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 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 Florida Atlantic | coach Lane Kiffin | conference C-USA | state Florida | 2017 guaranteed pay $950,000 | Total contract pay $4,750,000 | National title bonus $300,000 | Bowl game bonus | tickets suite for home football games plus 20 tickets; 12 football away tickets; 4 tickets to other sports | Reach CFP $100,000 |
| college Florida International | coach Butch Davis | conference C-USA | state Florida | 2017 guaranteed pay $900,000 | Total contract pay $4,500,000 | National title bonus $300,000 | Bowl game bonus $125,000 for appearing in major bowl game; $35,000 for other bowls | tickets 20 football season tickets plus use of private stadium suite | Reach CFP $150,000 |
| college Louisiana Tech | coach Skip Holtz | conference C-USA | state Louisiana | 2017 guaranteed pay $700,000 | Total contract pay $3,500,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college Marshall | coach Doc Holliday | conference C-USA | state West Virginia | 2017 guaranteed pay $755,000 | Total contract pay $4,530,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $50,000 for appearing in major bowl; $30,000 for other bowls | tickets 20 home football tickets; 10 away football tickets; 4 men's and women's basketball tickets | Reach CFP |
| college Middle Tennessee | coach Rick Stockstill | conference C-USA | state Tennessee | 2017 guaranteed pay $801,504 | Total contract pay $10,078,050 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $60,142 for appearing in a bowl game | tickets 20 football tickets | Reach CFP $50,000 |
| college North Texas | coach Seth Littrell | conference C-USA | state Texas | 2017 guaranteed pay $1,013,800 | Total contract pay $6,172,800 | National title bonus $100,000 | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for appearing in a major bowl; $35,000 for other bowls | tickets one suite for home football games and 8 season tickets to other sports | Reach CFP $100,000 |
| college Old Dominion | coach Bobby Wilder | conference C-USA | state Virginia | 2017 guaranteed pay $650,000 | Total contract pay $3,250,000 | National title bonus $350,000 | Bowl game bonus $39,010 for appearing in a major bowl; $10,000 for appearing in all other bowls | tickets | Reach CFP $100,000 |
| college Rice | coach David Bailiff | conference C-USA | state Texas | 2017 guaranteed pay Private school | Total contract pay | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college Southern Miss | coach Jay Hopson | conference C-USA | state Mississippi | 2017 guaranteed pay $500,000 | Total contract pay $1,958,333 | National title bonus $250,000 | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for major bowl appearance and $100,000 for winning; $15,000 for other bowls (as long as above .500 record) and $10,000 for winning | tickets private suite with food and beverage for home football games; 20 home football tickets and 10 away tickets; 6 basketball tickets | Reach CFP $150,000 |
| college UAB | coach Bill Clark | conference C-USA | state Alabama | 2017 guaranteed pay $630,000 | Total contract pay $3,150,000 | National title bonus $50,000 | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for appearing in major bowl; $25,000 for appearing in a bowl (if not conference champion); $10,000 for bowl victory | tickets | Reach CFP $100,000 |
| college UTEP | coach Sean Kugler | conference C-USA | state Texas | 2017 guaranteed pay $289,541 | Total contract pay $2,198,236 | National title bonus $100,000 | Bowl game bonus $24,128 for any bowl; $48,256 for major bowl | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college UTSA | coach Frank Wilson | conference C-USA | state Texas | 2017 guaranteed pay $835,000 | Total contract pay $4,425,000 | National title bonus $100,000 | Bowl game bonus $50,000 for appearing in a CFP bowl; $7,500 for appearing in a non CFP bowl; $7,500 for winning any bowl | tickets 12 football season tickets and suite; 4 tickets to away games; 2 tickets to men's and women's basketball and baseball | Reach CFP |
| college Western Kentucky | coach Mike Sanford Jr | conference C-USA | state Kentucky | 2017 guaranteed pay $800,000 | Total contract pay $3,200,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $50,000 for a bowl victory; $100,000 for major bowl appearance | tickets 10 football tickets, 4 men's and women's basketball tickets | Reach CFP |
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