Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Greg Schiano
Greg Schiano: 49th pct vs Lou Saban: 35th 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.
Greg SchianoLou Saban
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Decisive edgeEdge: Greg Schiano
Greg Schiano: 75th pct vs Lou Saban: 53rd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Lou Saban
Lou Saban: 46th pct vs Greg Schiano: 26th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Greg Schiano vs Lou Saban
Greg Schiano: 0 titles vs Lou Saban: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Greg Schiano vs Lou Saban
Greg Schiano: 25 seasons vs Lou Saban: 25 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Greg Schiano
Greg Schiano: 48.2% vs Lou Saban: 30.8%
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.
Greg Schiano and Lou Saban look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarGreg Schiano and Lou Saban look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Greg Schiano
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -1.7
51th pct
Mixed
Lou Saban
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -2.2
49th pct
Mixed
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.
Greg SchianoLou Saban
EliteStrongAverageLean
Lou Saban: 1966 MarylandLou Saban: 1977 MiamiLou Saban: 1979 Army
1955Actual season year • SRS range -17.4 to 15.52025
Active comparison point
Greg Schiano • 2006
2006 Rutgers
Best season11-2 • SRS 15.5 • SP Overall 14.8
Win %
84.6%
YoY SRS
+13.9
SP Off / Def
27.9 / 14.1
Finish
#12
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Lou Saban
Nearest year 1979 • Army
2-8-1 • SRS -12.0 • SP Overall -16.4
Greg Schiano holds a 27.5-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +13.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Schiano | |||||
| Rutgers | 2001-2025 | 17 | 94-101 | -0.4 | 15.5Highest peak |
| Lou Saban | |||||
| Northwestern | 1955-1955 | 1 | 0-8-1 | -8.3 | -8.3 |
| Maryland | 1966-1966 | 1 | 4-6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Miami | 1977-1978 | 2 | 9-13 | 4.4Best quality | 6.8 |
| Army | 1979-1979 | 1 | 2-8-1 | -12.0 | -12.0 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Greg Schiano
94-101 • 48.2% • 17 seasons • 0 titles
15.5 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Rutgers 2006
SRS 15.5
Worst Season
Rutgers 2001
SRS -17.4
Biggest Improvement
Rutgers 2003
15.3 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Lou Saban
15-35-2 • 30.8% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
46th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Miami 1978
SRS 6.8
Worst Season
Army 1979
SRS -12.0
Biggest Improvement
Maryland 1966
9.2 SRS