| Conference | Hired | Record | School | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 2007 | (164-23) | Alabama | Nick Saban | 94%
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| SEC | 2016 | (52-13) | Georgia | Kirby Smart | 91%
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| ACC | 2008 | (140-33) | Clemson | Dabo Swinney | 90%
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| Independent | 2010 | (81-38) | Notre Dame | Brian Kelly | 87%
|
| Pac-12 | 2018 | (10-21) | UCLA | Chip Kelly | 87%
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| Big Ten | 2015 | (49-22) | Michigan | Jim Harbaugh | 87%
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| ACC | 2019 | (15-10) | North Carolina | Mack Brown | 85%
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| SEC | 2016 | (45-14) | LSU | Ed Orgeron | 84%
|
| Big 12 | 2019 | (11-11) | West Virginia | Neal Brown | 84%
|
| Big 12 | 2017 | (45-8) | Oklahoma | Lincoln Riley | 82%
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| Big Ten | 2019 | (23-2) | Ohio State | Ryan Day | 82%
|
| Big Ten | 2014 | (60-28) | Penn State | James Franklin | 79%
|
| Pac-12 | 2021 | (0-0) | Arizona | Jedd Fisch | 79%
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| SEC | 2018 | (26-10) | Texas A&M | Jimbo Fisher | 78%
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| SEC | 2020 | (5-5) | Ole Miss | Lane Kiffin | 78%
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| Big 12 | 2021 | (0-0) | Texas | Steve Sarkisian | 78%
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| SEC | 2021 | (0-0) | Vanderbilt | Clark Lea | 76%
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| Big 12 | 2005 | (137-67) | Oklahoma State | Mike Gundy | 76%
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| Big Ten | 2018 | (12-20) | Nebraska | Scott Frost | 76%
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| SEC | 2020 | (4-7) | Mississippi State | Mike Leach | 75%
|
| Pac-12 | 2018 | (25-10) | Oregon | Mario Cristobal | 72%
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| Big 12 | 2016 | (35-28) | Iowa State | Matt Campbell | 71%
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| SEC | 2018 | (29-9) | Florida | Dan Mullen | 69%
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| Pac-12 | 2017 | (35-14) | Cincinnati | Luke Fickell | 69%
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| SEC | 2013 | (49-50) | Kentucky | Mark Stoops | 69%
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| Mountain West | 2017 | (25-22) | Nevada | Jay Norvell | 68%
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| ACC | 2020 | (3-6) | Florida State | Mike Norvell | 68%
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| Big 12 | 2000 | (178-74) | TCU | Gary Patterson | 66%
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| Big Ten | 1999 | (168-106) | Iowa | Kirk Ferentz | 66%
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| Big Ten | 2017 | (26-19) | Minnesota | PJ Fleck | 63%
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| Big Ten | 2015 | (56-19) | Wisconsin | Paul Chryst | 62%
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| Big 12 | 2020 | (2-7) | Baylor | Dave Aranda | 60%
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| American | 2021 | (0-0) | UCF | Gus Malzahn | 60%
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| Pac-12 | 2018 | (9-22) | Oregon State | Jonathan Smith | 60%
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| Big Ten | 2020 | (2-5) | Michigan State | Mel Tucker | 60%
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| SEC | 2021 | (0-0) | Auburn | Bryan Harsin | 59%
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| Pac-12 | 2018 | (17-13) | Arizona State | Herm Edwards | 59%
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| Pac-12 | 2015 | (45-23) | USC | Clay Helton | 57%
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| SEC | 2021 | (0-0) | Tennessee | Josh Heupel | 57%
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| SEC | 2021 | (0-0) | South Carolina | Shane Beamer | 57%
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| Big Ten | 2006 | (106-81) | Northwestern | Pat Fitzgerald | 56%
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| SEC | 2020 | (3-7) | Arkansas | Sam Pittman | 56%
