The Black Coaches and Administrators football hiring report card for 2007 (FBS-Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A; FCS-Football Championship Subdivision, formerly Division I-AA.)
Category grades (in order): communication, search committee, candidates, time frame, affirmative action)
Overall Grade “A”
Central Michigan (FBS) B-B-B-A-A
Florida International (FBS) A-A-A-A-A
Iowa State (FBS) A-A-A-A-A
Michigan State (FBS) A-A-A-A-A
Stanford (FBS) A-A-A-A-A
Tulane (FBS) B-A-A-A-A
Cincinnati (FBS) A-B-A-B-A
Miami (FBS) A-A-A-A-C
North Carolina (FBS) A-C-A-A-A
Portland State (FCS) B-C-A-A-A
Tennessee Tech (FCS) A-A-B-A-A
Overall Grade “B”
Arizona State (FBS) B-B-A-A-B
Boston College (FBS) A-B-B-B-B
Minnesota (FBS) A-F-A-A-A
North Texas (FBS) A-A-A-A-F
Army (FBS) A-A-A-F-A
Austin Peay (FCS) B-B-B-A-A
Stephen F. Austin (FCS) B-B-B-A-B
Overall Grade “C”
Louisiana Tech (FBS) A-C-F-A-A
Idaho (FBS) B-A-F-B-A
Samford (FCS) A-F-A-A-B
Overall Grade “D”
Rice (FBS) A-A-C-B-F
Sacramento State (FCS) F-C-A-A-C
Overall Grade “F”
Air Force (FBS) B-F-A-B-F
Alabama (FBS) A-F-F-A-B
Louisville (FBS) A-F-F-D-B
Tulsa (FBS) A-F-F-D-F
Georgia Southern (FCS) F-F-F-F-F
Idaho State (FCS) B-C-F-A-C
Jacksonville (FCS) B-C-F-A-C
Montana State (FCS) B-F-F-A-C
Texas State (FCS) A-F-F-D-A
San Diego (FCS) F-F-F-F-F
FBS and FCS minority head coaches at non-historically black colleges and universities starting the 2007 season: Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State; Mario Cristobal, Florida International; Karl Dorrell, UCLA; Turner Gill, Buffalo; Ron Prince, Kansas State; Randy Shannon, Miami; Tyrone Willingham, Washington; Stacy Adams, Valparaiso; Tony Samuel, Southeast Missouri State; Jerome Souers, Northern Arizona; Lou West, Indiana State (fired Sept. 24); Norries Wilson, Columbia.
Breakdown of 242 FBS offensive and defensive coordinators by race: White 206 (85.1 percent), Black 31 (12.8 percent), Latino 3 (1.2 percent), Asian 2 (0.8 percent).