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 27 338 212 126 0 0.627
4
2 Brian Kelly (College) LouisianaStateUniversity 2004-2025 22 263 189 74 0 0.719
2
3 Kyle Whittingham (College) UniversityofUtah 2004-2025 22 263 177 86 0 0.673
8
4 Mike Gundy (College) OklahomaStateUniversity-Stillwater 2005-2025 21 259 169 90 0 0.653
-1
5 Bronco Mendenhall (College) UtahStateUniversity 2005-2025 19 239 146 93 0 0.611
0
6 Rich Rodriguez (College) WestVirginiaUniversity 2001-2025 19 239 140 99 0 0.586
-4
7 Dabo Swinney (College) ClemsonUniversity 2008-2025 18 236 186 50 0 0.788 2 2
8 Troy Calhoun (College) UnitedStatesAirForceAcademy 2007-2025 19 235 138 97 0 0.587
-4
9 Bret Bielema (College) UniversityofIllinois 2006-2025 17 216 132 84 0 0.611
4
10 Ken Niumatalolo (College) SanJoseStateUnivesity 2007-2025 18 215 118 97 0 0.549
-6
11 Greg Schiano (College) RutgersUniversity 2001-2025 17 205 99 106 0 0.483
-2
12 Butch Jones (College) ArkansasStateUniversity 2007-2025 16 199 108 91 0 0.543
0
13 Dave Doeren (College) NorthCarolinaStateUniversity 2011-2025 15 190 117 73 0 0.616
2
14 James Franklin (College) PennsylvaniaStateUniversity 2011-2025 15 184 126 58 0 0.685
0
15 Sonny Dykes (College) TexasChristianUniversity 2010-2025 15 183 105 78 0 0.574
4
16 Bobby Petrino (College) UniversityofArkansas 2003-2025 15 182 119 63 0 0.654
-7
17 Matt Campbell (College) IowaStateUniversity 2011-2025 15 175 106 69 0 0.606
4
18 Dan Mullen (College) UniversityofNevada,LasVegas 2009-2025 14 175 112 63 0 0.640
8
19 Mario Cristobal (College) UniversityofMiami 2007-2025 15 170 93 77 0 0.547
8
20 Lane Kiffin (College) UniversityofMississippi 2009-2025 14 168 116 52 0 0.690
10
21 Hugh Freeze (College) AuburnUniversity 2011-2025 13 160 98 62 0 0.613
-1
22 Mark Stoops (College) UniversityofKentucky 2013-2025 13 160 80 80 0 0.500
-2
23 P.J. Fleck (College) UniversityofMinnesota 2013-2025 13 158 92 66 0 0.582
2
24 Willie Fritz (College) UniversityofHouston 2014-2025 12 149 84 65 0 0.564
6
25 Jeff Brohm (College) UniversityofLouisville 2014-2025 12 148 92 56 0 0.622
4
26 Jeff Monken (College) UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy 2014-2025 12 148 87 61 0 0.588
1
27 Scott Satterfield (College) UniversityofCincinnati 2014-2025 12 146 86 60 0 0.589
2
28 Steve Sarkisian (College) UniversityofTexasatAustin 2009-2025 12 145 91 54 0 0.628
6
29 Chris Creighton (College) EasternMichiganUniversity 2014-2025 12 144 61 83 0 0.424
-4
30 Chuck Martin (College) MiamiUniversity 2014-2025 12 142 71 71 0 0.500
2
31 Pat Narduzzi (College) UniversityofPittsburgh 2015-2025 11 138 80 58 0 0.580
4
32 Lance Leipold (College) UniversityofKansas 2015-2025 11 132 64 68 0 0.485
-2
33 Kirby Smart (College) UniversityofGeorgia 2016-2025 10 130 112 18 0 0.862 3 10
34 Mike Norvell (College) FloridaStateUniversity 2016-2025 10 126 76 50 0 0.603
-2
35 Kalani Sitake (College) BrighamYoungUniversity 2016-2025 10 126 82 44 0 0.651
