | -6.3 | 2.4 | 26.5 | 24.8 | — | — |
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