COACH FORMULA 0.2 · BETA
EVERY POINT, EXPLAINED.
SEASON FR
1.4 × (foundation + game adjustments + conference + postseason + awards + final AP bonus)
Foundation = 12 × (4 regular-season wins − 2 regular-season losses + ties) ÷ regular-season games. There is no score cap or floor.
RANKED WIN POINTS
Both teams use their AP rank entering the game. Rows are your team; columns are the opponent.
| OWN AP / OPPONENT AP | 1–2 | 3–5 | 6–10 | 11–15 | 16–25 | Unranked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | 4.5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3–5 | 5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 6–10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11–15 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 16–25 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Unranked | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
RANKED LOSS POINTS
| OWN AP / OPPONENT AP | 1–2 | 3–5 | 6–10 | 11–15 | 16–25 | Unranked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | -0.75 | -1 | -1.5 | -2 | -2.5 | -5.5 |
| 3–5 | -0.5 | -0.75 | -1.25 | -1.75 | -2.25 | -5 |
| 6–10 | -0.25 | -0.5 | -0.75 | -1.25 | -1.75 | -4 |
| 11–15 | -0.25 | -0.25 | -0.5 | -0.75 | -1.25 | -3.5 |
| 16–25 | -0.25 | -0.25 | -0.5 | -0.75 | -1 | -3 |
| Unranked | -0.1 | -0.25 | -0.5 | -0.75 | -1 | -2 |
GAME ADJUSTMENTS
Road win +0.75; neutral win +0.25; home loss −0.50; neutral loss −0.25. Other location outcomes add zero. Loss margins: 1–8 points zero; 9–16 −0.25; 17–24 −0.75; 25–34 −1.25; 35+ −2. A shutout loss adds −0.50. Rivalry win +0.50 against unranked opponents or +1 against ranked opponents; rivalry loss −0.75. Ties earn no game adjustment.
CHAMPIONSHIPS & POSTSEASON
Conference title game appearance +1 and win +5 more. A conference champion without a title game receives +6.
Only the highest postseason achievement package counts: national champion +25; runner-up +12; semifinal exit +8; quarterfinal exit +5; first-round exit +3. Other major bowl win +6 or loss −2; regular bowl win +3 or loss −1. For pre-2014 major bowl winners, final AP #2 earns the +12 package and #3–4 the +8 package when higher. Game adjustments still apply to every postseason game.
FINISH & DEVELOPMENT
Final AP #1–5 +3; #6–10 +2; #11–15 +1; #16–25 +0.50. Heisman winner +2; other cataloged major national awards +0.50. Only the highest award per player per season counts.
CAREER & SELECTED YEARS
1.4 × (80% average raw season + 20% best-three raw average + winning-streak bonus)
Single-year selections use that season alone. A head coach who completed the regular season but departed before a bowl receives FR for the games actually coached. Post-departure games, national-title credit and final AP finish bonuses are excluded from that assignment. Lower-division seasons count in sourced HC record history but are not assigned a major/FBS FR. The winning-streak bonus is +0.50 per consecutive winning season beyond two within the selected years. A .500 or losing season breaks the streak. College HC career changes may continue it; years outside college head coaching pause it. Certain complete regular seasons with incomplete postseason assignments count toward the streak only, with disclosure.
A school-tenure selection adds +0.50 at 5–9 complete selected seasons, +1 at 10–14, +1.50 at 15–19 and +2 at 20+. Only the longest consecutive block at that school counts. This bonus is not stacked into all-school career ratings. All these raw bonuses receive the same 1.4 multiplier.
WHAT THE BETA EXCLUDES
Short interim assignments without a completed regular season, lower-division seasons, recruiting/transfer classes, NFL draft picks, consensus All-Americans and departure scoring are excluded. Departure descriptions require a source. Records shown include scored seasons only, not an asserted complete career record.
Single-season leaderboards require no five-year minimum. Established sample means five eligible seasons and 50 games for multi-season selections; it is not an audit certification. The historical directory contains head-coaching tenure candidates at the current 138 directory schools from 1936 through 2025. Missing assignment data, split seasons, unknown entering AP evidence, lower-division careers, and defunct programs remain coverage limitations. Career ratings can change as missing seasons are resolved. School conference filters use the coach’s directory school’s current conference, not every historical conference affiliation. See coverage by school.
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