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Ohio State Bob Stoops Oklahoma Les Miles LSU Art Briles Baylor Steve Sarkisian USC Kirk Ferentz Iowa # Coach Name School Age Conference Compensation 1 Nick Saban Alabama 63 SEC $7,300,000 2 Jim Harbaugh Michigan 52 Big Ten $5,250,000 3 Charlie Strong Texas 54 Big 12 $ 5,000,000 4 Kevin Sumlin Texas A&M 50 SEC $5,000,000 5 Urban Meyer Ohio State 50 Big Ten $4,800,000 6 Bob Stoops Oklahoma 54 Big 12 $4,750,000 7 Les Miles LSU 61 SEC $4,500,000 8 Art Briles Baylor 59 Big 12 $4,250,000 9 Steve Sarkisian USC 40 Pac 12 $4,250,000 10 Kirk Ferentz Iowa 59 Big Ten $4,000,000 11 Gus Malzahn Auburn 49 SEC $4,000,000 12 James Franklin Penn State 42 Big Ten $4,000,000 13 Brian Kelly Notre Dame 53 Ind. $4,000,000 14 Steve Spurrier South Carolina 69 SEC $4,000,000 15 Jimbo Fisher Florida State 49 ACC $4,000,000 16 Mark Dantonio Michigan State 58 Big Ten $3,700,000 17 Mike Gundy Oklahoma State 47 Big 12 $3,500,000 18 Gary Patterson TCU 54 Big 12 $3,500,000 19 Bobby Petrino Louisville 53 ACC $3,500,000 20 Chris Petersen Washington 50 Pac 12 $3,400,000 21 Mark Richt Georgia 54 SEC $3,400,000 22 Dabo Swinney Clemson 45 ACC $3,300,000 23 Jim Mora UCLA 53 Pac 12 $3,250,000 24 Gary Pinkel Missouri 62 SEC $ 3,250,000 25 Butch Jones Tennessee 46 SEC $3,200,000 26 Tommy Tuberville Cincinnati 60 AAC $3,200,000 27 Dan Mullen Mississippi State 42 SEC $3,200,000 28 Hugh Freeze Mississippi 45 SEC $3,200,000 29 Mike Riley Nebraska 61 Big Ten $3,000,000 30 Bret Bielema Arkansas 44 SEC $3,000,000 31 Bill Snyder Kansas State 75 Big 12 $ 3,000,000 32 Jim McElwain Florida 54 SEC $3,500,000 33 David Shaw Stanford 42 Pac 12 $3,000,000 34 Gary Anderson Oregon State 50 Pac 12 $3,000,000 35 Dana Holgorsen West Virginia 43 Big 12 $2,800,000 36 Paul Johnson Georgia Tech 57 ACC $ 2,700,000 37 Frank Beamer Virginia Tech 68 ACC $2,600,000 38 Paul Chryst Wisconsin 49 Big Ten $2,500,000 39 Todd Graham Arizona State 50 Pac 12 $2,500,000 40 Sonny Dykes California 45 Pac 12 $2,500,000 41 Mike Leach Washington State 53 Pac 12 $2,500,000 42 Mike MacIntyre Colorado 49 Pac-12 $2,500,000 43 Kyle Whittingham Utah 55 Pac 12 $2,500,000 44 Mike London Virginia 5 ACC $2,400,000 45 Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern 40 Big Ten $2,400,000 46 Darrell Hazell Purdue 50 Big Ten $2,300,000 47 Al Golden Miami 45 ACC $2,300,000 48 Derek Mason Vanderbilt 43 SEC $2,250,000 49 Dave Clawson Wake Forest 47 ACC $2,250, 000 50 Mark Stoops Kentucky 47 SEC $2,250,000 51 Randy Edsall Maryland 56 Big Ten $2.250,000 52 David Cutcliffe Duke 60 ACC $2,250,000 53 Kliff Kingsbury Texas Tech 35 Big 12 $2,200,000 54 Chad Morris SMU 47 AAC $2,000,000 55 Jerry Kill Minnesota 53 Big Ten $2,100,000 56 Larry Fedora North Carolina 52 ACC $2,000,000 57 Rich Rodriguez Arizona 51 Pac 12 $2,000,000 58 George O'Leary UCF 68 AAC $2,000,000 59 Bronco Mendenhall BYU 48 MWC $ 2,000,000 60 Willie Taggart South Florida 38 AAC $2,000,000 61 Mark Helfrich Oregon 41 