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
35 head coaches, by vs higher level. 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 Vigen | Montana State | 6 | 70-13 | .843 | 2-3 | - | top 2% | top 1% | top 25% | top 13% | |
| 2 | Todd Whitten | Tarleton State | 6 | 52-19 | .732 | 2-3 | 79-37 | top 12% | top 17% | top 36% | top 38% | |
| 3 | Brock Spack | Illinois State | 17 | 129-78 | .623 | 4-9 | - | top 34% | top 30% | top 42% | top 42% | |
| 4 | Nick Hill | Southern Illinois | 11 | 55-62 | .470 | 3-8 | - | top 33% | top 28% | top 59% | top 48% | |
| 5 | John Grass | Samford | 9 | 70-31 | .693 | 2-7 | - | top 58% | top 66% | top 46% | top 19% | |
| 6 | Chris Merritt | Bryant | 7 | 32-47 | .405 | 1-5 | - | top 41% | top 41% | top 55% | top 43% | |
| 7 | Bobby Wilder | Tennessee Tech | 8 | 72-21 | .774 | 1-7 | - | top 13% | top 9% | top 8% | top 16% | |
| 8 | Mark Ferrante | Villanova | 9 | 73-38 | .658 | 1-7 | - | top 27% | top 29% | top 35% | top 24% | |
| 9 | Mike London | William & Mary | 7 | 45-36 | .556 | 1-7 | - | top 29% | top 34% | top 54% | top 40% | |
| 10 | Aaron Best | Eastern Washington | 9 | 54-53 | .505 | 1-9 | - | top 25% | top 28% | top 96% | top 93% | |
| 11 | Joe Conlin | Fordham | 8 | 33-58 | .363 | 1-9 | - | top 51% | top 67% | top 55% | top 72% | |
| 12 | Nathan Brown | Central Arkansas | 9 | 49-51 | .490 | 1-10 | - | top 26% | top 28% | top 38% | top 57% | |
| 13 | Walt Wells | Eastern Kentucky | 7 | 38-40 | .487 | 1-12 | - | top 42% | top 57% | top 63% | top 60% | |
| 14 | Jim Fleming | Rhode Island | 12 | 62-77 | .446 | 1-12 | - | top 31% | top 32% | top 22% | top 23% | |
| 15 | Jerry Schmitt | Duquesne | 21 | 132-93 | .587 | 1-14 | 28-21 | top 37% | top 44% | top 34% | top 40% | |
| 16 | Jason Simpson | UT Martin | 20 | 123-96 | .562 | 2-32 | - | top 32% | top 28% | top 57% | top 40% | |
| 17 | Trei Oliver | North Carolina Central | 7 | 50-30 | .625 | 0-5 | - | top 18% | top 12% | top 29% | top 26% | |
| 18 | Russ Huesman | Richmond | 9 | 62-44 | .585 | 0-8 | - | top 34% | top 40% | top 14% | top 15% | |
| 19 | Colby Carthel | Stephen F. Austin | 8 | 53-39 | .576 | 0-10 | 59-18 | top 37% | top 16% | top 37% | top 15% | |
| 20 | Clay Hendrix | Furman | 9 | 60-46 | .566 | 0-10 | - | top 60% | top 57% | top 39% | top 22% | |
| 21 | Doug Phillips | Youngstown State | 6 | 38-31 | .551 | 0-6 | - | top 14% | top 21% | top 84% | top 55% | |
| 22 | Rusty Wright | Chattanooga | 8 | 45-37 | .549 | 0-8 | - | top 34% | top 35% | top 27% | top 20% | |
| 23 | Kerwin Bell | Western Carolina | 6 | 36-31 | .537 | 0-6 | 27-7 | top 27% | top 31% | top 65% | top 64% | |
| 24 | Tony Trisciani | Elon | 7 | 42-37 | .532 | 0-7 | - | top 46% | top 50% | top 32% | top 29% | |
| 25 | Mark Nofri | Sacred Heart | 14 | 81-74 | .523 | 0-2 | - | top 39% | top 53% | top 43% | top 30% |