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Rick Neuheisel

UCLA

Houston Nutt

Mississippi

Paul Wulff

Washington St

Frank Spaziani

Boston College

Neil Callaway

UAB

Turner Gill

Kansas

Jeff Tedford

California

Mike Riley

Oregon State

Mack Brown

Texas

Steve Fairchild

Colorado State

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

85

56

0

.603

4

19

26

0

.422

4

8

4 4

2

Houston Nutt Mississippi 53 SEC $2,750,000 19 135 92 0 .595 4 24 22 0 .522 4 8 2 6

3

Paul Wulff Washington State 43 Pac 12 $625,000 12 61 77 0 .442 4 8 37 0 .178 2 10 3 5

4

Frank Spaziani Boston College 63 ACC $1,100,000 3 18 17 0 .514 3 18 17 0 .514 7 6 2 6

5

Neil Callaway

UAB

55

CUSA

$415,000

5

16

40

0

.286

5

16

40

0

.286

4

8

1 7

6

Turner Gill

Kansas

48

Big 12

$2,000,000

6

25

45

0

.357

2

5

15

0

.250

3

9

2 6

7

Jeff Tedford

California

49

Pac 12 

$2,800,000

9

76

46

0

.623

9

76

46

0

.623

5

7

4 4

8

Mike Riley

Oregon State

57

Pac 12

$1,500,000

11

71

60

0

.542

11

71

60

0

.542

5

7

2 6

9

Mack Brown

Texas 59 Big 12 $5,200,000 28 224 111 1 .667 14 138 36 0 .793 5 7 5 2

10

Steve Fairchild Colorado State 52 MWC $720,000 4 16 29 0 .356 4 16 29 0 .356 3 9 3 5

11

Robb Akey Idaho 44 WAC $380,000 4 18 40 0 .310 4 18 40 0 .310 6 7 1 7

12

Rob Ianello

Akron

44

MAC

$390,000

2

2

18

0

.100

2

2

18

0

.100

1

11

1 7

13

Jeff Quinn

Buffalo

48

MAC

$425000

2

5

18

0

.217

2

4

17

0

.190

2

10

2 7

14

Bobby Hauck

UNLV

46

MWC

$500,000

9

84

33

0

.718

2

4

16

0

.200

2

11

2 5

15

Dan Enos

Central Michigan

41 MAC $320,000 2 6 15 0 .286 2 6 15 0 .286 3 9 3 6

16

Todd Berry La. Monroe 49 SunBelt $250,000 9 36 73 0 .330 3 7 13 0 .350 5 7 2 6

17

Kevin Wilson Indiana 50 Big Ten $1,100,000 1 1 8 0 .111 1 1 8 0 .111 0 0 1 8

18

Larry Porter

Memphis

38

CUSA

$750,000

2

3

18

0

.143

2

3

18

0

.143

1

11

2 7

19

Luke Fickell

Ohio State

38

Big Ten

$1,500,000

1

5

3

0

.625

1

5

3

0

.625

0

0

5 3

20

Joker Phillips

Kentucky

47

SEC

$1,750,000

2

9

12

0

.429

2

9

12

0

.429

6

7

3 5

21

Tom O'Brien

NC State

62

ACC

$1,300,000

15

104

74

0

.584

5

29

29

0

.500

9

4

4 4

22

Mark Hutson Tulane 46 CUSA $200,000 1 0 2 0 .000 1 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0 2

23

Tim Kish

Arizona

57

Pac 12

$400,000

1

1

1

0

.500

1

1

1

0

.500

0

0

1 1

24

George Barlow

New Mexico

44

MWC

$200,000

1

0

4

0

.000

1

0

4

0

.000

0

0

0 4

25

H. Schnellenberger

Florida Atlantic

76

Sun Belt

$400,000

28

157

147

3

.511

11

57

70

0

.449

4

8

0 7

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

Jon Embree

Colorado

46

Big 12 

$1,100,000

1

1

8

0

.111

1

1

8

0

.111

0

0

1 8

27

Pat Fitzgerald

Northwestern

36

Big Ten

$800,000

6

37

34

0

.521

6

37

34

0

.521

7

6

3 5

28

Dave Clawson Bowling Green 43 MAC $375,000 13 71 70 0 .503 3 13 21 0 .382 2 10 4 5

