THIRD AND DATA

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

256 coordinators. Career: the median of his units' FBS ranks as a share of FBS (top 5% = among the best).

#CoachNowSeasonsLast 3 seasonsCareer EPA/playCareer points/poss.Career success rate2026 EPA/playHC record
1Rob AurichDC, Nebraska1top 1%top 3%top 6%No. 27 of 138
2Dana HolgorsenOC, Nebraska8top 3%top 15%top 4%No. 41 of 13892-69 (14)
3Matt PatriciaDC, Ohio State1top 3%top 1%top 8%No. 20 of 138
4Keenan BaileyOC (co), Ohio State1top 4%top 5%top 1%No. 25 of 138
5Joe CoxOC (co), LSU2top 4%top 8%top 7%No. 26 of 138
6Bryant HainesDC, Indiana4top 5%top 6%top 3%No. 11 of 138
7Colin HitschlerDC, UCLA4top 6%top 10%top 9%No. 1 of 138
8Jason BeckOC, Michigan3top 7%top 7%top 8%No. 105 of 138
9Mickey ConnDC, Samford3top 7%top 14%top 16%-
10Corey HethermanDC, Miami2top 8%top 6%top 13%No. 64 of 138
11Glenn SchumannDC, Georgia7top 11%top 5%top 14%No. 26 of 138
12Todd BatesDC, Oklahoma4top 11%top 22%top 12%No. 7 of 138
13Phil ParkerDC, Iowa13top 12%top 6%top 28%No. 14 of 138
14Josh AldridgeDC, South Florida2top 12%top 21%top 12%No. 57 of 1380-1 (1)
15Corey DennisOC, UNLV1top 12%top 17%top 16%No. 85 of 138
16Maurice LinguistDC (co), Alabama2top 12%top 12%top 11%No. 17 of 13814-23 (4)
17Mike DenbrockOC, Notre Dame10top 13%top 12%top 22%No. 4 of 138
18Drew CronicOC, Navy2top 13%top 17%top 29%No. 45 of 13823-14 (4)
19D.J. DurkinDC, Auburn9top 14%top 26%top 15%No. 80 of 13812-17 (4)
20Bobby PetrinoOC, North Carolina3top 14%top 17%top 7%No. 55 of 138132-76 (18)
21Vince KehresDC, Syracuse6top 16%top 21%top 15%No. 65 of 138
22Brent PryDC, Virginia Tech11top 16%top 28%top 21%No. 69 of 13816-24 (4)
23Mack LeftwichOC, Texas Tech3top 17%top 12%top 11%No. 37 of 138
24Mike ShanahanOC, Indiana4top 17%top 14%top 9%No. 10 of 138
25Jonathan BrewerOC, Duke3top 18%top 9%top 33%No. 18 of 138

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Group of 5 head coaches

70 head coaches, by defense pts/poss.. FBS seasons only; below fbs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FBS.

