Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Mario Cristobal
Mario Cristobal: 68th pct vs Samuel Newton: 58th 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.
Samuel NewtonMario Cristobal
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Decisive edgeEdge: Mario Cristobal
Mario Cristobal: 89th pct vs Samuel Newton: 72nd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Samuel Newton vs Mario Cristobal
Samuel Newton: 5th pct vs Mario Cristobal: 3rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Mario Cristobal vs Samuel Newton
Mario Cristobal: 0 titles vs Samuel Newton: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Mario Cristobal
Mario Cristobal: 19 seasons vs Samuel Newton: 16 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Samuel Newton
Samuel Newton: 60.2% vs Mario Cristobal: 52.8%
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.
Mario Cristobal sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeMario Cristobal sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Samuel Newton
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Mario Cristobal
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.
Samuel NewtonMario Cristobal
EliteStrongAverageLean
Samuel Newton: 1898 LafayetteSamuel Newton: 1898 Penn StateSamuel Newton: 1899 LafayetteSamuel Newton: 1902 LehighSamuel Newton: 1911 LafayetteMario Cristobal: 2018 OregonMario Cristobal: 2022 Miami
1896Actual season year • SRS range -26.7 to 22.22025
Active comparison point
Samuel Newton • 1899
1899 Lafayette
Best seasonNew stop: Lafayette12-1 • SRS 14.2 • SP Overall —
Win %
92.3%
YoY SRS
+11.1
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Mario Cristobal
Nearest year 2007 • Florida International
1-11 • SRS -20.4 • SP Overall -32.9
Samuel Newton holds a 34.6-point SRS edge at this point.
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Newton | |||||
| Penn State | 1896-1898 | 3 | 12-14 | -0.1 | 3.1 |
| Lafayette | 1898-1911 | 5 | 41-16 | 7.1 | 14.2 |
| Lehigh | 1902-1905 | 4 | 23-20-2 | -3.6 | 12.3 |
| Mario Cristobal | |||||
| Florida International | 2007-2012 | 6 | 27-47 | -11.5 | -5.8 |
| Oregon | 2018-2021 | 4 | 35-12 | 12.0Best quality | 21.0 |
| Miami | 2022-2025 | 4 | 22-16 | 10.5 | 22.2Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Samuel Newton
76-50-2 • 60.2% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Lafayette 1899
SRS 14.2
Worst Season
Lehigh 1905
SRS -26.7
Biggest Improvement
Lafayette 1911
35.3 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Mario Cristobal
84-75 • 52.8% • 14 seasons • 0 titles
22.2 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Miami 2025
SRS 22.2
Worst Season
Florida International 2007
SRS -20.4
Biggest Improvement
Oregon 2018
16.6 SRS