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

137 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)
2Keenan BaileyOC (co), Ohio State1top 4%top 5%top 1%No. 25 of 138
3Joe CoxOC (co), LSU2top 4%top 8%top 7%No. 26 of 138
4Jason BeckOC, Michigan3top 7%top 7%top 8%No. 105 of 138
5Corey DennisOC, UNLV1top 12%top 17%top 16%No. 85 of 138
6Mike DenbrockOC, Notre Dame10top 13%top 12%top 22%No. 4 of 138
7Drew CronicOC, Navy2top 13%top 17%top 29%No. 45 of 13823-14 (4)
8Bobby PetrinoOC, North Carolina3top 14%top 17%top 7%No. 55 of 138132-76 (18)
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
11Jonathan BrewerOC, Duke3top 18%top 9%top 33%No. 18 of 138
12Chris WeinkeOC (co), Georgia Tech2top 18%top 26%top 14%No. 99 of 138
13A. J. RickerOC (co), TCU5top 18%top 18%top 25%No. 82 of 138
14Jordan DavisOC, East Carolina3top 19%top 24%top 32%No. 111 of 138
15Mike ThiessenOC, Air Force17top 20%top 24%top 20%No. 33 of 138
16Ty HowleOC, Virginia Tech3top 21%top 10%top 14%No. 36 of 138
17Joey HalzleOC, Tennessee3top 23%top 23%top 11%No. 47 of 138
18Nate PotterOC, Boise State2top 23%top 24%top 38%No. 3 of 138
19Charlie Weis Jr.OC, LSU8top 24%top 26%top 34%No. 26 of 138
20Matt LubickOC (co), Kansas7top 24%top 49%top 21%No. 66 of 138
21Mike BoboOC, Georgia13top 25%top 26%top 30%No. 8 of 13828-38 (6)
22Mike YurcichOC, Youngstown State10top 26%top 19%top 39%-
23Rob LikensOC (co), SMU7top 27%top 33%top 45%No. 11 of 138
24Kendal BrilesOC, South Carolina11top 27%top 27%top 24%No. 34 of 138
25John David BakerOC, Ole Miss4top 28%top 31%top 23%No. 35 of 138
26Ryan GrubbOC, Alabama6top 29%top 29%top 20%No. 20 of 138
27Rob EzellOC, Wake Forest2top 29%top 38%top 44%No. 1 of 138
28Gordon SammisOC, TCU2top 29%top 31%top 43%No. 82 of 1380-1 (1)
29Brennan MarionOC, Colorado2top 29%top 17%top 45%No. 114 of 1387-5 (1)
30Jeff NixonOC, Syracuse5top 29%top 39%top 36%No. 91 of 138
31Jake SpavitalOC, Baylor9top 30%top 26%top 20%No. 70 of 13813-35 (4)
32Kevin DeckerOC, Memphis3top 30%top 61%top 50%No. 16 of 138
33Holmon WigginsOC, Texas A&M2top 30%top 32%top 25%No. 92 of 138
34Ben ArbuckleOC, Oklahoma4top 30%top 22%top 29%No. 115 of 138
35Chad MorrisOC, Clemson6top 32%top 21%top 30%No. 126 of 13818-41 (5)
36Kodi BurnsOC (co), Auburn4top 32%top 26%top 23%No. 79 of 138
37Josh HensonOC, Purdue7top 34%top 33%top 50%No. 54 of 138
38Robert AnaeOC, Utah State18top 34%top 38%top 28%No. 123 of 138
39Chip LindseyOC, Missouri9top 34%top 36%top 38%No. 56 of 13815-19 (3)
40Tim BeckOC, Vanderbilt4top 34%top 31%top 32%No. 104 of 13820-18 (3)
41Kyle FloodOC, Texas7top 35%top 24%top 27%No. 95 of 13827-24 (4)
42Shannon DawsonOC, Miami12top 36%top 37%top 46%No. 2 of 138
43Tino SunseriOC (co), Indiana2top 37%top 40%top 30%No. 10 of 138
44Barry Lunney Jr.OC, Illinois6top 38%top 40%top 32%No. 31 of 1380-2 (1)
