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In 2017 there will be 129 schools in the FBS division. There will be 21 new coaches at these schools, so 16% of the schools will have new coaches. Coaching turnover is common place in college football, especially since one vacancy usually results in two or three more vacancies.
Here is a list of the new coaches and their teams:
| 2017 NCAA FBS Football Coaches |
| Team | New Coach | Old Coach |
| Team | New Coach | 2016 Coach |
| Baylor | Matt Rhule | Jim Grobe (I) |
| Cal | Justin Wilcox | Sonny Dykes |
| Cincinnati | Luke Fickell | Tommy Tuberville |
| Connecticut | Randy Edsall | Bob Diaco |
| Florida Atlantic | Lane Kiffin | Charlie Partridge |
| Florida International | Butch Davis | Ron Turner |
| Fresno State | Jeff Tedford | Tim DeRuyter |
| Georgia State | Shawn Elliott | Trent Miles |
| Houston | Major Applewhite | Tom Herman |
| Indiana | Tom Allen | Kevin Wilson |
| LSU | Ed Orgeron | Les Miles |
| Minnesota | P.J. Fleck | Tracy Claeys |
| Nevada | Jay Norvell | Brian Polian |
| Oregon | Willie Taggart | Mark Helfrich |
| Purdue | Jeff Brohm | Darrell Hazell |
| San Jose State | Brent Brennan | Ron Caragher |
| South Florida | Charlie Strong | Willie Taggart |
| Temple | Geoff Collins | Matt Rhule |
| Texas | Tom Herman | Charlie Strong |
| Western Kentucky | Mike Sanford | Jeff Brohm |
| Western Michigan | Tim Lester | PJ Fleck |
Of the twenty-one new coaches who has the best year? Who has the biggest impact? Please comment below.