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 vs higher level. 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.
1Dan MullenUNLV15118-69.6312-0-top 32%top 45%top 36%top 30%
2Tre LambTulsa29-12.4292-127-25top 46%top 53%top 39%top 46%
3Jamey ChadwellLiberty972-36.6673-259-35top 28%top 28%top 52%top 45%
4Troy CalhounAir Force20146-99.5966-6-top 21%top 25%top 56%top 50%
5Charles HuffMemphis647-27.6352-3-top 52%top 48%top 35%top 36%
6Brian NewberryNavy429-18.6172-4-top 24%top 32%top 54%top 47%
7Joe HarasymiakMassachusetts25-17.2271-220-15top 79%top 84%top 65%top 66%
8Ken NiumataloloSan José State19124-103.5467-16-top 20%top 29%top 76%top 68%
9Neal BrownNorth Texas1179-53.5982-5-top 48%top 34%top 55%top 52%
10Major ApplewhiteSouth Alabama630-30.5002-5-top 41%top 29%top 59%top 59%
11Jason EckNew Mexico217-5.7731-326-13top 54%top 32%top 17%top 20%
12Blake HarrellEast Carolina319-9.6791-3-top 44%top 41%top 24%top 31%
13Billy NapierJames Madison970-37.6541-3-top 22%top 29%top 38%top 29%
14G.J. KinneTexas State428-20.5831-312-2top 13%top 11%top 51%top 77%
15Bronco MendenhallUtah State20150-100.6004-13-top 33%top 34%top 36%top 31%
16Chris CreightonEastern Michigan1365-89.4224-13139-46top 60%top 62%top 79%top 73%
17Blake AndersonSouthern Miss1377-61.5583-11-top 48%top 39%top 47%top 50%
18Ricky RahneOld Dominion733-40.4522-8-top 76%top 68%top 20%top 46%
19Dell McGeeGeorgia State39-24.2731-4-top 67%top 77%top 88%top 87%
20Jason CandleUConn1285-49.6342-9-top 23%top 28%top 20%top 25%
21Timmy ChangHawai'i525-35.4172-9-top 72%top 77%top 73%top 60%
22Clay HeltonGeorgia Southern1378-53.5951-5-top 37%top 42%top 48%top 47%
23Jeff MonkenArmy1394-67.5844-2038-16top 27%top 17%top 62%top 57%
24Michael DesormeauxLouisiana636-28.5631-5-top 41%top 30%top 53%top 49%
25Jeff TraylorUTSA760-28.6821-6-top 31%top 34%top 44%top 51%

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FCS head coaches

125 head coaches, by vs higher level. 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%
2Todd WhittenTarleton State652-19.7322-379-37top 12%top 17%top 36%top 38%
3Brock SpackIllinois State17129-78.6234-9-top 34%top 30%top 42%top 42%
4Nick HillSouthern Illinois1155-62.4703-8-top 33%top 28%top 59%top 48%
5Jeff FarisAustin Peay319-15.5591-3-top 10%top 19%top 21%top 37%
6John GrassSamford970-31.6932-7-top 58%top 66%top 46%top 19%
7Maurice DraytonThe Citadel411-34.2441-4-top 64%top 80%top 85%top 82%
8DeLane FitzgeraldSouthern Utah530-27.5261-586-49top 25%top 20%top 73%top 66%
9Cody HawkinsIdaho State420-25.4441-5-top 34%top 22%top 78%top 72%
10Chris MerrittBryant732-47.4051-5-top 41%top 41%top 55%top 43%
11Bobby WilderTennessee Tech872-21.7741-7-top 13%top 9%top 8%top 16%
12Mark FerranteVillanova973-38.6581-7-top 27%top 29%top 35%top 24%
13Mike LondonWilliam & Mary745-36.5561-7-top 29%top 34%top 54%top 40%
14Ron CooperLong Island University521-35.3751-8-top 71%top 80%top 52%top 50%
15Aaron BestEastern Washington954-53.5051-9-top 25%top 28%top 96%top 93%
16Joe ConlinFordham833-58.3631-9-top 51%top 67%top 55%top 72%
17Nathan BrownCentral Arkansas949-51.4901-10-top 26%top 28%top 38%top 57%
18Walt WellsEastern Kentucky738-40.4871-12-top 42%top 57%top 63%top 60%
19Jim FlemingRhode Island1262-77.4461-12-top 31%top 32%top 22%top 23%
20Jerry SchmittDuquesne21132-93.5871-1428-21top 37%top 44%top 34%top 40%
21Jason SimpsonUT Martin20123-96.5622-32-top 32%top 28%top 57%top 40%
22Jeff GalloMonmouth1-8-2.8000-1-top 13%top 22%top 54%top 60%
23Chennis BerrySouth Carolina State327-8.7710-327-7top 25%top 17%top 16%top 30%
24T. C. TaylorJackson State435-11.7610-3-top 16%top 19%top 17%top 11%
25Dan JacksonSouth Dakota State217-7.7080-1-top 22%top 20%top 12%top 11%

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