| NCAA Football Team | Head Coach | 2008 Record | Bowl | 2009 Record | Bowl | 2010 Record | Bowl | Win% | Epilogue |
| Oregon | Chip Kelly | n/a | n/a | 9W-3L | Rose | 12W-1L | BCS | 84.00% | n/a |
| Auburn | Gene Chizik | n/a | n/a | 8W-5L | Outback | 14W-0L | BCS | 81.48% | National Champs |
| Florida State | Jimbo Fisher | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 10W-4L | Chick-Fil-A | 71.43% | n/a |
| Nebraska | Bo Pelini | 9W-4L | Gator | 10W-4L | Holiday | 10W-4L | Holiday | 70.73% | n/a |
| West Virginia | Bill Stewart | 9W-4L | Meinke | 9W-4L | Gator | 9W-4L | Champs | 69.23% | Retiring after 2011 |
| Navy | Ken Niumatalolo | 8W-5L | EagleBank | 10W-4L | Texas | 9W-4L | Poinsettia | 67.50% | n/a |
| Georgia Tech | Paul Johnson | 9W-4L | Chick-fil-A | 11W-3L | Orange | 6W-7L | Independence | 65.00% | n/a |
| Arkansas | Bobby Petrino | 5W-7L | No | 8W-5L | Liberty | 10W-3L | Sugar | 60.53% | n/a |
| Notre Dame | Brian Kelly | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8W-5L | Champs | 61.54% | n/a |
| Syracuse | Doug Marrone | n/a | n/a | 4W-8L | No | 8W-5L | Pinstripe | 61.54% | Scott Shafer DC |
| Texas Tech | Tommy Tubberville | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8W-5L | Ticket City | 61.54% | n/a |
| South Florida | Skip Holtz | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8W-5L | Meinke | 61.54% | n/a |
| Northern Illinois | Jerry Kill | 6W-7L | Independence | 7W-5L | International | 10W-3L | Humanitarian | 60.53% | Minnesota |
| Boston College | Frank Spaziani | n/a | n/a | 8W-5L | Emerald | 7W-6L | Kraft Fight Hunger | 57.69% | 4 year contract extension |
| Houston | Kevin Sumlin | 8W-5L | Armed Forces | 10W-4L | Armed Forces | 5W-7L | No | 58.97% | n/a |
| Mississippi | Houston Nutt | 9W-4L | Cotton | 9W-4L | Cotton | 4W-8L | No | 57.89% | n/a |
| Southern Mississippi | Larry Fedora | 7W-6L | New Orleans | 7W-6L | New Orleans | 8W-5L | Beef O'Brady | 56.41% | n/a |
| Hawaii | Greg McMackin | 7W-7L | Hawaii | 6W-7L | No | 10W-4L | Hawaii | 56.10% | n/a |
| Tennessee/USC | Lene Kiffin | n/a | n/a | 7W-6L | Chick-fil-A | 7W-5L | Toilet | 56.00% | NCAA Probation |
| Mississippi State | Dan Mullen | n/a | n/a | 5W-7L | No | 9W-4L | Gator | 56.00% | 4 year contract extension |
| Clemson | Dabo Swinney | 4W-3L | Gator | 9W-5L | Music City | 6W-7L | Meinke | 55.88% | n/a |
| Louisville | Charlie Strong | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7W-6L | Beef O'Brady | 53.85% | n/a |
| Kansas State | Bill Snyder | n/a | n/a | 6W-6L | No | 7W-6L | Pinstripe | 52.00% | n/a |
| San Diego State | Brady Hoke | n/a | n/a | 4W-8L | No | 9W-4L | Poinsettia | 52.00% | 4 year contract extension |
| Toledo | Tim Beckman | n/a | n/a | 5W-7L | No | 8W-5L | Little Caesar's | 52.00% | n/a |
| Texas A&M | Mike Sherman | 4W-8L | No | 6W-7L | Independence | 9W-3L | Cotton | 51.35% | n/a |
| Kentucky | Joker Phillips | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6W-6L | Compass | 50.00% | n/a |
| Iowa State | Paul Rhoads | n/a | n/a | 7W-6L | Insight | 5W-7L | No | 48.00% | n/a |
| Army | Rich Ellerson | n/a | n/a | 5W-7L | No | 7W-6L | Armed Forces | 48.00% | n/a |
| Washington | Steve Sarkisian | n/a | n/a | 5W-7L | No | 7W-6L | Holiday | 48.00% | n/a |