29

Darrell Hazell

Kent State

48

MAC

$325,000

1

2

6

0

.250

1

2

6

0

.250

0

0

2 6

30

Randy Edsall

Maryland

53

ACC

$2,220,000

13

76

76

0

.500

1

2

6

0

.250

0

0

2 6

31

David Bailiff

Rice

52

CUSA

$500,000

8 42 51 0 .452 5 21 36 0 .368 4 8 2 6

32

Mark Richt

Georgia

50

SEC 

 $3,500,000

11

102

36

0

.739

11

102

36

0

.739

6

7

6 2

33

Jerry Kill Minnesota 49 Big Ten $1,500,000 18 118 68 0 .634 1 2 6 0 .250 0 0 2 6

34

Gary Anderson

Utah State

45

WAC

$425,000

3

10

21

0

.323

3

10

21

0

.323

4

8

2 5

35

Paul Rhoads Iowa State 43 Big 12 $1,150,000 3 16 17 0 .485 3 16 17 0 .485 5 7 4 4

36

DeWayne Walker

New Mexico State

50

WAC

$400,000

3

8

26

0

.235

3

8

25

0

.242

2

10

3 5

37

Todd Graham

Pitt

47

Big East

$1,750,000

6

48

27

0

.640

1

4

4

0

.500

0

0

4 4

38

Doc Holliday Marshall 53 CUSA $600,000 2 9 12 0 .429 2 9 12 0 .429 5 7 4 5

39

Ken Niumatalolo Navy 45 Ind. $1,115,000 4 29 20 0 .592 4 29 20 0 .592 9 4 2 6

40

Don Treadwell

Miami, Ohio

51

MAC

$400,000

1

3

5

0

.375

1

3

5

0

.375

0

0

3 5

41

Mike London

Virginia

50

ACC

$1,800,000

4

33

16

0

.673

2

9

11

0

.450

4

8

5 3

42

Kyle Whittingham

 Utah

51

MWC

 $1,300,000

7

61

24

0

.718

7

61

24

0

.718

10

3

4 4

43

Mike MacIntyre San Jose State 45 WAC $440,000 2 4 17 0 .190 2 4 17 0 .190 1 12 3 5

44

Rich Ellerson

Army

57

Ind.

$425,000

11

75

58

0

.564

2

15

17

0

.469

7

6

3 5

45

Pat Hill

Fresno State

59

WAC

$1,250,000

15

111

76

0

.594

15

111

76

0

.594

8

5

3 5

46

Greg Schiano

Rutgers

44

Big East

$2,400,000

11

65

65

0

.500

11

65

65

0

.500

4

8

5 3

47

Derek Dooley

Tennessee

42

SEC

$1,800,000

4

26

32

0

.448

2

9

12

0

.429

6

7

3 5

48

David Cutcliffe Duke 56 ACC $1,650,000 11 59 58 0 .504 4 15 29 0 .341 3 9 3 5

49

Bill Cubit

Western Michigan

57

MAC

$400,000

12

80

54

1

.593

7

45

37

0

.549

6

6

5 4

50

Danny Hope

Purdue

51

Big Ten

$950,000

8

48

41

0

.539

3

13

19

0

.406

4

8

4 4

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

Brian Kelly

Notre Dame

49

Ind.

$2,850,000

20

184

65

2

.733

2

13

8

0

.619

8

5

5 3

52

Ruffin McNeill

East Carolina

52

CUSA

$1,100,000

3

10

11

0

.476

3

10

11

0

.476

6

7

4 4

53

Mike Price

UTEP

64

CUSA

$500,000

30

173

171

0

.503

7

44

49

0

 .473

6

7

4 4

54

Mario Cristobal Florida Int'l. 40 Sun Belt $460,000 5 21 36 0 .368 5 21 36 0 .368 7 6 5 3

55

Paul Pasqualoni

Connecticut

 62

Big East

$1,600,000

20

144

81

1

.637

1

3

5

0

.375

0

0

3 5

56

Will Muschamp

Florida

40

SEC 

$3,000,000

1

4

4

0

.500

1

4

4

0

.500

0

0

4 4

57

Steve Addazio

Temple

52

MAC

 $675,000

1

5

3

0

.625

1

5

3

0

.625

0

0

5 3

58

Dan McCarney North Texas 58 Sun Belt $600,000 13 59 91 0 .393 1 3 6 0 .333 0 0 3 6

