Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Gary Darnell
Gary Darnell: 40th pct vs Dan McCarney: 37th 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.
Dan McCarneyGary Darnell
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Dan McCarney vs Gary Darnell
Dan McCarney: 65th pct vs Gary Darnell: 62nd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Dan McCarney vs Gary Darnell
Dan McCarney: 16th pct vs Gary Darnell: 14th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dan McCarney vs Gary Darnell
Dan McCarney: 0 titles vs Gary Darnell: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Dan McCarney
Dan McCarney: 21 seasons vs Gary Darnell: 16 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Gary Darnell
Gary Darnell: 49.5% vs Dan McCarney: 40.0%
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.
Gary Darnell and Dan McCarney look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarGary Darnell and Dan McCarney look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dan McCarney
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -4.1
44th pct
Mixed
Gary Darnell
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -3.4
46th 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.
Dan McCarneyGary Darnell
EliteStrongAverageLean
Dan McCarney: 2011 North TexasGary Darnell: 1997 Western Michigan
1989Actual season year • SRS range -24.4 to 11.52015
Active comparison point
Dan McCarney • 2005
2005 Iowa State
Best season7-5 • SRS 11.5 • SP Overall 13.0
Win %
58.3%
YoY SRS
+11.6
SP Off / Def
27.7 / 14.7
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Gary Darnell
Nearest year 2004 • Western Michigan
1-10 • SRS -24.3 • SP Overall -21.7
Dan McCarney holds a 35.8-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -2.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan McCarney | |||||
| Iowa State | 1995-2006 | 12 | 56-85 | -2.3 | 11.5Highest peak |
| North Texas | 2011-2015 | 5 | 22-32 | -11.8 | 2.7 |
| Gary Darnell | |||||
| Florida | 1989-1989 | 1 | 3-4 | 10.2Best quality | 10.2 |
| Western Michigan | 1997-2004 | 8 | 46-46 | -7.1 | 10.1 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Longer run
Full profile →Dan McCarney
78-117 • 40.0% • 17 seasons • 0 titles
21 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Iowa State 2005
SRS 11.5
Worst Season
North Texas 2015
SRS -24.4
Biggest Improvement
Iowa State 2004
14.1 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Gary Darnell
49-50 • 49.5% • 9 seasons • 0 titles
40th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Florida 1989
SRS 10.2
Worst Season
Western Michigan 2004
SRS -24.3
Biggest Improvement
Western Michigan 2000
15.2 SRS