2018 FBS Head Football Coaches With Ties To The Lone Star State

Forty-five of the 130 FBS head football coaches for the 2018 season have a connection to the Lone Star state.

Listed below is the last year the coach had a Texas tie-in and the position that they held:

1956
Mark Dantonio, Michigan State - Born in El Paso
1965
Gus Malzahn, Auburn - Born in Irving
1978
Bill Snyder, Kansas State - North Texas Assistant Coach
1980
Lovie Smith, Illinois - Big Sandy High School Defensive Coordinator
1981
Mike Norvell, Memphis - Born in Irving
1989
Nick Saban, Alabama - Houston Oilers DB Coach
1990
Rocky Long, San Diego State - TCU DB Coach
1991
Turner Gill, Liberty - SMU WR Coach
1992
Paul Chryst, Wisconsin - San Antonio Riders WR/RB/TE Coach (World League)
1993
Craig Bohl, Wyoming - Rice Defensive Coordinator
Bob Davie, New Mexico - Texas A&M Defensive Coordinator
1996
Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State - Baylor Passing Game Coordinator / QB Coach
Larry Fedora, North Carolina - Baylor WR/TE/RB Coach
1998
Blake Anderson, Arkansas State - Trinity Valley Community College Offensive Coordinator
1999
Clay Helton, USC - Houston RB Coach
2000
Tony Sanchez, UNLV - El Paso Irvin High School WR Coach
Mark Stoops, Kentucky - Houston Co-Defensive Coordinator / S Coach
2006
Troy Calhoun, Air Force - Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator / QB Coach
2009
Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia - Houston Offensive Coordinator / QB Coach
Mike Leach, Washington State - Texas Tech Head Coach
Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma - Texas Tech WR Coach
2010
Will Muschamp, South Carolina - Texas Defensive Coordinator / LB Coach
2011
Dino Babers, Syracuse - Baylor ST / WR Coach
Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech - TCU Co-Offensive Coordinator / QB Coach
2012
Bryan Harsin, Boise State - Texas Co-Offensive Coordinator / QB Coach
Neal Brown, Troy - Texas Tech Offensive Coordinator / QB Coach
2013
Willie Fritz, Tulane - Sam Houston State Head Coach
2014
Philip Montgomery, Tulsa - Baylor Offensive Coordinator / QB Coach
David Beaty, Kansas - Texas A&M WR Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
2015
Mike Jinks, Bowling Green - Texas Tech Assistant Head Coach / RB Coach
Jay Norvell, Nevada - Texas WR Coach
2016
Charlie Strong, USF - Texas Head Coach
2017
Chad Morris, Arkansas - SMU Head Coach
Kevin Sumlin, Arizona - Texas A&M Head Coach
2018
Matt Rhule, Baylor - Current Baylor Head Coach
Major Applewhite, Houston - Current Houston Head Coach
Seth Littrell, North Texas - Current North Texas Head Coach
Mike Bloomgren, Rice - Current Rice Head Coach
Sonny Dykes, SMU - Current SMU Head Coach
Gary Patterson, TCU - Current TCU Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M - Current Texas A&M Head Coach
Tom Herman, Texas - Current Texas Head Coach
Everett Withers, Texas State - Current Texas State Head Coach
Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech - Current Texas Tech Head Coach
Dana Dimel, UTEP - Current UTEP Head Coach
Frank Wilson, UTSA - Current UTSA Head Coach