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

174 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
3Bryant HainesDC, Indiana4top 5%top 6%top 3%No. 11 of 138
4Colin HitschlerDC, UCLA4top 6%top 10%top 9%No. 1 of 138
5Jason BeckOC, Michigan3top 7%top 7%top 8%No. 105 of 138
6Mickey ConnDC, Samford3top 7%top 14%top 16%-
7Corey HethermanDC, Miami2top 8%top 6%top 13%No. 64 of 138
8Glenn SchumannDC, Georgia7top 11%top 5%top 14%No. 26 of 138
9Todd BatesDC, Oklahoma4top 11%top 22%top 12%No. 7 of 138
10Phil ParkerDC, Iowa13top 12%top 6%top 28%No. 14 of 138
11Josh AldridgeDC, South Florida2top 12%top 21%top 12%No. 57 of 1380-1 (1)
12Maurice LinguistDC (co), Alabama2top 12%top 12%top 11%No. 17 of 13814-23 (4)
13Mike DenbrockOC, Notre Dame10top 13%top 12%top 22%No. 4 of 138
14Drew CronicOC, Navy2top 13%top 17%top 29%No. 45 of 13823-14 (4)
15D.J. DurkinDC, Auburn9top 14%top 26%top 15%No. 80 of 13812-17 (4)
16Bobby PetrinoOC, North Carolina3top 14%top 17%top 7%No. 55 of 138132-76 (18)
17Vince KehresDC, Syracuse6top 16%top 21%top 15%No. 65 of 138
18Brent PryDC, Virginia Tech11top 16%top 28%top 21%No. 69 of 13816-24 (4)
19Mack LeftwichOC, Texas Tech3top 17%top 12%top 11%No. 37 of 138
20Mike ShanahanOC, Indiana4top 17%top 14%top 9%No. 10 of 138
21Jonathan BrewerOC, Duke3top 18%top 9%top 33%No. 18 of 138
22Chris WeinkeOC (co), Georgia Tech2top 18%top 26%top 14%No. 99 of 138
23A. J. RickerOC (co), TCU5top 18%top 18%top 25%No. 82 of 138
24Jordan DavisOC, East Carolina3top 19%top 24%top 32%No. 111 of 138
25Mike ThiessenOC, Air Force17top 20%top 24%top 20%No. 33 of 138

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Group of 5 head coaches

62 head coaches, by offense 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.
1G.J. KinneTexas State428-20.5831-312-2top 13%top 11%top 51%top 77%
2Spencer DanielsonBoise State432-9.7800-5-top 16%top 14%top 53%top 40%
3Jeff MonkenArmy1394-67.5844-2038-16top 27%top 17%top 62%top 57%
4Zach KittleyFlorida Atlantic210-11.4760-2-top 38%top 24%top 90%top 93%
5Troy CalhounAir Force20146-99.5966-6-top 21%top 25%top 56%top 50%
6Jason CandleUConn1285-49.6342-9-top 23%top 28%top 20%top 25%
7Jamey ChadwellLiberty972-36.6673-259-35top 28%top 28%top 52%top 45%
8Billy NapierJames Madison970-37.6541-3-top 22%top 29%top 38%top 29%
9Major ApplewhiteSouth Alabama630-30.5002-5-top 41%top 29%top 59%top 59%
10Ken NiumataloloSan José State19124-103.5467-16-top 20%top 29%top 76%top 68%
11Michael DesormeauxLouisiana636-28.5631-5-top 41%top 30%top 53%top 49%
12Jason EckNew Mexico217-5.7731-326-13top 54%top 32%top 17%top 20%
13Brian NewberryNavy429-18.6172-4-top 24%top 32%top 54%top 47%
14Jeff TraylorUTSA760-28.6821-6-top 31%top 34%top 44%top 51%
15Bronco MendenhallUtah State20150-100.6004-13-top 33%top 34%top 36%top 31%
16Neal BrownNorth Texas1179-53.5982-5-top 48%top 34%top 55%top 52%
17Charles KellyJacksonville State216-7.6960-1-top 35%top 34%top 44%top 42%
18Jim MoraColorado State1176-59.5632-12-top 37%top 35%top 48%top 53%
19Blake AndersonSouthern Miss1377-61.5583-11-top 48%top 39%top 47%top 50%
20John HauserOhio28-3.7270-1-top 32%top 41%top 42%top 41%
21Blake HarrellEast Carolina319-9.6791-3-top 44%top 41%top 24%top 31%
22Clay HeltonGeorgia Southern1378-53.5951-5-top 37%top 42%top 48%top 47%
23Dan MullenUNLV15118-69.6312-0-top 32%top 45%top 36%top 30%
24Ryan CartyDelaware211-11.5000-426-11top 44%top 46%top 71%top 75%
25Charles HuffMemphis647-27.6352-3-top 52%top 48%top 35%top 36%

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FCS head coaches

104 head coaches, by offense 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.
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%
3Andrew AurichHarvard324-5.828--top 6%top 11%top 27%top 16%
4Trei OliverNorth Carolina Central750-30.6250-5-top 18%top 12%top 29%top 26%
5Colby CarthelStephen F. Austin853-39.5760-1059-18top 37%top 16%top 37%top 15%
6Todd WhittenTarleton State652-19.7322-379-37top 12%top 17%top 36%top 38%
7Chennis BerrySouth Carolina State327-8.7710-327-7top 25%top 17%top 16%top 30%
8Jeff FarisAustin Peay319-15.5591-3-top 10%top 19%top 21%top 37%
9Joe DavisWestern Illinois314-20.4120-5-top 22%top 19%top 91%top 79%
10T. C. TaylorJackson State435-11.7610-3-top 16%top 19%top 17%top 11%
11Dan JacksonSouth Dakota State217-7.7080-1-top 22%top 20%top 12%top 11%
12Clint KilloughIncarnate Word431-16.6600-3-top 29%top 20%top 11%top 23%
13DeLane FitzgeraldSouthern Utah530-27.5261-586-49top 25%top 20%top 73%top 66%
14Doug PhillipsYoungstown State638-31.5510-6-top 14%top 21%top 84%top 55%
15Cody HawkinsIdaho State420-25.4441-5-top 34%top 22%top 78%top 72%
16Will HealyEast Tennessee State213-9.5910-2-top 22%top 23%top 56%top 41%
17Travis BushUT Rio Grande Valley214-8.6360-1-top 23%top 24%top 22%top 20%
18Tim PloughUC Davis326-11.7030-3-top 15%top 24%top 72%top 64%
19Eric SchmidtNorth Dakota215-10.6000-2-top 34%top 24%top 17%top 18%
20Glenn CarusoSt. Thomas (MN)645-21.682-132-33top 35%top 27%top 13%top 15%
21Nathan BrownCentral Arkansas949-51.4901-10-top 26%top 28%top 38%top 57%
22Nick HillSouthern Illinois1155-62.4703-8-top 33%top 28%top 59%top 48%
23Jason SimpsonUT Martin20123-96.5622-32-top 32%top 28%top 57%top 40%
24Aaron BestEastern Washington954-53.5051-9-top 25%top 28%top 96%top 93%
25Mark FerranteVillanova973-38.6581-7-top 27%top 29%top 35%top 24%

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