1949-1973 • Syracuse
One defining stop at Syracuse.
Ben Schwartzwalder coached 25 seasons, won 62.5%, and posted an average SRS of 7.0. Best season: 1959 Syracuse. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
153-91-3
Career Win %
62.5%
Seasons
25
Career Span
25 years
Average SRS
7.0
Peak SRS
27.0
Best Finish
#1
Consistency
28.2
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
11-0 • SRS 27.0 • SP Overall —
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+12.6
SP Off / Def
— / —
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.
Syracuse
1949-1973 • 25 seasons
Avg SRS 7.0 • Win % 62.5%
Longest Tenure
Syracuse • 25 seasons
Best Tenure
Syracuse • 7.0 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Syracuse • 62.5%
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.
Ben Schwartzwalder sets the reference point in overall strength.
Ben Schwartzwalder sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Ben Schwartzwalder
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -4.7
43th pct
Mixed
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1949-1973 • 153-91-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.1 during vs 2.2 baseline
+3.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
7.0 during vs -12.2 baseline
+19.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-4.7 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
24.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+24.0%
High Points
Best Season
Syracuse 1959
11-0 • SRS 27.0
Biggest Improvement
Syracuse 1958
8-2 • 13.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Syracuse 1970
6-4 • SP Off 28.1
Best Defensive Season
Syracuse 1971
5-5-1 • SP Def 19.0
Setbacks
Worst Season
Syracuse 1973
2-9 • SRS -8.8
Biggest Drop
Syracuse 1954
4-4 • -15.1 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Syracuse | 1973 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -8.8 | -12.5 | 17.0 | 28.4 | -2.4 | -27.3% |
| Syracuse | 1972 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -6.4 | -9.8 | 15.1 | 24.5 | -9.9 | -4.5% |
| Syracuse | 1971 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | #13 | — | 3.5 | 3.2 | 21.6 | 19.0 | -0.2 | -10.0% |
| Syracuse | 1970 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 3.7 | 0.5 | 28.1 | 28.1 | +0.1 | +10.0% |
| Syracuse | 1969 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 3.6 | — | — | — | -4.9 | -10.0% |
| Syracuse | 1968 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | #19 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | +1.8 | -20.0% |
| Syracuse | 1967 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | — | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | -5.2 | +7.3% |
| Syracuse | 1966 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | #7 | — | 11.9 | — | — | — | -0.5 | +2.7% |
| Syracuse | 1965 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 12.4 | — | — | — | -1.6 | +6.4% |
| Syracuse | 1964 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | #9 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | -1.9 | -16.4% |
| Syracuse | 1963 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | — | — | 15.9 | — | — | — | +5.1 | +30.0% |
| Syracuse | 1962 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 10.8 | — | — | — | -3.7 | -22.7% |
| Syracuse | 1961 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | #10 | #14 | 14.5 | — | — | — | -1.0 | -5.1% |
| Syracuse | 1960 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | #1 | #19 | 15.5 | — | — | — | -11.5 | -22.2% |
| Syracuse | 1959 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #20 | #1 | 27.0 | — | — | — | +12.6 | +20.0% |
| Syracuse | 1958 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | — | #9 | 14.4 | — | — | — | +13.1 | +18.9% |
| Syracuse | 1957 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61.1% | — | — | 1.3 | — | — | — | -11.8 | -16.7% |
| Syracuse | 1956 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | — | #8 | 13.1 | — | — | — | +6.2 | +15.3% |
| Syracuse | 1955 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | — | — | 6.9 | — | — | — | +12.4 | +12.5% |
| Syracuse | 1954 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -5.5 | — | — | — | -15.1 | -11.1% |
| Syracuse | 1953 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61.1% | — | — | 9.6 | — | — | — | +3.3 | -8.9% |
| Syracuse | 1952 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | #14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | +6.2 | +14.4% |
| Syracuse | 1951 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | -0.4 | +5.6% |
| Syracuse | 1950 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | +5.3 | +5.6% |
| Syracuse | 1949 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | — | — | -4.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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