Everyone knows how much we love football here at THE Ultimate Sports Blog. Now that the NFL Draft is over, it’s time to completely turn our attention to next season.
We are just about four months away from seeing some college football folks! That means it’s time for the THIRD ANNUAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL HEAD COACH POWER RANKINGS!
Yes. One of the most popular features here at THE USB is back once again. I don’t think I need to beat into your head how important it is to have a good head coach in college football. You need a guy who can not only win you some football games, but you also need a guy who can recruit the right kind of athletes to your school to do exactly that.
Here are my power rankings for the top college football head coaches, once again broken down by conference.
Let’s start with the Sun Belt Conference because there are maybe four of you out there who care about it……
12. Shawn Elliott (Georgia State Panthers)
Overall Record: 1-5
Record With Team: 0-0
Record in Bowls: 0-0
Championships (as a head coach): None
Other FBS Div-1 Head Coaching Jobs: South Carolina (Interim)
Conference Recruiting Rankings: 11th
Previous Rankings: Not ranked
11. Joe Moglia (Coastal Carolina Chanticleers)
Overall Record: 51-15
Record With Team: 51-15
Record in Bowls: 0-0
Championships (as a head coach): None
Other FBS Div-1 Head Coaching Jobs: None
Conference Recruiting Rankings: 12th
Previous Rankings: Not ranked
10. Everett Withers (Texas State Bobcats)
Overall Record: 27-23
Record With Team: 2-10
Record in Bowls: 0-1
Championships (as a head coach): None
Other FBS Div-1 Head Coaching Jobs: North Carolina (2011)
Conference Recruiting Rankings: 5th
Previous Rankings: 10th (2016)
9. Doug Martin (New Mexico State Aggies)
Overall Record: 39-91
Record With Team: 10-38
Record in Bowls: 0-0
Championships (as a head coach): None
Other FBS Div-1 Head Coaching Jobs: Kent State (2004-2010)
Conference Recruiting Rankings: 7th
Previous Rankings: 9th (2015), 9th (2016)
8. Matt Viator (Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks)
Overall Record: 82-41
Record With Team: 4-8
Record in Bowls: 0-0
Championships (as a head coach): None
Other FBS Div-1 Head Coaching Jobs: None
Conference Recruiting Rankings: 6th
Previous Rankings: 11th (2016)
7. Joey Jones (South Alabama Jaguars)
Overall Record: 51-49
Record With Team: 48-42
Record in Bowls: 0-2
Championships (as a head coach): None
Other FBS Div-1 Head Coaching Jobs: None
Conference Recruiting Rankings: 9th
Previous Rankings: 4th (2015), 3rd (2016)
6. Mark Hudspeth (Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns)
Overall Record: 112-52
Record With Team: 46-31
Record in Bowls: 2-1 (2 bowls vacated due to NCAA penalty)
Championships (as a head coach): Sun Belt Conference Title (2013)
Other FBS Div-1 Head Coaching Jobs: None
Conference Recruiting Rankings: 8th
Previous Rankings: 2nd (2015), 8th (2016)
5. Tyson Summers (Georgia Southern Eagles)
Overall Record: 5-7
Record With Team: 5-7
Record in Bowls: 0-0
Championships (as a head coach): None
Other FBS Div-1 Head Coaching Jobs: None
Conference Recruiting Rankings: 1st
Previous Rankings: 6th (2016)
4. Paul Petrino (Idaho Vandals)
Overall Record: 15-33
Record With Team: 15-33
Record in Bowls: 1-0
Championships (as a head coach): None
Other FBS Div-1 Head Coaching Jobs: None
Conference Recruiting Rankings: 10th
Previous Rankings: 10th (2015), 7th (2016)
3. Neal Brown (Troy Trojans)
Overall Record: 14-11
Record With Team: 14-11
Record in Bowls: 1-0
Championships (as a head coach): None
Other FBS Div-1 Head Coaching Jobs: None
Conference Recruiting Rankings: 3rd
Previous Rankings: 8th (2015), 5th (2016)
2. Scott Satterfield (Appalachian State Mountaineers)
Overall Record: 32-18
Record With Team: 32-18
Record in Bowls: 2-0
Championships (as a head coach): Sun Belt Conference Title (2016)
Other FBS Div-1 Head Coaching Jobs: None
Conference Recruiting Rankings: 4th
Previous Rankings: 7th (2015), 2nd (2016)
1. Blake Anderson (Arkansas State Red Wolves)
Overall Record: 24-15
Record With Team: 24-15
Record in Bowls: 1-2
Championships (as a head coach): Sun Belt Conference Title (2015), Sun Belt Conference Title (2016)
Other FBS Div-1 Head Coaching Jobs: None
Conference Recruiting Rankings: 2nd
Previous Rankings: 5th (2015), 1st (2016)
