2021 Head Coach Rankings

Objective win/loss metrics for all 130 FBS college football head coaches in the 2021 season.

Head coaches are ranked by standardized wins. For more information about these metrics, check out the Coach Ratings page from the links above.

Rank	CoachID	Coach	Team	2021 Record	Expected Power	Power Rating	Differential Power	Win Probability Effect	Standardized Wins
1	3814.6419	Kirby Smart	Georgia	14-1	96%	100%	4%	21%	3.2
2	2992.7993	Troy Calhoun	Air Force	10-3	15%	83%	68%	25%	3.2
3	2288.6661	Mike Gundy	Oklahoma State	12-2	74%	96%	22%	21%	3.0
4	5239.6503	Luke Fickell	Cincinnati	13-1	65%	94%	30%	20%	2.9
5	1601.6087	Jeff Monken	Army	9-4	17%	78%	61%	22%	2.8
6	7026.8056	Dave Aranda	Baylor	12-2	73%	95%	22%	20%	2.8
7	9430.5202	Brady Hoke	San Diego State	12-2	35%	76%	41%	19%	2.6
8	9665.7701	Blake Anderson	Utah State	11-3	13%	68%	55%	18%	2.6
9	3020.9657	Kalen DeBoer	Fresno State	10-3	21%	66%	45%	20%	2.5
10	4698.7414	Billy Napier	Louisiana	13-1	24%	66%	42%	17%	2.3
11	7144.7832	Jim Harbaugh	Michigan	12-2	91%	97%	6%	17%	2.3
12	4792.6442	Lane Kiffin	Ole Miss	10-3	80%	93%	13%	18%	2.3
13	2134.749	Hugh Freeze	Liberty	8-5	9%	49%	40%	17%	2.2
14	2013.0425	Jamey Chadwell	Coastal Carolina	11-2	14%	70%	56%	17%	2.1
15	2421.9169	Maurice Linguist	Buffalo	4-8	9%	15%	7%	18%	2.1
16	5145.6325	Kalani Sitake	BYU	10-3	42%	83%	41%	16%	2.1
17	4081.851	Shawn Clark	App State	10-4	21%	63%	42%	15%	2.0
18	1465.6155	Jim McElwain	Central Michigan	9-4	14%	38%	25%	15%	2.0
19	9715.8059	Dave Clawson	Wake Forest	11-3	62%	86%	24%	14%	2.0
20	2651.7915	Nick Saban	Alabama	13-2	96%	99%	4%	13%	1.9
21	1122.9963	Mel Tucker	Michigan State	11-2	75%	91%	16%	14%	1.8
22	9660.677	Pat Narduzzi	Pittsburgh	11-3	69%	89%	20%	13%	1.8
23	6637.899	Bill Clark	UAB	9-4	21%	58%	37%	14%	1.8
24	3452.8501	Scott Satterfield	Louisville	6-7	69%	72%	3%	14%	1.8
25	376.6054	Jay Norvell	Nevada	8-5	29%	67%	39%	13%	1.8
26	9228.9907	Jeff Traylor	UTSA	12-2	31%	71%	40%	12%	1.7
27	1768.7626	Ryan Day	Ohio State	11-2	95%	99%	3%	13%	1.7
28	4773.5274	Bronco Mendenhall	Virginia	6-6	68%	66%	-2%	12%	1.4
29	1934.6167	Jimbo Fisher	Texas A&M	8-4	94%	93%	-1%	12%	1.4
30	2277.6668	Mike Leach	Mississippi State	7-6	82%	83%	1%	11%	1.4
31	5475.918	Mike Neu	Ball State	6-7	13%	21%	8%	11%	1.4
32	3063.8984	Andy Avalos	Boise State	7-5	63%	80%	17%	11%	1.4
33	1866.642	Kirk Ferentz	Iowa	10-4	73%	89%	16%	10%	1.4
34	9668.9084	Eliah Drinkwitz	Missouri	6-7	71%	64%	-8%	10%	1.4
35	4846.097	Chris Klieman	Kansas State	8-5	60%	89%	29%	10%	1.3
36	9285.9578	Chris Creighton	Eastern Michigan	7-6	14%	19%	4%	10%	1.3
37	3191.6571	Mark Stoops	Kentucky	10-3	77%	92%	15%	10%	1.3
38	1208.6435	Kyle Whittingham	Utah	10-4	74%	91%	17%	9%	1.2
39	3670.6606	Matt Wells	Texas Tech	7-6	56%	65%	9%	9%	1.2
40	6440.9597	Craig Bohl	Wyoming	7-6	12%	27%	15%	9%	1.2
