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 Arkansas State | coach Blake Anderson | conference Sun Belt | state Arkansas | 2017 guaranteed pay $750,000 | Total contract pay $5,100,000 | National title bonus $100,000 | Bowl game bonus $50,000 for appearing in major bowl; $25,000 for appearing in other bowls | tickets 30 tickets to football games; 4 basketball tickets; | Reach CFP $50,000 |
| 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 Georgia Southern | coach Tyson Summers | conference Sun Belt | state Georgia | 2017 guaranteed pay $530,000 | Total contract pay $2,187,838 | National title bonus $150,000 | Bowl game bonus $20,000 if selected as highest ranking participant in a College Football Playoff game; $5,000 for any bowl game | tickets 12 home football tickets, 4 away football tickets | Reach CFP $75,000 |
| college Georgia State | coach Shawn Elliott | conference Sun Belt | state Georgia | 2017 guaranteed pay $565,000 | Total contract pay $2,825,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for major bowl appearance; $25,000 for appearing in other bowls; $25,000 for winning a bowl (with an automatic $25,000 raise) | tickets 30 premium tickets to home football games, 10 tickets to away football games; 4 tickets to other sporting events | Reach CFP |
| college Idaho | coach Paul Petrino | conference Sun Belt | state Idaho | 2017 guaranteed pay $393,526 | Total contract pay $1,977,632 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for appearing in a major bowl; $25,000 for appearing in others | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college Louisiana-Lafayette | coach Mark Hudspeth | conference Sun Belt | state Louisiana | 2017 guaranteed pay $1,100,000 | Total contract pay $9,450,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $15,000 if team didn't win conference championship and appears in bowl game; $10,000 for bowl game victory | tickets 25 football tickets for personal use and 300 for marketing the program use | Reach CFP |
| college Louisiana-Monroe | coach Matt Viator | conference Sun Belt | state Louisiana | 2017 guaranteed pay $350,000 | Total contract pay $1,050,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus | tickets 12 football tickets and 4 tickets to other sports | Reach CFP |
| college New Mexico State | coach Doug Martin | conference Sun Belt | state New Mexico | 2017 guaranteed pay $364,044 | Total contract pay $1,820,221 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $20,000 | tickets 20 football tickets; 4 tickets to other sports | Reach CFP $30,000 |
| college South Alabama | coach Joey Jones | conference Sun Belt | state Alabama | 2017 guaranteed pay $525,000 | Total contract pay $2,923,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $30,187 for playing in a game without winning conference; $20,125 for winning | tickets 16 tickets to home and away football games | Reach CFP $60,500 |
| college Texas State | coach Everett Withers | conference Sun Belt | state Texas | 2017 guaranteed pay $675,000 | Total contract pay $3,500,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus one month's salary | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college Troy | coach Neal Brown | conference Sun Belt | state Alabama | 2017 guaranteed pay $800,000 | Total contract pay $3,260,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for appearing in a bowl with a payout of $3,000,000; $50,000 for appearing in other bowls. | tickets suite for home football games and "reasonable" amount of tickets to football and basketball games | Reach CFP $150,000 |
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