Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Lou Holtz vs John Robinson
Lou Holtz: 90th pct vs John Robinson: 88th 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.
Lou HoltzJohn Robinson
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: John Robinson vs Lou Holtz
John Robinson: 95th pct vs Lou Holtz: 95th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Lou Holtz vs John Robinson
Lou Holtz: 4th pct vs John Robinson: 3rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz: 1 title vs John Robinson: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Decisive edgeEdge: Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz: 36 seasons vs John Robinson: 29 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz: 65.1% vs John Robinson: 62.9%
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.
Lou Holtz and John Robinson look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarLou Holtz and John Robinson look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Lou Holtz
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 14.8
94th pct
Elite
John Robinson
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.4
90th 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.
Lou HoltzJohn Robinson
EliteStrongAverageLean
Lou Holtz: 1972 NC StateLou Holtz: 1977 ArkansasLou Holtz: 1984 MinnesotaLou Holtz: 1986 Notre DameLou Holtz: 1999 South CarolinaJohn Robinson: 1999 UNLV
1969Actual season year • SRS range -23.9 to 27.82004
Active comparison point
Lou Holtz • 1988
1988 Notre Dame
Best season12-0 • SRS 27.5 • SP Overall 32.9
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+8.8
SP Off / Def
43.1 / 10.8
Finish
#1
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
John Robinson
Nearest year 1993 • USC
8-5 • SRS 16.8 • SP Overall 19.9
Lou Holtz holds a 10.7-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +6.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Holtz | |||||
| William & Mary | 1969-1971 | 3 | 13-20 | -16.1 | -1.3 |
| NC State | 1972-1975 | 4 | 33-12-3 | 13.4 | 19.0 |
| Arkansas | 1977-1983 | 7 | 60-21-2 | 15.3 | 25.7 |
| Minnesota | 1984-1985 | 2 | 10-12 | -0.1 | 6.8 |
| Notre Dame | 1986-1996 | 11 | 100-30-2 | 20.5Best quality | 27.5 |
| South Carolina | 1999-2004 | 6 | 33-37 | 4.1 | 13.0 |
| John Robinson | |||||
| USC | 1976-1997 | 12 | 104-35-4 | 19.3 | 27.8 |
| UNLV | 1999-2004 | 6 | 28-42 | -6.4 | 2.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Longer run
Full profile →Lou Holtz
249-132-7 • 65.1% • 33 seasons • 1 title
36 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Notre Dame 1988
SRS 27.5
Worst Season
William & Mary 1970
SRS -23.9
Biggest Improvement
William & Mary 1971
22.6 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →John Robinson
132-77-4 • 62.9% • 18 seasons • 0 titles
-18.7 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
USC 1979
SRS 27.8
Worst Season
UNLV 1999
SRS -18.7
Biggest Improvement
UNLV 2000
21.3 SRS