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

54 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
1Joe CoxOC (co), LSU2top 4%top 8%top 7%No. 26 of 138
2Bryant HainesDC, Indiana4top 5%top 6%top 3%No. 11 of 138
3Colin HitschlerDC, UCLA4top 6%top 10%top 9%No. 1 of 138
4Corey HethermanDC, Miami2top 8%top 6%top 13%No. 64 of 138
5Glenn SchumannDC, Georgia7top 11%top 5%top 14%No. 26 of 138
6Phil ParkerDC, Iowa13top 12%top 6%top 28%No. 14 of 138
7Maurice LinguistDC (co), Alabama2top 12%top 12%top 11%No. 17 of 13814-23 (4)
8Mike DenbrockOC, Notre Dame10top 13%top 12%top 22%No. 4 of 138
9Mack LeftwichOC, Texas Tech3top 17%top 12%top 11%No. 37 of 138
10Mike ShanahanOC, Indiana4top 17%top 14%top 9%No. 10 of 138
11Joey HalzleOC, Tennessee3top 23%top 23%top 11%No. 47 of 138
12Nate PotterOC, Boise State2top 23%top 24%top 38%No. 3 of 138
13Charlie Weis Jr.OC, LSU8top 24%top 26%top 34%No. 26 of 138
14Corey BatoonDC, Missouri7top 25%top 23%top 24%No. 36 of 138
15Mike BoboOC, Georgia13top 25%top 26%top 30%No. 8 of 13828-38 (6)
16Mike YurcichOC, Youngstown State10top 26%top 19%top 39%-
17Chris AshDC, Notre Dame7top 26%top 17%top 26%No. 31 of 1388-32 (4)
18Kendal BrilesOC, South Carolina11top 27%top 27%top 24%No. 34 of 138
19John David BakerOC, Ole Miss4top 28%top 31%top 23%No. 35 of 138
20Ryan GrubbOC, Alabama6top 29%top 29%top 20%No. 20 of 138
21Rob EzellOC, Wake Forest2top 29%top 38%top 44%No. 1 of 138
22Shiel WoodDC, Texas Tech5top 29%top 22%top 35%No. 33 of 138
23Kane WommackDC, Alabama6top 31%top 27%top 28%No. 17 of 13822-16 (3)
24Tim WaltonDC (co), Ohio State3top 31%top 39%top 24%No. 20 of 138
25Anthony PoindexterDC (co), Tennessee12top 32%top 31%top 41%No. 5 of 138
26Jim KnowlesDC, Tennessee13top 33%top 29%top 34%No. 5 of 138
27Chip LindseyOC, Missouri9top 34%top 36%top 38%No. 56 of 13815-19 (3)
28Kyle FloodOC, Texas7top 35%top 24%top 27%No. 95 of 13827-24 (4)
29Clayton WhiteDC, South Carolina9top 35%top 40%top 59%No. 83 of 138
30Marcus WoodsonDC (co), Ole Miss3top 35%top 57%top 48%No. 101 of 138
31Shannon DawsonOC, Miami12top 36%top 37%top 46%No. 2 of 138
32Skyler CassityDC, Oklahoma State2top 36%top 38%top 56%No. 67 of 138
33Tino SunseriOC (co), Indiana2top 37%top 40%top 30%No. 10 of 138
34Austin ArmstrongDC, Houston5top 38%top 32%top 35%No. 104 of 138
35Luke HuardOC, USC2top 39%top 48%top 50%No. 22 of 138
36Erik ChinanderDC, Boise State9top 40%top 33%top 46%No. 78 of 138
37Travaris RobinsonDC (co), Georgia7top 41%top 36%top 57%No. 26 of 138
38Dean KennedyOC, UCLA2top 42%top 21%top 36%No. 53 of 138
39Aaron RoderickOC, BYU8top 43%top 19%top 35%No. 32 of 138
40Seth DoegeOC, Arizona2top 47%top 27%top 49%No. 28 of 138
41Eric EidsnessOC, South Dakota State5top 48%top 58%top 58%-
42Graham HarrellOC (co), Abilene Christian9top 52%top 34%top 32%-
43Scottie HazeltonDC, Wake Forest9top 53%top 40%top 43%No. 18 of 138
44Kevin McGivenOC, Utah11top 55%top 49%top 61%No. 24 of 138
45Kelly PoppingaDC, BYU4top 55%top 52%top 31%No. 42 of 138
46Tyrone NixDC, Tarleton State13top 59%top 36%top 57%-
47Nick HoltDC (co), Abilene Christian13top 61%top 55%top 46%-5-18 (2)
48Jay BatemanDC, Kentucky13top 63%top 50%top 60%No. 59 of 138
49Slade NagleOC, Houston2top 64%top 49%top 52%No. 7 of 1380-1 (1)
50Brent PeaseOC, Montana6top 73%top 66%top 70%-
51Joe SloanOC, Kentucky4top 74%top 58%top 70%No. 48 of 138
52Tim LesterOC, Iowa4top 75%top 55%top 68%No. 86 of 13837-32 (6)
53A. J. MilweeOC (co), Texas9top 79%top 76%top 80%No. 95 of 138
54Drew MehringerOC, Oregon3top 81%top 88%top 79%No. 63 of 138

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Group of 5 head coaches

1 head coaches, by defense pts/poss.. 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.
1Spencer DanielsonBoise State432-9.7800-5-top 16%top 14%top 53%top 40%

FCS head coaches

19 head coaches, by defense pts/poss.. 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.
1Bob SuracePrinceton1690-68.570-18-3top 66%top 61%top 37%top 7%
2T. C. TaylorJackson State435-11.7610-3-top 16%top 19%top 17%top 11%
3Dan JacksonSouth Dakota State217-7.7080-1-top 22%top 20%top 12%top 11%
4Joel TaylorMercer320-12.6250-1-top 41%top 45%top 13%top 13%
5Brent VigenMontana State670-13.8432-3-top 2%top 1%top 25%top 13%
6Colby CarthelStephen F. Austin853-39.5760-1059-18top 37%top 16%top 37%top 15%
7Andrew AurichHarvard324-5.828--top 6%top 11%top 27%top 16%
8Bobby WilderTennessee Tech872-21.7741-7-top 13%top 9%top 8%top 16%
9Eric SchmidtNorth Dakota215-10.6000-2-top 34%top 24%top 17%top 18%
10Chennis BerrySouth Carolina State327-8.7710-327-7top 25%top 17%top 16%top 30%
11Peter RossomandoLamar429-17.6300-442-13top 48%top 40%top 34%top 31%
12Jeff FarisAustin Peay319-15.5591-3-top 10%top 19%top 21%top 37%
13Todd WhittenTarleton State652-19.7322-379-37top 12%top 17%top 36%top 38%
14Brock SpackIllinois State17129-78.6234-9-top 34%top 30%top 42%top 42%
15Brian WrightNorthern Arizona323-12.6570-333-8top 23%top 31%top 76%top 50%
16Keith PattersonAbilene Christian535-25.5830-7-top 39%top 35%top 63%top 54%
17Doug PhillipsYoungstown State638-31.5510-6-top 14%top 21%top 84%top 55%
18Cody HawkinsIdaho State420-25.4441-5-top 34%top 22%top 78%top 72%
19Braxton HarrisCampbell419-26.4220-57-23top 46%top 50%top 74%top 76%