Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Bo Schembechler vs Howard Jones
Bo Schembechler: 97th pct vs Howard Jones: 95th 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.
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
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Howard Jones: 99th pct vs Bo Schembechler: 98th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Bo Schembechler
Bo Schembechler: 13th pct vs Howard Jones: 5th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
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Bo Schembechler: 0 titles vs Howard Jones: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Howard Jones
Howard Jones: 33 seasons vs Bo Schembechler: 27 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Bo Schembechler
Bo Schembechler: 77.5% vs Howard Jones: 73.3%
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.
Bo Schembechler sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeBo Schembechler sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Howard Jones
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Bo Schembechler
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 22.0
98th 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.
Howard JonesBo Schembechler
EliteStrongAverageLean
Howard Jones: 1909 YaleHoward Jones: 1910 Ohio StateHoward Jones: 1913 YaleHoward Jones: 1916 IowaHoward Jones: 1924 DukeHoward Jones: 1925 USCBo Schembechler: 1969 Michigan
1908Actual season year • SRS range -19.9 to 35.31989
Active comparison point
Howard Jones • 1931
1931 USC
Best season10-1 • SRS 35.3 • SP Overall —
Win %
90.9%
YoY SRS
+17.1
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bo Schembechler
Nearest year 1963 • Miami (OH)
5-3-2 • SRS -4.9 • SP Overall —
Howard Jones holds a 40.2-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Jones | |||||
| Syracuse | 1908-1908 | 1 | 6-3-1 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Yale | 1909-1913 | 2 | 15-2-3 | 27.5Best quality | 29.4 |
| Ohio State | 1910-1910 | 1 | 6-1-3 | — | — |
| Iowa | 1916-1923 | 8 | 42-17-1 | 14.0 | 26.9 |
| Duke | 1924-1924 | 1 | 4-5 | -19.9 | -19.9 |
| USC | 1925-1940 | 16 | 121-36-13 | 18.2 | 35.3Highest peak |
| Bo Schembechler | |||||
| Miami (OH) | 1963-1968 | 6 | 40-17-3 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| Michigan | 1969-1989 | 21 | 194-48-5 | 21.3 | 32.9Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Longer run
Full profile →Howard Jones
194-64-21 • 73.3% • 29 seasons • 0 titles
33 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
USC 1931
SRS 35.3
Worst Season
Duke 1924
SRS -19.9
Biggest Improvement
USC 1925
38.6 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →Bo Schembechler
234-65-8 • 77.5% • 27 seasons • 0 titles
-4.9 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Michigan 1973
SRS 32.9
Worst Season
Miami (OH) 1963
SRS -4.9
Biggest Improvement
Michigan 1969
22.4 SRS