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Joe Moorhead

2018-2025Akron, Mississippi State

2 schools coached, anchored by Akron.

Joe Moorhead coached 6 seasons, won 35.5%, and posted an average SRS of -6.4. Best season: 2018 Mississippi State. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

22-40

Career Win %

35.5%

Seasons

6

Career Span

8 years

Average SRS

-6.4

Peak SRS

19.8

Best Finish

Consistency

1.7

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.

Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.

Joe Moorhead
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Joe Moorhead: 2022 Akron
2018Actual season year • SRS range -21.8 to 19.82025

Active comparison point

Joe Moorhead2018

Selected

2018 Mississippi State

Best season

8-5 • SRS 19.8 • SP Overall 23.2

Win %

61.5%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

34.6 / 10.5

Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.

School Tenures

Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure

Akron

2022-20254 seasons

Avg SRS -15.8 • Win % 22.2%

Mississippi State

2018-20192 seasons

Avg SRS 12.4 • Win % 53.8%

Longest Tenure

Akron • 4 seasons

Best Tenure

Mississippi State • 12.4 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Mississippi State • 53.8%

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.

Joe Moorhead sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Joe Moorhead sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Joe Moorhead

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -8.3

32th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.

Akron

2022-20258-28

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -15.8Win % 22.2%

Avg wins

Higher is better

2.0 during vs 2.6 baseline

-0.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-15.8 during vs -20.2 baseline

+4.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-19.2 during vs -22.4 baseline

+3.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Mississippi State

2018-201914-12

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS 12.4Win % 53.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.0 during vs 7.3 baseline

-0.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

12.4 during vs 12.4 baseline

-0.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

13.3 during vs 13.9 baseline

-0.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline

-40.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Mississippi State 2018

8-5SRS 19.8

Biggest Improvement

Akron 2024

4-88.9 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Mississippi State 2018

8-5SP Off 34.6

Best Defensive Season

Mississippi State 2018

8-5SP Def 10.5

Setbacks

Worst Season

Akron 2023

2-10SRS -21.8

Biggest Drop

Akron 2022

2-10-18.8 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.

Akron20250000-14.6-13.917.229.3-1.7
Akron20241248033.3%-12.9-17.915.734.6+8.9+16.7%
Akron202312210016.7%-21.8-21.610.530.1-8.00.0%
Akron202212210016.7%-13.8-23.416.738.5-18.8-29.5%
Mississippi State20191367046.2%5.03.533.128.7-14.8-15.4%
Mississippi State20181385061.5%#1819.823.234.610.5

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