1980-1982 • Michigan State
One defining stop at Michigan State.
Frank Waters coached 3 seasons, won 30.3%, and posted an average SRS of 2.2. Best season: 1982 Michigan State. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
10-23
Career Win %
30.3%
Seasons
3
Career Span
3 years
Average SRS
2.2
Peak SRS
3.2
Best Finish
—
Consistency
99.2
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
2-9 • SRS 3.2 • SP Overall -0.4
Win %
18.2%
YoY SRS
+1.0
SP Off / Def
24.4 / 24.8
Finish
Unranked
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
1980-1982 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 2.2 • Win % 30.3%
Longest Tenure
Michigan State • 3 seasons
Best Tenure
Michigan State • 2.2 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Michigan State • 30.3%
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.
Frank Waters sets the reference point in overall strength.
Frank Waters sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Frank Waters
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: -0.2
56th pct
Above average
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1980-1982 • 10-23
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.3 during vs 6.2 baseline
-2.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
2.2 during vs 10.8 baseline
-8.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-0.2 during vs 8.9 baseline
-9.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
High Points
Best Season
Michigan State 1982
2-9 • SRS 3.2
Biggest Improvement
Michigan State 1982
2-9 • 1.0 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Michigan State 1981
5-6 • SP Off 28.7
Best Defensive Season
Michigan State 1982
2-9 • SP Def 24.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
Michigan State 1980
3-8 • SRS 1.2
Biggest Drop
Michigan State 1981
5-6 • 1.0 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Michigan State | 1982 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | 3.2 | -0.4 | 24.4 | 24.8 | +1.0 | -27.3% |
| Michigan State | 1981 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 2.2 | 0.3 | 28.7 | 28.7 | +1.0 | +18.2% |
| Michigan State | 1980 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | 1.2 | -0.4 | 27.8 | 28.2 | — | — |
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