College football coaches may be one of the most rapidly changing job descriptions in America lately. From the transfer portal, to NIL to court cases impacting the sport, their role has quickly gone from X’s and O’s to just as much, if not more time, spent dealing with off-the-field items.
Amid that, winning games remains the common denominator for measuring success. The Iowa Hawkeyes, under the leadership of head coach Kirk Ferentz, have done a lot of winning. Ferentz’s success at Iowa has him among the best active FBS head coaches in ESPN’s rankings of the best college football coaches in America.
Entering the 2025 season, ESPN has ranked Kirk Ferentz as the No. 17 head coach in America. He is also the longest-tenured coach in college football, which in itself should earn him a spot, as sticking around for so long only happens when success is achieved.
As a head coach, which also includes a three-year stint at Maine in the early 1990s, Kirk Ferentz owns a 216-145 overall record.
When looking at his time at Iowa, which began in 1999, Ferentz is 204-124 overall with a 128-88 record in Big Ten Play. He has taken Iowa to 22 postseason bowl games, while winning 10 of those contests.
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