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  COACHES HOT SEAT 2011 HISTORICAL RANKINGS:  PRESEASON - WEEK - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14

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Rick Neuheisel

UCLA

Steve Fairchild

Colorado State

Turner Gill

Kansas

Paul Wulff

Washington St

Neil Callaway

UAB

Mike Riley

Oregon State

Mike Sherman

Texas A&M

Pat Hill

Fresno State

Everett Withers

North Carolina

Frank Spaziani

Boston College

KEY

HOT SEAT

EDGE OF HOT SEAT

SAFE FOR NOW

CAREER RECORD

RECORD WITH SCHOOL

2010

2011

Rank

Coach Name

School

Age

Conf.

Compensation

Yrs.

W

L

T

Win %

Yrs.

W

L

T

Win %

W

L

W

L

1

Rick Neuheisel

UCLA

49

Pac-12

$1,350,000

12

87

57

0

.604

4

21

27

0

.438

4

8

6 5

2

Steve Fairchild Colorado State 52 MWC $720,000 4 16 31 0 .340 4 16 31 0 .340 3 9 3 7

3

Turner Gill

Kansas

48

Big 12

$2,000,000

6

25

48

0

.342

2

5

18

0

.217

3

9

2 9

4

Paul Wulff Washington State 43 Pac 12 $625,000 12 62 79 0 .440 4 9 39 0 .188 2 10 4 7

5

Neil Callaway

UAB

55

CUSA

$415,000

5

18

41

0

.300

5

18

41

0

.300

4

8

3 8

6

Mike Riley

Oregon State

57

Pac 12

$1,500,000

11

72

62

0

.537

11

72

62

0

.537

5

7

3 8

7

Mike Sherman Texas A&M 56 Big 12 $2,250,000 4 25 24 0 .510 4 25 24 0 .510 9 4 6 5

8

Pat Hill

Fresno State

59

WAC

$1,250,000

15

112

78

0

.589

15

112

78

0

.589

8

5

4 7

9

Everett Withers North Carolina 48 ACC $750,000 1 6 5 0 .545 1 6 5 0 .545 0 0 6 5

10

Frank Spaziani Boston College 63 ACC $1,100,000 3 19 19 0 .500 3 19 19 0 .500 7 6 3 8

11

Rob Ianello

Akron

44

MAC

$390,000

2

2

21

0

.087

2

2

21

0

.087

1

11

1 10

12

Jeff Quinn

Buffalo

48

MAC

$425000

2

6

19

0

.240

2

5

18

0

.217

2

10

3 8

13

Larry Porter

Memphis

38

CUSA

$750,000

2

3

20

0

.130

2

3

20

0

.130

1

11

2 9

14

Randy Edsall

Maryland

53

ACC

$2,220,000

13

76

79

0

.490

1

2

9

0

.182

0

0

2 9

15

Kevin Wilson Indiana 50 Big Ten $1,100,000 1 1 10 0 .091 1 1 10 0 .091 0 0 1 10

16

Tom O'Brien

NC State

62

ACC

$1,300,000

15

106

75

0

.586

5

31

30

0

.508

9

4

6 5

17

Jeff Tedford

California

49

Pac 12 

$2,800,000

9

78

47

0

.624

9

78

47

0

.624

5

7

6 5

18

Dave Clawson Bowling Green 43 MAC $375,000 13 71 72 0 .497 3 13 23 0 .361 2 10 4 7

19

Robb Akey Idaho 44 WAC $380,000 4 19 42 0 .311 4 19 42 0 .311 6 7 2 9

20

Tom Bradley Penn State 56 Big Ten $500,000 1 1 1 0 .500 1 1 1 0 .500 0 0 1 1

21

Houston Nutt Mississippi 53 SEC $2,750,000 19 135 95 0 .587 4 24 25 0 .490 4 8 2 9

