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

174 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
1Dana HolgorsenOC, Nebraska8top 3%top 15%top 4%No. 41 of 13892-69 (14)
2Joe CoxOC (co), LSU2top 4%top 8%top 7%No. 26 of 138
3Bryant HainesDC, Indiana4top 5%top 6%top 3%No. 11 of 138
4Colin HitschlerDC, UCLA4top 6%top 10%top 9%No. 1 of 138
5Jason BeckOC, Michigan3top 7%top 7%top 8%No. 105 of 138
6Mickey ConnDC, Samford3top 7%top 14%top 16%-
7Corey HethermanDC, Miami2top 8%top 6%top 13%No. 64 of 138
8Glenn SchumannDC, Georgia7top 11%top 5%top 14%No. 26 of 138
9Todd BatesDC, Oklahoma4top 11%top 22%top 12%No. 7 of 138
10Phil ParkerDC, Iowa13top 12%top 6%top 28%No. 14 of 138
11Josh AldridgeDC, South Florida2top 12%top 21%top 12%No. 57 of 1380-1 (1)
12Maurice LinguistDC (co), Alabama2top 12%top 12%top 11%No. 17 of 13814-23 (4)
13Mike DenbrockOC, Notre Dame10top 13%top 12%top 22%No. 4 of 138
14Drew CronicOC, Navy2top 13%top 17%top 29%No. 45 of 13823-14 (4)
15D.J. DurkinDC, Auburn9top 14%top 26%top 15%No. 80 of 13812-17 (4)
16Bobby PetrinoOC, North Carolina3top 14%top 17%top 7%No. 55 of 138132-76 (18)
17Vince KehresDC, Syracuse6top 16%top 21%top 15%No. 65 of 138
18Brent PryDC, Virginia Tech11top 16%top 28%top 21%No. 69 of 13816-24 (4)
19Mack LeftwichOC, Texas Tech3top 17%top 12%top 11%No. 37 of 138
20Mike ShanahanOC, Indiana4top 17%top 14%top 9%No. 10 of 138
21Jonathan BrewerOC, Duke3top 18%top 9%top 33%No. 18 of 138
22Chris WeinkeOC (co), Georgia Tech2top 18%top 26%top 14%No. 99 of 138
23A. J. RickerOC (co), TCU5top 18%top 18%top 25%No. 82 of 138
24Jordan DavisOC, East Carolina3top 19%top 24%top 32%No. 111 of 138
25Mike ThiessenOC, Air Force17top 20%top 24%top 20%No. 33 of 138
26Ty HowleOC, Virginia Tech3top 21%top 10%top 14%No. 36 of 138
27Joey HalzleOC, Tennessee3top 23%top 23%top 11%No. 47 of 138
28Nate PotterOC, Boise State2top 23%top 24%top 38%No. 3 of 138
29Charlie Weis Jr.OC, LSU8top 24%top 26%top 34%No. 26 of 138
30Tom AllenDC, Clemson4top 24%top 23%top 18%No. 53 of 13833-49 (8)
31Matt LubickOC (co), Kansas7top 24%top 49%top 21%No. 66 of 138
32Trent BrayDC, Washington State2top 25%top 31%top 41%No. 86 of 1385-14 (2)
33Corey BatoonDC, Missouri7top 25%top 23%top 24%No. 36 of 138
34Mike BoboOC, Georgia13top 25%top 26%top 30%No. 8 of 13828-38 (6)
35Mike YurcichOC, Youngstown State10top 26%top 19%top 39%-
36Lance GuidryDC, Memphis6top 26%top 36%top 20%No. 71 of 1381-0 (1)
37Chris AshDC, Notre Dame7top 26%top 17%top 26%No. 31 of 1388-32 (4)
38Rob LikensOC (co), SMU7top 27%top 33%top 45%No. 11 of 138
39Kendal BrilesOC, South Carolina11top 27%top 27%top 24%No. 34 of 138
40John David BakerOC, Ole Miss4top 28%top 31%top 23%No. 35 of 138
41Todd OrlandoDC, South Alabama21top 29%top 27%top 26%No. 131 of 138
42Ryan GrubbOC, Alabama6top 29%top 29%top 20%No. 20 of 138
43Todd GranthamDC, UAB13top 29%top 19%top 20%No. 28 of 138
44Rob EzellOC, Wake Forest2top 29%top 38%top 44%No. 1 of 138