59

Larry Blakeney

Troy

62

Sun Belt

$375,000

21

163

87

1

.649

21

163

87

1

.649

8

5

2 5

60

George O'Leary

UCF

64

CUSA

$1,400,000

16

101

81

0

.555

8

49

48

0

.505

11

3

4 4

61

Dan Mullen

 Mississippi State

38

SEC

$2,500,000

3

18

15

0

.545

3

18

15

0

.545

9

4

4 4

62

Greg McMackin Hawaii 65 WAC $1,150,000 4 28 21 0 .571 4 28 21 0 .571 10 4 5 3
  63

James Franklin

Vanderbilt

39

SEC 

$750,000

1

4

4

0

.500

1

4

4

0

.500

0

0

4 4

64

Ron Zook

Illinois

56

Big Ten

$1,600,000

10

57

62

0

.479

7

34

48

0

.415

7

6

6 3

65

Charlie Strong

Louisville

50

Big East

$1,600,000

2

11

10

0

.524

2

11

10

0

.524

7

6

4 4

66

Sonny Dykes La. Tech 41 WAC $400,000 2 9 11 0 .450 2 9 11 0 .450 5 7 4 4

67

Skip Holtz

USF

46

Big East 

$1,900,000

11

84

58

0

.592

2

12

8

0

.600

8

5

4 3

68

Frank Solich

Ohio

66

MAC 

$475,000

13

103

58

0

.640

7

45

39

0

.536

8

5

5 3

69

Dave Christensen

Wyoming

49

MWC

$700,000

3

15

17

0

.469

3

15

17

0

.469

3

9

5 2

70

Gary Pinkel

Missouri

58

Big 12

$2,750,000

21

154

90

3

.623

11

81

53

0

.604

10

3

4 4

71

Rick Stockstill

Middle Tennessee

53

SunBelt

$450,000

6

35

35

0

.500

6

35

35

0

.500

6

7

2 5

72

Ron English

Eastern Michigan

42

MAC

$350,000

3

7

25

0

.219

3

7

25

0

.219

2

10

5 3

73

Bill Blankenship Tulsa 53 CUSA $800,000

1

5

3

0

.625

1

5

3

0

.625

0

0

5 3

74

Willie Taggart Western Kentucky 35 Sun Belt $300,000 2 6 14 0 .300 2 6 14 0 .300 2 10 4 4

75

Paul Johnson

Georgia Tech

53

ACC

$2,600,000

15

140

55

0

.718

4

33

16

0

.673

6

7

7 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

76

Dana Holgorsen West Virginia 40 Big East $1,400,000 1 6 2 0 .750 1 6 2 0 .750 0 0 6 2

77

Pete Lembo

Ball State

41

MAC

$400,000

11

84

40

2

.667

1

5

4

0

.556

0

0

5 4

78

Al Golden Miami 42 ACC $1,500,000 6 31 38 0 .449 1 4 4 0 .500 0 0 4 4

79

Dave Doeren Northern Illinois 40 MAC $400,000 1 5 3 0 .625 1 5 3 0 .625 0 0 5 3

80

Gene Chizik Auburn 49 SEC $3,500,000 5 33 27 0 .550 3 29 7 0 .806 14 0 6 3

81

Jim Grobe

Wake Forest

58

ACC

$2,400,000

17

100

96

.508

11

68

62

0

.523

3

9

5 3

82

Mike Sherman Texas A&M 56 Big 12 $2,250,000 4 24 22 0 .522 4 24 22 0 .522 9 4 5 3

83

Lane Kiffin

USC

35

Pac 10 

$3,600,000

3

21

13

0

.618

2

14

7

0

.667

8

5

6 2

84

Mark Hudspeth

La. Lafayette

43

SunBelt

$400,000

8

73

23

0

.760

1

7

2

0

.778

0

0

7 2

85

Jimbo Fisher

Florida State

45

ACC 

$1,800,000

2

15

7

0

.682

2

15

7

0

.682

10

4

5 3

86

Everett Withers North Carolina 48 ACC $750,000 1 6 3 0 .667 1 6 3 0 .667 0 0 6 3

87

Troy Calhoun Air Force 44 MWC $800,000 5 38 22 0 .633 5 38 22 0 .633 9 4 4 4

88

Chris Ault

Nevada

64

WAC

$450,000

26

224

100

1

.689

26

225

100

1

.689

13

1

5 3

89

Rocky Long

San Diego St.

