2025 College Football Coaches

2024 CFB Coaches

Champions: Indiana (AP, CFP)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Fernando Mendoza (Indiana)

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Clark Lea (Vanderbilt)

AP Preseason #1: Texas

AP Final #1: Indiana

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161 Coaches

Record as major school

161 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
1	Curt Cignetti	Indiana	Big Ten	16	0	1.000
2	Dan Lanning	Oregon	Big Ten	13	2	.867
3	Mario Cristobal	Miami (FL)	ACC	13	3	.813
4	Bob Chesney	James Madison	Sun Belt	12	2	.857
5	Ryan Day	Ohio State	Big Ten	12	2	.857
6	Joey McGuire	Texas Tech	Big 12	12	2	.857
7	Kalani Sitake	Brigham Young	Big 12	12	2	.857
8	Kirby Smart	Georgia	SEC	12	2	.857
9	Lane Kiffin	Ole Miss	SEC	11	1	.917
10	Mike Elko	Texas A&M	SEC	11	2	.846
11	Eric Morris	North Texas	American	11	2	.846
12	Brian Newberry	Navy	American	11	2	.846
13	Tony Elliott	Virginia	ACC	11	3	.786
14	Jon Sumrall	Tulane	American	11	3	.786
15	Kalen DeBoer	Alabama	SEC	11	4	.733
16	Marcus Freeman	Notre Dame	Ind	10	2	.833
17	Kyle Whittingham	Utah	Big 12	10	2	.833
18	Willie Fritz	Houston	Big 12	10	3	.769
19	Clark Lea	Vanderbilt	SEC	10	3	.769
20	Ricky Rahne	Old Dominion	Sun Belt	10	3	.769
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
21	Steve Sarkisian	Texas	SEC	10	3	.769
22	Brent Venables	Oklahoma	SEC	10	3	.769
23	Jerry Mack	Kennesaw State	CUSA	10	4	.714
24	Dan Mullen	UNLV	MWC	10	4	.714
25	Lance Taylor	Western Michigan	MAC	10	4	.714
26	Alex Golesh	South Florida	American	9	3	.750
27	Sherrone Moore	Michigan	Big Ten	9	3	.750
28	Jim Mora	Connecticut	Ind	9	3	.750
29	Bret Bielema	Illinois	Big Ten	9	4	.692
30	Brent Brennan	Arizona	Big 12	9	4	.692
31	Jeff Brohm	Louisville	ACC	9	4	.692
32	Timmy Chang	Hawaii	MWC	9	4	.692
33	Jake Dickert	Wake Forest	ACC	9	4	.692
34	Sonny Dykes	TCU	Big 12	9	4	.692
35	Jason Eck	New Mexico	MWC	9	4	.692
36	Matt Entz	Fresno State	MWC	9	4	.692
37	Kirk Ferentz	Iowa	Big Ten	9	4	.692
38	Jedd Fisch	Washington	Big Ten	9	4	.692
39	Blake Harrell	East Carolina	American	9	4	.692
40	Tyson Helton	Western Kentucky	CUSA	9	4	.692
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
41	Brent Key	Georgia Tech	ACC	9	4	.692
42	Rhett Lashlee	SMU	ACC	9	4	.692
43	Sean Lewis	San Diego State	MWC	9	4	.692
44	Lincoln Riley	USC	Big Ten	9	4	.692
45	Spencer Danielson	Boise State	MWC	9	5	.643
46	Manny Diaz	Duke	ACC	9	5	.643
47	Charles Kelly	Jacksonville State	CUSA	9	5	.643
48	Matt Campbell	Iowa State	Big 12	8	4	.667
49	Jason Candle	Toledo	MAC	8	4	.667
50	Ryan Silverfield	Memphis	American	8	4	.667
51	Brian Smith	Ohio	MAC	8	4	.667
52	Sonny Cumbie	Louisiana Tech	CUSA	8	5	.615
53	Kenny Dillingham	Arizona State	Big 12	8	5	.615
54	Dave Doeren	North Carolina State	ACC	8	5	.615
55	Eli Drinkwitz	Missouri	SEC	8	5	.615
56	P.J. Fleck	Minnesota	Big Ten	8	5	.615
57	Josh Heupel	Tennessee	SEC	8	5	.615
58	Pat Narduzzi	Pitt	ACC	8	5	.615
59	Gerad Parker	Troy	Sun Belt	8	6	.571
60	Ryan Beard	Missouri State	CUSA	7	5	.583
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
61	Charles Huff	Southern Mississippi	Sun Belt	7	5	.583
62	David Braun	Northwestern	Big Ten	7	6	.538
63	Ryan Carty	Delaware	CUSA	7	6	.538
64	Matt Drinkall	Central Michigan	MAC	7	6	.538
65	Clay Helton	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	7	6	.538
66	Butch Jones	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	7	6	.538
67	G.J. Kinne	Texas State	Sun Belt	7	6	.538
68	Jeff Monken	Army	American	7	6	.538
69	Matt Rhule	Nebraska	Big Ten	7	6	.538
70	Scott Satterfield	Cincinnati	Big 12	7	6	.538
71	Willie Simmons	Florida International	CUSA	7	6	.538
72	Dabo Swinney	Clemson	ACC	7	6	.538
73	Jeff Traylor	UTSA	American	7	6	.538
74	Chuck Martin	Miami (OH)	MAC	7	7	.500
75	Justin Wilcox	California	ACC	6	5	.545
76	Tim Beck	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	6	6	.500
77	Chris Klieman	Kansas State	Big 12	6	6	.500
