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

FBS coordinators

256 coordinators. Career: the median of his units' FBS ranks as a share of FBS (top 5% = among the best).

#CoachNowSeasonsLast 3 seasonsCareer EPA/playCareer points/poss.Career success rate2026 EPA/playHC record
1Rob AurichDC, Nebraska1top 1%top 3%top 6%No. 27 of 138
2Dana HolgorsenOC, Nebraska8top 3%top 15%top 4%No. 41 of 13892-69 (14)
3Matt PatriciaDC, Ohio State1top 3%top 1%top 8%No. 20 of 138
4Keenan BaileyOC (co), Ohio State1top 4%top 5%top 1%No. 25 of 138
5Joe CoxOC (co), LSU2top 4%top 8%top 7%No. 26 of 138
6Bryant HainesDC, Indiana4top 5%top 6%top 3%No. 11 of 138
7Colin HitschlerDC, UCLA4top 6%top 10%top 9%No. 1 of 138
8Jason BeckOC, Michigan3top 7%top 7%top 8%No. 105 of 138
9Mickey ConnDC, Samford3top 7%top 14%top 16%-
10Corey HethermanDC, Miami2top 8%top 6%top 13%No. 64 of 138
11Glenn SchumannDC, Georgia7top 11%top 5%top 14%No. 26 of 138
12Todd BatesDC, Oklahoma4top 11%top 22%top 12%No. 7 of 138
13Phil ParkerDC, Iowa13top 12%top 6%top 28%No. 14 of 138
14Josh AldridgeDC, South Florida2top 12%top 21%top 12%No. 57 of 1380-1 (1)
15Corey DennisOC, UNLV1top 12%top 17%top 16%No. 85 of 138
16Maurice LinguistDC (co), Alabama2top 12%top 12%top 11%No. 17 of 13814-23 (4)
17Mike DenbrockOC, Notre Dame10top 13%top 12%top 22%No. 4 of 138
18Drew CronicOC, Navy2top 13%top 17%top 29%No. 45 of 13823-14 (4)
19D.J. DurkinDC, Auburn9top 14%top 26%top 15%No. 80 of 13812-17 (4)
20Bobby PetrinoOC, North Carolina3top 14%top 17%top 7%No. 55 of 138132-76 (18)
21Vince KehresDC, Syracuse6top 16%top 21%top 15%No. 65 of 138
22Brent PryDC, Virginia Tech11top 16%top 28%top 21%No. 69 of 13816-24 (4)
23Mack LeftwichOC, Texas Tech3top 17%top 12%top 11%No. 37 of 138
24Mike ShanahanOC, Indiana4top 17%top 14%top 9%No. 10 of 138
25Jonathan BrewerOC, Duke3top 18%top 9%top 33%No. 18 of 138

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Group of 5 head coaches

70 head coaches, by below division. FBS seasons only; below fbs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FBS.

