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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Bernie BiermanRed Blaik

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Top-line verdicts

Who leads, and by how much

Career Quality

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Red Blaik: 96th pct vs Bernie Bierman: 94th pct

Percentile score against all tracked coaches.

Peak Score

Narrow edge

Edge: Red Blaik

Red Blaik: 100th pct vs Bernie Bierman: 95th pct

Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.

Consistency

Clear edge

Edge: Bernie Bierman

Bernie Bierman: 15th pct vs Red Blaik: 6th pct

Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.

National Championships

Narrow edge

Edge: Bernie Bierman

Bernie Bierman: 3 titles vs Red Blaik: 2 titles

Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.

Longevity

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Bernie Bierman: 26 seasons vs Red Blaik: 25 seasons

Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.

Career Win Percentage

Clear edge

Edge: Red Blaik

Red Blaik: 75.9% vs Bernie Bierman: 71.0%

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 edge

Not enough data to compare.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Bernie Bierman

Insufficient sample

Raw avg SP Overall: —

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Insufficient sample

Red Blaik

Insufficient sample

Raw avg SP Overall: —

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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.

Bernie BiermanRed Blaik

EliteStrongAverageLean

Higher peak

Red Blaik reached the best single-season peak.

Steadier stretch

Bernie Bierman sustained the steadier arc.

Bernie Bierman: 1927 TulaneBernie Bierman: 1932 MinnesotaBernie Bierman: 1942 Iowa Pre-FlightBernie Bierman: 1945 MinnesotaRed Blaik: 1941 Army

1925Actual season year • SRS range -7.2 to 44.11958

Active comparison point

Bernie Bierman • 1934

Selected

1934 Minnesota

Best season

8-0 • SRS 27.8 • SP Overall —

Win %

100.0%

YoY SRS

+12.4

SP Off / Def

— / —

Finish

Unranked

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Comparison context

Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.

Red Blaik

Nearest year 1934 • Dartmouth

Profile

6-3 • SRS -3.7 • SP Overall —

Bernie Bierman holds a 31.5-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
Bernie Bierman
Mississippi State	1925-1926	2	8-8-1	-2.4	-1.7
Tulane	1927-1931	5	36-10-2	10.1	25.7
Minnesota	1932-1950	16	93-35-6	17.0Best quality	27.8
Iowa Pre-Flight	1942-1942	1	7-3	15.7	15.7
Red Blaik
Dartmouth	1934-1940	7	45-15-4	8.0	25.9
Army	1941-1958	18	121-33-10	15.3	44.1Highest peak

Closing takeaway

What separates these careers at the finish

Steadier arc

Bernie Bierman

144-56-9 • 71.0% • 24 seasons • 3 titles

15th pct steadiness score.

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Best Season

Minnesota 1934

SRS 27.8

Worst Season

Tulane 1927

SRS -5.5

Biggest Improvement

Minnesota 1940

15.9 SRS

Higher ceiling

Red Blaik

166-48-14 • 75.9% • 25 seasons • 2 titles

44.1 peak SRS at the top end.

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Best Season

Army 1945

SRS 44.1

Worst Season

Army 1951

SRS -7.2

Biggest Improvement

Army 1944

19.9 SRS