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
43 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 | Glenn Schumann | DC, Georgia | 7 | top 11% | top 5% | top 14% | No. 26 of 138 | ||
| 2 | Phil Parker | DC, Iowa | 13 | top 12% | top 6% | top 28% | No. 14 of 138 | ||
| 3 | D.J. Durkin | DC, Auburn | 9 | top 14% | top 26% | top 15% | No. 80 of 138 | 12-17 (4) | |
| 4 | Vince Kehres | DC, Syracuse | 6 | top 16% | top 21% | top 15% | No. 65 of 138 | ||
| 5 | Brent Pry | DC, Virginia Tech | 11 | top 16% | top 28% | top 21% | No. 69 of 138 | 16-24 (4) | |
| 6 | Corey Batoon | DC, Missouri | 7 | top 25% | top 23% | top 24% | No. 36 of 138 | ||
| 7 | Lance Guidry | DC, Memphis | 6 | top 26% | top 36% | top 20% | No. 71 of 138 | 1-0 (1) | |
| 8 | Chris Ash | DC, Notre Dame | 7 | top 26% | top 17% | top 26% | No. 31 of 138 | 8-32 (4) | |
| 9 | Todd Orlando | DC, South Alabama | 21 | top 29% | top 27% | top 26% | No. 131 of 138 | ||
| 10 | Todd Grantham | DC, UAB | 13 | top 29% | top 19% | top 20% | No. 28 of 138 | ||
| 11 | Kane Wommack | DC, Alabama | 6 | top 31% | top 27% | top 28% | No. 17 of 138 | 22-16 (3) | |
| 12 | Anthony Poindexter | DC (co), Tennessee | 12 | top 32% | top 31% | top 41% | No. 5 of 138 | ||
| 13 | Joe Klanderman | DC, Baylor | 6 | top 32% | top 34% | top 29% | No. 12 of 138 | 2-0 (1) | |
| 14 | Jim Knowles | DC, Tennessee | 13 | top 33% | top 29% | top 34% | No. 5 of 138 | ||
| 15 | Tim Banks | DC (co), Auburn | 19 | top 34% | top 28% | top 39% | No. 80 of 138 | ||
| 16 | Clayton White | DC, South Carolina | 9 | top 35% | top 40% | top 59% | No. 83 of 138 | ||
| 17 | Tony White | DC, Florida State | 6 | top 36% | top 37% | top 47% | No. 106 of 138 | ||
| 18 | Ron Roberts | DC, Arkansas | 8 | top 39% | top 36% | top 64% | No. 113 of 138 | ||
| 19 | Bradley Dale Peveto | DC (co), North Texas | 6 | top 39% | top 59% | top 32% | No. 77 of 138 | ||
| 20 | Brad White | DC, Florida | 7 | top 40% | top 38% | top 71% | No. 62 of 138 | ||
| 21 | Erik Chinander | DC, Boise State | 9 | top 40% | top 33% | top 46% | No. 78 of 138 | ||
| 22 | Travaris Robinson | DC (co), Georgia | 7 | top 41% | top 36% | top 57% | No. 26 of 138 | ||
| 23 | Andy Avalos | DC, TCU | 7 | top 41% | top 31% | top 39% | No. 13 of 138 | 22-14 (3) | |
| 24 | John Rudzinski | DC, Virginia | 8 | top 44% | top 35% | top 36% | No. 68 of 138 | ||
| 25 | Spence Nowinsky | DC, New Mexico | 8 | top 46% | top 41% | top 45% | No. 2 of 138 |
Group of 5 head coaches
28 head coaches, by win percentage. 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 | Jeff Traylor | UTSA | 7 | 60-28 | .682 | 1-6 | - | top 31% | top 34% | top 44% | top 51% | |
| 2 | Jamey Chadwell | Liberty | 9 | 72-36 | .667 | 3-2 | 59-35 | top 28% | top 28% | top 52% | top 45% | |
| 3 | Billy Napier | James Madison | 9 | 70-37 | .654 | 1-3 | - | top 22% | top 29% | top 38% | top 29% | |
| 4 | Charles Huff | Memphis | 6 | 47-27 | .635 | 2-3 | - | top 52% | top 48% | top 35% | top 36% | |
| 5 | Jason Candle | UConn | 12 | 85-49 | .634 | 2-9 | - | top 23% | top 28% | top 20% | top 25% | |
