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Dave Smith

1972-1975 • Oklahoma State, SMU

2 schools coached, anchored by SMU.

Dave Smith coached 4 seasons, won 52.3%, and posted an average SRS of 7.0. Best season: 1972 Oklahoma State. The profile was balanced with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

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Career Record

22-20-2

Career Win %

52.3%

Seasons

Career Span

4 years

Average SRS

7.0

Peak SRS

15.3

Best Finish

—

Consistency

73.6

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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.

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Dave Smith: 1973 SMU

1972Actual season year • SRS range 1.5 to 15.31975

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Dave Smith • 1972

Selected

1972 Oklahoma State

Best season

6-5 • SRS 15.3 • SP Overall 14.2

Win %

54.5%

YoY SRS

—

SP Off / Def

32.0 / 18.7

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

SMU

1973-1975 • 3 seasons

Avg SRS 4.2 • Win % 51.5%

Oklahoma State

1972-1972 • 1 seasons

Avg SRS 15.3 • Win % 54.5%

Longest Tenure

SMU • 3 seasons

Best Tenure

Oklahoma State • 15.3 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Oklahoma State • 54.5%

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.

Dave Smith sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

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Dave Smith sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

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Raw avg SP Overall: 4.5

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Impact by School

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

SMU

1973-1975 • 16-15-2

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

Avg SRS 4.2Win % 51.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.3 during vs 5.4 baseline

-0.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

4.2 during vs 7.9 baseline

-3.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

1.3 during vs 2.0 baseline

-0.8

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Oklahoma State

1972-1972 • 6-5

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

Avg SRS 15.3Win % 54.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.0 during vs 4.0 baseline

+2.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

15.3 during vs 6.6 baseline

+8.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

14.2 during vs 1.6 baseline

+12.6

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Oklahoma State 1972

6-5 • SRS 15.3

Biggest Improvement

SMU 1974

6-4-1 • -1.4 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Oklahoma State 1972

6-5 • SP Off 32.0

Best Defensive Season

Oklahoma State 1972

6-5 • SP Def 18.7

Setbacks

Worst Season

SMU 1975

4-7 • SRS 1.5

Biggest Drop

SMU 1973

6-4-1 • -9.1 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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


SMU	1975	11	4	7	0	36.4%	—	—	1.5	0.0	28.5	28.5	-3.3	-22.7%
SMU	1974	11	6	4	1	59.1%	—	—	4.8	2.8	26.7	24.7	-1.4	0.0%
SMU	1973	11	6	4	1	59.1%	—	—	6.2	1.0	26.7	26.1	-9.1	+4.5%
Oklahoma State	1972	11	6	5	0	54.5%	—	—	15.3	14.2	32.0	18.7	—	—