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Woody Widenhofer

1985-2001Missouri, Vanderbilt

2 schools coached, anchored by Vanderbilt.

Woody Widenhofer coached 9 seasons, won 27.8%, and posted an average SRS of -5.5. Best season: 1987 Missouri. The profile was balanced with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

27-71-1

Career Win %

27.8%

Seasons

9

Career Span

17 years

Average SRS

-5.5

Peak SRS

4.3

Best Finish

Consistency

65.3

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.

Woody Widenhofer
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Woody Widenhofer: 1997 Vanderbilt
1985Actual season year • SRS range -15.5 to 4.32001

Active comparison point

Woody Widenhofer1987

Selected

1987 Missouri

Best season

5-6 • SRS 4.3 • SP Overall 5.4

Win %

45.5%

YoY SRS

+12.5

SP Off / Def

26.2 / 21.5

Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

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School Tenures

Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure

Vanderbilt

1997-20015 seasons

Avg SRS -6.5 • Win % 27.3%

Missouri

1985-19884 seasons

Avg SRS -4.3 • Win % 28.4%

Longest Tenure

Vanderbilt • 5 seasons

Best Tenure

Missouri • -4.3 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Missouri • 28.4%

Style and Strength Profile

Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.

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Overall Strength

Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.

Woody Widenhofer sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

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Woody Widenhofer sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Woody Widenhofer

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -6.8

36th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.

Vanderbilt

1997-200115-40

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -6.5Win % 27.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.0 during vs 3.4 baseline

-0.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-6.5 during vs -4.6 baseline

-1.9

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-7.8 during vs -4.1 baseline

-3.6

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Missouri

1985-198812-31-1

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -4.3Win % 28.4%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.0 during vs 6.2 baseline

-3.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-4.3 during vs 10.3 baseline

-14.6

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-5.7 during vs 12.2 baseline

-17.9

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Missouri 1987

5-6SRS 4.3

Biggest Improvement

Vanderbilt 1999

5-615.3 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Vanderbilt 2001

2-9SP Off 31.9

Best Defensive Season

Vanderbilt 1997

3-8SP Def 19.8

Setbacks

Worst Season

Vanderbilt 1998

2-9SRS -15.5

Biggest Drop

Vanderbilt 1998

2-9-13.7 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.

Vanderbilt20011129018.2%-8.6-9.031.938.3-2.4-9.1%
Vanderbilt20001138027.3%-6.2-8.122.029.5-6.0-18.2%
Vanderbilt19991156045.5%-0.2-1.027.028.2+15.3+27.3%
Vanderbilt19981129018.2%-15.5-16.920.235.4-13.7-9.1%
Vanderbilt19971138027.3%-1.8-3.816.219.8+0.7-4.5%
Missouri19881137131.8%-2.5-1.130.732.4-6.8-13.6%
Missouri19871156045.5%4.35.426.221.5+12.5+18.2%
Missouri19861138027.3%-8.2-11.123.633.4+2.4+18.2%
Missouri19851111009.1%-10.6-15.823.636.8

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