Active College Head Coaches

Active College Head Coaches
Rank Coach Team Span S Games W L T % Championships 2025
1 Kirk Ferentz (College) UniversityofIowa 1999-2025 27 334 210 124 0 0.629
4
2 Brian Kelly (College) LouisianaStateUniversity 2004-2025 22 263 189 74 0 0.719
2
3 Mike Gundy (College) OklahomaStateUniversity-Stillwater 2005-2025 21 259 169 90 0 0.653
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4 Kyle Whittingham (College) UniversityofUtah 2004-2025 22 259 173 86 0 0.668
4
5 Bronco Mendenhall (College) UtahStateUniversity 2005-2025 19 235 144 91 0 0.613
0
6 Rich Rodriguez (College) WestVirginiaUniversity 2001-2025 19 235 138 97 0 0.587
-4
7 Dabo Swinney (College) ClemsonUniversity 2008-2025 18 231 182 49 0 0.788 2 -1
8 Troy Calhoun (College) UnitedStatesAirForceAcademy 2007-2025 19 230 136 94 0 0.591
-3
9 Bret Bielema (College) UniversityofIllinois 2006-2025 17 212 129 83 0 0.608
2
10 Ken Niumatalolo (College) SanJoseStateUnivesity 2007-2025 18 210 117 93 0 0.557
-3
11 Greg Schiano (College) RutgersUniversity 2001-2025 17 201 98 103 0 0.488
0
12 Butch Jones (College) ArkansasStateUniversity 2007-2025 16 195 106 89 0 0.544
0
13 Dave Doeren (College) NorthCarolinaStateUniversity 2011-2025 15 186 114 72 0 0.613
0
14 James Franklin (College) PennsylvaniaStateUniversity 2011-2025 15 184 126 58 0 0.685
0
15 Sonny Dykes (College) TexasChristianUniversity 2010-2025 15 179 103 76 0 0.575
4
16 Bobby Petrino (College) UniversityofArkansas 2003-2025 15 178 119 59 0 0.669
-3
17 Matt Campbell (College) IowaStateUniversity 2011-2025 15 171 103 68 0 0.602
2
18 Dan Mullen (College) UniversityofNevada,LasVegas 2009-2025 14 170 108 62 0 0.635
5
19 Mario Cristobal (College) UniversityofMiami 2007-2025 15 165 89 76 0 0.539
5
20 Lane Kiffin (College) UniversityofMississippi 2009-2025 14 164 112 52 0 0.683
6
21 Hugh Freeze (College) AuburnUniversity 2011-2025 13 159 98 61 0 0.616
0
22 Mark Stoops (College) UniversityofKentucky 2013-2025 13 155 77 78 0 0.497
-3
23 P.J. Fleck (College) UniversityofMinnesota 2013-2025 13 154 90 64 0 0.584
2
24 Willie Fritz (College) UniversityofHouston 2014-2025 12 145 82 63 0 0.566
6
25 Jeff Monken (College) UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy 2014-2025 12 144 84 60 0 0.583
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26 Jeff Brohm (College) UniversityofLouisville 2014-2025 12 143 90 53 0 0.629
5
27 Scott Satterfield (College) UniversityofCincinnati 2014-2025 12 142 86 56 0 0.606
6
28 Chris Creighton (College) EasternMichiganUniversity 2014-2025 12 141 59 82 0 0.418
-5
29 Steve Sarkisian (College) UniversityofTexasatAustin 2009-2025 12 141 88 53 0 0.624
4
30 Chuck Martin (College) MiamiUniversity 2014-2025 12 138 69 69 0 0.500
2
31 Pat Narduzzi (College) UniversityofPittsburgh 2015-2025 11 134 78 56 0 0.582
4
32 Lance Leipold (College) UniversityofKansas 2015-2025 11 128 63 65 0 0.492
0
