Career Quality
Decisive edgeEdge: Bill Arnsparger
Bill Arnsparger: 88th pct vs Bob DeMoss: 59th 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.
Bill ArnspargerBob DeMoss
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Bill Arnsparger
Bill Arnsparger: 75th pct vs Bob DeMoss: 72nd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Bill Arnsparger
Bill Arnsparger: 97th pct vs Bob DeMoss: 90th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bill Arnsparger vs Bob DeMoss
Bill Arnsparger: 0 titles vs Bob DeMoss: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Bill Arnsparger vs Bob DeMoss
Bill Arnsparger: 3 seasons vs Bob DeMoss: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Bill Arnsparger
Bill Arnsparger: 75.0% vs Bob DeMoss: 41.9%
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.
Bill Arnsparger has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeBill Arnsparger has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bill Arnsparger
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 16.6
95th pct
Elite
Bob DeMoss
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 6.7
76th pct
Strong
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.
Bill ArnspargerBob DeMoss
EliteStrongAverageLean
1970Actual season year • SRS range 6.3 to 15.51986
Active comparison point
Bill Arnsparger • 1986
1986 LSU
Best seasonBiggest improvement9-3 • SRS 15.5 • SP Overall 23.0
Win %
75.0%
YoY SRS
+4.8
SP Off / Def
35.4 / 13.2
Finish
#10
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bob DeMoss
Nearest year 1972 • Purdue
6-5 • SRS 14.3 • SP Overall 11.6
Bill Arnsparger holds a 1.2-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +9.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Arnsparger | |||||
| LSU | 1984-1986 | 3 | 26-8-2 | 13.0Best quality | 15.5Highest peak |
| Bob DeMoss | |||||
| Purdue | 1970-1972 | 3 | 13-18 | 10.7 | 14.3 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Bill Arnsparger
26-8-2 • 75.0% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
88th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
LSU 1986
SRS 15.5
Worst Season
LSU 1985
SRS 10.7
Biggest Improvement
LSU 1986
4.8 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Bob DeMoss
13-18 • 41.9% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Purdue 1972
SRS 14.3
Worst Season
Purdue 1971
SRS 6.3
Biggest Improvement
Purdue 1972
8.0 SRS