22

Mark Hutson Tulane 46 CUSA $200,000 1 0 5 0 .000 1 0 5 0 .000 0 0 0 5

23

Tim Kish

Arizona

57

Pac 12

$400,000

1

2

3

0

.400

1

2

3

0

.400

0

0

2 3

24

George Barlow

New Mexico

44

MWC

$200,000

1

1

6

0

.143

1

1

6

0

.143

0

0

1 6

25

H. Schnellenberger

Florida Atlantic

76

Sun Belt

$400,000

28

157

150

3

.506

11

57

73

0

.438

4

8

0 10

KEY

HOT SEAT

EDGE OF HOT SEAT

SAFE FOR NOW

CAREER RECORD RECORD WITH SCHOOL 2010 2011

Rank

Coach Name

School

Age

Conf.

Compensation

  Yrs.

W

L

T

Win %

Yrs.

W

L

T

Win %

W

L

W

L

26

Mike MacIntyre San Jose State 45 WAC $440,000 2 5 19 0 .208 2 5 19 0 .208 1 12 4 7

27

Dan Enos

Central Michigan

41 MAC $320,000 2 6 18 0 .250 2 6 18 0 .250 3 9 3 9

28

Bobby Hauck

UNLV

46

MWC

$500,000

9

84

36

0

.702

2

4

19

0

.174

2

11

2 8

29

Rick Stockstill

Middle Tennessee

53

SunBelt

$450,000

6

35

38

0

.479

6

35

38

0

.479

6

7

2 8

30

Larry Blakeney

Troy

62

Sun Belt

$375,000

21

164

89

1

.646

21

164

89

1

.646

8

5

3 7

31

David Cutcliffe Duke 56 ACC $1,650,000 11 59 61 0 .492 4 15 32 0 .319 3 9 3 8

32

Todd Berry La. Monroe 49 SunBelt $250,000 9 37 75 0 .330 3 8 15 0 .348 5 7 3 8

33

Rich Ellerson

Army

57

Ind.

