Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Rick Neuheisel vs Jim Owens
Rick Neuheisel: 81st pct vs Jim Owens: 80th 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.
Rick NeuheiselJim Owens
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Owens
Jim Owens: 90th pct vs Rick Neuheisel: 84th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Rick Neuheisel
Rick Neuheisel: 34th pct vs Jim Owens: 29th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jim Owens vs Rick Neuheisel
Jim Owens: 0 titles vs Rick Neuheisel: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Jim Owens vs Rick Neuheisel
Jim Owens: 18 seasons vs Rick Neuheisel: 17 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Rick Neuheisel
Rick Neuheisel: 60.0% vs Jim Owens: 54.5%
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.
Rick Neuheisel has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeRick Neuheisel has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Rick Neuheisel
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.1
89th pct
Elite
Jim Owens
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 4.8
72th 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.
Rick NeuheiselJim Owens
EliteStrongAverageLean
Rick Neuheisel: 1999 WashingtonRick Neuheisel: 2008 UCLA
1957Actual season year • SRS range -8.2 to 23.42011
Active comparison point
Rick Neuheisel • 1995
1995 Colorado
Best season10-2 • SRS 20.0 • SP Overall 25.4
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
45.1 / 23.0
Finish
#5
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jim Owens
Nearest year 1974 • Washington
5-6 • SRS 3.3 • SP Overall 1.2
Rick Neuheisel holds a 16.7-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +13.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Neuheisel | |||||
| Colorado | 1995-1998 | 4 | 33-14 | 14.1Best quality | 20.0 |
| Washington | 1999-2002 | 4 | 33-16 | 9.6 | 17.4 |
| UCLA | 2008-2011 | 4 | 21-28 | -0.6 | 3.1 |
| Jim Owens | |||||
| Washington | 1957-1974 | 18 | 99-82-6 | 8.5 | 23.4Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Rick Neuheisel
87-58 • 60.0% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
34th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Colorado 1995
SRS 20.0
Worst Season
UCLA 2008
SRS -5.7
Biggest Improvement
Washington 2000
12.1 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jim Owens
99-82-6 • 54.5% • 18 seasons • 0 titles
23.4 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Washington 1970
SRS 23.4
Worst Season
Washington 1973
SRS -8.2
Biggest Improvement
Washington 1970
25.0 SRS