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WRITTEN BY Mark Haines
Published on June 14, 2024
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WRITTEN BY Mark Haines
Published on June 11, 2024
Buckle up, folks. College football is teetering on the edge of a seismic shift, one that could change the game as much as NIL deals and the transfer portal. We’re talking about unlimited coaches. That’s right. The days of strictly capped…
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CHS Ranking | Rank | Head coach | Team | Conference | Base Contract/Yr | Yrs at School | School Wins | School Losses | School Winning Percent | Career Wins | Career Losses | Career Winning Percent |
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1 | 1 | Sam Pittman | Arkansas | SEC | $ 6,350,000 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 0.48 | 23 | 25 | 0.48 |
2 | 2 | Dave Aranda | Baylor | Big 12 | $ 3,021,003 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 0.48 | 23 | 25 | 0.48 |
3 | 3 | Billy Napier | Florida | SEC | $ 6,920,000 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 0.44 | 51 | 26 | 0.66 |
4 | 4 | Will Hall | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | $ 824,000 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 0.35 | 13 | 24 | 0.35 |
5 | 5 | Clark Lea | Vanderbilt | SEC | $ 3,051,881 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 0.25 | 9 | 27 | 0.25 |
6 | 6 | Scott Satterfield | Cincinnati | Big 12 | $ 3,535,000 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 | 75 | 49 | 0.61 |
7 | 7 | Butch Jones | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | $ 825,000 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 0.30 | 95 | 80 | 0.54 |
8 | 8 | Shane Beamer | South Carolina | SEC | $ 6,125,000 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 0.53 | 20 | 18 | 0.53 |
9 | Mike Neu | Ball State | MAC | $ 675,000 | 8 | 37 | 56 | 0.40 | 37 | 56 | 0.40 | |
10 | Joe Moorhead | Akron | MAC | $ 620,000 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0.17 | 18 | 32 | 0.36 | |
10 | 11 | Pat Narduzzi | Pittsburgh | ACC | $ 5,875,817 | 9 | 65 | 50 | 0.57 | 65 | 50 | 0.57 |
12 | Kalani Sitake | BYU | Big 12 | $ 3,000,000 | 8 | 61 | 41 | 0.60 | 61 | 41 | 0.60 | |
13 | Ryan Day | Ohio State | Big Ten | $ 10,196,250 | 5 | 56 | 8 | 0.88 | 56 | 8 | 0.88 | |
12 | 14 | Kenni Burns | Kent State | MAC | $ 525,000 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0.08 | 1 | 11 | 0.08 |
13 | 15 | Sonny Cumbie | Louisiana Tech | C-USA | $ 950,000 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 0.25 | 8 | 21 | 0.28 |
16 | 16 | Mike Houston | East Carolina | The American | $ 2,349,000 | 5 | 24 | 34 | 0.41 | 24 | 34 | 0.41 |
17 | 17 | Charles Huff | Marshall | Sun Belt | $ 755,500 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 0.56 | 22 | 17 | 0.56 |
18 | 18 | Mike Locksley | Maryland | Big Ten | $ 5,500,000 | 5 | 29 | 33 | 0.47 | 31 | 59 | 0.34 |
19 | 19 | Blake Anderson | Utah State | Mountain West | $ 1,375,000 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 0.58 | 74 | 54 | 0.58 |
20 | 20 | Stan Drayton | Temple | The American | $ 2,500,000 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 0.25 | 6 | 18 | 0.25 |
21 | 21 | Mike MacIntyre | Florida International | C-USA | $ 750,000 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 0.33 | 54 | 81 | 0.40 |
22 | 22 | Mike Bloomgren | Rice | The American | $ 926,208 | 6 | 22 | 46 | 0.32 | 22 | 46 | 0.32 |
23 | 23 | Shawn Clark | Appalachian State | Sun Belt | $ 925,020 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 0.66 | 35 | 18 | 0.66 |
24 | 24 | Greg Schiano | Rutgers | Big Ten | $ 4,000,000 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 0.40 | 87 | 95 | 0.48 |
25 | 25 | Joey McGuire | Texas Tech | Big 12 | $ 4,104,960 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 0.58 | 15 | 11 | 0.58 |
26 | 26 | Tony Elliott | Virginia | ACC | $ 4,250,000 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 0.27 | 6 | 16 | 0.27 |
27 | 27 | P.J. Fleck | Minnesota | Big Ten | $ 6,000,000 | 7 | 50 | 34 | 0.60 | 80 | 56 | 0.59 |
28 | 28 | Don Brown | UMass | Independent | $ 816,000 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0.17 | 4 | 20 | 0.17 |
