The Favorite Music Artists of All 133 College Football Head Coaches
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images. Pictured: Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin (left) and Alabama head coach Nick Saban (right).
For the past three weeks, Action Network unveiled daily the favorite musical artist/group of all 133 FBS coaches.
Now that our project is complete, we wanted to provide the entire list so you can compare/mock/debate/love/hate the musical choices of all 133 FBS coaches*.
*Actually, we only have the favorite musician of 132 coaches because Colorado’s Deion Sanders would not answer.
Before we get to the list, a few notes:
King George — George Strait — was the most popular choice, selected by eight coaches. Eric Church and Luke Combs tied as the second-most popular choice, each receiving six votes; followed by Bruce Springsteen (5), AC/DC (4) and Kenny Chesney (4).
Nine groups received three votes each: Bob Marley, Cole Swindell, Dave Matthews Band, Eagles, Jay-Z, Jimmy Buffett, Journey, Mumford & Sons and Prince.
Here's a list of the coaches who picked the most popular choices:
- George Strait: (Jimbo Fisher, Tyson Helton, Jerry Kill, Joey McGuire, Eric Morris, Barry Odom, Lance Taylor, Jeff Traylor)
- Eric Church (Mack Brown, Jason Candle, Mike Desormeaux, Eliah Drinkwitz, Hugh Freeze, Jonathan Smith)
- Luke Combs (Mike Bloomgren, Shawn Clark, Jacob Dickert, Alex Golesh, Mike Neu, Scott Satterfield)
- Bruce Springsteen (Jeff Hafley, K.C. Keeler, Brian Kelly, Greg Schiano, Justin Wilcox)
- AC/DC (Don Brown, Pat Narduzzi, Ryan Silverfield, Ken Wilson)
- Kenny Chesney (Troy Calhoun, Lance Leipold, Scot Loeffler, Lincoln Riley)
Another interesting aspect was the three coaches who selected Mumford & Sons. Tennessee’s Josh Heupel, UCLA’s Chip Kelly and Oregon’s Dan Lanning all went with the folk/rock band, and last year, their teams all ranked among the top six nationally in total offense. Maybe there’s a correlation between listening to Mumford & Sons and directing high-powered offenses?
Here you go. I hope you enjoyed our project as much as I did.
AAC
Charlotte's Biff Poggi
Frank Sinatra
East Carolina's Mike Houston
Journey
Florida Atlantic's Tom Herman
Lionel Richie
Memphis' Ryan Silverfield
AC/DC
Navy's' Brian Newberry
Pearl Jam
North Texas' Eric Morris
George Strait
Rice's Mike Bloomgren
Luke Combs
SMU's Rhett Lashlee
Thomas Rhett
Temple's Stan Drayton
Earth, Wind & Fire
Tulane's Willie Fritz
The Spinners
Tulsa's Kevin Wilson
Boston
UAB's Trent Dilfer
Chris Tomlin
USF's Alex Golesh
Luke Combs
UTSA's Jeff Traylor
George Strait
ACC
Boston College's Jeff Hafley
Bruce Springsteen
Clemson's Dabo Swinney
Garth Brooks
Duke's Mike Elko
Jay-Z
Florida State's Mike Norvell
Bob Marley
Georgia Tech's Brent Key
Jimmy Buffett
Louisville's Jeff Brohm
LL Cool J
Miami's Mario Cristobal
Guns N' Roses
NC State's Dave Doeren
Merle Haggard
North Carolina's Mack Brown
Eric Church
Pitt's Pat Narduzzi
AC/DC
Syracuse's Dino Babers
James Brown
Virginia's Tony Elliott
Nas
Virginia Tech's Brent Pry
Allman Brothers Band
Wake Forest's Dave Clawson
Talking Heads
Big Ten
West Division
Illinois' Bret Bielema
Justin Moore
Iowa's Kirk Ferentz
Pat Green
Minnesota's PJ Fleck
Chris Stapleton
Nebraska's Matt Rhule
Dave Matthews Band
Northwestern's David Braun
NEEDTOBREATHE
Purdue's Ryan Walters
Prince
Wisconsin's Luke Fickell
Zach Bryan
East Division
Indiana's Tom Allen
MercyMe
Maryland's Mike Locksley
Citizen Cope
Michigan's Jim Harbaugh
Alanis Morissette
Michigan State's Mel Tucker
Prince
Ohio State's Ryan Day
Morgan Wallen
Rutgers' Greg Schiano
Bruce Springsteen
Penn State's James Franklin
Jay-Z
Big 12
Baylor's Dave Aranda
Dave Matthews Band
BYU's Kalani Sitake
Bob Marley
