Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Bret Bielema
Bret Bielema: 84th pct vs Dutch Meyer: 81st 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.
Dutch MeyerBret Bielema
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Dutch Meyer vs Bret Bielema
Dutch Meyer: 91st pct vs Bret Bielema: 90th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Bret Bielema
Bret Bielema: 34th pct vs Dutch Meyer: 30th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: Dutch Meyer
Dutch Meyer: 1 title vs Bret Bielema: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Bret Bielema vs Dutch Meyer
Bret Bielema: 20 seasons vs Dutch Meyer: 19 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Bret Bielema
Bret Bielema: 61.0% vs Dutch Meyer: 57.5%
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.
Bret Bielema sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeBret Bielema sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dutch Meyer
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Bret Bielema
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.0
89th 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.
Dutch MeyerBret Bielema
EliteStrongAverageLean
Bret Bielema: 2013 ArkansasBret Bielema: 2021 Illinois
1934Actual season year • SRS range -12.5 to 23.62025
Active comparison point
Dutch Meyer • 1935
1935 TCU
Best seasonBiggest improvement12-1 • SRS 23.6 • SP Overall —
Win %
92.3%
YoY SRS
+13.7
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bret Bielema
Nearest year 2006 • Wisconsin
12-1 • SRS 14.3 • SP Overall 19.1
Dutch Meyer holds a 9.3-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Meyer | |||||
| TCU | 1934-1952 | 19 | 109-79-13 | 8.7 | 23.6Longest stop |
| Bret Bielema | |||||
| Wisconsin | 2006-2012 | 7 | 68-24 | 12.2Best quality | 23.1 |
| Arkansas | 2013-2017 | 5 | 29-34 | 6.6 | 20.4 |
| Illinois | 2021-2025 | 5 | 28-22 | 5.9 | 12.3 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
More titles
Full profile →Dutch Meyer
109-79-13 • 57.5% • 19 seasons • 1 title
1 national championship season.
Best Season
TCU 1935
SRS 23.6
Worst Season
TCU 1943
SRS -12.5
Biggest Improvement
TCU 1935
13.7 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →Bret Bielema
125-80 • 61.0% • 17 seasons • 0 titles
-4.7 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Wisconsin 2011
SRS 23.1
Worst Season
Arkansas 2017
SRS -4.7
Biggest Improvement
Arkansas 2014
22.2 SRS