Coaches
Head coaches with program results and current title odds.
| Scheme | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Day |  Ohio State BIG TEN | Spread Option 4-2-5 | 9 | 82-12 | 82-12 | 12-2 | -2 | +550 |
| Marcus Freeman |  Notre Dame IA INDEPENDENTS | Multiple 4-2-5 | 6 | 43-12 | 43-12 | 10-2 | -4 | +600 |
| Dan Lanning |  Oregon BIG TEN | Spread Option Multiple 3-4 | 5 | 48-8 | 48-8 | 13-2 | 0 | +750 |
| Kirby Smart |  Georgia SEC | Pro Spread 3-4 | 11 | 117-21 | 117-21 | 12-2 | +1 | +800 |
| Curt Cignetti |  Indiana BIG TEN | Spread Multiple 4-2-5 | 3 | 27-2 | 46-6 | 16-0 | +5 | +900 |
| Steve Sarkisian |  Texas SEC | Pro Spread Multiple 4-2-5 | 6 | 48-20 | 91-53 | 10-3 | -3 | +900 |
| Mario Cristobal |  Miami (FL) ACC | Air Raid 4-2-5 | 5 | 35-19 | 97-78 | 13-3 | +3 | +1100 |
| Brent Venables |  Oklahoma SEC | Air Raid Multiple | 5 | 32-20 | 32-20 | 10-3 | +4 | +2000 |
| Joey McGuire |  Texas Tech BIG 12 | Multiple Multiple | 5 | 35-18 | 35-18 | 12-2 | +4 | +2000 |
| Lane Kiffin 1st year |  LSU SEC | Up-tempo 4-2-5 | 1 | 117-53 | 7-6 | -2 | +2200 | |
| Pete Golding |  Ole Miss SEC | Up-Tempo Spread Multiple 4-2-5 | 2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 13-2 | +3 | +2200 |
| Kalen DeBoer |  Alabama SEC | Pro Spread 4-2-5 | 3 | 20-8 | 57-17 | 11-4 | +2 | +2500 |
| Mike Elko |  Texas A&M SEC | Pro Style Multiple | 3 | 19-7 | 35-16 | 11-2 | +3 | +2700 |
| Lincoln Riley |  USC BIG TEN | Multiple Multiple 4-2-5 | 5 | 35-18 | 90-28 | 9-4 | +2 | +3500 |
| Kyle Whittingham 1st year |  Michigan BIG TEN | Spread Option 4-2-5 | 1 | 177-88 | 9-4 | +1 | +4000 | |
| Jon Sumrall 1st year |  Florida SEC | Spread Option 3-4 | 1 | 43-12 | 4-8 | -4 | +4500 | |
| Josh Heupel |  Tennessee SEC | Veer and Shoot Multiple 4-2-5 | 6 | 45-20 | 73-28 | 8-5 | -2 | +5500 |
| Matt Campbell 1st year |  Penn State BIG TEN | Spread 4-2-5 | 1 | 107-70 | 7-6 | -6 | +7500 | |
| Kalani Sitake |  BYU BIG 12 | Multiple Multiple | 11 | 84-45 | 84-45 | 12-2 | +1 | +8000 |
| Jedd Fisch |  Washington BIG TEN | Air Raid Multiple 4-2-5 | 3 | 15-11 | 32-33 | 9-4 | +3 | +8000 |
| Alex Golesh 1st year |  Auburn SEC | Multiple Multiple | 1 | 23-15 | 5-7 | 0 | +10000 | |
| Eliah Drinkwitz |  Missouri SEC | Multiple 4-2-5 | 7 | 46-29 | 58-30 | 8-5 | -2 | +10000 |
| Shane Beamer |  South Carolina SEC | Multiple 4-2-5 | 6 | 33-30 | 33-30 | 4-8 | -5 | +10000 |
| Jeff Brohm |  Louisville ACC | Pro Style 4-2-5, 4-3 | 4 | 28-12 | 94-56 | 9-4 | 0 | +12500 |
