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

32 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
1Matt PatriciaDC, Ohio State1top 3%top 1%top 8%No. 20 of 138
2Bryant HainesDC, Indiana4top 5%top 6%top 3%No. 11 of 138
3Colin HitschlerDC, UCLA4top 6%top 10%top 9%No. 1 of 138
4Corey HethermanDC, Miami2top 8%top 6%top 13%No. 64 of 138
5Glenn SchumannDC, Georgia7top 11%top 5%top 14%No. 26 of 138
6Phil ParkerDC, Iowa13top 12%top 6%top 28%No. 14 of 138
7Maurice LinguistDC (co), Alabama2top 12%top 12%top 11%No. 17 of 13814-23 (4)
8Corey BatoonDC, Missouri7top 25%top 23%top 24%No. 36 of 138
9Chris AshDC, Notre Dame7top 26%top 17%top 26%No. 31 of 1388-32 (4)
10Shiel WoodDC, Texas Tech5top 29%top 22%top 35%No. 33 of 138
11Kane WommackDC, Alabama6top 31%top 27%top 28%No. 17 of 13822-16 (3)
12Tim WaltonDC (co), Ohio State3top 31%top 39%top 24%No. 20 of 138
13Anthony PoindexterDC (co), Tennessee12top 32%top 31%top 41%No. 5 of 138
14Jim KnowlesDC, Tennessee13top 33%top 29%top 34%No. 5 of 138
15Clayton WhiteDC, South Carolina9top 35%top 40%top 59%No. 83 of 138
16Marcus WoodsonDC (co), Ole Miss3top 35%top 57%top 48%No. 101 of 138
17Skyler CassityDC, Oklahoma State2top 36%top 38%top 56%No. 67 of 138
18Austin ArmstrongDC, Houston5top 38%top 32%top 35%No. 104 of 138
19Erik ChinanderDC, Boise State9top 40%top 33%top 46%No. 78 of 138
20Travaris RobinsonDC (co), Georgia7top 41%top 36%top 57%No. 26 of 138
21Chris KiffinDC (co), LSU1top 46%top 27%top 46%No. 16 of 138
22Scottie HazeltonDC, Wake Forest9top 53%top 40%top 43%No. 18 of 138
23Kelly PoppingaDC, BYU4top 55%top 52%top 31%No. 42 of 138
24Tyrone NixDC, Tarleton State13top 59%top 36%top 57%-
25Nick HoltDC (co), Abilene Christian13top 61%top 55%top 46%-5-18 (2)

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Group of 5 head coaches

1 head coaches, by win percentage. 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

25 head coaches, by win percentage. 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%
2Andrew AurichHarvard324-5.828--top 6%top 11%top 27%top 16%
3Jeff GalloMonmouth1-8-2.8000-1-top 13%top 22%top 54%top 60%
4Rich NagyLehigh1-8-2.800-10-20top 7%top 13%top 29%top 13%
5Bobby WilderTennessee Tech872-21.7741-7-top 13%top 9%top 8%top 16%
6Chennis BerrySouth Carolina State327-8.7710-327-7top 25%top 17%top 16%top 30%
7T. C. TaylorJackson State435-11.7610-3-top 16%top 19%top 17%top 11%
8Todd WhittenTarleton State652-19.7322-379-37top 12%top 17%top 36%top 38%
9Dan JacksonSouth Dakota State217-7.7080-1-top 22%top 20%top 12%top 11%
10Bobby KennedyMontana1-7-3.7000-1-top 2%top 5%top 71%top 57%
11Matt VitzthumSouth Dakota1-7-3.7000-1-top 6%top 9%top 58%top 36%
12Brian WrightNorthern Arizona323-12.6570-333-8top 23%top 31%top 76%top 50%
13Peter RossomandoLamar429-17.6300-442-13top 48%top 40%top 34%top 31%
14Joel TaylorMercer320-12.6250-1-top 41%top 45%top 13%top 13%
15Brock SpackIllinois State17129-78.6234-9-top 34%top 30%top 42%top 42%
16Eric SchmidtNorth Dakota215-10.6000-2-top 34%top 24%top 17%top 18%
17Eric KjarWeber State1-6-4.6000-1-top 21%top 18%top 45%top 54%
18Tom PerkovichUAlbany1-6-4.6000-183-25top 40%top 34%top 30%top 24%
19Keith PattersonAbilene Christian535-25.5830-7-top 39%top 35%top 63%top 54%
20Colby CarthelStephen F. Austin853-39.5760-1059-18top 37%top 16%top 37%top 15%
21Bob SuracePrinceton1690-68.570-18-3top 66%top 61%top 37%top 7%
22Jeff FarisAustin Peay319-15.5591-3-top 10%top 19%top 21%top 37%
23Doug PhillipsYoungstown State638-31.5510-6-top 14%top 21%top 84%top 55%
24Cody HawkinsIdaho State420-25.4441-5-top 34%top 22%top 78%top 72%
25Braxton HarrisCampbell419-26.4220-57-23top 46%top 50%top 74%top 76%