Rank ▲ ▼ Coach Name School Age Conf. Compensation Yrs. W L T Win % Yrs. W L T Win % W L W L 1 ▲ Les Miles Kansas 67 Big 12 $2,800,000 18 145 66 0 .687 2 3 11 0 .214 3 9 0 2 2 ▲ Will Muschamp South Carolina 49 SEC $4,500,000 9 54 47 0 .535 5 26 26 0 .500 4 8 0 1 3 ▼ Mike Gundy Oklahoma State 53 Big 12 $5,250,000 16 131 64 0 .672 15 131 64 0 .672 8 5 2 0 4 ▬ Derek Mason Vanderbilt 51 SEC $3,500,000 8 27 48 0 .360 8 27 48 0 .360 3 9 0 1 5 ▲ Dana Holgorsen Houston 49 AAC $4,000,000 10 65 49 0 .570 2 4 8 0 .333 4 8 0 0 6 ▲ Mike Bloomgren Rice 43 CUSA $1,500,000 3 5 20 0 .200 3 5 20 0 .200 3 9 0 0 7 ▲ Philip Montgomery Tulsa 49 AAC $1,700,000 6 25 38 0 .397 6 25 38 0 .397 4 8 0 1 8 ▲ Dino Babers Syracuse 59 ACC $2,700,000 9 61 44 0 .581 5 24 28 0 .462 5 7 1 2 9 ▲ Geoff Collins Georgia Tech 49 ACC $3,200,000 4 19 21 0 .475 2 4 11 0 .267 3 9 1 2 10 ▼ Steve Campbell South Alabama 54 SunBelt $700,000 10 66 44 0 .600 3 6 21 0 .222 2 10 1 2 11 ▲ Tom Herman Texas 45 Big 12 $7,000,000 6 49 19 0 .721 4 27 15 0 .643 8 5 2 0 12 ▬ Gary Patterson TCU 60 Big 12 $6,000,000 20 172 70 0 .711 20 172 70 0 .711 5 7 0 0 13 ▼ Seth Littrell North Texas 42 CUSA $1,800,000 5 28 26 0 .519 5 28 26 0 .519 4 8 1 1 14 ▲ Rick Stockstill Middle Tennessee 63 CUSA $1,000,000 15 91 89 0 .506 15 91 89 0 .506 4 8 0 3 15 ▼ Manny Diaz Miami 46 ACC $3,200,000 2 9 7 0 .563 2 9 7 0 .563 6 7 3 0 16 ▼ Jake Spavital Texas State 35 SunBelt $800,000 2 4 12 0 .250 2 4 12 0 .250 3 9 1 3 17 ▬ Dana Dimel UTEP 58 CUSA $800,000 9 35 62 0 .361 3 5 23 0 .179 1 11 3 1 18 ▬ Matt Wells Texas Tech 47 Big 12 $3,600,000 8 49 43 0 .533 2 5 9 0 .357 4 8 1 1 19 ▼ Dave Doeren NC State 49 ACC $3,200,000 10 71 47 0 .602 8 48 43 0 .527 4 8 1 1 20 ▬ Mike Houston East Carolina 49 CUSA $1,500,000 10 84 34 0 .712 2 4 9 0 .308 4 8 0 1 21 ▬ Chip Lindsey Troy 46 Sun Belt $1,000,000 2 6 8 0 .429 2 6 8 0 .429 5 7 1 1 22 ▬ Neal Brown West Virginia 40 Big 12 $3,800,000 6 41 24 0 .631 2 6 8 0 .429 5 7 1 1 23 ▬ Kalani Sitake BYU 45 Ind. $2,000,000 5 29 25 0 .537 5 29 25 0 .537 7 6 2 0 24 ▬ Justin Fuente Virginia Tech 44 ACC $4,000,000 9 60 43 0 .583 4 34 20 0 .630 8 5 1 0 25 ▬ Gus Malzahn Auburn 55 SEC $7,500,000 9 72 34 0 .679 8 63 31 0 .670 9 4 1 0 KEY HOT SEAT EDGE OF HOT SEAT SAFE FOR NOW CAREER RECORD RECORD WITH SCHOOL 2019 2020 Rank ▲ ▼ Coach Name School Age Conf. Compensation Yrs. W L T Win % Yrs. W L T Win % W L W L 26 ▬ Shawn Clark Appalachian St 45 Sun Belt $1,000,000 1 3 1 0 .750 1 3 1 0 .750 1 0 2 1 27 ▬ Willie Taggart Florida Atlantic 44 CUSA $1,000,000 