Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Dan Hawkins vs Jack Elway
Dan Hawkins: 61st pct vs Jack Elway: 58th pct
Percentile score against all tracked coaches.
Coaches Compare
Compare coach careers on the same scale.
See top-line edges, side-by-side profiles, overlaid career arcs, and school-stop comparisons in one matchup view.
Jack ElwayDan Hawkins
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Dan Hawkins vs Jack Elway
Dan Hawkins: 74th pct vs Jack Elway: 73rd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Jack Elway
Jack Elway: 68th pct vs Dan Hawkins: 48th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dan Hawkins vs Jack Elway
Dan Hawkins: 0 titles vs Jack Elway: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Dan Hawkins vs Jack Elway
Dan Hawkins: 10 seasons vs Jack Elway: 10 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Dan Hawkins
Dan Hawkins: 59.0% vs Jack Elway: 54.9%
Raw career win rate, not a normalized score.
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.
Dan Hawkins and Jack Elway look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarDan Hawkins and Jack Elway look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jack Elway
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 4.9
72th pct
Strong
Dan Hawkins
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 5.4
73th pct
Strong
Career Arc Overlay
Overlay the same SRS scale to compare where each career climbed faster, held steadier, peaked higher, or dipped harder.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Jack ElwayDan Hawkins
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jack Elway: 1984 StanfordDan Hawkins: 2006 Colorado
1979Actual season year • SRS range -4.4 to 15.32010
Active comparison point
Jack Elway • 1986
1986 Stanford
Best seasonBiggest improvement8-4 • SRS 14.8 • SP Overall 17.3
Win %
66.7%
YoY SRS
+18.2
SP Off / Def
31.2 / 15.3
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Dan Hawkins
Nearest year 2001 • Boise State
8-4 • SRS 1.1 • SP Overall 2.4
Jack Elway holds a 13.7-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -4.7 SP offense
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Elway | |||||
| San José State | 1979-1983 | 5 | 35-20-1 | 2.4 | 7.8 |
| Stanford | 1984-1988 | 5 | 25-29-2 | 5.3 | 14.8 |
| Dan Hawkins | |||||
| Boise State | 2001-2005 | 5 | 53-11 | 9.2Best quality | 15.3 |
| Colorado | 2006-2010 | 5 | 19-39 | -1.5 | 3.0 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Jack Elway
60-49-3 • 54.9% • 10 seasons • 0 titles
68th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Stanford 1986
SRS 14.8
Worst Season
San José State 1983
SRS -3.7
Biggest Improvement
Stanford 1986
18.2 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Dan Hawkins
72-50 • 59.0% • 10 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Boise State 2004
SRS 15.3
Worst Season
Colorado 2009
SRS -4.4
Biggest Improvement
Boise State 2002
12.8 SRS