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
84 coordinators. Career: the median of his units' FBS ranks as a share of FBS (top 5% = among the best).
| # | Coach | Now | Seasons | Last 3 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 | Jason Beck | OC, Michigan | 3 | top 7% | top 7% | top 8% | No. 105 of 138 | ||
| 4 | Mike Denbrock | OC, Notre Dame | 10 | top 13% | top 12% | top 22% | No. 4 of 138 | ||
| 5 | Drew Cronic | OC, Navy | 2 | top 13% | top 17% | top 29% | No. 45 of 138 | 23-14 (4) | |
| 6 | Bobby Petrino | OC, North Carolina | 3 | top 14% | top 17% | top 7% | No. 55 of 138 | 132-76 (18) | |
| 7 | Mack Leftwich | OC, Texas Tech | 3 | top 17% | top 12% | top 11% | No. 37 of 138 | ||
| 8 | Mike Shanahan | OC, Indiana | 4 | top 17% | top 14% | top 9% | No. 10 of 138 | ||
| 9 | Jonathan Brewer | OC, Duke | 3 | top 18% | top 9% | top 33% | No. 18 of 138 | ||
| 10 | Chris Weinke | OC (co), Georgia Tech | 2 | top 18% | top 26% | top 14% | No. 99 of 138 | ||
| 11 | A. J. Ricker | OC (co), TCU | 5 | top 18% | top 18% | top 25% | No. 82 of 138 | ||
| 12 | Jordan Davis | OC, East Carolina | 3 | top 19% | top 24% | top 32% | No. 111 of 138 | ||
| 13 | Mike Thiessen | OC, Air Force | 17 | top 20% | top 24% | top 20% | No. 33 of 138 | ||
| 14 | Ty Howle | OC, Virginia Tech | 3 | top 21% | top 10% | top 14% | No. 36 of 138 | ||
| 15 | Joey Halzle | OC, Tennessee | 3 | top 23% | top 23% | top 11% | No. 47 of 138 | ||
| 16 | Nate Potter | OC, Boise State | 2 | top 23% | top 24% | top 38% | No. 3 of 138 | ||
| 17 | Charlie Weis Jr. | OC, LSU | 8 | top 24% | top 26% | top 34% | No. 26 of 138 | ||
| 18 | Matt Lubick | OC (co), Kansas | 7 | top 24% | top 49% | top 21% | No. 66 of 138 | ||
| 19 | Mike Bobo | OC, Georgia | 13 | top 25% | top 26% | top 30% | No. 8 of 138 | 28-38 (6) | |
| 20 | Rob Likens | OC (co), SMU | 7 | top 27% | top 33% | top 45% | No. 11 of 138 | ||
| 21 | Kendal Briles | OC, South Carolina | 11 | top 27% | top 27% | top 24% | No. 34 of 138 | ||
| 22 | John David Baker | OC, Ole Miss | 4 | top 28% | top 31% | top 23% | No. 35 of 138 | ||
| 23 | Ryan Grubb | OC, Alabama | 6 | top 29% | top 29% | top 20% | No. 20 of 138 | ||
| 24 | Rob Ezell | OC, Wake Forest | 2 | top 29% | top 38% | top 44% | No. 1 of 138 | ||
| 25 | Gordon Sammis | OC, TCU | 2 | top 29% | top 31% | top 43% | No. 82 of 138 | 0-1 (1) | |
| 26 | Brennan Marion | OC, Colorado | 2 | top 29% | top 17% | top 45% | No. 114 of 138 | 7-5 (1) | |
| 27 | Jeff Nixon | OC, Syracuse | 5 | top 29% | top 39% | top 36% | No. 91 of 138 | ||
| 28 | Jake Spavital | OC, Baylor | 9 | top 30% | top 26% | top 20% | No. 70 of 138 | 13-35 (4) | |
