2012 Coaching Changes
| Team | Out | In |
| Akron | Rob Ianello | Terry Bowden |
| Arizona | Mike Stoops | Rich Rodriguez |
| Arizona St | Dennis Erickson | Todd Graham |
| Arkansas St | Hugh Freeze | Gus Malzahn |
| Colorado St | Steve Fairchild | Jim McElwain |
| FAU | Howard Schnellenberger | Carl Pellini |
| Fresno St | Pat Hill | Tim DeRuyter |
| Hawaii | Greg McMackin | Norm Chow |
| Houston | Kevin Sumlin | Tony Levine |
| Illinois | Ron Zook | Tim Beckman |
| Kansas | Turner Gill | Charlie Weis |
| Memphis | Larry Porter | Justin Fuente |
| Massachusetts | Kevin Morris | Charley Molnar |
| Mississippi | Houston Nutt | Hugh Freeze |
| New Mexico | Mike Locksley | Bob Davie |
| North Carolina | Butch Davis | Larry Fedora |
| Ohio St | Luke Fickell | Urban Meyer |
| Penn St | Joe Paterno | Bill O'Brien |
| Pittsburgh | Todd Graham | Paul Chryst |
| Rutgers | Greg Schiano | Kyle Flood |
| Southern Miss | Larry Fedora | Ellis Johnson |
| Texas A&M | Mike Sherman | Kevin Sumlin |
| Toledo | Tim Beckman | Matt Campbell |
| Tulane | Bob Toledo | Curtis Johnson |
| UAB | Neil Callaway | Garrick McGee |
| UCLA | Rick Neuheisel | Jim Mora |
| Washington St | Paul Wulff | Mike Leach |
Bowl Coach |
Arizona St - Dennis Erickson |
Arkansas St - David Gunn, offensive coordinator |
Houston - Tony Levine, assistant head coach |
Illinois - Vic Koenning, defensive coordinator |
North Carolina - Everett Withers, interim head coach for the entire season |
Ohio St - Luke Fickell, interim head coach for the entire season |
Penn St - Tom Bradley, interim head coach since November 9 |
Pittsburgh - Keith Patterson, defensive coordinator |
Southern Miss - Larry Fedora |
Texas A&M - Tim DeRuyter, defensive coordinator |
Toledo - Matt Campbell, promoted from offensive coordinator |
UCLA - Mike Johnson, offensive coordinator |