Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Jess Neely vs George Woodruff
Jess Neely: 79th pct vs George Woodruff: 77th 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.
Jess NeelyGeorge Woodruff
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Jess Neely vs George Woodruff
Jess Neely: 91st pct vs George Woodruff: 90th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: George Woodruff vs Jess Neely
George Woodruff: 19th pct vs Jess Neely: 16th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: George Woodruff vs Jess Neely
George Woodruff: 0 titles vs Jess Neely: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: George Woodruff vs Jess Neely
George Woodruff: 36 seasons vs Jess Neely: 36 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: George Woodruff
George Woodruff: 80.3% vs Jess Neely: 53.9%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jess Neely
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George Woodruff
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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.
Jess NeelyGeorge Woodruff
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jess Neely: 1940 RiceGeorge Woodruff: 1903 IllinoisGeorge Woodruff: 1905 CarlisleGeorge Woodruff: 1923 Georgia
1892Actual season year • SRS range -10.7 to 23.81966
Active comparison point
Jess Neely • 1947
1947 Rice
Best season6-3-1 • SRS 23.8 • SP Overall —
Win %
65.0%
YoY SRS
+2.8
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#18
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
George Woodruff
Nearest year 1927 • Georgia
9-1 • SRS 20.6 • SP Overall —
Jess Neely holds a 3.2-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Neely | |||||
| Clemson | 1931-1939 | 9 | 43-35-7 | 0.0 | 15.4 |
| Rice | 1940-1966 | 27 | 144-124-10 | 9.8 | 23.8Longest stop |
| George Woodruff | |||||
| Pennsylvania | 1892-1901 | 10 | 124-15-2 | 15.7Best quality | 23.2 |
| Illinois | 1903-1903 | 1 | 8-6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Carlisle | 1905-1905 | 1 | 10-4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Georgia | 1923-1927 | 5 | 30-16-1 | 6.6 | 20.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Jess Neely
187-159-17 • 53.9% • 36 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Rice 1947
SRS 23.8
Worst Season
Rice 1943
SRS -10.7
Biggest Improvement
Rice 1960
18.9 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →George Woodruff
172-41-3 • 80.3% • 17 seasons • 0 titles
-5.3 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Pennsylvania 1897
SRS 23.2
Worst Season
Georgia 1923
SRS -5.3
Biggest Improvement
Georgia 1927
17.3 SRS