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

256 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	Rob Aurich	DC, Nebraska	1	top 1%	top 3%	top 6%	No. 27 of 138
2	Dana Holgorsen	OC, Nebraska	8	top 3%	top 15%	top 4%	No. 41 of 138	92-69 (14)
3	Matt Patricia	DC, Ohio State	1	top 3%	top 1%	top 8%	No. 20 of 138
4	Keenan Bailey	OC (co), Ohio State	1	top 4%	top 5%	top 1%	No. 25 of 138
5	Joe Cox	OC (co), LSU	2	top 4%	top 8%	top 7%	No. 26 of 138
6	Bryant Haines	DC, Indiana	4	top 5%	top 6%	top 3%	No. 11 of 138
7	Colin Hitschler	DC, UCLA	4	top 6%	top 10%	top 9%	No. 1 of 138
8	Jason Beck	OC, Michigan	3	top 7%	top 7%	top 8%	No. 105 of 138
9	Mickey Conn	DC, Samford	3	top 7%	top 14%	top 16%	-
10	Corey Hetherman	DC, Miami	2	top 8%	top 6%	top 13%	No. 64 of 138
11	Glenn Schumann	DC, Georgia	7	top 11%	top 5%	top 14%	No. 26 of 138
12	Todd Bates	DC, Oklahoma	4	top 11%	top 22%	top 12%	No. 7 of 138
13	Phil Parker	DC, Iowa	13	top 12%	top 6%	top 28%	No. 14 of 138
14	Josh Aldridge	DC, South Florida	2	top 12%	top 21%	top 12%	No. 57 of 138	0-1 (1)
15	Corey Dennis	OC, UNLV	1	top 12%	top 17%	top 16%	No. 85 of 138
16	Maurice Linguist	DC (co), Alabama	2	top 12%	top 12%	top 11%	No. 17 of 138	14-23 (4)
17	Mike Denbrock	OC, Notre Dame	10	top 13%	top 12%	top 22%	No. 4 of 138
18	Drew Cronic	OC, Navy	2	top 13%	top 17%	top 29%	No. 45 of 138	23-14 (4)
19	D.J. Durkin	DC, Auburn	9	top 14%	top 26%	top 15%	No. 80 of 138	12-17 (4)
20	Bobby Petrino	OC, North Carolina	3	top 14%	top 17%	top 7%	No. 55 of 138	132-76 (18)
21	Vince Kehres	DC, Syracuse	6	top 16%	top 21%	top 15%	No. 65 of 138
22	Brent Pry	DC, Virginia Tech	11	top 16%	top 28%	top 21%	No. 69 of 138	16-24 (4)
23	Mack Leftwich	OC, Texas Tech	3	top 17%	top 12%	top 11%	No. 37 of 138
24	Mike Shanahan	OC, Indiana	4	top 17%	top 14%	top 9%	No. 10 of 138
25	Jonathan Brewer	OC, Duke	3	top 18%	top 9%	top 33%	No. 18 of 138

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Group of 5 head coaches

70 head coaches, by defense pts/poss.. 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	Tim Polasek	North Dakota State	1	-	7-2	.778	-	26-3	top 58%	top 45%	top 1%	top 1%
2	Matt Entz	Fresno State	2		14-8	.636	0-2	60-11	top 68%	top 63%	top 25%	top 19%
3	Jason Eck	New Mexico	2		17-5	.773	1-3	26-13	top 54%	top 32%	top 17%	top 20%
4	Brian Hartline	South Florida	1	-	6-4	.600	-	-	top 53%	top 48%	top 41%	top 21%
5	Jason Candle	UConn	12		85-49	.634	2-9	-	top 23%	top 28%	top 20%	top 25%
6	Mike Jacobs	Toledo	1	-	8-2	.800	0-1	94-23	top 30%	top 30%	top 4%	top 26%
7	Billy Napier	James Madison	9		70-37	.654	1-3	-	top 22%	top 29%	top 38%	top 29%
8	Dan Mullen	UNLV	15		118-69	.631	2-0	-	top 32%	top 45%	top 36%	top 30%
9	Blake Harrell	East Carolina	3		19-9	.679	1-3	-	top 44%	top 41%	top 24%	top 31%
10	Bronco Mendenhall	Utah State	20		150-100	.600	4-13	-	top 33%	top 34%	top 36%	top 31%
11	Charles Huff	Memphis	6		47-27	.635	2-3	-	top 52%	top 48%	top 35%	top 36%