$425,000

11

75

61

0

.551

2

15

20

0

.429

7

6

3 8

34

Joker Phillips

Kentucky

47

SEC

$1,750,000

2

10

14

0

.417

2

10

14

0

.417

6

7

4 7

35

Derek Dooley

Tennessee

42

SEC

$1,800,000

4

28

33

0

.459

2

11

13

0

.458

6

7

5 6

36

David Bailiff

Rice

52

CUSA

$500,000

8 44 52 0 .458 5 23 37 0 .383 4 8 4 7

37

Jerry Kill Minnesota 49 Big Ten $1,500,000 18 118 71 0 .624 1 2 9 0 .182 0 0 2 9

38

Jim Grobe

Wake Forest

58

ACC

$2,400,000

17

101

98

.505

11

69

64

0

.519

3

9

6 5

39

George O'Leary

UCF

64

CUSA

$1,400,000

16

101

84

0

.546

8

49

51

0

.490

11

3

4 7

40

Ruffin McNeill

East Carolina

52

CUSA

$1,100,000

3

11

13

0

.458

3

11

13

0

.458

6

7

5 6

41

Ron Zook

Illinois

56

Big Ten

$1,600,000

10

57

64

0

.471

7

34

50

0

.405

7

6

6 5

42

Paul Pasqualoni

Connecticut

 62

Big East

$1,600,000

20

145

82

1

.636

1

4

6

0

.400

0

0

4 6

43

Doc Holliday Marshall 53 CUSA $600,000 2 10 13 0 .435 2 10 13 0 .435 5 7 5 6

44

Tommy Tuberville

Texas Tech

56

Big 12

$1,650,000

16

123

71

0

.634

2

13

11

0

.542

8

5

5 6

45

Luke Fickell

Ohio State

38

Big Ten

$1,500,000

1

6

5

0

.545

1

6

5

0

.545

0

0

6 5

46

Doug Marrone

Syracuse

46

Big East

 $1,200,000

3

17

18

0

.486

3

17

18

0

.486

8

5

5 5

47

Will Muschamp

Florida

40

SEC 

$3,000,000

1

6

5

0

.545

1

6

5

0

.545

0

0

6 5

48

Bill Cubit

Western Michigan

57

MAC

$400,000

12

81

55

1

.591

7

46

38

0

.548

6

6

6 5

49

Mack Brown

Texas 59 Big 12 $5,200,000 28 225 113 1 .664 14 139 38 0 .785 5 7 6 4

50

Greg McMackin Hawaii 65 WAC $1,150,000 4 28 24 0 .538 4 28 24 0 .538 10 4 5 6

KEY

HOT SEAT

EDGE OF HOT SEAT

SAFE FOR NOW

CAREER RECORD RECORD WITH SCHOOL 2010 2011

Rank

Coach Name

School

Age

Conf.

Compensation

  Yrs.

W

L

T

Win %

Yrs.

W

L

T

Win %

W

L

W

L

51

June Jones

SMU

57

CUSA

$2,150,000

13

98

69

0

.587

4

22

28

0

.440

7

7

6 5

52

Dennis Erickson

Arizona State

63

Pac 12

 $1,700,000

23

179

94

1

.653

5

32

28

0

.533

6

6

6 5

53

DeWayne Walker

New Mexico State

50

WAC

$400,000

3

9

28

0

.243

3

9

27

0

.250

2

10

4 7

54

Jon Embree

Colorado

46

Big 12 

$1,100,000

1

2

10

0

.200

1

2

10

0

.200

0

0

2 10

55

Mike Price

UTEP

64

CUSA

$500,000

30

174

173

0

.501

7

45

51

0

 .469

6

7

5 6

56

Kirk Ferentz

Iowa

55

Big Ten

$3,800,000

16

108

85

0

.560

13

96

64

.600

8

5

7 4

57

Todd Graham

Pitt

47

Big East

$1,750,000

6

49

28

0

.636

1

5

5

0

.500

0

0

5 5

58

Danny Hope

Purdue

51

Big Ten

$950,000

8

49

43

0

.533

3

14

21

0

.400

4

8

5 6

59

Steve Sarkisian Washington 36 Pac 12 $2,300,000 3 18 18 0 .500 3 18 18 0 .500 7 6 6 5

60

Don Treadwell

Miami, Ohio

51

MAC

$400,000

1

4

7

0

.364

1

4

7

0

.364

0

0

4 7

61

Mario Cristobal Florida Int'l. 40 Sun Belt $460,000 5 23 37 0 .383 5 23 37 0 .383 7 6 7 4

62

Steve Addazio

Temple

52

MAC

 $675,000

1

7

4

0

.636

1

7

4

0

.636

0

0

7 4
  63 Al Golden Miami 42 ACC $1,500,000 6 33 39 0 .458 1 6 5 0 .545 0 0 6 5

64

Skip Holtz

USF

46

Big East 

$1,900,000

11

85

60

0

.586

2

13

10

0

.565

8

5

5 5

65

James Franklin

Vanderbilt

39

SEC 

$750,000

1

5

6

0

.455

1

5

6

0

.455

0

0

5 6

66

Dan Mullen

 Mississippi State

38

SEC

$2,500,000

3

19

17

0

.528

3

19

17

0

.528

9

4

5 6

67

Paul Johnson

Georgia Tech

53

ACC

$2,600,000

15

141

56

0

.716

4

34

17

0

.667

6

7

8 3

68

Dan McCarney North Texas 58 Sun Belt $600,000 13 60 92 0 .395 1 4 7 0 .364 0 0 4 7

69

Willie Taggart Western Kentucky 35 Sun Belt $300,000 2 8 15 0 .348 2 8 15 0 .348 2 10 6 5

