1973-1997 • Nebraska
One defining stop at Nebraska.
Tom Osborne coached 25 seasons, won 83.5%, and posted an average SRS of 24.2. Best season: 1995 Nebraska. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
255-49-3
Career Win %
83.5%
Seasons
25
Career Span
25 years
Average SRS
24.2
Peak SRS
34.6
Best Finish
#1
Consistency
80.1
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
12-0 • SRS 34.6 • SP Overall 36.4
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+10.4
SP Off / Def
54.0 / 23.7
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
1973-1997 • 25 seasons
Avg SRS 24.2 • Win % 83.5%
Longest Tenure
Nebraska • 25 seasons
Best Tenure
Nebraska • 24.2 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Nebraska • 83.5%
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.
Tom Osborne sets the reference point in overall strength.
Tom Osborne sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Tom Osborne
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 26.6
100th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1973-1997 • 255-49-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
10.2 during vs 9.6 baseline
+0.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
24.2 during vs 28.0 baseline
-3.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
26.6 during vs 33.3 baseline
-6.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
100.0% during vs 80.0% baseline
+20.0%
High Points
Best Season
Nebraska 1995
12-0 • SRS 34.6
Biggest Improvement
Nebraska 1995
12-0 • 10.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Nebraska 1995
12-0 • SP Off 54.0
Best Defensive Season
Nebraska 1973
9-2-1 • SP Def 8.2
Setbacks
Worst Season
Nebraska 1988
11-2 • SRS 17.1
Biggest Drop
Nebraska 1984
10-2 • -8.5 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Nebraska | 1997 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #6 | #2 | 27.5 | 31.4 | 50.6 | 23.4 | -3.8 | +15.4% |
| Nebraska | 1996 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #1 | #6 | 31.3 | 34.6 | 49.4 | 16.9 | -3.3 | -15.4% |
| Nebraska | 1995 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #2 | #1 | 34.6 | 36.4 | 54.0 | 23.7 | +10.4 | 0.0% |
| Nebraska | 1994 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #4 | #1 | 24.2 | 28.6 | 42.1 | 14.4 | -1.2 | +8.3% |
| Nebraska | 1993 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #8 | #3 | 25.4 | 30.0 | 43.5 | 14.4 | +3.1 | +16.7% |
| Nebraska | 1992 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #11 | #14 | 22.3 | 26.8 | 44.1 | 19.5 | +1.7 | -4.2% |
| Nebraska | 1991 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #15 | #15 | 20.6 | 24.0 | 44.7 | 23.8 | +0.6 | +4.2% |
| Nebraska | 1990 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #7 | #24 | 20.0 | 20.2 | 40.5 | 22.5 | +0.8 | -8.3% |
| Nebraska | 1989 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #3 | #11 | 19.2 | 22.2 | 45.6 | 27.1 | +2.1 | -1.3% |
| Nebraska | 1988 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #2 | #10 | 17.1 | 21.7 | 41.1 | 22.0 | -8.3 | +1.3% |
| Nebraska | 1987 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #2 | #6 | 25.4 | 29.4 | 44.2 | 16.7 | +4.8 | 0.0% |
| Nebraska | 1986 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #8 | #5 | 20.6 | 23.5 | 41.1 | 19.8 | +1.3 | +8.3% |
| Nebraska | 1985 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #9 | #11 | 19.3 | 22.7 | 39.8 | 18.8 | -1.5 | -8.3% |
| Nebraska | 1984 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #2 | #4 | 20.8 | 23.0 | 35.9 | 13.9 | -8.5 | -9.0% |
| Nebraska | 1983 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% | #1 | #2 | 29.3 | 32.0 | 52.0 | 25.7 | +3.3 | 0.0% |
| Nebraska | 1982 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% | #4 | #3 | 26.0 | 28.6 | 44.5 | 17.8 | +0.9 | +17.3% |
| Nebraska | 1981 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #6 | #11 | 25.1 | 28.2 | 38.4 | 10.3 | -7.7 | -8.3% |
| Nebraska | 1980 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #7 | #7 | 32.8 | 35.0 | 45.1 | 11.2 | +9.2 | 0.0% |
| Nebraska | 1979 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #8 | #9 | 23.6 | 25.5 | 38.1 | 12.7 | -1.4 | +8.3% |
| Nebraska | 1978 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #10 | #8 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 44.5 | 21.1 | +5.5 | 0.0% |
| Nebraska | 1977 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #15 | #12 | 19.5 | 23.0 | 36.6 | 14.4 | -0.8 | +1.9% |
| Nebraska | 1976 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 73.1% | #1 | #9 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 37.4 | 18.1 | -4.9 | -10.3% |
| Nebraska | 1975 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #7 | #9 | 25.2 | 23.6 | 36.2 | 13.9 | +3.7 | +8.3% |
| Nebraska | 1974 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #7 | #9 | 21.5 | 19.3 | 34.2 | 16.3 | -7.4 | -4.2% |
| Nebraska | 1973 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #4 | #7 | 28.9 | 30.0 | 38.2 | 8.2 | — | — |
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