45Gordon SammisOC, TCU2top 29%top 31%top 43%No. 82 of 1380-1 (1)
46Shiel WoodDC, Texas Tech5top 29%top 22%top 35%No. 33 of 138
47Brennan MarionOC, Colorado2top 29%top 17%top 45%No. 114 of 1387-5 (1)
48Jeff NixonOC, Syracuse5top 29%top 39%top 36%No. 91 of 138
49Jake SpavitalOC, Baylor9top 30%top 26%top 20%No. 70 of 13813-35 (4)
50Jay HillDC, Michigan3top 30%top 14%top 42%No. 4 of 13863-38 (8)
51Kevin DeckerOC, Memphis3top 30%top 61%top 50%No. 16 of 138
52Holmon WigginsOC, Texas A&M2top 30%top 32%top 25%No. 92 of 138
53Ben ArbuckleOC, Oklahoma4top 30%top 22%top 29%No. 115 of 138
54Kane WommackDC, Alabama6top 31%top 27%top 28%No. 17 of 13822-16 (3)
55Zac AlleyDC, West Virginia4top 31%top 43%top 21%No. 133 of 138
56Tim WaltonDC (co), Ohio State3top 31%top 39%top 24%No. 20 of 138
57Chad MorrisOC, Clemson6top 32%top 21%top 30%No. 126 of 13818-41 (5)
58Kodi BurnsOC (co), Auburn4top 32%top 26%top 23%No. 79 of 138
59Anthony PoindexterDC (co), Tennessee12top 32%top 31%top 41%No. 5 of 138
60Joe KlandermanDC, Baylor6top 32%top 34%top 29%No. 12 of 1382-0 (1)
61Jim KnowlesDC, Tennessee13top 33%top 29%top 34%No. 5 of 138
62Josh HensonOC, Purdue7top 34%top 33%top 50%No. 54 of 138
63Tim BanksDC (co), Auburn19top 34%top 28%top 39%No. 80 of 138
64Robert AnaeOC, Utah State18top 34%top 38%top 28%No. 123 of 138
65Chip LindseyOC, Missouri9top 34%top 36%top 38%No. 56 of 13815-19 (3)
66Tim BeckOC, Vanderbilt4top 34%top 31%top 32%No. 104 of 13820-18 (3)
67D. J. SmithDC, App State4top 34%top 33%top 26%No. 79 of 138
68Kyle FloodOC, Texas7top 35%top 24%top 27%No. 95 of 13827-24 (4)
69Maurice Crum Jr.DC (co), SMU5top 35%top 44%top 34%No. 70 of 138
70Clayton WhiteDC, South Carolina9top 35%top 40%top 59%No. 83 of 138
71Marcus WoodsonDC (co), Ole Miss3top 35%top 57%top 48%No. 101 of 138
72Brian WilliamsDC, Jacksonville State4top 35%top 40%top 48%No. 52 of 138
73Shannon DawsonOC, Miami12top 36%top 37%top 46%No. 2 of 138
74Tony WhiteDC, Florida State6top 36%top 37%top 47%No. 106 of 138
75Skyler CassityDC, Oklahoma State2top 36%top 38%top 56%No. 67 of 138
76Tino SunseriOC (co), Indiana2top 37%top 40%top 30%No. 10 of 138
77Austin ArmstrongDC, Houston5top 38%top 32%top 35%No. 104 of 138
78Barry Lunney Jr.OC, Illinois6top 38%top 40%top 32%No. 31 of 1380-2 (1)
79Ron RobertsDC, Arkansas8top 39%top 36%top 64%No. 113 of 138
80Chip KellyOC, Northwestern3top 39%top 16%top 19%No. 13 of 13881-41 (10)
81Tim BeckOC, South Florida12top 39%top 36%top 29%No. 74 of 138
82Luke HuardOC, USC2top 39%top 48%top 50%No. 22 of 138
83Bradley Dale PevetoDC (co), North Texas6top 39%top 59%top 32%No. 77 of 138
84Brad WhiteDC, Florida7top 40%top 38%top 71%No. 62 of 138
85Tim Harris Jr.OC, Florida State2top 40%top 37%top 27%No. 46 of 138
86Jordan PetersonDC, Kansas State3top 40%top 28%top 16%No. 103 of 138
87Erik ChinanderDC, Boise State9top 40%top 33%top 46%No. 78 of 138
88Tim CramseyOC, Arkansas10top 40%top 35%top 32%No. 112 of 138
