Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Gerry Faust
Gerry Faust: 41st pct vs Joe Moorhead: 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.
Gerry FaustJoe Moorhead
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Joe Moorhead
Joe Moorhead: 84th pct vs Gerry Faust: 70th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Joe Moorhead vs Gerry Faust
Joe Moorhead: 2nd pct vs Gerry Faust: 1st pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Gerry Faust vs Joe Moorhead
Gerry Faust: 0 titles vs Joe Moorhead: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Gerry Faust
Gerry Faust: 14 seasons vs Joe Moorhead: 8 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Gerry Faust
Gerry Faust: 46.9% vs Joe Moorhead: 35.5%
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.
Gerry Faust has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeGerry Faust has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Gerry Faust
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -2.6
48th pct
Mixed
Joe Moorhead
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.3
32th 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.
Gerry FaustJoe Moorhead
EliteStrongAverageLean
Gerry Faust: 1987 AkronJoe Moorhead: 2022 Akron
1981Actual season year • SRS range -33.2 to 19.82025
Active comparison point
Gerry Faust • 1981
1981 Notre Dame
Best season5-6 • SRS 13.6 • SP Overall 14.2
Win %
45.5%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
28.1 / 14.2
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Joe Moorhead
Nearest year 2018 • Mississippi State
8-5 • SRS 19.8 • SP Overall 23.2
Gerry Faust trails by a 6.2-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Faust | |||||
| Notre Dame | 1981-1985 | 5 | 30-26-1 | 12.2 | 13.6 |
| Akron | 1987-1994 | 8 | 36-49-3 | -15.8 | -5.2Longest stop |
| Joe Moorhead | |||||
| Mississippi State | 2018-2019 | 2 | 14-12 | 12.4 | 19.8Highest peak |
| Akron | 2022-2025 | 4 | 8-28 | -15.8 | -12.9 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Longer run
Full profile →Gerry Faust
66-75-4 • 46.9% • 13 seasons • 0 titles
14 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Notre Dame 1981
SRS 13.6
Worst Season
Akron 1994
SRS -33.2
Biggest Improvement
Akron 1992
8.9 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Joe Moorhead
22-40 • 35.5% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
19.8 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Mississippi State 2018
SRS 19.8
Worst Season
Akron 2023
SRS -21.8
Biggest Improvement
Akron 2024
8.9 SRS