29 | 29 | Kenny Dillingham | Arizona State | Big 12 | $ 3,850,000 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 |
30 | 30 | Bret Bielema | Illinois | Big Ten | $ 6,500,000 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 0.49 | 115 | 77 | 0.60 |
31 | 31 | Ricky Rahne | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | $ 831,469 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 0.40 | 15 | 23 | 0.40 |
32 | 32 | Brent Pry | Virginia Tech | ACC | $ 4,000,000 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 0.42 | 10 | 14 | 0.42 |
33 | 33 | Matt Rhule | Nebraska | Big Ten | $ 5,500,000 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.42 | 52 | 50 | 0.51 |
34 | 34 | Ryan Walters | Purdue | Big Ten | $ 4,000,000 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 |
35 | 35 | Deion Sanders | Colorado | Big 12 | $ 5,500,000 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 |
36 | 36 | James Franklin | Penn State | Big Ten | $ 8,500,000 | 10 | 88 | 39 | 0.69 | 112 | 54 | 0.68 |
37 | 37 | Biff Poggi | Charlotte | The American | $ 1,000,000 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 |
38 | 38 | Sonny Dykes | TCU | Big 12 | $ 5,000,000 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0.67 | 89 | 72 | 0.55 |
39 | 39 | Eric Morris | North Texas | The American | $ 1,300,000 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.42 | 5 | 7 | 0.42 |
40 | 40 | Tom Herman | Florida Atlantic | The American | $ 700,000 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 | 58 | 30 | 0.66 |
41 | 41 | Mario Cristobal | Miami Florida | ACC | $ 8,000,000 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0.48 | 74 | 73 | 0.50 |
42 | 42 | Kevin Wilson | Tulsa | The American | $ 1,900,000 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 | 30 | 55 | 0.35 |
43 | 43 | Dave Doeren | NC State | ACC | $ 5,024,390 | 11 | 81 | 58 | 0.58 | 104 | 62 | 0.63 |
44 | 44 | Justin Wilcox | California | ACC | $ 4,400,000 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 0.46 | 36 | 43 | 0.46 |
45 | 45 | Jim Mora | UConn | Independent | $ 1,800,000 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 0.36 | 55 | 46 | 0.55 |
46 | 46 | Brent Key | Georgia Tech | ACC | $ 2,800,000 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0.52 | 11 | 10 | 0.52 |
47 | 47 | Clay Helton | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | $ 752,000 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.46 | 58 | 38 | 0.60 |
48 | 48 | Dave Clawson | Wake Forest | ACC | $ 4,284,656 | 10 | 63 | 61 | 0.51 | 95 | 93 | 0.51 |
49 | 49 | Tyson Helton | Western Kentucky | C-USA | $ 918,000 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 0.61 | 40 | 26 | 0.61 |
50 | 50 | Mack Brown | North Carolina | ACC | $ 4,300,000 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 0.59 | 276 | 144 | 0.66 |
51 | 51 | Kirk Ferentz | Iowa | Big Ten | $ 7,000,000 | 25 | 196 | 119 | 0.62 | 196 | 119 | 0.62 |
52 | 52 | Brian Newberry | Navy | The American | $ 1,600,000 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.42 | 5 | 7 | 0.42 |
53 | 53 | K.C. Keeler | Sam Houston | C-USA | $ 600,000 | 10 | 88 | 36 | 0.71 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 |
54 | 54 | Marcus Freeman | Notre Dame | Independent | $ 5,000,000 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 0.70 | 19 | 8 | 0.70 |
55 | 55 | Brent Venables | Oklahoma | SEC | $ 7,100,000 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0.62 | 16 | 10 | 0.62 |
56 | 56 | Hugh Freeze | Auburn | SEC | $ 6,500,000 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.46 | 88 | 50 | 0.64 |
57 | 57 | Jason Candle | Toledo | MAC | $ 1,125,000 | 8 | 65 | 35 | 0.65 | 65 | 35 | 0.65 |
58 | 58 | Troy Calhoun | Air Force | Mountain West | $ 3,000,000 | 17 | 130 | 82 | 0.61 | 130 | 82 | 0.61 |
59 | 59 | Tim Albin | Ohio | MAC | $ 651,500 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 0.59 | 23 | 16 | 0.59 |
60 | 60 | Jim McElwain | Central Michigan | MAC | $ 1,025,420 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 0.51 | 73 | 55 | 0.57 |
61 | 61 | Barry Odom | UNLV | Mountain West | $ 1,785,000 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0.64 | 34 | 30 | 0.53 |
62 | 62 | Mark Stoops | Kentucky | SEC | $ 9,000,000 | 11 | 73 | 65 | 0.53 | 73 | 65 | 0.53 |
