(STATS) – Sometimes the reason is they work in a smaller conference, sometimes it’s just the presence of a longtime coach in the conference.
But the great coaching jobs in recent years in the FCS have gone beyond the likes of James Madison, North Dakota State, Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State.
Here are five under-the-radar coaches who are doing as good a job as any other on the lower half of Division I college football:
Dale Lindsey, San Diego – A career assistant until he became a college head coach for the first time just weeks before his 70th birthday, Lindsey is 36-10 in four seasons.