Texas State
2012-2015 • 20-28
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS -15.4Win % 41.7%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
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Longevity CoachOffense-First
Dennis Franchione
1992-2015 • Alabama, New Mexico, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas State
5 schools coached, anchored by New Mexico.
Dennis Franchione coached 20 seasons, won 53.4%, and posted an average SRS of -0.5. Best season: 2002 Alabama. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 5 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
127-111
Career Win %
53.4%
Seasons
20
Career Span
24 years
Average SRS
-0.5
Peak SRS
17.7
Best Finish
#11
Consistency
10.2
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.
Dennis Franchione
EliteStrongAverageLean
Dennis Franchione: 1998 TCUDennis Franchione: 2001 AlabamaDennis Franchione: 2003 Texas A&MDennis Franchione: 2012 Texas State
1992Actual season year • SRS range -22.8 to 17.72015
Active comparison point
Dennis Franchione • 2002
2002 Alabama
Best season10-3 • SRS 17.7 • SP Overall 23.6
Win %
76.9%
YoY SRS
+7.3
SP Off / Def
37.6 / 14.4
Finish
#11
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
Texas State
2012-2015 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS -15.4 • Win % 41.7%
Texas A&M
2003-2007 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 4.2 • Win % 52.5%
Alabama
2001-2002 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS 14.1 • Win % 68.0%
TCU
1998-2000 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 6.4 • Win % 71.4%
New Mexico
1992-1997 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS -2.6 • Win % 47.8%
Longest Tenure
New Mexico • 6 seasons
Best Tenure
Alabama • 14.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
TCU • 71.4%
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.
Dennis Franchione sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeDennis Franchione sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dennis Franchione
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 2.0
64th pct
Above average
Impact by School
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
Texas A&M
2003-2007 • 32-29
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 4.2Win % 52.5%
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.4 during vs 8.0 baseline
-1.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
4.2 during vs 10.6 baseline
-6.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.1 during vs 14.8 baseline
-6.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
-40.0%
Alabama
2001-2002 • 17-8
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 14.1Win % 68.0%
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.5 during vs 6.8 baseline
+1.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
14.1 during vs 8.1 baseline
+6.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
17.7 during vs 13.7 baseline
+4.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
50.0% during vs 100.0% baseline
-50.0%
TCU
1998-2000 • 25-10
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 6.4Win % 71.4%
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.3 during vs 4.4 baseline
+3.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
6.4 during vs -7.9 baseline
+14.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
6.8 during vs -10.5 baseline
+17.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
33.3% during vs 0.0% baseline
+33.3%
New Mexico
1992-1997 • 33-36
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS -2.6Win % 47.8%
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.5 during vs 1.8 baseline
+3.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-2.6 during vs -17.4 baseline
+14.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-1.0 during vs -18.8 baseline
+17.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
Career Highs and Lows
High Points
Best Season
Alabama 2002
10-3 • SRS 17.7
Biggest Improvement
Texas A&M 2004
7-5 • 20.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
New Mexico 1994
5-7 • SP Off 40.1
Best Defensive Season
Alabama 2002
10-3 • SP Def 14.4
Setbacks
Worst Season
Texas State 2015
3-9 • SRS -22.8
Biggest Drop
Texas A&M 2003
4-8 • -25.2 SRS
Season-by-Season Results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Texas State | 2015 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -22.8 | -15.5 | 26.3 | 40.5 | -11.8 | -33.3% |
| Texas State | 2014 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | -11.0 | -7.4 | 27.9 | 35.3 | +6.7 | +8.3% |
| Texas State | 2013 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -17.7 | -13.7 | 17.1 | 31.4 | -7.6 | +16.7% |
| Texas State | 2012 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -10.1 | -12.9 | 26.5 | 41.8 | -15.8 | -20.5% |
| Texas A&M | 2007 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | #25 | — | 5.7 | 7.6 | 35.4 | 28.1 | -0.3 | -15.4% |
| Texas A&M | 2006 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 6.0 | 10.1 | 33.6 | 23.6 | +1.8 | +23.8% |
| Texas A&M | 2005 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | #17 | — | 4.2 | 7.3 | 36.9 | 29.6 | -8.4 | -12.9% |
| Texas A&M | 2004 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 12.6 | 18.6 | 40.0 | 24.0 | +20.1 | +25.0% |
| Texas A&M | 2003 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -7.5 | -2.9 | 38.1 | 39.4 | -25.2 | -43.6% |
| Alabama | 2002 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | — | #11 | 17.7 | 23.6 | 37.6 | 14.4 | +7.3 | +18.6% |
| Alabama | 2001 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | #25 | — | 10.4 | 11.8 | 32.9 | 22.7 | -4.6 | -32.6% |
| TCU | 2000 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | #20 | #21 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 35.3 | 21.8 | +12.6 | +24.2% |
| TCU | 1999 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 2.4 | 3.2 | 30.3 | 28.3 | +0.6 | +8.3% |
| TCU | 1998 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 1.8 | 2.4 | 26.3 | 24.7 | -1.5 | -10.9% |
| New Mexico | 1997 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 3.3 | 7.1 | 35.2 | 30.0 | +5.4 | +14.7% |
| New Mexico | 1996 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -2.1 | -0.3 | 32.3 | 33.0 | +10.4 | +18.2% |
| New Mexico | 1995 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -12.5 | -10.0 | 25.9 | 34.4 | -13.5 | -5.3% |
| New Mexico | 1994 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | 1.0 | 1.4 | 40.1 | 38.9 | -0.9 | -12.9% |
| New Mexico | 1993 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 1.9 | 3.5 | 34.2 | 32.4 | +9.3 | +27.3% |
| New Mexico | 1992 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -7.4 | -7.7 | 26.5 | 33.4 | — | — |
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