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.

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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	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

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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.

#	Coach	Now	Seasons	Record	Win %	vs Power 4	Below FBS	Off EPA/play	Off points/poss.	Def EPA/play	Def points/poss.
1	Chuck Martin	Miami (OH)	13	78-78	.500	2-18	74-7	top 62%	top 70%	top 41%	top 41%
2	G.J. Kinne	Texas State	4	28-20	.583	1-3	12-2	top 13%	top 11%	top 51%	top 77%
3	Matt Entz	Fresno State	2	14-8	.636	0-2	60-11	top 68%	top 63%	top 25%	top 19%
4	Tim Albin	Charlotte	6	36-38	.486	1-9	25-8	top 54%	top 60%	top 82%	top 76%
5	Chris Creighton	Eastern Michigan	13	65-89	.422	4-13	139-46	top 60%	top 62%	top 79%	top 73%
6	Joe Moorhead	Akron	7	28-56	.333	0-10	38-13	top 86%	top 85%	top 58%	top 73%
7	Will Hall	Tulane	5	18-35	.340	0-6	56-20	top 83%	top 82%	top 76%	top 69%
8	Willie Simmons	Florida International	2	11-11	.500	0-1	66-24	top 71%	top 75%	top 40%	top 45%
9	K.C. Keeler	Temple	4	19-26	.422	0-5	259-100-1	top 63%	top 61%	top 69%	top 60%
10	Matt Drinkall	Central Michigan	2	12-11	.522	0-4	42-17	top 64%	top 73%	top 43%	top 47%
11	Jeff Monken	Army	13	94-67	.584	4-20	38-16	top 27%	top 17%	top 62%	top 57%
12	Ryan Carty	Delaware	2	11-11	.500	0-4	26-11	top 44%	top 46%	top 71%	top 75%
13	Pete Lembo	Buffalo	8	54-43	.557	0-6	79-36	top 70%	top 62%	top 64%	top 45%
14	Jerry Mack	Kennesaw State	2	13-10	.565	0-3	31-15	top 64%	top 62%	top 54%	top 54%
15	Jason Eck	New Mexico	2	17-5	.773	1-3	26-13	top 54%	top 32%	top 17%	top 20%
16	Scotty Walden	UTEP	4	7-30	.189	0-5	33-17	top 94%	top 88%	top 58%	top 74%
17	Jamey Chadwell	Liberty	9	72-36	.667	3-2	59-35	top 28%	top 28%	top 52%	top 45%
18	Scott Abell	Rice	2	6-16	.273	0-2	86-52	top 86%	top 82%	top 87%	top 92%
19	Joe Harasymiak	Massachusetts	2	5-17	.227	1-2	20-15	top 79%	top 84%	top 65%	top 66%
20	Jeff Choate	Nevada	3	9-25	.265	0-4	28-22	top 91%	top 91%	top 67%	top 70%
21	Ryan Beard	Coastal Carolina	2	10-11	.476	0-1	19-16	top 58%	top 68%	top 75%	top 54%
22	Eddie George	Bowling Green	2	7-15	.318	0-4	24-22	top 90%	top 88%	top 57%	top 60%
23	Tre Lamb	Tulsa	2	9-12	.429	2-1	27-25	top 46%	top 53%	top 39%	top 46%
24	Mike Uremovich	Ball State	2	7-15	.318	0-4	56-56	top 84%	top 88%	top 79%	top 86%
25	Phil Longo	Sam Houston	2	3-18	.143	0-2	7-14	top 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.