10
36 Matt Rhule (College) UniversityofNebraska 2013-2025 10 125 65 60 0 0.520
2
37 Jason Candle (College) UniversityofToledo 2015-2025 11 124 80 44 0 0.645
4
38 Jim Mora (College) UniversityofConnecticut 2012-2025 10 124 72 52 0 0.581
6
39 Clay Helton (College) GeorgiaSouthernUniversity 2013-2025 12 120 72 48 0 0.600
0
40 Lincoln Riley (College) UniversityofSouthernCalifornia 2017-2025 9 116 89 27 0 0.767
6
41 Mike Locksley (College) UniversityofMaryland 2009-2025 11 113 38 75 0 0.336
-4
42 Luke Fickell (College) UniversityofWisconsin 2011-2025 10 112 70 42 0 0.625
-4
43 Brent Brennan (College) UniversityofArizona 2017-2025 9 106 47 59 0 0.443
6
44 Derek Mason (College) MiddleTennesseeStateUniversity 2014-2025 9 106 33 73 0 0.311
-6
45 Philip Montgomery (College) VirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity 2015-2025 9 105 46 59 0 0.438
-3
46 Jay Norvell (College) ColoradoStateUniversity 2017-2025 9 101 51 50 0 0.505
-3
47 Justin Wilcox (College) UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley 2017-2025 9 101 47 54 0 0.465
1
48 Josh Heupel (College) UniversityofTennessee 2018-2025 8 98 73 25 0 0.745
4
49 Billy Napier (College) UniversityofFlorida 2018-2025 8 95 60 35 0 0.632
-1
50 Jonathan Smith (College) MichiganStateUniversity 2018-2025 8 93 43 50 0 0.462
-4
51 Tyson Helton (College) WesternKentuckyUniversity 2019-2025 7 90 55 35 0 0.611
4
52 Barry Odom (College) PurdueUniversity 2016-2025 7 89 46 43 0 0.517
-8
53 Ryan Day (College) OhioStateUniversity 2018-2025 8 87 77 10 0 0.885 1 12
54 Eli Drinkwitz (College) UniversityofMissouri 2019-2025 7 87 58 29 0 0.667
4
55 Pete Lembo (College) UniversityatBuffalo,SUNY 2011-2025 7 86 46 40 0 0.535
-2
56 Scott Frost (College) UniversityofCentralFlorida 2016-2025 8 85 40 45 0 0.471
-2
57 Chris Klieman (College) KansasStateUniversity 2019-2025 7 85 52 33 0 0.612
0
58 Tony Sanchez (College) NewMexicoStateUniversity 2015-2025 7 84 27 57 0 0.321
-4
59 Thomas Hammock (College) NorthernIllinoisUniversity 2019-2025 7 81 34 47 0 0.420
-6
60 Sean Lewis (College) SanDiegoStateUniversity 2018-2025 7 79 36 43 0 0.456
6
61 Joe Moorhead (College) UniversityofAkron 2018-2025 6 73 27 46 0 0.370
-2
62 Nick Rolovich (College) UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley 2016-2025 7 67 34 33 0 0.507
1
63 Tim Albin (College) UniversityofNorthCarolinaCharlotte 2021-2025 5 64 34 30 0 0.531
-10
64 Charles Huff (College) UniversityofSouthernMississippi 2021-2025 5 64 39 25 0 0.609
2
65 Jedd Fisch (College) UniversityofWashington 2017-2025 6 63 31 32 0 0.492
4
66 Shane Beamer (College) UniversityofSouthCarolina 2021-2025 5 61 32 29 0 0.525
-4
67 Manny Diaz (College) DukeUniversity 2019-2025 5 60 37 23 0 0.617
2
68 Clark Lea (College) VanderbiltUniversity 2021-2025 5 60 25 35 0 0.417
8
69 Jake Dickert (College) WakeForestUniversity 2021-2025 5 54 31 23 0 0.574
4
70 Frank Wilson (College) LouisianaStateUniversity 2016-2025 5 52 21 31 0 0.404
