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
As always, if we missed anyone please let us know at 225.229.3429, [email protected], or via Twitter (DM if you’d like) @FootballScoop.
