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

26 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
1Joe CoxOC (co), LSU2top 4%top 8%top 7%No. 26 of 138
2Mike DenbrockOC, Notre Dame10top 13%top 12%top 22%No. 4 of 138
3Mack LeftwichOC, Texas Tech3top 17%top 12%top 11%No. 37 of 138
4Mike ShanahanOC, Indiana4top 17%top 14%top 9%No. 10 of 138
5Joey HalzleOC, Tennessee3top 23%top 23%top 11%No. 47 of 138
6Nate PotterOC, Boise State2top 23%top 24%top 38%No. 3 of 138
7Charlie Weis Jr.OC, LSU8top 24%top 26%top 34%No. 26 of 138
8Mike BoboOC, Georgia13top 25%top 26%top 30%No. 8 of 13828-38 (6)
9Kendal BrilesOC, South Carolina11top 27%top 27%top 24%No. 34 of 138
10John David BakerOC, Ole Miss4top 28%top 31%top 23%No. 35 of 138
11Ryan GrubbOC, Alabama6top 29%top 29%top 20%No. 20 of 138
12Rob EzellOC, Wake Forest2top 29%top 38%top 44%No. 1 of 138
13Chip LindseyOC, Missouri9top 34%top 36%top 38%No. 56 of 13815-19 (3)
14Kyle FloodOC, Texas7top 35%top 24%top 27%No. 95 of 13827-24 (4)
15Shannon DawsonOC, Miami12top 36%top 37%top 46%No. 2 of 138
16Tino SunseriOC (co), Indiana2top 37%top 40%top 30%No. 10 of 138
17Luke HuardOC, USC2top 39%top 48%top 50%No. 22 of 138
18Dean KennedyOC, UCLA2top 42%top 21%top 36%No. 53 of 138
19Aaron RoderickOC, BYU8top 43%top 19%top 35%No. 32 of 138
20Seth DoegeOC, Arizona2top 47%top 27%top 49%No. 28 of 138
21Kevin McGivenOC, Utah11top 55%top 49%top 61%No. 24 of 138
22Slade NagleOC, Houston2top 64%top 49%top 52%No. 7 of 1380-1 (1)
23Joe SloanOC, Kentucky4top 74%top 58%top 70%No. 48 of 138
24Tim LesterOC, Iowa4top 75%top 55%top 68%No. 86 of 13837-32 (6)
25A. J. MilweeOC (co), Texas9top 79%top 76%top 80%No. 95 of 138

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Group of 5 head coaches

1 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%