0
71 Sonny Cumbie (College) LouisianaTechUniversity 2021-2025 5 52 19 33 0 0.365
2
72 Michael Desormeaux (College) UniversityofLouisianaatLafayette 2021-2025 5 52 29 23 0 0.558
0
73 Dan Lanning (College) UniversityofOregon 2022-2025 4 52 46 6 0 0.885
10
74 Rhett Lashlee (College) SouthernMethodistUniversity 2022-2025 4 52 37 15 0 0.712
4
75 Jon Sumrall (College) Tulane 2022-2025 4 52 42 10 0 0.808
8
76 Major Applewhite (College) UniversityofSouthAlabama 2016-2025 5 50 25 25 0 0.500
-4
77 Timmy Chang (College) UniversityofHawai’iatManoa 2022-2025 4 50 21 29 0 0.420
4
78 Marcus Freeman (College) UniversityofNotreDame 2022-2025 4 50 40 10 0 0.800
8
79 Joey McGuire (College) TexasTechUniversity 2022-2025 4 50 34 16 0 0.680
10
80 Brent Venables (College) UniversityofOklahoma 2022-2025 4 50 32 18 0 0.640
8
81 Jamey Chadwell (College) LibertyUniversity 2022-2025 4 49 34 15 0 0.694
-4
82 Mike Elko (College) TexasA&MUniversity 2022-2025 4 49 35 14 0 0.714
10
83 Bill O'Brien (College) BostonCollege 2012-2025 4 48 24 24 0 0.500
-8
84 Curt Cignetti (College) IndianaUniversity 2022-2025 4 47 42 5 0 0.894
12
85 Tony Elliott (College) UniversityofVirginia 2022-2025 4 46 21 25 0 0.457
8
86 Brent Key (College) GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology 2022-2025 4 45 27 18 0 0.600
6
87 Brent Pry (College) VirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity 2022-2025 4 39 16 23 0 0.410
-3
88 Bryant Vincent (College) UniversityofLouisianaatMonroe 2022-2025 3 37 15 22 0 0.405
-6
89 Tim Beck (College) CoastalCarolinaUniversity 2023-2025 3 37 20 17 0 0.541
0
90 Kenny Dillingham (College) ArizonaStateUniversity 2023-2025 3 37 22 15 0 0.595
4
91 Alex Golesh (College) UniversityofSouthFlorida 2023-2025 3 37 22 15 0 0.595
6
92 G.J. Kinne (College) TexasStateUniversity 2023-2025 3 37 21 16 0 0.568
0
93 David Braun (College) NorthwesternUniversity 2023-2025 3 37 18 19 0 0.486
0
94 Deion Sanders (College) UniversityofColoradoatBoulder 2023-2025 3 36 16 20 0 0.444
-6
95 Eric Morris (College) UniversityofNorthTexas 2023-2025 3 36 22 14 0 0.611
10
96 Deion Sanders (College) UniversityofColoradoatBoulder 2023-2025 3 36 16 20 0 0.444
-6
97 Lance Taylor (College) WesternMichiganUniversity 2023-2025 3 36 18 18 0 0.500
4
98 K.C. Keeler (College) TempleUniversity 2023-2025 3 36 17 19 0 0.472
-2
99 D.J. Durkin (College) AuburnUniversity 2014-2025 4 30 12 18 0 0.400
-1
100 Gerad Parker (College) TroyStateUniversity 2016-2025 3 30 12 18 0 0.400
4
101 Trent Dilfer (College) UniversityofAlabamaBirmingham 2023-2025 3 30 9 21 0 0.300
-2
102 Spencer Danielson (College) BoiseStateUniversity 2023-2025 3 29 23 6 0 0.793
4
103 Jeff Choate (College) UniversityofNevada,Reno 2024-2025 2 25 6 19 0 0.240
-6
104 Fran Brown (College) SyracuseUniversity 2024-2025 2 24 12 12 0 0.500
-6
105 Bob Chesney (College) JamesMadisonUniversity 2024-2025 2 24 19 5 0 0.792
10