70

Charlie Strong

Louisville

50

Big East

$1,600,000

2

13

11

0

.542

2

13

11

0

.542

7

6

6 5

71

Gary Anderson

Utah State

45

WAC

$425,000

3

13

21

0

.382

3

13

21

0

.382

4

8

5 5

72

Ken Niumatalolo Navy 45 Ind. $1,115,000 4 31 21 0 .596 4 31 21 0 .596 9 4 4 7

73

Gary Pinkel

Missouri

58

Big 12

$2,750,000

21

155

91

3

.622

11

82

54

0

.603

10

3

5 5

74

Paul Rhoads Iowa State 43 Big 12 $1,150,000 3 18 17 0 .514 3 18 17 0 .514 5 7 6 4

75

Dave Christensen

Wyoming

49

MWC

$700,000

3

17

18

0

.486

3

17

18

0

.486

3

9

7 3

KEY

HOT SEAT

EDGE OF HOT SEAT

SAFE FOR NOW

CAREER RECORD RECORD WITH SCHOOL 2010 2011

Rank

Coach Name

School

Age

Conf.

Compensation

Yrs.

W

L

T

Win %

Yrs.

W

L

T

Win %

W

L

W

L

76

Troy Calhoun Air Force 44 MWC $800,000 5 40 23 0 .635 5 40 23 0 .635 9 4 6 5

77

Gene Chizik Auburn 49 SEC $3,500,000 5 34 28 0 .548 3 30 8 0 .789 14 0 7 4

78

Dana Holgorsen West Virginia 40 Big East $1,400,000 1 7 3 0 .700 1 7 3 0 .700 0 0 7 3

79

Darrell Hazell

Kent State

48

MAC

$325,000

1

5

6

0

.455

1

5

6

0

.455

0

0

5 6

80

Pat Fitzgerald

Northwestern

36

Big Ten

$800,000

6

40

34

0

.541

6

40

34

0

.541

7

6

6 5

81

Mark Richt

Georgia

50

SEC 

 $3,500,000

11

105

36

0

.745

11

105

36

0

.745

6

7

9 2

82

Pete Lembo

Ball State

41

MAC

$400,000

11

85

41

2

.664

1

6

5

0

.545

0

0

6 5

83

Mark Hudspeth

La. Lafayette

43

SunBelt

$400,000

8

74

24

0

.755

1

8

3

0

.727

0

0

8 3

84

Greg Schiano

Rutgers

44

Big East

$2,400,000

11

68

65

0

.511

11

68

65

0

.511

4

8

8 3

85

Ron English

Eastern Michigan

42

MAC

$350,000

3

8

27

0

.229

3

8

27

0

.229

2

10

6 5

86

Bronco Mendenhall

BYU

44

 MWC

$850,000

7

64

24

0

.727

7

64

24

0

.727

7

6

8 3

87

Kyle Whittingham

 Utah

51

MWC

 $1,300,000

7

64

24

0

.727

7

64

24

0

.727

10

3

7 4

88

Mike London

Virginia

50

ACC

$1,800,000

4

36

16

0

.692

2

12

11

0

.522

4

8

8 3

89

Frank Solich

Ohio

66

MAC 

$475,000

13

106

58

0

.646

7

48

39

0

.552

8

5

8 3

90

Art Briles

Baylor

55

Big 12

$1,300,000

9

56

53

0

.514

4

22

25

0

.468

7

6

7 3

91

Butch Jones

Cincinnati

40

Big East 

$1,200,000

5

38

24

0

.613

2

11

11

0

.500

5

7

7 3

92

Brian Kelly

Notre Dame

49

Ind.

$2,850,000

20

187

65

2

.736

2

16

8

0

.667

8

5

8 3

93

Lane Kiffin

USC

35

Pac 10 

$3,600,000

3

24

13

0

.649

2

17

7

0

.708

8

5

9 2

94

Bill Snyder

Kansas State

71

Big 12

$1,950,000

20

158

82

1

.656

20

158

82

1

.656

7

6

9 2

95

Bo Pelini Nebraska 43 Big 12 $2,800,000 4 38 15 0 .717 4 38 15 0 .717 10 4 8 3

96

Sonny Dykes La. Tech 41 WAC $400,000 2 12 11 0 .522 2 12 11 0 .522 5 7 7 4

97

Dave Doeren Northern Illinois 40 MAC $400,000 1 8 3 0 .727 1 8 3 0 .727 0 0 8 3

98

Bill Blankenship Tulsa 53 CUSA $800,000

1

8

3

0

.727

1

8

3

0

.727

0

0

8 3

99

Rocky Long

San Diego St.

