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

92 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
1Dana HolgorsenOC, Nebraska8top 3%top 15%top 4%No. 41 of 13892-69 (14)
2Joe CoxOC (co), LSU2top 4%top 8%top 7%No. 26 of 138
3Jason BeckOC, Michigan3top 7%top 7%top 8%No. 105 of 138
4Mike DenbrockOC, Notre Dame10top 13%top 12%top 22%No. 4 of 138
5Drew CronicOC, Navy2top 13%top 17%top 29%No. 45 of 13823-14 (4)
6Bobby PetrinoOC, North Carolina3top 14%top 17%top 7%No. 55 of 138132-76 (18)
7Mack LeftwichOC, Texas Tech3top 17%top 12%top 11%No. 37 of 138
8Mike ShanahanOC, Indiana4top 17%top 14%top 9%No. 10 of 138
9Jonathan BrewerOC, Duke3top 18%top 9%top 33%No. 18 of 138
10Chris WeinkeOC (co), Georgia Tech2top 18%top 26%top 14%No. 99 of 138
11A. J. RickerOC (co), TCU5top 18%top 18%top 25%No. 82 of 138
12Jordan DavisOC, East Carolina3top 19%top 24%top 32%No. 111 of 138
13Mike ThiessenOC, Air Force17top 20%top 24%top 20%No. 33 of 138
14Ty HowleOC, Virginia Tech3top 21%top 10%top 14%No. 36 of 138
15Joey HalzleOC, Tennessee3top 23%top 23%top 11%No. 47 of 138
16Nate PotterOC, Boise State2top 23%top 24%top 38%No. 3 of 138
17Charlie Weis Jr.OC, LSU8top 24%top 26%top 34%No. 26 of 138
18Matt LubickOC (co), Kansas7top 24%top 49%top 21%No. 66 of 138
19Mike BoboOC, Georgia13top 25%top 26%top 30%No. 8 of 13828-38 (6)
20Mike YurcichOC, Youngstown State10top 26%top 19%top 39%-
21Rob LikensOC (co), SMU7top 27%top 33%top 45%No. 11 of 138
22Kendal BrilesOC, South Carolina11top 27%top 27%top 24%No. 34 of 138
23John David BakerOC, Ole Miss4top 28%top 31%top 23%No. 35 of 138
24Ryan GrubbOC, Alabama6top 29%top 29%top 20%No. 20 of 138
25Rob EzellOC, Wake Forest2top 29%top 38%top 44%No. 1 of 138

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Group of 5 head coaches

62 head coaches, by defense pts/poss.. 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.
1Matt EntzFresno State214-8.6360-260-11top 68%top 63%top 25%top 19%
2Jason EckNew Mexico217-5.7731-326-13top 54%top 32%top 17%top 20%
3Jason CandleUConn1285-49.6342-9-top 23%top 28%top 20%top 25%
4Billy NapierJames Madison970-37.6541-3-top 22%top 29%top 38%top 29%
5Dan MullenUNLV15118-69.6312-0-top 32%top 45%top 36%top 30%
6Blake HarrellEast Carolina319-9.6791-3-top 44%top 41%top 24%top 31%
7Bronco MendenhallUtah State20150-100.6004-13-top 33%top 34%top 36%top 31%
8Charles HuffMemphis647-27.6352-3-top 52%top 48%top 35%top 36%
9Spencer DanielsonBoise State432-9.7800-5-top 16%top 14%top 53%top 40%
10Chuck MartinMiami (OH)1378-78.5002-1874-7top 62%top 70%top 41%top 41%
11John HauserOhio28-3.7270-1-top 32%top 41%top 42%top 41%
12Charles KellyJacksonville State216-7.6960-1-top 35%top 34%top 44%top 42%
13Jamey ChadwellLiberty972-36.6673-259-35top 28%top 28%top 52%top 45%
14Pete LemboBuffalo854-43.5570-679-36top 70%top 62%top 64%top 45%
15Willie SimmonsFlorida International211-11.5000-166-24top 71%top 75%top 40%top 45%
16Ricky RahneOld Dominion733-40.4522-8-top 76%top 68%top 20%top 46%
17Tre LambTulsa29-12.4292-127-25top 46%top 53%top 39%top 46%
18Tyson HeltonWestern Kentucky860-42.5881-12-top 49%top 55%top 40%top 47%
19Brian NewberryNavy429-18.6172-4-top 24%top 32%top 54%top 47%
20Clay HeltonGeorgia Southern1378-53.5951-5-top 37%top 42%top 48%top 47%
21Matt DrinkallCentral Michigan212-11.5220-442-17top 64%top 73%top 43%top 47%
22Michael DesormeauxLouisiana636-28.5631-5-top 41%top 30%top 53%top 49%
23Blake AndersonSouthern Miss1377-61.5583-11-top 48%top 39%top 47%top 50%
24Sonny CumbieLouisiana Tech628-36.4380-8-top 65%top 57%top 44%top 50%
25Troy CalhounAir Force20146-99.5966-6-top 21%top 25%top 56%top 50%

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FCS head coaches

104 head coaches, by defense pts/poss.. 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%
2T. C. TaylorJackson State435-11.7610-3-top 16%top 19%top 17%top 11%
3Trevor AndrewsDayton425-17.595--top 56%top 51%top 10%top 11%
4Dan JacksonSouth Dakota State217-7.7080-1-top 22%top 20%top 12%top 11%
5Joel TaylorMercer320-12.6250-1-top 41%top 45%top 13%top 13%
6Brent VigenMontana State670-13.8432-3-top 2%top 1%top 25%top 13%
7Glenn CarusoSt. Thomas (MN)645-21.682-132-33top 35%top 27%top 13%top 15%
8Russ HuesmanRichmond962-44.5850-8-top 34%top 40%top 14%top 15%
9Colby CarthelStephen F. Austin853-39.5760-1059-18top 37%top 16%top 37%top 15%
10Andrew AurichHarvard324-5.828--top 6%top 11%top 27%top 16%
11Bobby WilderTennessee Tech872-21.7741-7-top 13%top 9%top 8%top 16%
12Eric SchmidtNorth Dakota215-10.6000-2-top 34%top 24%top 17%top 18%
13John GrassSamford970-31.6932-7-top 58%top 66%top 46%top 19%
14Rusty WrightChattanooga845-37.5490-8-top 34%top 35%top 27%top 20%
15Travis BushUT Rio Grande Valley214-8.6360-1-top 23%top 24%top 22%top 20%
16Eddie Robinson Jr.Alabama State535-20.6360-3-top 66%top 60%top 22%top 20%
17Kevin CahillYale427-18.6000-1-top 49%top 34%top 25%top 22%
18Clay HendrixFurman960-46.5660-10-top 60%top 57%top 39%top 22%
19Jim FlemingRhode Island1262-77.4461-12-top 31%top 32%top 22%top 23%
20Clint KilloughIncarnate Word431-16.6600-3-top 29%top 20%top 11%top 23%
21Mark FerranteVillanova973-38.6581-7-top 27%top 29%top 35%top 24%
22Brandon MooreSan Diego425-19.568-13-3top 31%top 35%top 19%top 24%
23Mickey JosephGrambling316-17.4850-313-7top 75%top 59%top 30%top 25%
24Tremaine JacksonPrairie View A&M215-9.6250-240-12top 38%top 35%top 36%top 26%
25Trei OliverNorth Carolina Central750-30.6250-5-top 18%top 12%top 29%top 26%

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