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 Baylor | coach Matt Rhule | conference Big 12 | state Texas | 2017 guaranteed pay Private school | Total contract pay | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college Iowa State | coach Matt Campbell | conference Big 12 | state Iowa | 2017 guaranteed pay $1,035,000 | Total contract pay $8,866,666 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for win | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college Kansas | coach David Beaty | conference Big 12 | state Kansas | 2017 guaranteed pay $1,600,000 | Total contract pay $10,600,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $250,000 for appearing in Fiesta, Rose, Orange, Sugar, Peach or Cotton Bowl and additional $500,000 for winning; $200,000 for playing in other bowls and additional $100,000 for winning | tickets 12 football tickets to home and away games; 4 season tickets to men's and women's basketball games | Reach CFP |
| college Kansas State | coach Bill Snyder | conference Big 12 | state Kansas | 2017 guaranteed pay $3,150,000 | Total contract pay $14,750,000 | National title bonus $350,000 | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for appearing in major bowl; $50,000 for other bowls | tickets catered suite including 12 tickets and 12 additional suite passes; 8 season football tickets; 8 men's basketball and 4 women's basketball tickets and tournament tickets. | Reach CFP $175,000 |
| college Oklahoma | coach Lincoln Riley | conference Big 12 | state Oklahoma | 2017 guaranteed pay $2,600,000 | Total contract pay $16,000,000 | National title bonus $425,000 | Bowl game bonus | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college Oklahoma State | coach Mike Gundy | conference Big 12 | state Oklahoma | 2017 guaranteed pay $4,200,000 | Total contract pay $22,250,000 | National title bonus $750,000 | Bowl game bonus $125,000 for appearing in a major bowl; $62,500 for appearing in any other bowl | tickets one party suite on club level including 25 seats and four 100-level tickets to basketball games | Reach CFP $150,000 |
| college TCU | coach Gary Patterson | conference Big 12 | state Texas | 2017 guaranteed pay Private school | Total contract pay | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college Texas | coach Tom Herman | conference Big 12 | state Texas | 2017 guaranteed pay $5,250,000 | Total contract pay $29,750,000 | National title bonus $250,000 | Bowl game bonus $50,000 for appearing in a major bowl and $50,000 for winning; $25,000 for appearing in a non-major bowl and $50,000 for winning | tickets | Reach CFP $100,000 |
| college Texas Tech | coach Kliff Kingsbury | conference Big 12 | state Texas | 2017 guaranteed pay $3,500,000 | Total contract pay $22,900,000 | National title bonus $500,000 | Bowl game bonus CFP non playoff bowl: $150,000 for appearing & $150,000 for winning; Big 12 lower-tier: $25,000 for appearing & $25,000 for winning; higher tier: $75,000 for appearing & $75,000 for winning. | tickets 40 ticket suite with food and beverage plan for each home game plus four season tickets; 20 tickets to away games. | Reach CFP $250,000 |
| college West Virginia | coach Dana Holgorsen | conference Big 12 | state West Virginia | 2017 guaranteed pay $3,500,000 | Total contract pay $18,600,000 | National title bonus $300,000 | Bowl game bonus $150,000 for appearing in a major bowl and $150,000 for winning; $50,000 for appearing in Big 12 higher-tier bowl and $50,000 for winning; $25,000 for appearing in other bowl and $25,000 for winning | tickets one suite or 25 tickets for home football games; 20 road football tickets; 8 men's and women's basketball tickets. | Reach CFP $200,000 |
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