Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Rod Rust vs Joe Moorhead
Rod Rust: 40th pct vs Joe Moorhead: 37th pct
Percentile score against all tracked coaches.
Coaches Compare
See top-line edges, side-by-side profiles, overlaid career arcs, and school-stop comparisons in one matchup view.
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Top-line verdicts
Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Rod Rust vs Joe Moorhead
Rod Rust: 40th pct vs Joe Moorhead: 37th pct
Percentile score against all tracked coaches.
Peak Score
Decisive edgeEdge: Joe Moorhead
Joe Moorhead: 84th pct vs Rod Rust: 66th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Rod Rust vs Joe Moorhead
Rod Rust: 3rd pct vs Joe Moorhead: 2nd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Joe Moorhead vs Rod Rust
Joe Moorhead: 0 titles vs Rod Rust: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Joe Moorhead
Joe Moorhead: 8 seasons vs Rod Rust: 6 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Rod Rust
Rod Rust: 47.6% vs Joe Moorhead: 35.5%
Raw career win rate, not a normalized score.
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.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Joe Moorhead has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Joe Moorhead has the decisive edge 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
Rod Rust
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -16.8
11th pct
Lower end
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.
Active comparison point
8-5 • SRS 19.8 • SP Overall 23.2
Win %
61.5%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
34.6 / 10.5
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Rod Rust
Nearest year 1972 • North Texas
1-10 • SRS -24.3 • SP Overall -23.5
Joe Moorhead holds a 44.1-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +17.9 SP offense
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Moorhead | |||||
| Mississippi State | 2018-2019 | 2 | 14-12 | 12.4Best quality | 19.8Highest peak |
| Akron | 2022-2025 | 4 | 8-28 | -15.8 | -12.9 |
| Rod Rust | |||||
| North Texas | 1967-1972 | 6 | 29-32-1 | -5.6 | 11.9Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
22-40 • 35.5% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
19.8 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Mississippi State 2018
SRS 19.8
Worst Season
Akron 2023
SRS -21.8
Biggest Improvement
Akron 2024
8.9 SRS
29-32-1 • 47.6% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
North Texas 1967
SRS 11.9
Worst Season
North Texas 1972
SRS -24.3
Biggest Improvement
North Texas 1969
1.3 SRS