Boston College
1937-1938 • 10-5-3
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS 2.8Win % 63.9%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
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Gilmour Dobie
1916-1938 • Boston College, Cornell, Navy, Washington
4 schools coached, anchored by Cornell.
Gilmour Dobie coached 22 seasons, won 70.9%, and posted an average SRS of 6.3. Best season: 1923 Cornell. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
115-44-11
Career Win %
70.9%
Seasons
22
Career Span
23 years
Average SRS
6.3
Peak SRS
29.8
Best Finish
—
Consistency
2.1
Higher = steadier
Career Arc
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Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Gilmour Dobie
EliteStrongAverageLean
Gilmour Dobie: 1917 NavyGilmour Dobie: 1920 CornellGilmour Dobie: 1937 Boston College
1916Actual season year • SRS range -20.6 to 29.81938
Active comparison point
Gilmour Dobie • 1923
1923 Cornell
Best season8-0 • SRS 29.8 • SP Overall —
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+3.1
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
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
Boston College
1937-1938 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS 2.8 • Win % 63.9%
Cornell
1920-1935 • 16 seasons
Avg SRS 3.8 • Win % 68.4%
Navy
1917-1919 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 24.7 • Win % 85.0%
Washington
1916-1916 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS 17.0 • Win % 92.9%
Longest Tenure
Cornell • 16 seasons
Best Tenure
Navy • 24.7 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Washington • 92.9%
Style and Strength Profile
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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
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Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Gilmour Dobie
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Impact by School
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
Cornell
1920-1935 • 82-36-7
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS 3.8Win % 68.4%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
Navy
1917-1919 • 17-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 24.7Win % 85.0%
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.7 during vs 5.6 baseline
+0.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
24.7 during vs 11.2 baseline
+13.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
Washington
1916-1916 • 6-0-1
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS 17.0Win % 92.9%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
Career Highs and Lows
High Points
Best Season
Cornell 1923
8-0 • SRS 29.8
Biggest Improvement
Cornell 1929
6-2 • 21.3 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
Cornell 1928
3-3-2 • SRS -20.6
Biggest Drop
Cornell 1924
4-4 • -24.3 SRS
Season-by-Season Results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Boston College | 1938 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 77.8% | — | — | 6.6 | — | — | — | +7.7 | +27.8% |
| Boston College | 1937 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | -1.1 | — | — | — | +13.5 | +42.9% |
| Cornell | 1935 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7.1% | — | — | -14.6 | — | — | — | -8.2 | -21.4% |
| Cornell | 1934 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.6% | — | — | -6.4 | — | — | — | -4.3 | -28.6% |
| Cornell | 1933 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.1% | — | — | -2.1 | — | — | — | -8.8 | -11.6% |
| Cornell | 1932 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 68.8% | — | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | -3.0 | -18.8% |
| Cornell | 1931 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.5% | — | — | 9.7 | — | — | — | +12.0 | +12.5% |
| Cornell | 1930 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | -2.3 | — | — | — | -3.0 | 0.0% |
| Cornell | 1929 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 0.7 | — | — | — | +21.3 | +25.0% |
| Cornell | 1928 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | -20.6 | — | — | — | -8.1 | 0.0% |
| Cornell | 1927 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | -12.5 | — | — | — | -11.6 | -31.3% |
| Cornell | 1926 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 81.3% | — | — | -0.9 | — | — | — | -8.2 | +6.3% |
| Cornell | 1925 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | +1.8 | +25.0% |
| Cornell | 1924 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 5.5 | — | — | — | -24.3 | -50.0% |
| Cornell | 1923 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | 29.8 | — | — | — | +3.1 | 0.0% |
| Cornell | 1922 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | 26.7 | — | — | — | +0.2 | 0.0% |
| Cornell | 1921 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | 26.5 | — | — | — | +19.1 | +25.0% |
| Cornell | 1920 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 7.4 | — | — | — | -14.6 | -10.7% |
| Navy | 1919 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% | — | — | 22.0 | — | — | — | — | +5.7% |
| Navy | 1918 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -7.5% |
| Navy | 1917 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.5% | — | — | 27.4 | — | — | — | +10.4 | -5.4% |
| Washington | 1916 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 92.9% | — | — | 17.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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