Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Gary Andersen vs Lance Leipold
Gary Andersen: 47th pct vs Lance Leipold: 45th 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.
Lance LeipoldGary Andersen
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Decisive edgeEdge: Gary Andersen
Gary Andersen: 81st pct vs Lance Leipold: 64th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Lance Leipold
Lance Leipold: 10th pct vs Gary Andersen: 4th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Gary Andersen vs Lance Leipold
Gary Andersen: 0 titles vs Lance Leipold: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Gary Andersen vs Lance Leipold
Gary Andersen: 12 seasons vs Lance Leipold: 11 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Lance Leipold vs Gary Andersen
Lance Leipold: 49.2% vs Gary Andersen: 48.4%
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.
Gary Andersen has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeGary Andersen has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Lance Leipold
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -4.1
44th pct
Mixed
Gary Andersen
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -2.5
48th pct
Mixed
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.
Lance LeipoldGary Andersen
EliteStrongAverageLean
Lance Leipold: 2021 KansasGary Andersen: 2013 WisconsinGary Andersen: 2015 Oregon StateGary Andersen: 2019 Utah State
2009Actual season year • SRS range -22.8 to 18.52025
Active comparison point
Lance Leipold • 2023
2023 Kansas
Best season9-4 • SRS 11.0 • SP Overall 9.9
Win %
69.2%
YoY SRS
+3.4
SP Off / Def
35.6 / 26.1
Finish
#23
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Gary Andersen
Nearest year 2020 • Utah State
0-3 • SRS -19.2 • SP Overall -16.7
Lance Leipold holds a 30.2-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +15.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Leipold | |||||
| Buffalo | 2015-2020 | 6 | 37-33 | -7.7 | 0.5 |
| Kansas | 2021-2025 | 5 | 22-28 | 3.5 | 11.0 |
| Gary Andersen | |||||
| Utah State | 2009-2020 | 6 | 33-33 | -6.0 | 13.1 |
| Wisconsin | 2013-2014 | 2 | 19-7 | 16.9Best quality | 18.5Highest peak |
| Oregon State | 2015-2017 | 3 | 7-23 | -8.6 | 1.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Lance Leipold
59-61 • 49.2% • 11 seasons • 0 titles
10th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Kansas 2023
SRS 11.0
Worst Season
Buffalo 2016
SRS -22.8
Biggest Improvement
Kansas 2022
22.5 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Gary Andersen
59-63 • 48.4% • 11 seasons • 0 titles
18.5 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Wisconsin 2013
SRS 18.5
Worst Season
Utah State 2020
SRS -19.2
Biggest Improvement
Utah State 2012
16.1 SRS