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Jerry Stovall

1980-1983LSU

One defining stop at LSU.

Jerry Stovall coached 4 seasons, won 51.1%, and posted an average SRS of 7.8. Best season: 1982 LSU. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

22-21-2

Career Win %

51.1%

Seasons

4

Career Span

4 years

Average SRS

7.8

Peak SRS

21.3

Best Finish

#11

Consistency

16.1

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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.

Jerry Stovall
EliteStrongAverageLean
1980Actual season year • SRS range -5.0 to 21.31983

Active comparison point

Jerry Stovall1982

Selected

1982 LSU

Best seasonBiggest improvement

8-3-1 • SRS 21.3 • SP Overall 19.3

Win %

70.8%

YoY SRS

+26.3

SP Off / Def

38.0 / 20.2

Finish

#11

Comparison context

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School Tenures

Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure

LSU

1980-19834 seasons

Avg SRS 7.8 • Win % 51.1%

Longest Tenure

LSU • 4 seasons

Best Tenure

LSU • 7.8 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

LSU • 51.1%

Style and Strength Profile

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.

Overall Strength

Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.

Jerry Stovall sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Jerry Stovall sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Jerry Stovall

Strong

Raw avg SP Overall: 4.3

71th pct

Strong

Impact by School

See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.

LSU

1980-198322-21-2

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS 7.8Win % 51.1%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.5 during vs 6.6 baseline

-1.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

7.8 during vs 12.6 baseline

-4.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

4.3 during vs 10.6 baseline

-6.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

25.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+25.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

LSU 1982

8-3-1SRS 21.3

Biggest Improvement

LSU 1982

8-3-126.3 SRS

Best Offensive Season

LSU 1982

8-3-1SP Off 38.0

Best Defensive Season

LSU 1980

7-4SP Def 18.3

Setbacks

Worst Season

LSU 1981

3-7-1SRS -5.0

Biggest Drop

LSU 1983

4-7-16.2 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.

LSU19831147036.4%#125.13.529.327.1-16.2-34.5%
LSU19821283170.8%#1121.319.338.020.2+26.3+39.0%
LSU19811137131.8%-5.0-14.118.030.5-14.9-31.8%
LSU19801174063.6%9.98.525.918.3

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