2011-12 FBS head coaching changes
Originally Published: December 18, 2011
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The coaching carousel has started to spin. Take a look at the FBS schools changing head coaches for the 2012 season:
A Change At The Top
| School | 2011 Coach | 2012 Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Akron | Rob Ianello | Terry Bowden |
| Arizona | Mike Stoops | Rich Rodriguez |
| Arizona State | Dennis Erickson | Todd Graham |
| Arkansas State | Hugh Freeze | Gus Malzahn |
| Colorado State | Steve Fairchild | Jim McElwain |
| Florida Atlantic | Howard Schnellenberger | Carl Pelini |
| Fresno State | Pat Hill | Tim DeRuyter |
| Hawaii | Greg McMackin | Norm Chow |
| Houston | Kevin Sumlin | Tony Levine |
| Illinois | Ron Zook | Tim Beckman |
| Kansas | Turner Gill | Charlie Weis |
| Memphis | Larry Porter | Justin Fuente |
| New Mexico | Mike Locksley | Bob Davie |
| North Carolina | Everett Withers | Larry Fedora |
| Ohio State | Luke Fickell | Urban Meyer |
| Ole Miss | Houston Nutt | Hugh Freeze |
| Penn State | Joe Paterno | Bill O'Brien |
| Pittsburgh | Todd Graham | Paul Chryst |
| Rutgers | Greg Schiano | Kyle Flood |
| Southern Miss | Larry Fedora | Ellis Johnson |
| Texas A&M | Mike Sherman | Kevin Sumlin |
| Toledo | Tim Beckman | Matt Campbell |
| Tulane | Bob Toledo | Curtis Johnson |
| UAB | Neil Callaway | Garrick McGee |
| UCLA | Rick Neuheisel | Jim L. Mora |
| Washington State | Paul Wulff | Mike Leach |
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