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 offense 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.
1G.J. KinneTexas State428-20.5831-312-2top 13%top 11%top 51%top 77%
2Spencer DanielsonBoise State432-9.7800-5-top 16%top 14%top 53%top 40%
3Jeff MonkenArmy1394-67.5844-2038-16top 27%top 17%top 62%top 57%
4Zach KittleyFlorida Atlantic210-11.4760-2-top 38%top 24%top 90%top 93%
5Troy CalhounAir Force20146-99.5966-6-top 21%top 25%top 56%top 50%
6Jason CandleUConn1285-49.6342-9-top 23%top 28%top 20%top 25%
7Jamey ChadwellLiberty972-36.6673-259-35top 28%top 28%top 52%top 45%
8Billy NapierJames Madison970-37.6541-3-top 22%top 29%top 38%top 29%
9Major ApplewhiteSouth Alabama630-30.5002-5-top 41%top 29%top 59%top 59%
10Ken NiumataloloSan José State19124-103.5467-16-top 20%top 29%top 76%top 68%
11Michael DesormeauxLouisiana636-28.5631-5-top 41%top 30%top 53%top 49%
12Jason EckNew Mexico217-5.7731-326-13top 54%top 32%top 17%top 20%
13Brian NewberryNavy429-18.6172-4-top 24%top 32%top 54%top 47%
14Jeff TraylorUTSA760-28.6821-6-top 31%top 34%top 44%top 51%
15Bronco MendenhallUtah State20150-100.6004-13-top 33%top 34%top 36%top 31%
16Neal BrownNorth Texas1179-53.5982-5-top 48%top 34%top 55%top 52%
17Charles KellyJacksonville State216-7.6960-1-top 35%top 34%top 44%top 42%
18Jim MoraColorado State1176-59.5632-12-top 37%top 35%top 48%top 53%
19Blake AndersonSouthern Miss1377-61.5583-11-top 48%top 39%top 47%top 50%
20John HauserOhio28-3.7270-1-top 32%top 41%top 42%top 41%
21Blake HarrellEast Carolina319-9.6791-3-top 44%top 41%top 24%top 31%
22Clay HeltonGeorgia Southern1378-53.5951-5-top 37%top 42%top 48%top 47%
23Dan MullenUNLV15118-69.6312-0-top 32%top 45%top 36%top 30%
24Ryan CartyDelaware211-11.5000-426-11top 44%top 46%top 71%top 75%
25Charles HuffMemphis647-27.6352-3-top 52%top 48%top 35%top 36%

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FCS head coaches

104 head coaches, by offense 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.
1Brent VigenMontana State670-13.8432-3-top 2%top 1%top 25%top 13%
2Bobby WilderTennessee Tech872-21.7741-7-top 13%top 9%top 8%top 16%
3Andrew AurichHarvard324-5.828--top 6%top 11%top 27%top 16%
4Trei OliverNorth Carolina Central750-30.6250-5-top 18%top 12%top 29%top 26%
5Colby CarthelStephen F. Austin853-39.5760-1059-18top 37%top 16%top 37%top 15%
6Todd WhittenTarleton State652-19.7322-379-37top 12%top 17%top 36%top 38%
7Chennis BerrySouth Carolina State327-8.7710-327-7top 25%top 17%top 16%top 30%
8Jeff FarisAustin Peay319-15.5591-3-top 10%top 19%top 21%top 37%
9Joe DavisWestern Illinois314-20.4120-5-top 22%top 19%top 91%top 79%
10T. C. TaylorJackson State435-11.7610-3-top 16%top 19%top 17%top 11%
11Dan JacksonSouth Dakota State217-7.7080-1-top 22%top 20%top 12%top 11%
12Clint KilloughIncarnate Word431-16.6600-3-top 29%top 20%top 11%top 23%
13DeLane FitzgeraldSouthern Utah530-27.5261-586-49top 25%top 20%top 73%top 66%
14Doug PhillipsYoungstown State638-31.5510-6-top 14%top 21%top 84%top 55%
15Cody HawkinsIdaho State420-25.4441-5-top 34%top 22%top 78%top 72%
16Will HealyEast Tennessee State213-9.5910-2-top 22%top 23%top 56%top 41%
17Travis BushUT Rio Grande Valley214-8.6360-1-top 23%top 24%top 22%top 20%
18Tim PloughUC Davis326-11.7030-3-top 15%top 24%top 72%top 64%
19Eric SchmidtNorth Dakota215-10.6000-2-top 34%top 24%top 17%top 18%
20Glenn CarusoSt. Thomas (MN)645-21.682-132-33top 35%top 27%top 13%top 15%
21Nathan BrownCentral Arkansas949-51.4901-10-top 26%top 28%top 38%top 57%
22Nick HillSouthern Illinois1155-62.4703-8-top 33%top 28%top 59%top 48%
23Jason SimpsonUT Martin20123-96.5622-32-top 32%top 28%top 57%top 40%
24Aaron BestEastern Washington954-53.5051-9-top 25%top 28%top 96%top 93%
25Mark FerranteVillanova973-38.6581-7-top 27%top 29%top 35%top 24%

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