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
125 head coaches, by win percentage. 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 | Andrew Aurich | Harvard | 3 | 24-5 | .828 | - | - | top 6% | top 11% | top 27% | top 16% | |
| 3 | Jeff Gallo | Monmouth | 1 | - | 8-2 | .800 | 0-1 | - | top 13% | top 22% | top 54% | top 60% |
| 4 | Rich Nagy | Lehigh | 1 | - | 8-2 | .800 | - | 10-20 | top 7% | top 13% | top 29% | top 13% |
| 5 | Bobby Wilder | Tennessee Tech | 8 | 72-21 | .774 | 1-7 | - | top 13% | top 9% | top 8% | top 16% | |
| 6 | Chennis Berry | South Carolina State | 3 | 27-8 | .771 | 0-3 | 27-7 | top 25% | top 17% | top 16% | top 30% | |
| 7 | T. C. Taylor | Jackson State | 4 | 35-11 | .761 | 0-3 | - | top 16% | top 19% | top 17% | top 11% | |
| 8 | Todd Whitten | Tarleton State | 6 | 52-19 | .732 | 2-3 | 79-37 | top 12% | top 17% | top 36% | top 38% | |
| 9 | Dan Jackson | South Dakota State | 2 | 17-7 | .708 | 0-1 | - | top 22% | top 20% | top 12% | top 11% | |
| 10 | Tim Plough | UC Davis | 3 | 26-11 | .703 | 0-3 | - | top 15% | top 24% | top 72% | top 64% | |
| 11 | Bobby Kennedy | Montana | 1 | - | 7-3 | .700 | 0-1 | - | top 2% | top 5% | top 71% | top 57% |
| 12 | Matt Vitzthum | South Dakota | 1 | - | 7-3 | .700 | 0-1 | - | top 6% | top 9% | top 58% | top 36% |
| 13 | John Grass | Samford | 9 | 70-31 | .693 | 2-7 | - | top 58% | top 66% | top 46% | top 19% | |
| 14 | Glenn Caruso | St. Thomas (MN) | 6 | 45-21 | .682 | - | 132-33 | top 35% | top 27% | top 13% | top 15% | |
| 15 | Clint Killough | Incarnate Word | 4 | 31-16 | .660 | 0-3 | - | top 29% | top 20% | top 11% | top 23% | |
| 16 | Sammy McCorkle | Dartmouth | 4 | 25-13 | .658 | - | - | top 23% | top 37% | top 22% | top 32% | |
| 17 | Mark Ferrante | Villanova | 9 | 73-38 | .658 | 1-7 | - | top 27% | top 29% | top 35% | top 24% | |
| 18 | Brian Wright | Northern Arizona | 3 | 23-12 | .657 | 0-3 | 33-8 | top 23% | top 31% | top 76% | top 50% | |
| 19 | Eddie Robinson Jr. | Alabama State | 5 | 35-20 | .636 | 0-3 | - | top 66% | top 60% | top 22% | top 20% | |
| 20 | DeSean Jackson | Delaware State | 2 | 14-8 | .636 | 0-2 | - | top 33% | top 42% | top 39% | top 44% | |
| 21 | Kevin Lynch | Butler | 2 | 14-8 | .636 | - | - | top 36% | top 36% | top 45% | top 33% | |
| 22 | Travis Bush | UT Rio Grande Valley | 2 | 14-8 | .636 | 0-1 | - | top 23% | top 24% | top 22% | top 20% | |
| 23 | Peter Rossomando | Lamar | 4 | 29-17 | .630 | 0-4 | 42-13 | top 48% | top 40% | top 34% | top 31% | |
| 24 | Trei Oliver | North Carolina Central | 7 | 50-30 | .625 | 0-5 | - | top 18% | top 12% | top 29% | top 26% | |
| 25 | Joel Taylor | Mercer | 3 | 20-12 | .625 | 0-1 | - | top 41% | top 45% | top 13% | top 13% |