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Coach Profile
Pop Warner
1897-1938 • Carlisle, Cornell, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple
5 schools coached, anchored by Pittsburgh.
Pop Warner coached 42 seasons, won 73.3%, and posted an average SRS of 16.3. Best season: 1916 Pittsburgh. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 7 stints shaped the career arc.
- Career record
- 311-103-32
- Career win rate
- 73.3%
- Average SRS
- 16.3
- Peak SRS
- 41.4
Career Dossier
One glance at the full arc.
The profile below keeps the headline numbers visible, then moves into tenure shape, school impact, and full season detail.
- Seasons coached
- 42
- Career span
- 42 years
- Best finish
- —
- Consistency
- 11.6
Primary school anchor
Pittsburgh
Balanced profile with 5 program stops and a peak score of 99.7.
Career Arc
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stint appears.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Pop Warner
EliteStrongAverageLean
Pop Warner: 1899 CarlislePop Warner: 1904 CornellPop Warner: 1907 CarlislePop Warner: 1915 PittsburghPop Warner: 1924 StanfordPop Warner: 1933 Temple
1897Actual season year • SRS range -5.9 to 41.41938
Active comparison point
Pop Warner • 1916
1916 Pittsburgh
Best season8-0 • SRS 41.4 • SP Overall —
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+10.0
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Ranked opponent record
Track career record against ranked opponents with switchable poll source and ranking timing.
Using AP Top 25 rankings at the time of each game; week-one games use the week-one ranking release when available.
Top 10
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- Games
- 2
- Win rate
- 0.0%
Top 5
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- Games
- 2
- Win rate
- 0.0%
View ranked game results2
| 1938 Regular Week 4 | Temple | TCU | #1 | L6-28 |
| 1938 Regular Week 3 | Temple | Pittsburgh | #1 | L6-28 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Temple
1933-1938 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 5.8 • Win % 61.2%
Stanford
1924-1932 • 9 seasons
Avg SRS 19.7 • Win % 78.1%
Pittsburgh
1915-1923 • 9 seasons
Avg SRS 25.9 • Win % 81.6%
Carlisle
1907-1914 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS 18.9 • Win % 73.6%
Cornell
1904-1906 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 10.3 • Win % 71.0%
Carlisle
1899-1903 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 7.5 • Win % 67.5%
Cornell
1897-1898 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS 14.4 • Win % 73.8%
- Longest tenure
- Stanford • 9 seasons
- Best tenure
- Pittsburgh • 25.9 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Pittsburgh • 81.6%
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.
Pop Warner
Insufficient sample
- Raw avg SP Overall
- —
- Percentile
- —
Insufficient sample
Normalized against the full tracked coach pool.
Impact by school
See how each stint compared with what that program usually looked like outside that same span.
Temple
1933-1938 • 31-18-9
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (3 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 5.8Win % 61.2%
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.2 during vs 6.7 baseline
-1.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
5.8 during vs 0.4 baseline
+5.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
Stanford
1924-1932 • 71-17-8
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 19.7Win % 78.1%
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.9 during vs 4.6 baseline
+3.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
19.7 during vs 8.5 baseline
+11.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
Pittsburgh
1915-1923 • 60-12-4
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 25.9Win % 81.6%
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.7 during vs 6.0 baseline
+0.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
25.9 during vs 10.7 baseline
+15.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
Carlisle
1907-1914 • 74-25-5
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (3 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 18.9Win % 73.6%
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.3 during vs 9.7 baseline
-0.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
18.9 during vs 10.4 baseline
+8.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
Cornell
1904-1906 • 21-8-2
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-stint seasons for this program.
Avg SRS 10.3Win % 71.0%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
Carlisle
1899-1903 • 39-18-3
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-stint seasons for this program.
Avg SRS 7.5Win % 67.5%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
Cornell
1897-1898 • 15-5-1
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-stint seasons for this program.