41	6426.5528	Dana Holgorsen	Houston	12-2	43%	67%	24%	8%	1.1
42	2244.7891	Matt Campbell	Iowa State	7-6	67%	93%	26%	8%	1.0
43	6885.6069	Jeff Brohm	Purdue	9-4	73%	88%	15%	7%	0.9
44	9927.1215	Will Healy	Charlotte	5-7	13%	10%	-3%	7%	0.9
45	5801.788	Lincoln Riley	Oklahoma	11-2	94%	95%	1%	6%	0.7
46	9846.7235	Todd Graham	Hawai'i	6-7	16%	28%	12%	5%	0.7
47	4461.5245	Brian Kelly	Notre Dame	11-2	93%	95%	2%	5%	0.7
48	1132.7338	Tyson Helton	Western Kentucky	9-5	26%	60%	34%	5%	0.7
49	4323.9764	Sean Lewis	Kent State	7-7	19%	31%	12%	5%	0.7
50	1969.1123	Mike Houston	East Carolina	7-5	35%	41%	6%	5%	0.7
51	5988.5583	Dave Doeren	NC State	9-3	77%	85%	8%	5%	0.6
52	8348.7016	Sam Pittman	Arkansas	9-4	76%	86%	10%	5%	0.6
53	5526.5721	Doug Martin	New Mexico State	2-10	10%	8%	-1%	5%	0.6
54	8511.6316	Josh Heupel	Tennessee	7-6	91%	93%	3%	5%	0.6
55	1659.7918	P.J. Fleck	Minnesota	9-4	73%	86%	13%	4%	0.6
56	2316.6915	Rick Stockstill	MTSU	7-6	20%	21%	0%	4%	0.5
57	9473.6837	Philip Montgomery	Tulsa	7-6	17%	42%	25%	4%	0.5
58	6191.6358	Ken Niumatalolo	Navy	4-8	14%	30%	16%	4%	0.5
59	3106.5489	Dabo Swinney	Clemson	10-3	95%	93%	-2%	4%	0.5
60	8128.6312	Jonathan Smith	Oregon State	7-6	54%	63%	9%	4%	0.5
61	4229.5224	Bret Bielema	Illinois	5-7	58%	72%	13%	4%	0.4
62	3307.7181	Thomas Hammock	Northern Illinois	9-5	24%	34%	10%	3%	0.4
63	4761.7939	Ricky Rahne	Old Dominion	6-7	15%	14%	-0%	3%	0.3
64	893.721	Tim Lester	Western Michigan	8-5	39%	56%	17%	2%	0.3
65	2645.8831	Jake Spavital	Texas State	4-8	9%	9%	-1%	2%	0.3
66	8487.7071	Sonny Dykes	SMU	8-4	43%	49%	6%	2%	0.3
67	1009.9335	Charles Huff	Marshall	7-6	41%	43%	2%	2%	0.3
68	1726.6329	Karl Dorrell	Colorado	4-8	69%	17%	-52%	1%	0.2
69	68.5212	Brent Brennan	San Jose State	5-7	17%	22%	6%	1%	0.1
70	7630.6784	Paul Chryst	Wisconsin	9-4	78%	96%	18%	1%	0.1
71	5305.7728	Chip Kelly	UCLA	8-4	80%	70%	-9%	0%	0.1
72	8779.8584	Chuck Martin	Miami (OH)	7-6	16%	18%	2%	0%	0.0
73	9877.745	Dana Dimel	UTEP	7-6	9%	18%	9%	-1%	-0.1
74	9722.0147	Kane Wommack	South Alabama	5-7	14%	17%	3%	-2%	-0.2
75	5504.8208	Nick Rolovich	Washington State	7-6	65%	63%	-2%	-2%	-0.3
76	6751.5944	Greg Schiano	Rutgers	5-8	62%	44%	-18%	-3%	-0.4
77	7009.6672	Mike Locksley	Maryland	7-6	74%	70%	-4%	-3%	-0.4
78	7260.0245	Ryan Silverfield	Memphis	6-6	48%	37%	-11%	-4%	-0.5
79	629.7805	Gus Malzahn	UCF	9-4	57%	48%	-9%	-4%	-0.5
80	5153.7184	Tim Albin	Ohio	3-9	13%	5%	-8%	-4%	-0.5
81	296.8111	Jeff Hafley	Boston College	6-6	61%	53%	-8%	-4%	-0.5
82	123.7495	James Franklin	Penn State	7-6	94%	90%	-4%	-4%	-0.5
83	6254.7125	Steve Sarkisian	Texas	5-7	95%	81%	-14%	-5%	-0.6
84	643.6516	Mack Brown	North Carolina	6-7	84%	55%	-30%	-5%	-0.7
85	6959.9248	Terry Bowden	ULM	4-8	11%	7%	-4%	-6%	-0.8
86	5016.7594	Neal Brown	West Virginia	6-7	72%	66%	-6%	-6%	-0.8
87	2086.5854	Gary Patterson	TCU	5-7	77%	67%	-10%	-7%	-0.8
