1908-1966 • Dickinson (PA), Mississippi State, Oklahoma State
3 schools coached, anchored by Mississippi State.
Paul Davis coached 7 seasons, won 47.8%, and posted an average SRS of 5.2. Best season: 1963 Mississippi State. The profile was balanced with a mostly steady profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
31-34-3
Career Win %
47.8%
Seasons
7
Career Span
59 years
Average SRS
5.2
Peak SRS
15.4
Best Finish
—
Consistency
57.4
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
7-2-2 • SRS 15.4 • SP Overall —
Win %
72.7%
YoY SRS
+7.8
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.
Mississippi State
1962-1966 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 8.3 • Win % 42.0%
Oklahoma State
1914-1914 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS -4.7 • Win % 72.2%
Dickinson (PA)
1908-1908 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS -0.2 • Win % 55.6%
Longest Tenure
Mississippi State • 5 seasons
Best Tenure
Mississippi State • 8.3 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Oklahoma State • 72.2%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Not enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Paul Davis
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.
1962-1966 • 20-28-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.0 during vs 3.6 baseline
+0.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
8.3 during vs 9.2 baseline
-0.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
1914-1914 • 6-2-1
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
1908-1908 • 5-4
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
High Points
Best Season
Mississippi State 1963
7-2-2 • SRS 15.4
Biggest Improvement
Mississippi State 1962
3-6 • 12.3 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
Oklahoma State 1914
6-2-1 • SRS -4.7
Biggest Drop
Mississippi State 1964
4-6 • -7.9 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Mississippi State | 1966 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20.0% | — | — | 1.9 | — | — | — | -7.1 | -20.0% |
| Mississippi State | 1965 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | 9.0 | — | — | — | +1.5 | 0.0% |
| Mississippi State | 1964 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | 7.5 | — | — | — | -7.9 | -32.7% |
| Mississippi State | 1963 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 72.7% | — | — | 15.4 | — | — | — | +7.8 | +39.4% |
| Mississippi State | 1962 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | 7.6 | — | — | — | +12.3 | -38.9% |
| Oklahoma State | 1914 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 72.2% | — | — | -4.7 | — | — | — | -4.5 | +16.7% |
| Dickinson (PA) | 1908 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | -0.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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