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
14 coordinators. Career: the median of his units' FBS ranks as a share of FBS (top 5% = among the best).
| # | Coach | Now | Seasons | Last 3 seasons | Career EPA/play | Career points/poss. | Career success rate | 2026 EPA/play | HC record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Denbrock | OC, Notre Dame | 10 | top 13% | top 12% | top 22% | No. 4 of 138 | ||
| 2 | Charlie Weis Jr. | OC, LSU | 8 | top 24% | top 26% | top 34% | No. 26 of 138 | ||
| 3 | Mike Bobo | OC, Georgia | 13 | top 25% | top 26% | top 30% | No. 8 of 138 | 28-38 (6) | |
| 4 | Mike Yurcich | OC, Youngstown State | 10 | top 26% | top 19% | top 39% | - | ||
| 5 | Kendal Briles | OC, South Carolina | 11 | top 27% | top 27% | top 24% | No. 34 of 138 | ||
| 6 | Ryan Grubb | OC, Alabama | 6 | top 29% | top 29% | top 20% | No. 20 of 138 | ||
| 7 | Chip Lindsey | OC, Missouri | 9 | top 34% | top 36% | top 38% | No. 56 of 138 | 15-19 (3) | |
| 8 | Kyle Flood | OC, Texas | 7 | top 35% | top 24% | top 27% | No. 95 of 138 | 27-24 (4) | |
| 9 | Shannon Dawson | OC, Miami | 12 | top 36% | top 37% | top 46% | No. 2 of 138 | ||
| 10 | Aaron Roderick | OC, BYU | 8 | top 43% | top 19% | top 35% | No. 32 of 138 | ||
| 11 | Graham Harrell | OC (co), Abilene Christian | 9 | top 52% | top 34% | top 32% | - | ||
| 12 | Kevin McGiven | OC, Utah | 11 | top 55% | top 49% | top 61% | No. 24 of 138 | ||
| 13 | Brent Pease | OC, Montana | 6 | top 73% | top 66% | top 70% | - | ||
| 14 | A. J. Milwee | OC (co), Texas | 9 | top 79% | top 76% | top 80% | No. 95 of 138 |
Group of 5 head coaches
0 head coaches, by win percentage. FBS seasons only; below fbs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FBS.
None match the filters selected.
FCS head coaches
7 head coaches, by win percentage. FCS seasons only; below fcs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FCS.
| # | Coach | Now | Seasons | Last 3 seasons | Record | Win % | vs FBS | Below FCS | Off EPA/play | Off points/poss. | Def EPA/play | Def points/poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent Vigen | Montana State | 6 | 70-13 | .843 | 2-3 | - | top 2% | top 1% | top 25% | top 13% | |
| 2 | Bobby Wilder | Tennessee Tech | 8 | 72-21 | .774 | 1-7 | - | top 13% | top 9% | top 8% | top 16% | |
| 3 | Todd Whitten | Tarleton State | 6 | 52-19 | .732 | 2-3 | 79-37 | top 12% | top 17% | top 36% | top 38% | |
| 4 | Brock Spack | Illinois State | 17 | 129-78 | .623 | 4-9 | - | top 34% | top 30% | top 42% | top 42% | |
| 5 | Colby Carthel | Stephen F. Austin | 8 | 53-39 | .576 | 0-10 | 59-18 | top 37% | top 16% | top 37% | top 15% | |
| 6 | Bob Surace | Princeton | 16 | 90-68 | .570 | - | 18-3 | top 66% | top 61% | top 37% | top 7% | |
| 7 | Doug Phillips | Youngstown State | 6 | 38-31 | .551 | 0-6 | - | top 14% | top 21% | top 84% | top 55% |