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
FCS head coaches
104 head coaches, by below division. FCS seasons only; below fcs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FCS.
| # | Coach | Now | Seasons | Last 3 seasons | Record | Win % | vs FBS | Below FCS | Off EPA/play | Off points/poss. | Def EPA/play | Def points/poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent Dearmon | North Alabama | 4 | 14-31 | .311 | 0-4 | 10-1 | top 66% | top 64% | top 64% | top 64% | |
| 2 | Bob Surace | Princeton | 16 | 90-68 | .570 | - | 18-3 | top 66% | top 61% | top 37% | top 7% | |
| 3 | Jon Poppe | Columbia | 3 | 13-15 | .464 | - | 10-2 | top 87% | top 80% | top 67% | top 62% | |
| 4 | Brandon Moore | San Diego | 4 | 25-19 | .568 | - | 13-3 | top 31% | top 35% | top 19% | top 24% | |
| 5 | Brian Wright | Northern Arizona | 3 | 23-12 | .657 | 0-3 | 33-8 | top 23% | top 31% | top 76% | top 50% | |
| 6 | Glenn Caruso | St. Thomas (MN) | 6 | 45-21 | .682 | - | 132-33 | top 35% | top 27% | top 13% | top 15% | |
| 7 | Chennis Berry | South Carolina State | 3 | 27-8 | .771 | 0-3 | 27-7 | top 25% | top 17% | top 16% | top 30% | |
| 8 | Kerwin Bell | Western Carolina | 6 | 36-31 | .537 | 0-6 | 27-7 | top 27% | top 31% | top 65% | top 64% | |
| 9 | Tremaine Jackson | Prairie View A&M | 2 | 15-9 | .625 | 0-2 | 40-12 | top 38% | top 35% | top 36% | top 26% | |
| 10 | Colby Carthel | Stephen F. Austin | 8 | 53-39 | .576 | 0-10 | 59-18 | top 37% | top 16% | top 37% | top 15% | |
| 11 | Peter Rossomando | Lamar | 4 | 29-17 | .630 | 0-4 | 42-13 | top 48% | top 40% | top 34% | top 31% | |
| 12 | Dan Swanstrom | Cornell | 3 | 11-17 | .393 | - | 32-11 | top 55% | top 38% | top 46% | top 48% | |
| 13 | Jed Stugart | Lindenwood | 5 | 26-27 | .491 | 0-5 | 117-45 | top 42% | top 49% | top 70% | top 60% | |
| 14 | Shawn Gibbs | North Carolina A&T | 2 | 6-16 | .273 | 0-2 | 22-9 | top 67% | top 76% | top 76% | top 73% | |
| 15 | Pete Shinnick | Towson | 4 | 20-25 | .444 | 0-5 | 159-67 | top 36% | top 40% | top 69% | top 67% | |
| 16 | Saj Thakkar | Davidson | 2 | 6-16 | .273 | - | 14-6 | top 76% | top 75% | top 89% | top 90% | |
| 17 | Michael Jasper | Stetson | 2 | 4-18 | .182 | - | 44-20 | top 71% | top 75% | top 93% | top 95% | |
| 18 | Gabe Giardina | Charleston Southern | 4 | 14-31 | .311 | 0-6 | 37-17 | top 85% | top 84% | top 49% | top 49% | |
| 19 | Todd Whitten | Tarleton State | 6 | 52-19 | .732 | 2-3 | 79-37 | top 12% | top 17% | top 36% | top 38% | |
| 20 | Reggie Barlow | Tennessee State | 2 | 4-18 | .182 | 0-1 | 34-16 | top 93% | top 96% | top 49% | top 52% | |
| 21 | Damon Wilson | Morgan State | 5 | 23-32 | .418 | 0-6 | 89-45 | top 89% | top 70% | top 47% | top 35% | |
| 22 | Chris Wilkerson | Eastern Illinois | 5 | 19-37 | .339 | 0-6 | 51-27 | top 65% | top 79% | top 59% | top 63% | |
| 23 | Curt Fitzpatrick | Colgate | 2 | 10-12 | .455 | 0-2 | 80-43 | top 40% | top 47% | top 49% | top 41% | |
| 24 | Mickey Joseph | Grambling | 3 | 16-17 | .485 | 0-3 | 13-7 | top 75% | top 59% | top 30% | top 25% | |
| 25 | Jason Bachtel | Houston Christian | 3 | 11-23 | .324 | 0-5 | 16-9 | top 91% | top 73% | top 39% | top 74% |