2026 season

Head coach candidates

FBS coordinators and Group of 5 and FCS head coaches. Ranks are within the division; teal = top third, orange = bottom third.

Conference

Team

FBS coordinators

157 coordinators. Career: the median of his units' FBS ranks as a share of FBS (top 5% = among the best).

#	Coach	Now	Seasons	Career EPA/play	Career points/poss.	Career success rate	2026 EPA/play	HC record
1	Dana Holgorsen	OC, Nebraska	8	top 3%	top 15%	top 4%	No. 41 of 138	92-69 (14)
2	Joe Cox	OC (co), LSU	2	top 4%	top 8%	top 7%	No. 26 of 138
3	Bryant Haines	DC, Indiana	4	top 5%	top 6%	top 3%	No. 11 of 138
4	Colin Hitschler	DC, UCLA	4	top 6%	top 10%	top 9%	No. 1 of 138
5	Jason Beck	OC, Michigan	3	top 7%	top 7%	top 8%	No. 105 of 138
6	Corey Hetherman	DC, Miami	2	top 8%	top 6%	top 13%	No. 64 of 138
7	Glenn Schumann	DC, Georgia	7	top 11%	top 5%	top 14%	No. 26 of 138
8	Todd Bates	DC, Oklahoma	4	top 11%	top 22%	top 12%	No. 7 of 138
9	Phil Parker	DC, Iowa	13	top 12%	top 6%	top 28%	No. 14 of 138
10	Josh Aldridge	DC, South Florida	2	top 12%	top 21%	top 12%	No. 57 of 138	0-1 (1)
11	Maurice Linguist	DC (co), Alabama	2	top 12%	top 12%	top 11%	No. 17 of 138	14-23 (4)
12	Mike Denbrock	OC, Notre Dame	10	top 13%	top 12%	top 22%	No. 4 of 138
13	Drew Cronic	OC, Navy	2	top 13%	top 17%	top 29%	No. 45 of 138	23-14 (4)
14	D.J. Durkin	DC, Auburn	9	top 14%	top 26%	top 15%	No. 80 of 138	12-17 (4)
15	Bobby Petrino	OC, North Carolina	3	top 14%	top 17%	top 7%	No. 55 of 138	132-76 (18)
16	Vince Kehres	DC, Syracuse	6	top 16%	top 21%	top 15%	No. 65 of 138
17	Brent Pry	DC, Virginia Tech	11	top 16%	top 28%	top 21%	No. 69 of 138	16-24 (4)
18	Mack Leftwich	OC, Texas Tech	3	top 17%	top 12%	top 11%	No. 37 of 138
19	Mike Shanahan	OC, Indiana	4	top 17%	top 14%	top 9%	No. 10 of 138
20	Jonathan Brewer	OC, Duke	3	top 18%	top 9%	top 33%	No. 18 of 138
21	Chris Weinke	OC (co), Georgia Tech	2	top 18%	top 26%	top 14%	No. 99 of 138
22	A. J. Ricker	OC (co), TCU	5	top 18%	top 18%	top 25%	No. 82 of 138
23	Jordan Davis	OC, East Carolina	3	top 19%	top 24%	top 32%	No. 111 of 138
24	Mike Thiessen	OC, Air Force	17	top 20%	top 24%	top 20%	No. 33 of 138
25	Ty Howle	OC, Virginia Tech	3	top 21%	top 10%	top 14%	No. 36 of 138
26	Joey Halzle	OC, Tennessee	3	top 23%	top 23%	top 11%	No. 47 of 138
27	Nate Potter	OC, Boise State	2	top 23%	top 24%	top 38%	No. 3 of 138
28	Charlie Weis Jr.	OC, LSU	8	top 24%	top 26%	top 34%	No. 26 of 138
29	Tom Allen	DC, Clemson	4	top 24%	top 23%	top 18%	No. 53 of 138	33-49 (8)
30	Matt Lubick	OC (co), Kansas	7	top 24%	top 49%	top 21%	No. 66 of 138
31	Trent Bray	DC, Washington State	2	top 25%	top 31%	top 41%	No. 86 of 138	5-14 (2)
32	Corey Batoon	DC, Missouri	7	top 25%	top 23%	top 24%	No. 36 of 138
33	Mike Bobo	OC, Georgia	13	top 25%	top 26%	top 30%	No. 8 of 138	28-38 (6)
34	Lance Guidry	DC, Memphis	6	top 26%	top 36%	top 20%	No. 71 of 138	1-0 (1)
35	Chris Ash	DC, Notre Dame	7	top 26%	top 17%	top 26%	No. 31 of 138	8-32 (4)
36	Rob Likens	OC (co), SMU	7	top 27%	top 33%	top 45%	No. 11 of 138