106 Jeff Lebby (College) MississippiStateUniversity 2024-2025 2 24 7 17 0 0.292
-2
107 Dell McGee (College) GeorgiaStateUniversity 2024-2025 2 24 4 20 0 0.167
-10
108 Sherrone Moore (College) UniversityofMichigan 2024-2025 2 24 16 8 0 0.667
6
109 Jay Sawvel (College) UniversityofWyoming 2024-2025 2 24 7 17 0 0.292
-4
110 Tyson Summers (College) ColoradoStateUniversity 2016-2025 3 23 5 18 0 0.217
-5
111 Tim Skipper (College) UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles 2024-2025 2 21 9 12 0 0.429
-3
112 Trent Bray (College) OregonStateUniversity 2024-2025 2 19 5 14 0 0.263
-7
113 Blake Harrell (College) EastCarolinaUniversity 2024-2025 2 17 12 5 0 0.706
4
114 DeShaun Foster (College) UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles 2024-2025 2 15 5 10 0 0.333
-3
115 Scott Abell (College) RiceUniversity 2025 1 12 5 7 0 0.417
-2
116 Bill Belichick (College) UniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill 2025 1 12 4 8 0 0.333
-4
117 Mark Carney (College) KentStateUniversity 2025 1 12 5 7 0 0.417
-2
118 Matt Drinkall (College) CentralMichiganUniversity 2025 1 12 7 5 0 0.583
2
119 Jason Eck (College) UniversityofNewMexico 2025 1 12 9 3 0 0.750
6
120 Matt Entz (College) CaliforniaStateUniversity,Fresno 2025 1 12 8 4 0 0.667
4
121 Eddie George (College) BowlingGreen 2025 1 12 4 8 0 0.333
-4
122 Tony Gibson (College) MarshallUniversity 2025 1 12 5 7 0 0.417
-2
123 Joe Harasymiak (College) UniversityofMassachusettsAmherst 2025 1 12 0 12 0 0.000
-12
124 Charles Kelly (College) JacksonvilleStateUniversity 2025 1 12 8 4 0 0.667
4
125 Zach Kittley (College) FloridaAtlanticUniversity 2025 1 12 4 8 0 0.333
-4
126 Tre Lamb (College) UniversityofTulsa 2025 1 12 4 8 0 0.333
-4
127 Dowell Loggains (College) AppalachianStateUniversity 2025 1 12 5 7 0 0.417
-2
128 Phil Longo (College) SamHoustonStateUniversity 2025 1 12 2 10 0 0.167
-8
129 Jerry Mack (College) KennesawStateUniversity 2025 1 12 9 3 0 0.750
6
130 Frank Reich (College) StanfordUniversity 2025 1 12 4 8 0 0.333
-4
131 Jimmy Rogers (College) WashingtonStateUniversity 2025 1 12 6 6 0 0.500
0
132 Willie Simmons (College) FloridaInternationalUniversity 2025 1 12 7 5 0 0.583
2
133 Mike Uremovich (College) BallStateUniversity 2025 1 12 4 8 0 0.333
-4
134 Brian Smith (College) OhioUniversity 2025 1 12 8 4 0 0.667
4
135 Ryan Carty (College) UniversityofDelaware 2025 1 12 6 6 0 0.500
0
136 Ryan Beard (College) MissouriStateUniversity 2025 1 12 7 5 0 0.583
2
137 Brian Newberry (College) UnitedStatesNavalAcademy 2025 1 11 9 2 0 0.818
7
138 Doug Meacham (College) OklahomaStateUniversity-Stillwater 2025 1 9 0 9 0 0.000
-9
139 Alex Mortensen (College) UniversityofAlabamaBirmingham 2025 1 6 2 4 0 0.333
-2
140 Terry Smith (College) PennsylvaniaStateUniversity 2025 1 6 3 3 0 0.500
0
141 Robb Akey (College) OregonStateUniversity 2025 1 5 2 3 0 0.400
-1
142 Billy Gonzales (College) UniversityofFlorida 2025 1 5 1 4 0 0.200
-3