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Bruce Arians

1983-1988Temple

One defining stop at Temple.

Bruce Arians coached 6 seasons, won 40.9%, and posted an average SRS of 0.3. Best season: 1986 Temple. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

27-39

Career Win %

40.9%

Seasons

6

Career Span

6 years

Average SRS

0.3

Peak SRS

7.5

Best Finish

Consistency

57.5

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Bruce Arians
EliteStrongAverageLean
1983Actual season year • SRS range -8.7 to 7.51988

Active comparison point

Bruce Arians1986

Selected

1986 Temple

Best season

6-5 • SRS 7.5 • SP Overall 11.8

Win %

54.5%

YoY SRS

+4.9

SP Off / Def

36.9 / 27.4

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

Temple

1983-19886 seasons

Avg SRS 0.3 • Win % 40.9%

Longest Tenure

Temple • 6 seasons

Best Tenure

Temple • 0.3 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Temple • 40.9%

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.

Bruce Arians sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Bruce Arians sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Bruce Arians

Mixed

Raw avg SP Overall: -0.8

53th pct

Mixed

Impact by School

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

Temple

1983-198827-39

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

Avg SRS 0.3Win % 40.9%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.5 during vs 6.0 baseline

-1.5

Avg SRS

Higher is better

0.3 during vs 5.3 baseline

-5.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-0.8 during vs 8.6 baseline

-9.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Temple 1986

6-5SRS 7.5

Biggest Improvement

Temple 1984

6-59.4 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Temple 1986

6-5SP Off 36.9

Best Defensive Season

Temple 1984

6-5SP Def 16.7

Setbacks

Worst Season

Temple 1987

3-8SRS -8.7

Biggest Drop

Temple 1987

3-8-16.2 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Temple19881147036.4%-5.5-9.025.233.3+3.2+9.1%
Temple19871138027.3%-8.7-13.016.028.0-16.2-27.3%
Temple19861165054.5%7.511.836.927.4+4.9+18.2%
Temple19851147036.4%2.6-0.424.725.2-4.9-18.2%
Temple19841165054.5%7.58.924.516.7+9.4+18.2%
Temple19831147036.4%-1.9-2.820.823.7

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