12	Spencer Danielson	Boise State	4		32-9	.780	0-5	-	top 16%	top 14%	top 53%	top 40%
13	Chuck Martin	Miami (OH)	13		78-78	.500	2-18	74-7	top 62%	top 70%	top 41%	top 41%
14	John Hauser	Ohio	2		8-3	.727	0-1	-	top 32%	top 41%	top 42%	top 41%
15	Charles Kelly	Jacksonville State	2		16-7	.696	0-1	-	top 35%	top 34%	top 44%	top 42%
16	Jamey Chadwell	Liberty	9		72-36	.667	3-2	59-35	top 28%	top 28%	top 52%	top 45%
17	Pete Lembo	Buffalo	8		54-43	.557	0-6	79-36	top 70%	top 62%	top 64%	top 45%
18	Willie Simmons	Florida International	2		11-11	.500	0-1	66-24	top 71%	top 75%	top 40%	top 45%
19	Ricky Rahne	Old Dominion	7		33-40	.452	2-8	-	top 76%	top 68%	top 20%	top 46%
20	Tre Lamb	Tulsa	2		9-12	.429	2-1	27-25	top 46%	top 53%	top 39%	top 46%
21	Tyson Helton	Western Kentucky	8		60-42	.588	1-12	-	top 49%	top 55%	top 40%	top 47%
22	Brian Newberry	Navy	4		29-18	.617	2-4	-	top 24%	top 32%	top 54%	top 47%
23	Clay Helton	Georgia Southern	13		78-53	.595	1-5	-	top 37%	top 42%	top 48%	top 47%
24	Matt Drinkall	Central Michigan	2		12-11	.522	0-4	42-17	top 64%	top 73%	top 43%	top 47%
25	Michael Desormeaux	Louisiana	6		36-28	.563	1-5	-	top 41%	top 30%	top 53%	top 49%

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FCS head coaches

125 head coaches, by defense pts/poss.. 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	Bob Surace	Princeton	16		90-68	.570	-	18-3	top 66%	top 61%	top 37%	top 7%
2	T. C. Taylor	Jackson State	4		35-11	.761	0-3	-	top 16%	top 19%	top 17%	top 11%
3	Trevor Andrews	Dayton	4		25-17	.595	-	-	top 56%	top 51%	top 10%	top 11%
4	Dan Jackson	South Dakota State	2		17-7	.708	0-1	-	top 22%	top 20%	top 12%	top 11%
5	Joel Taylor	Mercer	3		20-12	.625	0-1	-	top 41%	top 45%	top 13%	top 13%
6	Rich Nagy	Lehigh	1	-	8-2	.800	-	10-20	top 7%	top 13%	top 29%	top 13%
7	Brent Vigen	Montana State	6		70-13	.843	2-3	-	top 2%	top 1%	top 25%	top 13%
8	Glenn Caruso	St. Thomas (MN)	6		45-21	.682	-	132-33	top 35%	top 27%	top 13%	top 15%
9	Russ Huesman	Richmond	9		62-44	.585	0-8	-	top 34%	top 40%	top 14%	top 15%
10	Colby Carthel	Stephen F. Austin	8		53-39	.576	0-10	59-18	top 37%	top 16%	top 37%	top 15%
11	Andrew Aurich	Harvard	3		24-5	.828	-	-	top 6%	top 11%	top 27%	top 16%
12	Bobby Wilder	Tennessee Tech	8		72-21	.774	1-7	-	top 13%	top 9%	top 8%	top 16%
13	Eric Schmidt	North Dakota	2		15-10	.600	0-2	-	top 34%	top 24%	top 17%	top 18%
14	Kaleb Nobles	West Florida	1	-	4-4	.500	-	25-9	top 77%	top 65%	top 15%	top 18%
15	John Grass	Samford	9		70-31	.693	2-7	-	top 58%	top 66%	top 46%	top 19%
16	Rusty Wright	Chattanooga	8		45-37	.549	0-8	-	top 34%	top 35%	top 27%	top 20%
17	Travis Bush	UT Rio Grande Valley	2		14-8	.636	0-1	-	top 23%	top 24%	top 22%	top 20%
18	Eddie Robinson Jr.	Alabama State	5		35-20	.636	0-3	-	top 66%	top 60%	top 22%	top 20%
19	Kevin Cahill	Yale	4		27-18	.600	0-1	-	top 49%	top 34%	top 25%	top 22%
20	Clay Hendrix	Furman	9		60-46	.566	0-10	-	top 60%	top 57%	top 39%	top 22%
