Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Kirk Ferentz vs Gene Stallings
Kirk Ferentz: 84th pct vs Gene Stallings: 84th 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.
Gene StallingsKirk Ferentz
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Gene Stallings
Gene Stallings: 86th pct vs Kirk Ferentz: 81st pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Gene Stallings
Gene Stallings: 67th pct vs Kirk Ferentz: 50th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: Gene Stallings
Gene Stallings: 1 title vs Kirk Ferentz: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Gene Stallings
Gene Stallings: 32 seasons vs Kirk Ferentz: 27 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Kirk Ferentz vs Gene Stallings
Kirk Ferentz: 62.2% vs Gene Stallings: 61.3%
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.
Kirk Ferentz and Gene Stallings look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarKirk Ferentz and Gene Stallings look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Gene Stallings
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 13.0
91th pct
Elite
Kirk Ferentz
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 13.0
91th 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.
Gene StallingsKirk Ferentz
EliteStrongAverageLean
Gene Stallings: 1990 Alabama
1965Actual season year • SRS range -6.5 to 20.72025
Active comparison point
Gene Stallings • 1992
1992 Alabama
Best season13-0 • SRS 20.7 • SP Overall 27.2
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+7.6
SP Off / Def
35.4 / 8.6
Finish
#1
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Kirk Ferentz
Nearest year 1999 • Iowa
1-10 • SRS -6.5 • SP Overall -6.7
Gene Stallings holds a 27.2-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +10.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Stallings | |||||
| Texas A&M | 1965-1971 | 7 | 27-45-1 | 5.7 | 12.9 |
| Alabama | 1990-1996 | 7 | 70-16-1 | 12.5Best quality | 20.7Highest peak |
| Kirk Ferentz | |||||
| Iowa | 1999-2025 | 27 | 204-124 | 9.5 | 18.3Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Gene Stallings
97-61-2 • 61.3% • 14 seasons • 1 title
67th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Alabama 1992
SRS 20.7
Worst Season
Texas A&M 1971
SRS -0.9
Biggest Improvement
Alabama 1990
9.1 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Kirk Ferentz
204-124 • 62.2% • 27 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Iowa 2002
SRS 18.3
Worst Season
Iowa 1999
SRS -6.5
Biggest Improvement
Iowa 2008
16.2 SRS