37	Kendal Briles	OC, South Carolina	11	top 27%	top 27%	top 24%	No. 34 of 138
38	John David Baker	OC, Ole Miss	4	top 28%	top 31%	top 23%	No. 35 of 138
39	Todd Orlando	DC, South Alabama	21	top 29%	top 27%	top 26%	No. 131 of 138
40	Ryan Grubb	OC, Alabama	6	top 29%	top 29%	top 20%	No. 20 of 138
41	Todd Grantham	DC, UAB	13	top 29%	top 19%	top 20%	No. 28 of 138
42	Rob Ezell	OC, Wake Forest	2	top 29%	top 38%	top 44%	No. 1 of 138
43	Gordon Sammis	OC, TCU	2	top 29%	top 31%	top 43%	No. 82 of 138	0-1 (1)
44	Shiel Wood	DC, Texas Tech	5	top 29%	top 22%	top 35%	No. 33 of 138
45	Brennan Marion	OC, Colorado	2	top 29%	top 17%	top 45%	No. 114 of 138	7-5 (1)
46	Jeff Nixon	OC, Syracuse	5	top 29%	top 39%	top 36%	No. 91 of 138
47	Jake Spavital	OC, Baylor	9	top 30%	top 26%	top 20%	No. 70 of 138	13-35 (4)
48	Jay Hill	DC, Michigan	3	top 30%	top 14%	top 42%	No. 4 of 138	63-38 (8)
49	Kevin Decker	OC, Memphis	3	top 30%	top 61%	top 50%	No. 16 of 138
50	Holmon Wiggins	OC, Texas A&M	2	top 30%	top 32%	top 25%	No. 92 of 138
51	Ben Arbuckle	OC, Oklahoma	4	top 30%	top 22%	top 29%	No. 115 of 138
52	Kane Wommack	DC, Alabama	6	top 31%	top 27%	top 28%	No. 17 of 138	22-16 (3)
53	Zac Alley	DC, West Virginia	4	top 31%	top 43%	top 21%	No. 133 of 138
54	Tim Walton	DC (co), Ohio State	3	top 31%	top 39%	top 24%	No. 20 of 138
55	Chad Morris	OC, Clemson	6	top 32%	top 21%	top 30%	No. 126 of 138	18-41 (5)
56	Kodi Burns	OC (co), Auburn	4	top 32%	top 26%	top 23%	No. 79 of 138
57	Anthony Poindexter	DC (co), Tennessee	12	top 32%	top 31%	top 41%	No. 5 of 138
58	Joe Klanderman	DC, Baylor	6	top 32%	top 34%	top 29%	No. 12 of 138	2-0 (1)
59	Jim Knowles	DC, Tennessee	13	top 33%	top 29%	top 34%	No. 5 of 138
60	Josh Henson	OC, Purdue	7	top 34%	top 33%	top 50%	No. 54 of 138
61	Tim Banks	DC (co), Auburn	19	top 34%	top 28%	top 39%	No. 80 of 138
62	Robert Anae	OC, Utah State	18	top 34%	top 38%	top 28%	No. 123 of 138
63	Chip Lindsey	OC, Missouri	9	top 34%	top 36%	top 38%	No. 56 of 138	15-19 (3)
64	Tim Beck	OC, Vanderbilt	4	top 34%	top 31%	top 32%	No. 104 of 138	20-18 (3)
65	D. J. Smith	DC, App State	4	top 34%	top 33%	top 26%	No. 79 of 138
66	Kyle Flood	OC, Texas	7	top 35%	top 24%	top 27%	No. 95 of 138	27-24 (4)
67	Maurice Crum Jr.	DC (co), SMU	5	top 35%	top 44%	top 34%	No. 70 of 138
68	Clayton White	DC, South Carolina	9	top 35%	top 40%	top 59%	No. 83 of 138
69	Marcus Woodson	DC (co), Ole Miss	3	top 35%	top 57%	top 48%	No. 101 of 138
70	Brian Williams	DC, Jacksonville State	4	top 35%	top 40%	top 48%	No. 52 of 138
71	Shannon Dawson	OC, Miami	12	top 36%	top 37%	top 46%	No. 2 of 138
72	Tony White	DC, Florida State	6	top 36%	top 37%	top 47%	No. 106 of 138
73	Skyler Cassity	DC, Oklahoma State	2	top 36%	top 38%	top 56%	No. 67 of 138
74	Tino Sunseri	OC (co), Indiana	2	top 37%	top 40%	top 30%	No. 10 of 138
75	Austin Armstrong	DC, Houston	5	top 38%	top 32%	top 35%	No. 104 of 138
76	Barry Lunney Jr.	OC, Illinois	6	top 38%	top 40%	top 32%	No. 31 of 138	0-2 (1)
77	Ron Roberts	DC, Arkansas	8	top 39%	top 36%	top 64%	No. 113 of 138
