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.Â
Here’s a list of the longest-tenured college football coaches at the FBS level, along with their overall records after the 2025 regular season.
Longest-Tenured College Football Coaches
| First Season | Head Coach | School | W/L Record At School (Win Percentage) |
| 1999 | Kirk Ferentz | Iowa | 212-128 (.624) |
| 2007 | Troy Calhoun | Air Force | 139-97 (.589) |
| 2009 | Dabo Swinney | Clemson | 186-52 (.782) |
| 2013 | Dave Doeren | NC State | 94-70 (.573) |
| 2014 | Jeff Monken | Army | 88-63 (.583) |
| 2014 | Chris Creighton | Eastern Michigan | 61-83 (.424) |
| 2014 | Chuck Martin | Miami (OH) | 72-73 (.497) |
| 2015 | Pat Narduzzi | Pittsburgh | 80-60 (.571) |
| 2016 | Kalani Sitake | BYU | 83-45 (.648) |
| 2016 | Kirby Smart | Georgia | 117-20 (.854) |
| 2017 | P.J. Fleck | Minnesota | 65-44 (.596) |
| 2019 | Mike Locksley | Maryland | 37-49 (.430) |
| 2019 | Ryan Day | Ohio State | 82-11 (.882) |
| 2019 | Tyson Helton | Western Kentucky | 57-35 (.620) |
| 2020 | Jeff Traylor | UTSA | 52-26 (.667) |
| 2020 | Mike Norvell | Florida State | 38-34 (.528) |
| 2020 | Dave Aranda | Baylor | 36-37 (.493) |
| 2020 | Greg Schiano | Rutgers | 99-108 (.478) |
| 2020 | Eli Drinkwitz | Missouri | 46-28 (.622) |
| 2020 | Ricky Rahne | Old Dominion | 29-33 (.468) |
| 2021 | Lance Leipold | Kansas | 27-35 (.435) |
| 2021 | Bret Bielema | Illinois | 37-26 (.587) |
| 2021 | Shane Beamer | South Carolina | 33-30 (.524) |
| 2021 | Josh Heupel | Tennessee | 45-20 (.692) |
| 2021 | Steve Sarkisian | Texas | 46-20 (.697) |
| 2021 | Clark Lea | Vanderbilt | 26-36 (.419) |
| 2021 | Butch Jones | Arkansas State | 26-37 (.413) |
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