Career Quality
Decisive edgeEdge: Mark Dantonio
Mark Dantonio: 83rd pct vs Grant Teaff: 62nd 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.
Grant TeaffMark Dantonio
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Mark Dantonio
Mark Dantonio: 84th pct vs Grant Teaff: 75th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Grant Teaff
Grant Teaff: 63rd pct vs Mark Dantonio: 49th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Grant Teaff vs Mark Dantonio
Grant Teaff: 0 titles vs Mark Dantonio: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Grant Teaff
Grant Teaff: 21 seasons vs Mark Dantonio: 16 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Mark Dantonio
Mark Dantonio: 64.1% vs Grant Teaff: 54.8%
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.
Mark Dantonio has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeMark Dantonio has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Grant Teaff
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 7.2
78th pct
Strong
Mark Dantonio
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.0
87th 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.
Grant TeaffMark Dantonio
EliteStrongAverageLean
Mark Dantonio: 2007 Michigan State
1972Actual season year • SRS range -9.4 to 20.02019
Active comparison point
Grant Teaff • 1980
1980 Baylor
Best season10-2 • SRS 15.9 • SP Overall 18.6
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+1.2
SP Off / Def
32.3 / 15.0
Finish
#14
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Mark Dantonio
Nearest year 2004 • Cincinnati
7-5 • SRS 1.8 • SP Overall 7.1
Grant Teaff holds a 14.1-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -4.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Teaff | |||||
| Baylor | 1972-1992 | 21 | 128-105-6 | 7.0 | 15.9Longest stop |
| Mark Dantonio | |||||
| Cincinnati | 2004-2006 | 3 | 18-17 | -1.2 | 4.1 |
| Michigan State | 2007-2019 | 13 | 114-57 | 9.1Best quality | 20.0Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Grant Teaff
128-105-6 • 54.8% • 21 seasons • 0 titles
63rd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Baylor 1980
SRS 15.9
Worst Season
Baylor 1973
SRS -4.5
Biggest Improvement
Baylor 1974
17.9 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Mark Dantonio
132-74 • 64.1% • 16 seasons • 0 titles
83rd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Michigan State 2014
SRS 20.0
Worst Season
Cincinnati 2005
SRS -9.4
Biggest Improvement
Cincinnati 2006
13.5 SRS