21	Jim Fleming	Rhode Island	12		62-77	.446	1-12	-	top 31%	top 32%	top 22%	top 23%
22	Clint Killough	Incarnate Word	4		31-16	.660	0-3	-	top 29%	top 20%	top 11%	top 23%
23	Mark Ferrante	Villanova	9		73-38	.658	1-7	-	top 27%	top 29%	top 35%	top 24%
24	Tom Perkovich	UAlbany	1	-	6-4	.600	0-1	83-25	top 40%	top 34%	top 30%	top 24%
25	Brandon Moore	San Diego	4		25-19	.568	-	13-3	top 31%	top 35%	top 19%	top 24%
26	Mickey Joseph	Grambling	3		16-17	.485	0-3	13-7	top 75%	top 59%	top 30%	top 25%
27	Tremaine Jackson	Prairie View A&M	2		15-9	.625	0-2	40-12	top 38%	top 35%	top 36%	top 26%
28	Trei Oliver	North Carolina Central	7		50-30	.625	0-5	-	top 18%	top 12%	top 29%	top 26%
29	Tony Trisciani	Elon	7		42-37	.532	0-7	-	top 46%	top 50%	top 32%	top 29%
30	Tom Matukewicz	Southeast Missouri State	13		69-72	.489	0-12	-	top 38%	top 38%	top 37%	top 29%
31	Mark Nofri	Sacred Heart	14		81-74	.523	0-2	-	top 39%	top 53%	top 43%	top 30%
32	Mike Willis	Marist	3		11-22	.333	-	-	top 71%	top 63%	top 24%	top 30%
33	Chennis Berry	South Carolina State	3		27-8	.771	0-3	27-7	top 25%	top 17%	top 16%	top 30%
34	Peter Rossomando	Lamar	4		29-17	.630	0-4	42-13	top 48%	top 40%	top 34%	top 31%
35	Sammy McCorkle	Dartmouth	4		25-13	.658	-	-	top 23%	top 37%	top 22%	top 32%
36	Kevin Lynch	Butler	2		14-8	.636	-	-	top 36%	top 36%	top 45%	top 33%
37	Dan Curran	Holy Cross	7		38-40	.487	0-4	29-35	top 51%	top 47%	top 30%	top 35%
38	Damon Wilson	Morgan State	5		23-32	.418	0-6	89-45	top 89%	top 70%	top 47%	top 35%
39	Bernard Clark	Robert Morris	8		32-57	.360	0-9	-	top 78%	top 68%	top 32%	top 36%
40	Matt Vitzthum	South Dakota	1	-	7-3	.700	0-1	-	top 6%	top 9%	top 58%	top 36%
41	Jeff Faris	Austin Peay	3		19-15	.559	1-3	-	top 10%	top 19%	top 21%	top 37%
42	Todd Whitten	Tarleton State	6		52-19	.732	2-3	79-37	top 12%	top 17%	top 36%	top 38%
43	Mark Powell	New Haven	2		8-12	.400	-	-	top 72%	top 69%	top 32%	top 40%
44	Jerry Schmitt	Duquesne	21		132-93	.587	1-14	28-21	top 37%	top 44%	top 34%	top 40%
45	John Troxell	Lafayette	5		31-25	.554	0-6	92-67	top 39%	top 41%	top 46%	top 40%
46	Mike London	William & Mary	7		45-36	.556	1-7	-	top 29%	top 34%	top 54%	top 40%
47	Jason Simpson	UT Martin	20		123-96	.562	2-32	-	top 32%	top 28%	top 57%	top 40%
48	Billy Cosh	Stony Brook	3		19-15	.559	0-3	-	top 36%	top 37%	top 66%	top 41%
49	Curt Fitzpatrick	Colgate	2		10-12	.455	0-2	80-43	top 40%	top 47%	top 49%	top 41%
50	Will Healy	East Tennessee State	2		13-9	.591	0-2	-	top 22%	top 23%	top 56%	top 41%
51	Brock Spack	Illinois State	17		129-78	.623	4-9	-	top 34%	top 30%	top 42%	top 42%
52	Rob Sgarlata	Georgetown	12		44-85	.341	-	-	top 73%	top 72%	top 45%	top 43%
53	Chris Merritt	Bryant	7		32-47	.405	1-5	-	top 41%	top 41%	top 55%	top 43%
54	DeSean Jackson	Delaware State	2		14-8	.636	0-2	-	top 33%	top 42%	top 39%	top 44%
55	Eli Gardner	Stonehill	5		18-34	.346	0-2	27-24	top 74%	top 85%	top 36%	top 45%
56	Shawn Watson	Wofford	5		21-35	.375	0-5	-	top 82%	top 69%	top 40%	top 46%
