1936-1954 • Pittsburgh, Tulane
2 schools coached, anchored by Tulane.
Red Dawson coached 9 seasons, won 59.4%, and posted an average SRS of 9.9. Best season: 1939 Tulane. The profile was balanced with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
45-30-5
Career Win %
59.4%
Seasons
9
Career Span
19 years
Average SRS
9.9
Peak SRS
20.9
Best Finish
#5
Consistency
69.3
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
8-1-1 • SRS 20.9 • SP Overall —
Win %
85.0%
YoY SRS
+7.4
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#5
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.
Pittsburgh
1952-1954 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 5.6 • Win % 45.2%
Tulane
1936-1941 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 12.1 • Win % 64.4%
Longest Tenure
Tulane • 6 seasons
Best Tenure
Tulane • 12.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Tulane • 64.4%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Not enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Red Dawson
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1952-1954 • 9-11-1
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 3.4 baseline
-0.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
5.6 during vs 1.0 baseline
+4.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1936-1941 • 36-19-4
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.0 during vs 7.8 baseline
-1.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
12.1 during vs 11.7 baseline
+0.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
33.3% during vs 0.0% baseline
+33.3%
High Points
Best Season
Tulane 1939
8-1-1 • SRS 20.9
Biggest Improvement
Tulane 1941
5-4 • 10.3 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
Pittsburgh 1954
0-3 • SRS 3.7
Biggest Drop
Tulane 1940
5-5 • -15.9 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Pittsburgh | 1954 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | 3.7 | — | — | — | -0.4 | -38.9% |
| Pittsburgh | 1953 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 38.9% | #17 | — | 4.1 | — | — | — | -5.0 | -27.8% |
| Pittsburgh | 1952 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 9.1 | — | — | — | -6.2 | +11.1% |
| Tulane | 1941 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | 15.3 | — | — | — | +10.3 | +5.6% |
| Tulane | 1940 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | -15.9 | -35.0% |
| Tulane | 1939 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 85.0% | — | #5 | 20.9 | — | — | — | +7.4 | +10.0% |
| Tulane | 1938 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 75.0% | — | #19 | 13.5 | — | — | — | +5.9 | +20.0% |
| Tulane | 1937 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55.0% | — | — | 7.6 | — | — | — | -2.5 | -10.0% |
| Tulane | 1936 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | — | — | 10.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
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