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Roll call: All the Power 5 coaches, by school, in the 2000s

Mike Hugueninby:Mike Huguenin12/11/21

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Three schools have joined Kansas atop a dubious Power 5 stat category: Most coaches this century.

Florida, Miami and Washington — two of whom have won a national title this century and another who has made the College Football Playoff — each made a hire this coaching cycle, meaning they have joined woebegone Kansas in having seven coaches since the dawn of the 2000s.

A few weeks ago, we wrote about this very topic, but since then, the coaching carousel has spun even faster and Notre Dame and Oklahoma have had to unexpectedly make hires, too.

Here’s a complete breakdown of all the coaches in the 2000s at the Power 5 schools. And we’re thinking you could win some friendly wagers with this information at your fingertips. (We admit it: We forgot a handful of these guys … but we’re betting fans of those teams didn’t.)

Coaches with an asterisk denote an interim who oversaw a team for an entire season; we did not include interims who were not in place for all of a team’s games. And a + sign signifies a school that had an opening this cycle.

Schools with 7

+Florida: Steve Spurrier, Ron Zook, Urban Meyer, Will Muschamp, Jim McElwain, Dan Mullen, Billy Napier

Kansas: Terry Allen, Mark Mangino, Charlie Weis, Turner Gill, David Beaty, Les Miles, Lance Leipold

+Miami: Butch Davis, Larry Coker, Randy Shannon, Al Golden, Mark Richt, Manny Diaz, Mario Cristobal

+Washington: Rick Neuheisel, Keith Gilbertson, Tyrone Willingham, Steve Sarkisian, Chris Petersen, Jimmy Lake

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Schools with 6

Arizona: Dick Tomey, John Mackovic, Mike Stoops, Rich Rodriguez, Kevin Sumlin, Jedd Fisch

Arkansas: Houston Nutt, Bobby Petrino, John L. Smith*, Bret Bielema, Chad Morris, Sam Pittman

Baylor: Kevin Steele, Guy Morriss, Art Briles, Jim Grobe*, Matt Rhule, Dave Aranda

Colorado: Gary Barnett, Dan Hawkins, Jon Embree, Mike MacIntyre, Mel Tucker, Karl Dorrell

Illinois: Ron Turner, Ron Zook, Tim Beckman, Bill Cubit*, Lovie Smith, Bret Bielema

Indiana: Cam Cameron, Gerry DiNardo, Terry Hoeppner, Bill Lynch, Kevin Wilson, Tom Allen

Louisville: John L. Smith, Bobby Petrino, Steve Kragthorpe, Charlie Strong, Bobby Petrino, Scott Satterfield

Maryland: Ron Vanderlinden, Ralph Friedgen, Randy Edsall, D.J. Durkin, Matt Canada*, Mike Locksley

North Carolina: Carl Torbush, John Bunting, Butch Davis, Everett Withers*, Larry Fedora, Mack Brown

Ole Miss: David Cutcliffe, Ed Orgeron, Houston Nutt, Hugh Freeze, Matt Luke, Lane Kiffin

+Oregon: Mike Bellotti, Chip Kelly, Mark Helfrich, Willie Taggart, Mario Cristobal, hiring its 6th

Tennessee: Phil Fulmer, Lane Kiffin, Derek Dooley, Butch Jones, Jeremy Pruitt, Josh Heupel

+USC: Paul Hackett, Pete Carroll, Lane Kiffin, Steve Sarkisian, Clay Helton, Lincoln Riley

Vanderbilt: Woody Widenhofer, Bobby Johnson, Robbie Caldwell*, James Franklin, Derek Mason, Clark Lea

+Washington State: Mike Price, Bill Doba, Paul Wulff, Mike Leach, Nick Rolovich, Jake Dickert

Schools with 5

Arizona State: Bruce Snyder, Dirk Koetter, Dennis Erickson, Todd Graham, Herm Edwards

Boston College: Tom O’Brien, Jeff Jagodzinski, Frank Spaziani, Steve Addazio, Jeff Hafley

Kentucky: Hal Mumme, Guy Morriss, Rich Brooks, Joker Phillips, Mark Stoops

Minnesota: Glen Mason, Tim Brewster, Jerry Kill, Tracy Claeys*, P.J. Fleck,

Mississippi State: Jackie Sherrill, Sylvester Croom, Dan Mullen, Joe Moorhead, Mike Leach

