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
92 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 | Mike Yurcich | OC, Youngstown State | 10 | top 26% | top 19% | top 39% | - | ||
| 21 | Rob Likens | OC (co), SMU | 7 | top 27% | top 33% | top 45% | No. 11 of 138 | ||
| 22 | Kendal Briles | OC, South Carolina | 11 | top 27% | top 27% | top 24% | No. 34 of 138 | ||
| 23 | John David Baker | OC, Ole Miss | 4 | top 28% | top 31% | top 23% | No. 35 of 138 | ||
| 24 | Ryan Grubb | OC, Alabama | 6 | top 29% | top 29% | top 20% | No. 20 of 138 | ||
| 25 | Rob Ezell | OC, Wake Forest | 2 | top 29% | top 38% | top 44% | No. 1 of 138 | ||
| 26 | Gordon Sammis | OC, TCU | 2 | top 29% | top 31% | top 43% | No. 82 of 138 | 0-1 (1) | |
| 27 | Brennan Marion | OC, Colorado | 2 | top 29% | top 17% | top 45% | No. 114 of 138 | 7-5 (1) | |
| 28 | Jeff Nixon | OC, Syracuse | 5 | top 29% | top 39% | top 36% | No. 91 of 138 | ||
| 29 | Jake Spavital | OC, Baylor | 9 | top 30% | top 26% | top 20% | No. 70 of 138 | 13-35 (4) | |
| 30 | Kevin Decker | OC, Memphis | 3 | top 30% | top 61% | top 50% | No. 16 of 138 | ||
| 31 | Holmon Wiggins | OC, Texas A&M | 2 | top 30% | top 32% | top 25% | No. 92 of 138 | ||
| 32 | Ben Arbuckle | OC, Oklahoma | 4 | top 30% | top 22% | top 29% | No. 115 of 138 | ||
| 33 | Chad Morris | OC, Clemson | 6 | top 32% | top 21% | top 30% | No. 126 of 138 | 18-41 (5) | |
| 34 | Kodi Burns | OC (co), Auburn | 4 | top 32% | top 26% | top 23% | No. 79 of 138 | ||
| 35 | Josh Henson | OC, Purdue | 7 | top 34% | top 33% | top 50% | No. 54 of 138 | ||
| 36 | Robert Anae | OC, Utah State | 18 | top 34% | top 38% | top 28% | No. 123 of 138 | ||
| 37 | Chip Lindsey | OC, Missouri | 9 | top 34% | top 36% | top 38% | No. 56 of 138 | 15-19 (3) | |
| 38 | Tim Beck | OC, Vanderbilt | 4 | top 34% | top 31% | top 32% | No. 104 of 138 | 20-18 (3) | |
| 39 | Kyle Flood | OC, Texas | 7 | top 35% | top 24% | top 27% | No. 95 of 138 | 27-24 (4) | |
| 40 | Shannon Dawson | OC, Miami | 12 | top 36% | top 37% | top 46% | No. 2 of 138 | ||
| 41 | Tino Sunseri | OC (co), Indiana | 2 | top 37% | top 40% | top 30% | No. 10 of 138 | ||
| 42 | Barry Lunney Jr. | OC, Illinois | 6 | top 38% | top 40% | top 32% | No. 31 of 138 | 0-2 (1) | |
| 43 | Chip Kelly | OC, Northwestern | 3 | top 39% | top 16% | top 19% | No. 13 of 138 | 81-41 (10) | |
| 44 | Tim Beck | OC, South Florida | 12 | top 39% | top 36% | top 29% | No. 74 of 138 | ||
| 45 | Luke Huard | OC, USC | 2 | top 39% | top 48% | top 50% | No. 22 of 138 | ||
| 46 | Tim Harris Jr. | OC, Florida State | 2 | top 40% | top 37% | top 27% | No. 46 of 138 | ||
| 47 | Tim Cramsey | OC, Arkansas | 10 | top 40% | top 35% | top 32% | No. 112 of 138 | ||
| 48 | Brian Brohm | OC, Louisville | 10 | top 42% | top 46% | top 32% | No. 6 of 138 | 0-1 (1) | |
| 49 | Taylor Mouser | OC, Penn State | 2 | top 42% | top 35% | top 48% | No. 60 of 138 | ||
| 50 | Dean Kennedy | OC, UCLA | 2 | top 42% | top 21% | top 36% | No. 53 of 138 | ||
| 51 | Matt Luke | OC (co), Clemson | 8 | top 42% | top 45% | top 42% | No. 126 of 138 | 15-21 (3) | |
| 52 | Buster Faulkner | OC, Florida | 11 | top 43% | top 39% | top 31% | No. 40 of 138 | ||
| 53 | Aaron Roderick | OC, BYU | 8 | top 43% | top 19% | top 35% | No. 32 of 138 | ||