63 | 63 | Chuck Martin | Miami Ohio | MAC | $ 575,300 | 10 | 56 | 62 | 0.48 | 56 | 62 | 0.48 |
64 | 64 | Chris Creighton | Eastern Michigan | MAC | $ 590,000 | 10 | 52 | 68 | 0.43 | 52 | 68 | 0.43 |
65 | 65 | Thomas Hammock | Northern Illinois | MAC | $ 677,045 | 5 | 24 | 33 | 0.42 | 24 | 33 | 0.42 |
66 | 66 | Scot Loeffler | Bowling Green | MAC | $ 560,000 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 0.36 | 20 | 35 | 0.36 |
67 | 67 | Mike Norvell | Florida State | ACC | $ 7,300,000 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 0.65 | 69 | 32 | 0.68 |
68 | 68 | Chris Klieman | Kansas State | Big 12 | $ 4,750,000 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 0.62 | 39 | 24 | 0.62 |
69 | 69 | Jeff Brohm | Louisville | ACC | $ 5,550,000 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0.71 | 76 | 48 | 0.61 |
70 | 70 | Gus Malzahn | UCF | Big 12 | $ 2,300,000 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 0.60 | 101 | 54 | 0.65 |
71 | 71 | Matt Campbell | Iowa State | Big 12 | $ 4,000,000 | 8 | 53 | 48 | 0.53 | 88 | 63 | 0.58 |
72 | 72 | Neal Brown | West Virginia | Big 12 | $ 4,005,000 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 0.52 | 66 | 45 | 0.60 |
73 | 73 | Lance Leipold | Kansas | Big 12 | $ 5,750,000 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 0.45 | 54 | 54 | 0.50 |
74 | 74 | Mike Elko | Texas A&M | SEC | $ 7,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | 9 | 0.64 |
75 | 75 | Gerad Parker | Troy | Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | |
76 | 76 | Troy Taylor | Stanford | ACC | $- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 |
77 | 77 | Scotty Walden | UTEP | C-USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 0.25 | |
78 | 78 | Timmy Chang | Hawaii | Mountain West | $ 600,006 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 0.31 | 8 | 18 | 0.31 |
79 | 79 | Derek Mason | Middle Tennessee | C-USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | 55 | 0.33 | |
80 | 80 | Tony Sanchez | New Mexico | C-USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | 40 | 0.33 | |
81 | 81 | Trent Dilfer | UAB | The American | $ 1,300,000 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 |
82 | 82 | Lance Taylor | Western Michigan | MAC | $ 850,000 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 |
83 | 83 | Brent Brennan | Arizona | Big 12 | $ 2,200,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 34 | 48 | 0.42 |
84 | 84 | Jedd Fisch | Washington | Big Ten | $ 7,700,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17 | 22 | 0.44 |
85 | 85 | Sean Lewis | San Diego State | Mountain West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | 31 | 0.44 | |
86 | 86 | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana | Sun Belt | $ 755,000 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0.48 | 13 | 14 | 0.48 |
87 | 87 | Jonathan Smith | Michigan State | Big Ten | $ 4,850,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 34 | 35 | 0.49 |
88 | 88 | Jay Norvell | Colorado State | Mountain West | $ 1,700,000 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 0.33 | 41 | 42 | 0.49 |
89 | 89 | Pete Lembo | Buffalo | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 33 | 29 | 0.53 | |
90 | 90 | Alex Golesh | South Florida | The American | $ 2,500,000 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0.54 | 7 | 6 | 0.54 |
91 | 91 | Bryant Vincent | Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 6 | 0.54 | |
92 | 92 | Willie Fritz | Houston | Big 12 | $ 2,842,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 71 | 54 | 0.57 |
93 | 93 | Ken Niumatalolo | San Jose State | Mountain West | $ 2,300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 109 | 83 | 0.57 |
94 | 94 | Major Applewhite | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 11 | 0.58 | |
95 | 95 | Manny Diaz | Duke | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | 15 | 0.58 | |
96 | 96 | Rich Rodriguez | Jacksonville State | C-USA | $ 1,000,000 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0.75 | 127 | 87 | 0.59 |
97 | 97 | Tim Beck | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | $ 1,000,000 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0.62 | 8 | 5 | 0.62 |
