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.

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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 below division. 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	Chuck Martin	Miami (OH)	13	78-78	.500	2-18	74-7	top 62%	top 70%	top 41%	top 41%
2	G.J. Kinne	Texas State	4	28-20	.583	1-3	12-2	top 13%	top 11%	top 51%	top 77%
3	Matt Entz	Fresno State	2	14-8	.636	0-2	60-11	top 68%	top 63%	top 25%	top 19%
4	Tim Albin	Charlotte	6	36-38	.486	1-9	25-8	top 54%	top 60%	top 82%	top 76%
5	Chris Creighton	Eastern Michigan	13	65-89	.422	4-13	139-46	top 60%	top 62%	top 79%	top 73%
6	Joe Moorhead	Akron	7	28-56	.333	0-10	38-13	top 86%	top 85%	top 58%	top 73%
7	Will Hall	Tulane	5	18-35	.340	0-6	56-20	top 83%	top 82%	top 76%	top 69%
8	Willie Simmons	Florida International	2	11-11	.500	0-1	66-24	top 71%	top 75%	top 40%	top 45%
9	K.C. Keeler	Temple	4	19-26	.422	0-5	259-100-1	top 63%	top 61%	top 69%	top 60%
10	Matt Drinkall	Central Michigan	2	12-11	.522	0-4	42-17	top 64%	top 73%	top 43%	top 47%
11	Jeff Monken	Army	13	94-67	.584	4-20	38-16	top 27%	top 17%	top 62%	top 57%
12	Ryan Carty	Delaware	2	11-11	.500	0-4	26-11	top 44%	top 46%	top 71%	top 75%
13	Pete Lembo	Buffalo	8	54-43	.557	0-6	79-36	top 70%	top 62%	top 64%	top 45%
14	Jerry Mack	Kennesaw State	2	13-10	.565	0-3	31-15	top 64%	top 62%	top 54%	top 54%
15	Jason Eck	New Mexico	2	17-5	.773	1-3	26-13	top 54%	top 32%	top 17%	top 20%
16	Scotty Walden	UTEP	4	7-30	.189	0-5	33-17	top 94%	top 88%	top 58%	top 74%
17	Jamey Chadwell	Liberty	9	72-36	.667	3-2	59-35	top 28%	top 28%	top 52%	top 45%
18	Scott Abell	Rice	2	6-16	.273	0-2	86-52	top 86%	top 82%	top 87%	top 92%
19	Joe Harasymiak	Massachusetts	2	5-17	.227	1-2	20-15	top 79%	top 84%	top 65%	top 66%
20	Jeff Choate	Nevada	3	9-25	.265	0-4	28-22	top 91%	top 91%	top 67%	top 70%
21	Ryan Beard	Coastal Carolina	2	10-11	.476	0-1	19-16	top 58%	top 68%	top 75%	top 54%
22	Eddie George	Bowling Green	2	7-15	.318	0-4	24-22	top 90%	top 88%	top 57%	top 60%
23	Tre Lamb	Tulsa	2	9-12	.429	2-1	27-25	top 46%	top 53%	top 39%	top 46%
24	Mike Uremovich	Ball State	2	7-15	.318	0-4	56-56	top 84%	top 88%	top 79%	top 86%
25	Phil Longo	Sam Houston	2	3-18	.143	0-2	7-14	top 96%	top 96%	top 74%	top 76%
26	Spencer Danielson	Boise State	4	32-9	.780	0-5	-	top 16%	top 14%	top 53%	top 40%
27	John Hauser	Ohio	2	8-3	.727	0-1	-	top 32%	top 41%	top 42%	top 41%
28	Charles Kelly	Jacksonville State	2	16-7	.696	0-1	-	top 35%	top 34%	top 44%	top 42%
29	Jeff Traylor	UTSA	7	60-28	.682	1-6	-	top 31%	top 34%	top 44%	top 51%
30	Blake Harrell	East Carolina	3	19-9	.679	1-3	-	top 44%	top 41%	top 24%	top 31%
31	Billy Napier	James Madison	9	70-37	.654	1-3	-	top 22%	top 29%	top 38%	top 29%
32	Charles Huff	Memphis	6	47-27	.635	2-3	-	top 52%	top 48%	top 35%	top 36%
33	Jason Candle	UConn	12	85-49	.634	2-9	-	top 23%	top 28%	top 20%	top 25%
34	Dan Mullen	UNLV	15	118-69	.631	2-0	-	top 32%	top 45%	top 36%	top 30%
35	Brian Newberry	Navy	4	29-18	.617	2-4	-	top 24%	top 32%	top 54%	top 47%
36	Bronco Mendenhall	Utah State	20	150-100	.600	4-13	-	top 33%	top 34%	top 36%	top 31%
37	Neal Brown	North Texas	11	79-53	.598	2-5	-	top 48%	top 34%	top 55%	top 52%
38	Troy Calhoun	Air Force	20	146-99	.596	6-6	-	top 21%	top 25%	top 56%	top 50%
39	Clay Helton	Georgia Southern	13	78-53	.595	1-5	-	top 37%	top 42%	top 48%	top 47%
40	Tyson Helton	Western Kentucky	8	60-42	.588	1-12	-	top 49%	top 55%	top 40%	top 47%
41	Jim Mora	Colorado State	11	76-59	.563	2-12	-	top 37%	top 35%	top 48%	top 53%
42	Michael Desormeaux	Louisiana	6	36-28	.563	1-5	-	top 41%	top 30%	top 53%	top 49%
43	Blake Anderson	Southern Miss	13	77-61	.558	3-11	-	top 48%	top 39%	top 47%	top 50%
44	Lance Taylor	Western Michigan	4	27-22	.551	0-8	-	top 62%	top 51%	top 57%	top 53%
45	Ken Niumatalolo	San José State	19	124-103	.546	7-16	-	top 20%	top 29%	top 76%	top 68%
46	Butch Jones	Arkansas State	17	114-96	.543	0-8	-	top 61%	top 50%	top 65%	top 64%
47	Major Applewhite	South Alabama	6	30-30	.500	2-5	-	top 41%	top 29%	top 59%	top 59%
48	Zach Kittley	Florida Atlantic	2	10-11	.476	0-2	-	top 38%	top 24%	top 90%	top 93%
49	Tony Gibson	Marshall	2	10-11	.476	0-2	-	top 64%	top 67%	top 71%	top 71%
50	Alex Mortensen	UAB	2	7-8	.467	0-1	-	top 64%	top 59%	top 59%	top 74%
51	Dowell Loggains	App State	2	10-12	.455	0-1	-	top 67%	top 69%	top 60%	top 59%
52	Ricky Rahne	Old Dominion	7	33-40	.452	2-8	-	top 76%	top 68%	top 20%	top 46%
53	Sean Lewis	San Diego State	8	40-49	.449	1-14	-	top 57%	top 54%	top 81%	top 80%
54	Sonny Cumbie	Louisiana Tech	6	28-36	.438	0-8	-	top 65%	top 57%	top 44%	top 50%
55	Timmy Chang	Hawai'i	5	25-35	.417	2-9	-	top 72%	top 77%	top 73%	top 60%
56	Jay Sawvel	Wyoming	3	13-20	.394	0-4	-	top 91%	top 93%	top 66%	top 53%
57	Gerad Parker	Troy	4	16-25	.390	0-3	-	top 84%	top 80%	top 50%	top 60%
58	Mark Carney	Kent State	2	8-14	.364	0-5	-	top 92%	top 90%	top 72%	top 86%
59	Bryant Vincent	UL Monroe	4	17-30	.362	0-6	-	top 80%	top 90%	top 67%	top 80%
60	Derek Mason	Middle Tennessee	10	38-77	.330	0-4	-	top 76%	top 88%	top 77%	top 75%
61	Tony Sanchez	New Mexico State	8	30-63	.323	1-9	-	top 70%	top 76%	top 81%	top 77%
62	Dell McGee	Georgia State	3	9-24	.273	1-4	-	top 67%	top 77%	top 88%	top 87%