| 54 | Jeff Grimes | OC, Wisconsin | 8 | top 44% | top 41% | top 27% | No. 77 of 138 | ||
| 55 | Scott Isphording | OC, Ohio | 6 | top 44% | top 47% | top 38% | No. 49 of 138 | ||
| 56 | Tony Petersen | OC (co), Northern Illinois | 13 | top 46% | top 66% | top 51% | No. 131 of 138 | ||
| 57 | Seth Doege | OC, Arizona | 2 | top 47% | top 27% | top 49% | No. 28 of 138 | ||
| 58 | Rod Smith | OC, Marshall | 15 | top 47% | top 52% | top 47% | No. 103 of 138 | 0-1 (1) | |
| 59 | Glenn Thomas | OC (co), Nebraska | 9 | top 47% | top 48% | top 36% | No. 41 of 138 | ||
| 60 | Mike Johnson | OC (co), Syracuse | 4 | top 48% | top 68% | top 59% | No. 91 of 138 | ||
| 61 | Eric Eidsness | OC, South Dakota State | 5 | top 48% | top 58% | top 58% | - | ||
| 62 | Kirk Ciarrocca | OC, Rutgers | 14 | top 50% | top 39% | top 37% | No. 90 of 138 | ||
| 63 | Craig Stutzmann | OC, San José State | 4 | top 50% | top 60% | top 41% | No. 97 of 138 | ||
| 64 | Ryan Aplin | OC, Georgia Southern | 3 | top 51% | top 55% | top 53% | No. 52 of 138 | ||
| 65 | Graham Harrell | OC (co), Abilene Christian | 9 | top 52% | top 34% | top 32% | - | ||
| 66 | Nick Sheridan | OC, Michigan State | 4 | top 54% | top 39% | top 62% | No. 132 of 138 | ||
| 67 | Russ Callaway | OC, Tulane | 2 | top 54% | top 65% | top 40% | No. 107 of 138 | ||
| 68 | Kevin McGiven | OC, Utah | 11 | top 55% | top 49% | top 61% | No. 24 of 138 | ||
| 69 | Kade Bell | OC, Pittsburgh | 2 | top 55% | top 30% | top 65% | No. 62 of 138 | ||
| 70 | Doug Martin | OC, Elon | 2 | top 55% | top 77% | top 85% | - | 54-127 (16) | |
| 71 | Joel Gordon | OC, Auburn | 3 | top 56% | top 45% | top 70% | No. 79 of 138 | ||
| 72 | Eric Kiesau | OC, Sacramento State | 9 | top 56% | top 74% | top 71% | No. 136 of 138 | 0-4 (1) | |
| 73 | Todd Fitch | OC, Charlotte | 13 | top 61% | top 63% | top 58% | No. 129 of 138 | 0-1 (1) | |
| 74 | Slade Nagle | OC, Houston | 2 | top 64% | top 49% | top 52% | No. 7 of 138 | 0-1 (1) | |
| 75 | David Yost | OC, New Mexico State | 12 | top 65% | top 63% | top 60% | No. 127 of 138 | ||
| 76 | Shane Montgomery | OC, Dartmouth | 5 | top 65% | top 73% | top 62% | - | 17-33 (5) | |
| 77 | Kevin Barbay | OC, Tulsa | 4 | top 66% | top 58% | top 73% | No. 27 of 138 | ||
| 78 | Kurt Roper | OC, NC State | 10 | top 67% | top 63% | top 64% | No. 51 of 138 | 0-1 (1) | |
| 79 | Brent Pease | OC, Montana | 6 | top 73% | top 66% | top 70% | - | ||
| 80 | Walt Bell | OC, Western Michigan | 9 | top 73% | top 70% | top 58% | No. 68 of 138 | 2-23 (3) | |
| 81 | Joe Sloan | OC, Kentucky | 4 | top 74% | top 58% | top 70% | No. 48 of 138 | ||
| 82 | Tim Lester | OC, Iowa | 4 | top 75% | top 55% | top 68% | No. 86 of 138 | 37-32 (6) | |
| 83 | Marcus Arroyo | OC, Arizona State | 10 | top 76% | top 65% | top 81% | No. 108 of 138 | 7-23 (3) | |
| 84 | Greg Harbaugh Jr. | OC, Minnesota | 3 | top 77% | top 67% | top 67% | No. 113 of 138 | ||
| 85 | Desmond Kitchings | OC, Virginia | 6 | top 79% | top 84% | top 66% | No. 78 of 138 | ||
| 86 | A. J. Milwee | OC (co), Texas | 9 | top 79% | top 76% | top 80% | No. 95 of 138 | ||
| 87 | Clint Trickett | OC, Maryland | 4 | top 79% | top 85% | top 65% | No. 94 of 138 | ||
| 88 | Drew Mehringer | OC, Oregon | 3 | top 81% | top 88% | top 79% | No. 63 of 138 | ||
