Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: John Heisman
John Heisman: 68th pct vs Ossie Solem: 57th 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 HeismanOssie Solem
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: John Heisman
John Heisman: 96th pct vs Ossie Solem: 82nd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Ossie Solem
Ossie Solem: 23rd pct vs John Heisman: 13th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: John Heisman vs Ossie Solem
John Heisman: 0 titles vs Ossie Solem: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: John Heisman vs Ossie Solem
John Heisman: 26 seasons vs Ossie Solem: 25 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: John Heisman
John Heisman: 69.8% vs Ossie Solem: 54.1%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Heisman
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Ossie Solem
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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 HeismanOssie Solem
EliteStrongAverageLean
John Heisman: 1904 Georgia TechJohn Heisman: 1920 PennsylvaniaJohn Heisman: 1923 Washington & JeffersonJohn Heisman: 1924 RiceOssie Solem: 1932 IowaOssie Solem: 1937 Syracuse
1902Actual season year • SRS range -19.9 to 29.11945
Active comparison point
John Heisman • 1917
1917 Georgia Tech
Best season9-0 • SRS 29.1 • SP Overall —
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+17.6
SP Off / Def
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Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Ossie Solem
Nearest year 1921 • Drake
5-2 • SRS 4.5 • SP Overall —
John Heisman holds a 24.6-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Heisman | |||||
| Clemson | 1902-1903 | 2 | 10-2-1 | 3.8 | 7.2 |
| Georgia Tech | 1904-1919 | 16 | 102-29-7 | 3.1 | 29.1Highest peak |
| Pennsylvania | 1920-1922 | 3 | 16-10-2 | 6.2 | 12.1 |
| Washington & Jefferson | 1923-1923 | 1 | 6-1-1 | 14.0Best quality | 14.0 |
| Rice | 1924-1927 | 4 | 14-18-3 | -4.0 | 2.9 |
| Ossie Solem | |||||
| Drake | 1921-1931 | 11 | 54-35-2 | 3.5 | 14.1 |
| Iowa | 1932-1936 | 5 | 15-21-4 | 6.4 | 19.1 |
| Syracuse | 1937-1945 | 8 | 30-27-6 | -1.7 | 6.5 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →John Heisman
148-60-14 • 69.8% • 26 seasons • 0 titles
29.1 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Georgia Tech 1917
SRS 29.1
Worst Season
Georgia Tech 1912
SRS -14.5
Biggest Improvement
Georgia Tech 1913
19.3 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Ossie Solem
99-83-12 • 54.1% • 24 seasons • 0 titles
23rd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Iowa 1933
SRS 19.1
Worst Season
Syracuse 1944
SRS -19.9
Biggest Improvement
Iowa 1933
25.7 SRS