Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Sonny Dykes vs Gary Barnett
Sonny Dykes: 73rd pct vs Gary Barnett: 72nd 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.
Gary BarnettSonny Dykes
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Gary Barnett
Gary Barnett: 86th pct vs Sonny Dykes: 78th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Sonny Dykes
Sonny Dykes: 38th pct vs Gary Barnett: 32nd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Gary Barnett vs Sonny Dykes
Gary Barnett: 0 titles vs Sonny Dykes: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Sonny Dykes
Sonny Dykes: 16 seasons vs Gary Barnett: 14 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Sonny Dykes
Sonny Dykes: 56.6% vs Gary Barnett: 50.3%
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.
Gary Barnett has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeGary Barnett has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Gary Barnett
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 6.9
77th pct
Strong
Sonny Dykes
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 4.2
70th pct
Strong
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.
Gary BarnettSonny Dykes
EliteStrongAverageLean
Gary Barnett: 1999 ColoradoSonny Dykes: 2013 CaliforniaSonny Dykes: 2018 SMUSonny Dykes: 2022 TCU
1992Actual season year • SRS range -10.3 to 20.72025
Active comparison point
Gary Barnett • 1995
1995 Northwestern
Best seasonBiggest improvement10-2 • SRS 20.7 • SP Overall 24.7
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+21.8
SP Off / Def
36.2 / 12.0
Finish
#8
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Sonny Dykes
Nearest year 2010 • Louisiana Tech
5-7 • SRS -5.5 • SP Overall -7.4
Gary Barnett holds a 26.2-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +12.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Barnett | |||||
| Northwestern | 1992-1998 | 7 | 35-45-1 | 1.3 | 20.7Highest peak |
| Colorado | 1999-2005 | 7 | 49-38 | 7.1 | 13.2 |
| Sonny Dykes | |||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2010-2012 | 3 | 22-15 | 1.7 | 5.6 |
| California | 2013-2016 | 4 | 19-30 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| SMU | 2018-2021 | 4 | 30-17 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
| TCU | 2022-2025 | 4 | 27-13 | 10.8Best quality | 16.7 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Gary Barnett
84-83-1 • 50.3% • 14 seasons • 0 titles
20.7 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Northwestern 1995
SRS 20.7
Worst Season
Northwestern 1992
SRS -8.2
Biggest Improvement
Northwestern 1995
21.8 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Sonny Dykes
98-75 • 56.6% • 15 seasons • 0 titles
38th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
TCU 2022
SRS 16.7
Worst Season
California 2013
SRS -10.3
Biggest Improvement
SMU 2019
17.1 SRS