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 win percentage. 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.
1Mike JacobsToledo1-8-2.8000-194-23top 30%top 30%top 4%top 26%
2Spencer DanielsonBoise State432-9.7800-5-top 16%top 14%top 53%top 40%
3Tim PolasekNorth Dakota State1-7-2.778-26-3top 58%top 45%top 1%top 1%
4Jason EckNew Mexico217-5.7731-326-13top 54%top 32%top 17%top 20%
5John HauserOhio28-3.7270-1-top 32%top 41%top 42%top 41%
6Charles KellyJacksonville State216-7.6960-1-top 35%top 34%top 44%top 42%
7Jeff TraylorUTSA760-28.6821-6-top 31%top 34%top 44%top 51%
8Blake HarrellEast Carolina319-9.6791-3-top 44%top 41%top 24%top 31%
9Jamey ChadwellLiberty972-36.6673-259-35top 28%top 28%top 52%top 45%
10Billy NapierJames Madison970-37.6541-3-top 22%top 29%top 38%top 29%
11Matt EntzFresno State214-8.6360-260-11top 68%top 63%top 25%top 19%
12Charles HuffMemphis647-27.6352-3-top 52%top 48%top 35%top 36%
13Jason CandleUConn1285-49.6342-9-top 23%top 28%top 20%top 25%
14Dan MullenUNLV15118-69.6312-0-top 32%top 45%top 36%top 30%
15Brian NewberryNavy429-18.6172-4-top 24%top 32%top 54%top 47%
16Bronco MendenhallUtah State20150-100.6004-13-top 33%top 34%top 36%top 31%
17Brian HartlineSouth Florida1-6-4.600--top 53%top 48%top 41%top 21%
18Neal BrownNorth Texas1179-53.5982-5-top 48%top 34%top 55%top 52%
19Troy CalhounAir Force20146-99.5966-6-top 21%top 25%top 56%top 50%
20Clay HeltonGeorgia Southern1378-53.5951-5-top 37%top 42%top 48%top 47%
21Tyson HeltonWestern Kentucky860-42.5881-12-top 49%top 55%top 40%top 47%
22Jeff MonkenArmy1394-67.5844-2038-16top 27%top 17%top 62%top 57%
23G.J. KinneTexas State428-20.5831-312-2top 13%top 11%top 51%top 77%
24Jerry MackKennesaw State213-10.5650-331-15top 64%top 62%top 54%top 54%
25Jim MoraColorado State1176-59.5632-12-top 37%top 35%top 48%top 53%

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FCS head coaches

125 head coaches, by win percentage. 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.
1Brent VigenMontana State670-13.8432-3-top 2%top 1%top 25%top 13%
2Andrew AurichHarvard324-5.828--top 6%top 11%top 27%top 16%
3Jeff GalloMonmouth1-8-2.8000-1-top 13%top 22%top 54%top 60%
4Rich NagyLehigh1-8-2.800-10-20top 7%top 13%top 29%top 13%
5Bobby WilderTennessee Tech872-21.7741-7-top 13%top 9%top 8%top 16%
6Chennis BerrySouth Carolina State327-8.7710-327-7top 25%top 17%top 16%top 30%
7T. C. TaylorJackson State435-11.7610-3-top 16%top 19%top 17%top 11%
8Todd WhittenTarleton State652-19.7322-379-37top 12%top 17%top 36%top 38%
9Dan JacksonSouth Dakota State217-7.7080-1-top 22%top 20%top 12%top 11%
10Tim PloughUC Davis326-11.7030-3-top 15%top 24%top 72%top 64%
11Bobby KennedyMontana1-7-3.7000-1-top 2%top 5%top 71%top 57%
12Matt VitzthumSouth Dakota1-7-3.7000-1-top 6%top 9%top 58%top 36%
13John GrassSamford970-31.6932-7-top 58%top 66%top 46%top 19%
14Glenn CarusoSt. Thomas (MN)645-21.682-132-33top 35%top 27%top 13%top 15%
15Clint KilloughIncarnate Word431-16.6600-3-top 29%top 20%top 11%top 23%
16Sammy McCorkleDartmouth425-13.658--top 23%top 37%top 22%top 32%
17Mark FerranteVillanova973-38.6581-7-top 27%top 29%top 35%top 24%
18Brian WrightNorthern Arizona323-12.6570-333-8top 23%top 31%top 76%top 50%
19Eddie Robinson Jr.Alabama State535-20.6360-3-top 66%top 60%top 22%top 20%
20DeSean JacksonDelaware State214-8.6360-2-top 33%top 42%top 39%top 44%
21Kevin LynchButler214-8.636--top 36%top 36%top 45%top 33%
22Travis BushUT Rio Grande Valley214-8.6360-1-top 23%top 24%top 22%top 20%
23Peter RossomandoLamar429-17.6300-442-13top 48%top 40%top 34%top 31%
24Trei OliverNorth Carolina Central750-30.6250-5-top 18%top 12%top 29%top 26%
25Joel TaylorMercer320-12.6250-1-top 41%top 45%top 13%top 13%

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