#	Coach	Now	Seasons	Record	Win %	vs FBS	Below FCS	Off EPA/play	Off points/poss.	Def EPA/play	Def points/poss.
1	Brent Dearmon	North Alabama	4	14-31	.311	0-4	10-1	top 66%	top 64%	top 64%	top 64%
2	Bob Surace	Princeton	16	90-68	.570	-	18-3	top 66%	top 61%	top 37%	top 7%
3	Jon Poppe	Columbia	3	13-15	.464	-	10-2	top 87%	top 80%	top 67%	top 62%
4	Brandon Moore	San Diego	4	25-19	.568	-	13-3	top 31%	top 35%	top 19%	top 24%
5	Brian Wright	Northern Arizona	3	23-12	.657	0-3	33-8	top 23%	top 31%	top 76%	top 50%
6	Glenn Caruso	St. Thomas (MN)	6	45-21	.682	-	132-33	top 35%	top 27%	top 13%	top 15%
7	Chennis Berry	South Carolina State	3	27-8	.771	0-3	27-7	top 25%	top 17%	top 16%	top 30%
8	Kerwin Bell	Western Carolina	6	36-31	.537	0-6	27-7	top 27%	top 31%	top 65%	top 64%
9	Tremaine Jackson	Prairie View A&M	2	15-9	.625	0-2	40-12	top 38%	top 35%	top 36%	top 26%
10	Colby Carthel	Stephen F. Austin	8	53-39	.576	0-10	59-18	top 37%	top 16%	top 37%	top 15%
11	Peter Rossomando	Lamar	4	29-17	.630	0-4	42-13	top 48%	top 40%	top 34%	top 31%
12	Dan Swanstrom	Cornell	3	11-17	.393	-	32-11	top 55%	top 38%	top 46%	top 48%
13	Jed Stugart	Lindenwood	5	26-27	.491	0-5	117-45	top 42%	top 49%	top 70%	top 60%
14	Shawn Gibbs	North Carolina A&T	2	6-16	.273	0-2	22-9	top 67%	top 76%	top 76%	top 73%
15	Pete Shinnick	Towson	4	20-25	.444	0-5	159-67	top 36%	top 40%	top 69%	top 67%
16	Saj Thakkar	Davidson	2	6-16	.273	-	14-6	top 76%	top 75%	top 89%	top 90%
17	Michael Jasper	Stetson	2	4-18	.182	-	44-20	top 71%	top 75%	top 93%	top 95%
18	Gabe Giardina	Charleston Southern	4	14-31	.311	0-6	37-17	top 85%	top 84%	top 49%	top 49%
19	Todd Whitten	Tarleton State	6	52-19	.732	2-3	79-37	top 12%	top 17%	top 36%	top 38%
20	Reggie Barlow	Tennessee State	2	4-18	.182	0-1	34-16	top 93%	top 96%	top 49%	top 52%
21	Damon Wilson	Morgan State	5	23-32	.418	0-6	89-45	top 89%	top 70%	top 47%	top 35%
22	Chris Wilkerson	Eastern Illinois	5	19-37	.339	0-6	51-27	top 65%	top 79%	top 59%	top 63%
23	Curt Fitzpatrick	Colgate	2	10-12	.455	0-2	80-43	top 40%	top 47%	top 49%	top 41%
24	Mickey Joseph	Grambling	3	16-17	.485	0-3	13-7	top 75%	top 59%	top 30%	top 25%
25	Jason Bachtel	Houston Christian	3	11-23	.324	0-5	16-9	top 91%	top 73%	top 39%	top 74%
26	DeLane Fitzgerald	Southern Utah	5	30-27	.526	1-5	86-49	top 25%	top 20%	top 73%	top 66%
27	Steve Englehart	West Georgia	5	22-34	.393	0-2	70-49	top 73%	top 62%	top 47%	top 51%
28	John Troxell	Lafayette	5	31-25	.554	0-6	92-67	top 39%	top 41%	top 46%	top 40%
29	Jerry Schmitt	Duquesne	21	132-93	.587	1-14	28-21	top 37%	top 44%	top 34%	top 40%
30	Jason Woodman	Morehead State	3	15-19	.441	-	60-47	top 71%	top 60%	top 89%	top 78%
31	Cedric Thomas	Alcorn State	3	17-17	.500	0-4	5-4	top 54%	top 52%	top 41%	top 65%
32	Blaine McCorkle	Northwestern State	3	1-33	.029	0-5	31-25	top 98%	top 100%	top 96%	top 98%
33	Sam Shade	Alabama A&M	2	11-11	.500	0-1	18-15	top 38%	top 43%	top 53%	top 47%
