Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Josh Heupel
Josh Heupel: 91st pct vs Jim Lambright: 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.
Josh HeupelJim Lambright
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Lambright
Jim Lambright: 89th pct vs Josh Heupel: 84th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Josh Heupel
Josh Heupel: 87th pct vs Jim Lambright: 56th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jim Lambright vs Josh Heupel
Jim Lambright: 0 titles vs Josh Heupel: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Josh Heupel
Josh Heupel: 8 seasons vs Jim Lambright: 6 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Josh Heupel
Josh Heupel: 73.9% vs Jim Lambright: 63.6%
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.
Josh Heupel and Jim Lambright look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarJosh Heupel and Jim Lambright look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Josh Heupel
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 18.8
97th pct
Elite
Jim Lambright
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 16.6
95th 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.
Josh HeupelJim Lambright
EliteStrongAverageLean
Josh Heupel: 2021 Tennessee
1993Actual season year • SRS range 3.3 to 22.42025
Active comparison point
Josh Heupel • 2022
2022 Tennessee
Best seasonBiggest improvement11-2 • SRS 19.9 • SP Overall 25.2
Win %
84.6%
YoY SRS
+11.9
SP Off / Def
47.3 / 22.6
Finish
#6
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jim Lambright
Nearest year 1998 • Washington
6-6 • SRS 3.3 • SP Overall 7.5
Josh Heupel holds a 16.6-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +11.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Heupel | |||||
| UCF | 2018-2020 | 3 | 28-8 | 14.1 | 14.9 |
| Tennessee | 2021-2025 | 5 | 37-15 | 12.6 | 19.9 |
| Jim Lambright | |||||
| Washington | 1993-1998 | 6 | 44-25-1 | 13.7 | 22.4Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Josh Heupel
65-23 • 73.9% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
87th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Tennessee 2022
SRS 19.9
Worst Season
Tennessee 2021
SRS 8.0
Biggest Improvement
Tennessee 2022
11.9 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jim Lambright
44-25-1 • 63.6% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
22.4 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Washington 1997
SRS 22.4
Worst Season
Washington 1998
SRS 3.3
Biggest Improvement
Washington 1996
8.8 SRS