Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Red Blaik
Red Blaik: 96th pct vs Dennis Erickson: 90th 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.
Red BlaikDennis Erickson
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Red Blaik
Red Blaik: 100th pct vs Dennis Erickson: 96th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Red Blaik vs Dennis Erickson
Red Blaik: 6th pct vs Dennis Erickson: 6th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dennis Erickson vs Red Blaik
Dennis Erickson: 2 titles vs Red Blaik: 2 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Dennis Erickson vs Red Blaik
Dennis Erickson: 26 seasons vs Red Blaik: 25 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Red Blaik
Red Blaik: 75.9% vs Dennis Erickson: 64.4%
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.
Dennis Erickson sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeDennis Erickson sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Red Blaik
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Dennis Erickson
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 14.2
93th pct
Elite
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.
Red BlaikDennis Erickson
EliteStrongAverageLean
Red Blaik: 1941 ArmyDennis Erickson: 1987 Washington StateDennis Erickson: 1989 MiamiDennis Erickson: 1999 Oregon StateDennis Erickson: 2006 IdahoDennis Erickson: 2007 Arizona State
1934Actual season year • SRS range -17.2 to 44.12011
Active comparison point
Red Blaik • 1945
1945 Army
Best season9-0 • SRS 44.1 • SP Overall —
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+12.6
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#1
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Dennis Erickson
Nearest year 1986 • Wyoming
6-6 • SRS -0.5 • SP Overall 1.4
Red Blaik holds a 44.6-point SRS edge at this point.
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Blaik | |||||
| Dartmouth | 1934-1940 | 7 | 45-15-4 | 8.0 | 25.9 |
| Army | 1941-1958 | 18 | 121-33-10 | 15.3 | 44.1Highest peak |
| Dennis Erickson | |||||
| Wyoming | 1986-1986 | 1 | 6-6 | -0.5 | -0.5 |
| Washington State | 1987-1988 | 2 | 12-10-1 | 5.2 | 15.7 |
| Miami | 1989-1994 | 6 | 63-9 | 22.5Best quality | 28.4 |
| Oregon State | 1999-2002 | 4 | 31-17 | 11.2 | 23.3 |
| Idaho | 2006-2006 | 1 | 4-8 | -17.2 | -17.2 |
| Arizona State | 2007-2011 | 5 | 31-31 | 7.8 | 14.8 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Better floor
Full profile →Red Blaik
166-48-14 • 75.9% • 25 seasons • 2 titles
-7.2 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Army 1945
SRS 44.1
Worst Season
Army 1951
SRS -7.2
Biggest Improvement
Army 1944
19.9 SRS
Broader school footprint
Full profile →Dennis Erickson
147-81-1 • 64.4% • 19 seasons • 2 titles
6 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
Miami 1990
SRS 28.4
Worst Season
Idaho 2006
SRS -17.2
Biggest Improvement
Arizona State 2007
30.9 SRS