Rank

Coach Name

School

Age

Conf.

Compensation

Yrs.

W

L

T

Win %

Yrs.

W

L

T

Win %

W

L

Cost per Win

1

Ron Zook

Illinois

53

Big 10

$1,241,750

5

27

33

0

.450

2

4

19

0

.174

2

10

$620,875

2

Dan Hawkins

Colorado

47

Big 12 

$1,098,500

11

95

32

1

.742

1

2

10

0

.167

2

10

$549,250

3

Kirk Ferentz

Iowa

52

Big 10

$2,840,000

11

67

64

0

.511

8

55

42

0 

.567

6

7

$473,333

4

Tommy West

Memphis

53

CUSA

$925,000

13

69

73

0

.486

6

34 

38

0

.472

2

10

$462,500

5

Ted Roof

Duke

43

ACC

$370,200

3

3

31

0

.088

3

3

31

0

.088

0

12

$370,200

6

Al Groh

Virginia

63

ACC

$1,785,000

12

68

73

0

.482

6

42

33

0

.560

5

7

$357,000

7

Charlie Weis

Notre Dame

51

Ind.

$3,500,000

2

19

6

0

.760

2

19

6

0

.760

 10

3

$350,000

8

Bob Stoops

Oklahoma

47

Big 12 

$3,450,000

8

86

19

0

.819

8

86

19

0

.819

11

3

$313,636

9

Pat Hill

Fresno St.

56

WAC

$1,253,982

10

76

51

0

.598

10

76

51

0

.598

4

8

$313,496

10

Sylvester Croom

 Miss. St.

53

SEC

$940,000

3

9

25

0

.265

3

9

25

0

.265

3

9

$313,333

11

Al Golden

Temple

38

Ind.

 $300,000

1

1

11

0

.083

1

1

11

0

.083

1

11

$300,000

12

Guy Morriss

Baylor

56

Big 12

$1,144,236

6

24

45

0

.348

4

15

31

0

.326

4

8

$286,059

13

14

Mack Brown

15

George O'Leary

UCF

61

CUSA

$1,035,000

11

64

57

0

.525

3

12

24

0

.333

4

8

$258,750

16

Pete Carroll 

USC

56

Pac 10 

 $2,782,320

6 

65

12

0

.844

6

65

12

0

.844

11

2

$252,938

17

Mark Mangino

Kansas

51

Big 12

$1,501,241

5

25

35

0

.417

5

25

35

0

.417

6

6

$250,207

18

Dave Wannstedt

Pitt

55

Big East

$1,500,000

2

11

12

0

.478

2

11

12

0

.478

6

6

$250,000

19

Greg Robinson

Syracuse

53

Big East

 $1,000,000

2

5

18

0

.217

2

5

18

0

.217

4

8

$250,000

20

Brent Guy

Utah St.

46

WAC

$241,900

2

4

19

0

.174

2

4

19

0

.174

1

11

$241,900

21

Bobby Bowden

Florida St.

78

ACC 

$1,691,900

41

366 

112

4 

.759 

31

293

80

4

.777

7

6

$241,700

22

Chuck Long

San Diego St.

44

MWC

$701,500

1

3

9

0

.250

1

3

9

0

.250

3

9

$233,833

23

Philip Fulmer

Tennessee

57

SEC

$2,050,000

15

137

41

0

.770

15

137

41

0

.770

 9

4

$227,778

24

Ed Orgeron

Ole Miss

46

SEC

$905,000

2

7

16

0

.304

2

7

16

0

.304

4

8

$226,250

25

Dennis Franchione

 Texas A&M

56

Big 12

$2,012,200

24

180

96

2

.647

4

25

22

0

.532

9 

4

$223,578

Rank

Coach Name

School

Age

Conf.

Compensation

Yrs.

W

L