78	Chip Kelly	OC, Northwestern	3	top 39%	top 16%	top 19%	No. 13 of 138	81-41 (10)
79	Tim Beck	OC, South Florida	12	top 39%	top 36%	top 29%	No. 74 of 138
80	Luke Huard	OC, USC	2	top 39%	top 48%	top 50%	No. 22 of 138
81	Bradley Dale Peveto	DC (co), North Texas	6	top 39%	top 59%	top 32%	No. 77 of 138
82	Brad White	DC, Florida	7	top 40%	top 38%	top 71%	No. 62 of 138
83	Tim Harris Jr.	OC, Florida State	2	top 40%	top 37%	top 27%	No. 46 of 138
84	Jordan Peterson	DC, Kansas State	3	top 40%	top 28%	top 16%	No. 103 of 138
85	Erik Chinander	DC, Boise State	9	top 40%	top 33%	top 46%	No. 78 of 138
86	Tim Cramsey	OC, Arkansas	10	top 40%	top 35%	top 32%	No. 112 of 138
87	Travaris Robinson	DC (co), Georgia	7	top 41%	top 36%	top 57%	No. 26 of 138
88	Andy Avalos	DC, TCU	7	top 41%	top 31%	top 39%	No. 13 of 138	22-14 (3)
89	Brian Brohm	OC, Louisville	10	top 42%	top 46%	top 32%	No. 6 of 138	0-1 (1)
90	Stephen Belichick	DC, North Carolina	2	top 42%	top 56%	top 56%	No. 54 of 138
91	Taylor Mouser	OC, Penn State	2	top 42%	top 35%	top 48%	No. 60 of 138
92	Dean Kennedy	OC, UCLA	2	top 42%	top 21%	top 36%	No. 53 of 138
93	Matt Luke	OC (co), Clemson	8	top 42%	top 45%	top 42%	No. 126 of 138	15-21 (3)
94	Buster Faulkner	OC, Florida	11	top 43%	top 39%	top 31%	No. 40 of 138
95	Aaron Roderick	OC, BYU	8	top 43%	top 19%	top 35%	No. 32 of 138
96	Jeff Grimes	OC, Wisconsin	8	top 44%	top 41%	top 27%	No. 77 of 138
97	Scott Isphording	OC, Ohio	6	top 44%	top 47%	top 38%	No. 49 of 138
98	John Rudzinski	DC, Virginia	8	top 44%	top 35%	top 36%	No. 68 of 138
99	Chris Marve	DC, Colorado	3	top 45%	top 32%	top 21%	No. 61 of 138
100	Spence Nowinsky	DC, New Mexico	8	top 46%	top 41%	top 45%	No. 2 of 138
101	Ted Roof	DC, Boston College	11	top 46%	top 45%	top 51%	No. 58 of 138	6-45 (5)
102	Tony Petersen	OC (co), Northern Illinois	13	top 46%	top 66%	top 51%	No. 131 of 138
103	Seth Doege	OC, Arizona	2	top 47%	top 27%	top 49%	No. 28 of 138
104	Ryan Walters	DC, Washington	8	top 47%	top 30%	top 37%	No. 30 of 138	5-19 (2)
105	Rod Smith	OC, Marshall	15	top 47%	top 52%	top 47%	No. 103 of 138	0-1 (1)
106	Glenn Thomas	OC (co), Nebraska	9	top 47%	top 48%	top 36%	No. 41 of 138
107	D'Anton Lynn	DC, Penn State	3	top 47%	top 47%	top 74%	No. 50 of 138
108	Mike Johnson	OC (co), Syracuse	4	top 48%	top 68%	top 59%	No. 91 of 138
109	Aaron Bohl	DC, Wyoming	2	top 48%	top 44%	top 43%	No. 91 of 138
110	Alex Grinch	DC, UCF	11	top 50%	top 43%	top 57%	No. 63 of 138
111	Kirk Ciarrocca	OC, Rutgers	14	top 50%	top 39%	top 37%	No. 90 of 138
112	Nick Monroe	DC (co), Minnesota	3	top 50%	top 44%	top 62%	No. 40 of 138
113	Craig Stutzmann	OC, San José State	4	top 50%	top 60%	top 41%	No. 97 of 138
114	Jovan Dewitt	DC, Florida International	4	top 51%	top 66%	top 54%	No. 45 of 138
115	Ryan Aplin	OC, Georgia Southern	3	top 51%	top 55%	top 53%	No. 52 of 138
116	Nate Woody	DC, Cincinnati	11	top 52%	top 36%	top 36%	No. 115 of 138
117	Tim McGarigle	DC, Northwestern	2	top 53%	top 44%	top 82%	No. 47 of 138