33 Kirby Smart (College) UniversityofGeorgia 2016-2025 10 125 107 18 0 0.856 3 5
34 Kalani Sitake (College) BrighamYoungUniversity 2016-2025 10 122 79 43 0 0.648
8
35 Mike Norvell (College) FloridaStateUniversity 2016-2025 10 121 74 47 0 0.612
-1
36 Matt Rhule (College) UniversityofNebraska 2013-2025 10 121 64 57 0 0.529
4
37 Jason Candle (College) UniversityofToledo 2015-2025 11 120 76 44 0 0.633
0
38 Jim Mora (College) UniversityofConnecticut 2012-2025 10 120 68 52 0 0.567
2
39 Clay Helton (College) GeorgiaSouthernUniversity 2013-2025 12 116 69 47 0 0.595
-2
40 Lincoln Riley (College) UniversityofSouthernCalifornia 2017-2025 9 111 85 26 0 0.766
3
41 Luke Fickell (College) UniversityofWisconsin 2011-2025 10 108 68 40 0 0.630
-4
42 Mike Locksley (College) UniversityofMaryland 2009-2025 11 108 38 70 0 0.352
1
43 Brent Brennan (College) UniversityofArizona 2017-2025 9 101 42 59 0 0.416
1
44 Derek Mason (College) MiddleTennesseeStateUniversity 2014-2025 9 101 31 70 0 0.307
-5
45 Philip Montgomery (College) VirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity 2015-2025 9 101 46 55 0 0.455
1
46 Jay Norvell (College) ColoradoStateUniversity 2017-2025 9 101 51 50 0 0.505
-3
47 Justin Wilcox (College) UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley 2017-2025 9 98 46 52 0 0.469
2
48 Billy Napier (College) UniversityofFlorida 2018-2025 8 95 60 35 0 0.632
-1
49 Josh Heupel (College) UniversityofTennessee 2018-2025 8 94 71 23 0 0.755
4
50 Jonathan Smith (College) MichiganStateUniversity 2018-2025 8 89 42 47 0 0.472
-2
51 Tyson Helton (College) WesternKentuckyUniversity 2019-2025 7 86 53 33 0 0.616
4
52 Barry Odom (College) PurdueUniversity 2016-2025 7 85 46 39 0 0.541
-4
53 Eli Drinkwitz (College) UniversityofMissouri 2019-2025 7 83 56 27 0 0.675
4
54 Ryan Day (College) OhioStateUniversity 2018-2025 8 82 72 10 0 0.878 1 7
55 Pete Lembo (College) UniversityatBuffalo,SUNY 2011-2025 7 82 45 37 0 0.549
0
56 Chris Klieman (College) KansasStateUniversity 2019-2025 7 81 50 31 0 0.617
0
57 Scott Frost (College) UniversityofCentralFlorida 2016-2025 8 80 39 41 0 0.488
1
58 Tony Sanchez (College) NewMexicoStateUniversity 2015-2025 7 79 26 53 0 0.329
-1
59 Thomas Hammock (College) NorthernIllinoisUniversity 2019-2025 7 77 33 44 0 0.429
-4
60 Sean Lewis (College) SanDiegoStateUniversity 2018-2025 7 74 33 41 0 0.446
5
61 Joe Moorhead (College) UniversityofAkron 2018-2025 6 70 25 45 0 0.357
-3
62 Tim Albin (College) UniversityofNorthCarolinaCharlotte 2021-2025 5 60 34 26 0 0.567
-6
63 Charles Huff (College) UniversityofSouthernMississippi 2021-2025 5 60 38 22 0 0.633
4
64 Jedd Fisch (College) UniversityofWashington 2017-2025 6 59 29 30 0 0.492
4
65 Shane Beamer (College) UniversityofSouthCarolina 2021-2025 5 57 31 26 0 0.544
-2
66 Clark Lea (College) VanderbiltUniversity 2021-2025 5 56 22 34 0 0.393
6
67 Manny Diaz (College) DukeUniversity 2019-2025 5 55 34 21 0 0.618
