THIRD AND DATA

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

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

#CoachNowSeasonsLast 3 seasonsCareer EPA/playCareer points/poss.Career success rate2026 EPA/playHC record
1Rob AurichDC, Nebraska1top 1%top 3%top 6%No. 27 of 138
2Dana HolgorsenOC, Nebraska8top 3%top 15%top 4%No. 41 of 13892-69 (14)
3Matt PatriciaDC, Ohio State1top 3%top 1%top 8%No. 20 of 138
4Keenan BaileyOC (co), Ohio State1top 4%top 5%top 1%No. 25 of 138
5Joe CoxOC (co), LSU2top 4%top 8%top 7%No. 26 of 138
6Bryant HainesDC, Indiana4top 5%top 6%top 3%No. 11 of 138
7Colin HitschlerDC, UCLA4top 6%top 10%top 9%No. 1 of 138
8Jason BeckOC, Michigan3top 7%top 7%top 8%No. 105 of 138
9Corey HethermanDC, Miami2top 8%top 6%top 13%No. 64 of 138
10Glenn SchumannDC, Georgia7top 11%top 5%top 14%No. 26 of 138
11Todd BatesDC, Oklahoma4top 11%top 22%top 12%No. 7 of 138
12Phil ParkerDC, Iowa13top 12%top 6%top 28%No. 14 of 138
13Josh AldridgeDC, South Florida2top 12%top 21%top 12%No. 57 of 1380-1 (1)
14Corey DennisOC, UNLV1top 12%top 17%top 16%No. 85 of 138
15Maurice LinguistDC (co), Alabama2top 12%top 12%top 11%No. 17 of 13814-23 (4)
16Mike DenbrockOC, Notre Dame10top 13%top 12%top 22%No. 4 of 138
17Drew CronicOC, Navy2top 13%top 17%top 29%No. 45 of 13823-14 (4)
18D.J. DurkinDC, Auburn9top 14%top 26%top 15%No. 80 of 13812-17 (4)
19Bobby PetrinoOC, North Carolina3top 14%top 17%top 7%No. 55 of 138132-76 (18)
20Vince KehresDC, Syracuse6top 16%top 21%top 15%No. 65 of 138
21Brent PryDC, Virginia Tech11top 16%top 28%top 21%No. 69 of 13816-24 (4)
22Mack LeftwichOC, Texas Tech3top 17%top 12%top 11%No. 37 of 138
23Mike ShanahanOC, Indiana4top 17%top 14%top 9%No. 10 of 138
24Jonathan BrewerOC, Duke3top 18%top 9%top 33%No. 18 of 138
25Chris WeinkeOC (co), Georgia Tech2top 18%top 26%top 14%No. 99 of 138
26A. J. RickerOC (co), TCU5top 18%top 18%top 25%No. 82 of 138
27Jordan DavisOC, East Carolina3top 19%top 24%top 32%No. 111 of 138
28Mike ThiessenOC, Air Force17top 20%top 24%top 20%No. 33 of 138
29Ty HowleOC, Virginia Tech3top 21%top 10%top 14%No. 36 of 138
30Joey HalzleOC, Tennessee3top 23%top 23%top 11%No. 47 of 138
31Nate PotterOC, Boise State2top 23%top 24%top 38%No. 3 of 138
32Charlie Weis Jr.OC, LSU8top 24%top 26%top 34%No. 26 of 138
33Tom AllenDC, Clemson4top 24%top 23%top 18%No. 53 of 13833-49 (8)
34Matt LubickOC (co), Kansas7top 24%top 49%top 21%No. 66 of 138
35Trent BrayDC, Washington State2top 25%top 31%top 41%No. 86 of 1385-14 (2)
36Corey BatoonDC, Missouri7top 25%top 23%top 24%No. 36 of 138
37Mike BoboOC, Georgia13top 25%top 26%top 30%No. 8 of 13828-38 (6)
38Lance GuidryDC, Memphis6top 26%top 36%top 20%No. 71 of 1381-0 (1)
39Jesse BobbitDC, Iowa State1top 26%top 24%top 56%No. 111 of 1381-0 (1)
40Chris AshDC, Notre Dame7top 26%top 17%top 26%No. 31 of 1388-32 (4)
41Rob LikensOC (co), SMU7top 27%top 33%top 45%No. 11 of 138
42Kendal BrilesOC, South Carolina11top 27%top 27%top 24%No. 34 of 138
43John David BakerOC, Ole Miss4top 28%top 31%top 23%No. 35 of 138
44Todd OrlandoDC, South Alabama21top 29%top 27%top 26%No. 131 of 138
45Ryan GrubbOC, Alabama6top 29%top 29%top 20%No. 20 of 138
