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 Western Michigan | coach Tim Lester | conference MAC | state Michigan | 2017 guaranteed pay $800,000 | Total contract pay $4,000,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $50,000 for appearing in a major bowl and $50,000 for winning; $25,000 for appearing in other bowls and $25,000 for winning | tickets 34-seat suite for home football games | Reach CFP $50,000 |
| college Toledo | coach Jason Candle | conference MAC | state Ohio | 2017 guaranteed pay $675,000 | Total contract pay $4,275,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for appearing in major bowl; $20,000 for appearing in other bowls and $30,000 for winning | tickets | Reach CFP $100,000 |
| college Northern Illinois | coach Rod Carey | conference MAC | state Illinois | 2017 guaranteed pay $615,000 | Total contract pay $3,875,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $25,000 | tickets 30 football tickets; 8 tickets to other sports; 2 VIP parking passes | Reach CFP $100,000 |
| college Central Michigan | coach John Bonamego | conference MAC | state Michigan | 2017 guaranteed pay $505,000 | Total contract pay $2,530,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $15,000 for appearing; $20,000 for winning; $60,000 if it's Rose, Organge, Cotton, Peach, Sugar or Fiesta Bowl | tickets 10 suite tickets and food and beverage package for each home game; 10 football season tickets; 4 season tickets to other sports. | Reach CFP $100,000 |
| college Miami (OH) | coach Chuck Martin | conference MAC | state Ohio | 2017 guaranteed pay $472,300 | Total contract pay $2,250,000 | National title bonus $190,000 | Bowl game bonus $80,000 for major bowl appearance; $40,000 for other bowls | tickets 25 football tickets; 4 tickets to men's and women's basketball and hockey | Reach CFP |
| college Ohio | coach Frank Solich | conference MAC | state Ohio | 2017 guaranteed pay $445,000 | Total contract pay $5,495,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus | tickets | Reach CFP |
| college Ball State | coach Mike Neu | conference MAC | state Indiana | 2017 guaranteed pay $425,000 | Total contract pay $2,125,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for appearing in Chick-fil-A, Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Rose or Sugar Bowls and $50,000 for winning; $10,000 for appearing in non-major bowl and $15,000 for winning | tickets 10 football tickets and 10 tickets to other sports | Reach CFP $100,000 |
| college Eastern Michigan | coach Chris Creighton | conference MAC | state Michigan | 2017 guaranteed pay $425,000 | Total contract pay $2,550,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $25,000 for appearing, $25,000 for winning. | tickets 20 season tickets for home and away games; 10 season tickets for basketball | Reach CFP $50,000 |
| college Bowling Green | coach Mike Jinks | conference MAC | state Ohio | 2017 guaranteed pay $420,250 | Total contract pay $2,091,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $25,000 for qualifying; $12,500 more for winning | tickets 10 tickets to every home football and basketball game | Reach CFP |
| college Akron | coach Terry Bowden | conference MAC | state Ohio | 2017 guaranteed pay $406,000 | Total contract pay $3,630,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $25,000 | tickets | Reach CFP $50,000 |
| college Kent State | coach Paul Haynes | conference MAC | state Ohio | 2017 guaranteed pay $405,912 | Total contract pay $1,920,912 | National title bonus $75,000 for qualifying OR $100,000 for winning | Bowl game bonus $10,000 for qualifying OR $15,000 for winning | tickets | Reach CFP $25,000 |
| college Buffalo | coach Lance Leipold | conference MAC | state New York | 2017 guaranteed pay $400,000 | Total contract pay $2,400,000 | National title bonus | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for appearing in major bowl, $50,000 for winning; $15,000 for appearing in other bowls, $20,000 for winning. | tickets 15 tickets | Reach CFP |
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