45Chip KellyOC, Northwestern3top 39%top 16%top 19%No. 13 of 13881-41 (10)
46Tim BeckOC, South Florida12top 39%top 36%top 29%No. 74 of 138
47Luke HuardOC, USC2top 39%top 48%top 50%No. 22 of 138
48Tim Harris Jr.OC, Florida State2top 40%top 37%top 27%No. 46 of 138
49Tim CramseyOC, Arkansas10top 40%top 35%top 32%No. 112 of 138
50Tyler WalkerOC, Temple1top 41%top 26%top 46%No. 59 of 138
51Brian BrohmOC, Louisville10top 42%top 46%top 32%No. 6 of 1380-1 (1)
52Taylor MouserOC, Penn State2top 42%top 35%top 48%No. 60 of 138
53Dean KennedyOC, UCLA2top 42%top 21%top 36%No. 53 of 138
54Matt LukeOC (co), Clemson8top 42%top 45%top 42%No. 126 of 13815-21 (3)
55Buster FaulknerOC, Florida11top 43%top 39%top 31%No. 40 of 138
56Aaron RoderickOC, BYU8top 43%top 19%top 35%No. 32 of 138
57Kyle RichardsonOC (co), Clemson1top 43%top 53%top 47%No. 126 of 138
58Jeff GrimesOC, Wisconsin8top 44%top 41%top 27%No. 77 of 138
59Matt MillerOC, Washington State1top 44%top 45%top 63%No. 134 of 138
60Scott IsphordingOC, Ohio6top 44%top 47%top 38%No. 49 of 138
61Tony PetersenOC (co), Northern Illinois13top 46%top 66%top 51%No. 131 of 138
62Seth DoegeOC, Arizona2top 47%top 27%top 49%No. 28 of 138
63Rod SmithOC, Marshall15top 47%top 52%top 47%No. 103 of 1380-1 (1)
64Glenn ThomasOC (co), Nebraska9top 47%top 48%top 36%No. 41 of 138
65Mike JohnsonOC (co), Syracuse4top 48%top 68%top 59%No. 91 of 138
66Nick PetrinoOC, Coastal Carolina1top 48%top 62%top 81%No. 93 of 1380-1 (1)
67Eric EidsnessOC, South Dakota State5top 48%top 58%top 58%-
68Kirk CiarroccaOC, Rutgers14top 50%top 39%top 37%No. 90 of 138
69Craig StutzmannOC, San José State4top 50%top 60%top 41%No. 97 of 138
70Ryan AplinOC, Georgia Southern3top 51%top 55%top 53%No. 52 of 138
71Graham HarrellOC (co), Abilene Christian9top 52%top 34%top 32%-
72Nick SheridanOC, Michigan State4top 54%top 39%top 62%No. 132 of 138
73Luke SchleusnerOC, New Mexico1top 54%top 43%top 64%No. 76 of 138
74Russ CallawayOC, Tulane2top 54%top 65%top 40%No. 107 of 138
75Kevin McGivenOC, Utah11top 55%top 49%top 61%No. 24 of 138
76Kade BellOC, Pittsburgh2top 55%top 30%top 65%No. 62 of 138
77Doug MartinOC, Elon2top 55%top 77%top 85%-54-127 (16)
78Joel GordonOC, Auburn3top 56%top 45%top 70%No. 79 of 138
79Eric KiesauOC, Sacramento State9top 56%top 74%top 71%No. 136 of 1380-4 (1)
80Steve CooperOC, UCF1top 61%top 63%top 73%No. 89 of 138
81Todd FitchOC, Charlotte13top 61%top 63%top 58%No. 129 of 1380-1 (1)
82Slade NagleOC, Houston2top 64%top 49%top 52%No. 7 of 1380-1 (1)
83David YostOC, New Mexico State12top 65%top 63%top 60%No. 127 of 138
84Shane MontgomeryOC, Dartmouth5top 65%top 73%top 62%-17-33 (5)
85Kevin BarbayOC, Tulsa4top 66%top 58%top 73%No. 27 of 138
86Hue JacksonOC, Georgia State1top 67%top 88%top 70%No. 38 of 1388-14 (2)
87Kurt RoperOC, NC State10top 67%top 63%top 64%No. 51 of 1380-1 (1)
