Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Don Faurot vs Wayne Hardin
Don Faurot: 80th pct vs Wayne Hardin: 78th 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.
Wayne HardinDon Faurot
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Don Faurot
Don Faurot: 94th pct vs Wayne Hardin: 83rd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Wayne Hardin vs Don Faurot
Wayne Hardin: 38th pct vs Don Faurot: 36th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Don Faurot vs Wayne Hardin
Don Faurot: 0 titles vs Wayne Hardin: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Wayne Hardin
Wayne Hardin: 24 seasons vs Don Faurot: 22 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Wayne Hardin
Wayne Hardin: 60.7% vs Don Faurot: 57.0%
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.
Wayne Hardin sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeWayne Hardin sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Wayne Hardin
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 6.9
77th pct
Strong
Don Faurot
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
Insufficient sample
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.
Wayne HardinDon Faurot
EliteStrongAverageLean
Wayne Hardin: 1971 TempleDon Faurot: 1943 Iowa Pre-FlightDon Faurot: 1946 Missouri
1935Actual season year • SRS range -7.9 to 26.71982
Active comparison point
Wayne Hardin • 1963
1963 Navy
Best season9-2 • SRS 19.6 • SP Overall —
Win %
81.8%
YoY SRS
+12.0
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#2
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Don Faurot
Nearest year 1956 • Missouri
4-5-1 • SRS 4.4 • SP Overall —
Wayne Hardin holds a 15.2-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Hardin | |||||
| Navy | 1959-1964 | 6 | 38-22-2 | 9.8 | 19.6 |
| Temple | 1971-1982 | 12 | 73-49-3 | 2.8 | 19.1 |
| Don Faurot | |||||
| Missouri | 1935-1956 | 19 | 100-80-10 | 4.7 | 16.3Longest stop |
| Iowa Pre-Flight | 1943-1943 | 1 | 9-1 | 26.7Best quality | 26.7Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Longer run
Full profile →Wayne Hardin
111-71-5 • 60.7% • 18 seasons • 0 titles
24 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Navy 1963
SRS 19.6
Worst Season
Temple 1972
SRS -7.9
Biggest Improvement
Temple 1979
20.1 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Don Faurot
109-81-10 • 57.0% • 20 seasons • 0 titles
26.7 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Iowa Pre-Flight 1943
SRS 26.7
Worst Season
Missouri 1951
SRS -7.1
Biggest Improvement
Iowa Pre-Flight 1943
17.7 SRS