Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Dave Wannstedt vs Chan Gailey
Dave Wannstedt: 62nd pct vs Chan Gailey: 60th 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.
Chan GaileyDave Wannstedt
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Dave Wannstedt
Dave Wannstedt: 69th pct vs Chan Gailey: 60th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Chan Gailey
Chan Gailey: 97th pct vs Dave Wannstedt: 84th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Chan Gailey vs Dave Wannstedt
Chan Gailey: 0 titles vs Dave Wannstedt: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Chan Gailey vs Dave Wannstedt
Chan Gailey: 6 seasons vs Dave Wannstedt: 6 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Chan Gailey vs Dave Wannstedt
Chan Gailey: 57.9% vs Dave Wannstedt: 57.5%
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.
Dave Wannstedt and Chan Gailey look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarDave Wannstedt and Chan Gailey look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Chan Gailey
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 10.0
85th pct
Elite
Dave Wannstedt
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.2
87th 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.
Chan GaileyDave Wannstedt
EliteStrongAverageLean
2002Actual season year • SRS range 1.7 to 13.22010
Active comparison point
Chan Gailey • 2004
2004 Georgia Tech
Best seasonBiggest improvement7-5 • SRS 9.4 • SP Overall 12.4
Win %
58.3%
YoY SRS
+2.5
SP Off / Def
30.4 / 19.1
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Dave Wannstedt
Nearest year 2005 • Pittsburgh
5-6 • SRS 2.0 • SP Overall 6.8
Chan Gailey holds a 7.4-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +6.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Gailey | |||||
| Georgia Tech | 2002-2007 | 6 | 44-32 | 6.3 | 9.4 |
| Dave Wannstedt | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 2005-2010 | 6 | 42-31 | 6.6 | 13.2Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Chan Gailey
44-32 • 57.9% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
97th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Georgia Tech 2004
SRS 9.4
Worst Season
Georgia Tech 2007
SRS 3.8
Biggest Improvement
Georgia Tech 2004
2.5 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Dave Wannstedt
42-31 • 57.5% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
13.2 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Pittsburgh 2009
SRS 13.2
Worst Season
Pittsburgh 2007
SRS 1.7
Biggest Improvement
Pittsburgh 2008
6.6 SRS