2021 College Football Head Coaches

School 	Coach 	Year Hired 	Previous Position
American Athletic Conference (AAC)	American Athletic Conference (AAC)	American Athletic Conference (AAC)	American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Cincinnati Bearcats 	Luke Fickell 	2017 	Ohio State co-defensive coordinator & linebackers coach (2012-2016)
East Carolina Pirates 	Mike Houston 	2019 	James Madison head coach (2016-2018)
Houston Cougars 	Dana Holgorsen 	2019 	West Virginia head coach (2011-2018)
Memphis Tigers 	Ryan Silverfield 	2020 	Memphis assistant head coach, run game coordinator & offensive line coach (2019)
Navy Midshipmen 	Ken Niumatalolo 	2007 	Navy assistant head coach & offensive line coach (2002-2007)
SMU Mustangs 	Sonny Dykes 	2018 	TCU offensive analyst (2017)
South Florida Bulls 	Jeff Scott 	2020 	Clemson co-offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach (2015-2019)
Temple Owls 	Rod Carey 	2019 	Northern Illinois head coach (2012-2018)
Tulane Green Wave 	Willie Fritz 	2016 	Georgia Southern head coach (2014-2015)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane 	Philip Montgomery 	2015 	Baylor offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2012-2014)
UCF Knights 	Gus Malzahn 	2021 	Auburn head coach (2013-2020)
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 	Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 	Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 	Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
Boston College Eagles 	Jeff Hafley 	2020 	Ohio State co-defensive coordinator & secondary coach (2019)
Clemson Tigers 	Dabo Swinney 	2008 	Clemson assistant head coach & wide receivers coach (2007-2008)
Duke Blue Devils 	David Cutcliffe 	2008 	Tennessee assistant head coach, offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2006-2007)
Florida State Seminoles 	Mike Norvell 	2020 	Memphis head coach (2016-2019)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 	Geoff Collins 	2019 	Temple head coach (2017-2018)
Louisville Cardinals 	Scott Satterfield 	2019 	Appalachian State head coach (2013-2018)
Miami Hurricanes 	Manny Diaz 	2019 	Miami (FL) defensive coordinator & linebackers coach (2016-2018)
North Carolina Tar Heels 	Mack Brown 	2019 	Texas head coach (1998-2013)
NC State Wolfpack 	Dave Doeren 	2013 	Northern Illinois head coach (2011-2012)
Pittsburgh Panthers 	Pat Narduzzi 	2015 	Michigan State defensive coordinator (2007-2014)
Syracuse Orange 	Dino Babers 	2016 	Bowling Green head coach (2014-2015)
Virginia Cavaliers 	Bronco Mendenhall 	2016 	BYU head coach (2005-2015)
Virginia Tech Hokies 	Justin Fuente 	2016 	Memphis head coach (2012-2015)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 	Dave Clawson 	2014 	Bowling Green head coach (2009-2013)
Big 12 Conference 	Big 12 Conference 	Big 12 Conference 	Big 12 Conference
Baylor Bears 	Dave Aranda 	2020 	LSU associate head coach, defensive coordinator & linebackers coach (2016-2019)
Iowa State Cyclones 	Matt Campbell 	2016 	Toledo head coach (2012-2015)
Kansas Jayhawks 	Lance Leipold 	2021 	Buffalo head coach (2015-2020)
Kansas State Wildcats 	Chris Kileman 	2019 	North Dakota State head coach (2014-2018)
Oklahoma Sooners 	Lincoln Riley 	2017 	Oklahoma offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2015-2016)
Oklahoma State Sooners 	Mike Gundy 	2005 	Oklahoma State assistant head coach & offensive coordinator (2001-2004)
TCU Horned Frogs 	Gary Patterson 	2000 	TCU defensive coordinator & safeties coach (1998-2000)
Texas Longhorns 	Steve Sarkisian 	2021 	Alabama offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2019-2020)
Texas Tech Red Raiders 	Matt Wells 	2019 	Utah State head coach (2013-2018)
West Virginia Mountaineers 	Neal Brown 	2019 	Troy head coach (2015-2018)
Big Ten Conference 	Big Ten Conference 	Big Ten Conference 	Big Ten Conference
Illinois Fighting Illini 	Bret Bielema 	2021 	New York Giants outside linebackers coach (2020)
Indiana Hoosiers 	Tom Allen 	2017 	Indiana defensive coordinator (2016)
Iowa Hawkeyes 	Kirk Ferentz 	1999 	Baltimore Ravens assistant head coach & offensive coordinator (1997-1998)
Maryland Terrapins 	Mike Locksley 	2019 	Alabama offensive coordinator (2018)
Michigan Wolverines 	Jim Harbaugh 	2015 	San Francisco 49ers head coach (2011-2014)
Michigan State Spartans 	Mel Tucker 	2020 	Colorado head coach (2019)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 	P.J. Fleck 	2017 	Western Michigan head coach (2013-2016)
Nebraska Cornhuskers 	Scott Frost 	2018 	UCF head coach (2016-2017)
Northwestern Wildcats 	Pat Fitzgerald 	2006 	Northwestern linebackers coach & recruiting coordinator (2004-2005)
