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 Air Force | coach Troy Calhoun | conference Mountain West | state Colorado | 2017 guaranteed pay Declined as a nonprofit corp | Total contract pay | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college Boise State | coach Bryan Harsin | conference Mountain West | state Idaho | 2017 guaranteed pay $1,350,000 | Total contract pay $9,750,000 | National title bonus $250,000 | Bowl game bonus $75,000 for major bowl, $35,000 for other bowls | tickets | Reach CFP $100,000 |
| college Colorado State | coach Mike Bobo | conference Mountain West | state Colorado | 2017 guaranteed pay $1,550,000 | Total contract pay $7,750,000 | National title bonus $100,000 | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for major bowl appearance; $50,000 for other bowls. | tickets 20 football tickets and use of stadium box; 7 men's and women's basketball tickets. | Reach CFP $150,000 |
| college Fresno State | coach Jeff Tedford | conference Mountain West | state California | 2017 guaranteed pay $1,550,000 | Total contract pay $8,250,000 | National title bonus $1,000,000 | Bowl game bonus $300,000 for appearing in major bowl & $150,000 for winning; $200,000 for appearing in bowl with payout of $2.1 million & $100,000 for winning; $100,000 for appearing in other bowls & $100,000 for winning | tickets 12 'best available' and 20 bench seats to football games; 6 tickets to men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball | Reach CFP $400,000 |
| college Hawaii | coach Nick Rolovich | conference Mountain West | state Hawaii | 2017 guaranteed pay $400,008 | Total contract pay $2,100,024 | National title bonus $1,000,000 | Bowl game bonus $300,000 for appearing in a major bowl and $200,000 for winning; $20,000 for appearing in other bowls and $20,000 for winning | tickets 24 season tickets for football; 6 season tickets to other sports | Reach CFP $750,000 |
| college Nevada | coach Jay Norvell | conference Mountain West | state Nevada | 2017 guaranteed pay $450,000 | Total contract pay $2,450,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for appearing in a major bowl; $10,000 for appearing in other bowls; $25,000 for a bowl victory | tickets 12 football season tickets; 4 tickets to others sports | Reach CFP |
| college New Mexico | coach Bob Davie | conference Mountain West | state New Mexico | 2017 guaranteed pay $822,690 | Total contract pay $4,936,140 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $150,000 for a major bowl game appearance; $20,000 for other bowl games. | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college San Diego State | coach Rocky Long | conference Mountain West | state California | 2017 guaranteed pay $826,304 | Total contract pay $8,931,520 | National title bonus $400,000 | Bowl game bonus $150,000 for appearing in a major bowl; $75,000 for playing in bowl with greater than $1,500,000 payout; $50,000 for appearing in other bowls | tickets | Reach CFP $200,000 |
| college San Jose State | coach Brent Brennan | conference Mountain West | state California | 2017 guaranteed pay $575,004 | Total contract pay $2,875,020 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for a major bowl; $10,000 for other bowls and $5,000 for bowl victory | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college UNLV | coach Tony Sanchez | conference Mountain West | state Nevada | 2017 guaranteed pay $600,000 | Total contract pay $3,500,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for major bowl appearance; $50,000 for other bowls | tickets suite for football games, 18 football tickets, 4 club football tickets, 4 men's basketball tickets and 10 tickets to other sports. | Reach CFP $100,000 |
| college Utah State | coach Matt Wells | conference Mountain West | state Utah | 2017 guaranteed pay $850,000 | Total contract pay $4,450,000 | National title bonus $200,000 | Bowl game bonus $50,000 | tickets 12 football tickets and 5 tickets to other sports | Reach CFP $100,000 |
| college Wyoming | coach Craig Bohl | conference Mountain West | state Wyoming | 2017 guaranteed pay $1,400,000 | Total contract pay $11,950,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $25,000 for appearing; another $25,000 for winning | tickets 12 season tickets | Reach CFP |
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