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
118 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 | Bryant Haines | DC, Indiana | 4 | top 5% | top 6% | top 3% | No. 11 of 138 | ||
| 3 | Colin Hitschler | DC, UCLA | 4 | top 6% | top 10% | top 9% | No. 1 of 138 | ||
| 4 | Glenn Schumann | DC, Georgia | 7 | top 11% | top 5% | top 14% | No. 26 of 138 | ||
| 5 | Todd Bates | DC, Oklahoma | 4 | top 11% | top 22% | top 12% | No. 7 of 138 | ||
| 6 | Phil Parker | DC, Iowa | 13 | top 12% | top 6% | top 28% | No. 14 of 138 | ||
| 7 | Mike Denbrock | OC, Notre Dame | 10 | top 13% | top 12% | top 22% | No. 4 of 138 | ||
| 8 | D.J. Durkin | DC, Auburn | 9 | top 14% | top 26% | top 15% | No. 80 of 138 | 12-17 (4) | |
| 9 | Vince Kehres | DC, Syracuse | 6 | top 16% | top 21% | top 15% | No. 65 of 138 | ||
| 10 | Brent Pry | DC, Virginia Tech | 11 | top 16% | top 28% | top 21% | No. 69 of 138 | 16-24 (4) | |
| 11 | Mike Shanahan | OC, Indiana | 4 | top 17% | top 14% | top 9% | No. 10 of 138 | ||
| 12 | A. J. Ricker | OC (co), TCU | 5 | top 18% | top 18% | top 25% | No. 82 of 138 | ||
| 13 | Mike Thiessen | OC, Air Force | 17 | top 20% | top 24% | top 20% | No. 33 of 138 | ||
| 14 | Charlie Weis Jr. | OC, LSU | 8 | top 24% | top 26% | top 34% | No. 26 of 138 | ||
| 15 | Tom Allen | DC, Clemson | 4 | top 24% | top 23% | top 18% | No. 53 of 138 | 33-49 (8) | |
| 16 | Matt Lubick | OC (co), Kansas | 7 | top 24% | top 49% | top 21% | No. 66 of 138 | ||
| 17 | Corey Batoon | DC, Missouri | 7 | top 25% | top 23% | top 24% | No. 36 of 138 | ||
| 18 | Mike Bobo | OC, Georgia | 13 | top 25% | top 26% | top 30% | No. 8 of 138 | 28-38 (6) | |
| 19 | Mike Yurcich | OC, Youngstown State | 10 | top 26% | top 19% | top 39% | - | ||
| 20 | Lance Guidry | DC, Memphis | 6 | top 26% | top 36% | top 20% | No. 71 of 138 | 1-0 (1) | |
| 21 | Chris Ash | DC, Notre Dame | 7 | top 26% | top 17% | top 26% | No. 31 of 138 | 8-32 (4) | |
| 22 | Rob Likens | OC (co), SMU | 7 | top 27% | top 33% | top 45% | No. 11 of 138 | ||
| 23 | Kendal Briles | OC, South Carolina | 11 | top 27% | top 27% | top 24% | No. 34 of 138 | ||
| 24 | John David Baker | OC, Ole Miss | 4 | top 28% | top 31% | top 23% | No. 35 of 138 | ||
| 25 | Todd Orlando | DC, South Alabama | 21 | top 29% | top 27% | top 26% | No. 131 of 138 |
Group of 5 head coaches
38 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 | Jamey Chadwell | Liberty | 9 | 72-36 | .667 | 3-2 | 59-35 | top 28% | top 28% | top 52% | top 45% | |
| 3 | Troy Calhoun | Air Force | 20 | 146-99 | .596 | 6-6 | - | top 21% | top 25% | top 56% | top 50% | |
| 4 | Charles Huff | Memphis | 6 | 47-27 | .635 | 2-3 | - | top 52% | top 48% | top 35% | top 36% | |
| 5 | Brian Newberry | Navy | 4 | 29-18 | .617 | 2-4 | - | top 24% | top 32% | top 54% | top 47% | |
| 6 | Ken Niumatalolo | San José State | 19 | 124-103 | .546 | 7-16 | - | top 20% | top 29% | top 76% | top 68% | |
| 7 | Neal Brown | North Texas | 11 | 79-53 | .598 | 2-5 | - | top 48% | top 34% | top 55% | top 52% | |
