1972-1978 • Memphis, Vanderbilt
2 schools coached, anchored by Vanderbilt.
Fred Pancoast coached 7 seasons, won 43.5%, and posted an average SRS of -2.7. Best season: 1974 Memphis. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
33-43-1
Career Win %
43.5%
Seasons
7
Career Span
7 years
Average SRS
-2.7
Peak SRS
5.8
Best Finish
—
Consistency
58.0
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
7-4 • SRS 5.8 • SP Overall 4.6
Win %
63.6%
YoY SRS
+1.9
SP Off / Def
22.0 / 18.1
Finish
Unranked
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.
Vanderbilt
1975-1978 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS -6.4 • Win % 29.5%
Memphis
1972-1974 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 2.3 • Win % 62.1%
Longest Tenure
Vanderbilt • 4 seasons
Best Tenure
Memphis • 2.3 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Memphis • 62.1%
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.
Fred Pancoast sets the reference point in overall strength.
Fred Pancoast sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Fred Pancoast
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -4.6
43th pct
Mixed
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1975-1978 • 13-31
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.3 during vs 4.6 baseline
-1.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-6.4 during vs 2.2 baseline
-8.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-11.3 during vs 1.0 baseline
-12.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1972-1974 • 20-12-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.7 during vs 6.2 baseline
+0.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
2.3 during vs 6.9 baseline
-4.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
4.3 during vs 5.3 baseline
-1.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Memphis 1974
7-4 • SRS 5.8
Biggest Improvement
Memphis 1973
8-3 • 6.6 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Memphis 1972
5-5-1 • SP Off 28.8
Best Defensive Season
Memphis 1974
7-4 • SP Def 18.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
Vanderbilt 1978
2-9 • SRS -14.8
Biggest Drop
Vanderbilt 1978
2-9 • -11.4 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Vanderbilt | 1978 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -14.8 | -20.4 | 23.2 | 40.2 | -11.4 | 0.0% |
| Vanderbilt | 1977 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -3.4 | -10.4 | 17.9 | 27.7 | -0.1 | 0.0% |
| Vanderbilt | 1976 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -3.3 | -6.7 | 19.5 | 25.8 | +0.8 | -45.5% |
| Vanderbilt | 1975 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | -4.1 | -7.6 | 13.1 | 20.0 | -9.9 | 0.0% |
| Memphis | 1974 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 5.8 | 4.6 | 22.0 | 18.1 | +1.9 | -9.1% |
| Memphis | 1973 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | 3.9 | 8.5 | 27.5 | 19.8 | +6.6 | +22.7% |
| Memphis | 1972 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | -2.7 | -0.3 | 28.8 | 29.2 | — | — |
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