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| Independent | 2019 | (18-6) | Liberty | Hugh Freeze | 54%
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| ACC | 2019 | (14-10) | Miami | Manny Diaz | 54%
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| C-USA | 2019 | (14-11) | Western Kentucky | Tyson Helton | 54%
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| Pac-12 | 2011 | (90-36) | Stanford | David Shaw | 51%
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| Big Ten | 2020 | (3-6) | Rutgers | Greg Schiano | 51%
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| Big Ten | 2017 | (19-25) | Purdue | Jeff Brohm | 51%
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| Big Ten | 2021 | (0-0) | Illinois | Bret Bielema | 50%
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| ACC | 2015 | (42-34) | Pitt | Pat Narduzzi | 50%
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| American | 2018 | (22-14) | SMU | Sonny Dykes | 50%
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| ACC | 2016 | (24-36) | Syracuse | Dino Babers | 49%
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| ACC | 2008 | (74-88) | Duke | David Cutcliffe | 47%
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| Pac-12 | 2005 | (134-66) | Utah | Kyle Whittingham | 47%
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| Big 12 | 2021 | (0-0) | Kansas | Lance Leipold | 47%
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| SEC | 2020 | (5-5) | Missouri | Eliah Drinkwitz | 46%
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| ACC | 2016 | (30-32) | Virginia | Bronco Mendenhall | 44%
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| Big Ten | 2017 | (24-22) | Indiana | Tom Allen | 44%
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| ACC | 2016 | (38-26) | Virginia Tech | Justin Fuente | 43%
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| ACC | 2019 | (12-13) | Louisville | Scott Satterfield | 40%
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| Sun Belt | 2021 | (0-0) | Arkansas State | Butch Jones | 38%
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| Big 12 | 2019 | (12-11) | Kansas State | Chris Klieman | 38%
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| Sun Belt | 2018 | (28-11) | UL Lafayette | Billy Napier | 37%
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| Big Ten | 2019 | (6-17) | Maryland | Mike Locksley | 37%
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| Pac-12 | 2020 | (1-3) | Washington State | Nick Rolovich | 35%
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| C-USA | 2020 | (5-4) | FAU | Willie Taggart | 35%
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| Pac-12 | 2020 | (3-1) | Washington | Jimmy Lake | 34%
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| C-USA | 2017 | (23-21) | FIU | Butch Davis | 32%
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| Big 12 | 2019 | (8-14) | Texas Tech | Matt Wells | 32%
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| ACC | 2019 | (6-16) | Georgia Tech | Geoff Collins | 31%
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| ACC | 2014 | (40-45) | Wake Forest | Dave Clawson | 29%
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| Mountain West | 2020 | (1-3) | Colorado State | Steve Addazio | 29%
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| Pac-12 | 2017 | (21-21) | Cal | Justin Wilcox | 28%
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| American | 2007 | (101-67) | Navy | Ken Niumatalolo | 28%
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| ACC | 2020 | (6-5) | Boston College | Jeff Hafley | 26%
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| American | 2020 | (1-8) | USF | Jeff Scott | 26%
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| Mountain West | 2021 | (0-0) | Boise State | Andy Avalos | 25%
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| ACC | 2013 | (55-46) | NC State | Dave Dorean | 25%
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| Mountain West | 2020 | (3-3) | Fresno State | Kalen DeBoer | 25%
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| Pac-12 | 2020 | (4-2) | Colorado | Karl Dorrell | 25%
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| C-USA | 2013 | (61-41) | Louisiana Tech | Skip Holtz | 25%
