1986-2011 • Arizona State, Idaho, Miami, Oregon State, Washington State, Wyoming
6 schools coached, anchored by Miami.
Dennis Erickson coached 19 seasons, won 64.4%, and posted an average SRS of 11.1. Best season: 1990 Miami. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 6 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
147-81-1
Career Win %
64.4%
Seasons
19
Career Span
26 years
Average SRS
11.1
Peak SRS
28.4
Best Finish
#1
Consistency
5.7
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
10-2 • SRS 28.4 • SP Overall 33.4
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+3.5
SP Off / Def
46.6 / 14.6
Finish
#3
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.
Arizona State
2007-2011 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 7.8 • Win % 50.0%
Idaho
2006-2006 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS -17.2 • Win % 33.3%
Oregon State
1999-2002 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 11.2 • Win % 64.6%
Miami
1989-1994 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 22.5 • Win % 87.5%
Washington State
1987-1988 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS 5.2 • Win % 54.4%
Wyoming
1986-1986 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS -0.5 • Win % 50.0%
Longest Tenure
Miami • 6 seasons
Best Tenure
Miami • 22.5 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Miami • 87.5%
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.
Dennis Erickson sets the reference point in overall strength.
Dennis Erickson sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dennis Erickson
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 14.2
93th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2007-2011 • 31-31
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.2 during vs 7.2 baseline
-1.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
7.8 during vs 8.9 baseline
-1.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
9.7 during vs 11.3 baseline
-1.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
20.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+0.0%
2006-2006 • 4-8
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
1999-2002 • 31-17
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.8 during vs 3.0 baseline
+4.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
11.2 during vs -3.8 baseline
+14.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
13.9 during vs -6.2 baseline
+20.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
25.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+25.0%
1989-1994 • 63-9
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
10.5 during vs 10.4 baseline
+0.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
22.5 during vs 22.9 baseline
-0.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
28.4 during vs 27.1 baseline
+1.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
100.0% during vs 100.0% baseline
+0.0%
1987-1988 • 12-10-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.0 during vs 4.6 baseline
+1.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
5.2 during vs 1.8 baseline
+3.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.3 during vs 3.0 baseline
+5.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
50.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+50.0%
1986-1986 • 6-6
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.0 during vs 5.8 baseline
+0.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-0.5 during vs -2.0 baseline
+1.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
1.4 during vs 0.6 baseline
+0.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Miami 1990
10-2 • SRS 28.4
Biggest Improvement
Arizona State 2007
10-3 • 30.9 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Miami 1990
10-2 • SP Off 46.6
Best Defensive Season
Miami 1991
12-0 • SP Def 7.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
Idaho 2006
4-8 • SRS -17.2
Biggest Drop
Idaho 2006
4-8 • -30.7 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Arizona State | 2011 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.2% | — | — | 7.6 | 9.9 | 36.6 | 27.9 | -7.2 | -3.9% |
| Arizona State | 2010 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 14.8 | 14.6 | 35.7 | 21.0 | +14.6 | +16.7% |
| Arizona State | 2009 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | 0.2 | 8.2 | 25.2 | 15.6 | -2.3 | -8.3% |
| Arizona State | 2008 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | #15 | — | 2.5 | 3.4 | 22.3 | 19.8 | -11.2 | -35.3% |
| Arizona State | 2007 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | — | #16 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 30.3 | 18.6 | +30.9 | +43.6% |
| Idaho | 2006 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -17.2 | -23.7 | 14.6 | 37.2 | -30.7 | -28.2% |
| Oregon State | 2002 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 13.5 | 13.4 | 37.8 | 25.7 | +9.6 | +16.1% |
| Oregon State | 2001 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | #11 | — | 3.9 | 8.8 | 33.5 | 26.6 | -19.4 | -46.2% |
| Oregon State | 2000 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | — | #4 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 42.4 | 19.8 | +19.3 | +33.3% |
| Oregon State | 1999 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 4.0 | 9.2 | 33.5 | 26.1 | -15.9 | -25.0% |
| Miami | 1994 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #6 | #6 | 19.9 | 25.5 | 36.7 | 11.7 | +4.0 | +8.3% |
| Miami | 1993 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #5 | #15 | 15.9 | 25.5 | 37.4 | 12.3 | -3.2 | -16.7% |
| Miami | 1992 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #1 | #3 | 19.1 | 24.6 | 38.8 | 14.7 | -7.6 | -8.3% |
| Miami | 1991 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #3 | #1 | 26.7 | 31.7 | 39.6 | 7.8 | -1.7 | +16.7% |
| Miami | 1990 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #1 | #3 | 28.4 | 33.4 | 46.6 | 14.6 | +3.5 | -8.3% |
| Miami | 1989 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #4 | #1 | 24.9 | 29.5 | 41.5 | 12.5 | +9.2 | +16.7% |
| Washington State | 1988 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #16 | 15.7 | 18.1 | 43.6 | 29.0 | +21.0 | +43.2% |
| Washington State | 1987 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31.8% | — | — | -5.3 | -1.4 | 32.3 | 33.9 | -4.8 | -18.2% |
| Wyoming | 1986 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -0.5 | 1.4 | 29.6 | 28.9 | — | — |
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