1976-2003 • Mississippi State, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, Washington State
4 schools coached, anchored by Mississippi State.
Jackie Sherrill coached 26 seasons, won 59.5%, and posted an average SRS of 7.0. Best season: 1980 Pittsburgh. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
179-121-4
Career Win %
59.5%
Seasons
26
Career Span
28 years
Average SRS
7.0
Peak SRS
29.6
Best Finish
#2
Consistency
9.5
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
11-1 • SRS 29.6 • SP Overall 34.2
Win %
91.7%
YoY SRS
+10.1
SP Off / Def
41.9 / 7.8
Finish
#2
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.
Mississippi State
1991-2003 • 13 seasons
Avg SRS 2.1 • Win % 49.3%
Texas A&M
1982-1988 • 7 seasons
Avg SRS 6.5 • Win % 64.8%
Pittsburgh
1977-1981 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 22.1 • Win % 84.2%
Washington State
1976-1976 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS -2.9 • Win % 27.3%
Longest Tenure
Mississippi State • 13 seasons
Best Tenure
Pittsburgh • 22.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Pittsburgh • 84.2%
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.
Jackie Sherrill sets the reference point in overall strength.
Jackie Sherrill sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jackie Sherrill
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 8.7
82th pct
Strong
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1991-2003 • 74-76-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.7 during vs 4.2 baseline
+1.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
2.1 during vs -2.6 baseline
+4.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
3.3 during vs -3.4 baseline
+6.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
30.8% during vs 0.0% baseline
+30.8%
1982-1988 • 52-28-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.4 during vs 5.8 baseline
+1.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
6.5 during vs 12.2 baseline
-5.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.7 during vs 10.9 baseline
-2.2
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
42.9% during vs 20.0% baseline
+22.9%
1977-1981 • 50-9-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
10.0 during vs 6.8 baseline
+3.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
22.1 during vs 10.8 baseline
+11.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
26.0 during vs 13.1 baseline
+12.9
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
80.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
+40.0%
1976-1976 • 3-8
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 4.2 baseline
-1.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-2.9 during vs 3.1 baseline
-6.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-8.6 during vs -1.1 baseline
-7.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
High Points
Best Season
Pittsburgh 1980
11-1 • SRS 29.6
Biggest Improvement
Pittsburgh 1977
9-2-1 • 29.6 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Pittsburgh 1977
9-2-1 • SP Off 43.0
Best Defensive Season
Pittsburgh 1980
11-1 • SP Def 7.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
Mississippi State 2003
2-10 • SRS -14.2
Biggest Drop
Texas A&M 1982
5-6 • -31.9 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Mississippi State | 2003 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 16.7% | — | — | -14.2 | -12.4 | 30.4 | 39.4 | -5.3 | -8.3% |
| Mississippi State | 2002 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -8.9 | -11.5 | 22.9 | 33.0 | -9.8 | -2.3% |
| Mississippi State | 2001 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | #20 | — | 0.9 | 5.0 | 28.8 | 25.0 | -9.5 | -39.4% |
| Mississippi State | 2000 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #24 | 10.4 | 16.3 | 42.0 | 28.7 | +0.3 | -16.7% |
| Mississippi State | 1999 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | — | #13 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 24.7 | 15.5 | +2.6 | +21.8% |
| Mississippi State | 1998 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 7.5 | 8.9 | 31.4 | 24.0 | +0.5 | -2.1% |
| Mississippi State | 1997 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 7.0 | 9.0 | 28.4 | 19.8 | +9.4 | +18.2% |
| Mississippi State | 1996 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -2.4 | -4.0 | 24.5 | 28.5 | +2.9 | +18.2% |
| Mississippi State | 1995 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -5.3 | -6.7 | 31.5 | 36.7 | -12.4 | -39.4% |
| Mississippi State | 1994 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #24 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 35.4 | 29.7 | +4.9 | +30.3% |
| Mississippi State | 1993 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 36.4% | #24 | — | 2.2 | 2.4 | 27.8 | 26.3 | -2.9 | -22.0% |
| Mississippi State | 1992 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | #22 | #23 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 25.6 | 19.0 | -3.0 | 0.0% |
| Mississippi State | 1991 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 8.1 | 10.8 | 29.2 | 19.4 | -0.5 | 0.0% |
| Texas A&M | 1988 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | #10 | — | 8.6 | 12.2 | 33.0 | 22.2 | -6.4 | -25.0% |
| Texas A&M | 1987 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #15 | #10 | 15.0 | 19.5 | 33.2 | 15.0 | +3.8 | +8.3% |
| Texas A&M | 1986 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #7 | #13 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 34.6 | 22.0 | -6.0 | -8.3% |
| Texas A&M | 1985 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | — | #6 | 17.2 | 21.4 | 38.8 | 18.8 | +16.3 | +28.8% |
| Texas A&M | 1984 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 0.9 | -0.6 | 25.2 | 26.1 | +1.1 | +4.5% |
| Texas A&M | 1983 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | -0.2 | 3.1 | 22.3 | 19.8 | +6.8 | +4.5% |
| Texas A&M | 1982 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -7.0 | -8.5 | 27.4 | 34.3 | -31.9 | -46.2% |
| Pittsburgh | 1981 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #8 | #4 | 24.9 | 30.3 | 41.9 | 11.4 | -4.7 | 0.0% |
| Pittsburgh | 1980 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #3 | #2 | 29.6 | 34.2 | 41.9 | 7.8 | +10.1 | 0.0% |
| Pittsburgh | 1979 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #17 | #7 | 19.5 | 22.7 | 30.8 | 9.1 | +9.7 | +25.0% |
| Pittsburgh | 1978 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #14 | — | 9.8 | 11.4 | 27.8 | 17.4 | -16.9 | -12.5% |
| Pittsburgh | 1977 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #7 | #8 | 26.7 | 31.6 | 43.0 | 12.0 | +29.6 | +51.9% |
| Washington State | 1976 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -2.9 | -8.6 | 28.6 | 35.1 | — | — |
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