Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Bobby Collins
Bobby Collins: 82nd pct vs Dick MacPherson: 78th 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.
Bobby CollinsDick MacPherson
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Dick MacPherson
Dick MacPherson: 81st pct vs Bobby Collins: 77th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Bobby Collins vs Dick MacPherson
Bobby Collins: 58th pct vs Dick MacPherson: 57th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bobby Collins vs Dick MacPherson
Bobby Collins: 0 titles vs Dick MacPherson: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Bobby Collins
Bobby Collins: 12 seasons vs Dick MacPherson: 10 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Bobby Collins
Bobby Collins: 65.6% vs Dick MacPherson: 58.6%
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.
Bobby Collins has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeBobby Collins has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bobby Collins
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.9
89th pct
Elite
Dick MacPherson
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 7.7
80th pct
Strong
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.
Bobby CollinsDick MacPherson
EliteStrongAverageLean
Bobby Collins: 1982 SMU
1975Actual season year • SRS range -4.9 to 18.11990
Active comparison point
Bobby Collins • 1981
1981 Southern Miss
Best seasonBiggest improvement9-2-1 • SRS 16.6 • SP Overall 20.2
Win %
79.2%
YoY SRS
+8.8
SP Off / Def
29.9 / 10.8
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Dick MacPherson
Nearest year 1981 • Syracuse
4-6-1 • SRS 5.8 • SP Overall 8.6
Bobby Collins holds a 10.8-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -2.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Collins | |||||
| Southern Miss | 1975-1981 | 7 | 46-32-2 | 6.5 | 16.6 |
| SMU | 1982-1986 | 5 | 43-14-1 | 8.5Best quality | 14.2 |
| Dick MacPherson | |||||
| Syracuse | 1981-1990 | 10 | 66-46-4 | 7.1 | 18.1Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Bobby Collins
89-46-3 • 65.6% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
82nd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Southern Miss 1981
SRS 16.6
Worst Season
Southern Miss 1976
SRS -4.9
Biggest Improvement
Southern Miss 1981
8.8 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →Dick MacPherson
66-46-4 • 58.6% • 10 seasons • 0 titles
-1.2 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Syracuse 1987
SRS 18.1
Worst Season
Syracuse 1982
SRS -1.2
Biggest Improvement
Syracuse 1987
18.4 SRS