Nebraska: Frank Solich, Bill Callahan, Bo Pelini, Mike Riley, Scott Frost

+Notre Dame: Bob Davie, Tyrone Willingham, Charlie Weis, Brian Kelly, Marcus Freeman

Ohio State: John Cooper, Jim Tressel, Luke Fickell*, Urban Meyer, Ryan Day

Pitt: Walt Harris, Dave Wannstedt, Todd Graham, Paul Chryst, Pat Narduzzi

Rutgers: Terry Shea, Greg Schiano, Kyle Flood, Chris Ash, Greg Schiano

Stanford: Tyrone Willingham, Buddy Teevens, Walt Harris, Jim Harbaugh, David Shaw

Syracuse: Paul Pasqualoni, Greg Robinson, Doug Marrone, Scott Shafer, Dino Babers

Texas A&M: R.C. Slocum, Dennis Franchione, Mike Sherman, Kevin Sumlin, Jimbo Fisher

+Texas Tech: Mike Leach, Tommy Tuberville, Kliff Kingsbury, Matt Wells, Joey McGuire

UCLA: Bob Toledo, Karl Dorrell, Rick Neuheisel, Jim Mora, Chip Kelly

+Virginia: George Welsh, Al Groh, Mike London, Bronco Mendenhall, Tony Elliott

West Virginia: Don Nehlen, Rich Rodriguez, Bill Stewart, Dana Holgorsen, Neal Brown

Schools with 4

Alabama: Mike DuBose, Dennis Franchione, Mike Shula, Nick Saban (Alabama hired Mike Price after Franchione, but Price was fired before ever coaching a game)

Auburn: Tommy Tuberville, Gene Chizik, Gus Malzahn, Bryan Harsin

California: Tom Holmoe, Jeff Tedford, Sonny Dykes, Justin Wilcox

+Duke: Carl Franks, Ted Roof, David Cutcliffe, hiring its 4th

Florida State: Bobby Bowden, Jimbo Fisher, Willie Taggart, Mike Norvell

Georgia Tech: George O’Leary, Chan Gailey, Bobby Johnson, Geoff Collins

Iowa State: Dan McCarney, Gene Chizik, Paul Rhoads, Matt Campbell

Kansas State: Bill Snyder, Ron Prince, Bill Snyder, Chris Klieman

+LSU: Nick Saban, Les Miles, Ed Orgeron, Brian Kelly

Michigan: Lloyd Carr, Rich Rodriguez, Brady Hoke, Jim Harbaugh

Michigan State: Bobby Williams, John L. Smith, Mark Dantonio, Mel Tucker

Missouri: Larry Smith, Gary Pinkel, Barry Odom, Eli Drinkwitz

Oregon State: Dennis Erickson, Mike Riley, Gary Andersen, Jonathan Smith

Purdue: Joe Tiller, Danny Hope, Darrell Hazell, Jeff Brohm

South Carolina: Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier, Will Muschamp, Shane Beamer

Texas: Mack Brown, Charlie Strong, Tom Herman, Steve Sarkisian

Wisconsin: Barry Alvarez, Bret Bielema, Gary Andersen, Paul Chryst

Schools with 3

Georgia: Jim Donnan, Mark Richt, Kirby Smart

NC State: Chuck Amato, Tom O’Brien, Dave Doeren

+Oklahoma: Bob Stoops, Lincoln Riley, Brent Venables

Oklahoma State: Bob Simmons, Les Miles, Mike Gundy

Penn State: Joe Paterno, Bill O’Brien, James Franklin

+TCU: Dennis Franchione, Gary Patterson, Sonny Dykes

Utah: Ron McBride, Urban Meyer, Kyle Whittingham

+Virginia Tech: Frank Beamer, Justin Fuente, Brent Pry

Wake Forest: Jim Caldwell, Jim Grobe, Dave Clawson

Schools with 2

Clemson: Tommy Bowden, Dabo Swinney

Northwestern: Randy Walker, Pat Fitzgerald

Schools with 1

Iowa: Kirk Ferentz