1
68 Jake Dickert (College) WakeForestUniversity 2021-2025 5 49 28 21 0 0.571
3
69 Michael Desormeaux (College) UniversityofLouisianaatLafayette 2021-2025 5 48 25 23 0 0.521
-4
70 Dan Lanning (College) UniversityofOregon 2022-2025 4 48 42 6 0 0.875
6
71 Rhett Lashlee (College) SouthernMethodistUniversity 2022-2025 4 48 34 14 0 0.708
2
72 Sonny Cumbie (College) LouisianaTechUniversity 2021-2025 5 47 16 31 0 0.340
1
73 Jon Sumrall (College) Tulane 2022-2025 4 47 38 9 0 0.809
5
74 Major Applewhite (College) UniversityofSouthAlabama 2016-2025 5 46 23 23 0 0.500
-4
75 Timmy Chang (College) UniversityofHawai’iatManoa 2022-2025 4 46 19 27 0 0.413
4
76 Joey McGuire (College) TexasTechUniversity 2022-2025 4 46 30 16 0 0.652
6
77 Brent Venables (College) UniversityofOklahoma 2022-2025 4 46 28 18 0 0.609
4
78 Mike Elko (College) TexasA&MUniversity 2022-2025 4 45 32 13 0 0.711
8
79 Marcus Freeman (College) UniversityofNotreDame 2022-2025 4 45 35 10 0 0.778
3
80 Bill O'Brien (College) BostonCollege 2012-2025 4 44 23 21 0 0.523
-6
81 Jamey Chadwell (College) LibertyUniversity 2022-2025 4 44 33 11 0 0.750
-1
82 Curt Cignetti (College) IndianaUniversity 2022-2025 4 43 38 5 0 0.884
8
83 Tony Elliott (College) UniversityofVirginia 2022-2025 4 42 18 24 0 0.429
6
84 Brent Key (College) GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology 2022-2025 4 41 26 15 0 0.634
8
85 Brent Pry (College) VirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity 2022-2025 4 39 16 23 0 0.410
-3
86 Bryant Vincent (College) UniversityofLouisianaatMonroe 2022-2025 3 33 15 18 0 0.455
-2
87 Kenny Dillingham (College) ArizonaStateUniversity 2023-2025 3 33 19 14 0 0.576
2
88 Alex Golesh (College) UniversityofSouthFlorida 2023-2025 3 33 19 14 0 0.576
4
89 David Braun (College) NorthwesternUniversity 2023-2025 3 33 17 16 0 0.515
2
90 Deion Sanders (College) UniversityofColoradoatBoulder 2023-2025 3 32 16 16 0 0.500
-2
91 Tim Beck (College) CoastalCarolinaUniversity 2023-2025 3 32 18 14 0 0.563
1
92 G.J. Kinne (College) TexasStateUniversity 2023-2025 3 32 18 14 0 0.563
-1
93 Eric Morris (College) UniversityofNorthTexas 2023-2025 3 32 18 14 0 0.563
6
94 Deion Sanders (College) UniversityofColoradoatBoulder 2023-2025 3 32 16 16 0 0.500
-2
95 Lance Taylor (College) WesternMichiganUniversity 2023-2025 3 32 14 18 0 0.438
0
96 K.C. Keeler (College) TempleUniversity 2023-2025 3 32 17 15 0 0.531
2
97 Trent Dilfer (College) UniversityofAlabamaBirmingham 2023-2025 3 30 9 21 0 0.300
-2
98 Gerad Parker (College) TroyStateUniversity 2016-2025 3 26 10 16 0 0.385
4
99 Spencer Danielson (College) BoiseStateUniversity 2023-2025 3 25 21 4 0 0.840
4
100 Jeff Choate (College) UniversityofNevada,Reno 2024-2025 2 21 4 17 0 0.190
-6
101 Fran Brown (College) SyracuseUniversity 2024-2025 2 20 12 8 0 0.600
-2
102 Jeff Lebby (College) MississippiStateUniversity 2024-2025 2 20 6 14 0 0.300
0