Cincinnati's Scott Satterfield
Luke Combs
Houston's Dana Holgorsen
Post Malone
Iowa State's Matt Campbell
Van Halen
Kansas' Lance Leipold
Kenny Chesney
Kansas State's Chris Klieman
Cole Swindell
Oklahoma's Brent Venables
Kane Brown
Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy
Prince
TCU's Sonny Dykes
Dave Matthews Band
Texas' Steve Sarkisian
2Pac
Texas Tech's Joey McGuire
George Strait
UCF's Gus Malzahn
The Cars
West Virginia's Neal Brown
Zach Bryan
Conference USA
FIU's Mike MacIntyre
Casting Crowns
Jacksonville State's Rich Rodriguez
Riley Green
Liberty's Jamey Chadwell
Jimmy Buffett
Louisiana Tech's Sonny Cumbie
Grady Spencer & The Work
Middle Tennessee's Rick Stockstill
The Temptations
New Mexico State's Jerry Kill
George Strait
Sam Houston's K.C. Keeler
Bruce Springsteen
UTEP's Dana Dimel
Brooks & Dunn
Western Kentucky's Tyson Helton
George Strait
FBS Independents
Army's Jeff Monken
Buddy Guy
Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman
Jay-Z
UConn's Jim Mora
Led Zeppelin
UMass' Don Brown
AC/DC
MAC
West Division
Ball State's Mike Neu
Luke Combs
Central Michigan's Jim McElwain
Earth, Wind & Fire
Eastern Michigan's Chris Creighton
Eagles
Northern Illinois' Thomas Hammock
Boyz II Men
Toledo's Jason Candle
Eric Church
Western Michigan's Lance Taylor
George Strait
East Division
Akron's Joe Moorhead
The Notorious B.I.G.
Bowling Green's Scot Loeffler
Kenny Chesney
Buffalo's Maurice Linguist
Bob Marley
Kent State's Kenni Burns
The Notorious B.I.G.
Miami (OH)'s Chuck Martin
Journey
Ohio's Tim Albin
Sammy Hagar
Mountain West
Air Force's Troy Calhoun
Kenny Chesney
Boise State's Andy Avalos
Zac Brown Band
Colorado State's Jay Norvell
Mystikal
Fresno State's Jeff Tedford
Bog Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Hawaii's Timmy Chang
Fiji
Nevada's Ken Wilson
AC/DC
New Mexico's Danny Gonzales
Kenny Rogers
San Diego State's Brady Hoke
Aerosmith
San Jose State's Brent Brennan
Snoop Dogg
UNLV's Barry Odom
George Strait
Utah State's Blake Anderson
Zach Williams
Wyoming's Craig Bohl
Eagles
Pac-12
Arizona's Jedd Fisch
Morgan Wallen
Arizona State's Kenny Dillingham
Train
Cal's Justin Wilcox
Bruce Springsteen
Colorado's Deion Sanders
Would Not Answer
Oregon's Dan Lanning
Mumford & Sons
Oregon State's Jonathan Smith
Eric Church
Stanford's Troy Taylor
Mat Kearney
UCLA's Chip Kelly
Mumford & Sons
USC's Lincoln Riley
Kenny Chesney
Utah's Kyle Whittingham
The Rolling Stones
Washington's Kalen DeBoer
Journey
Washington State's Jake Dickert
Luke Combs
SEC
West Division
Alabama's Nick Saban
The Rolling Stones
Arkansas' Sam Pittman
Aerosmith
Auburn's Hugh Freeze
Eric Church
LSU's Brian Kelly
Bruce Springsteen
Mississippi State's Zach Arnett
Led Zeppelin
Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin
Taylor Swift
Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher
The Rolling Stones
East Division
Florida's Billy Napier
Coldplay
Georgia's Kirby Smart
Luke Bryan
Kentucky's Mark Stoops
Toby Keith
Missouri's Eliah Drinkwitz
Eric Church
South Carolina's Shane Beamer
Darius Rucker
Tennessee's Josh Heupel
Mumford & Sons
Vanderbilt's Clark Lea
Caamp
Sun Belt
West Division
Arkansas State's Butch Jones
Cole Swindell
Louisiana's Mike Desormeaux
Eric Church
South Alabama's Kane Wommack
Coldplay
Southern Miss' Will Hall
Jimmy Buffett
Texas State's G.J. Kinne
Lil Baby
Troy's Jon Sumrall
Chris Stapleton
ULM's Terry Bowden
James Taylor
East Division
Appalachian State's Shawn Clark
Luke Combs
Coastal Carolina's Tim Beck
Eagles
Georgia State's Shawn Elliott
Foo Fighters
Georgia Southern's Clay Helton
Cole Swindell
James Madison's Curt Cignetti
Neil Young
Marshall's Charles Huff
Michael Jackson
Old Dominion's Ricky Rahne
Nirvana
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