Top 25
14-57-3
- Games
- 74
- Win rate
- 20.9%
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Coach Profile
Jess Neely
1931-1966 • Clemson, Rice
2 schools coached, anchored by Rice.
Jess Neely's coaching record is 187-159-17, highlighted by seasons at Rice from 1931 to 1966.
Jess Neely coached 36 seasons, won 53.9%, and posted an average SRS of 7.4. Best season: 1947 Rice. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
- Career record
- 187-159-17
- Career win rate
- 53.9%
- Average SRS
- 7.4
- Peak SRS
- 23.8
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
- 36
- Career span
- 36 years
- Best finish
- #5
- Consistency
- 16.2
Primary school anchor
Rice
Balanced profile with 2 program stops and a peak score of 90.8.
Quick Answers
Records fans search first
Headline records use countable season rows after completed-game fallback. Partial seasons and provisional placeholders are called out separately.
- Overall record
- 187-159-17
- Rice record
- 144-124-10
- Full-season record
- 187-159-17
- Vs AP Top 10
- 5-41-2
- Vs AP Top 5
- 1-21-2
- Vs Texas
- 11-15-1
- Postseason / bowl record
- 4-3
- CFP record
- 0-0
- National titles
- 0
363 countable games, 53.9% win rate.
27 countable seasons at Rice.
36 full season rows; partial and backfilled current rows are separated.
48 games using AP ranking at game time.
24 games using AP ranking at game time.
Rice-Texas games in this dataset.
7 scored postseason games in this dataset.
0 College Football Playoff-labeled games since 2014.
Matched by coach team-season against the national championship dataset.
Record definition and data status
Career records use countable coach-season rows. Zero-game placeholders are excluded from aggregates until a completed-game fallback can verify the record.
Completed-game fallback uses scored games joined by coach, team, and season; advanced ratings are left blank when the season summary has not supplied them.
Latest completed coached game in this dataset: Nov 26, 1966. Current and future zero-game placeholders are kept visible but excluded from headline records.
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.
Jess Neely
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Jess Neely: 1940 Rice
1931Actual 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
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
5-41-2
- Games
- 48
- Win rate
- 12.5%
Top 5
1-21-2
- Games
- 24
- Win rate
- 8.3%
View ranked game results74
| 1966 Regular Week 9 | Rice | Arkansas | #6 | L20-31 |
| 1966 Regular Week 5 | Rice | UCLA | #4 | L24-27 |
| 1966 Regular Week 4 | Rice | Tennessee | #8 | L3-23 |
| 1965 Regular Week 9 | Rice | Arkansas | #2 | L0-31 |
| 1965 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #9 | W20-17 |
| 1965 Regular Week 3 | Rice | LSU | #5 | L14-42 |
| 1964 Regular Week 9 | Rice | Arkansas | #3 | L0-21 |
| 1964 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #6 | L3-6 |
| 1963 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #1 | L6-10 |
| 1963 Regular Week 4 | Rice | Penn State | #9 | L7-28 |
| 1962 Regular Week 9 | Rice | Arkansas | #7 | L14-28 |
| 1962 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #5 | T14-14 |
| 1962 Regular Week 4 | Rice | Penn State | #3 | L7-18 |
| 1961 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #3 | L7-34 |
| 1961 Regular Week 3 | Rice | Georgia Tech | #3 | L0-24 |
| 1960 Regular Week 9 | Rice | Arkansas | #9 | L0-3 |
| 1960 Regular Week 3 | Rice | Georgia Tech | #10 | L13-16 |
| 1960 Postseason Week 1 | Rice | Ole Miss | #2 | L6-14 |
| 1959 Regular Week 11 | Rice | TCU | #8 | L6-35 |