98 | 98 | G.J. Kinne | Texas State | Sun Belt | $ 800,000 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0.62 | 8 | 5 | 0.62 |
99 | 99 | David Braun | Northwestern | Big Ten | $- | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0.62 | 8 | 5 | 0.62 |
100 | 100 | Jeff Tedford | Fresno State | Mountain West | $ 1,550,000 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 0.67 | 127 | 79 | 0.62 |
101 | 101 | Bill O'Brien | Boston College | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 9 | 0.63 | |
102 | 102 | Bronco Mendenhall | New Mexico | Mountain West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 135 | 81 | 0.63 | |
103 | 103 | Rhett Lashlee | SMU | ACC | $ 3,500,000 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 0.64 | 18 | 10 | 0.64 |
104 | 104 | Spencer Danielson | Boise State | Mountain West | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.75 | 3 | 1 | 0.75 | |
105 | 105 | Curt Cignetti | Indiana | Big Ten | $ 677,311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | 4 | 0.83 |
106 | 106 | Jon Sumrall | Tulane | The American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 23 | 4 | 0.85 | |
107 | 107 | DeShaun Foster | UCLA | Big Ten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
108 | 108 | Dell McGee | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
109 | 109 | Bob Chesney | James Madison | Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
110 | 110 | Jeff Choate | Nevada | Mountain West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
111 | 111 | Fran Brown | Syracuse | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
112 | 112 | Jeff Lebby | Mississippi State | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
113 | 113 | Jay Sawvel | Wyoming | Mountain West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
114 | 114 | Trent Bray | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
115 | 115 | Brian Bohannon | Kennesaw State | C-USA | 9 | 71 | 30 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
116 | 116 | Sherrone Moore | Michigan | Big Ten | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | |
117 | 117 | Ryan Silverfield | Memphis | The American | $ 1,900,000 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 0.62 | 31 | 19 | 0.62 |
118 | 118 | Lincoln Riley | USC | Big Ten | $ 10,000,000 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 0.70 | 74 | 18 | 0.80 |
119 | 119 | Dabo Swinney | Clemson | ACC | $ 10,758,575 | 15 | 170 | 43 | 0.80 | 170 | 43 | 0.80 |
120 | 120 | Luke Fickell | Wisconsin | Big Ten | $ 7,625,000 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0.54 | 70 | 31 | 0.69 |
121 | 121 | Jamey Chadwell | Liberty | C-USA | $ 4,000,000 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0.93 | 52 | 23 | 0.69 |
122 | 122 | Jeff Monken | Army | The American | $ 2,000,000 | 10 | 70 | 55 | 0.56 | 70 | 55 | 0.56 |
123 | 123 | Jake Dickert | Washington State | Pac-12 | $ 2,700,000 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 0.48 | 15 | 16 | 0.48 |
124 | 124 | Kalen DeBoer | Alabama | SEC | $ 10,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 37 | 9 | 0.80 |
125 | 125 | Eliah Drinkwitz | Missouri | SEC | $ 6,000,000 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 0.57 | 40 | 22 | 0.65 |
126 | 126 | Josh Heupel | Tennessee | SEC | $ 9,000,000 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 0.69 | 55 | 20 | 0.73 |
127 | 127 | Brian Kelly | LSU | SEC | $ 9,975,000 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 0.74 | 166 | 69 | 0.71 |
128 | 128 | Dan Lanning | Oregon | Big Ten | $ 6,624,999 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 0.82 | 22 | 5 | 0.82 |
129 | 129 | Jeff Traylor | UTSA | The American | $ 2,500,000 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 0.74 | 39 | 14 | 0.74 |
130 | 130 | Steve Sarkisian | Texas | SEC | $ 5,600,000 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 0.64 | 71 | 49 | 0.59 |
131 | 131 | Mike Gundy | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | $ 7,625,000 | 19 | 166 | 79 | 0.68 | 166 | 79 | 0.68 |
132 | 132 | Lane Kiffin | Ole Miss | SEC | $ 9,000,000 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 0.69 | 95 | 48 | 0.66 |
133 | 133 | Kyle Whittingham | Utah | Big 12 | $ 6,325,000 | 19 | 162 | 79 | 0.67 | 162 | 79 | 0.67 |