46Todd GranthamDC, UAB13top 29%top 19%top 20%No. 28 of 138
47Rob EzellOC, Wake Forest2top 29%top 38%top 44%No. 1 of 138
48Gordon SammisOC, TCU2top 29%top 31%top 43%No. 82 of 1380-1 (1)
49Shiel WoodDC, Texas Tech5top 29%top 22%top 35%No. 33 of 138
50Brennan MarionOC, Colorado2top 29%top 17%top 45%No. 114 of 1387-5 (1)
51Jeff NixonOC, Syracuse5top 29%top 39%top 36%No. 91 of 138
52Jake SpavitalOC, Baylor9top 30%top 26%top 20%No. 70 of 13813-35 (4)
53Jay HillDC, Michigan3top 30%top 14%top 42%No. 4 of 13863-38 (8)
54Kevin DeckerOC, Memphis3top 30%top 61%top 50%No. 16 of 138
55Holmon WigginsOC, Texas A&M2top 30%top 32%top 25%No. 92 of 138
56Ben ArbuckleOC, Oklahoma4top 30%top 22%top 29%No. 115 of 138
57Kane WommackDC, Alabama6top 31%top 27%top 28%No. 17 of 13822-16 (3)
58Zac AlleyDC, West Virginia4top 31%top 43%top 21%No. 133 of 138
59Tim WaltonDC (co), Ohio State3top 31%top 39%top 24%No. 20 of 138
60Chad MorrisOC, Clemson6top 32%top 21%top 30%No. 126 of 13818-41 (5)
61Kodi BurnsOC (co), Auburn4top 32%top 26%top 23%No. 79 of 138
62Anthony PoindexterDC (co), Tennessee12top 32%top 31%top 41%No. 5 of 138
63Joe KlandermanDC, Baylor6top 32%top 34%top 29%No. 12 of 1382-0 (1)
64Jim KnowlesDC, Tennessee13top 33%top 29%top 34%No. 5 of 138
65Josh HensonOC, Purdue7top 34%top 33%top 50%No. 54 of 138
66Tim BanksDC (co), Auburn19top 34%top 28%top 39%No. 80 of 138
67Robert AnaeOC, Utah State18top 34%top 38%top 28%No. 123 of 138
68Chip LindseyOC, Missouri9top 34%top 36%top 38%No. 56 of 13815-19 (3)
69Tim BeckOC, Vanderbilt4top 34%top 31%top 32%No. 104 of 13820-18 (3)
70D. J. SmithDC, App State4top 34%top 33%top 26%No. 79 of 138
71Kyle FloodOC, Texas7top 35%top 24%top 27%No. 95 of 13827-24 (4)
72Maurice Crum Jr.DC (co), SMU5top 35%top 44%top 34%No. 70 of 138
73Clayton WhiteDC, South Carolina9top 35%top 40%top 59%No. 83 of 138
74Marcus WoodsonDC (co), Ole Miss3top 35%top 57%top 48%No. 101 of 138
75Brian WilliamsDC, Jacksonville State4top 35%top 40%top 48%No. 52 of 138
76Shannon DawsonOC, Miami12top 36%top 37%top 46%No. 2 of 138
77Tony WhiteDC, Florida State6top 36%top 37%top 47%No. 106 of 138
78Ted MonachinoDC, Maryland1top 36%top 49%top 68%No. 100 of 138
79Skyler CassityDC, Oklahoma State2top 36%top 38%top 56%No. 67 of 138
80Tino SunseriOC (co), Indiana2top 37%top 40%top 30%No. 10 of 138
81Austin ArmstrongDC, Houston5top 38%top 32%top 35%No. 104 of 138
82Barry Lunney Jr.OC, Illinois6top 38%top 40%top 32%No. 31 of 1380-2 (1)
83Ron RobertsDC, Arkansas8top 39%top 36%top 64%No. 113 of 138
84Chip KellyOC, Northwestern3top 39%top 16%top 19%No. 13 of 13881-41 (10)
85Tim BeckOC, South Florida12top 39%top 36%top 29%No. 74 of 138
86Luke HuardOC, USC2top 39%top 48%top 50%No. 22 of 138
87Bradley Dale PevetoDC (co), North Texas6top 39%top 59%top 32%No. 77 of 138
88Brad WhiteDC, Florida7top 40%top 38%top 71%No. 62 of 138
89Tim Harris Jr.OC, Florida State2top 40%top 37%top 27%No. 46 of 138
90Jordan PetersonDC, Kansas State3top 40%top 28%top 16%No. 103 of 138
91Erik ChinanderDC, Boise State9top 40%top 33%top 46%No. 78 of 138
92Tim CramseyOC, Arkansas10top 40%top 35%top 32%No. 112 of 138