| 29 | Kevin Decker | OC, Memphis | 3 | top 30% | top 61% | top 50% | No. 16 of 138 | ||
| 30 | Holmon Wiggins | OC, Texas A&M | 2 | top 30% | top 32% | top 25% | No. 92 of 138 | ||
| 31 | Ben Arbuckle | OC, Oklahoma | 4 | top 30% | top 22% | top 29% | No. 115 of 138 | ||
| 32 | Chad Morris | OC, Clemson | 6 | top 32% | top 21% | top 30% | No. 126 of 138 | 18-41 (5) | |
| 33 | Kodi Burns | OC (co), Auburn | 4 | top 32% | top 26% | top 23% | No. 79 of 138 | ||
| 34 | Josh Henson | OC, Purdue | 7 | top 34% | top 33% | top 50% | No. 54 of 138 | ||
| 35 | Robert Anae | OC, Utah State | 18 | top 34% | top 38% | top 28% | No. 123 of 138 | ||
| 36 | Chip Lindsey | OC, Missouri | 9 | top 34% | top 36% | top 38% | No. 56 of 138 | 15-19 (3) | |
| 37 | Tim Beck | OC, Vanderbilt | 4 | top 34% | top 31% | top 32% | No. 104 of 138 | 20-18 (3) | |
| 38 | Kyle Flood | OC, Texas | 7 | top 35% | top 24% | top 27% | No. 95 of 138 | 27-24 (4) | |
| 39 | Shannon Dawson | OC, Miami | 12 | top 36% | top 37% | top 46% | No. 2 of 138 | ||
| 40 | Tino Sunseri | OC (co), Indiana | 2 | top 37% | top 40% | top 30% | No. 10 of 138 | ||
| 41 | Barry Lunney Jr. | OC, Illinois | 6 | top 38% | top 40% | top 32% | No. 31 of 138 | 0-2 (1) | |
| 42 | Chip Kelly | OC, Northwestern | 3 | top 39% | top 16% | top 19% | No. 13 of 138 | 81-41 (10) | |
| 43 | Tim Beck | OC, South Florida | 12 | top 39% | top 36% | top 29% | No. 74 of 138 | ||
| 44 | Luke Huard | OC, USC | 2 | top 39% | top 48% | top 50% | No. 22 of 138 | ||
| 45 | Tim Harris Jr. | OC, Florida State | 2 | top 40% | top 37% | top 27% | No. 46 of 138 | ||
| 46 | Tim Cramsey | OC, Arkansas | 10 | top 40% | top 35% | top 32% | No. 112 of 138 | ||
| 47 | Brian Brohm | OC, Louisville | 10 | top 42% | top 46% | top 32% | No. 6 of 138 | 0-1 (1) | |
| 48 | Taylor Mouser | OC, Penn State | 2 | top 42% | top 35% | top 48% | No. 60 of 138 | ||
| 49 | Dean Kennedy | OC, UCLA | 2 | top 42% | top 21% | top 36% | No. 53 of 138 | ||
| 50 | Matt Luke | OC (co), Clemson | 8 | top 42% | top 45% | top 42% | No. 126 of 138 | 15-21 (3) | |
| 51 | Buster Faulkner | OC, Florida | 11 | top 43% | top 39% | top 31% | No. 40 of 138 | ||
| 52 | Aaron Roderick | OC, BYU | 8 | top 43% | top 19% | top 35% | No. 32 of 138 | ||
| 53 | Jeff Grimes | OC, Wisconsin | 8 | top 44% | top 41% | top 27% | No. 77 of 138 | ||
| 54 | Scott Isphording | OC, Ohio | 6 | top 44% | top 47% | top 38% | No. 49 of 138 | ||
| 55 | Tony Petersen | OC (co), Northern Illinois | 13 | top 46% | top 66% | top 51% | No. 131 of 138 | ||
| 56 | Seth Doege | OC, Arizona | 2 | top 47% | top 27% | top 49% | No. 28 of 138 | ||
| 57 | Rod Smith | OC, Marshall | 15 | top 47% | top 52% | top 47% | No. 103 of 138 | 0-1 (1) | |