134 | 134 | Kirby Smart | Georgia | SEC | $ 10,505,600 | 8 | 94 | 16 | 0.86 | 94 | 16 | 0.86 |
CHS Ranking | Rank | Head coach | Team | Conference | Base Contract/Yr | Yrs at School | School Wins | School Losses | School Winning Percent | Career Wins | Career Losses | Career Winning Percent |
CHS Ranking | Rank | Head coach | Team | Conference | Base Contract/Yr | Yrs at School | School Wins | School Losses | School Winning Percent | Career Wins | Career Losses | Career Winning Percent |
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1 | 1 | Sam Pittman | Arkansas | SEC | $ 6,350,000 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 0.48 | 23 | 25 | 0.48 |
2 | 2 | Dave Aranda | Baylor | Big 12 | $ 3,021,003 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 0.48 | 23 | 25 | 0.48 |
3 | 3 | Billy Napier | Florida | SEC | $ 6,920,000 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 0.44 | 51 | 26 | 0.66 |
4 | 4 | Will Hall | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | $ 824,000 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 0.35 | 13 | 24 | 0.35 |
5 | 5 | Clark Lea | Vanderbilt | SEC | $ 3,051,881 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 0.25 | 9 | 27 | 0.25 |
6 | 6 | Scott Satterfield | Cincinnati | Big 12 | $ 3,535,000 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 | 75 | 49 | 0.61 |
7 | 7 | Butch Jones | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | $ 825,000 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 0.30 | 95 | 80 | 0.54 |
8 | 8 | Shane Beamer | South Carolina | SEC | $ 6,125,000 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 0.53 | 20 | 18 | 0.53 |
9 | Mike Neu | Ball State | MAC | $ 675,000 | 8 | 37 | 56 | 0.40 | 37 | 56 | 0.40 | |
10 | Joe Moorhead | Akron | MAC | $ 620,000 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0.17 | 18 | 32 | 0.36 | |
10 | 11 | Pat Narduzzi | Pittsburgh | ACC | $ 5,875,817 | 9 | 65 | 50 | 0.57 | 65 | 50 | 0.57 |
12 | Kalani Sitake | BYU | Big 12 | $ 3,000,000 | 8 | 61 | 41 | 0.60 | 61 | 41 | 0.60 | |
13 | Ryan Day | Ohio State | Big Ten | $ 10,196,250 | 5 | 56 | 8 | 0.88 | 56 | 8 | 0.88 | |
12 | 14 | Kenni Burns | Kent State | MAC | $ 525,000 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0.08 | 1 | 11 | 0.08 |
13 | 15 | Sonny Cumbie | Louisiana Tech | C-USA | $ 950,000 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 0.25 | 8 | 21 | 0.28 |
16 | 16 | Mike Houston | East Carolina | The American | $ 2,349,000 | 5 | 24 | 34 | 0.41 | 24 | 34 | 0.41 |
17 | 17 | Charles Huff | Marshall | Sun Belt | $ 755,500 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 0.56 | 22 | 17 | 0.56 |
18 | 18 | Mike Locksley | Maryland | Big Ten | $ 5,500,000 | 5 | 29 | 33 | 0.47 | 31 | 59 | 0.34 |
19 | 19 | Blake Anderson | Utah State | Mountain West | $ 1,375,000 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 0.58 | 74 | 54 | 0.58 |
20 | 20 | Stan Drayton | Temple | The American | $ 2,500,000 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 0.25 | 6 | 18 | 0.25 |
21 | 21 | Mike MacIntyre | Florida International | C-USA | $ 750,000 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 0.33 | 54 | 81 | 0.40 |
22 | 22 | Mike Bloomgren | Rice | The American | $ 926,208 | 6 | 22 | 46 | 0.32 | 22 | 46 | 0.32 |
23 | 23 | Shawn Clark | Appalachian State | Sun Belt | $ 925,020 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 0.66 | 35 | 18 | 0.66 |
24 | 24 | Greg Schiano | Rutgers | Big Ten | $ 4,000,000 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 0.40 | 87 | 95 | 0.48 |
25 | 25 | Joey McGuire | Texas Tech | Big 12 | $ 4,104,960 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 0.58 | 15 | 11 | 0.58 |
26 | 26 | Tony Elliott | Virginia | ACC | $ 4,250,000 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 0.27 | 6 | 16 | 0.27 |
27 | 27 | P.J. Fleck | Minnesota | Big Ten | $ 6,000,000 | 7 | 50 | 34 | 0.60 | 80 | 56 | 0.59 |
28 | 28 | Don Brown | UMass | Independent | $ 816,000 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0.17 | 4 | 20 | 0.17 |
29 | 29 | Kenny Dillingham | Arizona State | Big 12 | $ 3,850,000 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 |
30 | 30 | Bret Bielema | Illinois | Big Ten | $ 6,500,000 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 0.49 | 115 | 77 | 0.60 |