| 1959 Regular Week 9 | Rice | Arkansas | #20 | L10-14 |
| 1959 Regular Week 8 | Rice | Clemson | #10 | L0-19 |
| 1959 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #4 | L6-28 |
| 1959 Regular Week 5 | Rice | Florida | #19 | T13-13 |
| 1959 Regular Week 2 | Rice | LSU | #1 | L3-26 |
| 1958 Regular Week 11 | Rice | TCU | #7 | L10-21 |
| 1958 Regular Week 9 | Rice | Army | #3 | L7-14 |
| 1958 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #16 | W34-7 |
| 1958 Regular Week 4 | Rice | Purdue | #13 | L0-24 |
| 1958 Regular Week 2 | Rice | LSU | #15 | L6-26 |
| 1957 Regular Week 10 | Rice | Texas A&M | #4 | W7-6 |
| 1957 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #13 | L14-19 |
| 1957 Regular Week 5 | Rice | Duke | #5 | L6-7 |
| 1957 Postseason Week 1 | Rice | Navy | #5 | L7-20 |
| 1956 Regular Week 11 | Rice | TCU | #14 | L17-20 |
| 1956 Regular Week 10 | Rice | Texas A&M | #4 | L7-21 |
| 1955 Regular Week 10 | Rice | TCU | #7 | L0-35 |
| 1955 Regular Week 9 | Rice | Texas A&M | #9 | L12-20 |
| 1955 Regular Week 4 | Rice | Clemson | #16 | W21-7 |
| 1954 Regular Week 11 | Rice | Baylor | #9 | W20-14 |
| 1954 Regular Week 8 | Rice | Arkansas | #4 | L15-28 |
| 1954 Regular Week 4 | Rice | Wisconsin | #3 | L7-13 |
| 1953 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Kentucky | #14 | L13-19 |
| 1953 Regular Week 5 | Rice | SMU | #13 | L7-12 |
| 1953 Regular Week 1 | Rice | Florida | #15 | W20-16 |
| 1953 Postseason Week 1 | Rice | Alabama | #13 | W28-6 |
| 1952 Regular Week 8 | Rice | Wisconsin | #15 | L7-21 |
| 1952 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #13 | L7-20 |
| 1952 Regular Week 5 | Rice | UCLA | #8 | L0-20 |
| 1951 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #10 | L6-14 |
| 1951 Regular Week 3 | Rice | Clemson | #16 | L14-20 |
| 1950 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #5 | L7-35 |
| 1950 Regular Week 6 | Rice | SMU | #1 | L21-42 |
| 1949 Regular Week 6 | Rice | SMU | #12 | W41-27 |
| 1949 Regular Week 4 | Rice | LSU | #17 | L7-14 |
| 1949 Postseason Week 1 | Rice | North Carolina | #16 | W27-13 |
| 1948 Regular Week 6 | Rice | SMU | #7 | L7-33 |
| 1947 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #7 | L0-12 |
| 1947 Regular Week 6 | Rice | SMU | #4 | L0-14 |
| 1947 Regular Week 4 | Rice | USC | #5 | T7-7 |
| 1947 Regular Week 3 | Rice | LSU | #18 | L14-21 |
| 1946 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #17 | W18-13 |
| 1946 Postseason Week 1 | Rice | Tennessee | #7 | W8-0 |
| 1945 Regular Week 8 | Rice | Texas | #10 | W7-6 |
| 1945 Regular Week 4 | Rice | LSU | #17 | L0-42 |
| 1944 Regular Week 6 | Rice | Randolph Field | #2 | L0-59 |
| 1943 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #10 | L0-58 |
| 1942 Regular Week 7 | Rice | Texas | #18 | L7-12 |
| 1941 Regular Week 6 | Rice | Texas | #9 | L0-40 |
| 1941 Regular Week 4 | Rice | Tulane | #14 | W10-9 |
| 1939 Regular Week 3 | Clemson | Tulane | #8 | L6-7 |
| 1939 Postseason Week 1 | Clemson | Boston College | #11 | W6-3 |
| 1938 Regular Week 3 | Clemson | Tennessee | #6 | L7-20 |
| 1936 Regular Week 4 | Clemson | Duke | #13 | L0-25 |
| 1936 Regular Week 3 | Clemson | Alabama | #14 | L0-32 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Rice
1940-1966 • 27 seasons
Avg SRS 9.8 • Win % 53.6%
Clemson
1931-1939 • 9 seasons
Avg SRS 0.0 • Win % 54.7%
- Longest tenure
- Rice • 27 seasons
- Best tenure
- Rice • 9.8 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Clemson • 54.7%
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
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.
