College Football Coaches
Salaries - Top 100
This information is based on the 2010 college football season for schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision (Division 1-A). Salary totals include base salary plus other income that is paid or guaranteed by the coach contracts. Some numbers come from IRS tax returns. Note that some private universities didn't report the income and some public universities didn't provide contracts for review in this study. These salaries do not include non-school compensation. This information comes from USAtoday. See their website for a full explanation of compensation including maximum bonus clauses in the contracts.
1. | Nick Saban | Alabama | SEC | $5,166,666 |
2. | Mack Brown | Texas | Big 12 | $5,100,000 |
3. | Bob Stoops | Oklahoma | Big 12 | $4,275,000 |
4. | Urban Meyer | Florida | SEC | $4,010,000 |
5. | Kirk Ferentz | Iowa | Big Ten | $3,775,000 |
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6. | Les Miles | Louisiana State | SEC | $3,751,000 |
7. | Jim Tressel | Ohio State | Big Ten | $3,512,000 |
8. | Jim Grobe | Wake Forest | ACC | $2,939,475 |
9. | Mark Richt | Georgia | SEC | $2,811,340 |
10. | Bobby Petrino | Arkansas | SEC | $2,700,000 |
11. | Gary Pinkel | Missouri | Big 12 | $2,550,000 |
12. | Rich Rodriguez | Michigan | Big Ten | $2,515,180 |
13. | Houston Nutt | Mississippi | SEC | $2,500,000 |
14. | Chip Kelly | Oregon | Pac-10 | $2,400,000 |
15. | Jeff Tedford | California | Pac-10 | $2,300,000 |
15. | Paul Johnson | Georgia Tech | ACC | $2,300,000 |
17. | June Jones | Southern Methodist | CUSA | $2,142,056 |
18. | Derek Dooley | Tennessee | SEC | $2,118,391 |
19. | Gene Chizik | Auburn | SEC | $2,100,000 |
19. | Turner Gill | Kansas | Big 12 | $2,100,000 |
22. | Frank Beamer | Virginia Tech | ACC | $2,043,000 |
23. | Ralph Friedgen | Maryland | ACC | $2,036,306 |
24. | Steve Spurrier | South Carolina | SEC | $2,000,000 |
25. | Mike Gundy | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | $1,925,000 |
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26. | Greg Schiano | Rutgers | Big East | $1,895,000 |
27. | Bill Snyder | Kansas State | Big 12 | $1,875,000 |
28. | Steve Sarkisian | Washington | Pac-10 | $1,850,004 |
29. | Jimbo Fisher | Florida State | ACC | $1,800,000 |
29. | Mike Sherman | Texas A&M | Big 12 | $1,800,000 |
31. | Mark Dantonio | Michigan State | Big Ten | $1,796,700 |
32. | Mike London | Virginia | ACC | $1,780,000 |
33. | Butch Davis | North Carolina | ACC | $1,752,000 |
34. | Dabo Swinney | Clemson | ACC | $1,750,000 |
35. | Joker Phillips | Kentucky | SEC | $1,700,000 |
35. | Skip Holtz | South Florida | Big East | $1,700,000 |
35. | Bret Bielema | Wisconsin | Big Ten | $1,700,000 |
38. | Gary Patterson | Texas Christian | MWC | $1,642,089 |
39. | Charlie Strong | Louisville | Big East | $1,600,000 |
40. | David Cutcliffe | Duke | ACC | $1,581,903 |
41. | Randy Edsall | Connecticut | Big East | $1,550,000 |
42. | Ron Zook | Illinois | Big Ten | $1,505,000 |
43. | Dennis Erickson | Arizona State | Pac-10 | $1,500,000 |
43. | Tommy Tuberville | Texas Tech | Big 12 | $1,500,000 |
45. | Chris Petersen | Boise State | WAC | $1,489,053 |
46. | Dan Hawkins | Colorado | Big 12 | $1,383,903 |
47. | George O'Leary | Central Florida | CUSA | $1,325,754 |
48. | Rick Neuheisel | UCLA | Pac-10 | $1,250,000 |
49. | Dan Mullen | Mississippi State | SEC | $1,200,000 |
50. | Kyle Whittingham | Utah | MWC | $1,175,000 |
51. | Mike Riley | Oregon State | Pac-10 | $1,110,000 |
52. | Joe Paterno | Penn State | Big Ten | $1,109,977 |
53. | Greg McMackin | Hawaii | WAC | $1,100,004 |
54. | Mike Stoops | Arizona | Pac-10 | $1,100,000 |
54. | Butch Jones | Cincinnati | Big East | $1,100,000 |
56. | Paul Rhoads | Iowa State | Big 12 | $1,050,000 |