31 | 31 | Ricky Rahne | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | $ 831,469 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 0.40 | 15 | 23 | 0.40 |
32 | 32 | Brent Pry | Virginia Tech | ACC | $ 4,000,000 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 0.42 | 10 | 14 | 0.42 |
33 | 33 | Matt Rhule | Nebraska | Big Ten | $ 5,500,000 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.42 | 52 | 50 | 0.51 |
34 | 34 | Ryan Walters | Purdue | Big Ten | $ 4,000,000 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 |
35 | 35 | Deion Sanders | Colorado | Big 12 | $ 5,500,000 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 |
36 | 36 | James Franklin | Penn State | Big Ten | $ 8,500,000 | 10 | 88 | 39 | 0.69 | 112 | 54 | 0.68 |
37 | 37 | Biff Poggi | Charlotte | The American | $ 1,000,000 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 |
38 | 38 | Sonny Dykes | TCU | Big 12 | $ 5,000,000 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0.67 | 89 | 72 | 0.55 |
39 | 39 | Eric Morris | North Texas | The American | $ 1,300,000 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.42 | 5 | 7 | 0.42 |
40 | 40 | Tom Herman | Florida Atlantic | The American | $ 700,000 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 | 58 | 30 | 0.66 |
41 | 41 | Mario Cristobal | Miami Florida | ACC | $ 8,000,000 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0.48 | 74 | 73 | 0.50 |
42 | 42 | Kevin Wilson | Tulsa | The American | $ 1,900,000 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 | 30 | 55 | 0.35 |
43 | 43 | Dave Doeren | NC State | ACC | $ 5,024,390 | 11 | 81 | 58 | 0.58 | 104 | 62 | 0.63 |
44 | 44 | Justin Wilcox | California | ACC | $ 4,400,000 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 0.46 | 36 | 43 | 0.46 |
45 | 45 | Jim Mora | UConn | Independent | $ 1,800,000 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 0.36 | 55 | 46 | 0.55 |
46 | 46 | Brent Key | Georgia Tech | ACC | $ 2,800,000 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0.52 | 11 | 10 | 0.52 |
47 | 47 | Clay Helton | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | $ 752,000 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.46 | 58 | 38 | 0.60 |
48 | 48 | Dave Clawson | Wake Forest | ACC | $ 4,284,656 | 10 | 63 | 61 | 0.51 | 95 | 93 | 0.51 |
49 | 49 | Tyson Helton | Western Kentucky | C-USA | $ 918,000 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 0.61 | 40 | 26 | 0.61 |
50 | 50 | Mack Brown | North Carolina | ACC | $ 4,300,000 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 0.59 | 276 | 144 | 0.66 |
51 | 51 | Kirk Ferentz | Iowa | Big Ten | $ 7,000,000 | 25 | 196 | 119 | 0.62 | 196 | 119 | 0.62 |
52 | 52 | Brian Newberry | Navy | The American | $ 1,600,000 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.42 | 5 | 7 | 0.42 |
53 | 53 | K.C. Keeler | Sam Houston | C-USA | $ 600,000 | 10 | 88 | 36 | 0.71 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 |
54 | 54 | Marcus Freeman | Notre Dame | Independent | $ 5,000,000 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 0.70 | 19 | 8 | 0.70 |
55 | 55 | Brent Venables | Oklahoma | SEC | $ 7,100,000 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0.62 | 16 | 10 | 0.62 |
56 | 56 | Hugh Freeze | Auburn | SEC | $ 6,500,000 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.46 | 88 | 50 | 0.64 |
57 | 57 | Jason Candle | Toledo | MAC | $ 1,125,000 | 8 | 65 | 35 | 0.65 | 65 | 35 | 0.65 |
58 | 58 | Troy Calhoun | Air Force | Mountain West | $ 3,000,000 | 17 | 130 | 82 | 0.61 | 130 | 82 | 0.61 |
59 | 59 | Tim Albin | Ohio | MAC | $ 651,500 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 0.59 | 23 | 16 | 0.59 |
60 | 60 | Jim McElwain | Central Michigan | MAC | $ 1,025,420 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 0.51 | 73 | 55 | 0.57 |
61 | 61 | Barry Odom | UNLV | Mountain West | $ 1,785,000 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0.64 | 34 | 30 | 0.53 |
62 | 62 | Mark Stoops | Kentucky | SEC | $ 9,000,000 | 11 | 73 | 65 | 0.53 | 73 | 65 | 0.53 |
63 | 63 | Chuck Martin | Miami Ohio | MAC | $ 575,300 | 10 | 56 | 62 | 0.48 | 56 | 62 | 0.48 |
64 | 64 | Chris Creighton | Eastern Michigan | MAC | $ 590,000 | 10 | 52 | 68 | 0.43 | 52 | 68 | 0.43 |
