Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Frank Cavanaugh
Frank Cavanaugh: 79th pct vs Robert Zuppke: 75th 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.
Robert ZuppkeFrank Cavanaugh
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Robert Zuppke
Robert Zuppke: 99th pct vs Frank Cavanaugh: 96th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Frank Cavanaugh
Frank Cavanaugh: 22nd pct vs Robert Zuppke: 14th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Frank Cavanaugh vs Robert Zuppke
Frank Cavanaugh: 0 titles vs Robert Zuppke: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Frank Cavanaugh vs Robert Zuppke
Frank Cavanaugh: 30 seasons vs Robert Zuppke: 29 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Frank Cavanaugh
Frank Cavanaugh: 73.0% vs Robert Zuppke: 61.2%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Robert Zuppke
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Frank Cavanaugh
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
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.
Robert ZuppkeFrank Cavanaugh
EliteStrongAverageLean
Frank Cavanaugh: 1912 DartmouthFrank Cavanaugh: 1919 Boston CollegeFrank Cavanaugh: 1928 Fordham
1903Actual season year • SRS range -8.4 to 36.41941
Active comparison point
Robert Zuppke • 1914
1914 Illinois
Best seasonBiggest improvement7-0 • SRS 36.4 • SP Overall —
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+33.5
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Frank Cavanaugh
Nearest year 1914 • Dartmouth
8-1 • SRS 28.3 • SP Overall —
Robert Zuppke holds a 8.1-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Zuppke | |||||
| Illinois | 1913-1941 | 29 | 131-81-12 | 11.4 | 36.4Highest peak |
| Frank Cavanaugh | |||||
| Holy Cross | 1903-1905 | 3 | 16-10-2 | 2.9 | 10.0 |
| Dartmouth | 1912-1916 | 5 | 34-7-3 | 20.6Best quality | 28.3 |
| Boston College | 1919-1919 | 1 | 5-3 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Fordham | 1928-1932 | 5 | 31-9-4 | 10.9 | 16.2 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Robert Zuppke
131-81-12 • 61.2% • 29 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Illinois 1914
SRS 36.4
Worst Season
Illinois 1931
SRS -7.7
Biggest Improvement
Illinois 1914
33.5 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Frank Cavanaugh
86-29-9 • 73.0% • 14 seasons • 0 titles
22nd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Dartmouth 1914
SRS 28.3
Worst Season
Holy Cross 1905
SRS -8.4
Biggest Improvement
Dartmouth 1912
30.2 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.