93Tyler WalkerOC, Temple1top 41%top 26%top 46%No. 59 of 138
94Travaris RobinsonDC (co), Georgia7top 41%top 36%top 57%No. 26 of 138
95Andy AvalosDC, TCU7top 41%top 31%top 39%No. 13 of 13822-14 (3)
96Brian BrohmOC, Louisville10top 42%top 46%top 32%No. 6 of 1380-1 (1)
97Stephen BelichickDC, North Carolina2top 42%top 56%top 56%No. 54 of 138
98Taylor MouserOC, Penn State2top 42%top 35%top 48%No. 60 of 138
99Dean KennedyOC, UCLA2top 42%top 21%top 36%No. 53 of 138
100Matt LukeOC (co), Clemson8top 42%top 45%top 42%No. 126 of 13815-21 (3)
101Buster FaulknerOC, Florida11top 43%top 39%top 31%No. 40 of 138
102Aaron RoderickOC, BYU8top 43%top 19%top 35%No. 32 of 138
103Kyle RichardsonOC (co), Clemson1top 43%top 53%top 47%No. 126 of 138
104Jeff GrimesOC, Wisconsin8top 44%top 41%top 27%No. 77 of 138
105Matt MillerOC, Washington State1top 44%top 45%top 63%No. 134 of 138
106Scott IsphordingOC, Ohio6top 44%top 47%top 38%No. 49 of 138
107John RudzinskiDC, Virginia8top 44%top 35%top 36%No. 68 of 138
108Chris MarveDC, Colorado3top 45%top 32%top 21%No. 61 of 138
109Chris KiffinDC (co), LSU1top 46%top 27%top 46%No. 16 of 138
110Spence NowinskyDC, New Mexico8top 46%top 41%top 45%No. 2 of 138
111Ted RoofDC, Boston College11top 46%top 45%top 51%No. 58 of 1386-45 (5)
112Tony PetersenOC (co), Northern Illinois13top 46%top 66%top 51%No. 131 of 138
113Seth DoegeOC, Arizona2top 47%top 27%top 49%No. 28 of 138
114Ryan WaltersDC, Washington8top 47%top 30%top 37%No. 30 of 1385-19 (2)
115Rod SmithOC, Marshall15top 47%top 52%top 47%No. 103 of 1380-1 (1)
116Glenn ThomasOC (co), Nebraska9top 47%top 48%top 36%No. 41 of 138
117D'Anton LynnDC, Penn State3top 47%top 47%top 74%No. 50 of 138
118Mike JohnsonOC (co), Syracuse4top 48%top 68%top 59%No. 91 of 138
119Aaron BohlDC, Wyoming2top 48%top 44%top 43%No. 91 of 138
120Nick PetrinoOC, Coastal Carolina1top 48%top 62%top 81%No. 93 of 1380-1 (1)
121Alex GrinchDC, UCF11top 50%top 43%top 57%No. 63 of 138
122Kirk CiarroccaOC, Rutgers14top 50%top 39%top 37%No. 90 of 138
123Nick MonroeDC (co), Minnesota3top 50%top 44%top 62%No. 40 of 138
124Craig StutzmannOC, San José State4top 50%top 60%top 41%No. 97 of 138
125Jovan DewittDC, Florida International4top 51%top 66%top 54%No. 45 of 138
126Ryan AplinOC, Georgia Southern3top 51%top 55%top 53%No. 52 of 138
127Nate WoodyDC, Cincinnati11top 52%top 36%top 36%No. 115 of 138
128Tim McGarigleDC, Northwestern2top 53%top 44%top 82%No. 47 of 138
129Scottie HazeltonDC, Wake Forest9top 53%top 40%top 43%No. 18 of 138
130Nick SheridanOC, Michigan State4top 54%top 39%top 62%No. 132 of 138
131Luke SchleusnerOC, New Mexico1top 54%top 43%top 64%No. 76 of 138
132Russ CallawayOC, Tulane2top 54%top 65%top 40%No. 107 of 138
133Kevin McGivenOC, Utah11top 55%top 49%top 61%No. 24 of 138
134Kelly PoppingaDC, BYU4top 55%top 52%top 31%No. 42 of 138
135Kade BellOC, Pittsburgh2top 55%top 30%top 65%No. 62 of 138
136Joel GordonOC, Auburn3top 56%top 45%top 70%No. 79 of 138
137Eric KiesauOC, Sacramento State9top 56%top 74%top 71%No. 136 of 1380-4 (1)
138Robert BalaDC, James Madison1top 59%top 45%top 67%No. 19 of 138
139Brian StewartDC, Middle Tennessee9top 60%top 72%top 64%No. 123 of 138