65 | 65 | Thomas Hammock | Northern Illinois | MAC | $ 677,045 | 5 | 24 | 33 | 0.42 | 24 | 33 | 0.42 |
66 | 66 | Scot Loeffler | Bowling Green | MAC | $ 560,000 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 0.36 | 20 | 35 | 0.36 |
67 | 67 | Mike Norvell | Florida State | ACC | $ 7,300,000 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 0.65 | 69 | 32 | 0.68 |
68 | 68 | Chris Klieman | Kansas State | Big 12 | $ 4,750,000 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 0.62 | 39 | 24 | 0.62 |
69 | 69 | Jeff Brohm | Louisville | ACC | $ 5,550,000 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0.71 | 76 | 48 | 0.61 |
70 | 70 | Gus Malzahn | UCF | Big 12 | $ 2,300,000 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 0.60 | 101 | 54 | 0.65 |
71 | 71 | Matt Campbell | Iowa State | Big 12 | $ 4,000,000 | 8 | 53 | 48 | 0.53 | 88 | 63 | 0.58 |
72 | 72 | Neal Brown | West Virginia | Big 12 | $ 4,005,000 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 0.52 | 66 | 45 | 0.60 |
73 | 73 | Lance Leipold | Kansas | Big 12 | $ 5,750,000 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 0.45 | 54 | 54 | 0.50 |
74 | 74 | Mike Elko | Texas A&M | SEC | $ 7,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | 9 | 0.64 |
75 | 75 | Gerad Parker | Troy | Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | |
76 | 76 | Troy Taylor | Stanford | ACC | $- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 | 3 | 9 | 0.25 |
77 | 77 | Scotty Walden | UTEP | C-USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 0.25 | |
78 | 78 | Timmy Chang | Hawaii | Mountain West | $ 600,006 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 0.31 | 8 | 18 | 0.31 |
79 | 79 | Derek Mason | Middle Tennessee | C-USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | 55 | 0.33 | |
80 | 80 | Tony Sanchez | New Mexico | C-USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | 40 | 0.33 | |
81 | 81 | Trent Dilfer | UAB | The American | $ 1,300,000 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 |
82 | 82 | Lance Taylor | Western Michigan | MAC | $ 850,000 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 | 4 | 8 | 0.33 |
83 | 83 | Brent Brennan | Arizona | Big 12 | $ 2,200,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 34 | 48 | 0.42 |
84 | 84 | Jedd Fisch | Washington | Big Ten | $ 7,700,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17 | 22 | 0.44 |
85 | 85 | Sean Lewis | San Diego State | Mountain West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | 31 | 0.44 | |
86 | 86 | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana | Sun Belt | $ 755,000 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0.48 | 13 | 14 | 0.48 |
87 | 87 | Jonathan Smith | Michigan State | Big Ten | $ 4,850,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 34 | 35 | 0.49 |
88 | 88 | Jay Norvell | Colorado State | Mountain West | $ 1,700,000 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 0.33 | 41 | 42 | 0.49 |
89 | 89 | Pete Lembo | Buffalo | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 33 | 29 | 0.53 | |
90 | 90 | Alex Golesh | South Florida | The American | $ 2,500,000 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0.54 | 7 | 6 | 0.54 |
91 | 91 | Bryant Vincent | Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 6 | 0.54 | |
92 | 92 | Willie Fritz | Houston | Big 12 | $ 2,842,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 71 | 54 | 0.57 |
93 | 93 | Ken Niumatalolo | San Jose State | Mountain West | $ 2,300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 109 | 83 | 0.57 |
94 | 94 | Major Applewhite | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 11 | 0.58 | |
95 | 95 | Manny Diaz | Duke | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | 15 | 0.58 | |
96 | 96 | Rich Rodriguez | Jacksonville State | C-USA | $ 1,000,000 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0.75 | 127 | 87 | 0.59 |
97 | 97 | Tim Beck | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | $ 1,000,000 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0.62 | 8 | 5 | 0.62 |
98 | 98 | G.J. Kinne | Texas State | Sun Belt | $ 800,000 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0.62 | 8 | 5 | 0.62 |
