Top-tier college football coaches are "making twice as much as they did" in '06, according to an annual review of salaries by Brady, Berkowitz & Schnaars of USA TODAY. Then, coaches at the NCAA's 119 FBS schools were "making an average of more than $950,000." Today, at those same 119 schools (of the 128 current), the average salary is about $1.95M. Even when "adjusted for inflation, salaries have nearly doubled." The SEC's median salary of $3.2M "is for coaches at the 11 public schools that were SEC members" in '06, when the median for those schools was $1.45M (USA TODAY, 11/20).
| SCHOOL |
COACH |
SCHOOL PAY
|
OTHER
|
TOTAL
|
MAX BONUS
|
| Alabama |
Nick Saban |
$6,950,203
|
$209,984
|
$7,160,187
|
$700,000
|
| Michigan State |
Mark Dantonio |
$5,611,845
|
$24,300
|
$5,636,145
|
$650,000
|
| Texas A&M |
Kevin Sumlin |
$5,000,000
|
$6,000
|
$5,006,000
|
$750,000
|
| Texas |
Charlie Strong |
$5,000,000
|
$270
|
$5,000,270
|
$1,000,000
|
| Ohio State |
Urban Meyer |
$4,486,640
|
$50,000
|
$4,536,640
|
$550,000
|
| LSU |
Les Miles |
$4,300,000
|
$69,582
|
$4,369,582
|
$700,000
|
| Penn State |
James Franklin |
$4,300,000
|
N/A
|
$4,300,000
|
$1,000,000
|
| Iowa |
Kirk Ferentz |
$4,075,000
|
$0
|
$4,075,000
|
$1,750,000
|
| South Carolina |
Steve Spurrier |
$4,000,000
|
$16,900
|
$4,016,900
|
$1,700,000
|
| TCU |
Gary Patterson |
$4,008,150
|
N/A
|
$4,008,150
|
N/A
|
| Auburn |
Gus Malzahn |
$3,850,000
|
$4,500
|
$3,854,500
|
$1,400,000
|
| Washington |
Chris Petersen |
$3,681,720
|
$0
|
$3,681,720
|
$1,175,000
|
| Florida State |
Jimbo Fisher |
$3,591,667
|
$0
|
$3,591,667
|
$1,275,000
|
| Oklahoma State |
Mike Gundy |
$3,500,000
|
N/A
|
$3,500,000
|
$550,000
|
| Missouri |
Gary Pinkel |
$3,400,000
|
$0
|
$3,400,000
|
$1,825,000
|
| Georgia |
Mark Richt |
$3,200,000
|
$114,000
|
$3,314,000
|
$1,000,000
|
| Arizona |
Rich Rodriguez |
$2,898,500
|
$400,000
|
$3,298,500
|
$2,125,000
|
| UCLA |
Jim Mora |
$3,250,000
|
$0
|
$3,250,000
|
$930,000
|
| Arkansas |
Bret Bielema |
$3,200,000
|
$14,000
|
$3,214,000
|
$700,000
|
| Clemson |
Dabo Swinney |
$3,150,000
|
$25,100
|
$3,175,100
|
$1,200,000
|
| Baylor |
Art Briles |
$3,135,146
|
N/A
|
$3,135,146
|
N/A
|
| West Virginia |
Dana Holgorsen |
$3,080,000
|
$0
|
$3,080,000
|
$600,000
|
| Nebraska |
Bo Pelini |
$3,077,646
|
N/A
|
$3,077,646
|
$1,000,000
|
| Ole Miss |
Hugh Freeze |
$3,000,000
|
$18,000
|
$3,018,000
|
$825,000
|
| Mississippi State |
Dan Mullen |
$3,000,000
|
$0
|
$3,000,000
|
$710,000
|
| Louisville |
Bobby Petrino |
$3,000,000
|
N/A
|
$3,000,000
|
$1,266,667
|
