Fleck has the 11th longest tenure in CFB and is the only coach hired in 2017 still at the same job

[BleedGopher]

Per Football Scoop:

Air Force's Troy Calhoun slides up to No. 2 as he heads into Year 19 in Colorado Springs, and Clemson's Dabo Swinney is now No. 3. And pushing off Penn State's advances was great for Kalani Sitake's standing here -- he's now in the top-10 as he, Kirby Smart and PJ Fleck head into Year 11 at their respective jobs.

A few notes:

-- Illinois's Bret Bielema (Year 6) marks the top 25, and none other than Coach Prime (Year 4) is in the top 50 at No. 49.
-- The median hire date for FBS head coaches in 2026 is Dec. 9, 2023. Half of all FBS head coaches have been on the job less than three seasons.
-- A housekeeping note: We use the date that the school announced each hire as the date here, which is how Jimmy Rogers has technically been at Iowa State longer than Matt Campbell has at Penn State. Clunky in that case, sure, but overall it's still the best practice.
-- On that note, Nov. 30, 2025, will go down in history in the SEC. Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, LSU and Ole Miss all officially started new eras on the exact same day.

1998
1. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa -- Dec. 2
2006
2. Troy Calhoun, Air Force -- Dec. 22
2008
3. Dabo Swinney, Clemson -- Oct. 13
2012
4. Dave Doeren, NC State -- Dec. 1
2013
5. Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio) -- Dec. 3
6. Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan -- Dec. 11
7. Jeff Monken, Army -- Dec. 24
2014
8. Pat Narduzzi, Pitt -- Dec. 26
2015
9. Kirby Smart, Georgia -- Dec. 6
10. Kalani Sitake, BYU -- Dec. 19
2017
11. PJ Fleck, Minnesota -- Jan. 6
2018
12. Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky -- Nov. 27
13(t). Ryan Day, Ohio State -- Dec. 4
13(t). Mike Locksley, Maryland -- Dec. 4

https://footballscoop.com/2026/01/22/re-ranking-every-fbs-head-coaching-tenure-1-to-136-2026-edition

Go Gophers!!

 

[Tech Machine]

I find it more shocking that Locksley is at 13.

 

[fmlizard]

Minnesota is now up to 40 years without losing a head football or men's hoops coach to another job.

Every man who has left those positions has been fired, except Jerry Kill resigning for health reasons.

So much fretting about what's turned out to be nothing over those decades.

 

[PoockItInfor6]

I find it more shocking that Locksley is at 13.

I find it hard to believe he hasn’t been fired

 

[Unregistered User]

Ranked by winning percentage at their current school (number before name is tenure rank):

13(t). Ryan Day	87.2%​
9. Kirby Smart	84.8%​
3. Dabo Swinney	77.9%​
10. Kalani Sitake	65.1%​
1. Kirk Ferentz	62.5%​
12. Tyson Helton	61.3%​
11. PJ Fleck	60.0%​
2. Troy Calhoun	58.9%​
7. Jeff Monken	58.6%​
4. Dave Doeren	57.6%​
8. Pat Narduzzi	56.7%​
5. Chuck Martin	49.3%​
13(t). Mike Locksley	43.0%​
6. Chris Creighton	42.4%​

 

[Some guy]

I find it more shocking that Locksley is at 13.

Same

 

[Some guy]

Ranked by winning percentage at their current school (number before name is tenure rank):

13(t). Ryan Day	87.2%​
9. Kirby Smart	84.8%​
3. Dabo Swinney	77.9%​
10. Kalani Sitake	65.1%​
1. Kirk Ferentz	62.5%​
12. Tyson Helton	61.3%​
11. PJ Fleck	60.0%​
2. Troy Calhoun	58.9%​
7. Jeff Monken	58.6%​
4. Dave Doeren	57.6%​
8. Pat Narduzzi	56.7%​
5. Chuck Martin	49.3%​
13(t). Mike Locksley	43.0%​
6. Chris Creighton	42.4%​

Wild narduzzi has an ACC title but also would probably be even more frustrating with his results than flecks

 

[Gopherchase]

Moderate expectations and a limited demand for his services elsewhere.

 

[Some guy]

Moderate expectations and a limited demand for his services elsewhere.

 

[Unregistered User]

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don't feed the trolls

 

[Some guy]

don't feed the trolls

He has brought in earth shattering analysis that the reason fleck is still the coach is because he’s neither been poached nor fired lol

 

[Gopherchase]

don't feed the trolls

Troll – – you’re dumb. I’m still trying to get my head around this site comparing Fleck favorably to Cignetti.

 

[Unregistered User]

He has brought in earth shattering analysis that the reason fleck is still the coach is because he’s neither been poached nor fired lol

No idea what they wrote. They are on ignore so i don't give them any oxygen

 

[Some guy]

No idea what they wrote. They are on ignore so i don't give them any oxygen

He said that the reason is because there isn’t demand for fleck from schools better than Mn and Minnesota doesn’t fire coaches for failing to win big ten titles



So I said I didn’t know that you’re telling me for the first time

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Old man PJ

 

[60's Guy]

Seems hard to believe Bert is on the list at Illinois...does not seem that long ago he came back to the Big Ten. Or maybe it's that so few others have any longevity.

 

[Some guy]

Seems hard to believe Bert is on the list at Illinois...does not seem that long ago he came back to the Big Ten. Or maybe it's that so few others have any longevity.

A huge part of it:

Covid was both last year and 6 years ago


Fleck has been here 40% longer post covid than pre covid

 

[fmlizard]

I follow college football closely and this is the first time I've heard of Tyson Helton, Chris Creighton, or Chuck Martin

Am I alone?

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

I follow college football closely and this is the first time I've heard of Tyson Helton, Chris Creighton, or Chuck Martin

Am I alone?

Same.

College football media doesn’t help in that it’s all natty talk.