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
66 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 | Brandon Moore | San Diego | 4 | 25-19 | .568 | - | 13-3 | top 31% | top 35% | top 19% | top 24% | |
| 4 | Glenn Caruso | St. Thomas (MN) | 6 | 45-21 | .682 | - | 132-33 | top 35% | top 27% | top 13% | top 15% | |
| 5 | Kerwin Bell | Western Carolina | 6 | 36-31 | .537 | 0-6 | 27-7 | top 27% | top 31% | top 65% | top 64% | |
| 6 | Colby Carthel | Stephen F. Austin | 8 | 53-39 | .576 | 0-10 | 59-18 | top 37% | top 16% | top 37% | top 15% | |
| 7 | Peter Rossomando | Lamar | 4 | 29-17 | .630 | 0-4 | 42-13 | top 48% | top 40% | top 34% | top 31% | |
| 8 | Jed Stugart | Lindenwood | 5 | 26-27 | .491 | 0-5 | 117-45 | top 42% | top 49% | top 70% | top 60% | |
| 9 | Pete Shinnick | Towson | 4 | 20-25 | .444 | 0-5 | 159-67 | top 36% | top 40% | top 69% | top 67% | |
| 10 | Gabe Giardina | Charleston Southern | 4 | 14-31 | .311 | 0-6 | 37-17 | top 85% | top 84% | top 49% | top 49% | |
| 11 | Todd Whitten | Tarleton State | 6 | 52-19 | .732 | 2-3 | 79-37 | top 12% | top 17% | top 36% | top 38% | |
| 12 | Damon Wilson | Morgan State | 5 | 23-32 | .418 | 0-6 | 89-45 | top 89% | top 70% | top 47% | top 35% | |
| 13 | Chris Wilkerson | Eastern Illinois | 5 | 19-37 | .339 | 0-6 | 51-27 | top 65% | top 79% | top 59% | top 63% | |
| 14 | DeLane Fitzgerald | Southern Utah | 5 | 30-27 | .526 | 1-5 | 86-49 | top 25% | top 20% | top 73% | top 66% | |
| 15 | Steve Englehart | West Georgia | 5 | 22-34 | .393 | 0-2 | 70-49 | top 73% | top 62% | top 47% | top 51% | |
| 16 | John Troxell | Lafayette | 5 | 31-25 | .554 | 0-6 | 92-67 | top 39% | top 41% | top 46% | top 40% | |
| 17 | Jerry Schmitt | Duquesne | 21 | 132-93 | .587 | 1-14 | 28-21 | top 37% | top 44% | top 34% | top 40% | |
| 18 | Eli Gardner | Stonehill | 5 | 18-34 | .346 | 0-2 | 27-24 | top 74% | top 85% | top 36% | top 45% | |
| 19 | Dan Curran | Holy Cross | 7 | 38-40 | .487 | 0-4 | 29-35 | top 51% | top 47% | top 30% | top 35% | |
| 20 | Braxton Harris | Campbell | 4 | 19-26 | .422 | 0-5 | 7-23 | top 46% | top 50% | top 74% | top 76% | |
| 21 | Brent Vigen | Montana State | 6 | 70-13 | .843 | 2-3 | - | top 2% | top 1% | top 25% | top 13% | |
| 22 | Bobby Wilder | Tennessee Tech | 8 | 72-21 | .774 | 1-7 | - | top 13% | top 9% | top 8% | top 16% | |
| 23 | T. C. Taylor | Jackson State | 4 | 35-11 | .761 | 0-3 | - | top 16% | top 19% | top 17% | top 11% | |
| 24 | John Grass | Samford | 9 | 70-31 | .693 | 2-7 | - | top 58% | top 66% | top 46% | top 19% | |
| 25 | Clint Killough | Incarnate Word | 4 | 31-16 | .660 | 0-3 | - | top 29% | top 20% | top 11% | top 23% |