| 58 | Glenn Thomas | OC (co), Nebraska | 9 | top 47% | top 48% | top 36% | No. 41 of 138 | ||
| 59 | Mike Johnson | OC (co), Syracuse | 4 | top 48% | top 68% | top 59% | No. 91 of 138 | ||
| 60 | Kirk Ciarrocca | OC, Rutgers | 14 | top 50% | top 39% | top 37% | No. 90 of 138 | ||
| 61 | Craig Stutzmann | OC, San José State | 4 | top 50% | top 60% | top 41% | No. 97 of 138 | ||
| 62 | Ryan Aplin | OC, Georgia Southern | 3 | top 51% | top 55% | top 53% | No. 52 of 138 | ||
| 63 | Nick Sheridan | OC, Michigan State | 4 | top 54% | top 39% | top 62% | No. 132 of 138 | ||
| 64 | Russ Callaway | OC, Tulane | 2 | top 54% | top 65% | top 40% | No. 107 of 138 | ||
| 65 | Kevin McGiven | OC, Utah | 11 | top 55% | top 49% | top 61% | No. 24 of 138 | ||
| 66 | Kade Bell | OC, Pittsburgh | 2 | top 55% | top 30% | top 65% | No. 62 of 138 | ||
| 67 | Joel Gordon | OC, Auburn | 3 | top 56% | top 45% | top 70% | No. 79 of 138 | ||
| 68 | Eric Kiesau | OC, Sacramento State | 9 | top 56% | top 74% | top 71% | No. 136 of 138 | 0-4 (1) | |
| 69 | Todd Fitch | OC, Charlotte | 13 | top 61% | top 63% | top 58% | No. 129 of 138 | 0-1 (1) | |
| 70 | Slade Nagle | OC, Houston | 2 | top 64% | top 49% | top 52% | No. 7 of 138 | 0-1 (1) | |
| 71 | David Yost | OC, New Mexico State | 12 | top 65% | top 63% | top 60% | No. 127 of 138 | ||
| 72 | Kevin Barbay | OC, Tulsa | 4 | top 66% | top 58% | top 73% | No. 27 of 138 | ||
| 73 | Kurt Roper | OC, NC State | 10 | top 67% | top 63% | top 64% | No. 51 of 138 | 0-1 (1) | |
| 74 | Walt Bell | OC, Western Michigan | 9 | top 73% | top 70% | top 58% | No. 68 of 138 | 2-23 (3) | |
| 75 | Joe Sloan | OC, Kentucky | 4 | top 74% | top 58% | top 70% | No. 48 of 138 | ||
| 76 | Tim Lester | OC, Iowa | 4 | top 75% | top 55% | top 68% | No. 86 of 138 | 37-32 (6) | |
| 77 | Marcus Arroyo | OC, Arizona State | 10 | top 76% | top 65% | top 81% | No. 108 of 138 | 7-23 (3) | |
| 78 | Greg Harbaugh Jr. | OC, Minnesota | 3 | top 77% | top 67% | top 67% | No. 113 of 138 | ||
| 79 | Desmond Kitchings | OC, Virginia | 6 | top 79% | top 84% | top 66% | No. 78 of 138 | ||
| 80 | A. J. Milwee | OC (co), Texas | 9 | top 79% | top 76% | top 80% | No. 95 of 138 | ||
| 81 | Clint Trickett | OC, Maryland | 4 | top 79% | top 85% | top 65% | No. 94 of 138 | ||
| 82 | Drew Mehringer | OC, Oregon | 3 | top 81% | top 88% | top 79% | No. 63 of 138 | ||
| 83 | Sean Gleeson | OC, Kansas State | 4 | top 91% | top 81% | top 85% | No. 64 of 138 | ||
| 84 | Clay Patterson | OC, Kent State | 3 | top 95% | top 97% | top 97% | No. 135 of 138 |
Group of 5 head coaches
62 head coaches, by win percentage. FBS seasons only; below fbs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FBS.
