Summary
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) includes 134 teams. Each team has one head coach.[1] In addition to the head coach, most teams also have at least one offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator;[1] however, the head coach will sometimes assume one of these roles as well. FBS is composed of ten conferences: American Athletic Conference (The American), Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big 12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, Conference USA (CUSA), Mid-American Conference (MAC), Mountain West Conference (MW), Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12), Southeastern Conference (SEC), and Sun Belt Conference (SBC). All FBS schools except three (UConn, UMass, & Notre Dame) are members of one of these conferences.
In 2019, Kirk Ferentz of Iowa became the longest-continuous tenured head coach in Division I FBS. Ferentz began his current coaching tenure in 1999 and is the only FBS head coach who began his current head coaching position before the 2000 season. Five coaches had a previous head coaching stint at their current school: Mack Brown at North Carolina (1988–1997, 2019–present), Greg Schiano at Rutgers (2001–2011, 2020–present), Jeff Tedford at Fresno State (2017–2019, 2022–present), and Don Brown at UMass (2004–2008, 2022–present).
Coaches' records updated through week 14 of the 2023 college football season.
Coaches edit
See also edit
- List of current NCAA Division I FCS football coaches
- List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
- List of current NCAA Division I men's basketball coaches
- List of current NCAA Division I women's basketball coaches
- List of current NCAA Division I men's ice hockey coaches
- List of NCAA Division I men's soccer coaches
Notes edit
- ^ This is Mack Brown's second stint as head coach at North Carolina. He had previously been head coach from 1988 to 1997.
- ^ Locksley also served as interim head coach for Maryland's final 6 games of the 2015 season.
- ^ This is Schiano's second stint as head coach at Rutgers. He had previously been head coach from 2001 to 2011.
- ^ This is Don Brown's second stint as head coach at UMass. He had previously been head coach from 2004 to 2008.
- ^ This is Tedford's second stint as head coach at Fresno State. He had previously been head coach from 2017 to 2019.
References edit
- ^ a b Theismann, Joe; Tarcy, Brian (2001). "Chapter 5: Coaching: Win, Get Fired, or Go on TV". The Complete Idiot's Guide to Football (2nd ed.). Indianapolis, Indiana: Alpha Books. p. 57. ISBN 0-02-864167-1. Retrieved May 10, 2010.