Rutgers
1914-1923 • 43-28-5
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS 7.4Win % 59.9%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
← Back to Coaches
Volatile BuilderBalancedLong Career
George Sanford
1899-1923 • Columbia, Rutgers
2 schools coached, anchored by Rutgers.
George Sanford coached 12 seasons, won 62.5%, and posted an average SRS of 6.9. Best season: 1917 Rutgers. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
67-39-6
Career Win %
62.5%
Seasons
12
Career Span
25 years
Average SRS
6.9
Peak SRS
24.0
Best Finish
—
Consistency
27.9
Higher = steadier
Career Arc
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.
George Sanford
EliteStrongAverageLean
George Sanford: 1914 Rutgers
1899Actual season year • SRS range -5.7 to 24.01923
Active comparison point
George Sanford • 1917
1917 Rutgers
Best season7-1-1 • SRS 24.0 • SP Overall —
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+8.0
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
School Tenures
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure
Rutgers
1914-1923 • 9 seasons
Avg SRS 7.4 • Win % 59.9%
Columbia
1899-1901 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 5.4 • Win % 68.1%
Longest Tenure
Rutgers • 9 seasons
Best Tenure
Rutgers • 7.4 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Columbia • 68.1%
Style and Strength Profile
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.
Overall Strength
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
George Sanford
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
Insufficient sample
Impact by School
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
Columbia
1899-1901 • 24-11-1
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS 5.4Win % 68.1%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
Career Highs and Lows
High Points
Best Season
Rutgers 1917
7-1-1 • SRS 24.0
Biggest Improvement
Rutgers 1923
7-1-1 • 12.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
Rutgers 1920
2-7 • SRS -5.7
Biggest Drop
Rutgers 1920
2-7 • -14.0 SRS
Season-by-Season Results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Rutgers | 1923 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 83.3% | — | — | 10.6 | — | — | — | +12.4 | +27.8% |
| Rutgers | 1922 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | -1.8 | — | — | — | +1.3 | +11.1% |
| Rutgers | 1921 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | — | — | -3.1 | — | — | — | +2.6 | +22.2% |
| Rutgers | 1920 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.2% | — | — | -5.7 | — | — | — | -14.0 | -40.3% |
| Rutgers | 1919 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | — | — | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | -8.9% |
| Rutgers | 1918 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -11.9% |
| Rutgers | 1917 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 83.3% | — | — | 24.0 | — | — | — | +8.0 | +26.2% |
| Rutgers | 1916 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 57.1% | — | — | 16.0 | — | — | — | +4.8 | -4.0% |
| Rutgers | 1914 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61.1% | — | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | +4.2 | -0.4% |
| Columbia | 1901 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | +1.8 | -6.6% |
| Columbia | 1900 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 68.2% | — | — | 5.2 | — | — | — | +1.2 | -6.8% |
| Columbia | 1899 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Similar Coaches
Related profiles are matched by style, strength band, volatility band, peak range, and career length.
Larry Smith
same balanced identity • avg SRS within 0.1
Avg SRS 6.8 • Peak SRS 24.9 • 24 seasons
Best finish #7 • Volatility 9.3
Open profile →William Alexander
same balanced identity • avg SRS within 0.7
Avg SRS 7.5 • Peak SRS 21.9 • 25 seasons
Best finish #5 • Volatility 7.3
Open profile →Andrew Kerr
same balanced identity • avg SRS within 0.8
Avg SRS 6.1 • Peak SRS 22.9 • 23 seasons
Best finish Unranked • Volatility 9.3
Open profile →Stub Allison
same balanced identity • avg SRS within 0.6
Avg SRS 6.3 • Peak SRS 21.2 • 11 seasons
Best finish #2 • Volatility 9.6
Open profile →Barry Alvarez
same balanced identity • avg SRS within 1.9
Avg SRS 8.8 • Peak SRS 21.7 • 18 seasons
Best finish #4 • Volatility 8.0
Open profile →James Phelan
same balanced identity • avg SRS within 0.4
Avg SRS 7.3 • Peak SRS 21.2 • 27 seasons
Best finish #5 • Volatility 8.0
Open profile →