2023-24 FCS Football Head Coaching Change Tracker

Tracking all the head coaching changes from across FCS Football ahead of the 2023-24 college football season

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)

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Austin Peay

Previous: Scotty Walden (Dec. 4; Accepted Head Coaching Role At UTEP)
New Head Coach: Jeff Faris (Dec. 9; Former UCLA Assistant Coach)

Austin Peay Names UCLA Assistant Jeff Faris As Next Head Football Coach

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Campbell

Previous: Mike Minter (Dec. 18)
Interim Head Coach: Steven Williams
New Head Coach: Braxton Harris (Jan. 2; Houston Christian Head Coach)

Campbell Expected To Hire Houston Christian Head Coach Braxton Harris

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Columbia

Previous: Mark Fabish (Nov. 21)
New Head Coach: Mark Poppe (Dec. 2; Former Union Head Coach)

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Cornell

Previous: David Archer (Nov. 19)
Interim Head Coach: Jared Backus
New Head Coach: Dan Swanstrom (Dec. 7; Former Penn Offensive Coordinator)

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Dartmouth

Previous Coach: Buddy Teevens
Interim Head Coach: Sammy McCorkle (Apr. 4)
New Head Coach: Sammy McCorkle (Oct. 19)

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East Tennessee State

Previous: George Quarles (Nov. 19)
New Head Coach: Tre Lamb (Nov. 27; Gardner-Webb Head Coach)

ETSU Officially Names Tre Lamb As New Head Coach

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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)

FCS Football Front Page: The Latest News, Notes, & Recruiting Updates (Jan. 28)

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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)

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Grambling State

Previous: Hue Jackson (Nov. 28)
New Head Coach: Mickey Joseph (Dec. 18; Former Interim Head Coach at Nebraska)

Grambling State Officially Announces Mickey Joseph As Next Head Football Coach

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Harvard

Previous: Tim Murphy (Jan. 17; Retired After 29 Seasons At Harvard)
New Head Coach: Andrew Aurich (Feb. 12; Former Rutgers Assistant Coach)

Harvard Officially Announces Andrew Aurich As Head Football Coach

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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)

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Houston Christian

Previous: Braxton Harris (Dec. 31; Accepted Head Coaching Role At Campbell)
New Head Coach: Jason Bachtel (Jan. 4; Elevated From Offensive Coordinator)

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Marist 

Previous: Jim Parady (Nov. 29)
New Head Coach: Mike Willis (Dec. 19; Offensive Coordinator At Princeton)

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Mercer

Previous: Drew Cronic (Jan. 9; Accepted Offensive Coordinator Role At Navy)
New Head Coach: Mike Jacobs (Jan. 18; Former Lenior-Rhyne Head Coach)

FCS Football Front Page: The Latest News, Notes, & Recruiting Updates (Jan. 19)

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Merrimack 

Previous: Dan Curran (Dec. 15; Accepted Head Coaching Role At Holy Cross)
New Head Coach: Mike Gennetti (Dec. 18; Elevated From Defensive Coordinator)

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Morehead State

Previous: Rob Tenyer (Nov. 20)
Interim Head Coach: Andrew Strobel
New Head Coach: Jason Woodman (Dec. 19; Former Fairmont Head Coach)

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Murray State

Previous: Dean Hood (Jan. 1; Announced Retirement)
Interim: Dillon Sanders
New Head Coach: Jody Wright (Jan. 19; South Carolina Tight Ends Coach)

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North Dakota State

Previous: Matt Entz (Dec. 10; Accepted Assistant Role At USC)
New Head Coach: Tim Polasek (Dec. 17; Wyoming Offensive Coordinator)

North Dakota State Officially Names Tim Polasek As Next Head Football Coach

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Northern Arizona

Previous: Chris Ball (Nov. 20)
Interim Head Coach: Kyle Hoffmann
New Head Coach: Brian Wright (Dec. 3; Pittsburg State Head Coach)

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Northwestern State

Previous: Brad Laird (Oct. 26)
Interim Head Coach: Weston Glaser
New Head Coach: Blaine McCorkle (Nov. 28; Belhaven Head Coach)

Northwestern State Officially Hires Blaine McCorkle As New Head Coach

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South Carolina State

Previous: Buddy Pough
New Head Coach: Chennis Berry (Dec. 7; Former Benedict Head Coach)

South Carolina State Expected To Hire Benedict Head Coach Chennis Berry

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Southern

Previous: Eric Dooley (Nov. 14)
Interim Head Coach: Terrence Graves
New Head Coach: Terrence Graves (Dec. 12)

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Stony Brook

Previous: Chuck Priore (Nov. 13)
Interim Head Coach: Andrew Dresner 
New Head Coach: Billy Cosh (Dec. 13; Western Michigan Offensive Coordinator)

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Tennessee Tech

Previous: Dewayne Alexander (Nov. 21)
Interim Head Coach: Sam Williamson
New Head Coach: Bobby Wilder (Dec. 3; Former Old Dominion Head Coach)

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Texas Southern

Previous: Clarence McKinney (Nov. 20)
Interim Head Coach: Charles Nichols
New Head Coach: Cris Dishman (XFL Defensive Coordinator; Former NFL Assistant)

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UC Davis

Previous: Dan Hawkins (Dec. 28)
New Head Coach: Tim Plough (Dec. 1; Former Boise State and California Assistant)

UC Davis Officially Names Tim Plough As New Head Coach

Utah Tech

Previous: Paul Peterson (Nov. 20)
Interim Head Coach: JB Hall Jr.
New Head Coach: Lance Anderson (Dec. 8; Former Stanford Assistant Coach)

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Western Illinois

Previous: Myers Hendrickson (Nov. 19)
Interim Head Coach: Brandon Kreczmer
New Head Coach: Joe Davis (Dec. 10; Eastern Illinois Offensive Coordinator)