Pac 12 $2,000,000 62 Dave Doeren NC State 43 ACC $2,000,000 63 Pat Narduzzi Pitt 49 ACC $2,000,000 64 Tim Beckman Illinois 49 Big Ten $1,800,000 65 Paul Rhoads Iowa State 47 Big 12 $1,800,000 66 Steve Addazio Boston College 55 ACC $1,750,000 67 Ken Niumatalolo Navy 49 Ind. $1,700,000 68 David Beaty Kansas 45 Big 12 $ 1 ,500,000 69 Tim DeRuyter Fresno State 51 MWC $1,500,000 70 Bob Diaco Connecticut 41 AAC $1,500,000 71 Mike Bobo Colorado State 41 MWC $1,400,000 72 Kevin Wilson Indiana 54 Big Ten $1,400,000 73 Scott Shafer Syracuse 47 AAC $1,400,000 74 Matt Rhule Temple 39 AAC $1,300,000 75 Ruffin McNeill East Carolina 56 CUSA $1,250,000 76 Tom Herman Houston 40 CUSA $1,250,000 77 Bryan Harsin Boise State 38 MWC $1,200,000 78 Curtis Johnson Tulane 53 CUSA $1,200,000 79 Craig Bohl Wyoming 57 MWC $1,000,000 80 Troy Calhoun Air Force 48 MWC $1,000,000 81 Justin Fuente Memphis 38 AAC $975,000 82 Kyle Flood Rutgers 43 AAC $900,000 83 Rocky Long San Diego State 64 MWC $850,000 84 Mark Hudspeth La. Lafayette 46 SunBelt $825,000 85 Todd Monken Southern Miss 48 CUSA $800,000 86 Bob Davie New Mexico 60 MWC $800,000 87 Tony Sanchez UNLV 41 MWC $800,000 88 Philip Montgomery Tulsa 44 CUSA $800,000 89 Rick Stockstill Middle Tennessee 57 CUSA $750,000 90 Dan McCarney North Texas 61 CUSA $725,000 91 Blake Anderson Arkansas State 44 SunBelt $700,000 92 Norm Chow Hawaii 68 MWC $700,000 93 Jeff Monken Army 47 Ind. $700,000 94 David Bailiff Rice 56 CUSA $700,000 95 Doc Holliday Marshall 57 CUSA $650,000 96 Lance Leipold Buffalo 51 MAC $650,000 97 Skip Holtz La. Tech 50 C-USA $600,000 98 Ron Turner Fla. International 61 CUSA $600,000 99 Jeff Brohm Western Kentucky 43 Sun Belt $600,000 100 Matt Wells Utah State 41 MWC $600,000 101 Charlie Patridge Florida Atlantic 41 CUSA $600,000 102 Neal Brown Troy 35 SunBelt $600 ,000 103 Frank Solich Ohio 70 MAC $ 550,000 104 Brian Pollian Nevada 40 MWC $550,000 105 Ron Caragher San Jose State 47 MWC $550,000 106 Sean Kugler UTEP 48 CUSA $550,000 107 Chuck Martin Miami, Ohio 46 MAC $550,000 108 Trent Miles Georgia State 51 SunBelt $550,000 109 Rod Carey Northern Illinois 43 MAC $525,000 110 P. J. Fleck W. Michigan 34 MAC $500,000 111 Doug Martin New Mexico State 51 Ind. $500,000 112 Bobby Wilder Old Dominion 50 Ind. $500,000 113 Mark Whipple Massachusetts 57 MAC $500,000 114 Dino Babers Bowling Green 53 MAC $500,000 115 Matt Campbell Toledo 35 MAC $500,000 116 Willie Fritz Georgia Southern 54 SunBelt $500,000 117 Scott Satterfield Appalachian State 42 SunBelt $500,000 118 Paul Haynes Kent State 45 MAC $450,000 119 Pete Lembo Ball State 44 MAC $450,000 120 Chris Creighton Eastern Michigan 45 MAC $450,000 121 Terry Bowden Akron 58 MAC $425,000 122 Paul Petrino Idaho 47 Ind. $425,000 123 Joey Jones South Alabama 52 SunBelt $425,000 124 Dennis Franchione Texas State 63 SunBelt $400,000 125 Todd Berry La. Monroe 54 SunBelt $400,000 126 Larry Coker Texas - San Antonio 66 CUSA $400,000 127 Dan Enos Central Michigan 46 MAC $375,000