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

30 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
1Joe CoxOC (co), LSU2top 4%top 8%top 7%No. 26 of 138
2Mike DenbrockOC, Notre Dame10top 13%top 12%top 22%No. 4 of 138
3Mack LeftwichOC, Texas Tech3top 17%top 12%top 11%No. 37 of 138
4Mike ShanahanOC, Indiana4top 17%top 14%top 9%No. 10 of 138
5Joey HalzleOC, Tennessee3top 23%top 23%top 11%No. 47 of 138
6Nate PotterOC, Boise State2top 23%top 24%top 38%No. 3 of 138
7Charlie Weis Jr.OC, LSU8top 24%top 26%top 34%No. 26 of 138
8Mike BoboOC, Georgia13top 25%top 26%top 30%No. 8 of 13828-38 (6)
9Mike YurcichOC, Youngstown State10top 26%top 19%top 39%-
10Kendal BrilesOC, South Carolina11top 27%top 27%top 24%No. 34 of 138
11John David BakerOC, Ole Miss4top 28%top 31%top 23%No. 35 of 138
12Ryan GrubbOC, Alabama6top 29%top 29%top 20%No. 20 of 138
13Rob EzellOC, Wake Forest2top 29%top 38%top 44%No. 1 of 138
14Chip LindseyOC, Missouri9top 34%top 36%top 38%No. 56 of 13815-19 (3)
15Kyle FloodOC, Texas7top 35%top 24%top 27%No. 95 of 13827-24 (4)
16Shannon DawsonOC, Miami12top 36%top 37%top 46%No. 2 of 138
17Tino SunseriOC (co), Indiana2top 37%top 40%top 30%No. 10 of 138
18Luke HuardOC, USC2top 39%top 48%top 50%No. 22 of 138
19Dean KennedyOC, UCLA2top 42%top 21%top 36%No. 53 of 138
20Aaron RoderickOC, BYU8top 43%top 19%top 35%No. 32 of 138
21Seth DoegeOC, Arizona2top 47%top 27%top 49%No. 28 of 138
22Eric EidsnessOC, South Dakota State5top 48%top 58%top 58%-
23Graham HarrellOC (co), Abilene Christian9top 52%top 34%top 32%-
24Kevin McGivenOC, Utah11top 55%top 49%top 61%No. 24 of 138
25Slade NagleOC, Houston2top 64%top 49%top 52%No. 7 of 1380-1 (1)

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Group of 5 head coaches

1 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.
1Spencer DanielsonBoise State432-9.7800-5-top 16%top 14%top 53%top 40%

FCS head coaches

19 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.
1Bob SuracePrinceton1690-68.570-18-3top 66%top 61%top 37%top 7%
2Brian WrightNorthern Arizona323-12.6570-333-8top 23%top 31%top 76%top 50%
3Chennis BerrySouth Carolina State327-8.7710-327-7top 25%top 17%top 16%top 30%
4Colby CarthelStephen F. Austin853-39.5760-1059-18top 37%top 16%top 37%top 15%
5Peter RossomandoLamar429-17.6300-442-13top 48%top 40%top 34%top 31%
6Todd WhittenTarleton State652-19.7322-379-37top 12%top 17%top 36%top 38%
7Braxton HarrisCampbell419-26.4220-57-23top 46%top 50%top 74%top 76%
8Brent VigenMontana State670-13.8432-3-top 2%top 1%top 25%top 13%
9Andrew AurichHarvard324-5.828--top 6%top 11%top 27%top 16%
10Bobby WilderTennessee Tech872-21.7741-7-top 13%top 9%top 8%top 16%
11T. C. TaylorJackson State435-11.7610-3-top 16%top 19%top 17%top 11%
12Dan JacksonSouth Dakota State217-7.7080-1-top 22%top 20%top 12%top 11%
13Joel TaylorMercer320-12.6250-1-top 41%top 45%top 13%top 13%
14Brock SpackIllinois State17129-78.6234-9-top 34%top 30%top 42%top 42%
15Eric SchmidtNorth Dakota215-10.6000-2-top 34%top 24%top 17%top 18%
16Keith PattersonAbilene Christian535-25.5830-7-top 39%top 35%top 63%top 54%
17Jeff FarisAustin Peay319-15.5591-3-top 10%top 19%top 21%top 37%
18Doug PhillipsYoungstown State638-31.5510-6-top 14%top 21%top 84%top 55%
19Cody HawkinsIdaho State420-25.4441-5-top 34%top 22%top 78%top 72%