140Steve CooperOC, UCF1top 61%top 63%top 73%No. 89 of 138
141Dennis ThurmanDC, Hawai'i2top 61%top 52%top 57%No. 110 of 138
142Todd FitchOC, Charlotte13top 61%top 63%top 58%No. 129 of 1380-1 (1)
143Kane IoaneDC, Nevada5top 61%top 46%top 36%No. 89 of 138
144Will WindhamDC, Texas State2top 62%top 65%top 57%No. 90 of 138
145Jay BatemanDC, Kentucky13top 63%top 50%top 60%No. 59 of 138
146Nathan BurtonDC (co), Troy5top 63%top 75%top 64%No. 51 of 138
147Slade NagleOC, Houston2top 64%top 49%top 52%No. 7 of 1380-1 (1)
148Mike MacIntyreDC, Oregon State5top 64%top 47%top 63%No. 93 of 13858-89 (12)
149Matt PowledgeDC, North Texas4top 64%top 80%top 74%No. 77 of 138
150Tyson SummersDC, Colorado State8top 64%top 52%top 66%No. 138 of 1385-18 (3)
151David YostOC, New Mexico State12top 65%top 63%top 60%No. 127 of 138
152Charlton WarrenDC (co), NC State9top 65%top 71%top 78%No. 108 of 138
153Kevin BarbayOC, Tulsa4top 66%top 58%top 73%No. 27 of 138
154Hue JacksonOC, Georgia State1top 67%top 88%top 70%No. 38 of 1388-14 (2)
155Kurt RoperOC, NC State10top 67%top 63%top 64%No. 51 of 1380-1 (1)
156D. J. EliotDC, NC State10top 69%top 66%top 74%No. 108 of 138
157Joe RossiDC, Michigan State10top 69%top 64%top 63%No. 99 of 138
158Steve GregoryDC, Vanderbilt1top 70%top 47%top 53%No. 102 of 138
159Tim TibesarDC, Akron11top 71%top 79%top 71%No. 132 of 138
160Ty DarlingtonOC (co), Tulsa1top 73%top 79%top 68%No. 27 of 138
161Walt BellOC, Western Michigan9top 73%top 70%top 58%No. 68 of 1382-23 (3)
162Joe SloanOC, Kentucky4top 74%top 58%top 70%No. 48 of 138
163Steve RussDC, Air Force8top 75%top 71%top 73%No. 74 of 138
164Tim LesterOC, Iowa4top 75%top 55%top 68%No. 86 of 13837-32 (6)
165Marcus ArroyoOC, Arizona State10top 76%top 65%top 81%No. 108 of 1387-23 (3)
166Greg Harbaugh Jr.OC, Minnesota3top 77%top 67%top 67%No. 113 of 138
167Desmond KitchingsOC, Virginia6top 79%top 84%top 66%No. 78 of 138
168A. J. MilweeOC (co), Texas9top 79%top 76%top 80%No. 95 of 138
169Clint TrickettOC, Maryland4top 79%top 85%top 65%No. 94 of 138
170Elijah RobinsonDC (co), Texas A&M3top 80%top 80%top 68%No. 35 of 1381-2 (1)
171Drew MehringerOC, Oregon3top 81%top 88%top 79%No. 63 of 138
172Brian SmithDC, Temple8top 84%top 75%top 59%No. 116 of 1388-4 (1)
173Jason WashingtonDC (co), South Alabama1top 89%top 85%top 70%No. 131 of 138
174Sean GleesonOC, Kansas State4top 91%top 81%top 85%No. 64 of 138
175Quinn SandersOC, Northern Illinois1top 92%top 93%top 96%No. 131 of 138
176Jared KeyteDC, Massachusetts1top 94%top 99%top 96%No. 49 of 138
177Clay PattersonOC, Kent State3top 95%top 97%top 97%No. 135 of 138
178Matt JohnsonOC, San Diego State1top 96%top 99%top 99%No. 122 of 138
179Mark CalaOC, Missouri State1top 96%top 82%top 99%No. 102 of 138
180Nunzio CampanileOC, UConn1top 99%top 99%top 99%No. 39 of 1382-8 (2)
181Gary PattersonDC, USC0----No. 95 of 138181-79 (22)
182Mark IveyDC (co), Louisville0----No. 43 of 1381-0 (1)
183Bobby HauckDC, Illinois0----No. 120 of 13884-75 (12)
184Adam ClarkDC, Sacramento State0----No. 76 of 138
185Kris RichardDC, Stanford0----No. 137 of 138
186Jordan SomervilleOC, California0----No. 133 of 138
