2004-2019 • Cincinnati, Michigan State
2 schools coached, anchored by Michigan State.
Mark Dantonio coached 16 seasons, won 64.1%, and posted an average SRS of 7.2. Best season: 2014 Michigan State. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
132-74
Career Win %
64.1%
Seasons
16
Career Span
16 years
Average SRS
7.2
Peak SRS
20.0
Best Finish
#3
Consistency
48.8
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
11-2 • SRS 20.0 • SP Overall 24.1
Win %
84.6%
YoY SRS
+4.1
SP Off / Def
42.5 / 17.9
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.
Michigan State
2007-2019 • 13 seasons
Avg SRS 9.1 • Win % 66.7%
Cincinnati
2004-2006 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS -1.2 • Win % 51.4%
Longest Tenure
Michigan State • 13 seasons
Best Tenure
Michigan State • 9.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Michigan State • 66.7%
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.
Mark Dantonio sets the reference point in overall strength.
Mark Dantonio sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mark Dantonio
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.0
87th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2007-2019 • 114-57
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.8 during vs 4.8 baseline
+4.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
9.1 during vs 3.3 baseline
+5.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
13.2 during vs 4.6 baseline
+8.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
53.8% during vs 0.0% baseline
+53.8%
2004-2006 • 18-17
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.0 during vs 5.8 baseline
+0.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-1.2 during vs -0.3 baseline
-0.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
1.7 during vs 2.7 baseline
-1.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Michigan State 2014
11-2 • SRS 20.0
Biggest Improvement
Cincinnati 2006
7-5 • 13.5 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Michigan State 2014
11-2 • SP Off 42.5
Best Defensive Season
Michigan State 2012
7-6 • SP Def 10.2
Setbacks
Worst Season
Cincinnati 2005
4-7 • SRS -9.4
Biggest Drop
Michigan State 2016
3-9 • -12.9 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Michigan State | 2019 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | #18 | — | 5.1 | 7.2 | 24.4 | 16.1 | -1.1 | 0.0% |
| Michigan State | 2018 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | #11 | — | 6.2 | 11.5 | 22.0 | 10.8 | -6.6 | -23.1% |
| Michigan State | 2017 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | — | #15 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 27.7 | 15.1 | +11.7 | +51.9% |
| Michigan State | 2016 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | #12 | — | 1.1 | 7.4 | 31.0 | 24.1 | -12.9 | -60.7% |
| Michigan State | 2015 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.7% | #5 | #6 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 35.7 | 20.6 | -6.0 | +1.1% |
| Michigan State | 2014 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #8 | #5 | 20.0 | 24.1 | 42.5 | 17.9 | +4.1 | -8.2% |
| Michigan State | 2013 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.9% | — | #3 | 15.9 | 19.7 | 28.9 | 11.6 | +9.7 | +39.0% |
| Michigan State | 2012 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | #13 | — | 6.2 | 12.4 | 21.3 | 10.2 | -6.8 | -24.7% |
| Michigan State | 2011 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.6% | #17 | #11 | 13.0 | 20.2 | 33.5 | 14.7 | +5.8 | -6.0% |
| Michigan State | 2010 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | — | #14 | 7.2 | 13.8 | 34.7 | 23.3 | +4.7 | +38.5% |
| Michigan State | 2009 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.2% | — | — | 2.5 | 8.7 | 32.1 | 24.5 | -3.9 | -23.1% |
| Michigan State | 2008 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | #24 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 24.9 | 19.8 | -1.2 | +15.4% |
| Michigan State | 2007 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 7.6 | 10.0 | 32.1 | 22.5 | +3.5 | -4.5% |
| Cincinnati | 2006 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 4.1 | 7.9 | 23.6 | 16.7 | +13.5 | +22.0% |
| Cincinnati | 2005 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -9.4 | -9.9 | 18.4 | 28.2 | -11.2 | -22.0% |
| Cincinnati | 2004 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 1.8 | 7.1 | 36.5 | 31.7 | — | — |
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