78	Jimmy Rogers	Washington State	Ind	6	6	.500
79	Michael Desormeaux	Louisiana	Sun Belt	6	7	.462
80	Bronco Mendenhall	Utah State	MWC	6	7	.462
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
81	Brian Kelly	LSU	SEC	5	3	.625
82	Dave Aranda	Baylor	Big 12	5	7	.417
83	Mark Carney	Kent State	MAC	5	7	.417
84	Scott Frost	UCF	Big 12	5	7	.417
85	Tony Gibson	Marshall	Sun Belt	5	7	.417
86	K.C. Keeler	Temple	American	5	7	.417
87	Lance Leipold	Kansas	Big 12	5	7	.417
88	Pete Lembo	Buffalo	MAC	5	7	.417
89	Joe Moorhead	Akron	MAC	5	7	.417
90	Mike Norvell	Florida State	ACC	5	7	.417
91	Greg Schiano	Rutgers	Big Ten	5	7	.417
92	Mark Stoops	Kentucky	SEC	5	7	.417
93	Scott Abell	Rice	American	5	8	.385
94	Jeff Lebby	Mississippi State	SEC	5	8	.385
95	Dowell Loggains	Appalachian State	Sun Belt	5	8	.385
96	Terry Smith	Penn State	Big Ten	4	3	.571
97	Hugh Freeze	Auburn	SEC	4	5	.444
98	Major Applewhite	South Alabama	Sun Belt	4	8	.333
99	Shane Beamer	South Carolina	SEC	4	8	.333
100	Bill Belichick	North Carolina	ACC	4	8	.333
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
101	Troy Calhoun	Air Force	MWC	4	8	.333
102	Jamey Chadwell	Liberty	CUSA	4	8	.333
103	Chris Creighton	Eastern Michigan	MAC	4	8	.333
104	Luke Fickell	Wisconsin	Big Ten	4	8	.333
105	Eddie George	Bowling Green	MAC	4	8	.333
106	Zach Kittley	Florida Atlantic	American	4	8	.333
107	Tre Lamb	Tulsa	American	4	8	.333
108	Mike Locksley	Maryland	Big Ten	4	8	.333
109	Frank Reich	Stanford	ACC	4	8	.333
110	Rich Rodriguez	West Virginia	Big 12	4	8	.333
111	Tony Sanchez	New Mexico State	CUSA	4	8	.333
112	Jay Sawvel	Wyoming	MWC	4	8	.333
113	Jonathan Smith	Michigan State	Big Ten	4	8	.333
114	Mike Uremovich	Ball State	MAC	4	8	.333
115	James Franklin	Penn State	Big Ten	3	3	.500
116	Billy Napier	Florida	SEC	3	4	.429
117	Philip Montgomery	Virginia Tech	ACC	3	6	.333
118	Tim Skipper	UCLA	Big Ten	3	6	.333
119	Fran Brown	Syracuse	ACC	3	9	.250
120	Jeff Choate	Nevada	MWC	3	9	.250
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
121	Thomas Hammock	Northern Illinois	MAC	3	9	.250
122	Derek Mason	Middle Tennessee State	CUSA	3	9	.250
123	Ken Niumatalolo	San Jose State	MWC	3	9	.250
124	Deion Sanders	Colorado	Big 12	3	9	.250
125	Bryant Vincent	Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	3	9	.250
126	Pete Golding	Ole Miss	SEC	2	1	.667
127	Robb Akey	Oregon State	Ind	2	3	.400
128	Sam Pittman	Arkansas	SEC	2	3	.400
129	Frank Wilson	LSU	SEC	2	3	.400
130	Trent Dilfer	UAB	American	2	4	.333
131	Alex Mortensen	UAB	American	2	4	.333
132	Jay Norvell	Colorado State	MWC	2	5	.286
133	Phil Longo	Sam Houston	CUSA	2	10	.167
134	Bill O'Brien	Boston College	ACC	2	10	.167
135	Barry Odom	Purdue	Big Ten	2	10	.167
136	Scotty Walden	UTEP	CUSA	2	10	.167
137	Jesse Bobbit	Washington State	Ind	1	0	1.000
138	John Hauser	Ohio	MAC	1	0	1.000
139	Morgan Scalley	Utah	Big 12	1	0	1.000
140	Drew Svoboda	North Texas	American	1	0	1.000
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
141	Nick Rolovich	California	ACC	1	1	.500
142	D.J. Durkin	Auburn	SEC	1	2	.333
143	Mike Gundy	Oklahoma State	Big 12	1	2	.333
144	Billy Gonzales	Florida	SEC	1	4	.200
145	Tim Albin	Charlotte	American	1	11	.083
146	Dell McGee	Georgia State	Sun Belt	1	11	.083
147	Blake Anderson	Southern Mississippi	Sun Belt	0	1	.000
148	Trent Bray	Oregon State	Ind	0	7	.000
149	Deshaun Foster	UCLA	Big Ten	0	3	.000
150	Joe Harasymiak	Massachusetts	MAC	0	12	.000
151	Reggie Howard	Memphis	American	0	1	.000
152	Jeremiah Johnson	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	0	1	.000
153	Doug Meacham	Oklahoma State	Big 12	0	9	.000
154	Kevin Patrick	South Florida	American	0	1	.000
155	Bobby Petrino	Arkansas	SEC	0	7	.000
156	Nick Petrino	Missouri State	CUSA	0	1	.000
157	Biff Poggi	Michigan	Big Ten	0	1	.000
158	Brent Pry	Virginia Tech	ACC	0	3	.000
159	Gordon Sammis	Connecticut	Ind	0	1	.000
160	Tyson Summers	Colorado State	MWC	0	5	.000
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
161	Robert Weiner	Toledo	MAC	0	1	.000