Bottom five P5 Sagarin teams

Looking at the bottom five P5 in the Sagarin rankings since 2010 shows that the HC will eventually be fired. The only HCs to recover were Cutcliffe, who took over perennial bottom 5 Duke, and Edsall, whose fate is still TBD. Also with Edsall it was his 1st year, so that had something to do with finishing so poorly. So Edsall is the only HC to bring his team down into the bottom 5 and recover. For Shafer to do the same would be an exception to the norm.

2010 Bottom 5

126 Vandy
HC- was fired after season
Record since- 27-24
Best record since- 9-4

119 Kansas
HC- was fired after next season
Record since- 9-39
Best record since- 3-9

102 Wake
HC- was fired 3 years later
Record since- 18-31
Best record since- 6-7

98 Indiana
HC- was fired after season
Record since- 14-34
Best record since- 5-7

96 Purdue
HC- was fired 2 years later
Record since- 17-33
Best record since- 7-6


2011 Bottom 5

139 Indiana
HC- still HC but on hot seat
Record since- 13-23
Best record since- 5-7

113 Duke
HC- as safe as can be
Record since- 24-14
Best record since- 10-4

107 Colorado
HC- was fired next season
Record since- 7-29
Best record since- 4-8

104 Maryland
HC- is safe for now
Record since- 18-19
Best record since- 7-5 with Bowl game pending

103 Ole Miss
HC- was fired after season
Record since- 24-14
Best record since- 9-3 with Bowl game pending


2012 Bottom 5

156 Colorado
HC- was fired after season
Record since- 6-18
Best record since- 4-8

126 Illinois
HC- still HC but on hot seat
Record since- 10-14
Best record since- 6-6 with Bowl game pending

113 BC
HC- was fired after season
Record since- 14-11
Best record since- 7-5 with Bowl game pending

109 Wake
HC- was fired after next season
Record since- 7-17
Best record since- 4-8

104 Washington State
HC- still HC but on edge of hot seat
Record since- 9-16
Best record since- 6-7


2013 Bottom 5

157 Purdue
HC- still HC but on edge of hot seat
2014- 3-9

119 Kansas
HC- was fired next season
2014- 3-9

118 Cal
HC- is safe for now
2014- 5-7

113 NC State
HC- is safe for now
2014- 7-5

106 UVA
HC- still there but on hot seat
2014- 5-7


2014 Bottom 5

127 Wake
HC- 1st season

114 Vandy
HC- 1st season

103 Kansas
HC- was fired

97 SU

92 Purdue
HC- is on edge of hot seat