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Herm Edwards

2018-2022Arizona State

One defining stop at Arizona State.

Herm Edwards coached 5 seasons, won 56.5%, and posted an average SRS of 3.7. Best season: 2021 Arizona State. The profile was offense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

26-20

Career Win %

56.5%

Seasons

5

Career Span

5 years

Average SRS

3.7

Peak SRS

8.6

Best Finish

Consistency

78.1

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Herm Edwards
EliteStrongAverageLean
2018Actual season year • SRS range -3.9 to 8.62022

Active comparison point

Herm Edwards2021

Selected

2021 Arizona State

Best season

8-5 • SRS 8.6 • SP Overall 11.8

Win %

61.5%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

33.5 / 20.9

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

Arizona State

2018-20225 seasons

Avg SRS 3.7 • Win % 56.5%

Longest Tenure

Arizona State • 5 seasons

Best Tenure

Arizona State • 3.7 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Arizona State • 56.5%

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.

Herm Edwards sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Herm Edwards sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Herm Edwards

Strong

Raw avg SP Overall: 4.8

72th pct

Strong

Impact by School

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

Arizona State

2018-202226-20

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

Avg SRS 3.7Win % 56.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.2 during vs 7.6 baseline

-2.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

3.7 during vs 8.6 baseline

-4.9

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

4.8 during vs 7.8 baseline

-3.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline

-40.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Arizona State 2021

8-5SRS 8.6

Biggest Improvement

Arizona State 2019

8-51.3 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Arizona State 2018

7-6SP Off 33.9

Best Defensive Season

Arizona State 2021

8-5SP Def 20.9

Setbacks

Worst Season

Arizona State 2022

1-2SRS -3.9

Biggest Drop

Arizona State 2022

1-2-12.5 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Arizona State2022312033.3%-3.9-4.130.535.7-12.5-28.2%
Arizona State20211385061.5%#258.611.833.520.9+11.5%
Arizona State2020422050.0%-11.5%
Arizona State20191385061.5%5.76.328.023.7+1.3+7.7%
Arizona State20181376053.8%4.45.033.930.4

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