11 56 62 0 .475 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 28 ▬ Jeff Hafley Boston College 41 ACC $2,750,000 1 2 0 0 1.000 1 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 2 0 29 ▬ Jeff Scott South Florida 40 AAC $1,000,000 1 1 1 0 .500 1 1 1 0 .500 0 0 1 1 30 ▬ Jeff Traylor Texas-San Ant 52 CUSA $1,200,000 1 3 0 0 1.000 1 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 3 0 31 ▬ Sam Pittman Arkansas 59 SEC $3,500,000 3 11 10 1 .523 1 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 1 32 ▬ Ryan Silverfield Memphis 40 AAC $2,000,000 1 1 0 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 0 33 ▬ Jamey Chadwell Coastal Carolina 43 Sun Belt $800,000 11 70 51 0 .579 3 10 16 0 .385 5 7 2 0 34 ▬ Jeremy Pruitt Tennessee 46 SEC $4,500,000 3 14 12 0 .538 3 14 12 0 .538 8 5 1 0 35 ▬ David Cutcliffe Duke 66 ACC $2,500,000 20 116 111 0 .511 13 72 82 0 .468 5 7 0 3 36 ▬ Mike Leach Mississippi State 59 SEC $5,000,000 19 140 90 0 .609 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 0 37 ▬ Butch Davis Florida Int'l. 69 CUSA $1,500,000 14 102 60 0 .630 4 23 17 0 .575 6 7 0 1 38 ▬ Matt Viator La. Monroe 57 SunBelt $600,000 15 97 65 0 .599 5 19 32 0 .373 5 7 0 3 39 ▬ Jimbo Fisher Texas A&M 55 SEC $7,500,000 11 101 32 0 .759 3 18 9 0 .667 8 5 1 0 40 ▬ Shawn Elliott Georgia State 47 SunBelt $800,000 5 17 27 0 .386 4 16 22 0 .421 7 6 0 1 41 ▬ Willie Fritz Tulane 60 AAC $1,750,000 25 179 97 0 .649 5 25 28 0 .472 7 6 2 1 42 ▬ Jeff Monken Army 53 Ind. $1,500,000 11 80 53 0 .602 7 42 37 0 .532 5 8 2 1 43 ▬ Pat Narduzzi Pitt 54 ACC $3,500,000 6 39 29 0 .574 6 39 29 0 .574 8 5 3 0 44 ▬ Scott Walden Southern Miss 30 CUSA $400,000 2 7 5 0 .583 1 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0 2 45 ▬ Hugh Freeze Liberty 51 Ind $2,500,000 10 79 37 0 .681 2 10 5 0 .667 8 5 2 0 46 ▬ Clay Helton USC 48 Pac 12 $5,000,000 6 40 22 0 .645 6 40 22 0 .645 8 5 0 0 47 ▬ Kevin Sumlin Arizona 56 Pac 12 $2,500,000 13 95 58 0 .621 3 9 15 0 .375 4 8 0 0 48 ▬ Scott Frost Nebraska 45 Big Ten $5,000,000 5 28 22 0 .560 3 9 15 0 .375 5 7 0 0 49 ▬ Randy Edsall Connecticut 62 AAC $1,650,000 21 102 134 0 .432 15 80 100 0 .444 2 10 0 0 50 ▬ Chip Kelly UCLA 57 Pac-12 $6,000,000 7 53 24 0 .688 3 7 17 0 .292 4 8 0 0 KEY HOT SEAT EDGE OF HOT SEAT SAFE FOR NOW CAREER RECORD RECORD WITH SCHOOL 2019 2020 Rank ▲ ▼ Coach Name School Age Conf. Compensation Yrs. W L T Win % Yrs. W L T Win % W L W L 51 ▬ Walt Bell Massachusetts 36 Ind. $600,000 2 1 11 0 .083 2 1 11 0 .083 1 11 0 0 52 ▬ Doug Martin New Mexico