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	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

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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	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%
26	Sean Lewis	San Diego State	8	40-49	.449	1-14	-	top 57%	top 54%	top 81%	top 80%
27	Spencer Danielson	Boise State	4	32-9	.780	0-5	-	top 16%	top 14%	top 53%	top 40%
28	Pete Lembo	Buffalo	8	54-43	.557	0-6	79-36	top 70%	top 62%	top 64%	top 45%
29	Lance Taylor	Western Michigan	4	27-22	.551	0-8	-	top 62%	top 51%	top 57%	top 53%
30	Butch Jones	Arkansas State	17	114-96	.543	0-8	-	top 61%	top 50%	top 65%	top 64%
31	Sonny Cumbie	Louisiana Tech	6	28-36	.438	0-8	-	top 65%	top 57%	top 44%	top 50%
32	K.C. Keeler	Temple	4	19-26	.422	0-5	259-100-1	top 63%	top 61%	top 69%	top 60%
33	Gerad Parker	Troy	4	16-25	.390	0-3	-	top 84%	top 80%	top 50%	top 60%
34	Bryant Vincent	UL Monroe	4	17-30	.362	0-6	-	top 80%	top 90%	top 67%	top 80%
35	Will Hall	Tulane	5	18-35	.340	0-6	56-20	top 83%	top 82%	top 76%	top 69%
36	Joe Moorhead	Akron	7	28-56	.333	0-10	38-13	top 86%	top 85%	top 58%	top 73%
37	Derek Mason	Middle Tennessee	10	38-77	.330	0-4	-	top 76%	top 88%	top 77%	top 75%
38	Scotty Walden	UTEP	4	7-30	.189	0-5	33-17	top 94%	top 88%	top 58%	top 74%

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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	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%

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