89Travaris RobinsonDC (co), Georgia7top 41%top 36%top 57%No. 26 of 138
90Andy AvalosDC, TCU7top 41%top 31%top 39%No. 13 of 13822-14 (3)
91Brian BrohmOC, Louisville10top 42%top 46%top 32%No. 6 of 1380-1 (1)
92Stephen BelichickDC, North Carolina2top 42%top 56%top 56%No. 54 of 138
93Taylor MouserOC, Penn State2top 42%top 35%top 48%No. 60 of 138
94Dean KennedyOC, UCLA2top 42%top 21%top 36%No. 53 of 138
95Matt LukeOC (co), Clemson8top 42%top 45%top 42%No. 126 of 13815-21 (3)
96Buster FaulknerOC, Florida11top 43%top 39%top 31%No. 40 of 138
97Aaron RoderickOC, BYU8top 43%top 19%top 35%No. 32 of 138
98Jeff GrimesOC, Wisconsin8top 44%top 41%top 27%No. 77 of 138
99Scott IsphordingOC, Ohio6top 44%top 47%top 38%No. 49 of 138
100John RudzinskiDC, Virginia8top 44%top 35%top 36%No. 68 of 138
101Chris MarveDC, Colorado3top 45%top 32%top 21%No. 61 of 138
102Spence NowinskyDC, New Mexico8top 46%top 41%top 45%No. 2 of 138
103Ted RoofDC, Boston College11top 46%top 45%top 51%No. 58 of 1386-45 (5)
104Tony PetersenOC (co), Northern Illinois13top 46%top 66%top 51%No. 131 of 138
105Seth DoegeOC, Arizona2top 47%top 27%top 49%No. 28 of 138
106Ryan WaltersDC, Washington8top 47%top 30%top 37%No. 30 of 1385-19 (2)
107Rod SmithOC, Marshall15top 47%top 52%top 47%No. 103 of 1380-1 (1)
108Glenn ThomasOC (co), Nebraska9top 47%top 48%top 36%No. 41 of 138
109D'Anton LynnDC, Penn State3top 47%top 47%top 74%No. 50 of 138
110Mike JohnsonOC (co), Syracuse4top 48%top 68%top 59%No. 91 of 138
111Aaron BohlDC, Wyoming2top 48%top 44%top 43%No. 91 of 138
112Eric EidsnessOC, South Dakota State5top 48%top 58%top 58%-
113Alex GrinchDC, UCF11top 50%top 43%top 57%No. 63 of 138
114Kirk CiarroccaOC, Rutgers14top 50%top 39%top 37%No. 90 of 138
115Nick MonroeDC (co), Minnesota3top 50%top 44%top 62%No. 40 of 138
116Craig StutzmannOC, San José State4top 50%top 60%top 41%No. 97 of 138
117Jovan DewittDC, Florida International4top 51%top 66%top 54%No. 45 of 138
118Ryan AplinOC, Georgia Southern3top 51%top 55%top 53%No. 52 of 138
119Nate WoodyDC, Cincinnati11top 52%top 36%top 36%No. 115 of 138
120Graham HarrellOC (co), Abilene Christian9top 52%top 34%top 32%-
121Tim McGarigleDC, Northwestern2top 53%top 44%top 82%No. 47 of 138
122Scottie HazeltonDC, Wake Forest9top 53%top 40%top 43%No. 18 of 138
123Nick SheridanOC, Michigan State4top 54%top 39%top 62%No. 132 of 138
124Russ CallawayOC, Tulane2top 54%top 65%top 40%No. 107 of 138
125Kevin McGivenOC, Utah11top 55%top 49%top 61%No. 24 of 138
126Kelly PoppingaDC, BYU4top 55%top 52%top 31%No. 42 of 138
127Kade BellOC, Pittsburgh2top 55%top 30%top 65%No. 62 of 138
128Doug MartinOC, Elon2top 55%top 77%top 85%-54-127 (16)
129Joel GordonOC, Auburn3top 56%top 45%top 70%No. 79 of 138
130Eric KiesauOC, Sacramento State9top 56%top 74%top 71%No. 136 of 1380-4 (1)
131Steve MorrisonDC, Indiana State4top 56%top 49%top 52%-
132Tyrone NixDC, Tarleton State13top 59%top 36%top 57%-
