2012-2013 Head Coaching Changes
A running total of head coaching changes following the 2012 season.
As of Thursday January 17, a total of eight NFL head coaching vacanies have come open and all have been filled.
| Team |
2012 Coach |
2013 Coach |
| Arizona Cardinals |
Ken Whisenhunt |
Bruce Arians |
| Buffalo Bills |
Chan Gailey |
Doug Marrone |
| Chicago Bears |
Lovie Smith |
Marc Trestman |
|
Cleveland Browns
|
Pat Shurmur |
Rob Chudzinski
|
|
Kansas City Chiefs
|
Romeo Crennel |
Andy Reid |
|
Jacksonville Jaguars
|
Mike Mularkey |
Gus Bradley |
|
Philadelphia Eagles
|
Andy Reid |
Chip Kelly |
|
San Diego Chargers
|
Norv Turner |
Mike McCoy |
At the FBS level, as of Wednesday January 23, a total of 31 openings have occured and all have been filled.
Just for reference, after the last few seasons this is the number of programs making head coaching changes: 22 (2008), 23 (2009), 24 (2010), 28 (2011), 31 (2012 - as of Jan. 23).
At the FCS level, as of Tuesday January 29, 17 openings have occured and one remains open at this time.
| Program |
2012 Coach |
2013 Coach |
| Appalachian State |
Jerry Moore |
Scott Satterfield |
| Austin Peay |
Rick Christophel |
|
| Campbell |
Dale Steele |
Mike Minter |
| Charleston Southern |
Jay Mills |
Jamey Chadwell |
| Cornell |
Kent Austin |
David Archer |
| Davidson |
Tripp Merritt |
Paul Nichols |
| Delaware |
K.C. Keeler |
Dave Brock |
| Florida A&M |
Joe Taylor |
Earl Holmes |
| Gardner-Webb |
Ron Dickerson, Jr. |
Carroll McCray |
| Indiana State |
Trent Miles |
Mike Sanford Sr. |
| Jacksonville State |
Jack Crowe |
Bill Clark |
| Morehead State |
Matt Ballard |
Rob Tenyer |
| Northwestern State |
Bradley Dale Peveto |
Jay Thomas |
| San Diego |
Ron Caragher |
Dale Lindsey |
| Southern |
Stump Mitchell |
Dawson Odums |
| Western Illinois |
Mark Hendrickson |
Bob Nielson |
| UC Davis |
Bob Biggs |
Ron Gould |
|
At the Division II level, as of Friday January 18, 21 openings have occured and four remain open at this time.
| Program |
2012 Coach |
2013 Coach |
| Augustana (S.D.) |
Mike Aldrich |
Jerry Olszewski |
| Arkansas Tech |
Steve Mullins |
Raymond Monica |
| Catawba (N.C.) |
Chip Hester |
Curtis Walker |
| Clark Atlanta |
Daryl McNeil |
Kevin Weston |
| Delta State (MS) |
Jamey Chadwell |
Todd Cooley |
| Fairmont State (W.V.) |
Mike Lopez |
Jason Woodman |
| Fayetteville State (N.C.) |
Kenny Phillips |
Lawrence Kershaw |
| Fort Lewis (CO) |
Cesar Rivas-Sandoval |
John L. Smith |
| Kutztown (PA) |
Raymond Monica |
Drew Folmar |
| Limestone (S.C.) |
Rich Turner |
Bobby James |
| Lincoln (PA) |
O.J. Abanishe |
|
| Livingstone (N.C.) |
Elvin James |
Daryl Williams |
| McKendree (IL) |
Carl Poelker |
Mike Babcock |
| North Greenville (SC) |
Carroll McCray |
Jeff Farrington |
| Seton Hill (PA) |
Joel Dilinski |
Isaac Collins |
| Southwest Baptist (MO) |
Keith Allen |
Craig Shuler |
| Texas A&M - Commerce |
Guy Morriss |
Colby Carthel |
| Texas A&M - Kingsville |
Bo Atterberry |
David Calloway |
| Virginia State |
Andrew Faison |
Latrell Scott |
| Walsh (OH) |
Jim Dennison |
Ted Karras |
| West Virginia State |
Earl Monroe |
Jon Anderson |
| W. Va. Wesleyan |
Jonas Jackson |
George Shehl |
|
At the Division III level, as of Friday January 25, 20 openings have occured and six remain open at this time.
| Program |
2012 Coach |
2013 Coach |
| Capital (OH) |
Henry Stanford |
Craig Candeto |
| Carthage (WI) |
Tim Rucks |
Mike Yeager |
| Concordia - Chicago |
Lonnie Pries |
Eric Hennessey |
| DePauw (IN) |
Robby Long |
Bill Lynch |
| East Texas Baptist |
Mark Sartain |
Josh Eargle |
| Elmhurst (IL) |
Tim Lester |
Joe Adam |
| Hamline (MN) |
John Pate |
Chad Rogosheke |
| Husson (ME) |
Sean Murphy |
Gabby Price |
| John Carroll (OH) |
Regis Scafe |
Tom Arth |
| Knox (IL) |
Chad Eisele |
Damon Tomeo |
| Luther (IA) |
Mike Durnin |
Aaron Hafner |
| Marietta (OH) |
Jeff Filvoski |
Andy Waddle |
| North Park (IL) |
Scott Pethel |
Mike Conway |
| Occidental (CA) |
Bill Redell |
Doug Semones |
| Shenandoah (VA) |
Paul Barnes |
Scott Yoder |
| St. John's (MN) |
John Gagilardi |
Gary Fasching |
| St. Olaf (MN) |
Jerry Olszewski |
Craig Stern |
| Sul Ross State (TX) |
Wayne Schroeder |
|
| Wilmington (OH) |
Ken Minor |
Stacey Hariston |
| Wisconsin Lutheran |
Dr. Dennis Miller |
Ben Murphy |
| Wooster (OH) |
Mike Schmitz |
Frank Colaprete |
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Author: Scott Roussel
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