| 8 | Major Applewhite | South Alabama | 6 | 30-30 | .500 | 2-5 | - | top 41% | top 29% | top 59% | top 59% | |
| 9 | Billy Napier | James Madison | 9 | 70-37 | .654 | 1-3 | - | top 22% | top 29% | top 38% | top 29% | |
| 10 | G.J. Kinne | Texas State | 4 | 28-20 | .583 | 1-3 | 12-2 | top 13% | top 11% | top 51% | top 77% | |
| 11 | Bronco Mendenhall | Utah State | 20 | 150-100 | .600 | 4-13 | - | top 33% | top 34% | top 36% | top 31% | |
| 12 | Chris Creighton | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 65-89 | .422 | 4-13 | 139-46 | top 60% | top 62% | top 79% | top 73% | |
| 13 | Blake Anderson | Southern Miss | 13 | 77-61 | .558 | 3-11 | - | top 48% | top 39% | top 47% | top 50% | |
| 14 | Ricky Rahne | Old Dominion | 7 | 33-40 | .452 | 2-8 | - | top 76% | top 68% | top 20% | top 46% | |
| 15 | Jason Candle | UConn | 12 | 85-49 | .634 | 2-9 | - | top 23% | top 28% | top 20% | top 25% | |
| 16 | Timmy Chang | Hawai'i | 5 | 25-35 | .417 | 2-9 | - | top 72% | top 77% | top 73% | top 60% | |
| 17 | Clay Helton | Georgia Southern | 13 | 78-53 | .595 | 1-5 | - | top 37% | top 42% | top 48% | top 47% | |
| 18 | Jeff Monken | Army | 13 | 94-67 | .584 | 4-20 | 38-16 | top 27% | top 17% | top 62% | top 57% | |
| 19 | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana | 6 | 36-28 | .563 | 1-5 | - | top 41% | top 30% | top 53% | top 49% | |
| 20 | Jeff Traylor | UTSA | 7 | 60-28 | .682 | 1-6 | - | top 31% | top 34% | top 44% | top 51% | |
| 21 | Jim Mora | Colorado State | 11 | 76-59 | .563 | 2-12 | - | top 37% | top 35% | top 48% | top 53% | |
| 22 | Chuck Martin | Miami (OH) | 13 | 78-78 | .500 | 2-18 | 74-7 | top 62% | top 70% | top 41% | top 41% | |
| 23 | Tim Albin | Charlotte | 6 | 36-38 | .486 | 1-9 | 25-8 | top 54% | top 60% | top 82% | top 76% | |
| 24 | Tony Sanchez | New Mexico State | 8 | 30-63 | .323 | 1-9 | - | top 70% | top 76% | top 81% | top 77% | |
| 25 | Tyson Helton | Western Kentucky | 8 | 60-42 | .588 | 1-12 | - | top 49% | top 55% | top 40% | top 47% |
FCS head coaches
66 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 | John Grass | Samford | 9 | 70-31 | .693 | 2-7 | - | top 58% | top 66% | top 46% | top 19% | |
| 6 | Maurice Drayton | The Citadel | 4 | 11-34 | .244 | 1-4 | - | top 64% | top 80% | top 85% | top 82% | |
| 7 | DeLane Fitzgerald | Southern Utah | 5 | 30-27 | .526 | 1-5 | 86-49 | top 25% | top 20% | top 73% | top 66% | |
| 8 | Cody Hawkins | Idaho State | 4 | 20-25 | .444 | 1-5 | - | top 34% | top 22% | top 78% | top 72% | |
| 9 | Chris Merritt | Bryant | 7 | 32-47 | .405 | 1-5 | - | top 41% | top 41% | top 55% | top 43% | |
| 10 | Bobby Wilder | Tennessee Tech | 8 | 72-21 | .774 | 1-7 | - | top 13% | top 9% | top 8% | top 16% | |
| 11 | Mark Ferrante | Villanova | 9 | 73-38 | .658 | 1-7 | - | top 27% | top 29% | top 35% | top 24% | |
| 12 | Mike London | William & Mary | 7 | 45-36 | .556 | 1-7 | - | top 29% | top 34% | top 54% | top 40% | |
