College Football Coaching Carousel 2002-03
Full list of FBS Football Coaching Changes (2002 Season / 2003 Off-Season)
| Conference | School | New Coach | Previous Coach |
| Big 12 | Baylor | Guy Morriss | Kevin Steele (fired) |
| Texas A&M | Dennis Franchione | R. C. Slocum (resigned) | |
| Big Ten | Michigan State | John L. Smith | Bobby Williams (fired) |
| Conference USA | East Carolina | John Thompson | Steve Logan (resigned) |
| Houston | Art Briles | Dana Dimel (fired) | |
| Louisville | Bobby Petrino | John L. Smith (left for Michigan State) | |
| MAC | Ball State | Brady Hoke | Bill Lynch (fired) |
| Bowling Green | Gregg Brandon | Urban Meyer (left for Utah) | |
| Mountain West | Utah | Urban Meyer | Ron McBride (fired) |
| Wyoming | Joe Glenn | Vic Koenning (fired) | |
| Pac-10 | Oregon State | Mike Riley | Dennis Erickson (left for NFL) |
| UCLA | Karl Dorrell | Bob Toledo (fired) | |
| Washington | Keith Gilbertson | Rick Neuheisel (fired) | |
| Washington State | Bill Doba | Mike Price (left for Alabama*) | |
| SEC | Alabama | Mike Shula | Dennis Franchione (left for Texas A&M) |
| Kentucky | Rich Brooks | Guy Morriss (left for Baylor) | |
| Sun Belt | Louisiana-Monroe | Charlie Weatherbie | Bobby Keasler (resigned) |
| WAC | Tulsa | Steve Kragthorpe | Keith Burns (resigned) |
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*Price was hired in December 2002 to be the head coach at Alabama, but was fired in May 2003 during spring practice due to an off-field scandal came to light; Alabama hired Miami Dolphins assistant coach Mike Shula later that month