College Football Coaching Carousel 2008-09
Full list of FBS Football Coaching Changes (2008 Season / 2009 Off-Season)
| Conference | School | New Coach | Previous Coach |
| ACC | Boston College | Frank Spaziani | Jeff Jagodzinski (fired) |
| Clemson | Dabo Swinney | Tommy Bowden (resigned) | |
| Big 12 | Iowa State | Paul Rhoads | Gene Chizik (left for Auburn) |
| Kansas State | Bill Snyder | Ron Prince (fired) | |
| Big East | Syracuse | Doug Marrone | Greg Robinson (fired) |
| Big Ten | Purdue | Danny Hope | Joe Tiller (retired) |
| Independent | Army | Rich Ellerson | Stan Brock (fired) |
| MAC | Akron | Rob Ianello | J.D. Brookhart (fired) |
| Ball State | Stan Parrish | Brady Hoke (left for San Diego State) | |
| Bowling Green | Dave Clawson | Gregg Brandon (fired) | |
| Eastern Michigan | Ron English | Jeff Genyk (fired) | |
| Miami (OH) | Mike Haywood | Shane Montgomery (resigned) | |
| Toledo | Tim Beckwith | Tom Amstutz (resigned) | |
| Mountain West | New Mexico | Mike Locksley | Rocky Long (resigned) |
| San Diego State | Brady Hoke | Chuck Long (fired) | |
| Wyoming | Dave Christensen | Joe Glenn (fired) | |
| Pac-10 | Oregon | Chip Kelly | Mike Bellotti (retired) |
| Washington | Steve Sarkisian | Tyrone Willingham (resigned) | |
| SEC | Auburn | Gene Chizik | Tommy Tuberville (fired) |
| Mississippi State | Dan Mullen | Sylvester Croom (resigned) | |
| Tennessee | Lane Kiffin | Phillip Fulmer (retired) | |
| WAC | New Mexico State | DeWayne Walker | Hal Mumme (fired) |
| Utah State | Gary Andersen | Brent Guy (fired) |
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