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George Barclay

1908-1955Lafayette, North Carolina, Washington and Lee

3 schools coached, anchored by Washington and Lee.

George Barclay coached 7 seasons, won 51.4%, and posted an average SRS of 1.0. Best season: 1951 Washington and Lee. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. 3 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

34-32-4

Career Win %

51.4%

Seasons

7

Career Span

48 years

Average SRS

1.0

Peak SRS

9.2

Best Finish

#18

Consistency

75.9

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.

George Barclay
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George Barclay: 1949 Washington and LeeGeorge Barclay: 1953 North Carolina
1908Actual season year • SRS range -5.0 to 9.21955

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George Barclay1951

Selected

1951 Washington and Lee

Best season

6-4 • SRS 9.2 • SP Overall

Win %

60.0%

YoY SRS

+5.1

SP Off / Def

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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

North Carolina

1953-19553 seasons

Avg SRS -2.3 • Win % 38.3%

Washington and Lee

1949-19513 seasons

Avg SRS 2.8 • Win % 58.3%

Lafayette

1908-19081 seasons

Avg SRS 5.5 • Win % 70.0%

Longest Tenure

North Carolina • 3 seasons

Best Tenure

Lafayette • 5.5 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Lafayette • 70.0%

Style and Strength Profile

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.

Overall Strength

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Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Not enough data to compare.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

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Raw avg SP Overall:

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Impact by School

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

North Carolina

1953-195511-18-1

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

Avg SRS -2.3Win % 38.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.7 during vs 4.6 baseline

-0.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-2.3 during vs 7.5 baseline

-9.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline

-40.0%

Washington and Lee

1949-195117-12-1

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (3 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS 2.8Win % 58.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.7 during vs 3.7 baseline

+2.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

2.8 during vs -8.9 baseline

+11.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

33.3% during vs 0.0% baseline

+33.3%

Lafayette

1908-19086-2-2

Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.

Avg SRS 5.5Win % 70.0%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Washington and Lee 1951

6-4SRS 9.2

Biggest Improvement

Washington and Lee 1950

8-39.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Unavailable

Best Defensive Season

Unavailable

Setbacks

Worst Season

Washington and Lee 1949

3-5-1SRS -5.0

Biggest Drop

North Carolina 1953

4-6-10.8 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

North Carolina19551037030.0%-2.6+0.2-15.0%
North Carolina19541045145.0%-2.8-1.2+5.0%
North Carolina19531046040.0%-1.6-10.8-20.0%
Washington and Lee19511064060.0%9.2+5.1-12.7%
Washington and Lee19501183072.7%#184.1+9.1+33.8%
Washington and Lee1949935138.9%-5.0-10.5-31.1%
Lafayette19081062270.0%5.5

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