Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Larry Smith
Larry Smith: 78th pct vs George Sanford: 69th 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.
George SanfordLarry Smith
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Larry Smith vs George Sanford
Larry Smith: 92nd pct vs George Sanford: 91st pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: George Sanford
George Sanford: 28th pct vs Larry Smith: 18th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: George Sanford vs Larry Smith
George Sanford: 0 titles vs Larry Smith: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: George Sanford vs Larry Smith
George Sanford: 25 seasons vs Larry Smith: 25 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: George Sanford
George Sanford: 62.5% vs Larry Smith: 53.1%
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.
Larry Smith sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeLarry Smith sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
George Sanford
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Larry Smith
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 7.4
78th pct
Strong
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.
George SanfordLarry Smith
EliteStrongAverageLean
George Sanford: 1914 RutgersLarry Smith: 1980 ArizonaLarry Smith: 1987 USCLarry Smith: 1994 Missouri
1899Actual season year • SRS range -7.3 to 24.92000
Active comparison point
George Sanford • 1917
1917 Rutgers
Best season7-1-1 • SRS 24.0 • SP Overall —
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+8.0
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Larry Smith
Nearest year 1976 • Tulane
2-9 • SRS -3.5 • SP Overall -10.4
George Sanford holds a 27.5-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Sanford | |||||
| Columbia | 1899-1901 | 3 | 24-11-1 | 5.4 | 7.0 |
| Rutgers | 1914-1923 | 9 | 43-28-5 | 7.4 | 24.0Longest stop |
| Larry Smith | |||||
| Tulane | 1976-1979 | 4 | 18-27 | 2.4 | 14.6 |
| Arizona | 1980-1986 | 7 | 48-28-3 | 9.2 | 17.5 |
| USC | 1987-1992 | 6 | 44-25-3 | 15.5Best quality | 24.9 |
| Missouri | 1994-2000 | 7 | 33-46-1 | -0.5 | 17.7 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →George Sanford
67-39-6 • 62.5% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
28th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Rutgers 1917
SRS 24.0
Worst Season
Rutgers 1920
SRS -5.7
Biggest Improvement
Rutgers 1923
12.4 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Larry Smith
143-126-7 • 53.1% • 24 seasons • 0 titles
78th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
USC 1988
SRS 24.9
Worst Season
Missouri 1995
SRS -7.3
Biggest Improvement
Tulane 1979
14.0 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.