88Ty DarlingtonOC (co), Tulsa1top 73%top 79%top 68%No. 27 of 138
89Brent PeaseOC, Montana6top 73%top 66%top 70%-
90Walt BellOC, Western Michigan9top 73%top 70%top 58%No. 68 of 1382-23 (3)
91Joe SloanOC, Kentucky4top 74%top 58%top 70%No. 48 of 138
92Tim LesterOC, Iowa4top 75%top 55%top 68%No. 86 of 13837-32 (6)
93Marcus ArroyoOC, Arizona State10top 76%top 65%top 81%No. 108 of 1387-23 (3)
94Greg Harbaugh Jr.OC, Minnesota3top 77%top 67%top 67%No. 113 of 138
95Desmond KitchingsOC, Virginia6top 79%top 84%top 66%No. 78 of 138
96A. J. MilweeOC (co), Texas9top 79%top 76%top 80%No. 95 of 138
97Clint TrickettOC, Maryland4top 79%top 85%top 65%No. 94 of 138
98Drew MehringerOC, Oregon3top 81%top 88%top 79%No. 63 of 138
99Ian ShoemakerOC, Idaho2top 81%top 82%top 67%-
100Sean GleesonOC, Kansas State4top 91%top 81%top 85%No. 64 of 138
101Chris OstrowskyOC, Yale2top 91%top 86%top 94%-
102Quinn SandersOC, Northern Illinois1top 92%top 93%top 96%No. 131 of 138
103Clay PattersonOC, Kent State3top 95%top 97%top 97%No. 135 of 138
104Travis PartridgeOC, North Alabama1-top 95%top 87%top 93%-
105Matt JohnsonOC, San Diego State1top 96%top 99%top 99%No. 122 of 138
106Mark CalaOC, Missouri State1top 96%top 82%top 99%No. 102 of 138
107Nunzio CampanileOC, UConn1top 99%top 99%top 99%No. 39 of 1382-8 (2)
108Jordan SomervilleOC, California0----No. 133 of 138
109Ike HilliardOC (co), California0----No. 133 of 138
110Taylor HousewrightOC, Jacksonville State0----No. 43 of 138
111George GodseyOC, Georgia Tech0----No. 99 of 138
112Tyler RoehlOC, Iowa State0----No. 67 of 138
113Arthur SmithOC, Ohio State0----No. 25 of 138
114Sean BrophyOC, Oklahoma State0----No. 12 of 138
115Pete ThomasOC, Cincinnati0----No. 19 of 138
116Jesse MontaltoOC, UL Monroe0----No. 128 of 138
117Dan LarsonOC, North Dakota State0----No. 81 of 138
118Cris ReisertOC (co), Toledo0----No. 42 of 13811-13 (2)
119Christian TaylorOC, Wyoming0----No. 69 of 138
120Jimmie JohnsonOC, Howard0-----
121Jarod DodsonOC, Stetson0-----
122Mickey FeinOC, Harvard0-----
123Pete SterbickOC, Montana State0-----
124Justin RoperOC, Furman0-----
125Jacob HuesmanOC (co), Richmond0-----
126Joel FilaniOC (co), Abilene Christian0-----
127Kenny HrncirOC, Gardner-Webb0-----
128Manny RamirezOC (co), Jackson State0-----
129Dan HuntOC, Lehigh0-----
130Apollo WrightOC, Morgan State0-----
131Greg McGheeOC, North Carolina A&T0-----
132Steven SmithOC, Texas Southern0-----
133Lamar OwensOC, The Citadel0-----
134Brent ThompsonOC, VMI0-----34-38 (7)
135Winston OctoberOC, William & Mary0-----
136Aynsley RosenbaumOC, Merrimack0-----
137Lanear SampsonOC, UTEP0----No. 137 of 138

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Group of 5 head coaches

70 head coaches, by win percentage. 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.
