With the coaching carousel once again underway, we’ve created the 2016-17 coaching changes page.
Consider this your one-stop shop for coaching changes at every level of football – NFL, NCAA and NAIA – throughout the fall and winter, so check back frequently. For your reference, here are the lists of changes for the 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
In the NFL, six jobs have come open and all six have been filled as of early February. There were seven changes following the 2015 season.
Team | 2016 Coach | 2017 Coach |
Buffalo Bills | Rex Ryan | Sean McDermott |
Denver Broncos | Gary Kubiak | Vance Joseph |
Los Angeles Rams | Jeff Fisher | Sean McVay |
Jacksonville Jaguars | Gus Bradley | Doug Marrone |
San Diego Chargers | Mike McCoy | Anthony Lynn |
San Francisco 49ers | Chip Kelly | Kyle Shanahan |
In FBS, 21 jobs have come open as of Jan. 14; 21 have been filled. Number of changes over the past seven seasons: 22 (2008), 23 (2009), 24 (2010), 28 (2011), 31 (2012), 20 (2013), 15 (2014) and 29 (2015).
Team | 2016 Coach | 2017 Coach |
Baylor | Jim Grobe (I) | Matt Rhule |
Cal | Sonny Dykes | Justin Wilcox |
Cincinnati | Tommy Tuberville | Luke Fickell |
Connecticut | Bob Diaco | Randy Edsall |
Florida Atlantic | Charlie Partridge | Lane Kiffin |
Florida International | Ron Turner | Butch Davis |
Fresno State | Tim DeRuyter | Jeff Tedford |
Georgia State | Trent Miles | Shawn Elliott |
Houston | Tom Herman | Major Applewhite |
Indiana | Kevin Wilson | Tom Allen |
LSU | Les Miles | Ed Orgeron |
Minnesota | Tracy Claeys | PJ Fleck |
Nevada | Brian Polian | Jay Norvell |
Oregon | Mark Helfrich | Willie Taggart |
Purdue | Darrell Hazell | Jeff Brohm |
San Jose State | Ron Caragher | Brent Brennan |
South Florida | Willie Taggart | Charlie Strong |
Temple | Matt Rhule | Geoff Collins |
Texas | Charlie Strong | Tom Herman |
Western Kentucky | Jeff Brohm | Mike Sanford |
Western Michigan | PJ Fleck | Tim Lester |
In FCS, 15 jobs have come open as of April 24th, and all 15 have been filled. A total of 19 schools changed coaches after the 2015 season.
Team | 2016 Coach | 2017 Coach |
Abilene Christian | Ken Collums | Adam Dorrel |
Bryant | Marty Fine | James Perry |
Chattanooga | Russ Huesman | Tom Arth |
Delaware | Dave Brock | Danny Rocco |
Eastern Washington | Beau Baldwin | Aaron Best |
Elon | Rich Skrosky | Curt Cignetti |
Furman | Bruce Fowler | Clay Hendrix |
Howard | Gary Harrell | Mike London |
Idaho State | Mike Kramer | Ron Phenicie |
Indiana State | Mike Sanford | Curt Mallory |
Lafayette | Frank Tavani | John Garrett |
Lamar | Ray Woodard | Mike Schultz |
Presbyterian | Harold Nichols | Tommy Spangler |
Richmond | Danny Rocco | Russ Huesman |
UC Davis | Ron Gould | Dan Hawkins |
In Division II, 26 jobs have opened; 25 have been filled as of May 3rd. Twenty-five schools changed coaches after the 2015 season.
