Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Tom Osborne vs Bob Stoops
Tom Osborne: 99th pct vs Bob Stoops: 98th 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.
Tom OsborneBob Stoops
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Tom Osborne vs Bob Stoops
Tom Osborne: 99th pct vs Bob Stoops: 98th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Tom Osborne
Tom Osborne: 80th pct vs Bob Stoops: 70th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: Tom Osborne
Tom Osborne: 2 titles vs Bob Stoops: 1 title
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Tom Osborne
Tom Osborne: 25 seasons vs Bob Stoops: 23 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Tom Osborne
Tom Osborne: 83.5% vs Bob Stoops: 79.9%
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.
Tom Osborne and Bob Stoops look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarTom Osborne and Bob Stoops look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Tom Osborne
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 26.6
100th pct
Elite
Bob Stoops
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 24.6
99th 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.
Tom OsborneBob Stoops
EliteStrongAverageLean
1973Actual season year • SRS range 9.5 to 34.62021
Active comparison point
Tom Osborne • 1995
1995 Nebraska
Best seasonBiggest improvement12-0 • SRS 34.6 • SP Overall 36.4
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+10.4
SP Off / Def
54.0 / 23.7
Finish
#1
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bob Stoops
Nearest year 1999 • Oklahoma
7-5 • SRS 15.5 • SP Overall 18.3
Tom Osborne holds a 19.1-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +12.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Osborne | |||||
| Nebraska | 1973-1997 | 25 | 255-49-3 | 24.2Best quality | 34.6Highest peak |
| Bob Stoops | |||||
| Oklahoma | 1999-2021 | 19 | 191-48 | 19.2 | 32.8 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Tom Osborne
255-49-3 • 83.5% • 25 seasons • 2 titles
80th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Nebraska 1995
SRS 34.6
Worst Season
Nebraska 1988
SRS 17.1
Biggest Improvement
Nebraska 1995
10.4 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Bob Stoops
191-48 • 79.9% • 19 seasons • 1 title
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Oklahoma 2008
SRS 32.8
Worst Season
Oklahoma 2021
SRS 9.5
Biggest Improvement
Oklahoma 2008
12.4 SRS