1921-1945 • Drake, Iowa, Syracuse
3 schools coached, anchored by Drake.
Ossie Solem coached 24 seasons, won 54.1%, and posted an average SRS of 2.4. Best season: 1933 Iowa. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
99-83-12
Career Win %
54.1%
Seasons
24
Career Span
25 years
Average SRS
2.4
Peak SRS
19.1
Best Finish
—
Consistency
23.2
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
5-3 • SRS 19.1 • SP Overall —
Win %
62.5%
YoY SRS
+25.7
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
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
1937-1945 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS -1.7 • Win % 52.4%
Iowa
1932-1936 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 6.4 • Win % 42.5%
Drake
1921-1931 • 11 seasons
Avg SRS 3.5 • Win % 60.4%
Longest Tenure
Drake • 11 seasons
Best Tenure
Iowa • 6.4 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Drake • 60.4%
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.
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Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Ossie Solem
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1937-1945 • 30-27-6
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.8 during vs 4.2 baseline
-0.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-1.7 during vs -4.6 baseline
+2.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1932-1936 • 15-21-4
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.0 during vs 3.8 baseline
-0.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
6.4 during vs 4.2 baseline
+2.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1921-1931 • 54-35-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.9 during vs 2.8 baseline
+2.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
3.5 during vs -14.3 baseline
+17.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Iowa 1933
5-3 • SRS 19.1
Biggest Improvement
Iowa 1933
5-3 • 25.7 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
Syracuse 1944
2-4-1 • SRS -19.9
Biggest Drop
Syracuse 1944
2-4-1 • -24.1 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Syracuse | 1945 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14.3% | — | — | -12.4 | — | — | — | +7.5 | -21.4% |
| Syracuse | 1944 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 35.7% | — | — | -19.9 | — | — | — | -24.1 | -30.9% |
| Syracuse | 1942 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 4.2 | — | — | — | -2.3 | -2.1% |
| Syracuse | 1941 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 68.8% | — | — | 6.5 | — | — | — | +5.4 | +25.0% |
| Syracuse | 1940 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 43.8% | — | — | 1.1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | -6.3% |
| Syracuse | 1939 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | 1.1 | — | — | — | -1.0 | -12.5% |
| Syracuse | 1938 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | — | — | 2.1 | — | — | — | -1.5 | -6.3% |
| Syracuse | 1937 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 68.8% | — | — | 3.6 | — | — | — | -2.2 | +25.0% |
| Iowa | 1936 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 43.8% | — | — | 5.8 | — | — | — | -8.1 | -18.8% |
| Iowa | 1935 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 62.5% | — | — | 13.9 | — | — | — | +14.0 | +31.3% |
| Iowa | 1934 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 31.3% | — | — | -0.1 | — | — | — | -19.2 | -31.3% |
| Iowa | 1933 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | — | — | 19.1 | — | — | — | +25.7 | +50.0% |
| Iowa | 1932 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12.5% | — | — | -6.6 | — | — | — | +5.1 | -33.0% |
| Drake | 1931 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -11.7 | — | — | — | -15.4 | -10.1% |
| Drake | 1930 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | 3.7 | — | — | — | -0.1 | -5.6% |
| Drake | 1929 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61.1% | — | — | 3.8 | — | — | — | +1.1 | -26.4% |
| Drake | 1928 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.5% | — | — | 2.7 | — | — | — | +10.0 | +54.2% |
| Drake | 1927 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -7.3 | — | — | — | -7.7 | +8.3% |
| Drake | 1926 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | 0.4 | — | — | — | -9.6 | -37.5% |
| Drake | 1925 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | — | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | +0.2 | -6.3% |
| Drake | 1924 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 68.8% | — | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | -4.3 | -2.7% |
| Drake | 1923 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.4% | — | — | 14.1 | — | — | — | +5.6 | -28.6% |
| Drake | 1922 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | +4.0 | +28.6% |
| Drake | 1921 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.4% | — | — | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
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