| 6 | Dan Mullen | UNLV | 15 | 118-69 | .631 | 2-0 | - | top 32% | top 45% | top 36% | top 30% | |
| 7 | Bronco Mendenhall | Utah State | 20 | 150-100 | .600 | 4-13 | - | top 33% | top 34% | top 36% | top 31% | |
| 8 | Neal Brown | North Texas | 11 | 79-53 | .598 | 2-5 | - | top 48% | top 34% | top 55% | top 52% | |
| 9 | Troy Calhoun | Air Force | 20 | 146-99 | .596 | 6-6 | - | top 21% | top 25% | top 56% | top 50% | |
| 10 | Clay Helton | Georgia Southern | 13 | 78-53 | .595 | 1-5 | - | top 37% | top 42% | top 48% | top 47% | |
| 11 | Tyson Helton | Western Kentucky | 8 | 60-42 | .588 | 1-12 | - | top 49% | top 55% | top 40% | top 47% | |
| 12 | Jeff Monken | Army | 13 | 94-67 | .584 | 4-20 | 38-16 | top 27% | top 17% | top 62% | top 57% | |
| 13 | Jim Mora | Colorado State | 11 | 76-59 | .563 | 2-12 | - | top 37% | top 35% | top 48% | top 53% | |
| 14 | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana | 6 | 36-28 | .563 | 1-5 | - | top 41% | top 30% | top 53% | top 49% | |
| 15 | Blake Anderson | Southern Miss | 13 | 77-61 | .558 | 3-11 | - | top 48% | top 39% | top 47% | top 50% | |
| 16 | Pete Lembo | Buffalo | 8 | 54-43 | .557 | 0-6 | 79-36 | top 70% | top 62% | top 64% | top 45% | |
| 17 | Ken Niumatalolo | San José State | 19 | 124-103 | .546 | 7-16 | - | top 20% | top 29% | top 76% | top 68% | |
| 18 | Butch Jones | Arkansas State | 17 | 114-96 | .543 | 0-8 | - | top 61% | top 50% | top 65% | top 64% | |
| 19 | Chuck Martin | Miami (OH) | 13 | 78-78 | .500 | 2-18 | 74-7 | top 62% | top 70% | top 41% | top 41% | |
| 20 | Major Applewhite | South Alabama | 6 | 30-30 | .500 | 2-5 | - | top 41% | top 29% | top 59% | top 59% | |
| 21 | Tim Albin | Charlotte | 6 | 36-38 | .486 | 1-9 | 25-8 | top 54% | top 60% | top 82% | top 76% | |
| 22 | Ricky Rahne | Old Dominion | 7 | 33-40 | .452 | 2-8 | - | top 76% | top 68% | top 20% | top 46% | |
| 23 | Sean Lewis | San Diego State | 8 | 40-49 | .449 | 1-14 | - | top 57% | top 54% | top 81% | top 80% | |
| 24 | Sonny Cumbie | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 28-36 | .438 | 0-8 | - | top 65% | top 57% | top 44% | top 50% | |
| 25 | Chris Creighton | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 65-89 | .422 | 4-13 | 139-46 | top 60% | top 62% | top 79% | top 73% |
FCS head coaches
35 head coaches, by win percentage. 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 | Bobby Wilder | Tennessee Tech | 8 | 72-21 | .774 | 1-7 | - | top 13% | top 9% | top 8% | top 16% | |
| 3 | Todd Whitten | Tarleton State | 6 | 52-19 | .732 | 2-3 | 79-37 | top 12% | top 17% | top 36% | top 38% | |
| 4 | John Grass | Samford | 9 | 70-31 | .693 | 2-7 | - | top 58% | top 66% | top 46% | top 19% | |
| 5 | Glenn Caruso | St. Thomas (MN) | 6 | 45-21 | .682 | - | 132-33 | top 35% | top 27% | top 13% | top 15% | |
| 6 | Mark Ferrante | Villanova | 9 | 73-38 | .658 | 1-7 | - | top 27% | top 29% | top 35% | top 24% | |
| 7 | Trei Oliver | North Carolina Central | 7 | 50-30 | .625 | 0-5 | - | top 18% | top 12% | top 29% | top 26% | |
