1957-1972 • Nebraska, Wyoming
2 schools coached, anchored by Nebraska.
Bob Devaney coached 16 seasons, won 80.6%, and posted an average SRS of 15.2. Best season: 1971 Nebraska. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
136-30-7
Career Win %
80.6%
Seasons
16
Career Span
16 years
Average SRS
15.2
Peak SRS
37.9
Best Finish
#1
Consistency
5.1
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
13-0 • SRS 37.9 • SP Overall 38.5
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+6.2
SP Off / Def
45.2 / 9.3
Finish
#1
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.
Nebraska
1962-1972 • 11 seasons
Avg SRS 20.3 • Win % 82.9%
Wyoming
1957-1961 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 3.9 • Win % 75.0%
Longest Tenure
Nebraska • 11 seasons
Best Tenure
Nebraska • 20.3 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Nebraska • 82.9%
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.
Bob Devaney sets the reference point in overall strength.
Bob Devaney sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bob Devaney
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 33.3
100th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1962-1972 • 101-20-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.2 during vs 3.0 baseline
+6.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
20.3 during vs -3.1 baseline
+23.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
33.3 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
72.7% during vs 0.0% baseline
+72.7%
1957-1961 • 35-10-5
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.0 during vs 6.8 baseline
+0.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
3.9 during vs -4.7 baseline
+8.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
20.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+20.0%
High Points
Best Season
Nebraska 1971
13-0 • SRS 37.9
Biggest Improvement
Nebraska 1969
9-2 • 14.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Nebraska 1971
13-0 • SP Off 45.2
Best Defensive Season
Nebraska 1971
13-0 • SP Def 9.3
Setbacks
Worst Season
Wyoming 1957
4-3-3 • SRS -10.8
Biggest Drop
Nebraska 1966
9-2 • -9.2 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Nebraska | 1972 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #1 | #4 | 33.7 | 31.4 | 44.5 | 14.2 | -4.2 | -20.8% |
| Nebraska | 1971 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #2 | #1 | 37.9 | 38.5 | 45.2 | 9.3 | +6.2 | +4.2% |
| Nebraska | 1970 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 95.8% | #9 | #1 | 31.7 | 30.0 | 44.6 | 16.0 | +6.3 | +14.0% |
| Nebraska | 1969 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #11 | 25.4 | — | — | — | +14.2 | +21.8% |
| Nebraska | 1968 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | #14 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | +3.1 | 0.0% |
| Nebraska | 1967 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 8.1 | — | — | — | -3.5 | -21.8% |
| Nebraska | 1966 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #3 | #6 | 11.6 | — | — | — | -9.2 | -9.1% |
| Nebraska | 1965 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | #1 | #5 | 20.8 | — | — | — | +5.3 | +9.1% |
| Nebraska | 1964 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #6 | 15.5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | -9.1% |
| Nebraska | 1963 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | — | #6 | 15.5 | — | — | — | +3.2 | +9.1% |
| Nebraska | 1962 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | — | 12.3 | — | — | — | +1.5 | +4.0% |
| Wyoming | 1961 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 77.8% | — | — | 10.8 | — | — | — | +3.7 | -2.2% |
| Wyoming | 1960 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | — | — | 7.1 | — | — | — | -4.3 | -10.0% |
| Wyoming | 1959 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.0% | — | #16 | 11.4 | — | — | — | +10.3 | +17.3% |
| Wyoming | 1958 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | 1.1 | — | — | — | +11.9 | +17.7% |
| Wyoming | 1957 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 55.0% | — | — | -10.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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