2011-2025 • Cincinnati, Ohio State, Wisconsin
3 schools coached, anchored by Cincinnati.
Luke Fickell coached 11 seasons, won 66.7%, and posted an average SRS of 4.7. Best season: 2021 Cincinnati. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
76-38
Career Win %
66.7%
Seasons
11
Career Span
15 years
Average SRS
4.7
Peak SRS
16.9
Best Finish
#4
Consistency
45.7
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
13-1 • SRS 16.9 • SP Overall 21.2
Win %
92.9%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
37.5 / 15.9
Finish
#4
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.
Wisconsin
2022-2025 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 3.9 • Win % 50.0%
Cincinnati
2017-2022 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 5.2 • Win % 76.0%
Ohio State
2011-2011 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS 4.9 • Win % 46.2%
Longest Tenure
Cincinnati • 6 seasons
Best Tenure
Cincinnati • 5.2 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Cincinnati • 76.0%
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.
Luke Fickell sets the reference point in overall strength.
Luke Fickell sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Luke Fickell
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 7.2
78th pct
Strong
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2022-2025 • 13-13
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.3 during vs 8.8 baseline
-5.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
3.9 during vs 15.4 baseline
-11.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
4.1 during vs 21.8 baseline
-17.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
-40.0%
2017-2022 • 57-18
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.5 during vs 7.6 baseline
+1.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
5.2 during vs 0.2 baseline
+5.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.5 during vs 5.5 baseline
+3.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
50.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+50.0%
2011-2011 • 6-7
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.0 during vs 11.2 baseline
-5.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
4.9 during vs 18.7 baseline
-13.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
13.2 during vs 26.0 baseline
-12.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 100.0% baseline
-100.0%
High Points
Best Season
Cincinnati 2021
13-1 • SRS 16.9
Biggest Improvement
Cincinnati 2018
11-2 • 19.9 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Cincinnati 2021
13-1 • SP Off 37.5
Best Defensive Season
Wisconsin 2023
7-6 • SP Def 14.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
Cincinnati 2017
4-8 • SRS -12.6
Biggest Drop
Cincinnati 2017
4-8 • -17.5 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Wisconsin | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2.3 | -4.4 | 17.4 | 20.9 | -1.7 | — |
| Wisconsin | 2024 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | 4.0 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 19.8 | 0.0 | -12.2% |
| Wisconsin | 2023 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | #19 | — | 4.0 | 9.4 | 22.2 | 14.1 | -1.4 | -46.2% |
| Cincinnati | 2022 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #23 | — | 5.7 | 13.1 | 27.6 | 16.1 | -11.2 | -17.9% |
| Wisconsin | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #18 | — | 5.4 | 8.3 | 25.7 | 17.1 | -0.3 | +25.0% |
| Cincinnati | 2021 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.9% | #8 | #4 | 16.9 | 21.2 | 37.5 | 15.9 | — | +2.9% |
| Cincinnati | 2020 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.0% | #20 | #8 | — | — | — | — | — | +11.4% |
| Cincinnati | 2019 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.6% | — | #21 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 29.1 | 21.1 | +1.6 | -6.0% |
| Cincinnati | 2018 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | — | — | 7.3 | 5.4 | 28.3 | 22.6 | +19.9 | +51.3% |
| Cincinnati | 2017 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -12.6 | -6.4 | 23.3 | 28.2 | -17.5 | -12.8% |
| Ohio State | 2011 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.2% | #18 | — | 4.9 | 13.2 | 28.5 | 17.0 | — | — |
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