57. | Dave Wannstedt | Pittsburgh | Big East | $1,010,873 |
58. | Kevin Sumlin | Houston | CUSA | $1,000,000 |
59. | Pat Hill | Fresno State | WAC | $952,499 |
60. | Ken Niumatalolo | Navy | Independent | $926,434 |
61. | Bill Stewart | West Virginia | Big East | $903,000 |
62. | Danny Hope | Purdue | Big Ten | $900,000 |
63. | Art Briles | Baylor | Big 12 | $878,315 |
64. | Dave Christensen | Wyoming | MWC | $861,000 |
65. | Tim Brewster | Minnesota | Big Ten | $808,000 |
66. | Todd Graham | Tulsa | CUSA | $804,253 |
67. | Ruffin McNeill | East Carolina | CUSA | $792,241 |
68. | Larry Porter | Memphis | CUSA | $750,000 |
68. | Mike Locksley | New Mexico | MWC | $750,000 |
70. | Troy Calhoun | Air Force | MWC | $725,000 |
71. | Steve Fairchild | Colorado State | MWC | $700,000 |
72. | Larry Fedora | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | $685,000 |
73. | Brady Hoke | San Diego State | MWC | $675,000 |
74. | Bill Lynch | Indiana | Big Ten | $650,000 |
75. | Tom O'Brien | North Carolina State | ACC | $632,950 |
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76. | Doc Holliday | Marshall | CUSA | $600,000 |
76. | Paul Wulff | Washington State | Pac-10 | $600,000 |
78. | Al Golden | Temple | MAC | $513,867 |
79. | Bobby Hauck | Nevada-Las Vegas | MWC | $500,000 |
80. | Rick Stockstill | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | $488,955 |
81. | David Bailiff | Rice | CUSA | $487,340 |
82. | Frank Solich | Ohio | MAC | $458,300 |
83. | Sonny Dykes | Louisiana Tech | WAC | $450,000 |
84. | Chris Ault | Nevada | WAC | $443,093 |
85. | Mario Cristobal | Florida International | Sun Belt | $437,382 |
86. | Mike MacIntyre | San Jose State | WAC | $401,820 |
87. | Howard Schnellenberger | Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt | $400,405 |
88. | Rich Ellerson | Army | Independent | $400,000 |
89. | Mike Price | Texas-El Paso | CUSA | $383,346 |
90. | Neil Callaway | Alabama-Birmingham | CUSA | $378,000 |
91. | Rob Ianello | Akron | MAC | $375,000 |
91. | DeWayne Walker | New Mexico State | WAC | $375,000 |
91. | Bill Cubit | Western Michigan | MAC | $375,000 |
94. | Tim Beckman | Toledo | MAC | $370,000 |
95. | Robb Akey | Idaho | WAC | $355,797 |
96. | Larry Blakeney | Troy | Sun Belt | $355,000 |
97. | Gary Andersen | Utah State | WAC | $352,400 |
98. | Stan Parrish | Ball State | MAC | $350,000 |
98. | Dan Enos | Central Michigan | MAC | $350,000 |
100. | Jerry Kill | Northern Illinois | MAC | $346,812 |
101. | Jeff Quinn | Buffalo | MAC | $338,000 |
102. | Ron English | Eastern Michigan | MAC | $315,000 |
103. | Mike Haywood | Miami, Ohio | MAC | $300,000 |
104. | Todd Dodge | North Texas | Sun Belt | $289,161 |
105. | Rickey Bustle | Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | $225,000 |
105. | Willie Taggart | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | $225,000 |
107. | Todd Berry | Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | $215,000 |
108. | Dave Clawson | Bowling Green | MAC | $205,000 |
109. | Doug Martin | Kent State | MAC | $190,000 |
110. | Steve Roberts | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | $140,000 |
NA | Frank Spaziani | Boston College | ACC | Not provided |
NA | Bronco Mendenhall | Brigham Young | MWC | Not provided |
NA | Randy Shannon | Miami Florida | ACC | Not provided |
NA | Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern | Big Ten | Not provided |
NA | Brian Kelly | Notre Dame | Independent | Not provided |
NA | Lane Kiffin | Southern California | Pac-10 | Not provided |
NA | Jim Harbaugh | Stanford | Pac-10 | Not provided |
NA | Doug Marrone | Syracuse | Big East | Not provided |
NA | Bob Toledo | Tulane | CUSA | Not provided |
NA | Robbie Caldwell | Vanderbilt | SEC | Not provided |