Coach Leaderboard
Active college football coaches ranked
Current-era coaches sorted by CFBTrack career quality score.
Top coaches
Records exclude zero-game placeholders. Profile pages show source notes and current-season fallback status.
| Rank | Coach | Record | Career quality | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Day 2018-2025 • 8 seasons | 82-12 | 98.8 | Ohio State |
| 2 | Kirby Smart 2016-2025 • 10 seasons | 117-21 | 97.9 | Georgia |
| 3 | Dabo Swinney 2008-2025 • 18 seasons | 187-53 | 96.8 | Clemson |
| 4 | Dan Lanning 2022-2025 • 4 seasons | 48-8 | 95.1 | Oregon |
| 5 | Marcus Freeman 2021-2025 • 5 seasons | 43-12 | 94.8 | Notre Dame |
| 6 | Lincoln Riley 2017-2025 • 9 seasons | 90-28 | 94.3 | Oklahoma, USC |
| 7 | Curt Cignetti 2022-2025 • 4 seasons | 46-6 | 94.2 | Indiana, James Madison |
| 8 | James Franklin 2011-2025 • 15 seasons | 132-63 | 92.0 | Penn State, Vanderbilt |
| 9 | Josh Heupel 2018-2025 • 8 seasons | 73-28 | 90.4 | Tennessee, UCF |
| 10 | Brian Kelly 2004-2025 • 23 seasons | 202-79 | 90.1 | Central Michigan, Cincinnati, LSU, Notre Dame |
| 11 | Kyle Whittingham 2004-2025 • 22 seasons | 178-88 | 89.3 | Utah |
| 12 | Lane Kiffin 2009-2025 • 14 seasons | 119-54 | 88.2 | Florida Atlantic, Ole Miss, Tennessee, USC |
| 13 | Kalen DeBoer 2020-2025 • 6 seasons | 57-17 | 88.0 | Alabama, Fresno State, Washington |
| 14 | Steve Sarkisian 2009-2025 • 11 seasons | 91-53 | 87.3 | Texas, USC, Washington |
| 15 | Mike Gundy 2005-2025 • 21 seasons | 170-99 | 87.1 | Oklahoma State |
| 16 | Dan Mullen 2009-2025 • 14 seasons | 113-65 | 85.2 | Florida, Mississippi State, UNLV |
| 17 | Bret Bielema 2006-2025 • 17 seasons | 134-84 | 84.4 | Arkansas, Illinois, Wisconsin |
| 18 | Kirk Ferentz 1999-2025 • 27 seasons | 213-128 | 84.3 | Iowa |
| 19 | Mike Norvell 2016-2025 • 10 seasons | 76-50 | 80.2 | Florida State, Memphis |
| 20 | Spencer Danielson 2023-2025 • 3 seasons | 24-8 | 79.7 | Boise State |
| 21 | Hugh Freeze 2011-2025 • 13 seasons | 99-64 | 79.7 | Arkansas State, Auburn, Liberty, Ole Miss |
| 22 | Eli Drinkwitz 2019-2025 • 7 seasons | 58-30 | 79.5 | App State, Missouri |
| 23 | Rich Rodriguez 2001-2025 • 19 seasons | 140-100 | 79.0 | Arizona, Jacksonville State, Michigan, West Virginia |
| 24 | Luke Fickell 2011-2025 • 11 seasons | 80-46 | 78.1 | Cincinnati, Ohio State, Wisconsin |
| 25 | Matt Campbell 2011-2025 • 15 seasons | 107-70 | 77.6 | Iowa State, Toledo |
| 26 | Clay Helton 2013-2025 • 12 seasons | 73-49 | 75.9 | Georgia Southern, USC |
| 27 | Joey McGuire 2022-2025 • 4 seasons | 35-18 | 74.4 | Texas Tech |
| 28 | Mike Elko 2022-2025 • 4 seasons | 35-16 | 73.5 | Duke, Texas A&M |
| 29 | Sonny Dykes 2010-2025 • 15 seasons | 107-79 | 73.2 | California, Louisiana Tech, SMU, TCU |
| 30 | Jim Mora 2012-2025 • 10 seasons | 73-54 | 73.0 | UCLA, UConn |
| 31 | PJ Fleck 2013-2025 • 13 seasons | 96-66 | 72.8 | Minnesota, Western Michigan |
| 32 | Brent Venables 2022-2025 • 4 seasons | 32-20 | 72.2 | Oklahoma |
| 33 | Kenny Dillingham 2023-2025 • 3 seasons | 22-17 | 71.8 | Arizona State |
| 34 | Rhett Lashlee 2022-2025 • 4 seasons | 38-16 | 71.6 | SMU |
| 35 | Chris Klieman 2019-2025 • 7 seasons | 54-34 | 71.0 | Kansas State |
| 36 | Mario Cristobal 2007-2025 • 14 seasons | 97-78 | 69.3 | Florida International, Miami, Oregon |
| 37 | Scott Frost 2016-2025 • 8 seasons | 40-45 | 68.8 | Nebraska, UCF |
| 38 | Sherrone Moore 2024-2025 • 2 seasons | 17-9 | 68.5 | Michigan |
| 39 | Kalani Sitake 2016-2025 • 10 seasons | 84-45 | 67.4 | BYU |
| 40 | Dave Aranda 2020-2025 • 6 seasons | 36-37 | 66.8 | Baylor |
| 41 | Jeff Brohm 2014-2025 • 12 seasons | 94-56 | 66.8 | Louisville, Purdue, Western Kentucky |
| 42 | Bob Chesney 2024-2025 • 2 seasons | 21-6 | 66.5 | James Madison |
| 43 | Jon Sumrall 2022-2025 • 4 seasons | 43-12 | 65.7 | Troy, Tulane |
| 44 | Bronco Mendenhall 2005-2025 • 19 seasons | 146-95 | 64.3 | BYU, New Mexico, Utah State, Virginia |
| 45 | Willie Fritz 2014-2025 • 12 seasons | 86-65 | 63.8 | Georgia Southern, Houston, Tulane |
| 46 | Billy Napier 2018-2025 • 8 seasons | 63-39 | 62.0 | Florida, Louisiana |
| 47 | Dave Doeren 2011-2025 • 15 seasons | 118-74 | 61.6 | NC State, Northern Illinois |
| 48 | Pat Narduzzi 2015-2025 • 11 seasons | 80-61 | 59.3 | Pittsburgh |
| 49 | Shane Beamer 2021-2025 • 5 seasons | 33-30 | 59.3 | South Carolina |
| 50 | Barry Odom 2016-2025 • 7 seasons | 47-43 | 59.2 | Missouri, Purdue, UNLV |