1981-2006 • Boston College, Louisiana Tech
2 schools coached, anchored by Boston College.
Jack Bicknell coached 18 seasons, won 48.8%, and posted an average SRS of -1.8. Best season: 1984 Boston College. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
102-107-1
Career Win %
48.8%
Seasons
18
Career Span
26 years
Average SRS
-1.8
Peak SRS
16.6
Best Finish
#5
Consistency
16.7
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
10-2 • SRS 16.6 • SP Overall 22.2
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+6.4
SP Off / Def
46.3 / 28.3
Finish
#5
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.
Louisiana Tech
1999-2006 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS -8.6 • Win % 45.3%
Boston College
1981-1990 • 10 seasons
Avg SRS 3.5 • Win % 51.7%
Longest Tenure
Boston College • 10 seasons
Best Tenure
Boston College • 3.5 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Boston College • 51.7%
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.
Jack Bicknell sets the reference point in overall strength.
Jack Bicknell sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jack Bicknell
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -0.7
54th pct
Mixed
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1999-2006 • 43-52
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.4 during vs 5.8 baseline
-0.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-8.6 during vs -9.9 baseline
+1.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-7.5 during vs -12.6 baseline
+5.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1981-1990 • 59-55-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.9 during vs 5.2 baseline
+0.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
3.5 during vs 0.4 baseline
+3.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
4.8 during vs -1.9 baseline
+6.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
30.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+30.0%
High Points
Best Season
Boston College 1984
10-2 • SRS 16.6
Biggest Improvement
Boston College 1986
9-3 • 11.3 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Boston College 1984
10-2 • SP Off 46.3
Best Defensive Season
Boston College 1983
9-3 • SP Def 19.4
Setbacks
Worst Season
Louisiana Tech 2006
3-10 • SRS -23.4
Biggest Drop
Boston College 1985
4-8 • -18.4 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Louisiana Tech | 2006 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 23.1% | — | — | -23.4 | -22.2 | 18.9 | 39.7 | -18.1 | -40.6% |
| Louisiana Tech | 2005 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | -5.3 | -6.0 | 23.4 | 29.4 | -2.1 | +13.6% |
| Louisiana Tech | 2004 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -3.2 | 3.5 | 36.2 | 34.2 | +6.0 | +8.3% |
| Louisiana Tech | 2003 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -9.2 | -6.8 | 33.0 | 38.0 | +4.8 | +8.3% |
| Louisiana Tech | 2002 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -14.0 | -14.8 | 32.0 | 42.2 | -9.6 | -25.0% |
| Louisiana Tech | 2001 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | -4.4 | -4.4 | 39.0 | 41.0 | +7.3 | +33.3% |
| Louisiana Tech | 2000 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -11.7 | -14.6 | 29.2 | 39.9 | -14.4 | -47.7% |
| Louisiana Tech | 1999 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | 2.7 | 5.4 | 39.9 | 35.7 | +9.4 | +36.4% |
| Boston College | 1990 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -6.7 | -8.1 | 22.7 | 30.2 | -3.0 | +18.2% |
| Boston College | 1989 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -3.7 | -6.2 | 22.6 | 28.4 | -1.1 | -9.1% |
| Boston College | 1988 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -2.6 | -5.3 | 29.0 | 33.9 | -6.9 | -18.2% |
| Boston College | 1987 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 4.3 | 7.8 | 32.3 | 26.1 | -5.2 | -29.5% |
| Boston College | 1986 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #19 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 32.1 | 22.0 | +11.3 | +41.7% |
| Boston College | 1985 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -1.8 | -2.2 | 25.7 | 28.2 | -18.4 | -50.0% |
| Boston College | 1984 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #19 | #5 | 16.6 | 22.2 | 46.3 | 28.3 | +6.4 | +8.3% |
| Boston College | 1983 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #19 | 10.2 | 13.0 | 31.5 | 19.4 | +1.8 | +4.2% |
| Boston College | 1982 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | — | — | 8.4 | 8.6 | 28.8 | 21.1 | +7.3 | +25.4% |
| Boston College | 1981 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 1.1 | 6.4 | 30.8 | 26.3 | — | — |
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