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
77 coordinators. Career: the median of his units' FBS ranks as a share of FBS (top 5% = among the best).
| # | Coach | Now | Seasons | Last 3 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 | Glenn Schumann | DC, Georgia | 7 | top 11% | top 5% | top 14% | No. 26 of 138 | ||
| 3 | Phil Parker | DC, Iowa | 13 | top 12% | top 6% | top 28% | No. 14 of 138 | ||
| 4 | Mike Denbrock | OC, Notre Dame | 10 | top 13% | top 12% | top 22% | No. 4 of 138 | ||
| 5 | D.J. Durkin | DC, Auburn | 9 | top 14% | top 26% | top 15% | No. 80 of 138 | 12-17 (4) | |
| 6 | Vince Kehres | DC, Syracuse | 6 | top 16% | top 21% | top 15% | No. 65 of 138 | ||
| 7 | Brent Pry | DC, Virginia Tech | 11 | top 16% | top 28% | top 21% | No. 69 of 138 | 16-24 (4) | |
| 8 | Mike Thiessen | OC, Air Force | 17 | top 20% | top 24% | top 20% | No. 33 of 138 | ||
| 9 | Charlie Weis Jr. | OC, LSU | 8 | top 24% | top 26% | top 34% | No. 26 of 138 | ||
| 10 | Matt Lubick | OC (co), Kansas | 7 | top 24% | top 49% | top 21% | No. 66 of 138 | ||
| 11 | Corey Batoon | DC, Missouri | 7 | top 25% | top 23% | top 24% | No. 36 of 138 | ||
| 12 | Mike Bobo | OC, Georgia | 13 | top 25% | top 26% | top 30% | No. 8 of 138 | 28-38 (6) | |
| 13 | Lance Guidry | DC, Memphis | 6 | top 26% | top 36% | top 20% | No. 71 of 138 | 1-0 (1) | |
| 14 | Chris Ash | DC, Notre Dame | 7 | top 26% | top 17% | top 26% | No. 31 of 138 | 8-32 (4) | |
| 15 | Rob Likens | OC (co), SMU | 7 | top 27% | top 33% | top 45% | No. 11 of 138 | ||
| 16 | Kendal Briles | OC, South Carolina | 11 | top 27% | top 27% | top 24% | No. 34 of 138 | ||
| 17 | Todd Orlando | DC, South Alabama | 21 | top 29% | top 27% | top 26% | No. 131 of 138 | ||
| 18 | Ryan Grubb | OC, Alabama | 6 | top 29% | top 29% | top 20% | No. 20 of 138 | ||
| 19 | Todd Grantham | DC, UAB | 13 | top 29% | top 19% | top 20% | No. 28 of 138 | ||
| 20 | Jake Spavital | OC, Baylor | 9 | top 30% | top 26% | top 20% | No. 70 of 138 | 13-35 (4) | |
| 21 | Kane Wommack | DC, Alabama | 6 | top 31% | top 27% | top 28% | No. 17 of 138 | 22-16 (3) | |
| 22 | Chad Morris | OC, Clemson | 6 | top 32% | top 21% | top 30% | No. 126 of 138 | 18-41 (5) | |
| 23 | Anthony Poindexter | DC (co), Tennessee | 12 | top 32% | top 31% | top 41% | No. 5 of 138 | ||
| 24 | Joe Klanderman | DC, Baylor | 6 | top 32% | top 34% | top 29% | No. 12 of 138 | 2-0 (1) | |
| 25 | Jim Knowles | DC, Tennessee | 13 | top 33% | top 29% | top 34% | No. 5 of 138 |
Group of 5 head coaches
28 head coaches, by win percentage. FBS seasons only; below fbs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FBS.
