1997-2008 • Clemson, Tulane
2 schools coached, anchored by Clemson.
Tommy Bowden coached 12 seasons, won 64.8%, and posted an average SRS of 9.8. Best season: 2007 Clemson. The profile was offense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
90-49
Career Win %
64.8%
Seasons
12
Career Span
12 years
Average SRS
9.8
Peak SRS
14.6
Best Finish
#7
Consistency
86.5
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
9-4 • SRS 14.6 • SP Overall 16.2
Win %
69.2%
YoY SRS
+3.2
SP Off / Def
31.6 / 15.2
Finish
#21
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.
Clemson
1999-2008 • 10 seasons
Avg SRS 10.1 • Win % 61.5%
Tulane
1997-1998 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS 8.6 • Win % 81.8%
Longest Tenure
Clemson • 10 seasons
Best Tenure
Clemson • 10.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Tulane • 81.8%
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.
Tommy Bowden sets the reference point in overall strength.
Tommy Bowden sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Tommy Bowden
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.8
91th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1999-2008 • 72-45
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.2 during vs 6.0 baseline
+1.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
10.1 during vs 3.6 baseline
+6.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
13.2 during vs 4.3 baseline
+8.9
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
40.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+40.0%
1997-1998 • 18-4
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.0 during vs 2.0 baseline
+7.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
8.6 during vs -12.7 baseline
+21.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
11.0 during vs -15.1 baseline
+26.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
50.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+50.0%
High Points
Best Season
Clemson 2007
9-4 • SRS 14.6
Biggest Improvement
Clemson 2003
9-4 • 11.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Tulane 1998
11-0 • SP Off 47.1
Best Defensive Season
Clemson 2006
8-5 • SP Def 13.7
Setbacks
Worst Season
Clemson 2002
7-6 • SRS 3.3
Biggest Drop
Clemson 2004
6-5 • -7.8 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Clemson | 2008 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.0% | #9 | — | 8.4 | 12.8 | 27.0 | 14.2 | -6.2 | -19.2% |
| Clemson | 2007 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | #21 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 31.6 | 15.2 | +3.2 | +7.7% |
| Clemson | 2006 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | #18 | — | 11.4 | 16.7 | 31.5 | 13.7 | +0.4 | -5.1% |
| Clemson | 2005 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #21 | 11.0 | 12.9 | 31.1 | 18.2 | +4.3 | +12.1% |
| Clemson | 2004 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | #15 | — | 6.7 | 7.1 | 28.6 | 22.7 | -7.8 | -14.7% |
| Clemson | 2003 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | #22 | 14.5 | 19.3 | 37.6 | 19.8 | +11.2 | +15.4% |
| Clemson | 2002 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 3.3 | 7.4 | 34.7 | 29.4 | -2.2 | -4.5% |
| Clemson | 2001 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | #19 | — | 5.5 | 7.5 | 39.3 | 33.9 | -7.4 | -16.7% |
| Clemson | 2000 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #17 | #16 | 12.9 | 15.7 | 41.1 | 28.7 | +0.4 | +25.0% |
| Clemson | 1999 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 12.5 | 16.0 | 35.9 | 22.1 | +0.3 | -50.0% |
| Tulane | 1998 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | #7 | 12.2 | 15.4 | 47.1 | 35.6 | +7.2 | +36.4% |
| Tulane | 1997 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 5.0 | 6.6 | 35.7 | 31.4 | — | — |
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