| Rhett Lashlee |  SMU ACC | Air Raid 4-2-5 | 5 | 38-16 | 38-16 | 9-4 | -2 | +12500 |
| Kirk Ferentz |  Iowa BIG TEN | Multiple 4-2-5 | 27 | 212-118 | 212-118 | 9-4 | +1 | +17500 |
| Morgan Scalley |  Utah BIG 12 | Multiple 4-2-5 | 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 11-2 | +6 | +17500 |
| Dabo Swinney |  Clemson ACC | Air Raid 4-2-5 | 19 | 187-53 | 187-53 | 7-6 | -3 | +20000 |
| Clark Lea |  Vanderbilt SEC | Multiple 4-2-5 | 6 | 26-36 | 26-36 | 10-3 | +3 | +20000 |
| Willie Fritz |  Houston BIG 12 | Spread 4-2-5 | 3 | 14-11 | 86-65 | 10-3 | +6 | +30000 |
| Sonny Dykes |  TCU BIG 12 | Air Raid 4-2-5 | 5 | 36-17 | 107-79 | 9-4 | 0 | +30000 |
| Brent Key |  Georgia Tech ACC | Spread Pro Style 4-2-5 | 5 | 27-20 | 27-20 | 9-4 | +2 | +40000 |
| Collin Klein 1st year |  Kansas State BIG 12 | Spread 4-2-5 | 1 | 0-0 | 6-6 | -3 | +40000 | |
| Will Stein 1st year |  Kentucky SEC | Multiple Pro Style Multiple | 1 | 0-0 | 5-7 | +1 | +40000 | |
| Pat Narduzzi |  Pittsburgh ACC | Pro Style 4-3 | 12 | 80-61 | 80-61 | 8-5 | +1 | +40000 |
| James Franklin 1st year |  Virginia Tech ACC | Multiple 4-2-5 | 1 | 128-60 | 3-9 | -3 | +40000 | |
| Brent Brennan |  Arizona BIG 12 | Up-tempo Spread Multiple 3-3-5 | 3 | 13-12 | 47-60 | 9-4 | +5 | +50000 |
| Eric Morris 1st year |  Oklahoma State BIG 12 | Air Raid 3-3-5 | 1 | 22-16 | 1-11 | -2 | +50000 | |
| Kenny Dillingham |  Arizona State BIG 12 | Spread 4-2-5 | 4 | 22-17 | 22-17 | 8-5 | -3 | +60000 |
| Mike Norvell |  Florida State ACC | Multiple 4-2-5 | 7 | 38-34 | 76-50 | 5-7 | +3 | +60000 |
| Jeff Lebby |  Mississippi State SEC | Veer and Shoot 3-3-5 | 3 | 7-18 | 7-18 | 5-8 | +3 | +60000 |
| Bret Bielema |  Illinois BIG TEN | Spread Multiple 3-3-5 | 6 | 37-26 | 134-84 | 9-4 | -1 | +75000 |
| Dave Doeren |  NC State ACC | Multiple Multiple 3-4 | 14 | 95-70 | 118-74 | 8-5 | +2 | +75000 |
| Tony Elliott |  Virginia ACC | Multiple Pro Style Multiple 4-2-5 | 5 | 22-26 | 22-26 | 11-3 | +6 | +75000 |
| Tosh Lupoi 1st year |  California ACC | Up-Tempo Spread Multiple 2-4-5 | 1 | 0-0 | 7-6 | +1 | +100000 | |
| Lance Leipold |  Kansas BIG 12 | Multiple 4-2-5 | 6 | 27-35 | 64-68 | 5-7 | 0 | +100000 |
| P.J. Fleck |  Minnesota BIG TEN | Multiple 4-3 | 10 | 66-44 | 96-66 | 8-5 | 0 | +100000 |
| Matt Rhule |  Nebraska BIG TEN | Spread Option 4-2-5 | 4 | 19-19 | 66-62 | 7-6 | 0 | +100000 |
| Scott Frost |  UCF BIG 12 | Spread Option 4-2-5 | 2 | 24-14 | 40-45 | 5-7 | +1 | +100000 |
| Bob Chesney 1st year |  UCLA BIG TEN | Spread 4-3 | 1 | 21-6 | 3-9 | -2 | +100000 |