| 89 | Ian Shoemaker | OC, Idaho | 2 | top 81% | top 82% | top 67% | - | ||
| 90 | Sean Gleeson | OC, Kansas State | 4 | top 91% | top 81% | top 85% | No. 64 of 138 | ||
| 91 | Chris Ostrowsky | OC, Yale | 2 | top 91% | top 86% | top 94% | - | ||
| 92 | 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 vs higher level. 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 | Dan Mullen | UNLV | 15 | 118-69 | .631 | 2-0 | - | top 32% | top 45% | top 36% | top 30% | |
| 2 | Tre Lamb | Tulsa | 2 | 9-12 | .429 | 2-1 | 27-25 | top 46% | top 53% | top 39% | top 46% | |
| 3 | Jamey Chadwell | Liberty | 9 | 72-36 | .667 | 3-2 | 59-35 | top 28% | top 28% | top 52% | top 45% | |
| 4 | Troy Calhoun | Air Force | 20 | 146-99 | .596 | 6-6 | - | top 21% | top 25% | top 56% | top 50% | |
| 5 | Charles Huff | Memphis | 6 | 47-27 | .635 | 2-3 | - | top 52% | top 48% | top 35% | top 36% | |
| 6 | Brian Newberry | Navy | 4 | 29-18 | .617 | 2-4 | - | top 24% | top 32% | top 54% | top 47% | |
| 7 | Joe Harasymiak | Massachusetts | 2 | 5-17 | .227 | 1-2 | 20-15 | top 79% | top 84% | top 65% | top 66% | |
| 8 | Ken Niumatalolo | San José State | 19 | 124-103 | .546 | 7-16 | - | top 20% | top 29% | top 76% | top 68% | |
| 9 | Neal Brown | North Texas | 11 | 79-53 | .598 | 2-5 | - | top 48% | top 34% | top 55% | top 52% | |
| 10 | Major Applewhite | South Alabama | 6 | 30-30 | .500 | 2-5 | - | top 41% | top 29% | top 59% | top 59% | |
| 11 | Jason Eck | New Mexico | 2 | 17-5 | .773 | 1-3 | 26-13 | top 54% | top 32% | top 17% | top 20% | |
| 12 | Blake Harrell | East Carolina | 3 | 19-9 | .679 | 1-3 | - | top 44% | top 41% | top 24% | top 31% | |
| 13 | Billy Napier | James Madison | 9 | 70-37 | .654 | 1-3 | - | top 22% | top 29% | top 38% | top 29% | |
| 14 | G.J. Kinne | Texas State | 4 | 28-20 | .583 | 1-3 | 12-2 | top 13% | top 11% | top 51% | top 77% | |
| 15 | Bronco Mendenhall | Utah State | 20 | 150-100 | .600 | 4-13 | - | top 33% | top 34% | top 36% | top 31% | |
| 16 | Chris Creighton | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 65-89 | .422 | 4-13 | 139-46 | top 60% | top 62% | top 79% | top 73% | |
| 17 | Blake Anderson | Southern Miss | 13 | 77-61 | .558 | 3-11 | - | top 48% | top 39% | top 47% | top 50% | |
| 18 | Ricky Rahne | Old Dominion | 7 | 33-40 | .452 | 2-8 | - | top 76% | top 68% | top 20% | top 46% | |
| 19 | Dell McGee | Georgia State | 3 | 9-24 | .273 | 1-4 | - | top 67% | top 77% | top 88% | top 87% | |
| 20 | Jason Candle | UConn | 12 | 85-49 | .634 | 2-9 | - | top 23% | top 28% | top 20% | top 25% | |
| 21 | Timmy Chang | Hawai'i | 5 | 25-35 | .417 | 2-9 | - | top 72% | top 77% | top 73% | top 60% | |
| 22 | Clay Helton | Georgia Southern | 13 | 78-53 | .595 | 1-5 | - | top 37% | top 42% | top 48% | top 47% | |
| 23 | Jeff Monken | Army | 13 | 94-67 | .584 | 4-20 | 38-16 | top 27% | top 17% | top 62% | top 57% | |
| 24 | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana | 6 | 36-28 | .563 | 1-5 | - | top 41% | top 30% | top 53% | top 49% | |
| 25 | Jeff Traylor | UTSA | 7 | 60-28 | .682 | 1-6 | - | top 31% | top 34% | top 44% | top 51% |
FCS head coaches
104 head coaches, by vs higher level. FCS seasons only; below fcs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FCS.