Team | 2016 Coach | 2017 Coach |
Albany State (GA) | Dan Land | Gabe Giardina |
Alderson Broaddus (WV) | Dennis Creehan | Kirk Campbell |
Carson-Newman (TN) | Ken Sparks | Mike Turner |
Bemidji State (MN) | Brent Bolte (I) | Brent Bolte |
Davenport (MI) | Lou Esposito | Sparky McEwen |
Eastern New Mexico | Josh Lynn | Kelley Lee |
Edinboro (PA) | Justin Lustig | Wayne Bradford (I) |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Curt Cignetti | Paul Tortorella |
Lake Erie (OH) | Mark McNellie | Gerald Hazzard* |
Lincoln (MO) | Mike Jones | Steven Smith |
Lindenwood (MO) | Pat Ross | Jed Stugart |
Glenville State (WV) | David Hutchison | Eric Smith |
Michigan Tech | Tom Kearly | Steve Olson |
Minnesota-Crookston | Mike Fritze | Mark Dufner |
Minot State (ND) | Tyler Hughes | Mike Aldrich |
Missouri Western | Jerry Partridge | Matt Williamson |
Nebraska-Kearney | Josh Lamberson | Josh Lynn |
North Alabama | Bobby Wallace | Chris Willis |
Northern Michigan | Chris Ostrowsky | Kyle Nystrom |
Northwest Missouri State | Adam Dorrel | Rich Wright |
Quincy (IL) | Tom Pajic | |
Sioux Falls (SD) | Jed Stugart | Jon Anderson |
Walsh (OH) | Ted Karras | Dan Pifer |
West Texas A&M | Mike Nesbitt | Hunter Hughes |
West Georgia | Will Hall | David Dean |
West Virginia State | Jon Anderson | John Pennington |
*Hazzard, who previously served as the interim head coach, takes over for Jeff Horrocks, who led the program from December 29th – February 7th before being let go.
In Division III, 25 schools are looking for coaches as of March 6; 23 have been filled so far. There were 32 changes following the 2015 season.
Team | 2016 Coach | 2017 Coach |
Alvernia (PA)^ | N/A | Ralph Clark |
Anna Maria (MA) | Vincent Signira | Dan Mulrooney |
Baldwin Wallace (OH) | John Snell | Jim Hilvert |
Brevard (NC) | Paul Hamilton | Bill Khayat |
Birmingham Southern (AL) | Eddie Garfinkle | Tony Joe White |
Bridgewater State (MA) | Joe Verria (I) | Joe Verria |
Buena Vista (IA) | Jay Anderson | Grant Mollring |
Catholic (Washington, DC) | Bill Bachman (I) | Mike Gutelius |
Christopher Newport (VA) | Matt Kelchner | Art Link |
Dickinson (PA) | Darwin Breaux | Brad Forsyth |
East Texas Baptist | Scotty Walden | Scott Highsmith |
Howard Payne (TX) | Hunter Sims | Braxton Harris |
Ithaca College (NY)* | Mike Welch | Dan Swanstrom |
John Carroll (OH) | Tom Arth | Rick Finotti |
LaGrange (GA) | Matt Mumme | Steve Pardue |
Louisiana College | Dennis Dunn | |
Methodist (NC) | Keven Williams (I) | Keven Williams |
Mount Union (OH) | Rod Huber | Tyler Hopperton (I) |
Olivet (MI) | Dan Pifer | Dan Musielewicz |
Pomona Pitzer (CA) | Roger Caron | John Walsh |
Sewanee | Tommy Laurendine | Travis Rundle |
St. Olaf (MN) | Craig Stern | Jame Kilian |
Texas Lutheran | Danny Padron | Carl Gustafson |
Waynesburg (PA) | Rich Shepas | |
Wilmington (OH) | Stacey Hairston | Bryan Moore |
In NAIA, thirteen coaching changes have taken place as of March 10. All have been filled. Thirteen jobs opened after the 2015 season.
Team | 2016 Coach | 2017 Coach |
Bluefield College (VA) | Ordell Walker | Dewey Lusk |
Briar Cliff (IA) | Tom Rethman | Dennis Wagner |
Concordia (NE) | Vance Winter | Patrick Daberkow |
Culver-Stockton (MO) | Jeff Duvendeck | Tom Sallay |
Friends (KS) | Monty Lewis | Dion Meneley |
Kentucky Christian | Steve Barrows | Corey Fipps |
Lawrence Tech (MI) | N/A | Jeff Duvendeck |
Lindenwood-Belleville (IL) | Dale Carlson | Kevin Turco |
Mayville State (ND) | John Haines | Sean Thom |
Reinhardt (GA) | Drew Cronic | James Miller |
Siena Heights (MI) | Matt Kohn (I) | Matt Kohn |
Southern Oregon | Craig Howard | Charlie Hall |
Texas College | Greg Ruffin | Charles Moss |
Union (KY) | Zak Willis | Andre Linn |
(I) denotes that the coach spent the 2016 season as the interim
(^) denotes that the school officially announced its football program on Oct. 5
(*) denotes coach announced retirement before the season
(n) denotes a new program
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