| 8 | Brock Spack | Illinois State | 17 | 129-78 | .623 | 4-9 | - | top 34% | top 30% | top 42% | top 42% | |
| 9 | Jerry Schmitt | Duquesne | 21 | 132-93 | .587 | 1-14 | 28-21 | top 37% | top 44% | top 34% | top 40% | |
| 10 | Russ Huesman | Richmond | 9 | 62-44 | .585 | 0-8 | - | top 34% | top 40% | top 14% | top 15% | |
| 11 | Colby Carthel | Stephen F. Austin | 8 | 53-39 | .576 | 0-10 | 59-18 | top 37% | top 16% | top 37% | top 15% | |
| 12 | Bob Surace | Princeton | 16 | 90-68 | .570 | - | 18-3 | top 66% | top 61% | top 37% | top 7% | |
| 13 | Clay Hendrix | Furman | 9 | 60-46 | .566 | 0-10 | - | top 60% | top 57% | top 39% | top 22% | |
| 14 | Jason Simpson | UT Martin | 20 | 123-96 | .562 | 2-32 | - | top 32% | top 28% | top 57% | top 40% | |
| 15 | Mike London | William & Mary | 7 | 45-36 | .556 | 1-7 | - | top 29% | top 34% | top 54% | top 40% | |
| 16 | Doug Phillips | Youngstown State | 6 | 38-31 | .551 | 0-6 | - | top 14% | top 21% | top 84% | top 55% | |
| 17 | Rusty Wright | Chattanooga | 8 | 45-37 | .549 | 0-8 | - | top 34% | top 35% | top 27% | top 20% | |
| 18 | Kerwin Bell | Western Carolina | 6 | 36-31 | .537 | 0-6 | 27-7 | top 27% | top 31% | top 65% | top 64% | |
| 19 | Tony Trisciani | Elon | 7 | 42-37 | .532 | 0-7 | - | top 46% | top 50% | top 32% | top 29% | |
| 20 | Mark Nofri | Sacred Heart | 14 | 81-74 | .523 | 0-2 | - | top 39% | top 53% | top 43% | top 30% | |
| 21 | Aaron Best | Eastern Washington | 9 | 54-53 | .505 | 1-9 | - | top 25% | top 28% | top 96% | top 93% | |
| 22 | Nathan Brown | Central Arkansas | 9 | 49-51 | .490 | 1-10 | - | top 26% | top 28% | top 38% | top 57% | |
| 23 | Tom Matukewicz | Southeast Missouri State | 13 | 69-72 | .489 | 0-12 | - | top 38% | top 38% | top 37% | top 29% | |
| 24 | Dan Curran | Holy Cross | 7 | 38-40 | .487 | 0-4 | 29-35 | top 51% | top 47% | top 30% | top 35% | |
| 25 | Walt Wells | Eastern Kentucky | 7 | 38-40 | .487 | 1-12 | - | top 42% | top 57% | top 63% | top 60% | |
| 26 | Nick Hill | Southern Illinois | 11 | 55-62 | .470 | 3-8 | - | top 33% | top 28% | top 59% | top 48% | |
| 27 | Jim Fleming | Rhode Island | 12 | 62-77 | .446 | 1-12 | - | top 31% | top 32% | top 22% | top 23% | |
| 28 | Todd Stepsis | Northern Iowa | 7 | 34-43 | .442 | 0-2 | - | top 73% | top 78% | top 50% | top 54% | |
| 29 | Chris Merritt | Bryant | 7 | 32-47 | .405 | 1-5 | - | top 41% | top 41% | top 55% | top 43% | |
| 30 | James Perry | Brown | 7 | 25-43 | .368 | - | - | top 58% | top 53% | top 57% | top 58% | |
| 31 | Joe Conlin | Fordham | 8 | 33-58 | .363 | 1-9 | - | top 51% | top 67% | top 55% | top 72% | |
| 32 | Bernard Clark | Robert Morris | 8 | 32-57 | .360 | 0-9 | - | top 78% | top 68% | top 32% | top 36% | |
| 33 | Rob Sgarlata | Georgetown | 12 | 44-85 | .341 | - | - | top 73% | top 72% | top 45% | top 43% | |
| 34 | Curt Mallory | Indiana State | 9 | 29-72 | .287 | 0-10 | - | top 75% | top 79% | top 70% | top 76% | |
| 35 | Tom Masella | Wagner | 6 | 16-51 | .239 | 0-12 | - | top 83% | top 88% | top 47% | top 57% |