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 | Ron Rivera | Matt Rhule | Panthers |
| Cleveland Browns | Freddie Kitchens | Kevin Stefanski | Browns |
| Dallas Cowboys | Jason Garrett | Mike McCarthy | Cowboys |
| New York Giants | Pat Shurmur | Joe Judge | Giants |
| Washington Redskins | Jay Gruden | Ron Rivera | 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 | Eli Drinkwitz | Shawn Clark |
| Arkansas | Chad Morris | Sam Pittman |
| Baylor | Matt Rhule | Dave Aranda |
| Boston College | Steve Addazio | Jeff Hafley |
| Colorado | Mel Tucker | Karl Dorrell |
| Colorado State | Mike Bobo | Steve Addazio |
| Florida Atlantic | Lane Kiffin | Willie Taggart |
| Florida State | Willie Taggart | Mike Norvell |
| Fresno State | Jeff Tedford | Kalen DeBoer |
| Hawaii | Nick Rolovich | Todd Graham |
| Memphis | Mike Norvell | Ryan Silverfield |
| Michigan State | Mark Dantonio | Mel Tucker |
| Mississippi State | Joe Moorhead | Mike Leach |
| Missouri | Barry Odom | Eli Drinkwitz |
| New Mexico | Bob Davie | Danny Gonzales |
| Old Dominion | Bobby Wilder | Ricky Rahne |
| Ole Miss | Matt Luke | Lane Kiffin |
| Rutgers | Chris Ash | Greg Schiano |
| San Diego State | Rocky Long | Brady Hoke |
| South Florida | Charlie Strong | Jeff Scott |
| UNLV | Tony Sanchez | Marcus Arroyo |
| UTSA | Frank Wilson | Jeff Traylor |
| Washington | Chris Petersen | Jimmy Lake |
| Washington State | Mike Leach | Nick Rolovich |
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 | Doc Gamble |
| Austin Peay (TN) | Mark Hudspeth | |
| Cal Poly | Tim Walsh | Beau Baldwin |
| Central Connecticut State | Ryan McCarthy (I) | Ryan McCarthy |
| Gardner-Webb (NC) | Carroll McCray | Tre Lamb |
| Eastern Kentucky | Mark Elder | Walt Wells |
| Howard (DC) | Ron Prince | Larry Scott |
| Lamar (TX) | Mike Schultz | Blane Morgan |
| McNeese (LA) | Sterlin Gilbert | Frank Wilson |
| Mercer (GA) | Bobby Lamb | Drew Cronic |
| Missouri State | Dave Steckel | Bobby Petrino |
| Murray State (KY) | Mitch Stewart | Dean Hood |
| Northern Colorado | Earnest Collins | Ed McCaffrey |
| Wagner (NY) | Jason Houghtaling | Tom Masella |
| Youngstown State | Bo Pelini | Doug Phillips |
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 | Russ Martin | 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 | Marty Fine | Josh Kirkland |
| Northern State (SD) | Tom Dosch | Mike Schmidt |
| Notre Dame College (OH) | Mike Jacobs | Mickey Mental |
| Pitt State (KS) | Tim Beck | Brian Wright |
| Simon Fraser (Canada) | Thomas Ford | Mike Rigell |
| South Dakota Mines | Zach Tinker | Charlie Flohr |
| Southern Nazarene (OK) | Andy Lambert | Dustin Hada |
| St. Augustine’s (NC) | Tim Chavous | David Bowser |
| Texas A&M-Kingsville | Daren Wilkinson | Mike Salinas |
| Upper Iowa | Tom Shea | Jason Hoskins |
| Wayne State (NE) | Dan McLaughlin | John McMenamin |
| 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) | Bill George | 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) | Mike Swider | 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) | Jeffrey Duvendeck | 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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