But that tends to skew the metric in favor of the longest-tenured coaches.
In this list we’re taking a different approach, calculating the average wins per season of all 25 coaches in our coverage footprint.
Granted, the stat can favor young coaches experiencing early success, but it offers a counterbalance to a straight count of total wins.
Through the 2025 season, Oregon’s Dan Lanning leads with an average of 12.0 wins per season, followed by Boise State’s Spencer Danielson at 10.4, UNLV’s Dan Mullen at 10.0, and Fresno State’s Matt Entz at 9.0.
Here is a list of the current coaches at the top programs in the West, with their total wins, seasons coached, and average wins per season.
Average Head Coach Wins per Season at Top Programs in the West
| Coach | Program(s) | Wins/Season | Total Wins | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Lanning | Oregon | 12.0 | 48 | 4 |
| Spencer Danielson | Boise State | 10.4 | 24 | 2.3* |
| Dan Mullen | UNLV | 10.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Matt Entz | Fresno St | 9.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Jason Eck | Idaho, New Mexico | 8.8 | 35 | 4 |
| Lincoln Riley | USC | 8.8 | 35 | 4 |
| Bronco Mendenhall | BYU, New Mexico, Utah State | 8.5 | 110 | 13 |
| Kalani Sitake | BYU | 8.4 | 84 | 10 |
| Jim Mora | UCLA, CSU | 7.7 | 46 | 6 |
| Troy Calhoun | Air Force | 7.3 | 139 | 19 |
| Kenny Dillingham | ASU | 7.3 | 22 | 3 |
| Jedd Fisch | UCLA, Arizona, Washington | 6.2 | 32 | 5.2** |
| Sean Lewis | San Diego State | 6.0 | 12 | 2 |
| Jeff Choate | Montana State, Nevada | 5.7 | 34 | 6 |
| Timmy Chang | Hawai'i | 5.5 | 22 | 4 |
| Deion Sanders | Colorado | 5.3 | 16 | 3 |
| Brent Brennan | San Jose State, Arizona | 5.2 | 47 | 9 |
| Ken Niumatalolo | San Jose State | 5.0 | 10 | 2 |
| Jay Sawvel | Wyoming | 3.5 | 7 | 2 |
| Bob Chesney | UCLA | — | — | — |
| Tosh Lupoi | Cal | — | — | — |
| Kirby Moore | WSU | — | — | — |
| Tavita Pritchard | Stanford | — | — | — |
| Morgan Scalley | Utah | — | — | — |
| JaMarcus Shephard | Ore St | — | — | — |
**Fisch coached two of UCLA’s 13 games in 2017 as interim head coach.
