Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Ed Orgeron vs Fred Akers
Ed Orgeron: 84th pct vs Fred Akers: 82nd 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.
Fred AkersEd Orgeron
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Ed Orgeron
Ed Orgeron: 99th pct vs Fred Akers: 94th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Fred Akers vs Ed Orgeron
Fred Akers: 5th pct vs Ed Orgeron: 4th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: Ed Orgeron
Ed Orgeron: 1 title vs Fred Akers: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Ed Orgeron vs Fred Akers
Ed Orgeron: 17 seasons vs Fred Akers: 16 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Fred Akers vs Ed Orgeron
Fred Akers: 58.9% vs Ed Orgeron: 58.8%
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.
Ed Orgeron has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeEd Orgeron has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Fred Akers
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 7.6
79th pct
Strong
Ed Orgeron
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.6
90th 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.
Fred AkersEd Orgeron
EliteStrongAverageLean
Fred Akers: 1977 TexasFred Akers: 1987 PurdueEd Orgeron: 2013 USCEd Orgeron: 2016 LSU
1975Actual season year • SRS range -12.3 to 34.22021
Active comparison point
Fred Akers • 1977
1977 Texas
Best seasonBiggest improvementNew stop: Texas11-1 • SRS 26.1 • SP Overall 27.0
Win %
91.7%
YoY SRS
+31.2
SP Off / Def
42.1 / 17.1
Finish
#4
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Ed Orgeron
Nearest year 2005 • Ole Miss
3-8 • SRS -9.5 • SP Overall -4.2
Fred Akers holds a 35.6-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +26.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Akers | |||||
| Wyoming | 1975-1976 | 2 | 10-13 | -2.9 | -0.6 |
| Texas | 1977-1986 | 10 | 86-31-2 | 14.4 | 26.1Longest stop |
| Purdue | 1987-1990 | 4 | 12-31-1 | -7.6 | -4.8 |
| Ed Orgeron | |||||
| Ole Miss | 2005-2007 | 3 | 10-25 | -4.6 | -0.9 |
| USC | 2013-2013 | 1 | 6-2 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| LSU | 2016-2021 | 6 | 51-20 | 15.9 | 34.2Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Fred Akers
108-75-3 • 58.9% • 16 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Texas 1977
SRS 26.1
Worst Season
Purdue 1988
SRS -12.3
Biggest Improvement
Texas 1977
31.2 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Ed Orgeron
67-47 • 58.8% • 10 seasons • 1 title
34.2 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
LSU 2019
SRS 34.2
Worst Season
Ole Miss 2005
SRS -9.5
Biggest Improvement
USC 2013
16.6 SRS