ESPN: Ranking the best college football coaches: From national contenders to overachievers (Overachievers: 9. PJ Fleck, MInnesota)

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9. P.J. Fleck, Minnesota​

Age: 41

FBS résumé: 30-22 Western Michigan (four seasons), 35-23 Minnesota (five seasons), 65-45 overall (nine seasons)

Conference titles: 1 (MAC) | National titles: 0

Fleck has a distinct brand of program-building that makes him somewhat polarizing, but no one can argue with his results. He took a Western Michigan program that had not won the MAC since 1988 and guided it to a team-record 13 wins and its first-ever New Year's Six bowl appearance. After a 1-11 start at WMU, Fleck went 29-11 in his final three seasons. He took over a Minnesota team in better shape -- the Gophers had won nine games in 2016 -- but elevated the program. In 2019, the Gophers went 11-2, their highest wins total since 1904, and finished No. 10. Fleck is 23-10 in his past three seasons at Minnesota.


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