Ohio State Buckeyes 	Ryan Day 	2019 	Ohio State acting head coach, offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2018)
Penn State Nittany Lions 	James Franklin 	2014 	Vanderbilt head coach (2011-2013)
Purdue Boilermakers 	Jeff Brohm 	2017 	Western Kentucky head coach (2014-2016)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 	Greg Schiano 	2020 	Ohio State assistant head coach & defensive coordinator (2016-2018)
Wisconsin Badgers 	Paul Chryst 	2015 	Pittsburgh head coach (2012-2014)
Conference USA 	Conference USA 	Conference USA 	Conference USA
Charlotte 49ers 	Will Healy 	2019 	Austin Peay head coach (2016-2018)
Florida Atlantic Owls 	Willie Taggart 	2020 	Florida State head coach (2018-2019)
Florida International Panthers 	Butch Davis 	2017 	North Carolina head coach (2007-2010)
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 	Skip Holtz 	2013 	South Florida head coach (2010-2012)
Marshall Thundering Herd 	Charles Huff 	2021 	Alabama associate head coach & running backs coach (2019-2020)
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 	Rick Stockstill 	2006 	South Carolina tight ends coach & recruiting coordinator (2005)
North Texas Mean Green 	Seth Littrell 	2016 	North Carolina assistant head coach, offensive coordinator & tight ends coach (2014-2015)
Old Dominion Monarchs 	Ricky Rahne 	2020 	Penn State offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2018-2019)
Rice Owls 	Mike Bloomgren 	2018 	Stanford associate head coach, offensive coordinator & offensive line coach (2014-2017)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles 	Will Hall 	2021 	Tulane offensive coordinator (2019-2020)
UAB Blazers 	Bill Clark 	2014 	Jacksonville State head coach (2013)
UTEP Miners 	Dana Dimel 	2018 	Kansas State offensive coordinator, running backs coach & tight ends coach (2009-2017)
UTSA Roadrunners 	Jeff Traylor 	2020 	Arkansas associate head coach & running backs coach (2018-2019)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 	Tyson Helton 	2019 	Tennessee offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2018)
Independents 	Independents 	Independents 	Independents
Army Black Knights 	Jeff Monken 	2014 	Georgia Southern head coach (2010-2013)
BYU Cougars 	Kalani Sitake 	2016 	Oregon State assistant head coach & defensive coordinator (2015)
Liberty Flames 	Hugh Freeze 	2019 	Ole Miss head coach (2012-2016)
New Mexico State Aggies 	Doug Martin 	2013 	Boston College offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2012)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 	Brian Kelly 	2010 	Cincinnati head coach (2007-2009)
UConn Huskies 	Randy Edsall 	2017 	Maryland head coach (2011-2015)
UMass Minutemen 	Walt Bell 	2019 	Florida State offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2018)
Mid-American Conference (MAC) 	Mid-American Conference (MAC) 	Mid-American Conference (MAC) 	Mid-American Conference (MAC)
Akron Zips 	Tom Arth 	2019 	Chattanooga head coach (2017-2018)
Ball State Cardinals 	Mike Neu 	2016 	New Orleans Saints quarterbacks coach (2014-2015)
Bowling Green Falcons 	Scot Loeffler 	2019 	Boston College offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2016-2018)
Buffalo Bulls 	Maurice Linguist 	2021 	Dallas Cowboys defensive backs coach (2020)
Central Michigan Chippewas 	Jim McElwain 	2019 	Michigan wide receivers coach (2018)
Eastern Michigan Eagles 	Chris Creighton 	2014 	Drake head coach (2008-2013)
Kent State Golden Flashes 	Sean Lewis 	2018 	Syracuse co-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2016-2017)
Miami RedHawks 	Chuck Martin 	2014 	Notre Dame offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2012-2013)
Northern Illinois Huskies 	Thomas Hammock 	2019 	Baltimore Ravens running backs coach (2014-2018)
Ohio Bobcats 	Frank Solich 	2005 	Nebraska head coach (1998-2003)
Toledo Rockets 	Jason Candle 	2016 	Toledo associate head coach, offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2014-2015)
Western Michigan Broncos 	Tim Lester 	2017 	Purdue quarterbacks coach (2016)
Mountain West Conference (MW) 	Mountain West Conference (MW) 	Mountain West Conference (MW) 	Mountain West Conference (MW)
Air Force Falcons 	Troy Calhoun 	2007 	Houston Texans offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2006)
Boise State Broncos 	Andy Avalos 	2021 	Oregon defensive coordinator & inside linebackers coach (2019-2020)
Colorado State Rams 	Steve Addazio 	2020 	Boston College head coach (2013-2019)
Fresno State Bulldogs 	Kalen DeBoer 	2020 	Indiana offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2019)