99 | 99 | David Braun | Northwestern | Big Ten | $- | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0.62 | 8 | 5 | 0.62 |
100 | 100 | Jeff Tedford | Fresno State | Mountain West | $ 1,550,000 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 0.67 | 127 | 79 | 0.62 |
101 | 101 | Bill O'Brien | Boston College | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 9 | 0.63 | |
102 | 102 | Bronco Mendenhall | New Mexico | Mountain West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 135 | 81 | 0.63 | |
103 | 103 | Rhett Lashlee | SMU | ACC | $ 3,500,000 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 0.64 | 18 | 10 | 0.64 |
104 | 104 | Spencer Danielson | Boise State | Mountain West | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.75 | 3 | 1 | 0.75 | |
105 | 105 | Curt Cignetti | Indiana | Big Ten | $ 677,311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | 4 | 0.83 |
106 | 106 | Jon Sumrall | Tulane | The American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 23 | 4 | 0.85 | |
107 | 107 | DeShaun Foster | UCLA | Big Ten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
108 | 108 | Dell McGee | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
109 | 109 | Bob Chesney | James Madison | Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
110 | 110 | Jeff Choate | Nevada | Mountain West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
111 | 111 | Fran Brown | Syracuse | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
112 | 112 | Jeff Lebby | Mississippi State | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
113 | 113 | Jay Sawvel | Wyoming | Mountain West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
114 | 114 | Trent Bray | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
115 | 115 | Brian Bohannon | Kennesaw State | C-USA | 9 | 71 | 30 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
116 | 116 | Sherrone Moore | Michigan | Big Ten | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | |
117 | 117 | Ryan Silverfield | Memphis | The American | $ 1,900,000 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 0.62 | 31 | 19 | 0.62 |
118 | 118 | Lincoln Riley | USC | Big Ten | $ 10,000,000 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 0.70 | 74 | 18 | 0.80 |
119 | 119 | Dabo Swinney | Clemson | ACC | $ 10,758,575 | 15 | 170 | 43 | 0.80 | 170 | 43 | 0.80 |
120 | 120 | Luke Fickell | Wisconsin | Big Ten | $ 7,625,000 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0.54 | 70 | 31 | 0.69 |
121 | 121 | Jamey Chadwell | Liberty | C-USA | $ 4,000,000 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0.93 | 52 | 23 | 0.69 |
122 | 122 | Jeff Monken | Army | The American | $ 2,000,000 | 10 | 70 | 55 | 0.56 | 70 | 55 | 0.56 |
123 | 123 | Jake Dickert | Washington State | Pac-12 | $ 2,700,000 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 0.48 | 15 | 16 | 0.48 |
124 | 124 | Kalen DeBoer | Alabama | SEC | $ 10,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 37 | 9 | 0.80 |
125 | 125 | Eliah Drinkwitz | Missouri | SEC | $ 6,000,000 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 0.57 | 40 | 22 | 0.65 |
126 | 126 | Josh Heupel | Tennessee | SEC | $ 9,000,000 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 0.69 | 55 | 20 | 0.73 |
127 | 127 | Brian Kelly | LSU | SEC | $ 9,975,000 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 0.74 | 166 | 69 | 0.71 |
128 | 128 | Dan Lanning | Oregon | Big Ten | $ 6,624,999 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 0.82 | 22 | 5 | 0.82 |
129 | 129 | Jeff Traylor | UTSA | The American | $ 2,500,000 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 0.74 | 39 | 14 | 0.74 |
130 | 130 | Steve Sarkisian | Texas | SEC | $ 5,600,000 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 0.64 | 71 | 49 | 0.59 |
131 | 131 | Mike Gundy | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | $ 7,625,000 | 19 | 166 | 79 | 0.68 | 166 | 79 | 0.68 |
132 | 132 | Lane Kiffin | Ole Miss | SEC | $ 9,000,000 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 0.69 | 95 | 48 | 0.66 |
133 | 133 | Kyle Whittingham | Utah | Big 12 | $ 6,325,000 | 19 | 162 | 79 | 0.67 | 162 | 79 | 0.67 |
134 | 134 | Kirby Smart | Georgia | SEC | $ 10,505,600 | 8 | 94 | 16 | 0.86 | 94 | 16 | 0.86 |
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