| 13 | Ron Cooper | Long Island University | 5 | 21-35 | .375 | 1-8 | - | top 71% | top 80% | top 52% | top 50% | |
| 14 | Aaron Best | Eastern Washington | 9 | 54-53 | .505 | 1-9 | - | top 25% | top 28% | top 96% | top 93% | |
| 15 | Joe Conlin | Fordham | 8 | 33-58 | .363 | 1-9 | - | top 51% | top 67% | top 55% | top 72% | |
| 16 | Nathan Brown | Central Arkansas | 9 | 49-51 | .490 | 1-10 | - | top 26% | top 28% | top 38% | top 57% | |
| 17 | Walt Wells | Eastern Kentucky | 7 | 38-40 | .487 | 1-12 | - | top 42% | top 57% | top 63% | top 60% | |
| 18 | Jim Fleming | Rhode Island | 12 | 62-77 | .446 | 1-12 | - | top 31% | top 32% | top 22% | top 23% | |
| 19 | Jerry Schmitt | Duquesne | 21 | 132-93 | .587 | 1-14 | 28-21 | top 37% | top 44% | top 34% | top 40% | |
| 20 | Jason Simpson | UT Martin | 20 | 123-96 | .562 | 2-32 | - | top 32% | top 28% | top 57% | top 40% | |
| 21 | T. C. Taylor | Jackson State | 4 | 35-11 | .761 | 0-3 | - | top 16% | top 19% | top 17% | top 11% | |
| 22 | Clint Killough | Incarnate Word | 4 | 31-16 | .660 | 0-3 | - | top 29% | top 20% | top 11% | top 23% | |
| 23 | Eddie Robinson Jr. | Alabama State | 5 | 35-20 | .636 | 0-3 | - | top 66% | top 60% | top 22% | top 20% | |
| 24 | Peter Rossomando | Lamar | 4 | 29-17 | .630 | 0-4 | 42-13 | top 48% | top 40% | top 34% | top 31% | |
| 25 | Trei Oliver | North Carolina Central | 7 | 50-30 | .625 | 0-5 | - | top 18% | top 12% | top 29% | top 26% | |
| 26 | Ricky Santos | Pennsylvania | 5 | 35-23 | .603 | 0-4 | - | top 46% | top 38% | top 50% | top 51% | |
| 27 | Kevin Cahill | Yale | 4 | 27-18 | .600 | 0-1 | - | top 49% | top 34% | top 25% | top 22% | |
| 28 | Russ Huesman | Richmond | 9 | 62-44 | .585 | 0-8 | - | top 34% | top 40% | top 14% | top 15% | |
| 29 | Keith Patterson | Abilene Christian | 5 | 35-25 | .583 | 0-7 | - | top 39% | top 35% | top 63% | top 54% | |
| 30 | Colby Carthel | Stephen F. Austin | 8 | 53-39 | .576 | 0-10 | 59-18 | top 37% | top 16% | top 37% | top 15% | |
| 31 | Clay Hendrix | Furman | 9 | 60-46 | .566 | 0-10 | - | top 60% | top 57% | top 39% | top 22% | |
| 32 | John Troxell | Lafayette | 5 | 31-25 | .554 | 0-6 | 92-67 | top 39% | top 41% | top 46% | top 40% | |
| 33 | Doug Phillips | Youngstown State | 6 | 38-31 | .551 | 0-6 | - | top 14% | top 21% | top 84% | top 55% | |
| 34 | Rusty Wright | Chattanooga | 8 | 45-37 | .549 | 0-8 | - | top 34% | top 35% | top 27% | top 20% | |
| 35 | Kerwin Bell | Western Carolina | 6 | 36-31 | .537 | 0-6 | 27-7 | top 27% | top 31% | top 65% | top 64% | |
| 36 | Tony Trisciani | Elon | 7 | 42-37 | .532 | 0-7 | - | top 46% | top 50% | top 32% | top 29% | |
| 37 | Mark Nofri | Sacred Heart | 14 | 81-74 | .523 | 0-2 | - | top 39% | top 53% | top 43% | top 30% | |
| 38 | Adam Lechtenberg | Central Connecticut | 4 | 24-22 | .522 | 0-5 | - | top 42% | top 46% | top 42% | top 49% | |
| 39 | Jed Stugart | Lindenwood | 5 | 26-27 | .491 | 0-5 | 117-45 | top 42% | top 49% | top 70% | top 60% | |