1Mike JacobsToledo1-8-2.8000-194-23top 30%top 30%top 4%top 26%
2Spencer DanielsonBoise State432-9.7800-5-top 16%top 14%top 53%top 40%
3Tim PolasekNorth Dakota State1-7-2.778-26-3top 58%top 45%top 1%top 1%
4Jason EckNew Mexico217-5.7731-326-13top 54%top 32%top 17%top 20%
5John HauserOhio28-3.7270-1-top 32%top 41%top 42%top 41%
6Charles KellyJacksonville State216-7.6960-1-top 35%top 34%top 44%top 42%
7Jeff TraylorUTSA760-28.6821-6-top 31%top 34%top 44%top 51%
8Blake HarrellEast Carolina319-9.6791-3-top 44%top 41%top 24%top 31%
9Jamey ChadwellLiberty972-36.6673-259-35top 28%top 28%top 52%top 45%
10Billy NapierJames Madison970-37.6541-3-top 22%top 29%top 38%top 29%
11Matt EntzFresno State214-8.6360-260-11top 68%top 63%top 25%top 19%
12Charles HuffMemphis647-27.6352-3-top 52%top 48%top 35%top 36%
13Jason CandleUConn1285-49.6342-9-top 23%top 28%top 20%top 25%
14Dan MullenUNLV15118-69.6312-0-top 32%top 45%top 36%top 30%
15Brian NewberryNavy429-18.6172-4-top 24%top 32%top 54%top 47%
16Bronco MendenhallUtah State20150-100.6004-13-top 33%top 34%top 36%top 31%
17Brian HartlineSouth Florida1-6-4.600--top 53%top 48%top 41%top 21%
18Neal BrownNorth Texas1179-53.5982-5-top 48%top 34%top 55%top 52%
19Troy CalhounAir Force20146-99.5966-6-top 21%top 25%top 56%top 50%
20Clay HeltonGeorgia Southern1378-53.5951-5-top 37%top 42%top 48%top 47%
21Tyson HeltonWestern Kentucky860-42.5881-12-top 49%top 55%top 40%top 47%
22Jeff MonkenArmy1394-67.5844-2038-16top 27%top 17%top 62%top 57%
23G.J. KinneTexas State428-20.5831-312-2top 13%top 11%top 51%top 77%
24Jerry MackKennesaw State213-10.5650-331-15top 64%top 62%top 54%top 54%
25Jim MoraColorado State1176-59.5632-12-top 37%top 35%top 48%top 53%

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FCS head coaches

125 head coaches, by win percentage. 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%
2Andrew AurichHarvard324-5.828--top 6%top 11%top 27%top 16%
3Jeff GalloMonmouth1-8-2.8000-1-top 13%top 22%top 54%top 60%
4Rich NagyLehigh1-8-2.800-10-20top 7%top 13%top 29%top 13%
5Bobby WilderTennessee Tech872-21.7741-7-top 13%top 9%top 8%top 16%
6Chennis BerrySouth Carolina State327-8.7710-327-7top 25%top 17%top 16%top 30%
7T. C. TaylorJackson State435-11.7610-3-top 16%top 19%top 17%top 11%
8Todd WhittenTarleton State652-19.7322-379-37top 12%top 17%top 36%top 38%
9Dan JacksonSouth Dakota State217-7.7080-1-top 22%top 20%top 12%top 11%
10Tim PloughUC Davis326-11.7030-3-top 15%top 24%top 72%top 64%
11Bobby KennedyMontana1-7-3.7000-1-top 2%top 5%top 71%top 57%
12Matt VitzthumSouth Dakota1-7-3.7000-1-top 6%top 9%top 58%top 36%
13John GrassSamford970-31.6932-7-top 58%top 66%top 46%top 19%
14Glenn CarusoSt. Thomas (MN)645-21.682-132-33top 35%top 27%top 13%top 15%
15Clint KilloughIncarnate Word431-16.6600-3-top 29%top 20%top 11%top 23%
16Sammy McCorkleDartmouth425-13.658--top 23%top 37%top 22%top 32%
17Mark FerranteVillanova973-38.6581-7-top 27%top 29%top 35%top 24%
18Brian WrightNorthern Arizona323-12.6570-333-8top 23%top 31%top 76%top 50%
19Eddie Robinson Jr.Alabama State535-20.6360-3-top 66%top 60%top 22%top 20%
20DeSean JacksonDelaware State214-8.6360-2-top 33%top 42%top 39%top 44%
21Kevin LynchButler214-8.636--top 36%top 36%top 45%top 33%
22Travis BushUT Rio Grande Valley214-8.6360-1-top 23%top 24%top 22%top 20%
23Peter RossomandoLamar429-17.6300-442-13top 48%top 40%top 34%top 31%
24Trei OliverNorth Carolina Central750-30.6250-5-top 18%top 12%top 29%top 26%
25Joel TaylorMercer320-12.6250-1-top 41%top 45%top 13%top 13%

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