Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Urban Meyer vs John McKay
Urban Meyer: 98th pct vs John McKay: 97th 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.
John McKayUrban Meyer
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: John McKay vs Urban Meyer
John McKay: 99th pct vs Urban Meyer: 99th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Urban Meyer vs John McKay
Urban Meyer: 32nd pct vs John McKay: 30th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: John McKay vs Urban Meyer
John McKay: 3 titles vs Urban Meyer: 3 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer: 18 seasons vs John McKay: 16 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer: 85.4% vs John McKay: 74.9%
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.
John McKay and Urban Meyer look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarJohn McKay and Urban Meyer look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John McKay
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 22.9
99th pct
Elite
Urban Meyer
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 22.1
99th 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.
John McKayUrban Meyer
EliteStrongAverageLean
Urban Meyer: 2003 UtahUrban Meyer: 2005 FloridaUrban Meyer: 2012 Ohio State
1960Actual season year • SRS range 1.2 to 35.02018
Active comparison point
John McKay • 1972
1972 USC
Best season12-0 • SRS 35.0 • SP Overall 34.2
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+15.9
SP Off / Def
45.6 / 12.5
Finish
#1
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Urban Meyer
Nearest year 2001 • Bowling Green
8-3 • SRS 5.7 • SP Overall 8.6
John McKay holds a 29.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +11.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McKay | |||||
| USC | 1960-1975 | 16 | 127-40-8 | 19.6 | 35.0Highest peak |
| Urban Meyer | |||||
| Bowling Green | 2001-2002 | 2 | 17-6 | 4.5 | 5.7 |
| Utah | 2003-2004 | 2 | 22-2 | 17.1 | 24.9 |
| Florida | 2005-2010 | 6 | 65-15 | 21.3 | 33.9 |
| Ohio State | 2012-2018 | 7 | 83-9 | 20.5 | 25.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →John McKay
127-40-8 • 74.9% • 16 seasons • 3 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
USC 1972
SRS 35.0
Worst Season
USC 1961
SRS 1.2
Biggest Improvement
USC 1962
24.5 SRS
Broader school footprint
Full profile →Urban Meyer
187-32 • 85.4% • 17 seasons • 3 titles
4 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
Florida 2008
SRS 33.9
Worst Season
Bowling Green 2002
SRS 3.2
Biggest Improvement
Utah 2004
15.5 SRS