2002-2022 • North Texas, Pittsburgh, SMU
3 schools coached, anchored by SMU.
Phil Bennett coached 8 seasons, won 26.4%, and posted an average SRS of -11.6. Best season: 2010 Pittsburgh. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
19-53
Career Win %
26.4%
Seasons
8
Career Span
21 years
Average SRS
-11.6
Peak SRS
8.4
Best Finish
—
Consistency
12.7
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
1-0 • SRS 8.4 • SP Overall 11.3
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+25.4
SP Off / Def
29.7 / 18.7
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.
North Texas
2022-2022 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS -4.6 • Win % 0.0%
Pittsburgh
2010-2010 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS 8.4 • Win % 100.0%
SMU
2002-2007 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS -16.1 • Win % 25.7%
Longest Tenure
SMU • 6 seasons
Best Tenure
Pittsburgh • 8.4 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Pittsburgh • 100.0%
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.
Phil Bennett sets the reference point in overall strength.
Phil Bennett sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Phil Bennett
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -11.6
23th pct
Lower end
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2022-2022 • 0-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
0.0 during vs 6.4 baseline
-6.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-4.6 during vs -10.8 baseline
+6.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-1.5 during vs -4.6 baseline
+3.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
2010-2010 • 1-0
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
1.0 during vs 7.0 baseline
-6.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
8.4 during vs 6.3 baseline
+2.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
11.3 during vs 11.1 baseline
+0.2
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
2002-2007 • 18-52
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.0 during vs 4.4 baseline
-1.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-16.1 during vs -9.8 baseline
-6.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-17.1 during vs -9.9 baseline
-7.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Pittsburgh 2010
1-0 • SRS 8.4
Biggest Improvement
Pittsburgh 2010
1-0 • 25.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
North Texas 2022
0-1 • SP Off 31.3
Best Defensive Season
Pittsburgh 2010
1-0 • SP Def 18.7
Setbacks
Worst Season
SMU 2003
0-12 • SRS -24.1
Biggest Drop
North Texas 2022
0-1 • -13.0 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| North Texas | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | -4.6 | -1.5 | 31.3 | 34.1 | -13.0 | -100.0% |
| Pittsburgh | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #15 | — | 8.4 | 11.3 | 29.7 | 18.7 | +25.4 | +91.7% |
| SMU | 2007 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8.3% | — | — | -17.0 | -13.4 | 28.9 | 43.2 | -9.2 | -41.7% |
| SMU | 2006 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -7.8 | -7.7 | 20.9 | 30.3 | +0.3 | +4.5% |
| SMU | 2005 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -8.1 | -13.0 | 16.0 | 29.0 | +9.6 | +18.2% |
| SMU | 2004 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -17.7 | -16.2 | 27.5 | 40.3 | +6.4 | +27.3% |
| SMU | 2003 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | -24.1 | -27.8 | 12.8 | 37.7 | -2.1 | -25.0% |
| SMU | 2002 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -22.0 | -24.8 | 18.0 | 39.5 | — | — |
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