With the coaching carousel once again underway, we’ve created the 2017-18 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, 2015-16, and the 2016-2017 seasons.
There have been seven coaching changes at the NFL level through Jan. 21, and all of them have been filled as of Feb. 11. Last year, six jobs came open. There were seven changes following the 2015 season.
| Team | 2017 Coach | 2018 Coach |
| Arizona Cardinals | Bruce Arians | Steve Wilks |
| Chicago Bears | John Fox | Matt Nagy |
| Detroit Lions | Jim Caldwell | Matt Patricia |
| Indianapolis Colts | Chuck Pagano | Frank Reich |
| New York Giants | Ben McAdoo | Pat Shurmur |
| Tennessee Titans | Mike Mularkey | Mike Vrabel |
| Oakland Raiders | Jack Del Rio | Jon Gruden |
In FBS, 21 jobs have opened as of Jan. 2 and all 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), 21 (2016).
| Team | 2017 Coach | 2018 Coach |
| Arizona | Rich Rodriguez | Kevin Sumlin |
| Arizona State | Todd Graham | Herm Edwards |
| Arkansas | Bret Bielema | Chad Morris |
| Florida | Jim McElwain | Dan Mullen |
| Florida State | Jimbo Fisher | Willie Taggart |
| Georgia Southern | Tyson Summers | Chad Lunsford |
| Kent State | Paul Haynes | Sean Lewis |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Mark Hudspeth | Billy Napier |
| Mississippi State | Dan Mullen | Joe Moorhead |
| Nebraska | Mike Riley | Scott Frost |
| Ole Miss | Matt Luke (I) | Matt Luke |
| Oregon | Willie Taggart | Mario Cristobal |
| Oregon State | Gary Andersen | Jonathan Smith |
| Rice | David Bailiff | Mike Bloomgren |
| SMU | Chad Morris | Sonny Dykes |
| South Alabama | Joey Jones | Steve Campbell |
| Tennessee | Butch Jones | Jeremy Pruitt |
| Texas A&M | Kevin Sumlin | Jimbo Fisher |
| UCF | Scott Frost | Josh Heupel |
| UCLA | Jim Mora | Chip Kelly |
| UTEP | Sean Kugler | Dana Dimel |
In FCS, 24 jobs have come open and all jobs have now been filled. Fifteen jobs came open during the 2016 off season, and a total of 19 schools changed coaches after the 2015 season.
| Team | 2017 Coach | 2018 Coach |
| Alabama A&M | James Spady | Connell Maynor |
| Alabama State | Brian Jenkins | Donald Hill-Eley |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Monte Coleman | Cedric Thomas |
| Central Arkansas | Steve Campbell | Nathan Brown |
| Davidson | Paul Nichols | Scott Abell |
| Delaware State | Kenneth Carter | Rod Milstead |
| East Tennessee State | Carl Torbush | Randy Sanders |
| Florida A&M | Alex Wood | Willie Simmons |
| Fordham | Andrew Breiner | Joe Conlin |
| Hampton | Connell Maynor | Robert Prunty |
| Holy Cross | Tom Gilmore | Bob Chesney |
| Incarnate Word | Larry Kennan | Eric Morris |
| Mississippi Valley State | Rick Comegy | Vincent Dancy |
| Montana | Bob Stitt | Bobby Hauck |
| Morgan State | Fred Farrier | Ernest Jones (I) |
| North Carolina A&T | Rod Broadway | Sam Washington |
| North Carolina Central | Jerry Mack | Granville Eastman (I) |
| Northwestern State | Jay Thomas | Brad Laird |
| Prairie View A&M | Willie Simmons | Eric Dooley |
| Robert Morris | John Banaszak | Bernard Clark |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Ron Roberts | Frank Scelfo |
| Tennessee Tech | Marcus Satterfield | Dewayne Alexander |
| Western Illinois | Charlie Fisher | Jared Elliott |
| Wofford | Mike Ayers | Josh Conklin |
Fifteen schools have made changes in Division II, and all 15 have been filled. Twenty-six jobs opened at the D-II level after last season.