| East Carolina | Ruffin McNeill | n/a | n/a | n/a | Military | 6W-7L | Military | 46.15% | n/a |
| Tennessee | Derek Dooley | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6W-7L | n/a | 46.15% | n/a |
| SMU | June Jones | 1W-11L | No | 8W-5L | Hawaii | 7W-6L | Armed Forces | 42.11% | n/a |
| Louisiana Tech | Sonny Dykes | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5W-7L | No | 41.67% | n/a |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Todd Berry | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5W-7L | No | 41.67% | 1 year contract extension |
| Marshall | Doc Holliday | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5W-7L | No | 41.67% | n/a |
| Baylor | Art Briles | 4W-8L | No | 4W-8L | No | 7W-6L | Dallas | 40.54% | n/a |
| UCLA | Rick Neuheisel | 4W-8L | No | 7W-6L | EagleBank | 4W-8L | No | 40.54% | n/a |
| Michigan | Rich Rodriquez | 3W-9L | No | 5W-7L | No | 7W-6L | Gator | 40.54% | NCAA Probation, Fired |
| Wyoming | Dave Christensen | n/a | n/a | 7W-6L | New Mexico | 3W-9L | No | 40.00% | n/a |
| Miami-Ohio | Mike Haywood | n/a | n/a | 1W-11L | No | 9W-4L | GoDaddy | 40.00% | Pittsburgh promotion, fired |
| Purdue | Danny Hope | n/a | n/a | 5W-7L | No | 4W-8L | No | 37.50% | n/a |
| Colorado State | Steve Fairchild | 7W-6L | New Mexico | 3W-9L | No | 3W-9L | No | 37.50% | n/a |
| Utah State | Gary Andersen | n/a | n/a | 4W-8L | No | 4W-8L | No | 37.50% | n/a |
| Bowling Green | Dave Clawson | n/a | n/a | 7W-6L | Humanitarian | 2W-10L | No | 36.00% | n/a |
| Cincinnati | Butch Jones | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4W-8L | No | 33.33% | n/a |
| Duke | David Cutcliffe | 4W-8L | No | 5W-7L | No | 3W-9L | No | 33.33% | n/a |
| Virginia | Mike London | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4W-8L | No | 33.33% | n/a |
| Kansas | Turner Gill | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3W-9L | No | 25.00% | n/a |
| Central Michigan | Dan Enos | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3W-9L | No | 25.00% | n/a |
| Ball State | Stan Parrish | n/a | n/a | 2W-10L | No | 4W-8L | No | 25.00% | Fired |
| New Mexico State | DeWayne Walker | n/a | n/a | 3W-10L | No | 2W-10L | No | 20.00% | n/a |
| Vanderbilt | Robbie Caldwell | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2W-10L | No | 16.67% | Fired |
| Buffalo | Jeff Quinn | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2W-10L | No | 16.67% | n/a |
| Western Kentucky | Willie Taggart | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2W-10L | No | 16.67% | Fired |
| UNLV | Bobby Hauck | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2W-11L | No | 15.38% | n/a |
| Washington State | Paul Wulff | 2W-11L | No | 1W-11L | No | 2W-10L | No | 13.51% | n/a |
| Memphis State | Larry Porter | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1W-11L | No | 8.33% | n/a |
| Eastern Michigan | Ron English | n/a | n/a | 0W-12L | No | 2W-10L | No | 8.33% | n/a |
| Akron | Rob Ianello | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1W-11L | No | 8.33% | n/a |
| San Jose State | Mike MacIntyre | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1W-12L | No | 7.69% | n/a |
| New Mexico | Mike Locksley | n/a | n/a | 1W-11L | No | 1W-11L | No | 4.67% | n/a |
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