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

82 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	Bryant Haines	DC, Indiana	4	top 5%	top 6%	top 3%	No. 11 of 138
2	Colin Hitschler	DC, UCLA	4	top 6%	top 10%	top 9%	No. 1 of 138
3	Mickey Conn	DC, Samford	3	top 7%	top 14%	top 16%	-
4	Corey Hetherman	DC, Miami	2	top 8%	top 6%	top 13%	No. 64 of 138
5	Glenn Schumann	DC, Georgia	7	top 11%	top 5%	top 14%	No. 26 of 138
6	Todd Bates	DC, Oklahoma	4	top 11%	top 22%	top 12%	No. 7 of 138
7	Phil Parker	DC, Iowa	13	top 12%	top 6%	top 28%	No. 14 of 138
8	Josh Aldridge	DC, South Florida	2	top 12%	top 21%	top 12%	No. 57 of 138	0-1 (1)
9	Maurice Linguist	DC (co), Alabama	2	top 12%	top 12%	top 11%	No. 17 of 138	14-23 (4)
10	D.J. Durkin	DC, Auburn	9	top 14%	top 26%	top 15%	No. 80 of 138	12-17 (4)
11	Vince Kehres	DC, Syracuse	6	top 16%	top 21%	top 15%	No. 65 of 138
12	Brent Pry	DC, Virginia Tech	11	top 16%	top 28%	top 21%	No. 69 of 138	16-24 (4)
13	Tom Allen	DC, Clemson	4	top 24%	top 23%	top 18%	No. 53 of 138	33-49 (8)
14	Trent Bray	DC, Washington State	2	top 25%	top 31%	top 41%	No. 86 of 138	5-14 (2)
15	Corey Batoon	DC, Missouri	7	top 25%	top 23%	top 24%	No. 36 of 138
16	Lance Guidry	DC, Memphis	6	top 26%	top 36%	top 20%	No. 71 of 138	1-0 (1)
17	Chris Ash	DC, Notre Dame	7	top 26%	top 17%	top 26%	No. 31 of 138	8-32 (4)
18	Todd Orlando	DC, South Alabama	21	top 29%	top 27%	top 26%	No. 131 of 138
19	Todd Grantham	DC, UAB	13	top 29%	top 19%	top 20%	No. 28 of 138
20	Shiel Wood	DC, Texas Tech	5	top 29%	top 22%	top 35%	No. 33 of 138
21	Jay Hill	DC, Michigan	3	top 30%	top 14%	top 42%	No. 4 of 138	63-38 (8)
22	Kane Wommack	DC, Alabama	6	top 31%	top 27%	top 28%	No. 17 of 138	22-16 (3)
23	Zac Alley	DC, West Virginia	4	top 31%	top 43%	top 21%	No. 133 of 138
24	Tim Walton	DC (co), Ohio State	3	top 31%	top 39%	top 24%	No. 20 of 138
25	Anthony Poindexter	DC (co), Tennessee	12	top 32%	top 31%	top 41%	No. 5 of 138

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Group of 5 head coaches

62 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	Record	Win %	vs Power 4	Below FBS	Off EPA/play	Off points/poss.	Def EPA/play	Def points/poss.
1	Spencer Danielson	Boise State	4	32-9	.780	0-5	-	top 16%	top 14%	top 53%	top 40%
2	Jason Eck	New Mexico	2	17-5	.773	1-3	26-13	top 54%	top 32%	top 17%	top 20%
3	John Hauser	Ohio	2	8-3	.727	0-1	-	top 32%	top 41%	top 42%	top 41%
4	Charles Kelly	Jacksonville State	2	16-7	.696	0-1	-	top 35%	top 34%	top 44%	top 42%
5	Jeff Traylor	UTSA	7	60-28	.682	1-6	-	top 31%	top 34%	top 44%	top 51%
6	Blake Harrell	East Carolina	3	19-9	.679	1-3	-	top 44%	top 41%	top 24%	top 31%
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	Matt Entz	Fresno State	2	14-8	.636	0-2	60-11	top 68%	top 63%	top 25%	top 19%
10	Charles Huff	Memphis	6	47-27	.635	2-3	-	top 52%	top 48%	top 35%	top 36%
11	Jason Candle	UConn	12	85-49	.634	2-9	-	top 23%	top 28%	top 20%	top 25%
12	Dan Mullen	UNLV	15	118-69	.631	2-0	-	top 32%	top 45%	top 36%	top 30%
13	Brian Newberry	Navy	4	29-18	.617	2-4	-	top 24%	top 32%	top 54%	top 47%
14	Bronco Mendenhall	Utah State	20	150-100	.600	4-13	-	top 33%	top 34%	top 36%	top 31%
15	Neal Brown	North Texas	11	79-53	.598	2-5	-	top 48%	top 34%	top 55%	top 52%
16	Troy Calhoun	Air Force	20	146-99	.596	6-6	-	top 21%	top 25%	top 56%	top 50%
17	Clay Helton	Georgia Southern	13	78-53	.595	1-5	-	top 37%	top 42%	top 48%	top 47%
18	Tyson Helton	Western Kentucky	8	60-42	.588	1-12	-	top 49%	top 55%	top 40%	top 47%
19	Jeff Monken	Army	13	94-67	.584	4-20	38-16	top 27%	top 17%	top 62%	top 57%
20	G.J. Kinne	Texas State	4	28-20	.583	1-3	12-2	top 13%	top 11%	top 51%	top 77%
21	Jerry Mack	Kennesaw State	2	13-10	.565	0-3	31-15	top 64%	top 62%	top 54%	top 54%
22	Jim Mora	Colorado State	11	76-59	.563	2-12	-	top 37%	top 35%	top 48%	top 53%
23	Michael Desormeaux	Louisiana	6	36-28	.563	1-5	-	top 41%	top 30%	top 53%	top 49%
24	Blake Anderson	Southern Miss	13	77-61	.558	3-11	-	top 48%	top 39%	top 47%	top 50%
25	Pete Lembo	Buffalo	8	54-43	.557	0-6	79-36	top 70%	top 62%	top 64%	top 45%

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FCS head coaches

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