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.

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Choose two to four coaches

Ken CooperDave Wannstedt

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Top-line verdicts

Who leads, and by how much

Career Quality

Clear edge

Edge: Dave Wannstedt

Dave Wannstedt: 62nd pct vs Ken Cooper: 53rd pct

Percentile score against all tracked coaches.

Peak Score

Narrow edge

Edge: Dave Wannstedt

Dave Wannstedt: 69th pct vs Ken Cooper: 63rd pct

Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.

Consistency

Narrow edge

Edge: Ken Cooper

Ken Cooper: 89th pct vs Dave Wannstedt: 84th pct

Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.

National Championships

Similar

Similar: Dave Wannstedt vs Ken Cooper

Dave Wannstedt: 0 titles vs Ken Cooper: 0 titles

Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.

Longevity

Narrow edge

Edge: Dave Wannstedt

Dave Wannstedt: 6 seasons vs Ken Cooper: 4 seasons

Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.

Career Win Percentage

Decisive edge

Edge: Dave Wannstedt

Dave Wannstedt: 57.5% vs Ken Cooper: 43.2%

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 Wannstedt has the edge in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Narrow edge

Dave Wannstedt has the edge in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Ken Cooper

Strong

Raw avg SP Overall: 8.8

82th pct

Strong

Dave Wannstedt

Elite

Raw avg SP Overall: 11.2

87th 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.

Ken CooperDave Wannstedt

EliteStrongAverageLean

Higher peak

Dave Wannstedt reached the best single-season peak.

Sharper early climb

Ken Cooper climbed faster out of the gate.

1974Actual season year • SRS range 1.1 to 13.22010

Active comparison point

Ken Cooper • 1977

Selected

1977 Ole Miss

Best season

5-6 • SRS 10.3 • SP Overall 11.9

Win %

45.5%

YoY SRS

+3.4

SP Off / Def

27.6 / 16.5

Finish

Unranked

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Comparison context

Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.

Dave Wannstedt

Nearest year 2005 • Pittsburgh

Profile

5-6 • SRS 2.0 • SP Overall 6.8

Ken Cooper holds a 8.3-point SRS edge at this point.

Offense gap: +3.7 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
Ken Cooper
Ole Miss	1974-1977	4	19-25	6.8	10.3
Dave Wannstedt
Pittsburgh	2005-2010	6	42-31	6.6	13.2Highest peak

Closing takeaway

What separates these careers at the finish

Steadier arc

Ken Cooper

19-25 • 43.2% • 4 seasons • 0 titles

89th pct steadiness score.

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Best Season

Ole Miss 1977

SRS 10.3

Worst Season

Ole Miss 1974

SRS 1.1

Biggest Improvement

Ole Miss 1975

7.9 SRS

Higher career quality

Dave Wannstedt

42-31 • 57.5% • 6 seasons • 0 titles

62nd pct career-quality score.

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Best Season

Pittsburgh 2009

SRS 13.2

Worst Season

Pittsburgh 2007

SRS 1.7

Biggest Improvement

Pittsburgh 2008

6.6 SRS