2023-24 FCS Football Head Coaching Change Tracker
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The FCS college football season is approaching the final week of the regular season, which has signaled the start of the coaching carousel. 28 FCS programs changed head coaches before the 2023 season.
Below are the FCS football programs that have had a head coaching change since the start of the 2023 season.
Alcorn State
Previous: Fred McNair (Dec. 19)
New Head Coach: Cedric Thomas (Dec. 19; Elevated From Defensive Coordinator)
Austin Peay
Previous: Scotty Walden (Dec. 4; Accepted Head Coaching Role At UTEP)
New Head Coach: Jeff Faris (Dec. 9; Former UCLA Assistant Coach)
Campbell
Previous: Mike Minter (Dec. 18)
Interim Head Coach: Steven Williams
New Head Coach: Braxton Harris (Jan. 2; Houston Christian Head Coach)
Columbia
Previous: Mark Fabish (Nov. 21)
New Head Coach: Mark Poppe (Dec. 2; Former Union Head Coach)
Cornell
Previous: David Archer (Nov. 19)
Interim Head Coach: Jared Backus
New Head Coach: Dan Swanstrom (Dec. 7; Former Penn Offensive Coordinator)
Dartmouth
Previous Coach: Buddy Teevens
Interim Head Coach: Sammy McCorkle (Apr. 4)
New Head Coach: Sammy McCorkle (Oct. 19)
East Tennessee State
Previous: George Quarles (Nov. 19)
New Head Coach: Tre Lamb (Nov. 27; Gardner-Webb Head Coach)
Florida A&M
Previous: Willie Simmons (Jan. 1; Accepted Assistant Role At Duke)
New Head Coach: James Colzie III (Elevated From Assistant Head Coach/DB Coach)
Gardner-Webb
Previous: Tre Lamb (Accepted Head Coaching Job At ETSU)
Interim Head Coach: Nick Newsome
New Head Coach: Cris Reisert (Dec. 12; Former Tiffin Head Coach)
Grambling State
Previous: Hue Jackson (Nov. 28)
New Head Coach: Mickey Joseph (Dec. 18; Former Interim Head Coach at Nebraska)
Harvard
Previous: Tim Murphy (Jan. 17; Retired After 29 Seasons At Harvard)
New Head Coach: Andrew Aurich (Feb. 12; Former Rutgers Assistant Coach)
Holy Cross
Previous: Bob Chesney (Dec. 7; Accepted Head Coaching Role At James Madison)
New Head Coach: Dan Curren (Dec. 15; Former Merrimack Head Coach)
Houston Christian
Previous: Braxton Harris (Dec. 31; Accepted Head Coaching Role At Campbell)
New Head Coach: Jason Bachtel (Jan. 4; Elevated From Offensive Coordinator)
Marist
Previous: Jim Parady (Nov. 29)
New Head Coach: Mike Willis (Dec. 19; Offensive Coordinator At Princeton)
Mercer
Previous: Drew Cronic (Jan. 9; Accepted Offensive Coordinator Role At Navy)
New Head Coach: Mike Jacobs (Jan. 18; Former Lenior-Rhyne Head Coach)
Merrimack
Previous: Dan Curran (Dec. 15; Accepted Head Coaching Role At Holy Cross)
New Head Coach: Mike Gennetti (Dec. 18; Elevated From Defensive Coordinator)
Morehead State
Previous: Rob Tenyer (Nov. 20)
Interim Head Coach: Andrew Strobel
New Head Coach: Jason Woodman (Dec. 19; Former Fairmont Head Coach)
Murray State
Previous: Dean Hood (Jan. 1; Announced Retirement)
Interim: Dillon Sanders
New Head Coach: Jody Wright (Jan. 19; South Carolina Tight Ends Coach)
North Dakota State
Previous: Matt Entz (Dec. 10; Accepted Assistant Role At USC)
New Head Coach: Tim Polasek (Dec. 17; Wyoming Offensive Coordinator)
Northern Arizona
Previous: Chris Ball (Nov. 20)
Interim Head Coach: Kyle Hoffmann
New Head Coach: Brian Wright (Dec. 3; Pittsburg State Head Coach)
Northwestern State
Previous: Brad Laird (Oct. 26)
Interim Head Coach: Weston Glaser
New Head Coach: Blaine McCorkle (Nov. 28; Belhaven Head Coach)
South Carolina State
Previous: Buddy Pough
New Head Coach: Chennis Berry (Dec. 7; Former Benedict Head Coach)
Southern
Previous: Eric Dooley (Nov. 14)
Interim Head Coach: Terrence Graves
New Head Coach: Terrence Graves (Dec. 12)
Stony Brook
Previous: Chuck Priore (Nov. 13)
Interim Head Coach: Andrew Dresner
New Head Coach: Billy Cosh (Dec. 13; Western Michigan Offensive Coordinator)
Tennessee Tech
Previous: Dewayne Alexander (Nov. 21)
Interim Head Coach: Sam Williamson
New Head Coach: Bobby Wilder (Dec. 3; Former Old Dominion Head Coach)
Texas Southern
Previous: Clarence McKinney (Nov. 20)
Interim Head Coach: Charles Nichols
New Head Coach: Cris Dishman (XFL Defensive Coordinator; Former NFL Assistant)
UC Davis
Previous: Dan Hawkins (Dec. 28)
New Head Coach: Tim Plough (Dec. 1; Former Boise State and California Assistant)
Utah Tech
Previous: Paul Peterson (Nov. 20)
Interim Head Coach: JB Hall Jr.
New Head Coach: Lance Anderson (Dec. 8; Former Stanford Assistant Coach)
Western Illinois
Previous: Myers Hendrickson (Nov. 19)
Interim Head Coach: Brandon Kreczmer
New Head Coach: Joe Davis (Dec. 10; Eastern Illinois Offensive Coordinator)