118	Scottie Hazelton	DC, Wake Forest	9	top 53%	top 40%	top 43%	No. 18 of 138
119	Nick Sheridan	OC, Michigan State	4	top 54%	top 39%	top 62%	No. 132 of 138
120	Russ Callaway	OC, Tulane	2	top 54%	top 65%	top 40%	No. 107 of 138
121	Kevin McGiven	OC, Utah	11	top 55%	top 49%	top 61%	No. 24 of 138
122	Kelly Poppinga	DC, BYU	4	top 55%	top 52%	top 31%	No. 42 of 138
123	Kade Bell	OC, Pittsburgh	2	top 55%	top 30%	top 65%	No. 62 of 138
124	Joel Gordon	OC, Auburn	3	top 56%	top 45%	top 70%	No. 79 of 138
125	Eric Kiesau	OC, Sacramento State	9	top 56%	top 74%	top 71%	No. 136 of 138	0-4 (1)
126	Brian Stewart	DC, Middle Tennessee	9	top 60%	top 72%	top 64%	No. 123 of 138
127	Dennis Thurman	DC, Hawai'i	2	top 61%	top 52%	top 57%	No. 110 of 138
128	Todd Fitch	OC, Charlotte	13	top 61%	top 63%	top 58%	No. 129 of 138	0-1 (1)
129	Kane Ioane	DC, Nevada	5	top 61%	top 46%	top 36%	No. 89 of 138
130	Will Windham	DC, Texas State	2	top 62%	top 65%	top 57%	No. 90 of 138
131	Jay Bateman	DC, Kentucky	13	top 63%	top 50%	top 60%	No. 59 of 138
132	Nathan Burton	DC (co), Troy	5	top 63%	top 75%	top 64%	No. 51 of 138
133	Slade Nagle	OC, Houston	2	top 64%	top 49%	top 52%	No. 7 of 138	0-1 (1)
134	Mike MacIntyre	DC, Oregon State	5	top 64%	top 47%	top 63%	No. 93 of 138	58-89 (12)
135	Matt Powledge	DC, North Texas	4	top 64%	top 80%	top 74%	No. 77 of 138
136	Tyson Summers	DC, Colorado State	8	top 64%	top 52%	top 66%	No. 138 of 138	5-18 (3)
137	David Yost	OC, New Mexico State	12	top 65%	top 63%	top 60%	No. 127 of 138
138	Charlton Warren	DC (co), NC State	9	top 65%	top 71%	top 78%	No. 108 of 138
139	Kevin Barbay	OC, Tulsa	4	top 66%	top 58%	top 73%	No. 27 of 138
140	Kurt Roper	OC, NC State	10	top 67%	top 63%	top 64%	No. 51 of 138	0-1 (1)
141	D. J. Eliot	DC, NC State	10	top 69%	top 66%	top 74%	No. 108 of 138
142	Joe Rossi	DC, Michigan State	10	top 69%	top 64%	top 63%	No. 99 of 138
143	Tim Tibesar	DC, Akron	11	top 71%	top 79%	top 71%	No. 132 of 138
144	Walt Bell	OC, Western Michigan	9	top 73%	top 70%	top 58%	No. 68 of 138	2-23 (3)
145	Joe Sloan	OC, Kentucky	4	top 74%	top 58%	top 70%	No. 48 of 138
146	Steve Russ	DC, Air Force	8	top 75%	top 71%	top 73%	No. 74 of 138
147	Tim Lester	OC, Iowa	4	top 75%	top 55%	top 68%	No. 86 of 138	37-32 (6)
148	Marcus Arroyo	OC, Arizona State	10	top 76%	top 65%	top 81%	No. 108 of 138	7-23 (3)
149	Greg Harbaugh Jr.	OC, Minnesota	3	top 77%	top 67%	top 67%	No. 113 of 138
150	Desmond Kitchings	OC, Virginia	6	top 79%	top 84%	top 66%	No. 78 of 138
151	A. J. Milwee	OC (co), Texas	9	top 79%	top 76%	top 80%	No. 95 of 138
152	Clint Trickett	OC, Maryland	4	top 79%	top 85%	top 65%	No. 94 of 138
153	Elijah Robinson	DC (co), Texas A&M	3	top 80%	top 80%	top 68%	No. 35 of 138	1-2 (1)
154	Drew Mehringer	OC, Oregon	3	top 81%	top 88%	top 79%	No. 63 of 138
155	Brian Smith	DC, Temple	8	top 84%	top 75%	top 59%	No. 116 of 138	8-4 (1)
156	Sean Gleeson	OC, Kansas State	4	top 91%	top 81%	top 85%	No. 64 of 138
157	Clay Patterson	OC, Kent State	3	top 95%	top 97%	top 97%	No. 135 of 138