57	Sam Shade	Alabama A&M	2		11-11	.500	0-1	18-15	top 38%	top 43%	top 53%	top 47%
58	Dan Swanstrom	Cornell	3		11-17	.393	-	32-11	top 55%	top 38%	top 46%	top 48%
59	Nick Hill	Southern Illinois	11		55-62	.470	3-8	-	top 33%	top 28%	top 59%	top 48%
60	Gabe Giardina	Charleston Southern	4		14-31	.311	0-6	37-17	top 85%	top 84%	top 49%	top 49%
61	Adam Lechtenberg	Central Connecticut	4		24-22	.522	0-5	-	top 42%	top 46%	top 42%	top 49%
62	Brian Wright	Northern Arizona	3		23-12	.657	0-3	33-8	top 23%	top 31%	top 76%	top 50%
63	Ron Cooper	Long Island University	5		21-35	.375	1-8	-	top 71%	top 80%	top 52%	top 50%
64	Mike Gennetti	Merrimack	3		13-20	.394	0-6	-	top 61%	top 71%	top 61%	top 50%
65	Steve Englehart	West Georgia	5		22-34	.393	0-2	70-49	top 73%	top 62%	top 47%	top 51%
66	Ricky Santos	Pennsylvania	5		35-23	.603	0-4	-	top 46%	top 38%	top 50%	top 51%
67	Andy Waddle	Valparaiso	2		6-15	.286	-	55-61	top 84%	top 63%	top 27%	top 52%
68	Reggie Barlow	Tennessee State	2		4-18	.182	0-1	34-16	top 93%	top 96%	top 49%	top 52%
69	Eric Kjar	Weber State	1	-	6-4	.600	0-1	-	top 21%	top 18%	top 45%	top 54%
70	Todd Stepsis	Northern Iowa	7		34-43	.442	0-2	-	top 73%	top 78%	top 50%	top 54%
71	Clint Dolezel	East Texas A&M	4		11-34	.244	0-5	-	top 86%	top 86%	top 35%	top 54%
72	Keith Patterson	Abilene Christian	5		35-25	.583	0-7	-	top 39%	top 35%	top 63%	top 54%
73	Doug Phillips	Youngstown State	6		38-31	.551	0-6	-	top 14%	top 21%	top 84%	top 55%
74	Bobby Kennedy	Montana	1	-	7-3	.700	0-1	-	top 2%	top 5%	top 71%	top 57%
75	Tom Masella	Wagner	6		16-51	.239	0-12	-	top 83%	top 88%	top 47%	top 57%
76	Nathan Brown	Central Arkansas	9		49-51	.490	1-10	-	top 26%	top 28%	top 38%	top 57%
77	Jeff Behrman	Bucknell	1	-	1-9	.100	0-1	72-27	top 85%	top 99%	top 83%	top 57%
78	Ted White	Howard	1	-	4-6	.400	0-2	-	top 79%	top 86%	top 64%	top 58%
79	James Perry	Brown	7		25-43	.368	-	-	top 58%	top 53%	top 57%	top 58%
80	Jeff Gallo	Monmouth	1	-	8-2	.800	0-1	-	top 13%	top 22%	top 54%	top 60%
81	Walt Wells	Eastern Kentucky	7		38-40	.487	1-12	-	top 42%	top 57%	top 63%	top 60%
82	Jed Stugart	Lindenwood	5		26-27	.491	0-5	117-45	top 42%	top 49%	top 70%	top 60%
83	Jon Poppe	Columbia	3		13-15	.464	-	10-2	top 87%	top 80%	top 67%	top 62%
84	Chris Wilkerson	Eastern Illinois	5		19-37	.339	0-6	51-27	top 65%	top 79%	top 59%	top 63%
85	Tim Plough	UC Davis	3		26-11	.703	0-3	-	top 15%	top 24%	top 72%	top 64%
86	Kerwin Bell	Western Carolina	6		36-31	.537	0-6	27-7	top 27%	top 31%	top 65%	top 64%
87	Brent Dearmon	North Alabama	4		14-31	.311	0-4	10-1	top 66%	top 64%	top 64%	top 64%
88	Marshall Faulk	Southern	1	-	5-5	.500	0-1	-	top 20%	top 41%	top 49%	top 65%
89	Cedric Thomas	Alcorn State	3		17-17	.500	0-4	5-4	top 54%	top 52%	top 41%	top 65%
90	DeLane Fitzgerald	Southern Utah	5		30-27	.526	1-5	86-49	top 25%	top 20%	top 73%	top 66%
91	Pete Shinnick	Towson	4		20-25	.444	0-5	159-67	top 36%	top 40%	top 69%	top 67%