34	Eli Gardner	Stonehill	5	18-34	.346	0-2	27-24	top 74%	top 85%	top 36%	top 45%
35	Andy Waddle	Valparaiso	2	6-15	.286	-	55-61	top 84%	top 63%	top 27%	top 52%
36	Dan Curran	Holy Cross	7	38-40	.487	0-4	29-35	top 51%	top 47%	top 30%	top 35%
37	Braxton Harris	Campbell	4	19-26	.422	0-5	7-23	top 46%	top 50%	top 74%	top 76%
38	Thomas Ford	Idaho	2	9-13	.409	0-3	2-18	top 14%	top 30%	top 72%	top 71%
39	Brent Vigen	Montana State	6	70-13	.843	2-3	-	top 2%	top 1%	top 25%	top 13%
40	Andrew Aurich	Harvard	3	24-5	.828	-	-	top 6%	top 11%	top 27%	top 16%
41	Bobby Wilder	Tennessee Tech	8	72-21	.774	1-7	-	top 13%	top 9%	top 8%	top 16%
42	T. C. Taylor	Jackson State	4	35-11	.761	0-3	-	top 16%	top 19%	top 17%	top 11%
43	Dan Jackson	South Dakota State	2	17-7	.708	0-1	-	top 22%	top 20%	top 12%	top 11%
44	Tim Plough	UC Davis	3	26-11	.703	0-3	-	top 15%	top 24%	top 72%	top 64%
45	John Grass	Samford	9	70-31	.693	2-7	-	top 58%	top 66%	top 46%	top 19%
46	Clint Killough	Incarnate Word	4	31-16	.660	0-3	-	top 29%	top 20%	top 11%	top 23%
47	Sammy McCorkle	Dartmouth	4	25-13	.658	-	-	top 23%	top 37%	top 22%	top 32%
48	Mark Ferrante	Villanova	9	73-38	.658	1-7	-	top 27%	top 29%	top 35%	top 24%
49	Eddie Robinson Jr.	Alabama State	5	35-20	.636	0-3	-	top 66%	top 60%	top 22%	top 20%
50	DeSean Jackson	Delaware State	2	14-8	.636	0-2	-	top 33%	top 42%	top 39%	top 44%
51	Kevin Lynch	Butler	2	14-8	.636	-	-	top 36%	top 36%	top 45%	top 33%
52	Travis Bush	UT Rio Grande Valley	2	14-8	.636	0-1	-	top 23%	top 24%	top 22%	top 20%
53	Trei Oliver	North Carolina Central	7	50-30	.625	0-5	-	top 18%	top 12%	top 29%	top 26%
54	Joel Taylor	Mercer	3	20-12	.625	0-1	-	top 41%	top 45%	top 13%	top 13%
55	Brock Spack	Illinois State	17	129-78	.623	4-9	-	top 34%	top 30%	top 42%	top 42%
56	Ricky Santos	Pennsylvania	5	35-23	.603	0-4	-	top 46%	top 38%	top 50%	top 51%
57	Kevin Cahill	Yale	4	27-18	.600	0-1	-	top 49%	top 34%	top 25%	top 22%
58	Eric Schmidt	North Dakota	2	15-10	.600	0-2	-	top 34%	top 24%	top 17%	top 18%
59	Trevor Andrews	Dayton	4	25-17	.595	-	-	top 56%	top 51%	top 10%	top 11%
60	Will Healy	East Tennessee State	2	13-9	.591	0-2	-	top 22%	top 23%	top 56%	top 41%
61	Russ Huesman	Richmond	9	62-44	.585	0-8	-	top 34%	top 40%	top 14%	top 15%
62	Keith Patterson	Abilene Christian	5	35-25	.583	0-7	-	top 39%	top 35%	top 63%	top 54%
63	Clay Hendrix	Furman	9	60-46	.566	0-10	-	top 60%	top 57%	top 39%	top 22%
64	Jason Simpson	UT Martin	20	123-96	.562	2-32	-	top 32%	top 28%	top 57%	top 40%
65	Billy Cosh	Stony Brook	3	19-15	.559	0-3	-	top 36%	top 37%	top 66%	top 41%
66	Jeff Faris	Austin Peay	3	19-15	.559	1-3	-	top 10%	top 19%	top 21%	top 37%
67	Mike London	William & Mary	7	45-36	.556	1-7	-	top 29%	top 34%	top 54%	top 40%
68	Doug Phillips	Youngstown State	6	38-31	.551	0-6	-	top 14%	top 21%	top 84%	top 55%
69	Rusty Wright	Chattanooga	8	45-37	.549	0-8	-	top 34%	top 35%	top 27%	top 20%
