Active College Head Coaches

Active College Head Coaches
Rank Coach Team Span S Games W L T % Championships 2026
1 Kirk Ferentz (College) UniversityofIowa 1999-2026 28 346 218 128 0 0.630
4
2 Kyle Whittingham (College) UniversityofMichigan 2004-2026 23 271 182 89 0 0.672
2
3 Bronco Mendenhall (College) UtahStateUniversity 2005-2026 20 247 149 98 0 0.603
-2
4 Rich Rodriguez (College) WestVirginiaUniversity 2001-2026 20 247 145 102 0 0.587
2
5 Dabo Swinney (College) ClemsonUniversity 2008-2026 19 244 191 53 0 0.783 2 2
6 Troy Calhoun (College) UnitedStatesAirForceAcademy 2007-2026 20 243 144 99 0 0.593
4
7 Bret Bielema (College) UniversityofIllinois 2006-2026 18 224 137 87 0 0.612
2
8 Ken Niumatalolo (College) SanJoseStateUnivesity 2007-2026 19 224 122 102 0 0.545
-1
9 Pat Fitzgerald (College) MichiganStateUniversity 2006-2026 18 219 112 107 0 0.511
-4
10 Greg Schiano (College) RutgersUniversity 2001-2026 18 213 101 112 0 0.474
-4
11 Butch Jones (College) ArkansasStateUniversity 2007-2026 17 207 112 95 0 0.541
0
12 Dave Doeren (College) NorthCarolinaStateUniversity 2011-2026 16 197 120 77 0 0.609
-1
13 James Franklin (College) VirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity 2011-2026 16 192 132 60 0 0.688
4
14 Sonny Dykes (College) TexasChristianUniversity 2010-2026 16 191 109 82 0 0.571
0
15 Dan Mullen (College) UniversityofNevada,LasVegas 2009-2026 15 184 117 67 0 0.636
2
16 Matt Campbell (College) PennsylvaniaStateUniversity 2011-2026 16 183 110 73 0 0.601
0
17 Mario Cristobal (College) UniversityofMiami 2007-2026 16 178 101 77 0 0.567
8
18 Lane Kiffin (College) LouisianaStateUniversity 2009-2026 15 176 122 54 0 0.693
4
19 P.J. Fleck (College) UniversityofMinnesota 2013-2026 14 166 97 69 0 0.584
2
20 Willie Fritz (College) UniversityofHouston 2014-2026 13 157 90 67 0 0.573
4
21 Jeff Brohm (College) UniversityofLouisville 2014-2026 13 156 97 59 0 0.622
2
22 Jeff Monken (College) UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy 2014-2026 13 156 92 64 0 0.590
2
23 Scott Satterfield (College) UniversityofCincinnati 2014-2026 13 154 91 63 0 0.591
2
24 Chris Creighton (College) EasternMichiganUniversity 2014-2026 13 153 65 88 0 0.425
-1
25 Steve Sarkisian (College) UniversityofTexasatAustin 2009-2026 13 153 97 56 0 0.634
4
26 Chuck Martin (College) MiamiUniversity 2014-2026 13 151 76 75 0 0.503
2
27 Pat Narduzzi (College) UniversityofPittsburgh 2015-2026 12 147 86 61 0 0.585
3
28 Lance Leipold (College) UniversityofKansas 2015-2026 12 140 67 73 0 0.479
-2
29 Kirby Smart (College) UniversityofGeorgia 2016-2026 11 139 120 19 0 0.863 3 6
30 Blake Anderson (College) UniversityofSouthernMississippi 2014-2026 11 136 77 59 0 0.566
-2
31 Kalani Sitake (College) BrighamYoungUniversity 2016-2026 11 135 89 46 0 0.659
6
32 Mike Norvell (College) FloridaStateUniversity 2016-2026 11 134 79 55 0 0.590
