For the past three weeks, Action Network unveiled daily the favorite musical artist/group of all 133 FBS coaches.
Now that our project is complete, we wanted to provide the entire list so you can compare/mock/debate/love/hate the musical choices of all 133 FBS coaches*.
*Actually, we only have the favorite musician of 132 coaches because Colorado’s Deion Sanders would not answer.
Before we get to the list, a few notes:
King George — George Strait — was the most popular choice, selected by eight coaches. Eric Church and Luke Combs tied as the second-most popular choice, each receiving six votes; followed by Bruce Springsteen (5), AC/DC (4) and Kenny Chesney (4).
Nine groups received three votes each: Bob Marley, Cole Swindell, Dave Matthews Band, Eagles, Jay-Z, Jimmy Buffett, Journey, Mumford & Sons and Prince.
Here's a list of the coaches who picked the most popular choices:
- George Strait: (Jimbo Fisher, Tyson Helton, Jerry Kill, Joey McGuire, Eric Morris, Barry Odom, Lance Taylor, Jeff Traylor)
- Eric Church (Mack Brown, Jason Candle, Mike Desormeaux, Eliah Drinkwitz, Hugh Freeze, Jonathan Smith)
- Luke Combs (Mike Bloomgren, Shawn Clark, Jacob Dickert, Alex Golesh, Mike Neu, Scott Satterfield)
- Bruce Springsteen (Jeff Hafley, K.C. Keeler, Brian Kelly, Greg Schiano, Justin Wilcox)
- AC/DC (Don Brown, Pat Narduzzi, Ryan Silverfield, Ken Wilson)
- Kenny Chesney (Troy Calhoun, Lance Leipold, Scot Loeffler, Lincoln Riley)
Another interesting aspect was the three coaches who selected Mumford & Sons. Tennessee’s Josh Heupel, UCLA’s Chip Kelly and Oregon’s Dan Lanning all went with the folk/rock band, and last year, their teams all ranked among the top six nationally in total offense. Maybe there’s a correlation between listening to Mumford & Sons and directing high-powered offenses?
Here you go. I hope you enjoyed our project as much as I did.

