1998-2021 • Duke, Ole Miss
2 schools coached, anchored by Duke.
David Cutcliffe coached 21 seasons, won 49.0%, and posted an average SRS of 1.2. Best season: 2003 Ole Miss. The profile was offense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
121-126
Career Win %
49.0%
Seasons
21
Career Span
24 years
Average SRS
1.2
Peak SRS
11.3
Best Finish
#13
Consistency
51.1
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
10-3 • SRS 11.3 • SP Overall 14.5
Win %
76.9%
YoY SRS
+7.4
SP Off / Def
40.1 / 28.1
Finish
#13
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.
Duke
2008-2021 • 14 seasons
Avg SRS -0.6 • Win % 44.3%
Ole Miss
1998-2004 • 7 seasons
Avg SRS 4.4 • Win % 60.3%
Longest Tenure
Duke • 14 seasons
Best Tenure
Ole Miss • 4.4 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Ole Miss • 60.3%
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.
David Cutcliffe sets the reference point in overall strength.
David Cutcliffe sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
David Cutcliffe
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 0.2
58th pct
Above average
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2008-2021 • 77-97
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.5 during vs 1.2 baseline
+4.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-0.6 during vs -11.0 baseline
+10.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-2.6 during vs -14.7 baseline
+12.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
7.1% during vs 0.0% baseline
+7.1%
1998-2004 • 44-29
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.3 during vs 5.6 baseline
+0.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
4.4 during vs 1.9 baseline
+2.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
5.6 during vs 4.0 baseline
+1.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
28.6% during vs 20.0% baseline
+8.6%
High Points
Best Season
Ole Miss 2003
10-3 • SRS 11.3
Biggest Improvement
Duke 2013
10-4 • 11.6 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Ole Miss 2001
7-4 • SP Off 40.6
Best Defensive Season
Duke 2017
7-6 • SP Def 19.2
Setbacks
Worst Season
Duke 2021
3-9 • SRS -15.6
Biggest Drop
Ole Miss 2004
4-7 • -13.8 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Duke | 2021 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -15.6 | -13.5 | 23.4 | 36.3 | — | +6.8% |
| Duke | 2020 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -23.5% |
| Duke | 2019 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -2.2 | -1.8 | 19.7 | 23.0 | -8.6 | -19.9% |
| Duke | 2018 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 6.4 | 5.0 | 30.5 | 25.0 | -1.9 | +7.7% |
| Duke | 2017 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 8.3 | 6.1 | 25.5 | 19.2 | +9.3 | +20.5% |
| Duke | 2016 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -1.0 | -2.8 | 26.8 | 27.6 | -4.0 | -28.2% |
| Duke | 2015 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 3.0 | 3.4 | 27.0 | 21.5 | -4.7 | -7.7% |
| Duke | 2014 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 7.7 | 7.0 | 29.6 | 25.1 | +1.2 | -2.2% |
| Duke | 2013 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.4% | — | #23 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 32.0 | 27.2 | +11.6 | +25.3% |
| Duke | 2012 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.2% | — | — | -5.1 | -7.1 | 28.3 | 36.4 | +3.3 | +21.1% |
| Duke | 2011 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -8.4 | -13.3 | 23.1 | 35.5 | -2.3 | 0.0% |
| Duke | 2010 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -6.1 | -9.6 | 23.8 | 34.3 | -5.8 | -16.7% |
| Duke | 2009 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -0.3 | -6.1 | 22.5 | 28.4 | 0.0 | +8.3% |
| Duke | 2008 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -0.3 | -6.7 | 17.8 | 24.9 | +2.2 | -3.0% |
| Ole Miss | 2004 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -2.5 | -1.6 | 26.6 | 28.2 | -13.8 | -40.6% |
| Ole Miss | 2003 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | — | #13 | 11.3 | 14.5 | 40.1 | 28.1 | +7.4 | +23.1% |
| Ole Miss | 2002 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 3.9 | 5.4 | 34.2 | 30.4 | -1.8 | -9.8% |
| Ole Miss | 2001 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 5.7 | 5.6 | 40.6 | 36.6 | +3.7 | +5.3% |
| Ole Miss | 2000 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | #18 | — | 2.0 | 4.0 | 36.1 | 33.5 | -8.8 | -8.3% |
| Ole Miss | 1999 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #22 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 33.5 | 22.1 | +11.0 | -33.3% |
| Ole Miss | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | -0.2 | -1.4 | 27.6 | 29.0 | — | — |
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