Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Kevin Sumlin vs Mike Norvell
Kevin Sumlin: 83rd pct vs Mike Norvell: 81st 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.
Mike NorvellKevin Sumlin
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Kevin Sumlin
Kevin Sumlin: 96th pct vs Mike Norvell: 83rd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Mike Norvell
Mike Norvell: 37th pct vs Kevin Sumlin: 18th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Kevin Sumlin vs Mike Norvell
Kevin Sumlin: 0 titles vs Mike Norvell: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Kevin Sumlin
Kevin Sumlin: 13 seasons vs Mike Norvell: 10 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Mike Norvell
Mike Norvell: 62.3% vs Kevin Sumlin: 60.1%
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.
Kevin Sumlin and Mike Norvell look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarKevin Sumlin and Mike Norvell look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mike Norvell
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 9.7
84th pct
Strong
Kevin Sumlin
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 10.0
85th 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.
Mike NorvellKevin Sumlin
EliteStrongAverageLean
Mike Norvell: 2020 Florida StateKevin Sumlin: 2012 Texas A&MKevin Sumlin: 2018 Arizona
2008Actual season year • SRS range -6.7 to 28.72025
Active comparison point
Mike Norvell • 2023
2023 Florida State
Best season13-1 • SRS 19.6 • SP Overall 19.4
Win %
92.9%
YoY SRS
+5.5
SP Off / Def
34.1 / 16.5
Finish
#6
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Kevin Sumlin
Nearest year 2019 • Arizona
4-8 • SRS -5.4 • SP Overall -8.0
Mike Norvell holds a 25.0-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +4.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Norvell | |||||
| Memphis | 2016-2019 | 4 | 38-16 | 7.5 | 14.4 |
| Florida State | 2020-2025 | 6 | 33-27 | 7.9 | 19.6 |
| Kevin Sumlin | |||||
| Houston | 2008-2011 | 4 | 35-17 | 4.9 | 15.2 |
| Texas A&M | 2012-2017 | 6 | 51-26 | 14.0Best quality | 28.7Highest peak |
| Arizona | 2018-2020 | 3 | 9-20 | -4.1 | -2.8 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Mike Norvell
71-43 • 62.3% • 10 seasons • 0 titles
37th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Florida State 2023
SRS 19.6
Worst Season
Florida State 2024
SRS -6.7
Biggest Improvement
Florida State 2025
15.1 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Kevin Sumlin
95-63 • 60.1% • 13 seasons • 0 titles
28.7 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Texas A&M 2012
SRS 28.7
Worst Season
Arizona 2019
SRS -5.4
Biggest Improvement
Houston 2011
17.9 SRS