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Craig Fertig

1976-1979Oregon State

One defining stop at Oregon State.

Craig Fertig coached 4 seasons, won 18.9%, and posted an average SRS of -5.1. Best season: 1977 Oregon State. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

8-36-1

Career Win %

18.9%

Seasons

4

Career Span

4 years

Average SRS

-5.1

Peak SRS

-0.2

Best Finish

Consistency

75.2

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Craig Fertig
EliteStrongAverageLean
1976Actual season year • SRS range -12.4 to -0.21979

Active comparison point

Craig Fertig1977

Selected

1977 Oregon State

Best seasonBiggest improvement

2-9 • SRS -0.2 • SP Overall -2.4

Win %

18.2%

YoY SRS

+6.8

SP Off / Def

25.2 / 27.8

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

Oregon State

1976-19794 seasons

Avg SRS -5.1 • Win % 18.9%

Longest Tenure

Oregon State • 4 seasons

Best Tenure

Oregon State • -5.1 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Oregon State • 18.9%

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.

Craig Fertig sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Craig Fertig sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Craig Fertig

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -9.5

29th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Oregon State

1976-19798-36-1

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

Avg SRS -5.1Win % 18.9%

Avg wins

Higher is better

2.0 during vs 2.6 baseline

-0.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-5.1 during vs -1.1 baseline

-4.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-9.5 during vs -4.2 baseline

-5.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Oregon State 1977

2-9SRS -0.2

Biggest Improvement

Oregon State 1977

2-96.8 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Oregon State 1977

2-9SP Off 25.2

Best Defensive Season

Oregon State 1978

3-7-1SP Def 22.1

Setbacks

Worst Season

Oregon State 1979

1-10SRS -12.4

Biggest Drop

Oregon State 1979

1-10-11.5 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Oregon State19791111009.1%-12.4-18.721.837.7-11.5-22.7%
Oregon State19781137131.8%-0.9-1.420.622.1-0.7+13.6%
Oregon State19771129018.2%-0.2-2.425.227.8+6.8+1.5%
Oregon State197612210016.7%-7.0-15.518.332.7

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