Career Quality
Decisive edgeEdge: Kevin Sumlin
Kevin Sumlin: 83rd pct vs Houston Nutt: 63rd 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.
Kevin SumlinHouston Nutt
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Decisive edgeEdge: Kevin Sumlin
Kevin Sumlin: 96th pct vs Houston Nutt: 74th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Houston Nutt
Houston Nutt: 29th pct vs Kevin Sumlin: 18th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Houston Nutt vs Kevin Sumlin
Houston Nutt: 0 titles vs Kevin Sumlin: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Houston Nutt
Houston Nutt: 15 seasons vs Kevin Sumlin: 13 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Kevin Sumlin
Kevin Sumlin: 60.1% vs Houston Nutt: 56.0%
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.
Houston Nutt and Kevin Sumlin look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarHouston Nutt and Kevin Sumlin look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Kevin Sumlin
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 10.0
85th pct
Elite
Houston Nutt
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 10.9
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.
Kevin SumlinHouston Nutt
EliteStrongAverageLean
Kevin Sumlin: 2012 Texas A&MKevin Sumlin: 2018 ArizonaHouston Nutt: 1998 ArkansasHouston Nutt: 2008 Ole Miss
1997Actual season year • SRS range -10.8 to 28.72020
Active comparison point
Kevin Sumlin • 2012
2012 Texas A&M
Best seasonNew stop: Texas A&M11-2 • SRS 28.7 • SP Overall 28.8
Win %
84.6%
YoY SRS
+13.5
SP Off / Def
44.7 / 16.0
Finish
#5
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Houston Nutt
Nearest year 2011 • Ole Miss
2-10 • SRS -7.6 • SP Overall -9.7
Kevin Sumlin holds a 36.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +24.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sumlin | |||||
| Houston | 2008-2011 | 4 | 35-17 | 4.9 | 15.2 |
| Texas A&M | 2012-2017 | 6 | 51-26 | 14.0Best quality | 28.7Highest peak |
| Arizona | 2018-2020 | 3 | 9-20 | -4.1 | -2.8 |
| Houston Nutt | |||||
| Boise State | 1997-1997 | 1 | 4-7 | -10.8 | -10.8 |
| Arkansas | 1998-2007 | 10 | 75-48 | 9.7 | 15.3Longest stop |
| Ole Miss | 2008-2011 | 4 | 24-26 | 5.4 | 15.1 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Kevin Sumlin
95-63 • 60.1% • 13 seasons • 0 titles
28.7 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Texas A&M 2012
SRS 28.7
Worst Season
Arizona 2019
SRS -5.4
Biggest Improvement
Houston 2011
17.9 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Houston Nutt
103-81 • 56.0% • 15 seasons • 0 titles
29th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Arkansas 1998
SRS 15.3
Worst Season
Boise State 1997
SRS -10.8
Biggest Improvement
Arkansas 1998
26.1 SRS