88	9241.7018	Scot Loeffler	Bowling Green	4-8	20%	8%	-12%	-7%	-0.8
89	8877.7564	Marcus Arroyo	UNLV	2-10	22%	11%	-12%	-7%	-0.8
90	4159.1193	Tom Arth	Akron	2-10	12%	2%	-9%	-7%	-0.8
91	6368.7861	Justin Fuente	Virginia Tech	6-7	76%	42%	-33%	-7%	-0.9
92	9126.6322	Justin Wilcox	California	5-7	72%	48%	-24%	-8%	-1.0
93	7194.5297	Bryan Harsin	Auburn	6-7	93%	81%	-13%	-8%	-1.0
94	8173.7044	Seth Littrell	North Texas	6-7	31%	9%	-22%	-8%	-1.0
95	2246.8734	Shawn Elliott	Georgia State	8-5	22%	30%	8%	-10%	-1.2
96	8050.7092	Steve Addazio	Colorado State	3-9	33%	17%	-16%	-11%	-1.3
97	9204.9573	Chad Lunsford	Georgia Southern	3-9	23%	6%	-16%	-11%	-1.3
98	1715.6533	Mario Cristobal	Oregon	10-4	93%	78%	-15%	-9%	-1.3
99	3359.5747	Ed Orgeron	LSU	6-7	94%	75%	-19%	-10%	-1.3
100	4931.8496	Scott Frost	Nebraska	3-9	86%	75%	-11%	-12%	-1.4
101	3200.858	Chip Lindsey	Troy	5-7	30%	16%	-14%	-12%	-1.5
102	6809.8384	Jason Candle	Toledo	7-6	54%	34%	-20%	-12%	-1.5
103	8647.5519	Dan Mullen	Florida	6-7	93%	73%	-21%	-12%	-1.5
104	9788.8094	Geoff Collins	Georgia Tech	3-9	70%	28%	-42%	-13%	-1.5
105	4490.8895	Mike Bloomgren	Rice	4-8	16%	5%	-10%	-13%	-1.6
106	9831.8115	Jeff Scott	South Florida	2-10	48%	7%	-41%	-13%	-1.6
107	9662.9794	Willie Fritz	Tulane	2-10	46%	23%	-24%	-14%	-1.6
108	5183.7049	Shane Beamer	South Carolina	7-6	86%	53%	-33%	-13%	-1.6
109	521.5445	Clay Helton	USC	4-8	91%	40%	-51%	-14%	-1.7
110	8163.8952	Tom Allen	Indiana	2-10	68%	35%	-33%	-14%	-1.7
111	5759.7068	Skip Holtz	Louisiana Tech	3-9	39%	15%	-24%	-14%	-1.7
112	3638.0703	Herm Edwards	Arizona State	8-5	77%	50%	-27%	-14%	-1.9
113	1454.8002	Willie Taggart	Florida Atlantic	5-7	49%	12%	-38%	-16%	-1.9
114	6122.7463	David Cutcliffe	Duke	3-9	63%	11%	-53%	-17%	-2.1
115	4685.7452	Danny Gonzales	New Mexico	3-9	12%	3%	-9%	-18%	-2.1
116	6520.5311	Butch Jones	Arkansas State	2-10	29%	3%	-25%	-18%	-2.2
117	9858.9941	Lance Leipold	Kansas	2-10	61%	11%	-50%	-18%	-2.2
118	6770.8454	Mike Norvell	Florida State	5-7	91%	53%	-38%	-20%	-2.4
119	3928.8391	Jedd Fisch	Arizona	1-11	61%	9%	-52%	-20%	-2.5
120	7555.6523	Manny Diaz	Miami (FL)	7-5	92%	72%	-19%	-21%	-2.5
121	6703.7762	David Shaw	Stanford	3-9	81%	14%	-67%	-21%	-2.5
122	5108.6766	Pat Fitzgerald	Northwestern	3-9	66%	16%	-50%	-21%	-2.6
123	741.6854	Randy Edsall	UCONN	1-11	14%	1%	-12%	-22%	-2.6
124	4039.859	Clark Lea	Vanderbilt	2-10	67%	5%	-62%	-23%	-2.8
125	3010.5689	Dino Babers	Syracuse	5-7	64%	42%	-22%	-25%	-3.0
126	9375.9116	Jimmy Lake	Washington	4-8	91%	29%	-61%	-25%	-3.0
127	9863.7719	Butch Davis	FIU	1-11	46%	1%	-45%	-27%	-3.3
128	2315.8918	Rod Carey	Temple	3-9	28%	2%	-26%	-30%	-3.5
129	4609.8967	Walt Bell	UMASS	1-11	13%	1%	-12%	-31%	-3.7
130	4708.0546	Will Hall	Southern Miss	3-9	36%	3%	-33%	-45%	-5.4
Rank	CoachID	Coach	Team	2021 Record	Expected Power	Power Rating	Differential Power	Win Probability Effect	Standardized Wins