1963-1989 • Miami (OH), Michigan
2 schools coached, anchored by Michigan.
Bo Schembechler coached 27 seasons, won 77.5%, and posted an average SRS of 16.8. Best season: 1973 Michigan. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
234-65-8
Career Win %
77.5%
Seasons
27
Career Span
27 years
Average SRS
16.8
Peak SRS
32.9
Best Finish
#2
Consistency
13.3
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
10-0-1 • SRS 32.9 • SP Overall 27.7
Win %
95.5%
YoY SRS
+9.0
SP Off / Def
34.9 / 7.4
Finish
#6
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
1969-1989 • 21 seasons
Avg SRS 21.3 • Win % 79.5%
Miami (OH)
1963-1968 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 1.3 • Win % 69.2%
Longest Tenure
Michigan • 21 seasons
Best Tenure
Michigan • 21.3 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Michigan • 79.5%
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.
Bo Schembechler sets the reference point in overall strength.
Bo Schembechler sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bo Schembechler
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 22.0
98th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1969-1989 • 194-48-5
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.2 during vs 6.2 baseline
+3.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
21.3 during vs 12.3 baseline
+9.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
22.0 during vs — baseline
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Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
90.5% during vs 40.0% baseline
+50.5%
1963-1968 • 40-17-3
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
High Points
Best Season
Michigan 1973
10-0-1 • SRS 32.9
Biggest Improvement
Michigan 1969
8-3 • 22.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Michigan 1976
10-2 • SP Off 40.1
Best Defensive Season
Michigan 1985
10-1-1 • SP Def 6.4
Setbacks
Worst Season
Miami (OH) 1963
5-3-2 • SRS -4.9
Biggest Drop
Michigan 1984
6-6 • -10.2 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Michigan | 1989 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #1 | #7 | 17.9 | 23.6 | 37.2 | 14.3 | -2.3 | +4.2% |
| Michigan | 1988 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #11 | #4 | 20.2 | 27.0 | 39.3 | 13.1 | +7.6 | +12.5% |
| Michigan | 1987 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #7 | #19 | 12.6 | 16.3 | 32.6 | 17.7 | -4.4 | -17.9% |
| Michigan | 1986 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #2 | #8 | 17.0 | 22.2 | 37.6 | 16.5 | -9.3 | -2.9% |
| Michigan | 1985 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 87.5% | — | #2 | 26.3 | 31.7 | 37.7 | 6.4 | +20.2 | +37.5% |
| Michigan | 1984 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | #14 | — | 6.1 | 9.4 | 24.9 | 16.0 | -10.2 | -25.0% |
| Michigan | 1983 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #10 | #8 | 16.3 | 19.3 | 34.7 | 17.0 | -2.3 | +8.3% |
| Michigan | 1982 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #12 | — | 18.6 | 19.3 | 36.2 | 18.8 | +0.5 | -8.3% |
| Michigan | 1981 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #1 | #12 | 18.1 | 20.7 | 35.7 | 15.9 | -3.3 | -8.3% |
| Michigan | 1980 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #12 | #4 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 33.2 | 11.2 | +3.8 | +16.7% |
| Michigan | 1979 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #7 | #18 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 31.1 | 14.6 | -6.4 | -16.7% |
| Michigan | 1978 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #6 | #5 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 34.7 | 12.3 | +1.1 | 0.0% |
| Michigan | 1977 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #2 | #9 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 34.4 | 12.5 | -7.3 | 0.0% |
| Michigan | 1976 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #2 | #3 | 30.2 | 29.0 | 40.1 | 11.6 | +10.1 | +8.3% |
| Michigan | 1975 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 75.0% | #3 | #8 | 20.1 | 19.2 | 31.4 | 13.4 | -4.7 | -15.9% |
| Michigan | 1974 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | #6 | #3 | 24.8 | 25.4 | 33.8 | 9.1 | -8.1 | -4.5% |
| Michigan | 1973 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 95.5% | #5 | #6 | 32.9 | 27.7 | 34.9 | 7.4 | +9.0 | +4.5% |
| Michigan | 1972 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | #10 | #6 | 23.9 | 21.9 | 27.6 | 6.8 | -2.1 | -0.8% |
| Michigan | 1971 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #4 | #6 | 26.0 | 21.6 | 35.4 | 14.7 | -0.3 | +1.7% |
| Michigan | 1970 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.0% | #8 | #9 | 26.3 | 20.7 | 32.3 | 12.1 | +2.3 | +17.3% |
| Michigan | 1969 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | #9 | 24.0 | — | — | — | +22.4 | +2.7% |
| Miami (OH) | 1968 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 1.6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | +10.0% |
| Miami (OH) | 1967 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 1.6 | — | — | — | -6.8 | -30.0% |
| Miami (OH) | 1966 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.0% | — | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | +6.3 | +20.0% |
| Miami (OH) | 1965 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 2.1 | — | — | — | +3.4 | +5.0% |
| Miami (OH) | 1964 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | — | — | -1.3 | — | — | — | +3.6 | +5.0% |
| Miami (OH) | 1963 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | — | — | -4.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
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