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FCS head coaches

104 head coaches, by below division. 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 Dearmon	North Alabama	4	14-31	.311	0-4	10-1	top 66%	top 64%	top 64%	top 64%
2	Bob Surace	Princeton	16	90-68	.570	-	18-3	top 66%	top 61%	top 37%	top 7%
3	Jon Poppe	Columbia	3	13-15	.464	-	10-2	top 87%	top 80%	top 67%	top 62%
4	Brandon Moore	San Diego	4	25-19	.568	-	13-3	top 31%	top 35%	top 19%	top 24%
5	Brian Wright	Northern Arizona	3	23-12	.657	0-3	33-8	top 23%	top 31%	top 76%	top 50%
6	Glenn Caruso	St. Thomas (MN)	6	45-21	.682	-	132-33	top 35%	top 27%	top 13%	top 15%
7	Chennis Berry	South Carolina State	3	27-8	.771	0-3	27-7	top 25%	top 17%	top 16%	top 30%
8	Kerwin Bell	Western Carolina	6	36-31	.537	0-6	27-7	top 27%	top 31%	top 65%	top 64%
9	Tremaine Jackson	Prairie View A&M	2	15-9	.625	0-2	40-12	top 38%	top 35%	top 36%	top 26%
10	Colby Carthel	Stephen F. Austin	8	53-39	.576	0-10	59-18	top 37%	top 16%	top 37%	top 15%
11	Peter Rossomando	Lamar	4	29-17	.630	0-4	42-13	top 48%	top 40%	top 34%	top 31%
12	Dan Swanstrom	Cornell	3	11-17	.393	-	32-11	top 55%	top 38%	top 46%	top 48%
13	Jed Stugart	Lindenwood	5	26-27	.491	0-5	117-45	top 42%	top 49%	top 70%	top 60%
14	Shawn Gibbs	North Carolina A&T	2	6-16	.273	0-2	22-9	top 67%	top 76%	top 76%	top 73%
15	Pete Shinnick	Towson	4	20-25	.444	0-5	159-67	top 36%	top 40%	top 69%	top 67%
16	Saj Thakkar	Davidson	2	6-16	.273	-	14-6	top 76%	top 75%	top 89%	top 90%
17	Michael Jasper	Stetson	2	4-18	.182	-	44-20	top 71%	top 75%	top 93%	top 95%
18	Gabe Giardina	Charleston Southern	4	14-31	.311	0-6	37-17	top 85%	top 84%	top 49%	top 49%
19	Todd Whitten	Tarleton State	6	52-19	.732	2-3	79-37	top 12%	top 17%	top 36%	top 38%
20	Reggie Barlow	Tennessee State	2	4-18	.182	0-1	34-16	top 93%	top 96%	top 49%	top 52%
21	Damon Wilson	Morgan State	5	23-32	.418	0-6	89-45	top 89%	top 70%	top 47%	top 35%
22	Chris Wilkerson	Eastern Illinois	5	19-37	.339	0-6	51-27	top 65%	top 79%	top 59%	top 63%
23	Curt Fitzpatrick	Colgate	2	10-12	.455	0-2	80-43	top 40%	top 47%	top 49%	top 41%
24	Mickey Joseph	Grambling	3	16-17	.485	0-3	13-7	top 75%	top 59%	top 30%	top 25%
25	Jason Bachtel	Houston Christian	3	11-23	.324	0-5	16-9	top 91%	top 73%	top 39%	top 74%

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