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 	Todd Graham 	2020 	Arizona State head coach (2012-2017)
Nevada Wolf Pack 	Jay Norvell 	2017 	Arizona State passing game coordinator & wide receivers coach (2016)
New Mexico Lobos 	Danny Gonzales 	2020 	Arizona State assistant head coach & defensive coordinator (2019)
San Diego State Aztecs 	Brady Hoke 	2020 	San Diego State defensive line coach (2019)
San Jose State Spartans 	Brent Brennan 	2017 	Oregon State outside wide receivers coach (2016)
UNLV Rebels 	Marcus Arroyo 	2020 	Oregon assistant head coach, offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2019)
Utah State Aggies 	Blake Anderson 	2021 	Arkansas State head coach (2014-2020)
Wyoming Cowboys 	Craig Bohl 	2014 	North Dakota State head coach (2003-2013)
Pac-12 Conference 	Pac-12 Conference 	Pac-12 Conference 	Pac-12 Conference
Arizona Wildcats 	Jedd Fisch 	2021 	New England Patriots quarterbacks coach (2020)
Arizona State Sun Devils 	Herm Edwards 	2018 	Kansas City Chiefs head coach (2006-2008)
California Golden Bears 	Justin Wilcox 	2017 	Wisconsin defensive coordinator (2016)
Colorado Buffaloes 	Karl Dorrell 	2020 	Miami Dolphins assistant head coach & wide receivers coach (2019)
Oregon Ducks 	Mario Cristobal 	2018 	Oregon co-offensive coordinator & offensive line coach (2017)
Oregon State Beavers 	Jonathan Smith 	2018 	Washington offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2014-2017)
Stanford Cardinal 	David Shaw 	2011 	Stanford offensive coordinator & running backs coach (2010)
UCLA Bruins 	Chip Kelly 	2018 	San Francisco 49ers head coach (2016)
USC Trojans 	Clay Helton 	2015 	USC offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach & interim head coach (2015)
Utah Utes 	Kyle Whittingham 	2005 	Utah defensive coordinator & linebackers coach (2001-2004)
Washington Huskies 	Jimmy Lake 	2020 	Washington defensive coordinator (2018-2019)
Washington State Cougars 	Nick Rolovich 	2020 	Hawaii head coach (2016-2019)
Southeastern Conference (SEC) 	Southeastern Conference (SEC) 	Southeastern Conference (SEC) 	Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Alabama Crimson Tide 	Nick Saban 	2007 	Miami Dolphins head coach (2005-2006)
Arkansas Razorbacks 	Sam Pittman 	2020 	Georgia associate head coach & offensive line coach (2019)
Auburn Tigers 	Bryan Harsin 	2021 	Boise State head coach (2014-2020)
Florida Gators 	Dan Mullen 	2018 	Mississippi State head coach (2009-2017)
Georgia Bulldogs 	Kirby Smart 	2016 	Alabama defensive coordinator (2008-2015)
Kentucky Wildcats 	Mark Stoops 	2013 	Florida State defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach (2010-2012)
LSU Tigers 	Ed Orgeron 	2016 	LSU defensive line coach (2015-2016)
Ole Miss Rebels 	Lane Kiffin 	2020 	Florida Atlantic head coach (2017-2019)
Mississippi State Bulldogs 	Mike Leach 	2020 	Washington State head coach (2012-2019)
Missouri Tigers 	Eliah Drinkwitz 	2020 	Appalachian State head coach (2019)
South Carolina Gamecocks 	Shane Beamer 	2021 	Oklahoma assistant head coach & tight ends coach (2018-2020)
Tennessee Volunteers 	Josh Heupel 	2021 	UCF head coach (2018-2020)
Texas A&M Aggies 	Jimbo Fisher 	2018 	Florida State head coach (2010-2017)
Vanderbilt Commodores 	Clark Lea 	2021 	Notre Dame defensive coordinator (2018-2020)
Sun Belt Conference 	Sun Belt Conference 	Sun Belt Conference 	Sun Belt Conference
Appalachian State Mountaineers 	Shawn Clark 	2020 	Appalachian State assistant head coach & offensive line coach (2019)
Arkansas State Red Wolves 	Butch Jones 	2021 	Alabama assistant to the head coach (2020)
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 	Jamey Chadwell 	2019 	Coastal Carolina assistant head coach, offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2018)
Georgia Southern Eagles 	Chad Lunsford 	2018 	Georgia Southern special teams coordinator & recruiting coordinator (2016-2017)
Georgia State Panthers 	Shawn Elliott 	2017 	South Carolina offensive line coach (2016)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 	Billy Napier 	2018 	Arizona State offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2017)
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks 	Terry Bowden 	2021 	Clemson graduate assistant (2019-2020)
South Alabama Jaguars 	Kane Wommack 	2021 	Indiana defensive coordinator & linebackers coach (2019-2020)
Texas State Bobcats 	Jake Spavital 	2019 	West Virginia offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2017-2018)
Troy Trojans 	Chip Lindsey 	2019 	Auburn offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach (2017-2018)