103 Dell McGee (College) GeorgiaStateUniversity 2024-2025 2 20 4 16 0 0.200
-6
104 Sherrone Moore (College) UniversityofMichigan 2024-2025 2 20 13 7 0 0.650
4
105 Jay Sawvel (College) UniversityofWyoming 2024-2025 2 20 7 13 0 0.350
0
106 Tyson Summers (College) ColoradoStateUniversity 2016-2025 3 19 5 14 0 0.263
-1
107 Trent Bray (College) OregonStateUniversity 2024-2025 2 19 5 14 0 0.263
-7
108 Bob Chesney (College) JamesMadisonUniversity 2024-2025 2 19 14 5 0 0.737
5
109 Tim Skipper (College) UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles 2024-2025 2 17 9 8 0 0.529
1
110 DeShaun Foster (College) UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles 2024-2025 2 15 5 10 0 0.333
-3
111 Blake Harrell (College) EastCarolinaUniversity 2024-2025 2 12 8 4 0 0.667
1
112 Scott Abell (College) RiceUniversity 2025 1 8 4 4 0 0.500
0
113 Mark Carney (College) KentStateUniversity 2025 1 8 3 5 0 0.375
-2
114 Matt Drinkall (College) CentralMichiganUniversity 2025 1 8 5 3 0 0.625
2
115 Jason Eck (College) UniversityofNewMexico 2025 1 8 5 3 0 0.625
2
116 Matt Entz (College) CaliforniaStateUniversity,Fresno 2025 1 8 5 3 0 0.625
2
117 Eddie George (College) BowlingGreen 2025 1 8 3 5 0 0.375
-2
118 Joe Harasymiak (College) UniversityofMassachusettsAmherst 2025 1 8 0 8 0 0.000
-8
119 Zach Kittley (College) FloridaAtlanticUniversity 2025 1 8 3 5 0 0.375
-2
120 Tre Lamb (College) UniversityofTulsa 2025 1 8 2 6 0 0.250
-4
121 Dowell Loggains (College) AppalachianStateUniversity 2025 1 8 4 4 0 0.500
0
122 Frank Reich (College) StanfordUniversity 2025 1 8 3 5 0 0.375
-2
123 Jimmy Rogers (College) WashingtonStateUniversity 2025 1 8 4 4 0 0.500
0
124 Mike Uremovich (College) BallStateUniversity 2025 1 8 3 5 0 0.375
-2
125 Brian Smith (College) OhioUniversity 2025 1 8 5 3 0 0.625
2
126 Ryan Beard (College) MissouriStateUniversity 2025 1 7 4 3 0 0.571
1
127 Bill Belichick (College) UniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill 2025 1 7 2 5 0 0.286
-3
128 Tony Gibson (College) MarshallUniversity 2025 1 7 4 3 0 0.571
1
129 Charles Kelly (College) JacksonvilleStateUniversity 2025 1 7 4 3 0 0.571
1
130 Phil Longo (College) SamHoustonStateUniversity 2025 1 7 0 7 0 0.000
-7
131 Jerry Mack (College) KennesawStateUniversity 2025 1 7 5 2 0 0.714
3
132 Brian Newberry (College) UnitedStatesNavalAcademy 2025 1 7 7 0 0 1.000
7
133 Willie Simmons (College) FloridaInternationalUniversity 2025 1 7 3 4 0 0.429
-1
134 Ryan Carty (College) UniversityofDelaware 2025 1 7 4 3 0 0.571
1
135 Doug Meacham (College) OklahomaStateUniversity-Stillwater 2025 1 5 0 5 0 0.000
-5
136 Robb Akey (College) OregonStateUniversity 2025 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1
137 Alex Mortensen (College) UniversityofAlabamaBirmingham 2025 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1
138 Terry Smith (College) PennsylvaniaStateUniversity 2025 1 1 0 1 0 0.000
-1