70	Tony Trisciani	Elon	7	42-37	.532	0-7	-	top 46%	top 50%	top 32%	top 29%
71	Mark Nofri	Sacred Heart	14	81-74	.523	0-2	-	top 39%	top 53%	top 43%	top 30%
72	Adam Lechtenberg	Central Connecticut	4	24-22	.522	0-5	-	top 42%	top 46%	top 42%	top 49%
73	Aaron Best	Eastern Washington	9	54-53	.505	1-9	-	top 25%	top 28%	top 96%	top 93%
74	Nathan Brown	Central Arkansas	9	49-51	.490	1-10	-	top 26%	top 28%	top 38%	top 57%
75	Tom Matukewicz	Southeast Missouri State	13	69-72	.489	0-12	-	top 38%	top 38%	top 37%	top 29%
76	Walt Wells	Eastern Kentucky	7	38-40	.487	1-12	-	top 42%	top 57%	top 63%	top 60%
77	Nick Hill	Southern Illinois	11	55-62	.470	3-8	-	top 33%	top 28%	top 59%	top 48%
78	Cris Dishman	Texas Southern	3	14-17	.452	0-4	-	top 57%	top 54%	top 68%	top 71%
79	Jim Fleming	Rhode Island	12	62-77	.446	1-12	-	top 31%	top 32%	top 22%	top 23%
80	Cody Hawkins	Idaho State	4	20-25	.444	1-5	-	top 34%	top 22%	top 78%	top 72%
81	Todd Stepsis	Northern Iowa	7	34-43	.442	0-2	-	top 73%	top 78%	top 50%	top 54%
82	Joe Davis	Western Illinois	3	14-20	.412	0-5	-	top 22%	top 19%	top 91%	top 79%
83	Chris Merritt	Bryant	7	32-47	.405	1-5	-	top 41%	top 41%	top 55%	top 43%
84	Mark Powell	New Haven	2	8-12	.400	-	-	top 72%	top 69%	top 32%	top 40%
85	Mike Gennetti	Merrimack	3	13-20	.394	0-6	-	top 61%	top 71%	top 61%	top 50%
86	Ron Cooper	Long Island University	5	21-35	.375	1-8	-	top 71%	top 80%	top 52%	top 50%
87	Shawn Watson	Wofford	5	21-35	.375	0-5	-	top 82%	top 69%	top 40%	top 46%
88	James Perry	Brown	7	25-43	.368	-	-	top 58%	top 53%	top 57%	top 58%
89	Joe Conlin	Fordham	8	33-58	.363	1-9	-	top 51%	top 67%	top 55%	top 72%
90	Bernard Clark	Robert Morris	8	32-57	.360	0-9	-	top 78%	top 68%	top 32%	top 36%
91	Raymond Woodie Jr.	Bethune-Cookman	4	16-29	.356	0-7	-	top 80%	top 56%	top 60%	top 86%
92	Rob Sgarlata	Georgetown	12	44-85	.341	-	-	top 73%	top 72%	top 45%	top 43%
93	Mike Willis	Marist	3	11-22	.333	-	-	top 71%	top 63%	top 24%	top 30%
94	Alonzo Hampton	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	4	14-29	.326	0-4	-	top 69%	top 64%	top 82%	top 87%
95	Jordan Stevens	Maine	5	16-39	.291	0-8	-	top 48%	top 52%	top 77%	top 68%
96	Curt Mallory	Indiana State	9	29-72	.287	0-10	-	top 75%	top 79%	top 70%	top 76%
97	Maurice Drayton	The Citadel	4	11-34	.244	1-4	-	top 64%	top 80%	top 85%	top 82%
98	Clint Dolezel	East Texas A&M	4	11-34	.244	0-5	-	top 86%	top 86%	top 35%	top 54%
99	Tom Masella	Wagner	6	16-51	.239	0-12	-	top 83%	top 88%	top 47%	top 57%
100	Michael Vick	Norfolk State	2	5-17	.227	0-3	-	top 60%	top 39%	top 37%	top 76%
101	Terrell Buckley	Mississippi Valley State	2	5-17	.227	0-1	-	top 96%	top 95%	top 69%	top 86%
102	Ed Lamb	Northern Colorado	4	8-37	.178	0-4	-	top 80%	top 81%	top 90%	top 78%
103	Lance Anderson	Utah Tech	3	4-30	.118	0-2	-	top 81%	top 91%	top 91%	top 91%
104	Jody Wright	Murray State	3	3-31	.088	0-6	-	top 69%	top 88%	top 98%	top 99%

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