2024 ACC Head Coach Rankings
How good are all the college football head coaches going into the 2024 season? What are their records? We rank the ones from the ACC schools based on our very, very loose criteria.1. Resumé.
How good is their track record? Have they proven themselves?2. Who’s Hot? Who are the innovative college football head coaches creating a buzz? And our offshoot of that …3. Who has the expectations to do something big? Who’s a bit stagnant and which programs are rising? Basically, who are the big deals?4.
How good are they? It’s hard to define, but it’s our call – who do we want running our team?One note, the brand new coaches with no experience are generally ranked at the bottom – we’ll believe the production when we see it.
One other thing, if a coach gets fired early or takes over as an interim, he’ll get credit for a half a season depending on how many games he coached.These will change wildly when we do this at the end of the season.
For now, here’s our ranking of the ACC college football head head coaches going into the 2024 season.2024 CFN Coach Ranks By ConferenceAAC | ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | CUSAIND | MAC | M-West | SEC | Sun Belt- Top 10 Hot Seat Coaches
17 Fran Brown, Syracuse
Georgia secondary coach for the last two yearsWins as FBS Coach: 0Career FBS Win %: 0Winning FBS Seasons: 0FBS Conference Championships: 0Total FBS Seasons: 0Average Wins Per Season: 0.00% Seasons With Winning Record: 0.00%
16 Tony Elliott, Virginia
Guided Virginia through tragedy in the 2022 seasonWins as FBS Coach: 6Career FBS Win %: 27.3Winning FBS Seasons: 0FBS Conference Championships: 0Total FBS Seasons: 2Average Wins Per Season: 3.00% Seasons With Winning Record: 0.00%
15 Troy Taylor, Stanford
3 FCS Playoff appearances in 3 years at Sacramento StateWins as FBS Coach: 3Career FBS Win %: 25.0Winning FBS Seasons: 0FBS Conference Championships: 0Total FBS Seasons: 1Average Wins Per Season: 3.00% Seasons With Winning Record: 0.00%
14 Justin Wilcox, Cal
Took Cal to bowls in 3 of last 6 seasonsWins as FBS Coach: 36Career FBS Win %: 45.6Winning FBS Seasons: 2FBS Conference Championships: 0Total FBS Seasons: 7Average Wins Per Season: 5.14% Seasons With Winning Record: 28.57%
13 Manny Diaz, Duke
Went 7-2 in ACC with Miami in 2020Wins as FBS Coach: 21Career FBS Win %: 58.3Winning FBS Seasons: 2FBS Conference Championships: 0Total FBS Seasons: 3Average Wins Per Season: 7.00% Seasons With Winning Record: 66.67%
12 Brent Pry, Virginia Tech
Led Virginia Tech to first bowl win since 2016Wins as FBS Coach: 10Career FBS Win %: 41.7Winning FBS Seasons: 1FBS Conference Championships: 0Total FBS Seasons: 2Average Wins Per Season: 5.00% Seasons With Winning Record: 50.00%
11 Pat Narduzzi, Pitt
Won 2021 ACC ChampionshipWins as FBS Coach: 65Career FBS Win %: 56.5Winning FBS Seasons: 6FBS Conference Championships: 1Total FBS Seasons: 9Average Wins Per Season: 7.22% Seasons With Winning Record: 66.67%
10 Bill O’Brien, Boston College
Stepped in as the first Penn State head coach after Joe PaternoWins as FBS Coach: 15Career FBS Win %: 62.5Winning FBS Seasons: 2FBS Conference Championships: 0Total FBS Seasons: 2Average Wins Per Season: 7.50% Seasons With Winning Record: 100.00%
9 Brent Key, Georgia Tech
Won first bowl game at Georgia Tech since 2016Wins as FBS Coach: 11Career FBS Win %: 52.4Winning FBS Seasons: 1FBS Conference Championships: 0Total FBS Seasons: 1.5Average Wins Per Season: 7.33% Seasons With Winning Record: 66.67%
8 Mack Brown, North Carolina
Won 2005 national title at Texas, 2005 & 2008 Coach of the YearWins as FBS Coach: 276Career FBS Win %: 65.7Winning FBS Seasons: 28FBS Conference Championships: 6Total FBS Seasons: 35Average Wins Per Season: 7.89% Seasons With Winning Record: 80.00%
7 Rhett Lashlee, SMU
Won 2023 AAC ChampionshipWins as FBS Coach: 18Career FBS Win %: 64.3Winning FBS Seasons: 2FBS Conference Championships: 1Total FBS Seasons: 2Average Wins Per Season: 9.00% Seasons With Winning Record: 100.00%
6 Dave Doeren, NC State
2 MAC titles and 23-4 run at Northern IllinoisWins as FBS Coach: 104Career FBS Win %: 62.7Winning FBS Seasons: 11FBS Conference Championships: 2Total FBS Seasons: 13Average Wins Per Season: 8.00% Seasons With Winning Record: 84.62%
5 Mario Cristobal, Miami
Won 2 Pac-12 titles at Oregon, 1 Sun Belt title at FIUWins as FBS Coach: 74Career FBS Win %: 50.3Winning FBS Seasons: 7FBS Conference Championships: 3Total FBS Seasons: 12Average Wins Per Season: 6.17% Seasons With Winning Record: 58.33%
4 Dave Clawson, Wake Forest
5-2 in bowls at Wake ForestWins as FBS Coach: 95Career FBS Win %: 50.5Winning FBS Seasons: 9FBS Conference Championships: 1Total FBS Seasons: 15Average Wins Per Season: 6.33% Seasons With Winning Record: 60.00%
3 Jeff Brohm, Louisville
Coached 3 teams to conference title appearances. 2 CUSA titles at WKUWins as FBS Coach: 76Career FBS Win %: 61.3Winning FBS Seasons: 7FBS Conference Championships: 2Total FBS Seasons: 10Average Wins Per Season: 7.60% Seasons With Winning Record: 70.00%
2 Mike Norvell, Florida State
2023 Bear Bryant & Bobby Dodd Coach of the YearWins as FBS Coach: 69Career FBS Win %: 68.3Winning FBS Seasons: 6FBS Conference Championships: 2Total FBS Seasons: 8Average Wins Per Season: 8.63% Seasons With Winning Record: 75.00%
1 Dabo Swinney, Clemson
8 ACC Championships, 2 national titles, 4 CFP title appearancesWins as FBS Coach: 170Career FBS Win %: 79.8Winning FBS Seasons: 14FBS Conference Championships
