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 Illinois | coach Lovie Smith | conference Big Ten | state Illinois | 2017 guaranteed pay $3,000,000 | Total contract pay $22,807,692 | National title bonus $200,000 | Bowl game bonus $10,000 for fourth-tier bowl game, $50,000 for third-tier, $100,000 for second-tier, $200,000 for first-tier. | tickets one suite, 2 VIP parking passes, 20 regular-season additional tickets; 20 tickets to away games; 4 season tickets and 1 parking pass to other sports | Reach CFP $200,000 |
| college Indiana | coach Tom Allen | conference Big Ten | state Indiana | 2017 guaranteed pay $1,820,000 | Total contract pay $10,795,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus | tickets 8 football season tickets and 25 additional tickets per game; 8 men's basketball season tickets; 2 passes to all other sports; 3 season parking passes for football and 2 for basketball; season credentials to football and basketball. | Reach CFP $125,000 |
| college Iowa | coach Kirk Ferentz | conference Big Ten | state Iowa | 2017 guaranteed pay $4,600,000 | Total contract pay $49,500,000 | National title bonus $1,500,000 | Bowl game bonus $250,000 for major bowl; $100,000 for other bowl; $50,000 for winning the Rose Bowl | tickets 20 tickets and one box | Reach CFP $375,000 |
| college Maryland | coach D.J. Durkin | conference Big Ten | state Maryland | 2017 guaranteed pay $2,450,000 | Total contract pay $15,150,000 | National title bonus $250,000 | Bowl game bonus $75,000 for appearing in a CFP bowl and $100,000 for winning, $25,000 for non-CFP bowl and $25,000 for winning | tickets 1 football suite; 24 tickets to home and away football games; 4 men's and women's basketball season tickets; two VIP parking passes | Reach CFP $150,000 |
| college Michigan | coach Jim Harbaugh | conference Big Ten | state Michigan | 2017 guaranteed pay $7,000,000 | Total contract pay $52,100,000 | National title bonus $500,000 | Bowl game bonus $200,000 for appearing in major bowl | tickets head coach's private viewing box plus 16 tickets | Reach CFP $300,000 |
| college Michigan State | coach Mark Dantonio | conference Big Ten | state Michigan | 2017 guaranteed pay $4,114,480 | Total contract pay $34,101,680 | National title bonus $375,000 | Bowl game bonus $250,000 for appearing in a major bowl; $125,000 for playing in bowl as Big Ten's No. 2 or 3 overall team; $75,000 for other bowls | tickets 60 tickets to home games, including 24 for a suite; season tickets for football (6), hockey (4), men's and women's basketball (4). | Reach CFP $275,000 |
| college Minnesota | coach PJ Fleck | conference Big Ten | state Minnesota | 2017 guaranteed pay $3,500,000 | Total contract pay $18,000,000 | National title bonus $300,000 | Bowl game bonus $150,000 for major bowl; $75,000 for appearing in any other bowl | tickets suite for all football games; 20 tickets to bowl games; 6 men's basketball tickets; 4 men's hockey tickets | Reach CFP $200,000 |
| college Nebraska | coach Mike Riley | conference Big Ten | state Nebraska | 2017 guaranteed pay $2,900,000 | Total contract pay $14,500,000 | National title bonus $650,000 | Bowl game bonus $250,000 for major bowl, $150,000 for others | tickets | Reach CFP $300,000 |
| college Northwestern | coach Pat Fitzgerald | conference Big Ten | state Illinois | 2017 guaranteed pay Private school | Total contract pay | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college Ohio State | coach Urban Meyer | conference Big Ten | state Ohio | 2017 guaranteed pay $5,700,000 | Total contract pay $48,341,667 | National title bonus $350,000 for appearing | Bowl game bonus | tickets 12 lower bowl tickets and suite for family | Reach CFP $200,000 |
| college Penn State | coach James Franklin | conference Big Ten | state Pennsylvania | 2017 guaranteed pay $4,600,000 | Total contract pay $47,000,000 | National title bonus $300,000 | Bowl game bonus $300,000 for appearing in a major bowl; $200,000 for other bowls | tickets | Reach CFP $400,000 |
| college Purdue | coach Jeff Brohm | conference Big Ten | state Indiana | 2017 guaranteed pay $3,333,333 | Total contract pay $20,000,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $375,000 if appearing in Rose Bowl; $270,000 if appearing in Capital One Orange; $180,000 if appearing in Citrus, TaxSlayer, Music City or Outback Bowls; $150,000 if appearing in the Holiday or Pinstripe Bowls; $112,500 if appearing in any other bowl. | tickets 8 football season tickets, 25 football tickets for business use and 8 ticket suite for family; 2 season tickets for men's and women's basketball and volleyball | Reach CFP $600,000 |
| college Rutgers | coach Chris Ash | conference Big Ten | state New Jersey | 2017 guaranteed pay $2,100,000 | Total contract pay $11,000,000 | National title bonus $500,000 | Bowl game bonus $150,000 for appearing in a major bowl; $100,000 for appearing in Big Ten contracted bowl game | tickets | Reach CFP $175,000 |
| college Wisconsin | coach Paul Chryst | conference Big Ten | state Wisconsin | 2017 guaranteed pay $2,800,000 | Total contract pay $16,500,000 | National title bonus $300,000 | Bowl game bonus | tickets | Reach CFP $200,000 |
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