College football is a sport that runs on haves and have-nots. Inequality is baked into the system. That’s why there’s always such a robust market for the coaching carousel and general college football hot seat discussion.
Because of this, it’s rare to find a coach that stays with one program for 15 or 20 years; in fact, it’s increasingly difficult to find coaches who last more than a mere five years at one job.
Here’s a list of the longest-tenured college football coaches at the FBS level.
Longest-Tenured College Football Coaches
| First Season | Head Coach | School | W/L Record At School (Win Percentage) |
| 1999 | Kirk Ferentz | Iowa | 204-124 (.622) |
| 2005 | Mike Gundy | Oklahoma State | 169-88 (.658) |
| 2005 | Kyle Whittingham | Utah | 167-86 (.660) |
| 2007 | Troy Calhoun | Air Force | 135-89 (.603) |
| 2009 | Dabo Swinney | Clemson | 180-47 (.793) |
| 2013 | Dave Doeren | NC State | 87-65 (.572) |
| 2013 | Mark Stoops | Kentucky | 77-73 (.513) |
| 2014 | Jeff Monken | Army | 82-57 (.590) |
| 2014 | James Franklin | Penn State | 101-42 (.706) |
| 2014 | Chris Creighton | Eastern Michigan | 57-75 (.432) |
| 2014 | Chuck Martin | Miami (OH) | 65-67 (.492) |
| 2015 | Pat Narduzzi | Pittsburgh | 72-56 (.563) |
| 2016 | Kalani Sitake | BYU | 72-43 (.626) |
| 2016 | Matt Campbell | Iowa State | 64-51 (.557) |
| 2016 | Jason Candle | Toledo | 73-40 (.646) |
| 2016 | Kirby Smart | Georgia | 105-19 (.847) |
| 2017 | P.J. Fleck | Minnesota | 58-39 (.598) |
| 2017 | Justin Wilcox | Cal | 42-50 (.457) |
| 2019 | Chris Klieman | Kansas State | 48-28 (.632) |
| 2019 | Mike Locksley | Maryland | 33-41 (.446) |
| 2019 | Ryan Day | Ohio State | 70-10 (.875) |
| 2019 | Tyson Helton | Western Kentucky | 48-32 (.600) |
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