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 Alabama | coach Nick Saban | conference SEC | state Alabama | 2017 guaranteed pay $11,125,000 | Total contract pay $90,666,667 | National title bonus $400,000 | Bowl game bonus $125,000 for appearing in major bowl game; $90,000 for Chik-Fil-A, Cotton, Capital One, Outback, Gator or any other SEC affiliated bowl; $65,000 for other bowls | tickets 15-seat skybox with seven additional stand-up skybox tickets and 12 additional tickets for home games; | Reach CFP $200,000 |
| college Auburn | coach Gus Malzahn | conference SEC | state Alabama | 2017 guaranteed pay $4,725,000 | Total contract pay $34,125,000 | National title bonus $500,000 | Bowl game bonus $200,000 for playing in a major bowl; $50,000 for other bowls | tickets | Reach CFP $200,000 |
| 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 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 |
| college UAB | coach Bill Clark | conference C-USA | state Alabama | 2017 guaranteed pay $630,000 | Total contract pay $3,150,000 | National title bonus $50,000 | Bowl game bonus $100,000 for appearing in major bowl; $25,000 for appearing in a bowl (if not conference champion); $10,000 for bowl victory | tickets | Reach CFP $100,000 |
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