Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Dennis Fitzgerald
Dennis Fitzgerald: 33rd pct vs KC Keeler: 28th 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.
Dennis FitzgeraldKC Keeler
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Dennis Fitzgerald
Dennis Fitzgerald: 27th pct vs KC Keeler: 22nd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Dennis Fitzgerald vs KC Keeler
Dennis Fitzgerald: 92nd pct vs KC Keeler: 91st pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dennis Fitzgerald vs KC Keeler
Dennis Fitzgerald: 0 titles vs KC Keeler: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Dennis Fitzgerald vs KC Keeler
Dennis Fitzgerald: 3 seasons vs KC Keeler: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Dennis Fitzgerald
Dennis Fitzgerald: 52.9% vs KC Keeler: 50.0%
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.
Dennis Fitzgerald has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeDennis Fitzgerald has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dennis Fitzgerald
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -1.4
52th pct
Mixed
KC Keeler
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.6
31th pct
Lower end
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.
Dennis FitzgeraldKC Keeler
EliteStrongAverageLean
KC Keeler: 2025 Temple
1975Actual season year • SRS range -13.3 to -3.52025
Active comparison point
Dennis Fitzgerald • 1976
1976 Kent State
Best seasonBiggest improvement8-4 • SRS -3.5 • SP Overall 3.2
Win %
66.7%
YoY SRS
+6.5
SP Off / Def
25.7 / 23.4
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
KC Keeler
Nearest year 2023 • Sam Houston
3-9 • SRS -13.3 • SP Overall -13.8
Dennis Fitzgerald holds a 9.8-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +9.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Fitzgerald | |||||
| Kent State | 1975-1977 | 3 | 18-16 | -7.9 | -3.5Highest peak |
| KC Keeler | |||||
| Sam Houston | 2023-2024 | 2 | 12-12 | -9.8 | -6.2 |
| Temple | 2025-2025 | 1 | 0-0 | -7.0 | -7.0 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Dennis Fitzgerald
18-16 • 52.9% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
-3.5 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Kent State 1976
SRS -3.5
Worst Season
Kent State 1977
SRS -10.1
Biggest Improvement
Kent State 1976
6.5 SRS
Broader school footprint
Full profile →KC Keeler
12-12 • 50.0% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
2 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
Sam Houston 2024
SRS -6.2
Worst Season
Sam Houston 2023
SRS -13.3
Biggest Improvement
Sam Houston 2024
7.1 SRS