1954-1972 • Michigan State
One defining stop at Michigan State.
Duffy Daugherty coached 19 seasons, won 60.9%, and posted an average SRS of 17.1. Best season: 1965 Michigan State. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
109-69-5
Career Win %
60.9%
Seasons
19
Career Span
19 years
Average SRS
17.1
Peak SRS
30.7
Best Finish
#2
Consistency
42.5
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
10-1 • SRS 30.7 • SP Overall —
Win %
90.9%
YoY SRS
+17.6
SP Off / Def
— / —
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.
Michigan State
1954-1972 • 19 seasons
Avg SRS 17.1 • Win % 60.9%
Longest Tenure
Michigan State • 19 seasons
Best Tenure
Michigan State • 17.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Michigan State • 60.9%
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.
Duffy Daugherty sets the reference point in overall strength.
Duffy Daugherty sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Duffy Daugherty
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 8.1
81th pct
Strong
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1954-1972 • 109-69-5
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.7 during vs 8.2 baseline
-2.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
17.1 during vs 21.5 baseline
-4.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.1 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
42.1% during vs 100.0% baseline
-57.9%
High Points
Best Season
Michigan State 1965
10-1 • SRS 30.7
Biggest Improvement
Michigan State 1965
10-1 • 17.6 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Michigan State 1971
6-5 • SP Off 26.7
Best Defensive Season
Michigan State 1972
5-5-1 • SP Def 11.4
Setbacks
Worst Season
Michigan State 1967
3-7 • SRS 6.1
Biggest Drop
Michigan State 1958
3-5-1 • -18.8 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Michigan State | 1972 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | 10.3 | 10.5 | 21.1 | 11.4 | -3.3 | -4.5% |
| Michigan State | 1971 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 13.6 | 11.4 | 26.7 | 15.9 | +3.4 | +14.5% |
| Michigan State | 1970 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | 10.2 | 2.5 | 25.5 | 23.5 | +1.8 | 0.0% |
| Michigan State | 1969 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | #12 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | -4.2 | -10.0% |
| Michigan State | 1968 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 12.6 | — | — | — | +6.5 | +20.0% |
| Michigan State | 1967 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | #3 | — | 6.1 | — | — | — | -17.7 | -65.0% |
| Michigan State | 1966 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 95.0% | #2 | #2 | 23.8 | — | — | — | -6.9 | +4.1% |
| Michigan State | 1965 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | — | #2 | 30.7 | — | — | — | +17.6 | +46.5% |
| Michigan State | 1964 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | — | — | 13.1 | — | — | — | -7.8 | -27.8% |
| Michigan State | 1963 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 72.2% | — | #9 | 20.9 | — | — | — | -0.7 | +16.7% |
| Michigan State | 1962 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | #4 | — | 21.6 | — | — | — | -2.0 | -22.2% |
| Michigan State | 1961 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | #6 | #8 | 23.6 | — | — | — | +3.0 | +5.6% |
| Michigan State | 1960 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 72.2% | #8 | #15 | 20.6 | — | — | — | +7.1 | +16.7% |
| Michigan State | 1959 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | #19 | — | 13.5 | — | — | — | +5.1 | +16.7% |
| Michigan State | 1958 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 38.9% | #4 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | -18.8 | -50.0% |
| Michigan State | 1957 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.9% | #3 | #3 | 27.2 | — | — | — | +3.9 | +11.1% |
| Michigan State | 1956 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | #2 | #9 | 23.3 | — | — | — | -1.9 | -12.2% |
| Michigan State | 1955 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.0% | — | #2 | 25.2 | — | — | — | +12.5 | +56.7% |
| Michigan State | 1954 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.3% | #6 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
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