Ohio
1962-1977 • 80-83-3
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS -5.3Win % 49.1%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
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Longevity CoachDefense-First
Bill Hess
1962-1977 • Ohio
One defining stop at Ohio.
Bill Hess coached 16 seasons, won 49.1%, and posted an average SRS of -5.3. Best season: 1962 Ohio. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
80-83-3
Career Win %
49.1%
Seasons
16
Career Span
16 years
Average SRS
-5.3
Peak SRS
7.8
Best Finish
#20
Consistency
22.1
Higher = steadier
Career Arc
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Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Bill Hess
EliteStrongAverageLean
1962Actual season year • SRS range -21.7 to 7.81977
Active comparison point
Bill Hess • 1962
1962 Ohio
Best season8-3 • SRS 7.8 • SP Overall —
Win %
72.7%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
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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
Ohio
1962-1977 • 16 seasons
Avg SRS -5.3 • Win % 49.1%
Longest Tenure
Ohio • 16 seasons
Best Tenure
Ohio • -5.3 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Ohio • 49.1%
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.
Bill Hess sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeBill Hess sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bill Hess
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 0.1
57th pct
Above average
Impact by School
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Career Highs and Lows
High Points
Best Season
Ohio 1962
8-3 • SRS 7.8
Biggest Improvement
Ohio 1973
5-5 • 16.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Ohio 1970
4-5 • SP Off 30.9
Best Defensive Season
Ohio 1975
5-5-1 • SP Def 13.4
Setbacks
Worst Season
Ohio 1965
0-10 • SRS -21.7
Biggest Drop
Ohio 1972
3-8 • -27.2 SRS
Season-by-Season Results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Ohio | 1977 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9.1% | — | — | -18.6 | -18.8 | 25.1 | 40.4 | -13.8 | -54.5% |
| Ohio | 1976 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | -4.8 | 5.6 | 25.9 | 21.5 | -2.9 | +13.6% |
| Ohio | 1975 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | -1.9 | 6.2 | 18.6 | 13.4 | -1.4 | -4.5% |
| Ohio | 1974 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -0.5 | 7.6 | 27.6 | 20.9 | +5.0 | +4.5% |
| Ohio | 1973 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -5.5 | 4.8 | 25.2 | 21.3 | +16.1 | +22.7% |
| Ohio | 1972 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -21.6 | -17.3 | 19.8 | 35.4 | -27.2 | -22.7% |
| Ohio | 1971 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 5.6 | 9.2 | 29.0 | 20.9 | +14.6 | +5.6% |
| Ohio | 1970 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | — | — | -9.0 | 3.2 | 30.9 | 29.0 | -8.3 | -10.6% |
| Ohio | 1969 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55.0% | — | — | -0.7 | — | — | — | -4.7 | -35.9% |
| Ohio | 1968 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | — | #20 | 4.0 | — | — | — | +0.4 | +40.9% |
| Ohio | 1967 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 3.6 | — | — | — | +11.3 | 0.0% |
| Ohio | 1966 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -7.7 | — | — | — | +14.0 | +50.0% |
| Ohio | 1965 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | -21.7 | — | — | — | -14.2 | -55.0% |
| Ohio | 1964 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55.0% | — | — | -7.5 | — | — | — | -1.0 | -5.0% |
| Ohio | 1963 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | -6.5 | — | — | — | -14.3 | -12.7% |
| Ohio | 1962 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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