State 57 Ind. $500,000 15 51 116 0 .305 8 22 63 0 .259 2 10 0 0 53 ▬ Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern 46 Big Ten $6,000,000 15 99 79 0 .556 15 99 79 0 .556 3 9 0 0 54 ▬ Tom Arth Akron 39 MAC $600,000 8 49 33 0 .598 2 0 12 0 .000 0 12 0 0 55 ▬ Mike Locksley Maryland 51 Big Ten $3,000,000 5 6 40 0 .130 2 3 9 0 .250 3 9 0 0 56 ▬ Jeff Brohm Purdue 49 Big Ten $6,750,000 7 47 31 0 .603 4 17 21 0 .447 4 8 0 0 57 ▬ Lovie Smith Illinois 62 Big Ten $4,000,000 5 15 34 0 .306 5 15 34 0 .306 6 7 0 0 58 ▬ David Shaw Stanford 48 Pac 12 $6,000,000 10 86 34 0 .717 10 86 34 0 .717 4 8 0 0 59 ▬ Scot Loeffler Bowling Green 46 MAC $600,000 2 3 9 0 .250 2 3 9 0 .250 3 9 0 0 60 ▬ Brent Brennan San Jose State 47 MWC $600,000 4 8 29 0 .216 4 8 29 0 .216 5 7 0 0 61 ▬ Karl Dorrell Colorado 57 Pac 12 $3,200,000 6 35 27 0 .565 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 62 ▬ Kalen DeBoer Fresno State 46 MWC $2,000,000 6 67 3 0 .957 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 63 ▬ Ricky Rahne Old Dominion 40 CUSA $750,000 1 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 64 ▬ Steve Addazio Colorado State 61 MWC $2,000,000 10 57 55 0 .429 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 65 ▬ Marcus Arroyo UNLV 40 MWC $800,000 1 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 66 ▬ Danny Gonzales New Mexico 44 MWC $1,000,000 1 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 67 ▬ Greg Schiano Rutgers 54 Big Ten $5,000,000 12 68 67 0 .504 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 68 ▬ Todd Graham Hawaii 56 MWC $1,000,000 13 95 61 0 .609 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 69 ▬ Thomas Hammock Northern Illinois 39 MAC $800,000 2 5 7 0 .417 2 5 7 0 .417 5 7 0 0 70 ▬ Jason Candle Toledo 41 MAC $1,500,000 6 34 19 0 .642 6 34 19 0 .642 6 6 0 0 71 ▬ Mike Neu Ball State 50 MAC $700,000 5 15 33 0 .313 5 15 33 0 .313 5 7 0 0 72 ▬ Sean Lewis Kent State 34 MAC $600,000 3 9 16 0 .360 3 9 16 0 .360 7 6 0 0 73 ▬ Mel Tucker Michigan State 48 Big Ten $5,500,000 2 5 7 0 .417 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 74 ▬ Chris Creighton Eastern Michigan 51 MAC $650,000 24 164 93 0 .638 7 28 47 0 .373 6 7 0 0 75 ▬ Jonathan Smith Oregon State 41 Pac 12 $2,500,000 3 7 17 0 .292 3 7 17 0 .292 5 7 0 0 KEY HOT SEAT EDGE OF HOT SEAT SAFE FOR NOW CAREER RECORD RECORD WITH SCHOOL 2019 2020 Rank ▲ ▼ Coach Name School Age Conf. Compensation Yrs. W L T Win % Yrs. W L T Win % W L W L 76 ▬ Frank Solich Ohio 76 MAC $800,000 22 171 100 0 .630 