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Rich Rodriguez

2001-2025Arizona, Jacksonville State, Michigan, West Virginia

4 schools coached, anchored by West Virginia.

Rich Rodriguez coached 19 seasons, won 59.7%, and posted an average SRS of 5.1. Best season: 2007 West Virginia. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

136-92

Career Win %

59.7%

Seasons

19

Career Span

25 years

Average SRS

5.1

Peak SRS

24.4

Best Finish

#5

Consistency

27.7

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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.

Rich Rodriguez
EliteStrongAverageLean
Rich Rodriguez: 2008 MichiganRich Rodriguez: 2012 ArizonaRich Rodriguez: 2023 Jacksonville StateRich Rodriguez: 2025 West Virginia
2001Actual season year • SRS range -5.3 to 24.42025

Active comparison point

Rich Rodriguez2007

Selected

2007 West Virginia

Best season

10-2 • SRS 24.4 • SP Overall 28.2

Win %

83.3%

YoY SRS

+7.2

SP Off / Def

41.7 / 14.4

Finish

#6

Comparison context

Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.

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

West Virginia

2001-20258 seasons

Avg SRS 9.7 • Win % 69.8%

Jacksonville State

2023-20242 seasons

Avg SRS -2.0 • Win % 66.7%

Arizona

2012-20176 seasons

Avg SRS 5.3 • Win % 55.1%

Michigan

2008-20103 seasons

Avg SRS -2.7 • Win % 40.5%

Longest Tenure

West Virginia • 8 seasons

Best Tenure

West Virginia • 9.7 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

West Virginia • 69.8%

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.

Rich Rodriguez sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Rich Rodriguez sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Rich Rodriguez

Strong

Raw avg SP Overall: 7.8

80th pct

Strong

Impact by School

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

West Virginia

2001-202560-26

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

Avg SRS 9.7Win % 69.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.5 during vs 6.8 baseline

+0.7

Avg SRS

Higher is better

9.7 during vs 6.8 baseline

+2.9

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

12.5 during vs 9.6 baseline

+2.9

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

50.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+50.0%

Jacksonville State

2023-202418-9

Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.

Avg SRS -2.0Win % 66.7%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Arizona

2012-201743-35

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

Avg SRS 5.3Win % 55.1%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.2 during vs 6.0 baseline

+1.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

5.3 during vs 8.1 baseline

-2.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

5.7 during vs 8.6 baseline

-2.9

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

16.7% during vs 0.0% baseline

+16.7%

Michigan

2008-201015-22

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

Avg SRS -2.7Win % 40.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.0 during vs 9.2 baseline

-4.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-2.7 during vs 16.3 baseline

-19.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

5.8 during vs 19.1 baseline

-13.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 80.0% baseline

-80.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

West Virginia 2007

10-2SRS 24.4

Biggest Improvement

West Virginia 2005

11-110.7 SRS

Best Offensive Season

West Virginia 2007

10-2SP Off 41.7

Best Defensive Season

West Virginia 2007

10-2SP Def 14.4

Setbacks

Worst Season

Michigan 2008

3-9SRS -5.3

Biggest Drop

Michigan 2008

3-9-29.7 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

West Virginia20250000-2.6-6.822.830.0+0.2
Jacksonville State20241495064.3%-2.8-1.028.828.3-1.6-5.0%
Jacksonville State20231394069.2%-1.2-1.624.825.9-4.6+15.4%
Arizona20171376053.8%3.43.738.133.9+8.3+28.8%
Arizona20161239025.0%-4.9-4.529.632.4-4.8-28.8%
Arizona20151376053.8%#22-0.14.738.031.6-10.8-17.6%
Arizona201414104071.4%#1910.77.633.425.7-3.4+9.9%
Arizona20131385061.5%14.114.637.221.1+5.60.0%
Arizona20121385061.5%8.58.240.731.5+7.9+7.7%
Michigan20101376053.8%0.67.740.230.6+4.1+12.2%
Michigan20091257041.7%-3.58.232.625.6+1.8+16.7%
Michigan20081239025.0%-5.31.620.519.2-29.7-58.3%
West Virginia200712102083.3%#3#624.428.241.714.4+7.2-1.3%
West Virginia200613112084.6%#5#1017.225.441.217.3+0.6-7.0%
West Virginia200512111091.7%#516.615.833.317.6+10.7+25.0%
West Virginia20041284066.7%#105.98.133.827.6-1.9+5.1%
West Virginia20031385061.5%7.812.737.226.3-0.6-7.7%
West Virginia20021394069.2%#258.413.738.726.6+8.7+42.0%
West Virginia20011138027.3%-0.32.829.027.1

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