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

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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 offense pts/poss.. 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	G.J. Kinne	Texas State	4	28-20	.583	1-3	12-2	top 13%	top 11%	top 51%	top 77%
2	Spencer Danielson	Boise State	4	32-9	.780	0-5	-	top 16%	top 14%	top 53%	top 40%
3	Jeff Monken	Army	13	94-67	.584	4-20	38-16	top 27%	top 17%	top 62%	top 57%
4	Zach Kittley	Florida Atlantic	2	10-11	.476	0-2	-	top 38%	top 24%	top 90%	top 93%
5	Troy Calhoun	Air Force	20	146-99	.596	6-6	-	top 21%	top 25%	top 56%	top 50%
6	Jason Candle	UConn	12	85-49	.634	2-9	-	top 23%	top 28%	top 20%	top 25%
7	Jamey Chadwell	Liberty	9	72-36	.667	3-2	59-35	top 28%	top 28%	top 52%	top 45%
8	Billy Napier	James Madison	9	70-37	.654	1-3	-	top 22%	top 29%	top 38%	top 29%
9	Major Applewhite	South Alabama	6	30-30	.500	2-5	-	top 41%	top 29%	top 59%	top 59%
10	Ken Niumatalolo	San José State	19	124-103	.546	7-16	-	top 20%	top 29%	top 76%	top 68%
11	Michael Desormeaux	Louisiana	6	36-28	.563	1-5	-	top 41%	top 30%	top 53%	top 49%
12	Jason Eck	New Mexico	2	17-5	.773	1-3	26-13	top 54%	top 32%	top 17%	top 20%
13	Brian Newberry	Navy	4	29-18	.617	2-4	-	top 24%	top 32%	top 54%	top 47%
14	Jeff Traylor	UTSA	7	60-28	.682	1-6	-	top 31%	top 34%	top 44%	top 51%
15	Bronco Mendenhall	Utah State	20	150-100	.600	4-13	-	top 33%	top 34%	top 36%	top 31%
16	Neal Brown	North Texas	11	79-53	.598	2-5	-	top 48%	top 34%	top 55%	top 52%
17	Charles Kelly	Jacksonville State	2	16-7	.696	0-1	-	top 35%	top 34%	top 44%	top 42%
18	Jim Mora	Colorado State	11	76-59	.563	2-12	-	top 37%	top 35%	top 48%	top 53%
19	Blake Anderson	Southern Miss	13	77-61	.558	3-11	-	top 48%	top 39%	top 47%	top 50%
20	John Hauser	Ohio	2	8-3	.727	0-1	-	top 32%	top 41%	top 42%	top 41%
21	Blake Harrell	East Carolina	3	19-9	.679	1-3	-	top 44%	top 41%	top 24%	top 31%
22	Clay Helton	Georgia Southern	13	78-53	.595	1-5	-	top 37%	top 42%	top 48%	top 47%
23	Dan Mullen	UNLV	15	118-69	.631	2-0	-	top 32%	top 45%	top 36%	top 30%
24	Ryan Carty	Delaware	2	11-11	.500	0-4	26-11	top 44%	top 46%	top 71%	top 75%
25	Charles Huff	Memphis	6	47-27	.635	2-3	-	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.

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

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