Rice
1940-1966 • 144-124-10
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 9.8Win % 53.6%
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.3 during vs 4.8 baseline
+0.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
9.8 during vs 8.1 baseline
+1.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
25.9% during vs 20.0% baseline
+5.9%
Clemson
1931-1939 • 43-35-7
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 0.0Win % 54.7%
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.8 during vs 5.9 baseline
-1.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
0.0 during vs -7.2 baseline
+7.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
11.1% during vs 0.0% baseline
+11.1%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Rice 1947
6-3-1 • SRS 23.8
Biggest Improvement
Rice 1960
7-4 • 18.9 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Lowest SRS Season
Rice 1943
3-7 • SRS -10.7
Biggest Drop
Rice 1943
3-7 • -27.1 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Rice | 1966 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20.0% | — | — | 6.2 | — | — | — | +10.8 | 0.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1965 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20.0% | — | — | -4.6 | — | — | — | -11.8 | -25.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1964 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45.0% | — | — | 7.2 | — | — | — | -6.7 | -15.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1963 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 13.9 | — | — | — | +9.8 | +30.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1962 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 30.0% | — | — | 4.1 | — | — | — | -10.6 | -33.6% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1961 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | #17 | 14.7 | — | — | — | -6.3 | 0.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1960 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 21.0 | — | — | — | +18.9 | +43.6% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1959 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 20.0% | — | — | 2.1 | — | — | — | -11.9 | -30.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1958 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | -2.3 | -13.6% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1957 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | #8 | 16.3 | — | — | — | +9.0 | +23.6% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1956 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | +3.2 | +15.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1955 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 25.0% | #11 | — | 4.1 | — | — | — | -10.6 | -45.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1954 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | #16 | #19 | 14.7 | — | — | — | -8.0 | -11.8% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1953 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #12 | #6 | 22.7 | — | — | — | +15.9 | +31.8% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1952 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 6.8 | — | — | — | -4.3 | 0.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1951 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 11.1 | — | — | — | +5.2 | -10.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1950 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 5.9 | — | — | — | -13.2 | -30.9% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1949 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | — | #5 | 19.1 | — | — | — | +9.9 | +35.9% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1948 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55.0% | — | — | 9.2 | — | — | — | -14.6 | -10.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1947 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | — | #18 | 23.8 | — | — | — | +2.8 | -16.8% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1946 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | #10 | 21.0 | — | — | — | +17.0 | +36.4% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1945 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | +8.6 | 0.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1944 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -4.6 | — | — | — | +6.1 | +15.4% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1943 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | — | — | -10.7 | — | — | — | -27.1 | -45.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1942 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 75.0% | — | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | +8.6 | +10.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1941 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | — | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | -4.1 | -5.0% | Season summary |
| Rice | 1940 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 11.9 | — | — | — | -3.5 | -20.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1939 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.0% | — | #12 | 15.4 | — | — | — | +5.5 | +6.7% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1938 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 83.3% | — | — | 9.9 | — | — | — | +6.1 | +33.3% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1937 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | 3.8 | — | — | — | +2.7 | 0.0% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1936 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 1.1 | — | — | — | +6.4 | -16.7% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1935 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | -5.3 | — | — | — | -8.2 | +11.1% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1934 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | 2.9 | — | — | — | +11.0 | +19.2% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1933 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 36.4% | — | — | -8.1 | — | — | — | +1.1 | -2.5% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1932 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 38.9% | — | — | -9.2 | — | — | — | +1.1 | +16.7% | Season summary |
| Clemson | 1931 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 22.2% | — | — | -10.3 | — | — | — | — | — | Season summary |
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