Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Buck Shaw
Buck Shaw: 81st pct vs Francis Schmidt: 74th 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.
Buck ShawFrancis Schmidt
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Decisive edgeEdge: Francis Schmidt
Francis Schmidt: 93rd pct vs Buck Shaw: 76th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Buck Shaw vs Francis Schmidt
Buck Shaw: 8th pct vs Francis Schmidt: 6th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Buck Shaw vs Francis Schmidt
Buck Shaw: 0 titles vs Francis Schmidt: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Buck Shaw vs Francis Schmidt
Buck Shaw: 21 seasons vs Francis Schmidt: 21 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Francis Schmidt
Francis Schmidt: 70.8% vs Buck Shaw: 68.5%
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.
Buck Shaw
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Francis Schmidt
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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.
Buck ShawFrancis Schmidt
EliteStrongAverageLean
Buck Shaw: 1945 CaliforniaBuck Shaw: 1956 Air ForceFrancis Schmidt: 1929 TCUFrancis Schmidt: 1934 Ohio StateFrancis Schmidt: 1941 Idaho
1922Actual season year • SRS range -18.8 to 25.11957
Active comparison point
Buck Shaw • 1940
1940 Santa Clara
Best seasonBiggest improvement6-1-1 • SRS 16.1 • SP Overall —
Win %
81.3%
YoY SRS
+6.8
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#11
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Francis Schmidt
Nearest year 1940 • Ohio State
4-4 • SRS 14.6 • SP Overall —
Buck Shaw holds a 1.5-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Shaw | |||||
| Santa Clara | 1937-1942 | 6 | 39-9-4 | 11.6 | 16.1 |
| California | 1945-1945 | 1 | 4-5-1 | -4.6 | -4.6 |
| Air Force | 1956-1957 | 2 | 9-8-2 | -17.8 | -17.8 |
| Francis Schmidt | |||||
| Arkansas | 1922-1928 | 7 | 42-20-3 | 2.3 | 12.8 |
| TCU | 1929-1933 | 5 | 47-5-5 | 14.9 | 25.1 |
| Ohio State | 1934-1940 | 7 | 39-16-1 | 16.2Best quality | 24.2 |
| Idaho | 1941-1942 | 2 | 7-12 | -15.7 | -12.5 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Buck Shaw
52-22-7 • 68.5% • 9 seasons • 0 titles
81st pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Santa Clara 1940
SRS 16.1
Worst Season
Air Force 1957
SRS -17.8
Biggest Improvement
Santa Clara 1940
6.8 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Francis Schmidt
135-53-9 • 70.8% • 21 seasons • 0 titles
25.1 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
TCU 1929
SRS 25.1
Worst Season
Idaho 1942
SRS -18.8
Biggest Improvement
TCU 1929
21.8 SRS