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Bill Dooley

1967-1992North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

3 schools coached, anchored by North Carolina.

Bill Dooley coached 26 seasons, won 55.8%, and posted an average SRS of 3.1. Best season: 1977 North Carolina. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

161-127-5

Career Win %

55.8%

Seasons

26

Career Span

26 years

Average SRS

3.1

Peak SRS

18.5

Best Finish

#12

Consistency

38.3

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.

Bill Dooley
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Bill Dooley: 1978 Virginia TechBill Dooley: 1987 Wake Forest
1967Actual season year • SRS range -10.6 to 18.51992

Active comparison point

Bill Dooley1977

Selected

1977 North Carolina

Best season

8-3-1 • SRS 18.5 • SP Overall 18.6

Win %

70.8%

YoY SRS

+13.3

SP Off / Def

25.9 / 8.3

Finish

#17

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

Wake Forest

1987-19926 seasons

Avg SRS -1.9 • Win % 44.8%

Virginia Tech

1978-19869 seasons

Avg SRS 4.6 • Win % 62.3%

North Carolina

1967-197711 seasons

Avg SRS 4.6 • Win % 56.5%

Longest Tenure

North Carolina • 11 seasons

Best Tenure

North Carolina • 4.6 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Virginia Tech • 62.3%

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.

Bill Dooley sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Bill Dooley sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Bill Dooley

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 2.1

65th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

Wake Forest

1987-199229-36-2

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

Avg SRS -1.9Win % 44.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.8 during vs 4.4 baseline

+0.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-1.9 during vs -2.3 baseline

+0.3

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-5.1 during vs -6.9 baseline

+1.7

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

16.7% during vs 0.0% baseline

+16.7%

Virginia Tech

1978-198663-38-1

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

Avg SRS 4.6Win % 62.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.0 during vs 4.6 baseline

+2.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

4.6 during vs 0.8 baseline

+3.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

2.5 during vs -2.1 baseline

+4.6

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

11.1% during vs 0.0% baseline

+11.1%

North Carolina

1967-197769-53-2

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

Avg SRS 4.6Win % 56.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.3 during vs 4.6 baseline

+1.7

Avg SRS

Higher is better

4.6 during vs 3.2 baseline

+1.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

7.2 during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

18.2% during vs 0.0% baseline

+18.2%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

North Carolina 1977

8-3-1SRS 18.5

Biggest Improvement

Wake Forest 1992

8-416.3 SRS

Best Offensive Season

North Carolina 1974

7-5SP Off 38.2

Best Defensive Season

North Carolina 1977

8-3-1SP Def 8.3

Setbacks

Worst Season

Wake Forest 1991

3-8SRS -10.6

Biggest Drop

Virginia Tech 1978

4-7-21.7 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Wake Forest19921284066.7%#255.76.230.526.1+16.3+39.4%
Wake Forest19911138027.3%-10.6-14.621.334.2-4.40.0%
Wake Forest19901138027.3%-6.2-11.729.838.6+2.8+4.5%
Wake Forest19891128122.7%-9.0-14.923.435.7-14.0-36.4%
Wake Forest19881164159.1%5.04.930.427.1+1.6-4.5%
Wake Forest19871174063.6%3.4-0.722.022.7-1.5-15.5%
Virginia Tech19861292179.2%#204.92.426.524.8+0.3+24.6%
Virginia Tech19851165054.5%4.61.228.027.4-3.7-12.1%
Virginia Tech19841284066.7%8.37.619.712.7-3.8-15.2%
Virginia Tech19831192081.8%12.15.624.019.4+13.1+18.2%
Virginia Tech19821174063.6%-1.0-7.916.023.4-7.60.0%
Virginia Tech19811174063.6%6.66.522.016.7-1.0-3.0%
Virginia Tech19801284066.7%7.610.521.912.0+6.2+21.2%
Virginia Tech19791156045.5%1.42.225.523.8+4.6+9.1%
Virginia Tech19781147036.4%-3.2-5.618.223.7-21.7-34.5%
North Carolina19771283170.8%#1718.518.625.98.3+13.3-4.2%
North Carolina19761293075.0%5.2-0.723.223.7+11.8+43.2%
North Carolina19751137131.8%-6.6-10.022.231.3-18.1-26.5%
North Carolina19741275058.3%11.512.038.228.0+10.3+22.0%
North Carolina19731147036.4%#191.2-0.628.128.7-11.2-55.3%
North Carolina197212111091.7%#1212.416.134.219.5-0.7+16.7%
North Carolina19711293075.0%13.113.128.415.5+5.1+8.3%
North Carolina19701284066.7%8.08.934.227.3+8.7+16.7%
North Carolina19691055050.0%-0.7+3.6+20.0%
North Carolina19681037030.0%-4.3+3.4+10.0%
North Carolina19671028020.0%-7.7

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