187Ike HilliardOC (co), California0----No. 133 of 138
188Michael HutchingsDC, California0----No. 112 of 138
189Ryan ManalacDC, UConn0----No. 82 of 138
190Taylor HousewrightOC, Jacksonville State0----No. 43 of 138
191George GodseyOC, Georgia Tech0----No. 99 of 138
192Tyler RoehlOC, Iowa State0----No. 67 of 138
193Aaron HenryDC (co), Notre Dame0----No. 31 of 138
194Max BulloughDC (co), Michigan State0----No. 99 of 138
195Travis JohansenDC, Rutgers0----No. 135 of 13810-5 (1)
196John Scott Jr.DC (co), Syracuse0----No. 65 of 138
197Joe BowdenDC, Bowling Green0----No. 94 of 138
198Arthur SmithOC, Ohio State0----No. 25 of 138
199Sean BrophyOC, Oklahoma State0----No. 12 of 138
200Colton SwanDC, Utah0----No. 24 of 138
201Pete ThomasOC, Cincinnati0----No. 19 of 138
202Jesse MontaltoOC, UL Monroe0----No. 128 of 138
203Dan LarsonOC, North Dakota State0----No. 81 of 138
204Joe BoldenDC, Southern Miss0----No. 107 of 138
205Cris ReisertOC (co), Toledo0----No. 42 of 13811-13 (2)
206Christian TaylorOC, Wyoming0----No. 69 of 138
207Lanear SampsonOC, UTEP0----No. 137 of 138

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Group of 5 head coaches

70 head coaches, by win percentage. FBS seasons only; below fbs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FBS.

#CoachNowSeasonsLast 3 seasonsRecordWin %vs Power 4Below FBSOff EPA/playOff points/poss.Def EPA/playDef points/poss.
1Mike JacobsToledo1-8-2.8000-194-23top 30%top 30%top 4%top 26%
2Spencer DanielsonBoise State432-9.7800-5-top 16%top 14%top 53%top 40%
3Tim PolasekNorth Dakota State1-7-2.778-26-3top 58%top 45%top 1%top 1%
4Jason EckNew Mexico217-5.7731-326-13top 54%top 32%top 17%top 20%
5John HauserOhio28-3.7270-1-top 32%top 41%top 42%top 41%
6Charles KellyJacksonville State216-7.6960-1-top 35%top 34%top 44%top 42%
7Jeff TraylorUTSA760-28.6821-6-top 31%top 34%top 44%top 51%
8Blake HarrellEast Carolina319-9.6791-3-top 44%top 41%top 24%top 31%
9Jamey ChadwellLiberty972-36.6673-259-35top 28%top 28%top 52%top 45%
10Billy NapierJames Madison970-37.6541-3-top 22%top 29%top 38%top 29%
11Matt EntzFresno State214-8.6360-260-11top 68%top 63%top 25%top 19%
12Charles HuffMemphis647-27.6352-3-top 52%top 48%top 35%top 36%
13Jason CandleUConn1285-49.6342-9-top 23%top 28%top 20%top 25%
14Dan MullenUNLV15118-69.6312-0-top 32%top 45%top 36%top 30%
15Brian NewberryNavy429-18.6172-4-top 24%top 32%top 54%top 47%
16Bronco MendenhallUtah State20150-100.6004-13-top 33%top 34%top 36%top 31%
17Brian HartlineSouth Florida1-6-4.600--top 53%top 48%top 41%top 21%
18Neal BrownNorth Texas1179-53.5982-5-top 48%top 34%top 55%top 52%
19Troy CalhounAir Force20146-99.5966-6-top 21%top 25%top 56%top 50%
20Clay HeltonGeorgia Southern1378-53.5951-5-top 37%top 42%top 48%top 47%
21Tyson HeltonWestern Kentucky860-42.5881-12-top 49%top 55%top 40%top 47%
22Jeff MonkenArmy1394-67.5844-2038-16top 27%top 17%top 62%top 57%
23G.J. KinneTexas State428-20.5831-312-2top 13%top 11%top 51%top 77%
24Jerry MackKennesaw State213-10.5650-331-15top 64%top 62%top 54%top 54%
25Jim MoraColorado State1176-59.5632-12-top 37%top 35%top 48%top 53%

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