Avg SRS 14.4Win % 73.8%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Pittsburgh 1916
8-0 • SRS 41.4
Biggest Improvement
Pittsburgh 1915
8-0 • 27.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
Carlisle 1901
5-7-1 • SRS -5.9
Biggest Drop
Carlisle 1914
5-10-1 • -23.8 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Temple | 1938 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 35.0% | — | — | 0.4 | — | — | — | -1.6 | -20.6% |
| Temple | 1937 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 55.6% | — | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | -2.4 | -8.1% |
| Temple | 1936 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 63.6% | — | — | 4.4 | — | — | — | -5.5 | -6.4% |
| Temple | 1935 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 9.9 | — | — | — | -8.5 | -10.0% |
| Temple | 1934 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 80.0% | — | — | 18.4 | — | — | — | +18.5 | +17.5% |
| Temple | 1933 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | — | — | -0.1 | — | — | — | -17.1 | +3.4% |
| Stanford | 1932 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59.1% | — | — | 17.0 | — | — | — | -3.9 | -13.6% |
| Stanford | 1931 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 72.7% | — | — | 20.9 | — | — | — | +12.7 | -13.6% |
| Stanford | 1930 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 86.4% | — | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | -16.9 | +4.5% |
| Stanford | 1929 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | — | 25.1 | — | — | — | -0.3 | +11.0% |
| Stanford | 1928 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | — | — | 25.4 | — | — | — | +6.5 | -6.4% |
| Stanford | 1927 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 77.3% | — | — | 18.9 | — | — | — | -4.3 | -18.2% |
| Stanford | 1926 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 95.5% | — | — | 23.2 | — | — | — | +1.3 | +17.7% |
| Stanford | 1925 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | — | — | 21.9 | — | — | — | +5.0 | -5.6% |
| Stanford | 1924 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 83.3% | — | — | 16.9 | — | — | — | +1.9 | +27.8% |
| Pittsburgh | 1923 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | 15.0 | — | — | — | -2.8 | -24.4% |
| Pittsburgh | 1922 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | — | — | 17.8 | — | — | — | -5.6 | +18.9% |
| Pittsburgh | 1921 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61.1% | — | — | 23.4 | — | — | — | +3.6 | -26.4% |
| Pittsburgh | 1920 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 87.5% | — | — | 19.8 | — | — | — | -2.4 | +15.3% |
| Pittsburgh | 1919 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 72.2% | — | — | 22.2 | — | — | — | — | -7.8% |
| Pittsburgh | 1918 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -20.0% |
| Pittsburgh | 1917 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | 36.4 | — | — | — | -5.0 | 0.0% |
| Pittsburgh | 1916 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | 41.4 | — | — | — | +10.0 | 0.0% |
| Pittsburgh | 1915 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | 31.4 | — | — | — | +27.1 | +65.6% |
| Carlisle | 1914 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 34.4% | — | — | 4.3 | — | — | — | -23.8 | -53.1% |
| Carlisle | 1913 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 87.5% | — | — | 28.1 | — | — | — | +2.7 | -1.8% |
| Carlisle | 1912 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 89.3% | — | — | 25.4 | — | — | — | -1.3 | -2.4% |
| Carlisle | 1911 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | — | — | 26.7 | — | — | — | +16.4 | +34.5% |
| Carlisle | 1910 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.1% | — | — | 10.3 | — | — | — | -3.0 | -13.7% |
| Carlisle | 1909 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | — | — | 13.3 | — | — | — | -6.5 | -9.9% |
| Carlisle | 1908 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 80.8% | — | — | 19.8 | — | — | — | -3.3 | -10.1% |
| Carlisle | 1907 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | — | — | 23.1 | — | — | — | +1.6 | +9.1% |
| Cornell | 1906 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 81.8% | — | — | 21.5 | — | — | — | +24.0 | +21.8% |
| Cornell | 1905 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | -2.5 | — | — | — | -14.5 | -10.0% |
| Cornell | 1904 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | -9.3 | -12.1% |
| Carlisle | 1903 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 82.1% | — | — | 21.3 | — | — | — | +13.1 | +9.4% |
| Carlisle | 1902 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | +14.1 | +30.4% |
| Carlisle | 1901 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 42.3% | — | — | -5.9 | — | — | — | -7.0 | -16.8% |
| Carlisle | 1900 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59.1% | — | — | 1.1 | — | — | — | -11.8 | -22.7% |
| Carlisle | 1899 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | — | 12.9 | — | — | — | -2.4 | -1.5% |
| Cornell | 1898 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | — | — | 15.3 | — | — | — | +1.7 | +22.2% |
| Cornell | 1897 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61.1% | — | — | 13.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
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