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Computed Oct 28, 2026, from FBS and FCS staffs.
8,469 people on staff across 266 programs.
60 head-coach seats have changed hands since Nov 2025, against 50 a cycle over the last 14.
| Conference | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | ||||||||||||||||
| ACC | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 |
| American Athletic | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 60 | |
| Big 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 46 | |
| Big Ten | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 50 |
| Conference USA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 32 | |||
| FBS Independents | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Mid-American | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 43 | |
| Mountain West | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 31 | |
| Pac-12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| SEC | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 49 | |
| Sun Belt | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| FCS | ||||||||||||||||
| Big Sky | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 34 |
| Coastal Athletic | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 29 | |||
| FCS Independents | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Ivy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||
| MEAC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
| MVFC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| NEC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| OVC | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| Patriot | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | |||
| Pioneer | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 25 | ||||
| Southern | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26 | |
| Southland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | ||
| SWAC | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 44 | |
| UAC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | |||