Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: James Franklin
James Franklin: 92nd pct vs Doug Dickey: 89th 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.
James FranklinDoug Dickey
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: James Franklin
James Franklin: 93rd pct vs Doug Dickey: 89th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: James Franklin
James Franklin: 45th pct vs Doug Dickey: 41st pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Doug Dickey vs James Franklin
Doug Dickey: 0 titles vs James Franklin: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Doug Dickey vs James Franklin
Doug Dickey: 15 seasons vs James Franklin: 15 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: James Franklin
James Franklin: 68.7% vs Doug Dickey: 63.7%
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.
James Franklin has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeJames Franklin has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
James Franklin
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 16.8
95th pct
Elite
Doug Dickey
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.8
91th 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.
James FranklinDoug Dickey
EliteStrongAverageLean
James Franklin: 2014 Penn StateDoug Dickey: 1970 Florida
1964Actual season year • SRS range 1.8 to 25.62025
Active comparison point
James Franklin • 2017
2017 Penn State
Best season11-2 • SRS 25.6 • SP Overall 26.0
Win %
84.6%
YoY SRS
+8.1
SP Off / Def
41.5 / 14.9
Finish
#8
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Doug Dickey
Nearest year 1978 • Florida
4-7 • SRS 12.7 • SP Overall 15.7
James Franklin holds a 12.9-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +8.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Franklin | |||||
| Vanderbilt | 2011-2013 | 3 | 24-15 | 8.3 | 10.5 |
| Penn State | 2014-2025 | 12 | 101-42 | 14.9 | 25.6Highest peak |
| Doug Dickey | |||||
| Tennessee | 1964-1969 | 6 | 46-15-4 | 17.4Best quality | 22.4 |
| Florida | 1970-1978 | 9 | 58-43-2 | 11.3 | 20.0 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →James Franklin
125-57 • 68.7% • 15 seasons • 0 titles
25.6 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Penn State 2017
SRS 25.6
Worst Season
Penn State 2014
SRS 1.8
Biggest Improvement
Penn State 2016
13.2 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Doug Dickey
104-58-6 • 63.7% • 15 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Tennessee 1969
SRS 22.4
Worst Season
Florida 1971
SRS 2.0
Biggest Improvement
Tennessee 1965
18.9 SRS