- Coach
- Head coach this season. "Fired" marks an in-season firing; "watch" marks a first- or second-year coach having a disaster season.
- Conf
- Conference this season.
- Yr
- Season at this school. Only seasons with four or more games as head coach count, so a bowl game as interim does not.
- Rec
- Record this season, all games.
- vs FBS
- Record against FBS opponents only. Wins over FCS teams are left out.
- Proj W
- Projected FBS wins at season's end: wins so far plus the chance of winning each remaining FBS game, from current SP+ ratings.
- SP+
- National rank in SP+, Bill Connelly's opponent-adjusted efficiency rating. 1 is best.
- FEI
- National rank in FEI, Brian Fremeau's drive-by-drive efficiency rating, adjusted for opponents. 1 is best.
- F+
- National rank in F+, which combines FEI and SP+. 1 is best.
- Off
- National rank of the offense in FEI. 1 is best.
- Def
- National rank of the defense in FEI. 1 is best.
- Talent
- Roster talent rank: the average of the last four recruiting classes. 1 is the most talented roster.
- Exp
- What this job should produce. Expected team strength from roster talent and the program's 15-year history, in standard deviations from the FBS average (0 is average, +1 is about top 16%).
- Act
- Team strength this season, projected to season's end: a blend of SP+, FEI and record against FBS teams, on the same scale as Exp.
- +/−
- Value added: Act minus Exp. Above zero, the team is beating what the job should produce; below zero, it is falling short.
- Career
- Career value added across every season as an FBS head coach, discounted for short careers so one great year does not dominate.
- Fire %
- Chance this coach is fired by season's end, from a model fitted to every FBS firing since 2010. It weighs value added and tenure; coaches in their first two years get the most patience.
- Trend
- Value added by season at this school, up to the last six. The middle line is meeting expectations.