16 113 81 0 .582 7 6 0 0 77 ▬ Herm Edwards Arizona State 66 Pac 12 $3,500,000 3 15 11 0 .577 3 15 11 0 .577 8 5 0 0 78 ▬ Jimmy Lake Washington 44 Pac 12 $3,000,000 1 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 79 ▬ Jay Norvell Nevada 57 MWC $800,000 4 18 20 0 .474 4 18 20 0 .474 7 6 0 0 80 ▬ Craig Bohl Wyoming 62 MWC $1,750,000 18 140 72 0 .660 7 36 40 0 .474 8 5 0 0 81 ▬ Justin Wilcox California 44 Pac-12 $3,000,000 4 20 18 0 .526 4 20 18 0 .526 8 5 0 0 82 ▬ Chuck Martin Miami, Ohio 52 MAC $700,000 13 104 52 0 .667 7 30 45 0 .400 8 6 0 0 83 ▬ Gary Andersen Utah State 56 MWC $1,200,000 12 63 67 0 .485 6 33 30 0 .524 7 6 0 0 84 ▬ Lance Leipold Buffalo 56 MAC $700,000 14 140 38 0 .787 6 31 32 0 .492 8 5 0 0 85 ▬ Jim Harbaugh Michigan 57 Big Ten $8,000,000 13 105 45 0 .700 6 47 18 0 .723 9 4 0 0 86 ▬ Jim McElwain Central Michigan 58 MAC $1,700,000 8 52 33 0 .612 2 8 6 0 .571 8 6 0 0 87 ▬ Brady Hoke San Diego St. 62 MWC $1,000,000 14 78 72 0 .520 3 13 12 0 .520 0 0 0 0 88 ▬ Tim Lester W. Michigan 43 MAC $900,000 10 60 41 0 .594 4 20 18 0 .526 7 6 0 0 89 ▬ P. J. Fleck Minnesota 40 Big Ten $5,000,000 8 53 37 0 .589 4 23 15 0 .605 11 2 0 0 90 ▬ Nick Rolovich Washington State 41 Pac-12 $3,000,000 5 28 27 0 .505 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 91 ▬ Tom Allen Indiana 50 Big Ten $2,250,000 5 18 20 0 .474 5 18 20 0 .474 8 5 0 0 92 ▬ James Franklin Penn State 48 Big Ten $8,000,000 11 80 38 0 .678 8 56 23 0 .709 11 2 0 0 93 ▬ Kirk Ferentz Iowa 65 Big Ten $5,000,000 25 174 125 0 .582 22 162 104 0 .609 10 3 0 0 94 ▬ Mario Cristobal Oregon 50 Pac 12 $5,000,000 9 48 54 0 .471 3 21 7 0 .750 12 2 0 0 95 ▬ Paul Chryst Wisconsin 55 Big Ten $4,500,000 9 71 35 0 .670 6 52 16 0 .765 10 4 0 0 96 ▬ Troy Calhoun Air Force 54 MWC $2,000,000 14 98 69 0 .587 14 98 69 0 .587 11 2 0 0 97 ▬ Bryan Harsin Boise State 44 MWC $2,500,000 8 71 22 0 .763 8 64 17 0 .790 12 2 0 0 98 ▬ Kyle Whittingham Utah 61 Pac 12 $5,000,000 17 131 64 0 .672 17 131 64 0 .672 11 3 0 0 99 ▬ Ryan Day Ohio State 41 Big Ten $6,000,000 3 16 1 0 .941 3 16 1 0 .941 13 1 0 0 100 ▬ Will Healy Charlotte 35 CUSA $1,000,000 5 20 28 0 .417 2 7 7 0 .500 7 6 0 1 KEY HOT SEAT EDGE OF HOT SEAT SAFE FOR NOW CAREER RECORD RECORD WITH SCHOOL 2019 2020 Rank ▲▼ Coach Name School Age Conf. Compensation Yrs. W L T Win % Yrs. W L T Win % W L W L 101 ▬ Chad Lunsford Georgia Southern 43 Sun Belt $800,000 4 20 14 0 .588 4 20 14 0 .588 7 6 1 1 102 ▬ Dave Clawson Wake Forest 53 ACC $2,500,000 21 126 121 0 .510 7 36 42 0 .462 8 5 0 2 103 ▬ Mack Brown North Carolina 69 ACC $3,000,000 32 252 128 1 .663 12 77 52 1 .596 7 6 1 0 104 ▬ Matt Campbell Iowa State 41 Big 12 $4,000,000 10 61 41 0 .598 5 26 26 0 .500 7 6 0 1 105 ▬ Scott Satterfield Louisville 48 ACC $4,000,000 8 60 31 0 .659 2 9 7 0 .563 8 5 1 2 106 ▬ Skip Holtz La. Tech 56 CUSA $900,000 21 146 107 0 .577 8 58 36 0 .617 10 3 2 0 107 ▬ Kirby Smart Georgia 45 SEC $7,000,000 5 45 12 0 .789 5 45 12 0 .789 12 2 1 0 108 ▬ Mark Stoops Kentucky 53 SEC $5,000,000 8 44 45 0 .494 8 44 45 0 .494 8 5 0 1 109 ▬ Tyson Helton W. Kentucky 43 CUSA $1,000,000 2 9 6 0 .600 2 9 6 0 .600 9 4 0 2 110 ▬ Rod Carey Temple 49 AAC $2,000,000 9 60 35 0 .632 2 8 5 0 .615 8 5 0 0 111 ▬ Nick Saban Alabama 69 SEC $12,000,000 25 249 65 1 .792 14 158 23 0 .873 11 2 1 0 112 ▬ Doc Holliday Marshall 63 CUSA $1,000,000 11 80 51 0 .611 11 80 51 0 .611 8 5 2 0 113 ▬ Blake Anderson Arkansas State 51 Sun Belt $900,000 7 48 32 0 .608 7 48 31 0 .608 8 5 1 1 114 ▬ Sonny Dykes SMU 51 AAC $3,000,000 11 59 56 0 .513 3 18 11 0 .621 10 3 3 0 115 ▬ Chris Klieman Kansas State 53 Big 12 $3,500,000 8 81 19 0 .810 2 9 6 0 .600 8 5 1 1 116 ▬ Lane Kiffin Mississippi 45 SEC $4,500,000 9 61 35 0 .635 1 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 1 117 ▬ Bill Clark UAB 52 CUSA $1,500,000 6 47 24 0 .662 5 36 20 0 .643 9 5 2 1 118 ▬ Bronco Mendenhall Virginia 54 ACC $4,000,000 16 125 70 0 .641 5 26 27 0 .491 9 5 1 0 119 ▬ Dave Aranda Baylor 44 Big 12 $4,000,000 1 1 0 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 0 120 ▬ Luke Fickell Cincinnati 47 AAC $3,000,000 5 34 20 0 .630 4 28 13 0 .683 11 3 2 0 121 ▬ Josh Heupel UCF 42 AAC $3,000,000 3 24 4 0 .857 3 24 4 0 .857 10 3 2 0 122 ▬ Billy Napier Louisiana 41 SunBelt $1,200,000 3 21 10 0 .677 3 21 10 0 .677 11 3 3 0 123 ▬ Brian Kelly Notre Dame 59 Ind. $7,000,000 31 264 93 2 .738 11 93 36 0 .721 11 2 2 0 124 ▬ Dan Mullen Florida 48 SEC $6,250,000 12 91 51 0 .641 3 22 5 0 .815 11 2 1 0 12 5 ▬ Eliah Drinkwitz Missouri 37 SEC $4,000,000 2 12 2 0 .857 1 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 1 126 ▬ Lincoln Riley Oklahoma 37 Big 12 $7,000,000 4 37 7 0 .841 4 37 7 0 .841 12 2 1 1 12 7 ▬ Ken Niumatalolo Navy 55 AAC $2,500,000 14 99 61 0 .619 14 99 61 0 .619 11 2 1 1 12 8 ▬ M ike Norvell Florida State 39 ACC $5,000,000 5 38 16 0 .704 1 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 1 129 ▬ Ed Orgeron LSU 59 SEC $7,500,000 9 56 37 0 .602 5 40 10 0 .800 15 0 0 1 130 ▬ Dabo Swinney Clemson 51 ACC $10,000,000 13 132 31 0 .810 13 132 31 0 .810 14 1 2 0