#CoachNowSeasonsLast 3 seasonsRecordWin %vs Power 4Below FBSOff EPA/playOff points/poss.Def EPA/playDef points/poss.
1Tim PolasekNorth Dakota State1-7-2.778-26-3top 58%top 45%top 1%top 1%
2Matt EntzFresno State214-8.6360-260-11top 68%top 63%top 25%top 19%
3Jason EckNew Mexico217-5.7731-326-13top 54%top 32%top 17%top 20%
4Brian HartlineSouth Florida1-6-4.600--top 53%top 48%top 41%top 21%
5Jason CandleUConn1285-49.6342-9-top 23%top 28%top 20%top 25%
6Mike JacobsToledo1-8-2.8000-194-23top 30%top 30%top 4%top 26%
7Billy NapierJames Madison970-37.6541-3-top 22%top 29%top 38%top 29%
8Dan MullenUNLV15118-69.6312-0-top 32%top 45%top 36%top 30%
9Blake HarrellEast Carolina319-9.6791-3-top 44%top 41%top 24%top 31%
10Bronco MendenhallUtah State20150-100.6004-13-top 33%top 34%top 36%top 31%
11Charles HuffMemphis647-27.6352-3-top 52%top 48%top 35%top 36%
12Spencer DanielsonBoise State432-9.7800-5-top 16%top 14%top 53%top 40%
13Chuck MartinMiami (OH)1378-78.5002-1874-7top 62%top 70%top 41%top 41%
14John HauserOhio28-3.7270-1-top 32%top 41%top 42%top 41%
15Charles KellyJacksonville State216-7.6960-1-top 35%top 34%top 44%top 42%
16Jamey ChadwellLiberty972-36.6673-259-35top 28%top 28%top 52%top 45%
17Pete LemboBuffalo854-43.5570-679-36top 70%top 62%top 64%top 45%
18Willie SimmonsFlorida International211-11.5000-166-24top 71%top 75%top 40%top 45%
19Ricky RahneOld Dominion733-40.4522-8-top 76%top 68%top 20%top 46%
20Tre LambTulsa29-12.4292-127-25top 46%top 53%top 39%top 46%
21Tyson HeltonWestern Kentucky860-42.5881-12-top 49%top 55%top 40%top 47%
22Brian NewberryNavy429-18.6172-4-top 24%top 32%top 54%top 47%
23Clay HeltonGeorgia Southern1378-53.5951-5-top 37%top 42%top 48%top 47%
24Matt DrinkallCentral Michigan212-11.5220-442-17top 64%top 73%top 43%top 47%
25Michael DesormeauxLouisiana636-28.5631-5-top 41%top 30%top 53%top 49%

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FCS head coaches

125 head coaches, by defense pts/poss.. FCS seasons only; below fcs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FCS.

#CoachNowSeasonsLast 3 seasonsRecordWin %vs FBSBelow FCSOff EPA/playOff points/poss.Def EPA/playDef points/poss.
1Bob SuracePrinceton1690-68.570-18-3top 66%top 61%top 37%top 7%
2T. C. TaylorJackson State435-11.7610-3-top 16%top 19%top 17%top 11%
3Trevor AndrewsDayton425-17.595--top 56%top 51%top 10%top 11%
4Dan JacksonSouth Dakota State217-7.7080-1-top 22%top 20%top 12%top 11%
5Joel TaylorMercer320-12.6250-1-top 41%top 45%top 13%top 13%
6Rich NagyLehigh1-8-2.800-10-20top 7%top 13%top 29%top 13%
7Brent VigenMontana State670-13.8432-3-top 2%top 1%top 25%top 13%
8Glenn CarusoSt. Thomas (MN)645-21.682-132-33top 35%top 27%top 13%top 15%
9Russ HuesmanRichmond962-44.5850-8-top 34%top 40%top 14%top 15%
10Colby CarthelStephen F. Austin853-39.5760-1059-18top 37%top 16%top 37%top 15%
11Andrew AurichHarvard324-5.828--top 6%top 11%top 27%top 16%
12Bobby WilderTennessee Tech872-21.7741-7-top 13%top 9%top 8%top 16%
13Eric SchmidtNorth Dakota215-10.6000-2-top 34%top 24%top 17%top 18%
14Kaleb NoblesWest Florida1-4-4.500-25-9top 77%top 65%top 15%top 18%
15John GrassSamford970-31.6932-7-top 58%top 66%top 46%top 19%
16Rusty WrightChattanooga845-37.5490-8-top 34%top 35%top 27%top 20%
17Travis BushUT Rio Grande Valley214-8.6360-1-top 23%top 24%top 22%top 20%
18Eddie Robinson Jr.Alabama State535-20.6360-3-top 66%top 60%top 22%top 20%
19Kevin CahillYale427-18.6000-1-top 49%top 34%top 25%top 22%
20Clay HendrixFurman960-46.5660-10-top 60%top 57%top 39%top 22%
21Jim FlemingRhode Island1262-77.4461-12-top 31%top 32%top 22%top 23%
22Clint KilloughIncarnate Word431-16.6600-3-top 29%top 20%top 11%top 23%
23Mark FerranteVillanova973-38.6581-7-top 27%top 29%top 35%top 24%
24Tom PerkovichUAlbany1-6-4.6000-183-25top 40%top 34%top 30%top 24%
25Brandon MooreSan Diego425-19.568-13-3top 31%top 35%top 19%top 24%

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