| # | Coach | Now | Seasons | Last 3 seasons | Record | Win % | vs Power 4 | Below FBS | Off EPA/play | Off points/poss. | Def EPA/play | Def points/poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Traylor | UTSA | 7 | 60-28 | .682 | 1-6 | - | top 31% | top 34% | top 44% | top 51% | |
| 2 | Jamey Chadwell | Liberty | 9 | 72-36 | .667 | 3-2 | 59-35 | top 28% | top 28% | top 52% | top 45% | |
| 3 | Billy Napier | James Madison | 9 | 70-37 | .654 | 1-3 | - | top 22% | top 29% | top 38% | top 29% | |
| 4 | Charles Huff | Memphis | 6 | 47-27 | .635 | 2-3 | - | top 52% | top 48% | top 35% | top 36% | |
| 5 | Jason Candle | UConn | 12 | 85-49 | .634 | 2-9 | - | top 23% | top 28% | top 20% | top 25% | |
| 6 | Dan Mullen | UNLV | 15 | 118-69 | .631 | 2-0 | - | top 32% | top 45% | top 36% | top 30% | |
| 7 | Bronco Mendenhall | Utah State | 20 | 150-100 | .600 | 4-13 | - | top 33% | top 34% | top 36% | top 31% | |
| 8 | Neal Brown | North Texas | 11 | 79-53 | .598 | 2-5 | - | top 48% | top 34% | top 55% | top 52% | |
| 9 | Troy Calhoun | Air Force | 20 | 146-99 | .596 | 6-6 | - | top 21% | top 25% | top 56% | top 50% | |
| 10 | Clay Helton | Georgia Southern | 13 | 78-53 | .595 | 1-5 | - | top 37% | top 42% | top 48% | top 47% | |
| 11 | Tyson Helton | Western Kentucky | 8 | 60-42 | .588 | 1-12 | - | top 49% | top 55% | top 40% | top 47% | |
| 12 | Jeff Monken | Army | 13 | 94-67 | .584 | 4-20 | 38-16 | top 27% | top 17% | top 62% | top 57% | |
| 13 | Jim Mora | Colorado State | 11 | 76-59 | .563 | 2-12 | - | top 37% | top 35% | top 48% | top 53% | |
| 14 | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana | 6 | 36-28 | .563 | 1-5 | - | top 41% | top 30% | top 53% | top 49% | |
| 15 | Blake Anderson | Southern Miss | 13 | 77-61 | .558 | 3-11 | - | top 48% | top 39% | top 47% | top 50% | |
| 16 | Pete Lembo | Buffalo | 8 | 54-43 | .557 | 0-6 | 79-36 | top 70% | top 62% | top 64% | top 45% | |
| 17 | Ken Niumatalolo | San José State | 19 | 124-103 | .546 | 7-16 | - | top 20% | top 29% | top 76% | top 68% | |
| 18 | Butch Jones | Arkansas State | 17 | 114-96 | .543 | 0-8 | - | top 61% | top 50% | top 65% | top 64% | |
| 19 | Chuck Martin | Miami (OH) | 13 | 78-78 | .500 | 2-18 | 74-7 | top 62% | top 70% | top 41% | top 41% | |
| 20 | Major Applewhite | South Alabama | 6 | 30-30 | .500 | 2-5 | - | top 41% | top 29% | top 59% | top 59% | |
| 21 | Tim Albin | Charlotte | 6 | 36-38 | .486 | 1-9 | 25-8 | top 54% | top 60% | top 82% | top 76% | |
| 22 | Ricky Rahne | Old Dominion | 7 | 33-40 | .452 | 2-8 | - | top 76% | top 68% | top 20% | top 46% | |
| 23 | Sean Lewis | San Diego State | 8 | 40-49 | .449 | 1-14 | - | top 57% | top 54% | top 81% | top 80% | |
| 24 | Sonny Cumbie | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 28-36 | .438 | 0-8 | - | top 65% | top 57% | top 44% | top 50% | |
| 25 | Chris Creighton | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 65-89 | .422 | 4-13 | 139-46 | top 60% | top 62% | top 79% | top 73% |