-2
33 Matt Rhule (College) UniversityofNebraska 2013-2026 11 133 70 63 0 0.526
2
34 Jason Candle (College) UniversityofConnecticut 2015-2026 12 132 84 48 0 0.636
0
35 Neal Brown (College) UniversityofNorthTexas 2015-2026 11 130 78 52 0 0.600
4
36 Clay Helton (College) GeorgiaSouthernUniversity 2013-2026 13 128 76 52 0 0.594
0
37 Lincoln Riley (College) UniversityofSouthernCalifornia 2017-2026 10 125 96 29 0 0.768
5
38 Luke Fickell (College) UniversityofWisconsin 2011-2026 11 120 75 45 0 0.625
2
39 Mike Locksley (College) UniversityofMaryland 2009-2026 12 120 40 80 0 0.333
-3
40 Brent Brennan (College) UniversityofArizona 2017-2026 10 114 53 61 0 0.465
4
41 Derek Mason (College) MiddleTennesseeStateUniversity 2014-2026 10 114 37 77 0 0.325
0
42 Josh Heupel (College) UniversityofTennessee 2018-2026 9 106 79 27 0 0.745
4
43 Billy Napier (College) JamesMadisonUniversity 2018-2026 9 104 67 37 0 0.644
5
44 Tyson Helton (College) WesternKentuckyUniversity 2019-2026 8 98 58 40 0 0.592
-2
45 Barry Odom (College) PurdueUniversity 2016-2026 8 97 49 48 0 0.505
-2
46 Ryan Day (College) OhioStateUniversity 2018-2026 9 96 83 13 0 0.865 1 4
47 Eli Drinkwitz (College) UniversityofMissouri 2019-2026 8 95 64 31 0 0.674
4
48 Pete Lembo (College) UniversityatBuffalo,SUNY 2011-2026 8 94 51 43 0 0.543
2
49 Scott Frost (College) UniversityofCentralFlorida 2016-2026 9 93 44 49 0 0.473
0
50 Tony Sanchez (College) NewMexicoStateUniversity 2015-2026 8 92 30 62 0 0.326
-2
51 Sean Lewis (College) SanDiegoStateUniversity 2018-2026 8 88 40 48 0 0.455
-1
52 Joe Moorhead (College) UniversityofAkron 2018-2026 7 81 28 53 0 0.346
-6
53 Charles Huff (College) UniversityofMemphis 2021-2026 6 73 46 27 0 0.630
5
54 Tim Albin (College) UniversityofNorthCarolinaCharlotte 2021-2026 6 72 35 37 0 0.486
-6
55 Jedd Fisch (College) UniversityofWashington 2017-2026 7 71 36 35 0 0.507
2
56 Manny Diaz (College) DukeUniversity 2019-2026 6 69 44 25 0 0.638
4
57 Shane Beamer (College) UniversityofSouthCarolina 2021-2026 6 69 37 32 0 0.536
2
58 Clark Lea (College) VanderbiltUniversity 2021-2026 6 68 28 40 0 0.412
-2
59 Jake Dickert (College) WakeForestUniversity 2021-2026 6 62 38 24 0 0.613
6
60 Jon Sumrall (College) UniversityofFlorida 2022-2026 5 61 48 13 0 0.787
2
61 Sonny Cumbie (College) LouisianaTechUniversity 2021-2026 6 60 25 35 0 0.417
4
62 Michael Desormeaux (College) UniversityofLouisianaatLafayette 2021-2026 6 60 34 26 0 0.567
2
63 Dan Lanning (College) UniversityofOregon 2022-2026 5 60 51 9 0 0.850
2
64 Rhett Lashlee (College) SouthernMethodistUniversity 2022-2026 5 60 43 17 0 0.717
4
65 Joey McGuire (College) TexasTechUniversity 2022-2026 5 59 42 17 0 0.712
6
66 Major Applewhite (College) UniversityofSouthAlabama 2016-2026 6 58 29 29 0 0.500
0
67 Timmy Chang (College) UniversityofHawai’iatManoa 2022-2026 5 58 23 35 0 0.397