61

MWC

$700,000

12

72

72

0

.500

1

6

4

0

.600

0

0

6 4

100

Brady Hoke

Michigan

53

Big 10

$2,000,000

9

57

52

0

.523

1

9

2

0

.818

0

0

9 2

KEY

HOT SEAT

EDGE OF HOT SEAT

SAFE FOR NOW

CAREER RECORD RECORD WITH SCHOOL 2010 2011

Rank

Coach Name

School

Age

Conf.

Compensation

Yrs.

W

L

T

Win %

Yrs.

W

L

T

Win %

W

L

W

L

101

David Shaw Stanford 39 Pac 10 $1,000,000 1 10 1 0 .909 1 10 1 0 .909 0 0 10 1

102

Tim Beckman

Toledo

44

MAC

$375,000

3

20

16

0

.556

3

20

16

0

.556

8

5

7 4

103

Chris Ault

Nevada

64

WAC

$450,000

26

225

101

1

.688

26

225

101

1

.688

13

1

6 4

104

Steve Spurrier

South Carolina

65

SEC 

$2,800,000

22

195

75

2

.717

7

54

34

0

.614

9

5

9 2

105

Jimbo Fisher

Florida State

45

ACC 

$1,800,000

2

17

8

0

.680

2

17

8

0

.680

10

4

7 4

106

Bret Bielema

Wisconsin

40

Big Ten 

$1,600,000

6

58

18

0

.763

6

58

18

0

.763

11

2

9 2

107

Dabo Sweeney Clemson 41 ACC $1,750,000 3 28 17 0 .622 3 28 17 0 .622 6 7 9 2

108

Hugh Freeze

Arkansas State

40

SunBelt

$275,000

1

9

2

0

.818

1

9

2

0

.818

0

0

9 2

109

Chris Petersen

Boise State

46

MWC

$1,500,000

6

70

6

0

.921

6

70

6

0

.921

12

1

9 1

110

Mark Dantonio

Michigan State

54

Big Ten

$1,950,000

8

58

38

0

.604

5

40

21

0

.656

11

2

9 2

111

Larry Fedora Southern Miss 48 CUSA $750,000 4 31 19 0 .620 4 31 19 0 .620 8 5 9 2

112

Bob Stoops

Oklahoma

50

Big 12 

$4,600,000

13

137

33

0

.806

13

137

33

0

.806

12

2

8 2
113

Nick Saban

Alabama

59

SEC

$4.725,000

16

145

54

1

.729

5

53

12

0

.815

10

3

10 1
114

Gary Patterson

TCU

50

MWC

$3,000,000

12

107

30

0

.781

12

107

30

0

.781

13

0

9 2
115

Frank Beamer

Virginia Tech

64

ACC

$2,500,000

30

250

119

4

.670

25

208

96

2

.680

11

3

10 1
116 Bobby Petrino Arkansas 49 SEC $3,700,000 7 74 25 0 .747 3 33 16 0 .673 10 3 10 1
117 Kevin Sumlin Houston 46 CUSA $1,200,000 4 34 16 0 .680 4 34 16 0 .680 5 7 11 0
118

Chip Kelly

Oregon

 47

Pac 12

$2,900,000

3

31

6

0

.838

3

31

6

0

.838

12

1

9 2
119

Les Miles 

LSU

57

SEC

$3,900,000

11

101

38

0

.727

7

73

17

0

.811

11

2

11 0
120

Mike Gundy

Oklahoma State

43

Big 12

$2,000,000

7

57

30

0

.655

7

57

30

0

.655

11

2

10 1