1983-1996 • Minnesota, TCU
2 schools coached, anchored by TCU.
Jim Wacker coached 14 seasons, won 36.8%, and posted an average SRS of -3.5. Best season: 1987 TCU. The profile was offense-first with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
56-97-2
Career Win %
36.8%
Seasons
14
Career Span
14 years
Average SRS
-3.5
Peak SRS
5.6
Best Finish
—
Consistency
61.2
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
5-6 • SRS 5.6 • SP Overall 8.3
Win %
45.5%
YoY SRS
+16.4
SP Off / Def
31.2 / 24.7
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.
Minnesota
1992-1996 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -1.7 • Win % 29.1%
TCU
1983-1991 • 9 seasons
Avg SRS -4.4 • Win % 41.0%
Longest Tenure
TCU • 9 seasons
Best Tenure
Minnesota • -1.7 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
TCU • 41.0%
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.
Jim Wacker sets the reference point in overall strength.
Jim Wacker sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Wacker
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -5.2
41th pct
Mixed
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1992-1996 • 16-39
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.2 during vs 4.4 baseline
-1.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-1.7 during vs -3.9 baseline
+2.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-2.5 during vs -5.8 baseline
+3.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1983-1991 • 40-58-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.4 during vs 2.0 baseline
+2.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-4.4 during vs -2.2 baseline
-2.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-6.6 during vs -5.5 baseline
-1.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
TCU 1987
5-6 • SRS 5.6
Biggest Improvement
TCU 1987
5-6 • 16.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
TCU 1984
8-4 • SP Off 36.5
Best Defensive Season
TCU 1987
5-6 • SP Def 24.7
Setbacks
Worst Season
TCU 1985
3-8 • SRS -17.8
Biggest Drop
TCU 1985
3-8 • -22.7 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Minnesota | 1996 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -2.0 | -1.6 | 31.2 | 33.2 | -1.9 | +9.1% |
| Minnesota | 1995 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -0.1 | 0.8 | 35.7 | 35.1 | -2.7 | 0.0% |
| Minnesota | 1994 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | 2.6 | 3.2 | 34.7 | 33.0 | +5.6 | -9.1% |
| Minnesota | 1993 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -3.0 | -6.3 | 32.2 | 36.9 | +3.0 | +18.2% |
| Minnesota | 1992 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -6.0 | -8.7 | 24.7 | 32.6 | -4.6 | -45.5% |
| TCU | 1991 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | -1.4 | -1.1 | 29.9 | 31.4 | +1.0 | +18.2% |
| TCU | 1990 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -2.4 | -5.7 | 33.3 | 37.7 | +1.8 | +9.1% |
| TCU | 1989 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -4.2 | -6.7 | 23.8 | 30.0 | +0.8 | 0.0% |
| TCU | 1988 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -5.0 | -7.4 | 24.0 | 30.9 | -10.6 | -9.1% |
| TCU | 1987 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 5.6 | 8.3 | 31.2 | 24.7 | +16.4 | +18.2% |
| TCU | 1986 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -10.8 | -15.3 | 29.8 | 41.2 | +7.0 | 0.0% |
| TCU | 1985 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -17.8 | -22.2 | 20.8 | 39.7 | -22.7 | -39.4% |
| TCU | 1984 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 4.9 | 5.4 | 36.5 | 33.0 | +13.6 | +48.5% |
| TCU | 1983 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 18.2% | — | — | -8.7 | -14.9 | 16.4 | 30.2 | — | — |
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