College football coaches salaries and contracts
Using public-records requests, Newsday obtained the contracts for college football coaches at 109 public schools and services academies in the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A. See the basic salary details along with the incentives and perks for each of these coaches.
Notes
2017 guaranteed money - Represents all earnings the head coach stands to gross during the calendar year. This figure includes base salary along with automatically vesting bonuses for various reasons such as length of service, marketing, public appearances, public relations, team apparel/equipment sponsorships, etc.
Pennsylvania law* - Public universities in Pennsylvania are not subjected to the same public records laws as most other states and are not obligated to release contract info.
Private school - Private schools are not subject to public records laws and are not obligated to release contract information.
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| college | coach | conference | state | 2017 guaranteed pay | Total contract pay | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus | tickets | Reach CFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| college Appalachian State | coach Scott Satterfield | conference Sun Belt | state North Carolina | 2017 guaranteed pay $612,500 | Total contract pay $3,691,345 | National title bonus $50,000 | Bowl game bonus $25,000 for appearing in major bowl and $10,000 for winning; $25,000 for appearing in a non-major bowl and $15,000 for winning | tickets | Reach CFP $50,000 |
| college Charlotte | coach Brad Lambert | conference C-USA | state North Carolina | 2017 guaranteed pay $597,000 | Total contract pay $4,062,500 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $50,000 for appearing in a major bowl; $20,000 for other bowls | tickets 10 football tickets, 5 men's basketball tickets | Reach CFP |
| college Duke | coach David Cutcliffe | conference ACC | state North Carolina | 2017 guaranteed pay Private school | Total contract pay | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college East Carolina | coach Scottie Montgomery | conference American Athletic | state North Carolina | 2017 guaranteed pay $1,050,000 | Total contract pay $6,025,642 | National title bonus $250,000 | Bowl game bonus $75,000 for appearing in a major bowl and $100,000 for winning; $25,000 for appearing in other bowls and $50,000 for winning | tickets | Reach CFP $125,000 |
| college NC State | coach Dave Doeren | conference ACC | state North Carolina | 2017 guaranteed pay $2,200,000 | Total contract pay $11,000,000 | National title bonus $500,000 | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for appearing in a major bowl and additional $100,000 for winning; $25,000 for appearing in non-major bowl and $25,000 for winning. | tickets 20 home football tickets and six men's basketball tickets | Reach CFP $250,000 |
| college North Carolina | coach Larry Fedora | conference ACC | state North Carolina | 2017 guaranteed pay $2,290,000 | Total contract pay $18,965,000 | National title bonus $200,000 | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for appearing in a major bowl; $50,000 for other bowls | tickets | Reach CFP $200,000 |
| college Wake Forest | coach Dave Clawson | conference ACC | state North Carolina | 2017 guaranteed pay Private school | Total contract pay | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus | tickets | Reach CFP |
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