133Ryan OsbornDC, Columbia2top 60%top 77%top 57%-
134Brian StewartDC, Middle Tennessee9top 60%top 72%top 64%No. 123 of 138
135Tommy ThigpenDC, North Carolina Central6top 61%top 55%top 43%-
136Dennis ThurmanDC, Hawai'i2top 61%top 52%top 57%No. 110 of 138
137Todd FitchOC, Charlotte13top 61%top 63%top 58%No. 129 of 1380-1 (1)
138Kane IoaneDC, Nevada5top 61%top 46%top 36%No. 89 of 138
139Nick HoltDC (co), Abilene Christian13top 61%top 55%top 46%-5-18 (2)
140Will WindhamDC, Texas State2top 62%top 65%top 57%No. 90 of 138
141Jay BatemanDC, Kentucky13top 63%top 50%top 60%No. 59 of 138
142Nathan BurtonDC (co), Troy5top 63%top 75%top 64%No. 51 of 138
143Slade NagleOC, Houston2top 64%top 49%top 52%No. 7 of 1380-1 (1)
144Mike MacIntyreDC, Oregon State5top 64%top 47%top 63%No. 93 of 13858-89 (12)
145Matt PowledgeDC, North Texas4top 64%top 80%top 74%No. 77 of 138
146Tyson SummersDC, Colorado State8top 64%top 52%top 66%No. 138 of 1385-18 (3)
147David YostOC, New Mexico State12top 65%top 63%top 60%No. 127 of 138
148Charlton WarrenDC (co), NC State9top 65%top 71%top 78%No. 108 of 138
149Shane MontgomeryOC, Dartmouth5top 65%top 73%top 62%-17-33 (5)
150Kevin BarbayOC, Tulsa4top 66%top 58%top 73%No. 27 of 138
151Kurt RoperOC, NC State10top 67%top 63%top 64%No. 51 of 1380-1 (1)
152D. J. EliotDC, NC State10top 69%top 66%top 74%No. 108 of 138
153Joe RossiDC, Michigan State10top 69%top 64%top 63%No. 99 of 138
154Clint BowenDC, North Alabama11top 70%top 70%top 76%-
155Tim TibesarDC, Akron11top 71%top 79%top 71%No. 132 of 138
156Chad StaggsDC, East Tennessee State3top 71%top 80%top 57%-0-1 (1)
157Brent PeaseOC, Montana6top 73%top 66%top 70%-
158Walt BellOC, Western Michigan9top 73%top 70%top 58%No. 68 of 1382-23 (3)
159Joe SloanOC, Kentucky4top 74%top 58%top 70%No. 48 of 138
160Steve RussDC, Air Force8top 75%top 71%top 73%No. 74 of 138
161Tim LesterOC, Iowa4top 75%top 55%top 68%No. 86 of 13837-32 (6)
162Marcus ArroyoOC, Arizona State10top 76%top 65%top 81%No. 108 of 1387-23 (3)
163Jason RollinsDC, Grambling3top 76%top 86%top 68%-4-7 (1)
164Greg Harbaugh Jr.OC, Minnesota3top 77%top 67%top 67%No. 113 of 138
165Desmond KitchingsOC, Virginia6top 79%top 84%top 66%No. 78 of 138
166A. J. MilweeOC (co), Texas9top 79%top 76%top 80%No. 95 of 138
167Clint TrickettOC, Maryland4top 79%top 85%top 65%No. 94 of 138
168Elijah RobinsonDC (co), Texas A&M3top 80%top 80%top 68%No. 35 of 1381-2 (1)
169Drew MehringerOC, Oregon3top 81%top 88%top 79%No. 63 of 138
170Ian ShoemakerOC, Idaho2top 81%top 82%top 67%-
171Brian SmithDC, Temple8top 84%top 75%top 59%No. 116 of 1388-4 (1)
172Sean GleesonOC, Kansas State4top 91%top 81%top 85%No. 64 of 138
173Chris OstrowskyOC, Yale2top 91%top 86%top 94%-
174Clay PattersonOC, Kent State3top 95%top 97%top 97%No. 135 of 138

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Group of 5 head coaches

62 head coaches, by below division. 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.
