Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Pat Dye vs Danny Ford
Pat Dye: 90th pct vs Danny Ford: 90th 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.
Danny FordPat Dye
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Danny Ford
Danny Ford: 93rd pct vs Pat Dye: 89th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Pat Dye
Pat Dye: 35th pct vs Danny Ford: 27th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: Danny Ford
Danny Ford: 1 title vs Pat Dye: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Danny Ford vs Pat Dye
Danny Ford: 20 seasons vs Pat Dye: 19 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Pat Dye
Pat Dye: 70.7% vs Danny Ford: 66.4%
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.
Pat Dye and Danny Ford look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarPat Dye and Danny Ford look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Danny Ford
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.9
91th pct
Elite
Pat Dye
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 14.1
93th 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.
Danny FordPat Dye
EliteStrongAverageLean
Danny Ford: 1993 ArkansasPat Dye: 1980 WyomingPat Dye: 1981 Auburn
1974Actual season year • SRS range -5.4 to 25.21997
Active comparison point
Danny Ford • 1981
1981 Clemson
Best seasonBiggest improvement12-0 • SRS 25.2 • SP Overall 28.4
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+18.8
SP Off / Def
34.9 / 6.8
Finish
#1
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Pat Dye
Nearest year 1981 • Auburn
5-6 • SRS 8.7 • SP Overall 6.1
Danny Ford holds a 16.5-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +13.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Ford | |||||
| Clemson | 1978-1989 | 12 | 96-29-4 | 15.4Best quality | 25.2Highest peak |
| Arkansas | 1993-1997 | 5 | 25-31-1 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Pat Dye | |||||
| East Carolina | 1974-1979 | 6 | 48-18-1 | 6.5 | 15.4 |
| Wyoming | 1980-1980 | 1 | 6-5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Auburn | 1981-1992 | 12 | 99-39-4 | 14.0 | 22.0 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Danny Ford
121-60-5 • 66.4% • 17 seasons • 1 title
25.2 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Clemson 1981
SRS 25.2
Worst Season
Arkansas 1996
SRS -5.4
Biggest Improvement
Clemson 1981
18.8 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Pat Dye
153-62-5 • 70.7% • 19 seasons • 0 titles
35th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Auburn 1983
SRS 22.0
Worst Season
East Carolina 1975
SRS -1.2
Biggest Improvement
East Carolina 1976
16.6 SRS