61

MWC

$700,000

12

69

72

0

.489

1

4

3

0

.571

0

0

4 3

90

Dennis Erickson

Arizona State

63

Pac 12

 $1,700,000

23

179

91

1

.661

5

32

25

0

.561

6

6

6 2

91

June Jones

SMU

57

CUSA

$2,150,000

13

97

67

0

.591

4

21

26

0

.458

7

7

5 3

92

Kirk Ferentz

Iowa

55

Big Ten

$3,800,000

16

106

84

0

.558

13

94

63

.599

8

5

5 3

93

Art Briles

Baylor

55

Big 12

$1,300,000

9

53

53

0

.500

4

19

25

0

.432

7

6

4 3

94

Doug Marrone

Syracuse

46

Big East

 $1,200,000

3

17

16

0

.515

3

17

16

0

.515

8

5

5 3

95

Tommy Tuberville

Texas Tech

56

Big 12

$1,650,000

16

123

68

0

.644

2

13

8

0

.619

8

5

5 3

96

Hugh Freeze

Arkansas State

40

SunBelt

$275,000

1

6

2

0

.750

1

6

2

0

.750

0

0

6 2

97

Bronco Mendenhall

BYU

44

 MWC

$850,000

7

62

24

0

.721

7

62

24

0

.721

7

6

6 3

98

Bill Snyder

Kansas State

71

Big 12

$1,950,000

20

156

81

1

.655

20

156

81

1

.655

7

6

7 1

99

Joe Paterno Penn State 84 Big Ten $1,500,000 46 409 136 3 .746 46 409 136 3 .746 7 6 8 1

100

Steve Sarkisian Washington 36 Pac 12 $2,300,000 3 18 15 0 .545 3 18 15 0 .545 7 6 6 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

Butch Jones

Cincinnati

40

Big East 

$1,200,000

5

37

22

0

.627

2

10

9

0

.526

5

7

6 1

102

Larry Fedora Southern Miss 48 CUSA $750,000 4 29 18 0 .617 4 29 18 0 .617 8 5 7 2

103

Bo Pelini Nebraska 43 Big 12 $2,800,000 4 37 13 0 .740 4 37 13 0 .740 10 4 7 1

104

Brady Hoke

Michigan

53

Big 10

$2,000,000

9

55

51

0

.519

1

7

1

0

.875

0

0

7 1

105

Bob Stoops

Oklahoma

50

Big 12 

$4,600,000

13

136

32

0

.810

13

136

32

0

.810

12

2

7 1

106

Tim Beckman

Toledo

44

MAC

$375,000

3

18

15

0

.545

3

18

15

0

.545

8

5

5 3

107

Steve Spurrier

South Carolina

65

SEC 

$2,800,000

22

193

74

2

.717

7

52

33

0

.612

9

5

7 1

108

Gary Patterson

TCU

50

MWC

$3,000,000

12

104

30

0

.776

12

106

30

0

.776

13

0

6 2

109

Frank Beamer

Virginia Tech

64

ACC

$2,500,000

30

248

119

4

.668

25

206

96

2

.678

11

3

8 1

110

Bret Bielema

Wisconsin

40

Big Ten 

$1,600,000

6

55

18

0

.753

6

55

18

0

.753

11

2

6 2

111

Dabo Sweeney Clemson 41 ACC $1,750,000 3 27 16 0 .628 3 27 16 0 .628 6 7 8 1

112

Bobby Petrino Arkansas 49 SEC $3,700,000 7 71 25 0 .740 3 30 16 0 .652 10 3 7 1
113 Kevin Sumlin Houston 46 CUSA $1,200,000 4 31 16 0 .660 4 31 16 0 .660 5 7 8 0
114 David Shaw Stanford 39 Pac 10 $1,000,000 1 8 0 0 1.000 1 8 0 0 1.000 0 0 8 0
115

Mark Dantonio

Michigan State

54

Big Ten

$1,950,000

8

55

38

0

.591

5

37

21

0

.638

11

2

6 2
116

Chip Kelly

Oregon

 47

Pac 12

$2,900,000

3

29

5

0

.853

3

29

5

0

.853

12

1

7 1
117

Nick Saban

Alabama

59

SEC

$4.725,000

16

143

53

1

.726

5

51

11

0

.823

10

3

8 0
118

Les Miles 

LSU

57

SEC

$3,900,000

11

98

38

0

.721

7

70

17

0

.805

11

2

8 0
119

Mike Gundy

Oklahoma State

43

Big 12

$2,000,000

7

55

29

0

.655

7

55

29

0

.655

11

2

8 0
120

Chris Petersen

Boise State

46

MWC

$1,500,000

6

68

5

0

.932

6

68

5

0

.932

12

1

7 0