AAC

Charlotte's Biff Poggi
Frank Sinatra

East Carolina's Mike Houston
Journey

Florida Atlantic's Tom Herman
Lionel Richie

Memphis' Ryan Silverfield
AC/DC

Navy's' Brian Newberry
Pearl Jam

North Texas' Eric Morris
George Strait

Rice's Mike Bloomgren
Luke Combs

SMU's Rhett Lashlee
Thomas Rhett

Temple's Stan Drayton
Earth, Wind & Fire

Tulane's Willie Fritz
The Spinners

Tulsa's Kevin Wilson
Boston

UAB's Trent Dilfer
Chris Tomlin

USF's Alex Golesh
Luke Combs

UTSA's Jeff Traylor
George Strait

ACC

Boston College's Jeff Hafley
Bruce Springsteen

Clemson's Dabo Swinney
Garth Brooks

Duke's Mike Elko
Jay-Z

Florida State's Mike Norvell
Bob Marley

Georgia Tech's Brent Key
Jimmy Buffett

Louisville's Jeff Brohm
LL Cool J

Miami's Mario Cristobal
Guns N' Roses

NC State's Dave Doeren
Merle Haggard

North Carolina's Mack Brown
Eric Church

Pitt's Pat Narduzzi
AC/DC

Syracuse's Dino Babers
James Brown

Virginia's Tony Elliott
Nas

Virginia Tech's Brent Pry
Allman Brothers Band

Wake Forest's Dave Clawson
Talking Heads

Big Ten
West Division

Illinois' Bret Bielema
Justin Moore

Iowa's Kirk Ferentz
Pat Green

Minnesota's PJ Fleck
Chris Stapleton

Nebraska's Matt Rhule
Dave Matthews Band

Northwestern's David Braun
NEEDTOBREATHE

Purdue's Ryan Walters
Prince

Wisconsin's Luke Fickell
Zach Bryan
East Division

Indiana's Tom Allen
MercyMe

Maryland's Mike Locksley
Citizen Cope

Michigan's Jim Harbaugh
Alanis Morissette

Michigan State's Mel Tucker
Prince

Ohio State's Ryan Day
Morgan Wallen

Rutgers' Greg Schiano
Bruce Springsteen

Penn State's James Franklin
Jay-Z

Big 12

Baylor's Dave Aranda
Dave Matthews Band

BYU's Kalani Sitake
Bob Marley

Cincinnati's Scott Satterfield
Luke Combs

Houston's Dana Holgorsen
Post Malone

Iowa State's Matt Campbell
Van Halen

Kansas' Lance Leipold
Kenny Chesney

Kansas State's Chris Klieman
Cole Swindell

Oklahoma's Brent Venables
Kane Brown

Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy
Prince

TCU's Sonny Dykes
Dave Matthews Band

Texas' Steve Sarkisian
2Pac

Texas Tech's Joey McGuire
George Strait

UCF's Gus Malzahn
The Cars

West Virginia's Neal Brown
Zach Bryan

Conference USA

FIU's Mike MacIntyre
Casting Crowns

Jacksonville State's Rich Rodriguez
Riley Green

Liberty's Jamey Chadwell
Jimmy Buffett

Louisiana Tech's Sonny Cumbie
Grady Spencer & The Work

Middle Tennessee's Rick Stockstill
The Temptations

New Mexico State's Jerry Kill
George Strait

Sam Houston's K.C. Keeler
Bruce Springsteen

UTEP's Dana Dimel
Brooks & Dunn

Western Kentucky's Tyson Helton
George Strait

FBS Independents

Army's Jeff Monken
Buddy Guy

Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman
Jay-Z

UConn's Jim Mora
Led Zeppelin

UMass' Don Brown
AC/DC

MAC
West Division

Ball State's Mike Neu
Luke Combs

Central Michigan's Jim McElwain
Earth, Wind & Fire

Eastern Michigan's Chris Creighton
Eagles

Northern Illinois' Thomas Hammock
Boyz II Men

Toledo's Jason Candle
Eric Church

Western Michigan's Lance Taylor
George Strait
East Division

Akron's Joe Moorhead
The Notorious B.I.G.

Bowling Green's Scot Loeffler
Kenny Chesney

Buffalo's Maurice Linguist
Bob Marley

Kent State's Kenni Burns
The Notorious B.I.G.

Miami (OH)'s Chuck Martin
Journey

Ohio's Tim Albin
Sammy Hagar

Mountain West

Air Force's Troy Calhoun
Kenny Chesney

Boise State's Andy Avalos
Zac Brown Band

Colorado State's Jay Norvell
Mystikal

Fresno State's Jeff Tedford
Bog Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Hawaii's Timmy Chang
Fiji

Nevada's Ken Wilson
AC/DC

New Mexico's Danny Gonzales
Kenny Rogers

San Diego State's Brady Hoke
Aerosmith

San Jose State's Brent Brennan
Snoop Dogg

UNLV's Barry Odom
George Strait

Utah State's Blake Anderson
Zach Williams

Wyoming's Craig Bohl
Eagles

Pac-12

Arizona's Jedd Fisch
Morgan Wallen

Arizona State's Kenny Dillingham
Train

Cal's Justin Wilcox
Bruce Springsteen

Colorado's Deion Sanders
Would Not Answer

Oregon's Dan Lanning
Mumford & Sons

Oregon State's Jonathan Smith
Eric Church

Stanford's Troy Taylor
Mat Kearney

UCLA's Chip Kelly
Mumford & Sons

USC's Lincoln Riley
Kenny Chesney

Utah's Kyle Whittingham
The Rolling Stones

Washington's Kalen DeBoer
Journey

Washington State's Jake Dickert
Luke Combs

SEC
West Division

Alabama's Nick Saban
The Rolling Stones

Arkansas' Sam Pittman
Aerosmith

Auburn's Hugh Freeze
Eric Church

LSU's Brian Kelly
Bruce Springsteen

Mississippi State's Zach Arnett
Led Zeppelin

Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin
Taylor Swift

Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher
The Rolling Stones
East Division

Florida's Billy Napier
Coldplay

Georgia's Kirby Smart
Luke Bryan

Kentucky's Mark Stoops
Toby Keith

Missouri's Eliah Drinkwitz
Eric Church

South Carolina's Shane Beamer
Darius Rucker

Tennessee's Josh Heupel
Mumford & Sons

Vanderbilt's Clark Lea
Caamp

Sun Belt
West Division

Arkansas State's Butch Jones
Cole Swindell

Louisiana's Mike Desormeaux
Eric Church

South Alabama's Kane Wommack
Coldplay

Southern Miss' Will Hall
Jimmy Buffett

Texas State's G.J. Kinne
Lil Baby

Troy's Jon Sumrall
Chris Stapleton

ULM's Terry Bowden
James Taylor
East Division

Appalachian State's Shawn Clark
Luke Combs

Coastal Carolina's Tim Beck
Eagles

Georgia State's Shawn Elliott
Foo Fighters

Georgia Southern's Clay Helton
Cole Swindell

James Madison's Curt Cignetti
Neil Young

Marshall's Charles Huff
Michael Jackson

Old Dominion's Ricky Rahne
Nirvana