Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Dave Christensen
Dave Christensen: 24th pct vs Francis Peay: 17th 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.
Francis PeayDave Christensen
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Francis Peay vs Dave Christensen
Francis Peay: 21st pct vs Dave Christensen: 19th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Dave Christensen
Dave Christensen: 95th pct vs Francis Peay: 88th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dave Christensen vs Francis Peay
Dave Christensen: 0 titles vs Francis Peay: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Francis Peay vs Dave Christensen
Francis Peay: 6 seasons vs Dave Christensen: 5 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Dave Christensen
Dave Christensen: 43.5% vs Francis Peay: 21.2%
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 Christensen and Francis Peay look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarDave Christensen and Francis Peay look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Francis Peay
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -15.5
14th pct
Lower end
Dave Christensen
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -14.2
17th 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.
Francis PeayDave Christensen
EliteStrongAverageLean
1986Actual season year • SRS range -18.2 to -6.82013
Active comparison point
Francis Peay • 1986
1986 Northwestern
Best season4-7 • SRS -6.8 • SP Overall -11.5
Win %
36.4%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
21.1 / 31.6
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Dave Christensen
Nearest year 2009 • Wyoming
7-6 • SRS -8.7 • SP Overall -14.4
Francis Peay holds a 1.9-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +4.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Peay | |||||
| Northwestern | 1986-1991 | 6 | 13-51-2 | -10.9 | -6.8 |
| Dave Christensen | |||||
| Wyoming | 2009-2013 | 5 | 27-35 | -10.5 | -7.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Francis Peay
13-51-2 • 21.2% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Northwestern 1986
SRS -6.8
Worst Season
Northwestern 1989
SRS -18.2
Biggest Improvement
Northwestern 1990
8.3 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Dave Christensen
27-35 • 43.5% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
24th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Wyoming 2011
SRS -7.6
Worst Season
Wyoming 2013
SRS -14.8
Biggest Improvement
Wyoming 2011
2.8 SRS