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Where Do College Football Coaches Come From? California, Ohio and Texas

HERO Sports by HERO Sports
July 18, 2017
Where Do College Football Coaches Come From? California, Ohio and Texas

In August 1998, 18-year-old Jason Candle, a wide receiver from Salem, Ohio, arrived at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Penn. Like a squirrel who scored a piece of road kill — and priceless experience — from the middle of the highway before bolting back to the friendly and opportunity-filled confines of his home territory, Candle retreated to Ohio after two seasons.

After playing two seasons with the Golden Tornadoes, Candle, satisfied with the out-of-state flirtation, played two more at Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio — 14 miles from Salem — where he won two national championships. He joined the Purple Raiders' staff a year after graduation, jumped to the FBS with an assistant job at Toledo in 2009 and became Rockets' head coach in 2016. His name is now caked across Power Five watch lists.

Candle is one of 10 current FBS head coaches who were born Ohio and one of 28 who are currently head coaches in their home state. Of the 10 Ohio-born coaches, he is one of four who also coach in Ohio.

“Ohio has one of the best football traditions in the country, and certainly a legacy of outstanding coaches," Candle told HERO Sports. "I’m proud to be from Ohio. I’ve played and coached my entire life in this state."

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Ohio is tied for second with California in producing current head coaches. Only Texas (13) has more. Thirty-five states are represented, along with one foreign country — BYU's Kalani Sitake was born in Nuku-alofa, Tonga, a collection of 169 islands northwest of New Zealand. 

FBS coaches come from 116 different cities, with only 10 cities producing multiple coaches. Six of the 28 home-state coaches are also coaching in their birth city.

Here's a full interactive map of the birth cities of all 130 FBS head coaches:

Candle is the only head coach from Salem but three other Ohio cities have multiple coaches: Columbus, Toledo and Youngstown.

Youngstown is a revered football city, but with Bob Stoops and Bo and Carl Pelini recently dropping from the FBS head coaching ranks, it is no longer the top coach-producing city in the nation. They are tied with Madison, Wis., and Dallas. Other cities with two coaches are Birmingham, Ala., Shawnee, Kan., Louisville, Ky., Lincoln, Neb., and New York, N.Y.

Here is the full list of birth cities and states for all 130 FBS head coaches. 

Team Head Coach City State
Air Force Troy Calhoun McMinnville OR
Akron Terry Bowden Douglas GA
Alabama Nick Saban Fairmont WV
Appalachian State Scott Satterfield Hillsborough NC
Arizona Rich Rodriguez Chicago IL
Arizona State Todd Graham Mesquite TX
Arkansas Bret Bielema Prophetstown IL
Arkansas State Blake Anderson Jonesboro AR
Army Jeff Monken Peoria IL
Auburn Gus Malzahn Irving TX
Ball State Mike Neu Indianapolis IN
Baylor Matt Rhule New York NY
Boise State Bryan Harsin Boise ID
Boston College Steve Addazio Farmington CT
Bowling Green Mike Jinks Killeen TX
Buffalo Lance Leipold Jefferson WI
BYU Kalani Sitake Nuku-alofa Tonga
Cal Justin Wilcox Eugene OR
Central Michigan John Bonamego Waynesboro PA
Charlotte Brad Lambert Hoxie KS
Cincinnati Luke Fickell Columbus OH
Clemson Dabo Swinney Birmingham AL
Coastal Carolina Joe Moglia New York NY
Colorado Mike MacIntyre Miami FL
Colorado State Mike Bobo Augusta GA
Duke David Cutcliffe Birmingham AL
East Carolina Scottie Montgomery Shelby NC
Eastern Michigan Chris Creighton San Francisco CA
Florida Jim McElwain Missoula MT
Florida Atlantic Lane Kiffin Lincoln NE
Florida International Butch Davis Tahlequah OK
Florida State Jimbo Fisher Clarksburg WV
Fresno State Jeff Tedford Lynwood CA
Georgia Kirby Smart Montgomery AL
Georgia Southern Tyson Summers Tifton GA
Georgia State Shawn Elliott Camden SC
Georgia Tech Paul Johnson Newland NC
Hawai'i Nick Rolovich Daly City CA
Houston Major Applewhite Baton Rouge LA
Idaho Paul Petrino Butte MT
Illinois Lovie Smith Gladewater TX
Indiana Tom Allen New Castle IN
Iowa Kirk Ferentz Royal Oak MI
Iowa State Matt Campbell Massillon OH
Kansas David Beaty Wylie TX
Kansas State Bill Snyder St. Joseph MO
Kent State Paul Haynes Columbus OH
Kentucky Mark Stoops Youngstown OH
Louisiana Tech Skip Holtz Willimantic CT
Louisville Bobby Petrino Lewistown MT
LSU Ed Orgeron Larose LA
Marshall Doc Holliday Hurricane WV
Maryland D. J. Durkin Youngstown OH
Memphis Mike Norvell Dallas TX
Miami (FL) Mark Richt <font face

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