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Longevity CoachOffense-First

Gary Andersen

2009-2020Oregon State, Utah State, Wisconsin

3 schools coached, anchored by Utah State.

Gary Andersen coached 11 seasons, won 48.4%, and posted an average SRS of -2.5. Best season: 2013 Wisconsin. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

59-63

Career Win %

48.4%

Seasons

11

Career Span

12 years

Average SRS

-2.5

Peak SRS

18.5

Best Finish

#13

Consistency

4.2

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.

Gary Andersen
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Gary Andersen: 2013 WisconsinGary Andersen: 2015 Oregon StateGary Andersen: 2019 Utah State
2009Actual season year • SRS range -19.2 to 18.52020

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Gary Andersen2013

Selected

2013 Wisconsin

Best seasonNew stop: Wisconsin

9-4 • SRS 18.5 • SP Overall 22.4

Win %

69.2%

YoY SRS

+5.4

SP Off / Def

39.5 / 15.6

Finish

#22

Comparison context

Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.

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

Utah State

2009-20206 seasons

Avg SRS -6.0 • Win % 50.0%

Oregon State

2015-20173 seasons

Avg SRS -8.6 • Win % 23.3%

Wisconsin

2013-20142 seasons

Avg SRS 16.9 • Win % 73.1%

Longest Tenure

Utah State • 6 seasons

Best Tenure

Wisconsin • 16.9 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Wisconsin • 73.1%

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.

Gary Andersen sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Gary Andersen sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Gary Andersen

Mixed

Raw avg SP Overall: -2.5

48th pct

Mixed

Impact by School

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

Utah State

2009-202033-33

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

Avg SRS -6.0Win % 50.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.5 during vs 2.4 baseline

+3.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-6.0 during vs -17.8 baseline

+11.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-7.1 during vs -24.1 baseline

+16.9

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

16.7% during vs 0.0% baseline

+16.7%

Oregon State

2015-20177-23

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

Avg SRS -8.6Win % 23.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

2.3 during vs 5.8 baseline

-3.5

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-8.6 during vs 7.3 baseline

-15.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-9.1 during vs 6.2 baseline

-15.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Wisconsin

2013-201419-7

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

Avg SRS 16.9Win % 73.1%

Avg wins

Higher is better

9.5 during vs 8.6 baseline

+0.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

16.9 during vs 12.6 baseline

+4.3

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

21.6 during vs 18.2 baseline

+3.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

100.0% during vs 60.0% baseline

+40.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Wisconsin 2013

9-4SRS 18.5

Biggest Improvement

Utah State 2012

11-216.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Wisconsin 2013

9-4SP Off 39.5

Best Defensive Season

Wisconsin 2013

9-4SP Def 15.6

Setbacks

Worst Season

Utah State 2020

0-3SRS -19.2

Biggest Drop

Oregon State 2015

2-10-26.1 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Utah State202030300.0%-19.2-16.720.237.0-13.9-53.8%
Utah State20191376053.8%-5.3-4.326.231.0+11.2+37.2%
Oregon State2017615016.7%-16.5-12.628.839.9-18.1-16.7%
Oregon State20161248033.3%1.6-4.626.130.0+12.4+16.7%
Oregon State201512210016.7%-10.8-10.125.935.3-26.1-60.3%
Wisconsin201413103076.9%#14#1315.320.838.718.1-3.2+7.7%
Wisconsin20131394069.2%#23#2218.522.439.515.6+5.4-15.4%
Utah State201213112084.6%#1613.111.030.420.5+16.1+30.8%
Utah State20111376053.8%-3.0-0.932.732.5+9.1+20.5%
Utah State20101248033.3%-12.1-19.217.134.4-2.60.0%
Utah State20091248033.3%-9.5-12.725.737.1

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