1976-2000 • Arizona, Missouri, Tulane, USC
4 schools coached, anchored by Arizona.
Larry Smith coached 24 seasons, won 53.1%, and posted an average SRS of 6.8. Best season: 1988 USC. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
143-126-7
Career Win %
53.1%
Seasons
24
Career Span
25 years
Average SRS
6.8
Peak SRS
24.9
Best Finish
#7
Consistency
18.2
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
10-2 • SRS 24.9 • SP Overall 30.5
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+11.4
SP Off / Def
42.4 / 11.8
Finish
#7
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.
Missouri
1994-2000 • 7 seasons
Avg SRS -0.5 • Win % 41.9%
USC
1987-1992 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 15.5 • Win % 63.2%
Arizona
1980-1986 • 7 seasons
Avg SRS 9.2 • Win % 62.7%
Tulane
1976-1979 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 2.4 • Win % 40.0%
Longest Tenure
Missouri • 7 seasons
Best Tenure
USC • 15.5 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
USC • 63.2%
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.
Larry Smith sets the reference point in overall strength.
Larry Smith sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Larry Smith
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 7.4
78th pct
Strong
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1994-2000 • 33-46-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.7 during vs 3.0 baseline
+1.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-0.5 during vs -4.0 baseline
+3.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
1.2 during vs -5.3 baseline
+6.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
28.6% during vs 0.0% baseline
+28.6%
1987-1992 • 44-25-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.3 during vs 6.8 baseline
+0.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
15.5 during vs 11.0 baseline
+4.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
19.8 during vs 14.0 baseline
+5.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
66.7% during vs 40.0% baseline
+26.7%
1980-1986 • 48-28-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.9 during vs 6.0 baseline
+0.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
9.2 during vs 6.7 baseline
+2.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
9.4 during vs 5.1 baseline
+4.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
14.3% during vs 20.0% baseline
-5.7%
1976-1979 • 18-27
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.5 during vs 5.4 baseline
-0.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
2.4 during vs 2.9 baseline
-0.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-4.0 during vs 0.9 baseline
-4.9
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
High Points
Best Season
USC 1988
10-2 • SRS 24.9
Biggest Improvement
Tulane 1979
9-3 • 14.0 SRS
Best Offensive Season
USC 1988
10-2 • SP Off 42.4
Best Defensive Season
USC 1989
9-2-1 • SP Def 10.7
Setbacks
Worst Season
Missouri 1995
3-8 • SRS -7.3
Biggest Drop
Missouri 1999
4-7 • -22.6 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Missouri | 2000 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -5.0 | -5.2 | 30.3 | 34.9 | -0.1 | -9.1% |
| Missouri | 1999 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -4.9 | -0.5 | 32.9 | 33.6 | -22.6 | -30.3% |
| Missouri | 1998 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #21 | 17.7 | 23.2 | 39.3 | 17.5 | +13.4 | +8.3% |
| Missouri | 1997 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | #23 | 4.3 | 9.6 | 42.1 | 34.8 | +5.8 | +12.9% |
| Missouri | 1996 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -1.5 | -2.2 | 35.4 | 36.8 | +5.8 | +18.2% |
| Missouri | 1995 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -7.3 | -7.1 | 24.5 | 31.2 | -0.4 | -1.9% |
| Missouri | 1994 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 29.2% | — | — | -6.9 | -9.4 | 23.3 | 31.4 | -19.0 | -25.0% |
| USC | 1992 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 54.2% | — | — | 12.1 | 18.6 | 34.2 | 17.2 | +4.0 | +26.9% |
| USC | 1991 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | #16 | — | 8.1 | 11.2 | 32.7 | 23.2 | -4.5 | -38.1% |
| USC | 1990 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 65.4% | #9 | #20 | 12.6 | 14.9 | 35.7 | 22.4 | -9.4 | -13.8% |
| USC | 1989 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #5 | #8 | 22.0 | 25.8 | 35.7 | 10.7 | -2.9 | -4.2% |
| USC | 1988 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #6 | #7 | 24.9 | 30.5 | 42.4 | 11.8 | +11.4 | +16.7% |
| USC | 1987 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #19 | #18 | 13.5 | 17.9 | 35.7 | 19.4 | -4.0 | -8.3% |
| Arizona | 1986 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #11 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 36.1 | 19.6 | +7.9 | +4.2% |
| Arizona | 1985 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | — | — | 9.6 | 13.0 | 25.7 | 13.1 | +2.7 | +7.2% |
| Arizona | 1984 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 6.9 | 11.0 | 30.3 | 20.5 | -3.6 | -4.5% |
| Arizona | 1983 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 68.2% | #14 | — | 10.5 | 11.4 | 34.4 | 24.7 | -4.2 | +9.1% |
| Arizona | 1982 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59.1% | — | — | 14.7 | 16.1 | 36.2 | 22.2 | +9.4 | +4.5% |
| Arizona | 1981 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 5.3 | 0.5 | 25.5 | 25.4 | +5.4 | +9.1% |
| Arizona | 1980 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -0.1 | -4.6 | 25.1 | 29.7 | -14.7 | -29.5% |
| Tulane | 1979 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 14.6 | 10.8 | 29.8 | 20.0 | +14.0 | +38.6% |
| Tulane | 1978 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 0.6 | -9.7 | 16.8 | 26.1 | +2.7 | +9.1% |
| Tulane | 1977 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -2.1 | -6.7 | 23.3 | 29.2 | +1.4 | +9.1% |
| Tulane | 1976 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -3.5 | -10.4 | 15.4 | 25.4 | — | — |
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