2019-20 NFL and College Head Coaching Changes
With the coaching carousel underway, we've got the 2019-20 head coaching changes page live to keep track of all the movement.
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, 2016-2017, 2017-18, and 2018-19 seasons.
There have been five NFL head coaching changes as of Jan. 5 and all have been filled. Last year, eight NFL jobs came open. There were seven changes following the 2017 season, six changes after 2016, and seven changes following the 2015 season.
Team | 2019 Coach | 2020 Coach | Staff Tracker |
Carolina Panthers | |||
Cleveland Browns | |||
Dallas Cowboys | |||
New York Giants | |||
Washington Redskins |
There have been 24 FBS head coaching changes as of Feb. 12, and 23 have been filled. Number of changes over the past 11 seasons: 22 (2008), 23 (2009), 24 (2010), 28 (2011), 31 (2012), 20 (2013), 15 (2014), 29 (2015), 21 (2016), 21 (2017), and 28 (2018).
Team | 2019 Coach | 2020 Coach |
Appalachian State | ||
Arkansas | ||
Baylor | ||
Boston College | ||
Colorado | ||
Colorado State | ||
Florida Atlantic | ||
Florida State | ||
Fresno State | ||
Hawaii | ||
Memphis | ||
Michigan State | ||
Mississippi State | ||
Missouri | ||
New Mexico | ||
Old Dominion | ||
Ole Miss | ||
Rutgers | ||
San Diego State | ||
South Florida | ||
UNLV | ||
UTSA | ||
Washington | ||
Washington State |
In FCS, 16 jobs have come open and all 15 have been filled as of April 23. Twenty-five FCS jobs came each of the last two years, 24 in 2017, and 15 in 2016.
Team | 2019 Coach | 2020 Coach |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Cedric Thomas | |
Austin Peay (TN) | ||
Cal Poly | ||
Central Connecticut State | Ryan McCarthy (I) | Ryan McCarthy |
Gardner-Webb (NC) | Tre Lamb | |
Eastern Kentucky | Walt Wells | |
Howard (DC) | Ron Prince | Larry Scott |
Lamar (TX) | ||
McNeese (LA) | Frank Wilson | |
Mercer (GA) | ||
Missouri State | ||
Murray State (KY) | Mitch Stewart | |
Northern Colorado | ||
Wagner (NY) | Jason Houghtaling | Tom Masella |
Youngstown State |
Thirty one programs at the Division II level have made a head coaching change as of Jan. 28, and 24 jobs have been filled. Fifteen jobs opened at the D-II level after last season.
Team | 2019 Coach | 2020 Coach |
Alderson Broaddus (WV) | Sal Dewalt | Travis Everhart |
American International (MA) | Art Wilkins | Kris Kulzer (I) |
Azusa Pacific (CA) | Victor Santa Cruz | Rudy Carlton |
Benedict College (SC) | Mike White | Chennis Berry |
Black Hills State (SD) | John Reiners | Josh Breske |
Bloomsburg (PA) | Paul Darragh | Frank Sheptock |
Carson-Newman (TN) | Mike Turner | Mike Clowney |
Central State (OH) | Cedric Pearl | Bobby Rome II |
Colorado Mesa | Tremaine Jackson | |
Concord (WV) | Paul Price | Dave Walker |
Edinboro (PA) | Wayne Bradford | Jake Nulph |
Fort Lewis (CO) | Brandon Crosby | Darrius G. Smith |
Fort Valley State (GA) | Kevin Porter | Maurice Flowers |
Gannon (PA) | Brad Rzyczycki | Erik Raeburn |
Lane (TN) | Derrick Burroughs | Vyron Brown |
Lenoir-Rhyne (NC) | Drew Cronic | Mike Jacobs |
Livingstone (NC) | Daryl Williams | Sean Gilbert |
Lock Haven (PA) | Dave Taynor | John Kelling |
New Mexico Highlands | ||
Northern State (SD) | Tom Dosch | Mike Schmidt |
Notre Dame College (OH) | Mike Jacobs | Mickey Mental |
Pitt State (KS) | ||
Simon Fraser (Canada) | Thomas Ford | Mike Rigell |
South Dakota Mines | Zach Tinker | |
Southern Nazarene (OK) | Andy Lambert | Dustin Hada |
St. Augustine's (NC) | David Bowser | |
Texas A&M-Kingsville | Mike Salinas | |
Upper Iowa | Tom Shea | Jason Hoskins |
Wayne State (NE) | Dan McLaughlin | |
William Jewell (MO) | Chuck Lliteras (I) | Mike McGlinchey |
Winston Salem State (NC) | Robert Massey |
Twenty-two programs at the Division III level have announced a change as of Jan. 21, and 13 have been filled. Twenty-one programs made changes last year, and 25 schools at the Division III level announced a change in 2017.
Team | 2019 Coach | 2020 Coach |
Carroll (MT) | Mark Kryzykowski | Mike Budziszewski |
Coast Guard (CT) | CC Grant | |
Cornell (IA) | Vince Brautigam | Dan Pifer |
Cortland State (NY) | Dan MacNeil | Curt Fitzpatrick |
DePauw (IN) | Bill Lynch | Brett Dietz |
Fairleigh Dickinson (NJ) | Brian Surace | |
Fitchburg State (MA) | Jim McGuire | Scott Sperone |
Framingham State (MA) | Tom Kelley | Aynsley Rosenbaum |
Franklin (IN) | Mike Leonard | Alan Hensell |
Greensboro (NC) | Gregg Crumm | Tyler Card |
Grinnell (IA) | Jeff Pedersen | Brent Barnes |
Hiram (OH) | Henry Stanford | Jack Mrozinski Jr. |
Iowa Wesleyan | Michael Richtman | MD Daniels |
Juniata (PA) | Tim Launtz | Josh Carter |
Lawrence (WI) | Rob McCarthy | Tony Aker |
Mount Union (OH) | Vince Kehres | Geoff Dartt |
Pacific (OR) | Keith Buckley | Ian Falconer |
Texas Lutheran | Carl Gustafson | Ricky Matt |
Wash U (MO) | Larry Kindbom (*) | Aaron Keen |
Wheaton (IL) | Jesse Scott | |
Wisconsin Lutheran | Dr. Dennis Miller | Eric Treske |
Worcester State (MA) | Brien Cullen | Adam Peloquin |
There have been seven NAIA head coaching changes. Last season, there were 15 coaching changes.
Team | 2019 Coach | 2020 Coach |
Lawrence Tech (MI) | Avante Mitchell | |
Mayville State (ND) | Jeff Larson | Rocky Larson |
Montana Tech | Chuck Morrell | Kyle Samson |
Peru State (NE) | Steve Schneider | Casey Creehan |
Saint Mary (KS) | Jay Osborn | Lance Hinson |
Southeastern (FL) | Keith Barefield | Cesar-Rivas Sandoval |
Waldorf (IA) | Josh Littrell | Will Finley |
(I) denotes that the coach has, or will lead the team as an interim head coach
(*) denotes coach announced plans to retire before the end of the current season
(n) denotes a new program
(c) denotes co-head coaches
(h) denotes a coach stepping down citing health reasons
(x) denotes the program will not field a team in 2019
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