1902-1927 • Clemson, Georgia Tech, Pennsylvania, Rice, Washington & Jefferson
5 schools coached, anchored by Georgia Tech.
John Heisman coached 26 seasons, won 69.8%, and posted an average SRS of 2.8. Best season: 1917 Georgia Tech. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 5 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
148-60-14
Career Win %
69.8%
Seasons
26
Career Span
26 years
Average SRS
2.8
Peak SRS
29.1
Best Finish
—
Consistency
12.7
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
9-0 • SRS 29.1 • SP Overall —
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+17.6
SP Off / Def
— / —
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.
Rice
1924-1927 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS -4.0 • Win % 44.3%
Washington & Jefferson
1923-1923 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS 14.0 • Win % 81.3%
Pennsylvania
1920-1922 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 6.2 • Win % 60.7%
Georgia Tech
1904-1919 • 16 seasons
Avg SRS 3.1 • Win % 76.4%
Clemson
1902-1903 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS 3.8 • Win % 80.8%
Longest Tenure
Georgia Tech • 16 seasons
Best Tenure
Washington & Jefferson • 14.0 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Washington & Jefferson • 81.3%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Not enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Heisman
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1924-1927 • 14-18-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.5 during vs 4.6 baseline
-1.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-4.0 during vs -5.9 baseline
+2.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1923-1923 • 6-1-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.0 during vs 6.0 baseline
+0.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
14.0 during vs 18.1 baseline
-4.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1920-1922 • 16-10-2
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
1904-1919 • 102-29-7
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
1902-1903 • 10-2-1
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
High Points
Best Season
Georgia Tech 1917
9-0 • SRS 29.1
Biggest Improvement
Georgia Tech 1913
7-2 • 19.3 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
Georgia Tech 1912
5-3-1 • SRS -14.5
Biggest Drop
Georgia Tech 1912
5-3-1 • -17.4 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Rice | 1927 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 27.8% | — | — | 2.9 | — | — | — | +12.7 | -22.2% |
| Rice | 1926 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | -9.8 | — | — | — | -0.3 | 0.0% |
| Rice | 1925 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | -9.5 | — | — | — | -10.0 | 0.0% |
| Rice | 1924 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | -13.5 | -31.3% |
| Washington & Jefferson | 1923 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 81.3% | — | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | +1.9 | +14.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 1922 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 12.1 | — | — | — | +12.6 | +11.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 1921 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 55.6% | — | — | -0.5 | — | — | — | -7.4 | -4.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 1920 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 6.9 | — | — | — | -5.8 | -10.0% |
| Georgia Tech | 1919 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 12.7 | — | — | — | — | -15.7% |
| Georgia Tech | 1918 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -14.3% |
| Georgia Tech | 1917 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | 29.1 | — | — | — | +17.6 | +5.6% |
| Georgia Tech | 1916 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 94.4% | — | — | 11.5 | — | — | — | -6.0 | +0.7% |
| Georgia Tech | 1915 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 93.8% | — | — | 17.5 | — | — | — | +19.0 | +18.8% |
| Georgia Tech | 1914 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | -1.5 | — | — | — | -6.3 | -2.8% |
| Georgia Tech | 1913 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | — | — | 4.8 | — | — | — | +19.3 | +16.7% |
| Georgia Tech | 1912 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61.1% | — | — | -14.5 | — | — | — | -17.4 | -11.1% |
| Georgia Tech | 1911 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 72.2% | — | — | 2.9 | — | — | — | -4.6 | +9.7% |
| Georgia Tech | 1910 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | — | — | 7.5 | — | — | — | +5.5 | -15.3% |
| Georgia Tech | 1909 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | — | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | +10.5 | +11.1% |
| Georgia Tech | 1908 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | -8.5 | — | — | — | +1.5 | +16.7% |
| Georgia Tech | 1907 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -10.0 | — | — | — | -1.5 | -11.1% |
| Georgia Tech | 1906 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61.1% | — | — | -8.5 | — | — | — | -15.7 | -31.8% |
| Georgia Tech | 1905 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 92.9% | — | — | 7.2 | — | — | — | +13.1 | +7.9% |
| Georgia Tech | 1904 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 85.0% | — | — | -5.9 | — | — | — | -6.3 | +10.0% |
| Clemson | 1903 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 75.0% | — | — | 0.4 | — | — | — | -6.8 | -10.7% |
| Clemson | 1902 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% | — | — | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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