Twenty active FBS head coaches are 40 years old or younger. Thirteen of them have been hired within the last two years, including Kent State's Sean Lewis, who was 31 years old when introduced as Golden Flashes' head coach last year.
Lewis, now, 32, is still the youngest head coach in the FBS, but following the 2018 season, three teams hired coaches 34 years old or younger. Charlotte and Texas State both hired 33-year-olds in Will Healy and Jake Spavital, respectively, and UMass hired 34-year-old Walt Bell.
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Here's the full list of active FBS head coaches, sorted youngest to oldest (as of Dec. 20, 2018):
Head Coach
|
Team
|
Age
|
Sean Lewis |
Kent State Golden Flashes |
32 |
Will Healy |
Charlotte 49ers |
33 |
Jake Spavital |
Texas State Bobcats |
33 |
Walt Bell |
UMass Minutemen |
34 |
Lincoln Riley |
Oklahoma Sooners |
35 |
Eliah Drinkwitz |
Appalachian State Mountaineers |
35 |
Mike Norvell |
Memphis Tigers |
37 |
Tom Arth |
Akron Zips |
37 |
P. J. Fleck |
Minnesota Golden Gophers |
38 |
Neal Brown |
Troy Trojans |
38 |
Matt Campbell |
Iowa State Cyclones |
39 |
Ryan Day |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
39 |
Jason Candle |
Toledo Rockets |
39 |
Nick Rolovich |
Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors |
39 |
Jonathan Smith |
Oregon State Beavers |
39 |
Billy Napier |
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns |
39 |
Major Applewhite |
Houston Cougars |
40 |
Josh Heupel |
UCF Knights |
40 |
Seth Littrell |
North Texas Mean Green |
40 |
Mike Bloomgren |
Rice Owls |
41 |
Tyson Helton |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
41 |
Tim Lester |
Western Michigan Broncos |
41 |
Chad Lunsford |
Georgia Southern Eagles |
41 |
Willie Taggart |
Florida State Seminoles |
42 |
Justin Fuente |
Virginia Tech Hokies |
42 |
Bryan Harsin |
Boise State Broncos |
42 |
Justin Wilcox |
California Golden Bears |
42 |
Kirby Smart |
Georgia Bulldogs |
42 |
Barry Odom |
Missouri Tigers |
42 |
Matt Luke |
Ole Miss Rebels |
42 |
Matt Rhule |
Baylor Bears |
43 |
Tom Herman |
Texas Longhorns |
43 |
Scott Frost |
Nebraska Cornhuskers |
43 |
Lane Kiffin |
Florida Atlantic Owls |
43 |
Kalani Sitake |
BYU Cougars |
43 |
Manny Diaz |
Temple Owls |
44 |
Pat Fitzgerald |
Northwestern Wildcats |
44 |
Chris Ash |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
44 |
Scot Loeffler |
Bowling Green Falcons |
44 |
Mike Bobo |
Colorado State Rams |
44 |
Tony Sanchez |
UNLV Rebels |
44 |
Jeremy Pruitt |
Tennessee Volunteers |
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