| Team | 2017 Coach | 2018 Coach |
| Adams State (CO) | Timm Rosenbach | Josh Blakenship |
| Assumption (MA) | Bob Chesney | Andy McKenzie |
| East Central (OK) | Tim McCarty | Al Johnson |
| Humboldt State (CA) | Rob SMith | Damaro Wheeler (I) |
| Lenoir-Rhyne (NC) | Mike Kellar | Drew Cronic |
| Limestone (SC) | Mike Furrey | Tony Ierulli |
| Lincoln (PA) | Reginald Byarse Jr. (I) | Josh Dean |
| Millersville (PA) | Greg Breitbach | J.C. Morgan |
| Mary (ND) | Josh Kotelnicki | Craig Bagnell |
| Shorter (GA) | Aaron Kelton | Zach Morrison |
| Simon Fraser (BC) | Kelly Bates | Thomas Ford |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State | Dan Cocannouer* | Chet Pobolish |
| Virginia Union | Mark James | Dr. Alvin Parker |
| Walsh (OH) | Dan Pifer | John Fankhauser |
| Western New Mexico | Adam Clark | Frank Tristan |
Twenty-five schools at the Division III level have announced a change and 24 vacancies have been filled as of April 25. In Division III, 25 schools hired new head coaches after last year.
| Team | 2017 Coach | 2018 Coach |
| Alma (MI) | Greg Psconda | Jason Couch |
| Alfred State (NY) | Jarod Dodson | Scott Linn |
| Anderson (IN) | John Sala | Steve Rock |
| Bates (ME) | Mark Harriman | Malik Hall |
| Belhaven (MS) | Hal Mumme | Blaine McCorkle |
| Benedictine (IL) | Josiah Sears | |
| Carleton (MN) | Bob Pagel | Tom Journell |
| Colby College (ME) | Jonathan Michaeles | Jack Cosgrove |
| Defiance (OH) | Aaron Mershman | |
| Endicott (MA) | Kevin DeWall | Paul McGonagle |
| Finlandia (MI) | Tim Driscoll | Rob Boss |
| Gettysburg (PA) | Barry Streeter | Kevin Burke |
| Luther (IA) | Aaron Hafner | Caleb Padilla |
| Minnesota-Morris | Marty Hoffman & Matt Johnson (c) | Marty Hoffman |
| MIT (MA) | Chad Martinovich | Brian Bubna |
| Muhlenberg (PA) | Mike Donnelly# | Nate Milne |
| Muskingum (OH) | Al Logan | Erik Ieuter |
| Pacific Lutheran (WA) | Scott Westering | Brant McAdams |
| Rochester (NY) | Scott Greene* | Chad Martinovich |
| Southern Virginia | Joe DuPaix | Edwin Mulitalo |
| St. Scholastica (MN) | Kurt Ramler | George Penree (I) |
| Thomas More (KY) | Regis Scafe* | Trevor Stellman |
| Wilkes (PA) | Trey Brown | Jon Drach |
| William Paterson (NJ) | Jerry Flora | Dustin Johnson |
| Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Tom Journell | Greg Breitbach |
There have been ten NAIA coaching changes as of March 8th. All but one have been filled. Last off season, 13 NAIA coaching changes took place.
| Team | 2017 Coach | 2018 Coach |
| Bethel (KS) | Morris Lolar | Terry Harrison |
| Bethel (TN) | Chris Elliott | Brent Dearmon |
| Cumberland (TN) | Donnie Suber | Tim Mathis |
| Faulkner (AL) | Charlie Boren | Shayne Wasden |
| Finlandia (MI) | Rob Boss | |
| Lyon (AR) | Kyle Phelps | Casey Creehan |
| MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | Brian Willmer | |
| Montana State-Northern | Aaron Christensen | Andrew Rolin |
| Sterling (KS) | Chuck Lambert | Chase Hansen |
| Trinity International (IL) | Kirk Wherritt | Lamont Butler |
(I) denotes that the coach has, or will lead the team as an interim head coach
(*) denotes coach announced retirement before the season
(#) denotes coach passed away
(n) denotes a new program
(c) denotes co-head coaches
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.
