Career Quality
Decisive edgeEdge: Dick Vermeil
Dick Vermeil: 87th pct vs HN Russell: 64th 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.
Dick VermeilHN Russell
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: HN Russell
HN Russell: 79th pct vs Dick Vermeil: 75th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: HN Russell
HN Russell: 89th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dick Vermeil vs HN Russell
Dick Vermeil: 0 titles vs HN Russell: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: HN Russell vs Dick Vermeil
HN Russell: 3 seasons vs Dick Vermeil: 2 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Dick Vermeil
Dick Vermeil: 71.7% vs HN Russell: 46.7%
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.
Dick Vermeil sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeDick Vermeil sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dick Vermeil
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.3
87th pct
Elite
HN Russell
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
Insufficient sample
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.
Dick VermeilHN Russell
EliteStrongAverageLean
1950Actual season year • SRS range 8.6 to 17.41975
Active comparison point
Dick Vermeil • 1975
1975 UCLA
Best seasonBiggest improvementBiggest drop9-2-1 • SRS 15.6 • SP Overall 18.1
Win %
79.2%
YoY SRS
+7.0
SP Off / Def
38.2 / 22.0
Finish
#5
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
HN Russell
Nearest year 1952 • SMU
4-5-1 • SRS 8.9 • SP Overall —
Dick Vermeil holds a 6.7-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Vermeil | |||||
| UCLA | 1974-1975 | 2 | 15-5-3 | 12.1 | 15.6 |
| HN Russell | |||||
| SMU | 1950-1952 | 3 | 13-15-2 | 13.3Best quality | 17.4Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Dick Vermeil
15-5-3 • 71.7% • 2 seasons • 0 titles
87th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
UCLA 1975
SRS 15.6
Worst Season
UCLA 1974
SRS 8.6
Biggest Improvement
UCLA 1975
7.0 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →HN Russell
13-15-2 • 46.7% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
89th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
SMU 1950
SRS 17.4
Worst Season
SMU 1952
SRS 8.9
Biggest Improvement
SMU 1951
-3.9 SRS