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 Clemson coach Dabo Swinney conference ACC state South Carolina 2017 guaranteed pay $7,500,000 Total contract pay $54,000,000 National title bonus $250,000 Bowl game bonus $100,000 for appearing in a major bowl; $50,000 for appearing in other bowls as long as team has 8 wins tickets 20 football tickets and 22-seat executive seat to all home games; 6 tickets to men's basketball and baseball games Reach CFP $200,000
college Coastal Carolina coach Joe Moglia conference Sun Belt state South Carolina 2017 guaranteed pay $175,000 Total contract pay $875,000 National title bonus Bowl game bonus tickets 20 tickets and 8 teal section seats for all home football games and two parking passes; 12 tickets to away football games. Reach CFP
college South Carolina coach Will Muschamp conference SEC state South Carolina 2017 guaranteed pay $3,100,000 Total contract pay $16,000,000 National title bonus $400,000 Bowl game bonus $250,000 for playing in a major bowl or $300,000 for winning; $100,000 for playing in Capital One Bowl; $50,000 for other bowls tickets one 16-seat suite plus eight additional tickets for football games; 12 tickets to away football games. Reach CFP $300,000

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