92	Jordan Stevens	Maine	5		16-39	.291	0-8	-	top 48%	top 52%	top 77%	top 68%
93	Sean Goldrich	New Hampshire	1	-	3-7	.300	0-1	-	top 83%	top 76%	top 65%	top 70%
94	Thomas Ford	Idaho	2		9-13	.409	0-3	2-18	top 14%	top 30%	top 72%	top 71%
95	Cris Dishman	Texas Southern	3		14-17	.452	0-4	-	top 57%	top 54%	top 68%	top 71%
96	Cody Hawkins	Idaho State	4		20-25	.444	1-5	-	top 34%	top 22%	top 78%	top 72%
97	Joe Conlin	Fordham	8		33-58	.363	1-9	-	top 51%	top 67%	top 55%	top 72%
98	Shawn Gibbs	North Carolina A&T	2		6-16	.273	0-2	22-9	top 67%	top 76%	top 76%	top 73%
99	Jason Bachtel	Houston Christian	3		11-23	.324	0-5	16-9	top 91%	top 73%	top 39%	top 74%
100	Quinn Gray	Florida A&M	1	-	2-8	.200	0-1	24-11	top 94%	top 83%	top 88%	top 76%
101	Michael Vick	Norfolk State	2		5-17	.227	0-3	-	top 60%	top 39%	top 37%	top 76%
102	Braxton Harris	Campbell	4		19-26	.422	0-5	7-23	top 46%	top 50%	top 74%	top 76%
103	Curt Mallory	Indiana State	9		29-72	.287	0-10	-	top 75%	top 79%	top 70%	top 76%
104	Jason Woodman	Morehead State	3		15-19	.441	-	60-47	top 71%	top 60%	top 89%	top 78%
105	Ed Lamb	Northern Colorado	4		8-37	.178	0-4	-	top 80%	top 81%	top 90%	top 78%
106	Joe Davis	Western Illinois	3		14-20	.412	0-5	-	top 22%	top 19%	top 91%	top 79%
107	Matt Walker	Drake	1	-	3-7	.300	-	89-88	top 72%	top 46%	top 78%	top 82%
108	Maurice Drayton	The Citadel	4		11-34	.244	1-4	-	top 64%	top 80%	top 85%	top 82%
109	Tim Skipper	Cal Poly	1	-	4-7	.364	0-1	-	top 54%	top 48%	top 94%	top 85%
110	Raymond Woodie Jr.	Bethune-Cookman	4		16-29	.356	0-7	-	top 80%	top 56%	top 60%	top 86%
111	Terrell Buckley	Mississippi Valley State	2		5-17	.227	0-1	-	top 96%	top 95%	top 69%	top 86%
112	Alonzo Hampton	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	4		14-29	.326	0-4	-	top 69%	top 64%	top 82%	top 87%
113	Van Malone	Hampton	1	-	1-9	.100	0-1	-	top 90%	top 91%	top 91%	top 87%
114	Matt Rahl	Presbyterian	1	-	4-5	.444	-	-	top 43%	top 50%	top 90%	top 89%
115	Saj Thakkar	Davidson	2		6-16	.273	-	14-6	top 76%	top 75%	top 89%	top 90%
116	Thomas Sydeski	Mercyhurst	1	-	1-9	.100	0-3	-	top 98%	top 72%	top 75%	top 91%
117	Lance Anderson	Utah Tech	3		4-30	.118	0-2	-	top 81%	top 91%	top 91%	top 91%
118	Aaron Best	Eastern Washington	9		54-53	.505	1-9	-	top 25%	top 28%	top 96%	top 93%
119	Michael Jasper	Stetson	2		4-18	.182	-	44-20	top 71%	top 75%	top 93%	top 95%
120	Chris Fisk	Portland State	1	-	2-9	.182	0-2	48-22	top 58%	top 73%	top 99%	top 97%
121	Ashley Ingram	VMI	1	-	0-10	.000	0-1	17-6	top 100%	top 100%	top 100%	top 98%
122	Blaine McCorkle	Northwestern State	3		1-33	.029	0-5	31-25	top 98%	top 100%	top 96%	top 98%
123	Jody Wright	Murray State	3		3-31	.088	0-6	-	top 69%	top 88%	top 98%	top 99%
124	Bobby Rome II	Chicago State	1	-	2-7	.222	-	16-20-1	top 50%	top 4%	top 50%	top 100%
125	Pete Bennett (interim)	Gardner-Webb	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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