-4
68 Marcus Freeman (College) UniversityofNotreDame 2022-2026 5 58 47 11 0 0.810
6
69 Brent Venables (College) UniversityofOklahoma 2022-2026 5 58 36 22 0 0.621
0
70 Curt Cignetti (College) IndianaUniversity 2022-2026 5 57 51 6 0 0.895 1 7
71 Jamey Chadwell (College) LibertyUniversity 2022-2026 5 57 41 16 0 0.719
6
72 Mike Elko (College) TexasA&MUniversity 2022-2026 5 57 39 18 0 0.684
0
73 Bill O'Brien (College) BostonCollege 2012-2026 5 56 28 28 0 0.500
0
74 Tony Elliott (College) UniversityofVirginia 2022-2026 5 56 25 31 0 0.446
-1
75 Brent Key (College) GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology 2022-2026 5 53 29 24 0 0.547
-4
76 Will Hall (College) Tulane 2021-2026 5 52 18 34 0 0.346
0
77 Lance Taylor (College) WesternMichiganUniversity 2023-2026 4 46 25 21 0 0.543
3
78 Bryant Vincent (College) UniversityofLouisianaatMonroe 2022-2026 4 45 16 29 0 0.356
-6
79 Kenny Dillingham (College) ArizonaStateUniversity 2023-2026 4 45 26 19 0 0.578
0
80 Alex Golesh (College) AuburnUniversity 2023-2026 4 45 26 19 0 0.578
0
81 G.J. Kinne (College) TexasStateUniversity 2023-2026 4 45 25 20 0 0.556
0
82 Eric Morris (College) OklahomaStateUniversity-Stillwater 2023-2026 4 45 27 18 0 0.600
2
83 David Braun (College) NorthwesternUniversity 2023-2026 4 45 24 21 0 0.533
4
84 Deion Sanders (College) UniversityofColoradoatBoulder 2023-2026 4 44 19 25 0 0.432
-2
85 Deion Sanders (College) UniversityofColoradoatBoulder 2023-2026 4 44 19 25 0 0.432
-2
86 K.C. Keeler (College) TempleUniversity 2023-2026 4 44 19 25 0 0.432
-4
87 Gerad Parker (College) TroyStateUniversity 2016-2026 4 39 16 23 0 0.410
0
88 Spencer Danielson (College) BoiseStateUniversity 2023-2026 4 38 31 7 0 0.816
6
89 Bob Chesney (College) UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles 2024-2026 3 33 28 5 0 0.848
8
90 Jeff Choate (College) UniversityofNevada,Reno 2024-2026 3 33 9 24 0 0.273
-2
91 Fran Brown (College) SyracuseUniversity 2024-2026 3 32 16 16 0 0.500
0
92 Jeff Lebby (College) MississippiStateUniversity 2024-2026 3 32 11 21 0 0.344
0
93 Dell McGee (College) GeorgiaStateUniversity 2024-2026 3 32 8 24 0 0.250
0
94 Jay Sawvel (College) UniversityofWyoming 2024-2026 3 32 12 20 0 0.375
2
95 Blake Harrell (College) EastCarolinaUniversity 2024-2026 3 25 16 9 0 0.640
0
96 Eddie George (College) BowlingGreen 2025-2026 2 21 6 15 0 0.286
-5
97 Charles Kelly (College) JacksonvilleStateUniversity 2025-2026 2 21 14 7 0 0.667
4
98 Jerry Mack (College) KennesawStateUniversity 2025-2026 2 21 12 9 0 0.571
-4
99 Mark Carney (College) KentStateUniversity 2025-2026 2 21 8 13 0 0.381
-3
100 Scott Abell (College) RiceUniversity 2025-2026 2 20 6 14 0 0.300
-6
101 Bill Belichick (College) UniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill 2025-2026 2 20 8 12 0 0.400
0
