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

FCS head coaches

12 head coaches, by win percentage. FCS seasons only; below fcs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FCS.

#CoachNowSeasonsLast 3 seasonsRecordWin %vs FBSBelow FCSOff EPA/playOff points/poss.Def EPA/playDef points/poss.
1Brent VigenMontana State670-13.8432-3-top 2%top 1%top 25%top 13%
2Bobby WilderTennessee Tech872-21.7741-7-top 13%top 9%top 8%top 16%
3T. C. TaylorJackson State435-11.7610-3-top 16%top 19%top 17%top 11%
4Todd WhittenTarleton State652-19.7322-379-37top 12%top 17%top 36%top 38%
5Peter RossomandoLamar429-17.6300-442-13top 48%top 40%top 34%top 31%
6Brock SpackIllinois State17129-78.6234-9-top 34%top 30%top 42%top 42%
7Keith PattersonAbilene Christian535-25.5830-7-top 39%top 35%top 63%top 54%
8Colby CarthelStephen F. Austin853-39.5760-1059-18top 37%top 16%top 37%top 15%
9Bob SuracePrinceton1690-68.570-18-3top 66%top 61%top 37%top 7%
10Doug PhillipsYoungstown State638-31.5510-6-top 14%top 21%top 84%top 55%
11Cody HawkinsIdaho State420-25.4441-5-top 34%top 22%top 78%top 72%
12Braxton HarrisCampbell419-26.4220-57-23top 46%top 50%top 74%top 76%