1980-1982 • NC State
One defining stop at NC State.
Monte Kiffin coached 3 seasons, won 48.5%, and posted an average SRS of 4.2. Best season: 1980 NC State. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
16-17
Career Win %
48.5%
Seasons
3
Career Span
3 years
Average SRS
4.2
Peak SRS
5.9
Best Finish
—
Consistency
97.5
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
6-5 • SRS 5.9 • SP Overall 7.1
Win %
54.5%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
26.8 / 20.6
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.
NC State
1980-1982 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 4.2 • Win % 48.5%
Longest Tenure
NC State • 3 seasons
Best Tenure
NC State • 4.2 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
NC State • 48.5%
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.
Monte Kiffin sets the reference point in overall strength.
Monte Kiffin sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Monte Kiffin
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 4.9
72th pct
Strong
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1980-1982 • 16-17
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.3 during vs 6.8 baseline
-1.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
4.2 during vs 9.4 baseline
-5.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
4.9 during vs 11.8 baseline
-6.9
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
High Points
Best Season
NC State 1980
6-5 • SRS 5.9
Biggest Improvement
NC State 1981
4-7 • -1.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
NC State 1982
6-5 • SP Off 28.1
Best Defensive Season
NC State 1981
4-7 • SP Def 20.3
Setbacks
Worst Season
NC State 1982
6-5 • SRS 2.0
Biggest Drop
NC State 1982
6-5 • -2.7 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| NC State | 1982 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 2.0 | 3.9 | 28.1 | 25.2 | -2.7 | +18.2% |
| NC State | 1981 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 4.7 | 3.7 | 23.6 | 20.3 | -1.2 | -18.2% |
| NC State | 1980 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 5.9 | 7.1 | 26.8 | 20.6 | — | — |
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