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Tom Lichtenberg

1990-1994Ohio

One defining stop at Ohio.

Tom Lichtenberg coached 5 seasons, won 16.4%, and posted an average SRS of -25.1. Best season: 1992 Ohio. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

8-45-2

Career Win %

16.4%

Seasons

5

Career Span

5 years

Average SRS

-25.1

Peak SRS

-19.7

Best Finish

Consistency

82.9

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Tom Lichtenberg
EliteStrongAverageLean
1990Actual season year • SRS range -30.2 to -19.71994

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Tom Lichtenberg1992

Selected

1992 Ohio

Best season

1-10 • SRS -19.7 • SP Overall -17.7

Win %

9.1%

YoY SRS

+1.3

SP Off / Def

11.9 / 29.5

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

1990-19945 seasons

Avg SRS -25.1 • Win % 16.4%

Longest Tenure

Ohio • 5 seasons

Best Tenure

Ohio • -25.1 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Ohio • 16.4%

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.

Tom Lichtenberg sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Tom Lichtenberg sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Tom Lichtenberg

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -20.4

7th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.

Ohio

1990-19948-45-2

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -25.1Win % 16.4%

Avg wins

Higher is better

1.6 during vs 1.8 baseline

-0.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-25.1 during vs -23.1 baseline

-2.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-20.4 during vs -19.4 baseline

-1.0

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Ohio 1992

1-10SRS -19.7

Biggest Improvement

Ohio 1991

2-8-19.2 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Ohio 1991

2-8-1SP Off 18.3

Best Defensive Season

Ohio 1992

1-10SP Def 29.5

Setbacks

Worst Season

Ohio 1990

1-9-1SRS -30.2

Biggest Drop

Ohio 1993

4-7-6.2 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.

Ohio19941101100.0%-28.9-25.76.430.7-3.0-36.4%
Ohio19931147036.4%-25.9-17.214.331.2-6.2+27.3%
Ohio19921111009.1%-19.7-17.711.929.5+1.3-13.6%
Ohio19911128122.7%-21.0-16.918.334.2+9.2+9.1%
Ohio19901119113.6%-30.2-24.515.437.4

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