| # | Coach | Now | Seasons | Last 3 seasons | Record | Win % | vs FBS | Below FCS | Off EPA/play | Off points/poss. | Def EPA/play | Def points/poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent Vigen | Montana State | 6 | 70-13 | .843 | 2-3 | - | top 2% | top 1% | top 25% | top 13% | |
| 2 | Todd Whitten | Tarleton State | 6 | 52-19 | .732 | 2-3 | 79-37 | top 12% | top 17% | top 36% | top 38% | |
| 3 | Brock Spack | Illinois State | 17 | 129-78 | .623 | 4-9 | - | top 34% | top 30% | top 42% | top 42% | |
| 4 | Nick Hill | Southern Illinois | 11 | 55-62 | .470 | 3-8 | - | top 33% | top 28% | top 59% | top 48% | |
| 5 | Jeff Faris | Austin Peay | 3 | 19-15 | .559 | 1-3 | - | top 10% | top 19% | top 21% | top 37% | |
| 6 | John Grass | Samford | 9 | 70-31 | .693 | 2-7 | - | top 58% | top 66% | top 46% | top 19% | |
| 7 | Maurice Drayton | The Citadel | 4 | 11-34 | .244 | 1-4 | - | top 64% | top 80% | top 85% | top 82% | |
| 8 | DeLane Fitzgerald | Southern Utah | 5 | 30-27 | .526 | 1-5 | 86-49 | top 25% | top 20% | top 73% | top 66% | |
| 9 | Cody Hawkins | Idaho State | 4 | 20-25 | .444 | 1-5 | - | top 34% | top 22% | top 78% | top 72% | |
| 10 | Chris Merritt | Bryant | 7 | 32-47 | .405 | 1-5 | - | top 41% | top 41% | top 55% | top 43% | |
| 11 | Bobby Wilder | Tennessee Tech | 8 | 72-21 | .774 | 1-7 | - | top 13% | top 9% | top 8% | top 16% | |
| 12 | Mark Ferrante | Villanova | 9 | 73-38 | .658 | 1-7 | - | top 27% | top 29% | top 35% | top 24% | |
| 13 | Mike London | William & Mary | 7 | 45-36 | .556 | 1-7 | - | top 29% | top 34% | top 54% | top 40% | |
| 14 | Ron Cooper | Long Island University | 5 | 21-35 | .375 | 1-8 | - | top 71% | top 80% | top 52% | top 50% | |
| 15 | Aaron Best | Eastern Washington | 9 | 54-53 | .505 | 1-9 | - | top 25% | top 28% | top 96% | top 93% | |
| 16 | Joe Conlin | Fordham | 8 | 33-58 | .363 | 1-9 | - | top 51% | top 67% | top 55% | top 72% | |
| 17 | Nathan Brown | Central Arkansas | 9 | 49-51 | .490 | 1-10 | - | top 26% | top 28% | top 38% | top 57% | |
| 18 | Walt Wells | Eastern Kentucky | 7 | 38-40 | .487 | 1-12 | - | top 42% | top 57% | top 63% | top 60% | |
| 19 | Jim Fleming | Rhode Island | 12 | 62-77 | .446 | 1-12 | - | top 31% | top 32% | top 22% | top 23% | |
| 20 | Jerry Schmitt | Duquesne | 21 | 132-93 | .587 | 1-14 | 28-21 | top 37% | top 44% | top 34% | top 40% | |
| 21 | Jason Simpson | UT Martin | 20 | 123-96 | .562 | 2-32 | - | top 32% | top 28% | top 57% | top 40% | |
| 22 | Chennis Berry | South Carolina State | 3 | 27-8 | .771 | 0-3 | 27-7 | top 25% | top 17% | top 16% | top 30% | |
| 23 | T. C. Taylor | Jackson State | 4 | 35-11 | .761 | 0-3 | - | top 16% | top 19% | top 17% | top 11% | |
| 24 | Dan Jackson | South Dakota State | 2 | 17-7 | .708 | 0-1 | - | top 22% | top 20% | top 12% | top 11% | |
| 25 | Tim Plough | UC Davis | 3 | 26-11 | .703 | 0-3 | - | top 15% | top 24% | top 72% | top 64% |