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Group of 5 head coaches

62 head coaches, by defense pts/poss.. FBS seasons only; below fbs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FBS.

#	Coach	Now	Seasons	Record	Win %	vs Power 4	Below FBS	Off EPA/play	Off points/poss.	Def EPA/play	Def points/poss.
1	Matt Entz	Fresno State	2	14-8	.636	0-2	60-11	top 68%	top 63%	top 25%	top 19%
2	Jason Eck	New Mexico	2	17-5	.773	1-3	26-13	top 54%	top 32%	top 17%	top 20%
3	Jason Candle	UConn	12	85-49	.634	2-9	-	top 23%	top 28%	top 20%	top 25%
4	Billy Napier	James Madison	9	70-37	.654	1-3	-	top 22%	top 29%	top 38%	top 29%
5	Dan Mullen	UNLV	15	118-69	.631	2-0	-	top 32%	top 45%	top 36%	top 30%
6	Blake Harrell	East Carolina	3	19-9	.679	1-3	-	top 44%	top 41%	top 24%	top 31%
7	Bronco Mendenhall	Utah State	20	150-100	.600	4-13	-	top 33%	top 34%	top 36%	top 31%
8	Charles Huff	Memphis	6	47-27	.635	2-3	-	top 52%	top 48%	top 35%	top 36%
9	Spencer Danielson	Boise State	4	32-9	.780	0-5	-	top 16%	top 14%	top 53%	top 40%
10	Chuck Martin	Miami (OH)	13	78-78	.500	2-18	74-7	top 62%	top 70%	top 41%	top 41%
11	John Hauser	Ohio	2	8-3	.727	0-1	-	top 32%	top 41%	top 42%	top 41%
12	Charles Kelly	Jacksonville State	2	16-7	.696	0-1	-	top 35%	top 34%	top 44%	top 42%
13	Jamey Chadwell	Liberty	9	72-36	.667	3-2	59-35	top 28%	top 28%	top 52%	top 45%
14	Pete Lembo	Buffalo	8	54-43	.557	0-6	79-36	top 70%	top 62%	top 64%	top 45%
15	Willie Simmons	Florida International	2	11-11	.500	0-1	66-24	top 71%	top 75%	top 40%	top 45%
16	Ricky Rahne	Old Dominion	7	33-40	.452	2-8	-	top 76%	top 68%	top 20%	top 46%
17	Tre Lamb	Tulsa	2	9-12	.429	2-1	27-25	top 46%	top 53%	top 39%	top 46%
18	Tyson Helton	Western Kentucky	8	60-42	.588	1-12	-	top 49%	top 55%	top 40%	top 47%
19	Brian Newberry	Navy	4	29-18	.617	2-4	-	top 24%	top 32%	top 54%	top 47%
20	Clay Helton	Georgia Southern	13	78-53	.595	1-5	-	top 37%	top 42%	top 48%	top 47%
21	Matt Drinkall	Central Michigan	2	12-11	.522	0-4	42-17	top 64%	top 73%	top 43%	top 47%
22	Michael Desormeaux	Louisiana	6	36-28	.563	1-5	-	top 41%	top 30%	top 53%	top 49%
23	Blake Anderson	Southern Miss	13	77-61	.558	3-11	-	top 48%	top 39%	top 47%	top 50%
24	Sonny Cumbie	Louisiana Tech	6	28-36	.438	0-8	-	top 65%	top 57%	top 44%	top 50%
25	Troy Calhoun	Air Force	20	146-99	.596	6-6	-	top 21%	top 25%	top 56%	top 50%

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