Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Ott Romney
Ott Romney: 30th pct vs Dixie Howell: 26th 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.
Dixie HowellOtt Romney
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Ott Romney vs Dixie Howell
Ott Romney: 29th pct vs Dixie Howell: 26th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Ott Romney vs Dixie Howell
Ott Romney: 60th pct vs Dixie Howell: 58th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dixie Howell vs Ott Romney
Dixie Howell: 0 titles vs Ott Romney: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Ott Romney vs Dixie Howell
Ott Romney: 14 seasons vs Dixie Howell: 13 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Ott Romney
Ott Romney: 57.9% vs Dixie Howell: 50.7%
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.
Dixie Howell
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Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Ott Romney
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Raw avg SP Overall: —
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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.
Dixie HowellOtt Romney
EliteStrongAverageLean
Dixie Howell: 1947 IdahoOtt Romney: 1928 BYU
1923Actual season year • SRS range -23.5 to -2.61950
Active comparison point
Dixie Howell • 1939
1939 Arizona State
Best seasonBiggest improvement8-2-1 • SRS -3.9 • SP Overall —
Win %
77.3%
YoY SRS
+16.2
SP Off / Def
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Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Ott Romney
Nearest year 1936 • BYU
4-5 • SRS -13.4 • SP Overall —
Dixie Howell holds a 9.5-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Howell | |||||
| Arizona State | 1938-1941 | 4 | 23-15-4 | -13.2 | -3.9 |
| Idaho | 1947-1950 | 4 | 13-20-1 | -11.7Best quality | -8.4 |
| Ott Romney | |||||
| Montana State | 1923-1927 | 5 | 24-16-2 | -13.0 | -2.6Highest peak |
| BYU | 1928-1936 | 9 | 42-31-5 | -13.7 | -5.0Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Dixie Howell
36-35-5 • 50.7% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Arizona State 1939
SRS -3.9
Worst Season
Arizona State 1941
SRS -22.4
Biggest Improvement
Arizona State 1939
16.2 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Ott Romney
66-47-7 • 57.9% • 14 seasons • 0 titles
30th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Montana State 1924
SRS -2.6
Worst Season
BYU 1934
SRS -23.5
Biggest Improvement
BYU 1930
18.0 SRS