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| Mountain West | 2020 | (4-4) | San Diego State | Brady Hoke | 24%
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| MAC | 2019 | (11-9) | Central Michigan | Jim McElwain | 24%
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| Independent | 2016 | (38-26) | BYU | Kalani Sitake | 24%
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| C-USA | 2014 | (40-22) | UAB | Bill Clark | 22%
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| Pac-12 | 2019 | (7-13) | Houston | Dana Holgorson | 22%
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| Sun Belt | 2019 | (19-17) | Coastal Carolina | Jamey Chadwell | 22%
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| Independent | 2014 | (49-39) | Army | Jeff Monken | 22%
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| C-USA | 2020 | (7-5) | UTSA | Jeff Traylor | 22%
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| Sun Belt | 2020 | (10-3) | Appalachian State | Shawn Clark | 22%
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| Mountain West | 2021 | (0-0) | Utah State | Blake Anderson | 21%
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| Independent | 2017 | (6-30) | UConn | Randy Edsall | 21%
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| American | 2016 | (29-33) | Tulane | Willie Fritz | 21%
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| MAC | 2014 | (32-46) | Miami Ohio | Chuck Martin | 19%
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| Independent | 2013 | (22-64) | New Mexico State | Doug Martin | 19%
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| Mountain West | 2020 | (5-4) | Hawaii | Todd Graham | 19%
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| Mountain West | 2014 | (38-44) | Wyoming | Craig Bohl | 18%
|
| MAC | 2016 | (38-21) | Toledo | Jason Candle | 18%
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| Pac-12 | 2020 | (8-4) | Memphis | Ryan Silverfield | 18%
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| MAC | 2018 | (12-17) | Kent State | Sean Lewis | 18%
|
| Sun Belt | 2021 | (0-0) | UL Monroe | Terry Bowden | 18%
|
| C-USA | 2021 | (0-0) | Marshall | Charles Huff | 16%
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| MAC | 2005 | (115-82) | Ohio | Frank Solich | 16%
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| American | 2019 | (7-14) | East Carolina | Mike Houston | 16%
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| C-USA | 2016 | (31-31) | North Texas | Seth Littrell | 16%
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| American | 2015 | (31-40) | Tulsa | Philip Montgomery | 15%
|
| Mountain West | 2007 | (102-72) | Air Force | Troy Calhoun | 15%
|
| C-USA | 2021 | (0-0) | Southern Miss | Will Hall | 15%
|
| C-USA | 2019 | (9-10) | Charlotte | Will Healy | 15%
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| C-USA | 2020 | (0-0) | Old Dominion | Ricky Rahne | 13%
|
| American | 2019 | (9-11) | Temple | Rod Carey | 13%
|
| Mountain West | 2017 | (15-30) | San Jose State | Brent Brennan | 12%
|
| Mountain West | 2020 | (2-5) | New Mexico | Danny Gonzales | 12%
|
| C-USA | 2018 | (7-23) | Rice | Mike Bloomgren | 12%
|
| MAC | 2019 | (3-14) | Bowling Green | Scot Loeffler | 12%
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| C-USA | 2018 | (5-27) | UTEP | Dana Dimel | 10%
|
| Sun Belt | 2019 | (5-19) | Texas State | Jake Spavital | 10%
|
| Sun Belt | 2021 | (0-0) | South Alabama | Kane Wommack | 10%
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| MAC | 2021 | (0-0) | Buffalo | Maurice Linguist | 10%
|
| MAC | 2016 | (22-34) | Ball State | Mike Neu | 10%
|
| Sun Belt | 2017 | (22-25) | Georgia State | Shawn Elliott | 10%
|
| Independent | 2019 | (1-15) | UMass | Walt Bell | 10%
|
| MAC | 2014 | (30-51) | Eastern Michigan | Chris Creighton | 9%
|
| C-USA | 2006 | (94-92) | MTSU | Rick Stockstill | 9%
|
| MAC | 2019 | (1-17) | Akron | Tom Arth | 9%
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| Mountain West | 2020 | (0-6) | UNLV | Marcus Arroyo | 7%
|
| MAC | 2017 | (24-20) | Western Michigan | Tim Lester | 7%
|
| Sun Belt | 2018 | (27-18) | Georgia Southern | Chad Lunsford | 6%
|
| Sun Belt | 2019 | (10-13) | Troy | Chip Lindsey | 6%
|
| MAC | 2019 | (5-13) | Northern Illinois | Thomas Hammock | 6%
|