Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Don Nehlen
Don Nehlen: 79th pct vs Frank Howard: 72nd 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.
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Decisive edgeEdge: Don Nehlen
Don Nehlen: 90th pct vs Frank Howard: 72nd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Don Nehlen
Don Nehlen: 34th pct vs Frank Howard: 29th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Don Nehlen vs Frank Howard
Don Nehlen: 0 titles vs Frank Howard: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Don Nehlen
Don Nehlen: 33 seasons vs Frank Howard: 30 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Don Nehlen
Don Nehlen: 61.0% vs Frank Howard: 58.0%
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.
Don Nehlen sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeDon Nehlen sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Don Nehlen
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 8.9
82th pct
Strong
Frank Howard
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
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.
Don NehlenFrank Howard
EliteStrongAverageLean
Don Nehlen: 1980 West Virginia
1940Actual season year • SRS range -26.2 to 22.92000
Active comparison point
Don Nehlen • 1988
1988 West Virginia
Best season11-1 • SRS 22.9 • SP Overall 25.5
Win %
91.7%
YoY SRS
+11.7
SP Off / Def
45.9 / 23.7
Finish
#5
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Frank Howard
Nearest year 1969 • Clemson
4-6 • SRS -5.9 • SP Overall —
Don Nehlen holds a 28.8-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Nehlen | |||||
| Bowling Green | 1968-1976 | 9 | 53-35-4 | -3.0 | 5.4 |
| West Virginia | 1980-2000 | 21 | 149-93-4 | 7.6Best quality | 22.9Highest peak |
| Frank Howard | |||||
| Clemson | 1940-1969 | 30 | 165-118-12 | 3.5 | 14.5Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Don Nehlen
202-128-8 • 61.0% • 30 seasons • 0 titles
22.9 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
West Virginia 1988
SRS 22.9
Worst Season
Bowling Green 1970
SRS -13.2
Biggest Improvement
West Virginia 1987
13.5 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Frank Howard
165-118-12 • 58.0% • 30 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Clemson 1959
SRS 14.5
Worst Season
Clemson 1943
SRS -26.2
Biggest Improvement
Clemson 1944
20.7 SRS