Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Bobby Bowden
Bobby Bowden: 96th pct vs Pop Warner: 82nd 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.
Pop WarnerBobby Bowden
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Pop Warner vs Bobby Bowden
Pop Warner: 100th pct vs Bobby Bowden: 97th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Bobby Bowden
Bobby Bowden: 20th pct vs Pop Warner: 12th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Clear edgeEdge: Bobby Bowden
Bobby Bowden: 2 titles vs Pop Warner: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Pop Warner
Pop Warner: 42 seasons vs Bobby Bowden: 40 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Bobby Bowden vs Pop Warner
Bobby Bowden: 74.0% vs Pop Warner: 73.3%
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.
Bobby Bowden sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeBobby Bowden sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Pop Warner
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Bobby Bowden
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 20.9
98th 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.
Pop WarnerBobby Bowden
EliteStrongAverageLean
Pop Warner: 1899 CarlislePop Warner: 1904 CornellPop Warner: 1907 CarlislePop Warner: 1915 PittsburghPop Warner: 1924 StanfordPop Warner: 1933 TempleBobby Bowden: 1976 Florida State
1897Actual season year • SRS range -5.9 to 41.42009
Active comparison point
Pop Warner • 1916
1916 Pittsburgh
Best season8-0 • SRS 41.4 • SP Overall —
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+10.0
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bobby Bowden
Nearest year 1970 • West Virginia
8-3 • SRS -0.6 • SP Overall -0.7
Pop Warner holds a 42.0-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop Warner | |||||
| Cornell | 1897-1906 | 5 | 36-13-3 | 12.0 | 21.5 |
| Carlisle | 1899-1914 | 13 | 113-43-8 | 14.5 | 28.1 |
| Pittsburgh | 1915-1923 | 9 | 60-12-4 | 25.9Best quality | 41.4Highest peak |
| Stanford | 1924-1932 | 9 | 71-17-8 | 19.7 | 25.4 |
| Temple | 1933-1938 | 6 | 31-18-9 | 5.8 | 18.4 |
| Bobby Bowden | |||||
| West Virginia | 1970-1975 | 6 | 42-26 | 4.9 | 11.1 |
| Florida State | 1976-2009 | 34 | 315-98-4 | 19.2 | 30.5Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Broader school footprint
Full profile →Pop Warner
311-103-32 • 73.3% • 42 seasons • 0 titles
5 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
Pittsburgh 1916
SRS 41.4
Worst Season
Carlisle 1901
SRS -5.9
Biggest Improvement
Pittsburgh 1915
27.1 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Bobby Bowden
357-124-4 • 74.0% • 40 seasons • 2 titles
96th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Florida State 1987
SRS 30.5
Worst Season
West Virginia 1970
SRS -0.6
Biggest Improvement
Florida State 1977
15.7 SRS