1921-1933 • Denver, Nebraska, Virginia
3 schools coached, anchored by Nebraska.
Fred Dawson coached 11 seasons, won 52.7%, and posted an average SRS of -2.3. Best season: 1921 Nebraska. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
45-40-7
Career Win %
52.7%
Seasons
11
Career Span
13 years
Average SRS
-2.3
Peak SRS
31.0
Best Finish
—
Consistency
0.4
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
7-1 • SRS 31.0 • SP Overall —
Win %
87.5%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
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.
Virginia
1931-1933 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS -10.2 • Win % 34.5%
Denver
1925-1928 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS -20.1 • Win % 46.8%
Nebraska
1921-1924 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 21.5 • Win % 75.0%
Longest Tenure
Denver • 4 seasons
Best Tenure
Nebraska • 21.5 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Nebraska • 75.0%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Not enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Fred Dawson
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1931-1933 • 8-17-4
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
2.7 during vs 4.2 baseline
-1.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-10.2 during vs -11.4 baseline
+1.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1925-1928 • 14-16-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (3 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.5 during vs 4.3 baseline
-0.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-20.1 during vs -9.9 baseline
-10.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1921-1924 • 23-7-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.8 during vs 4.2 baseline
+1.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
21.5 during vs 12.6 baseline
+8.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Nebraska 1921
7-1 • SRS 31.0
Biggest Improvement
Denver 1926
4-4 • 15.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
Denver 1925
1-6 • SRS -36.9
Biggest Drop
Denver 1925
1-6 • -49.0 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Virginia | 1933 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 30.0% | — | — | -8.9 | — | — | — | +2.0 | -25.6% |
| Virginia | 1932 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | -10.9 | — | — | — | -0.1 | +35.6% |
| Virginia | 1931 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 20.0% | — | — | -10.8 | — | — | — | +3.9 | -30.0% |
| Denver | 1928 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | -14.7 | — | — | — | -7.9 | -21.4% |
| Denver | 1927 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.4% | — | — | -6.8 | — | — | — | +15.0 | +21.4% |
| Denver | 1926 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -21.8 | — | — | — | +15.1 | +35.7% |
| Denver | 1925 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14.3% | — | — | -36.9 | — | — | — | -49.0 | -48.2% |
| Nebraska | 1924 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | — | — | 12.1 | — | — | — | -4.7 | 0.0% |
| Nebraska | 1923 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 62.5% | — | — | 16.8 | — | — | — | -9.4 | -25.0% |
| Nebraska | 1922 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.5% | — | — | 26.2 | — | — | — | -4.8 | 0.0% |
| Nebraska | 1921 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.5% | — | — | 31.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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