| 40 | Tom Matukewicz | Southeast Missouri State | 13 | 69-72 | .489 | 0-12 | - | top 38% | top 38% | top 37% | top 29% | |
| 41 | Dan Curran | Holy Cross | 7 | 38-40 | .487 | 0-4 | 29-35 | top 51% | top 47% | top 30% | top 35% | |
| 42 | Pete Shinnick | Towson | 4 | 20-25 | .444 | 0-5 | 159-67 | top 36% | top 40% | top 69% | top 67% | |
| 43 | Todd Stepsis | Northern Iowa | 7 | 34-43 | .442 | 0-2 | - | top 73% | top 78% | top 50% | top 54% | |
| 44 | Braxton Harris | Campbell | 4 | 19-26 | .422 | 0-5 | 7-23 | top 46% | top 50% | top 74% | top 76% | |
| 45 | Damon Wilson | Morgan State | 5 | 23-32 | .418 | 0-6 | 89-45 | top 89% | top 70% | top 47% | top 35% | |
| 46 | Steve Englehart | West Georgia | 5 | 22-34 | .393 | 0-2 | 70-49 | top 73% | top 62% | top 47% | top 51% | |
| 47 | Shawn Watson | Wofford | 5 | 21-35 | .375 | 0-5 | - | top 82% | top 69% | top 40% | top 46% | |
| 48 | Bernard Clark | Robert Morris | 8 | 32-57 | .360 | 0-9 | - | top 78% | top 68% | top 32% | top 36% | |
| 49 | Raymond Woodie Jr. | Bethune-Cookman | 4 | 16-29 | .356 | 0-7 | - | top 80% | top 56% | top 60% | top 86% | |
| 50 | Eli Gardner | Stonehill | 5 | 18-34 | .346 | 0-2 | 27-24 | top 74% | top 85% | top 36% | top 45% | |
| 51 | Chris Wilkerson | Eastern Illinois | 5 | 19-37 | .339 | 0-6 | 51-27 | top 65% | top 79% | top 59% | top 63% | |
| 52 | Alonzo Hampton | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 4 | 14-29 | .326 | 0-4 | - | top 69% | top 64% | top 82% | top 87% | |
| 53 | Gabe Giardina | Charleston Southern | 4 | 14-31 | .311 | 0-6 | 37-17 | top 85% | top 84% | top 49% | top 49% | |
| 54 | Brent Dearmon | North Alabama | 4 | 14-31 | .311 | 0-4 | 10-1 | top 66% | top 64% | top 64% | top 64% | |
| 55 | Jordan Stevens | Maine | 5 | 16-39 | .291 | 0-8 | - | top 48% | top 52% | top 77% | top 68% | |
| 56 | Curt Mallory | Indiana State | 9 | 29-72 | .287 | 0-10 | - | top 75% | top 79% | top 70% | top 76% | |
| 57 | Clint Dolezel | East Texas A&M | 4 | 11-34 | .244 | 0-5 | - | top 86% | top 86% | top 35% | top 54% | |
| 58 | Tom Masella | Wagner | 6 | 16-51 | .239 | 0-12 | - | top 83% | top 88% | top 47% | top 57% | |
| 59 | Ed Lamb | Northern Colorado | 4 | 8-37 | .178 | 0-4 | - | top 80% | top 81% | top 90% | top 78% | |
| 60 | Glenn Caruso | St. Thomas (MN) | 6 | 45-21 | .682 | - | 132-33 | top 35% | top 27% | top 13% | top 15% | |
| 61 | Sammy McCorkle | Dartmouth | 4 | 25-13 | .658 | - | - | top 23% | top 37% | top 22% | top 32% | |
| 62 | Trevor Andrews | Dayton | 4 | 25-17 | .595 | - | - | top 56% | top 51% | top 10% | top 11% | |
| 63 | Bob Surace | Princeton | 16 | 90-68 | .570 | - | 18-3 | top 66% | top 61% | top 37% | top 7% | |
| 64 | Brandon Moore | San Diego | 4 | 25-19 | .568 | - | 13-3 | top 31% | top 35% | top 19% | top 24% | |
| 65 | James Perry | Brown | 7 | 25-43 | .368 | - | - | top 58% | top 53% | top 57% | top 58% | |
| 66 | Rob Sgarlata | Georgetown | 12 | 44-85 | .341 | - | - | top 73% | top 72% | top 45% | top 43% |