College football is a young man’s game, and modern football is often coached by young, 30 and 40-something geniuses who cut their teeth in a new era of offense-friendly rules.
But don’t ignore the old hats, who are almost always at the top of the game. There’s usually a reason these guys have been around forever: They win.
Amusingly, North Carolina had the oldest coach in college football in 2024: 73-year-old Mack Brown. At the end of the season, the UNC leadership fired Brown and replaced him with … Bill Belichik.
The former NFL head coach will be 73 this season and – you guessed it – the oldest coach in FBS college football.
*All ages are as of March 7, 2025.
Ranking Oldest College Football Coaches in 2025
| Coach | Team | Age (Birthday) |
| Bill Belichick | North Carolina | 72 (April 16, 1952) |
| Kirk Ferentz | Iowa | 69 (Aug. 1, 1955) |
| K.C. Keeler | Temple | 65 (July 26, 1959) |
| Kyle Whittingham | Utah | 65 (Nov. 21, 1959) |
| Willie Fritz | Houston | 64 (Apr. 2, 1960) |
| Curt Cignetti | Indiana | 63 (June 2, 1961) |
| Brian Kelly | LSU | 63 (Oct. 25, 1961) |
| Jim Mora | UConn | 63 (Nov. 19, 1961) |
| Sam Pittman | Arkansas | 63 (Nov. 28, 1961) |
| Jay Norvell | Colorado State | 61 (March 28, 1963) |
| Rich Rodriguez | West Virginia | 61 (May 24, 1963) |
| Lance Leipold | Kansas | 60 (May 6, 1964) |
| Ken Niumatalolo | San Jose State | 59 (May 8, 1965) |
| Tim Albin | Charlotte | 59 (Sept. 13, 1965) |
| Bronco Mendenhall | Utah State | 59 (Feb. 21, 1966) |
| Tim Beck | Coastal Carolina | 58 (March 14, 1966) |
| Pat Narduzzi | Pittsburgh | 58 (April 22, 1966) |
| Greg Schiano | Rutgers | 58 (June 1, 1966) |
| Troy Calhoun | Air Force | 58 (Sept. 26, 1966) |
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