1Chuck MartinMiami (OH)1378-78.5002-1874-7top 62%top 70%top 41%top 41%
2G.J. KinneTexas State428-20.5831-312-2top 13%top 11%top 51%top 77%
3Matt EntzFresno State214-8.6360-260-11top 68%top 63%top 25%top 19%
4Tim AlbinCharlotte636-38.4861-925-8top 54%top 60%top 82%top 76%
5Chris CreightonEastern Michigan1365-89.4224-13139-46top 60%top 62%top 79%top 73%
6Joe MoorheadAkron728-56.3330-1038-13top 86%top 85%top 58%top 73%
7Will HallTulane518-35.3400-656-20top 83%top 82%top 76%top 69%
8Willie SimmonsFlorida International211-11.5000-166-24top 71%top 75%top 40%top 45%
9K.C. KeelerTemple419-26.4220-5259-100-1top 63%top 61%top 69%top 60%
10Matt DrinkallCentral Michigan212-11.5220-442-17top 64%top 73%top 43%top 47%
11Jeff MonkenArmy1394-67.5844-2038-16top 27%top 17%top 62%top 57%
12Ryan CartyDelaware211-11.5000-426-11top 44%top 46%top 71%top 75%
13Pete LemboBuffalo854-43.5570-679-36top 70%top 62%top 64%top 45%
14Jerry MackKennesaw State213-10.5650-331-15top 64%top 62%top 54%top 54%
15Jason EckNew Mexico217-5.7731-326-13top 54%top 32%top 17%top 20%
16Scotty WaldenUTEP47-30.1890-533-17top 94%top 88%top 58%top 74%
17Jamey ChadwellLiberty972-36.6673-259-35top 28%top 28%top 52%top 45%
18Scott AbellRice26-16.2730-286-52top 86%top 82%top 87%top 92%
19Joe HarasymiakMassachusetts25-17.2271-220-15top 79%top 84%top 65%top 66%
20Jeff ChoateNevada39-25.2650-428-22top 91%top 91%top 67%top 70%
21Ryan BeardCoastal Carolina210-11.4760-119-16top 58%top 68%top 75%top 54%
22Eddie GeorgeBowling Green27-15.3180-424-22top 90%top 88%top 57%top 60%
23Tre LambTulsa29-12.4292-127-25top 46%top 53%top 39%top 46%
24Mike UremovichBall State27-15.3180-456-56top 84%top 88%top 79%top 86%
25Phil LongoSam Houston23-18.1430-27-14top 96%top 96%top 74%top 76%

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FCS head coaches

104 head coaches, by below division. FCS seasons only; below fcs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FCS.

#CoachNowSeasonsLast 3 seasonsRecordWin %vs FBSBelow FCSOff EPA/playOff points/poss.Def EPA/playDef points/poss.
1Brent DearmonNorth Alabama414-31.3110-410-1top 66%top 64%top 64%top 64%
2Bob SuracePrinceton1690-68.570-18-3top 66%top 61%top 37%top 7%
3Jon PoppeColumbia313-15.464-10-2top 87%top 80%top 67%top 62%
4Brandon MooreSan Diego425-19.568-13-3top 31%top 35%top 19%top 24%
5Brian WrightNorthern Arizona323-12.6570-333-8top 23%top 31%top 76%top 50%
6Glenn CarusoSt. Thomas (MN)645-21.682-132-33top 35%top 27%top 13%top 15%
7Chennis BerrySouth Carolina State327-8.7710-327-7top 25%top 17%top 16%top 30%
8Kerwin BellWestern Carolina636-31.5370-627-7top 27%top 31%top 65%top 64%
9Tremaine JacksonPrairie View A&M215-9.6250-240-12top 38%top 35%top 36%top 26%
10Colby CarthelStephen F. Austin853-39.5760-1059-18top 37%top 16%top 37%top 15%
11Peter RossomandoLamar429-17.6300-442-13top 48%top 40%top 34%top 31%
12Dan SwanstromCornell311-17.393-32-11top 55%top 38%top 46%top 48%
13Jed StugartLindenwood526-27.4910-5117-45top 42%top 49%top 70%top 60%
14Shawn GibbsNorth Carolina A&T26-16.2730-222-9top 67%top 76%top 76%top 73%
15Pete ShinnickTowson420-25.4440-5159-67top 36%top 40%top 69%top 67%
16Saj ThakkarDavidson26-16.273-14-6top 76%top 75%top 89%top 90%
17Michael JasperStetson24-18.182-44-20top 71%top 75%top 93%top 95%
18Gabe GiardinaCharleston Southern414-31.3110-637-17top 85%top 84%top 49%top 49%
19Todd WhittenTarleton State652-19.7322-379-37top 12%top 17%top 36%top 38%
20Reggie BarlowTennessee State24-18.1820-134-16top 93%top 96%top 49%top 52%
21Damon WilsonMorgan State523-32.4180-689-45top 89%top 70%top 47%top 35%
22Chris WilkersonEastern Illinois519-37.3390-651-27top 65%top 79%top 59%top 63%
23Curt FitzpatrickColgate210-12.4550-280-43top 40%top 47%top 49%top 41%
24Mickey JosephGrambling316-17.4850-313-7top 75%top 59%top 30%top 25%
25Jason BachtelHouston Christian311-23.3240-516-9top 91%top 73%top 39%top 74%

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