#CoachNowSeasonsLast 3 seasonsRecordWin %vs Power 4Below FBSOff EPA/playOff points/poss.Def EPA/playDef points/poss.
1Chuck MartinMiami (OH)1378-78.5002-1874-7top 62%top 70%top 41%top 41%
2Tim PolasekNorth Dakota State1-7-2.778-26-3top 58%top 45%top 1%top 1%
3G.J. KinneTexas State428-20.5831-312-2top 13%top 11%top 51%top 77%
4Matt EntzFresno State214-8.6360-260-11top 68%top 63%top 25%top 19%
5Mike JacobsToledo1-8-2.8000-194-23top 30%top 30%top 4%top 26%
6Tim AlbinCharlotte636-38.4861-925-8top 54%top 60%top 82%top 76%
7Chris CreightonEastern Michigan1365-89.4224-13139-46top 60%top 62%top 79%top 73%
8Joe MoorheadAkron728-56.3330-1038-13top 86%top 85%top 58%top 73%
9Will HallTulane518-35.3400-656-20top 83%top 82%top 76%top 69%
10Willie SimmonsFlorida International211-11.5000-166-24top 71%top 75%top 40%top 45%
11K.C. KeelerTemple419-26.4220-5259-100-1top 63%top 61%top 69%top 60%
12Matt DrinkallCentral Michigan212-11.5220-442-17top 64%top 73%top 43%top 47%
13Jeff MonkenArmy1394-67.5844-2038-16top 27%top 17%top 62%top 57%
14Ryan CartyDelaware211-11.5000-426-11top 44%top 46%top 71%top 75%
15Pete LemboBuffalo854-43.5570-679-36top 70%top 62%top 64%top 45%
16Jerry MackKennesaw State213-10.5650-331-15top 64%top 62%top 54%top 54%
17Jason EckNew Mexico217-5.7731-326-13top 54%top 32%top 17%top 20%
18Scotty WaldenUTEP47-30.1890-533-17top 94%top 88%top 58%top 74%
19Jamey ChadwellLiberty972-36.6673-259-35top 28%top 28%top 52%top 45%
20Scott AbellRice26-16.2730-286-52top 86%top 82%top 87%top 92%
21Joe HarasymiakMassachusetts25-17.2271-220-15top 79%top 84%top 65%top 66%
22Jeff ChoateNevada39-25.2650-428-22top 91%top 91%top 67%top 70%
23Ryan BeardCoastal Carolina210-11.4760-119-16top 58%top 68%top 75%top 54%
24Eddie GeorgeBowling Green27-15.3180-424-22top 90%top 88%top 57%top 60%
25Tre LambTulsa29-12.4292-127-25top 46%top 53%top 39%top 46%

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FCS head coaches

125 head coaches, by below division. 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 DearmonNorth Alabama414-31.3110-410-1top 66%top 64%top 64%top 64%
2Bob SuracePrinceton1690-68.570-18-3top 66%top 61%top 37%top 7%
3Jon PoppeColumbia313-15.464-10-2top 87%top 80%top 67%top 62%
4Brandon MooreSan Diego425-19.568-13-3top 31%top 35%top 19%top 24%
5Brian WrightNorthern Arizona323-12.6570-333-8top 23%top 31%top 76%top 50%
6Glenn CarusoSt. Thomas (MN)645-21.682-132-33top 35%top 27%top 13%top 15%
7Chennis BerrySouth Carolina State327-8.7710-327-7top 25%top 17%top 16%top 30%
8Kerwin BellWestern Carolina636-31.5370-627-7top 27%top 31%top 65%top 64%
9Tremaine JacksonPrairie View A&M215-9.6250-240-12top 38%top 35%top 36%top 26%
10Tom PerkovichUAlbany1-6-4.6000-183-25top 40%top 34%top 30%top 24%
11Colby CarthelStephen F. Austin853-39.5760-1059-18top 37%top 16%top 37%top 15%
12Peter RossomandoLamar429-17.6300-442-13top 48%top 40%top 34%top 31%
13Dan SwanstromCornell311-17.393-32-11top 55%top 38%top 46%top 48%
14Ashley IngramVMI1-0-10.0000-117-6top 100%top 100%top 100%top 98%
15Kaleb NoblesWest Florida1-4-4.500-25-9top 77%top 65%top 15%top 18%
16Jeff BehrmanBucknell1-1-9.1000-172-27top 85%top 99%top 83%top 57%
17Jed StugartLindenwood526-27.4910-5117-45top 42%top 49%top 70%top 60%
18Shawn GibbsNorth Carolina A&T26-16.2730-222-9top 67%top 76%top 76%top 73%
19Pete ShinnickTowson420-25.4440-5159-67top 36%top 40%top 69%top 67%
20Saj ThakkarDavidson26-16.273-14-6top 76%top 75%top 89%top 90%
21Michael JasperStetson24-18.182-44-20top 71%top 75%top 93%top 95%
22Quinn GrayFlorida A&M1-2-8.2000-124-11top 94%top 83%top 88%top 76%
23Chris FiskPortland State1-2-9.1820-248-22top 58%top 73%top 99%top 97%
24Gabe GiardinaCharleston Southern414-31.3110-637-17top 85%top 84%top 49%top 49%
25Todd WhittenTarleton State652-19.7322-379-37top 12%top 17%top 36%top 38%

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