Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Terry Bowden
Terry Bowden: 58th pct vs Lou Little: 50th 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.
Terry BowdenLou Little
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Lou Little
Lou Little: 84th pct vs Terry Bowden: 78th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Lou Little vs Terry Bowden
Lou Little: 4th pct vs Terry Bowden: 3rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Lou Little vs Terry Bowden
Lou Little: 0 titles vs Terry Bowden: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Terry Bowden vs Lou Little
Terry Bowden: 31 seasons vs Lou Little: 30 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Lou Little
Lou Little: 51.9% vs Terry Bowden: 49.2%
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.
Terry Bowden sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeTerry Bowden sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Terry Bowden
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -3.0
47th pct
Mixed
Lou Little
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.
Terry BowdenLou Little
EliteStrongAverageLean
Terry Bowden: 2012 AkronTerry Bowden: 2021 UL MonroeLou Little: 1930 Columbia
1927Actual season year • SRS range -25.7 to 20.02023
Active comparison point
Terry Bowden • 1997
1997 Auburn
Best seasonBiggest improvement10-3 • SRS 17.1 • SP Overall 22.5
Win %
76.9%
YoY SRS
+9.4
SP Off / Def
38.0 / 16.9
Finish
#11
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Lou Little
Nearest year 1956 • Columbia
3-6 • SRS -25.7 • SP Overall —
Terry Bowden holds a 42.8-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bowden | |||||
| Auburn | 1993-1998 | 6 | 47-17-1 | 11.7 | 17.1 |
| Akron | 2012-2018 | 7 | 35-52 | -12.8 | -5.4 |
| UL Monroe | 2021-2023 | 3 | 10-26 | -14.6 | -12.2 |
| Lou Little | |||||
| Georgetown | 1927-1929 | 3 | 21-5-2 | 12.0 | 20.0Highest peak |
| Columbia | 1930-1956 | 27 | 110-116-10 | -4.0 | 9.5Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Terry Bowden
92-95-1 • 49.2% • 16 seasons • 0 titles
58th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Auburn 1997
SRS 17.1
Worst Season
Akron 2012
SRS -21.6
Biggest Improvement
Auburn 1997
9.4 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Lou Little
131-121-12 • 51.9% • 30 seasons • 0 titles
20.0 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Georgetown 1928
SRS 20.0
Worst Season
Columbia 1956
SRS -25.7
Biggest Improvement
Columbia 1945
24.6 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.