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.

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Choose two to four coaches

Jerry BurnsDave Allerdice

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Top-line verdicts

Who leads, and by how much

Career Quality

Decisive edge

Edge: Dave Allerdice

Dave Allerdice: 74th pct vs Jerry Burns: 57th pct

Percentile score against all tracked coaches.

Peak Score

Narrow edge

Edge: Dave Allerdice

Dave Allerdice: 80th pct vs Jerry Burns: 76th pct

Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.

Consistency

Narrow edge

Edge: Dave Allerdice

Dave Allerdice: 70th pct vs Jerry Burns: 65th pct

Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.

National Championships

Similar

Similar: Dave Allerdice vs Jerry Burns

Dave Allerdice: 0 titles vs Jerry Burns: 0 titles

Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.

Longevity

Similar

Similar: Dave Allerdice vs Jerry Burns

Dave Allerdice: 5 seasons vs Jerry Burns: 5 seasons

Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.

Career Win Percentage

Decisive edge

Edge: Dave Allerdice

Dave Allerdice: 82.5% vs Jerry Burns: 37.8%

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 edge

Not enough data to compare.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Jerry Burns

Insufficient sample

Raw avg SP Overall: —

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Insufficient sample

Dave Allerdice

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.

Jerry BurnsDave Allerdice

EliteStrongAverageLean

Stronger late run

Dave Allerdice closed stronger late in the arc.

Sharper early climb

Jerry Burns climbed faster out of the gate.

1911Actual season year • SRS range -0.6 to 17.71965

Active comparison point

Jerry Burns • 1961

Selected

1961 Iowa

Best season

5-4 • SRS 16.2 • SP Overall —

Win %

55.6%

YoY SRS

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SP Off / Def

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Finish

Unranked

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Comparison context

Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.

Dave Allerdice

Nearest year 1915 • Texas

Profile

6-3 • SRS 9.4 • SP Overall —

Jerry Burns holds a 6.8-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
Jerry Burns
Iowa	1961-1965	5	16-27-2	9.7	16.2
Dave Allerdice
Texas	1911-1915	5	33-7	8.9	17.7Highest peak

Closing takeaway

What separates these careers at the finish

Similar overall level

Jerry Burns

16-27-2 • 37.8% • 5 seasons • 0 titles

This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.

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Best Season

Iowa 1961

SRS 16.2

Worst Season

Iowa 1965

SRS -0.6

Biggest Improvement

Iowa 1963

-1.5 SRS

Higher career quality

Dave Allerdice

33-7 • 82.5% • 5 seasons • 0 titles

74th pct career-quality score.

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Best Season

Texas 1914

SRS 17.7

Worst Season

Texas 1913

SRS 0.7

Biggest Improvement

Texas 1914

17.0 SRS