| # | Coach | Now | Seasons | Last 3 seasons | Record | Win % | vs Power 4 | Below FBS | Off EPA/play | Off points/poss. | Def EPA/play | Def points/poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer Danielson | Boise State | 4 | 32-9 | .780 | 0-5 | - | top 16% | top 14% | top 53% | top 40% | |
| 2 | Jason Eck | New Mexico | 2 | 17-5 | .773 | 1-3 | 26-13 | top 54% | top 32% | top 17% | top 20% | |
| 3 | John Hauser | Ohio | 2 | 8-3 | .727 | 0-1 | - | top 32% | top 41% | top 42% | top 41% | |
| 4 | Charles Kelly | Jacksonville State | 2 | 16-7 | .696 | 0-1 | - | top 35% | top 34% | top 44% | top 42% | |
| 5 | Jeff Traylor | UTSA | 7 | 60-28 | .682 | 1-6 | - | top 31% | top 34% | top 44% | top 51% | |
| 6 | Blake Harrell | East Carolina | 3 | 19-9 | .679 | 1-3 | - | top 44% | top 41% | top 24% | top 31% | |
| 7 | Jamey Chadwell | Liberty | 9 | 72-36 | .667 | 3-2 | 59-35 | top 28% | top 28% | top 52% | top 45% | |
| 8 | Billy Napier | James Madison | 9 | 70-37 | .654 | 1-3 | - | top 22% | top 29% | top 38% | top 29% | |
| 9 | Matt Entz | Fresno State | 2 | 14-8 | .636 | 0-2 | 60-11 | top 68% | top 63% | top 25% | top 19% | |
| 10 | Charles Huff | Memphis | 6 | 47-27 | .635 | 2-3 | - | top 52% | top 48% | top 35% | top 36% | |
| 11 | Jason Candle | UConn | 12 | 85-49 | .634 | 2-9 | - | top 23% | top 28% | top 20% | top 25% | |
| 12 | Dan Mullen | UNLV | 15 | 118-69 | .631 | 2-0 | - | top 32% | top 45% | top 36% | top 30% | |
| 13 | Brian Newberry | Navy | 4 | 29-18 | .617 | 2-4 | - | top 24% | top 32% | top 54% | top 47% | |
| 14 | Bronco Mendenhall | Utah State | 20 | 150-100 | .600 | 4-13 | - | top 33% | top 34% | top 36% | top 31% | |
| 15 | Neal Brown | North Texas | 11 | 79-53 | .598 | 2-5 | - | top 48% | top 34% | top 55% | top 52% | |
| 16 | Troy Calhoun | Air Force | 20 | 146-99 | .596 | 6-6 | - | top 21% | top 25% | top 56% | top 50% | |
| 17 | Clay Helton | Georgia Southern | 13 | 78-53 | .595 | 1-5 | - | top 37% | top 42% | top 48% | top 47% | |
| 18 | Tyson Helton | Western Kentucky | 8 | 60-42 | .588 | 1-12 | - | top 49% | top 55% | top 40% | top 47% | |
| 19 | Jeff Monken | Army | 13 | 94-67 | .584 | 4-20 | 38-16 | top 27% | top 17% | top 62% | top 57% | |
| 20 | G.J. Kinne | Texas State | 4 | 28-20 | .583 | 1-3 | 12-2 | top 13% | top 11% | top 51% | top 77% | |
| 21 | Jerry Mack | Kennesaw State | 2 | 13-10 | .565 | 0-3 | 31-15 | top 64% | top 62% | top 54% | top 54% | |
| 22 | Jim Mora | Colorado State | 11 | 76-59 | .563 | 2-12 | - | top 37% | top 35% | top 48% | top 53% | |
| 23 | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana | 6 | 36-28 | .563 | 1-5 | - | top 41% | top 30% | top 53% | top 49% | |
| 24 | Blake Anderson | Southern Miss | 13 | 77-61 | .558 | 3-11 | - | top 48% | top 39% | top 47% | top 50% | |
| 25 | Pete Lembo | Buffalo | 8 | 54-43 | .557 | 0-6 | 79-36 | top 70% | top 62% | top 64% | top 45% |