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Butch Davis

1995-2021Florida International, Miami, North Carolina

3 schools coached, anchored by Miami.

Butch Davis coached 15 seasons, won 57.9%, and posted an average SRS of 2.7. Best season: 2000 Miami. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

103-75

Career Win %

57.9%

Seasons

15

Career Span

27 years

Average SRS

2.7

Peak SRS

28.9

Best Finish

#2

Consistency

1.7

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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.

Butch Davis
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Butch Davis: 2007 North CarolinaButch Davis: 2017 Florida International
1995Actual season year • SRS range -27.5 to 28.92021

Active comparison point

Butch Davis2000

Selected

2000 Miami

Best season

11-1 • SRS 28.9 • SP Overall 35.9

Win %

91.7%

YoY SRS

+11.4

SP Off / Def

49.8 / 16.3

Finish

#2

Comparison context

Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.

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

Florida International

2017-20215 seasons

Avg SRS -14.2 • Win % 42.9%

North Carolina

2007-20104 seasons

Avg SRS 6.6 • Win % 54.9%

Miami

1995-20006 seasons

Avg SRS 14.2 • Win % 71.8%

Longest Tenure

Miami • 6 seasons

Best Tenure

Miami • 14.2 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Miami • 71.8%

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

Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.

Butch Davis sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Butch Davis sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Butch Davis

Strong

Raw avg SP Overall: 5.2

73th pct

Strong

Impact by School

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

Florida International

2017-202124-32

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

Avg SRS -14.2Win % 42.9%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.8 during vs 2.6 baseline

+2.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-14.2 during vs -16.4 baseline

+2.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-11.4 during vs -20.7 baseline

+9.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

North Carolina

2007-201028-23

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

Avg SRS 6.6Win % 54.9%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.0 during vs 3.8 baseline

+3.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

6.6 during vs -2.8 baseline

+9.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

7.1 during vs -1.6 baseline

+8.7

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Miami

1995-200051-20

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

Avg SRS 14.2Win % 71.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

8.5 during vs 10.4 baseline

-1.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

14.2 during vs 22.0 baseline

-7.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

17.7 during vs 28.1 baseline

-10.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

83.3% during vs 100.0% baseline

-16.7%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Miami 2000

11-1SRS 28.9

Biggest Improvement

Miami 1998

9-315.5 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Miami 2000

11-1SP Off 49.8

Best Defensive Season

North Carolina 2009

8-5SP Def 14.5

Setbacks

Worst Season

Florida International 2021

1-11SRS -27.5

Biggest Drop

North Carolina 2007

4-8-30.7 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Florida International20211211108.3%-27.5-21.619.940.2-9.7+8.3%
Florida International202050500.0%-17.8-10.721.632.4-6.3-46.2%
Florida International20191367046.2%-11.5-7.022.029.4-8.1-23.1%
Florida International20181394069.2%-3.4-7.426.734.7+7.5+7.7%
Florida International20171385061.5%-10.9-10.424.035.0-17.60.0%
North Carolina20101385061.5%#186.77.730.922.2-4.00.0%
North Carolina20091385061.5%#2110.78.522.514.50.00.0%
North Carolina20081385061.5%10.710.227.117.5+12.5+28.2%
North Carolina20071248033.3%-1.81.923.623.3-30.7-58.3%
Miami200012111091.7%#5#228.935.949.816.3+11.4+22.4%
Miami19991394069.2%#12#1517.522.740.119.0+2.7-5.8%
Miami19981293075.0%#2014.817.343.529.8+15.5+29.5%
Miami19971156045.5%#13-0.7-0.533.033.9-14.6-29.5%
Miami19961293075.0%#12#1413.918.136.620.2+3.3+2.3%
Miami19951183072.7%#11#2010.612.832.620.6

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