1997-2017 • Nebraska, Oregon State
2 schools coached, anchored by Oregon State.
Mike Riley coached 17 seasons, won 53.1%, and posted an average SRS of 6.6. Best season: 2012 Oregon State. The profile was offense-first with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
112-99
Career Win %
53.1%
Seasons
17
Career Span
21 years
Average SRS
6.6
Peak SRS
14.9
Best Finish
#18
Consistency
59.1
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
9-4 • SRS 14.9 • SP Overall 16.4
Win %
69.2%
YoY SRS
+15.9
SP Off / Def
33.2 / 19.0
Finish
#20
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
2015-2017 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 4.2 • Win % 50.0%
Oregon State
1997-2014 • 14 seasons
Avg SRS 7.1 • Win % 53.8%
Longest Tenure
Oregon State • 14 seasons
Best Tenure
Oregon State • 7.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Oregon State • 53.8%
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.
Mike Riley sets the reference point in overall strength.
Mike Riley sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mike Riley
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 8.1
80th pct
Strong
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2015-2017 • 19-19
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.3 during vs 9.4 baseline
-3.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
4.2 during vs 10.3 baseline
-6.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.0 during vs 15.7 baseline
-7.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 60.0% baseline
-60.0%
1997-2014 • 93-80
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.6 during vs 2.4 baseline
+4.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
7.1 during vs -4.2 baseline
+11.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.1 during vs -6.5 baseline
+14.6
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
28.6% during vs 0.0% baseline
+28.6%
High Points
Best Season
Oregon State 2012
9-4 • SRS 14.9
Biggest Improvement
Oregon State 2012
9-4 • 15.9 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Oregon State 2003
8-5 • SP Off 41.3
Best Defensive Season
Oregon State 2007
9-4 • SP Def 13.5
Setbacks
Worst Season
Oregon State 1997
3-8 • SRS -3.5
Biggest Drop
Oregon State 2005
5-6 • -15.3 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Nebraska | 2017 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -0.9 | 2.5 | 25.6 | 23.7 | -7.8 | -35.9% |
| Nebraska | 2016 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 6.9 | 10.3 | 37.7 | 28.3 | +0.3 | +23.1% |
| Nebraska | 2015 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.2% | — | — | 6.6 | 11.1 | 35.4 | 25.0 | +8.2 | +4.5% |
| Oregon State | 2014 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -1.6 | 3.2 | 30.3 | 27.9 | -14.5 | -12.2% |
| Oregon State | 2013 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | #25 | — | 12.9 | 11.9 | 38.0 | 26.6 | -2.0 | -15.4% |
| Oregon State | 2012 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | #20 | 14.9 | 16.4 | 33.2 | 19.0 | +15.9 | +44.2% |
| Oregon State | 2011 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -1.0 | -5.2 | 25.2 | 30.6 | -12.2 | -16.7% |
| Oregon State | 2010 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | #24 | — | 11.2 | 4.6 | 30.6 | 25.5 | +2.8 | -19.9% |
| Oregon State | 2009 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 8.4 | 12.6 | 35.3 | 24.7 | -3.3 | -7.7% |
| Oregon State | 2008 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | #18 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 33.7 | 19.1 | +1.1 | 0.0% |
| Oregon State | 2007 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | #25 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 25.6 | 13.5 | +0.1 | -2.2% |
| Oregon State | 2006 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.4% | — | #21 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 31.0 | 21.0 | +11.5 | +26.0% |
| Oregon State | 2005 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -1.0 | 1.5 | 26.6 | 25.2 | -15.3 | -12.9% |
| Oregon State | 2004 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 14.3 | 17.5 | 39.1 | 23.3 | +4.0 | -3.2% |
| Oregon State | 2003 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 10.3 | 16.3 | 41.3 | 28.2 | +8.3 | +16.1% |
| Oregon State | 1998 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 2.0 | 2.2 | 32.7 | 31.9 | +5.5 | +18.2% |
| Oregon State | 1997 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -3.5 | -4.9 | 24.4 | 29.0 | — | — |
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