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

53 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
1Dana HolgorsenOC, Nebraska8top 3%top 15%top 4%No. 41 of 13892-69 (14)
2Mike DenbrockOC, Notre Dame10top 13%top 12%top 22%No. 4 of 138
3Mike ShanahanOC, Indiana4top 17%top 14%top 9%No. 10 of 138
4A. J. RickerOC (co), TCU5top 18%top 18%top 25%No. 82 of 138
5Mike ThiessenOC, Air Force17top 20%top 24%top 20%No. 33 of 138
6Charlie Weis Jr.OC, LSU8top 24%top 26%top 34%No. 26 of 138
7Matt LubickOC (co), Kansas7top 24%top 49%top 21%No. 66 of 138
8Mike BoboOC, Georgia13top 25%top 26%top 30%No. 8 of 13828-38 (6)
9Rob LikensOC (co), SMU7top 27%top 33%top 45%No. 11 of 138
10Kendal BrilesOC, South Carolina11top 27%top 27%top 24%No. 34 of 138
11John David BakerOC, Ole Miss4top 28%top 31%top 23%No. 35 of 138
12Ryan GrubbOC, Alabama6top 29%top 29%top 20%No. 20 of 138
13Jeff NixonOC, Syracuse5top 29%top 39%top 36%No. 91 of 138
14Jake SpavitalOC, Baylor9top 30%top 26%top 20%No. 70 of 13813-35 (4)
15Ben ArbuckleOC, Oklahoma4top 30%top 22%top 29%No. 115 of 138
16Chad MorrisOC, Clemson6top 32%top 21%top 30%No. 126 of 13818-41 (5)
17Kodi BurnsOC (co), Auburn4top 32%top 26%top 23%No. 79 of 138
18Josh HensonOC, Purdue7top 34%top 33%top 50%No. 54 of 138
19Robert AnaeOC, Utah State18top 34%top 38%top 28%No. 123 of 138
20Chip LindseyOC, Missouri9top 34%top 36%top 38%No. 56 of 13815-19 (3)
21Tim BeckOC, Vanderbilt4top 34%top 31%top 32%No. 104 of 13820-18 (3)
22Kyle FloodOC, Texas7top 35%top 24%top 27%No. 95 of 13827-24 (4)
23Shannon DawsonOC, Miami12top 36%top 37%top 46%No. 2 of 138
24Barry Lunney Jr.OC, Illinois6top 38%top 40%top 32%No. 31 of 1380-2 (1)
25Tim BeckOC, South Florida12top 39%top 36%top 29%No. 74 of 138

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Group of 5 head coaches

38 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.
1Spencer DanielsonBoise State432-9.7800-5-top 16%top 14%top 53%top 40%
2Jeff TraylorUTSA760-28.6821-6-top 31%top 34%top 44%top 51%
3Jamey ChadwellLiberty972-36.6673-259-35top 28%top 28%top 52%top 45%
4Billy NapierJames Madison970-37.6541-3-top 22%top 29%top 38%top 29%
5Charles HuffMemphis647-27.6352-3-top 52%top 48%top 35%top 36%
6Jason CandleUConn1285-49.6342-9-top 23%top 28%top 20%top 25%
7Dan MullenUNLV15118-69.6312-0-top 32%top 45%top 36%top 30%
8Brian NewberryNavy429-18.6172-4-top 24%top 32%top 54%top 47%
9Bronco MendenhallUtah State20150-100.6004-13-top 33%top 34%top 36%top 31%
10Neal BrownNorth Texas1179-53.5982-5-top 48%top 34%top 55%top 52%
11Troy CalhounAir Force20146-99.5966-6-top 21%top 25%top 56%top 50%
12Clay HeltonGeorgia Southern1378-53.5951-5-top 37%top 42%top 48%top 47%
13Tyson HeltonWestern Kentucky860-42.5881-12-top 49%top 55%top 40%top 47%
14Jeff MonkenArmy1394-67.5844-2038-16top 27%top 17%top 62%top 57%
15G.J. KinneTexas State428-20.5831-312-2top 13%top 11%top 51%top 77%
16Jim MoraColorado State1176-59.5632-12-top 37%top 35%top 48%top 53%
17Michael DesormeauxLouisiana636-28.5631-5-top 41%top 30%top 53%top 49%
18Blake AndersonSouthern Miss1377-61.5583-11-top 48%top 39%top 47%top 50%
19Pete LemboBuffalo854-43.5570-679-36top 70%top 62%top 64%top 45%
20Lance TaylorWestern Michigan427-22.5510-8-top 62%top 51%top 57%top 53%
21Ken NiumataloloSan José State19124-103.5467-16-top 20%top 29%top 76%top 68%
22Butch JonesArkansas State17114-96.5430-8-top 61%top 50%top 65%top 64%
23Chuck MartinMiami (OH)1378-78.5002-1874-7top 62%top 70%top 41%top 41%
24Major ApplewhiteSouth Alabama630-30.5002-5-top 41%top 29%top 59%top 59%
25Tim AlbinCharlotte636-38.4861-925-8top 54%top 60%top 82%top 76%

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