102 Matt Drinkall (College) CentralMichiganUniversity 2025-2026 2 20 10 10 0 0.500
-2
103 Jason Eck (College) UniversityofNewMexico 2025-2026 2 20 16 4 0 0.800
6
104 Matt Entz (College) CaliforniaStateUniversity,Fresno 2025-2026 2 20 13 7 0 0.650
2
105 Tony Gibson (College) MarshallUniversity 2025-2026 2 20 10 10 0 0.500
2
106 Joe Harasymiak (College) UniversityofMassachusettsAmherst 2025-2026 2 20 4 16 0 0.200
0
107 Zach Kittley (College) FloridaAtlanticUniversity 2025-2026 2 20 9 11 0 0.450
2
108 Tre Lamb (College) UniversityofTulsa 2025-2026 2 20 8 12 0 0.400
0
109 Dowell Loggains (College) AppalachianStateUniversity 2025-2026 2 20 10 10 0 0.500
2
110 Phil Longo (College) SamHoustonStateUniversity 2025-2026 2 20 3 17 0 0.150
-6
111 Willie Simmons (College) FloridaInternationalUniversity 2025-2026 2 20 10 10 0 0.500
-2
112 Mike Uremovich (College) BallStateUniversity 2025-2026 2 20 7 13 0 0.350
-2
113 Ryan Carty (College) UniversityofDelaware 2025-2026 2 20 10 10 0 0.500
0
114 Ryan Beard (College) CoastalCarolinaUniversity 2025-2026 2 20 10 10 0 0.500
-2
115 Jimmy Rogers (College) IowaStateUniversity 2025-2026 2 20 10 10 0 0.500
0
116 Brian Newberry (College) UnitedStatesNavalAcademy 2025-2026 2 19 11 8 0 0.579
-4
117 Alex Mortensen (College) UniversityofAlabamaBirmingham 2025-2026 2 14 6 8 0 0.429
0
118 Alonzo Carter (College) CaliforniaStateUniversity,Sacramento 2026 1 9 2 7 0 0.222
-5
119 Tosh Lupoi (College) UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley 2026 1 9 3 6 0 0.333
-3
120 Kirby Moore (College) WashingtonStateUniversity 2026 1 9 1 8 0 0.111
-7
121 Tavita Pritchard (College) StanfordUniversity 2026 1 9 4 5 0 0.444
-1
122 Tim Polasek (College) NorthDakotaStateUniversity 2026 1 9 7 2 0 0.778
5
123 Pete Golding (College) UniversityofMississippi 2025-2026 2 8 6 2 0 0.750
4
124 Rob Harley (College) NorthernIllinoisUniversity 2026 1 8 0 8 0 0.000
-8
125 Brian Hartline (College) UniversityofSouthFlorida 2026 1 8 6 2 0 0.750
4
126 John Hauser (College) OhioUniversity 2026 1 8 6 2 0 0.750
4
127 Mike Jacobs (College) UniversityofToledo 2026 1 8 6 2 0 0.750
4
128 Collin Klein (College) KansasStateUniversity 2026 1 8 4 4 0 0.500
0
129 Jim Mora (College) ColoradoStateUniversity 2026 1 8 3 5 0 0.375
-2
130 Morgan Scalley (College) UniversityofUtah 2026 1 8 8 0 0 1.000
8
131 JaMarcus Shephard (College) OregonStateUniversity 2026 1 8 5 3 0 0.625
2
132 Will Stein (College) UniversityofKentucky 2026 1 8 7 1 0 0.875
6
133 Casey Woods (College) MissouriStateUniversity 2026 1 8 3 5 0 0.375
-2
134 Aazaar Abdul-Rahim (College) UniversityofMaryland 2026 1 1 0 1 0 0.000
-1
135 Todd Goebbel (College) NorthCarolinaStateUniversity 2026 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1
136 Joe Klanderman (College) BaylorUniversity 2026 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1