Just 4 candidates remaining in KU football coaching search bracket

By Staff     Nov 11, 2018
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FILE — Former LSU head coach Les Miles watches during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Wisconsin Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

The search for the Kansas football program’s next head coach is nearly complete — at least as far as our online bracket is concerned.

Each of the top four seeds in the 32-candidate field survived the first three rounds of fan voting at KUsports.com, leading to a chalk semifinal round.

Les Miles. Jeff Monken. Dave Doeren. Seth Littrell. Only two of them can move on.

The other two will have to take the same exit route as some very experienced, talented coaches who already have been removed from contention.

Eliminated in Round 3:

Army head coach Jeff Monken yells to officials during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Tulane on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Chris Klieman – North Dakota State head coach

Willie Fritz – Tulane head coach

Bryan Harsin – Boise State head coach

Jason Candle – Toledo head coach

It’s safe to assume most KU football fans would actually be pleased if any of those four coaches knocked out in the quarterfinals actually ended up in charge. But in this head-to-head endeavor, even candidates Athletic Director Jeff Long still may be considering are out of the mix.

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, North Carolina State head coach Dave Doeren reacts during the second half an NCAA college football game against Boston College, in Raleigh, N.C. The Wolfpack are coming off consecutive losses to Clemson and Syracuse entering Saturday's game against Florida State. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

We’ve reached the Final 4 in our KU Football Coaching Search Bracket, and you, the program’s fans, get to decide which contenders are worthy of the championship round.

Here are our two semifinal matchups. Make your selections throughout Monday. Voting for the title round, which determines the people’s coaching choice, will follow on Tuesday.

**– Les Miles – Former LSU and Oklahoma State head coach vs. Jeff Monken – Army head coach –**

LES MILES

Coaching Record Table
Year School G W L T Pct AP Pre AP High AP Post
2001 Oklahoma State 11 4 7 0 .364
2002 Oklahoma State 13 8 5 0 .615
2003 Oklahoma State 13 9 4 0 .692 24 14
2004 Oklahoma State 12 7 5 0 .583 16
2005 LSU 13 11 2 0 .846 5 3 6
2006 LSU 13 11 2 0 .846 8 3 3
2007 LSU 14 12 2 0 .857 2 1 1
2008 LSU 13 8 5 0 .615 7 3
2009 LSU 13 9 4 0 .692 11 4 17
2010 LSU 13 11 2 0 .846 21 5 8
2011 LSU 14 13 1 0 .929 4 1 2
2012 LSU 13 10 3 0 .769 3 2 14
2013 LSU 13 10 3 0 .769 12 6 14
2014 LSU 13 8 5 0 .615 13 8
2015 LSU 12 9 3 0 .750 14 4 16
2016 LSU 4 2 2 0 .500 5 5 13
16 Yrs Overall 197 142 55 0 .721
4 Yrs Oklahoma State 49 28 21 0 .571
12 Yrs LSU 148 114 34 0 .770
Provided by CFB at Sports Reference: View Original Table
Generated 11/11/2018.

JEFF MONKEN

Coaching Record Table
Year School G W L T Pct AP Pre AP High AP Post
2014 Army 12 4 8 0 .333
2015 Army 12 2 10 0 .167
2016 Army 13 8 5 0 .615
2017 Army 13 10 3 0 .769
2018 Army 10 8 2 0 .800
5 Yrs Army 60 32 28 0 .533
Provided by CFB at Sports Reference: View Original Table
Generated 11/11/2018.
North Texas head coach Seth Littrell, center, watches from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

**– Dave Doeren – North Carolina State head coach vs. Seth Littrell – North Texas head coach –**

DAVE DOEREN

Coaching Record Table
Year School G W L T Pct AP Pre AP High AP Post
2011 Northern Illinois 14 11 3 0 .786
2012 Northern Illinois 13 12 1 0 .923 16 22
2013 North Carolina State 12 3 9 0 .250
2014 North Carolina State 13 8 5 0 .615
2015 North Carolina State 13 7 6 0 .538
2016 North Carolina State 13 7 6 0 .538
2017 North Carolina State 13 9 4 0 .692 14 23
2018 North Carolina State 9 6 3 0 .667 16
8 Yrs Overall 100 63 37 0 .630
2 Yrs Northern Illinois 27 23 4 0 .852
6 Yrs North Carolina State 73 40 33 0 .548
Provided by CFB at Sports Reference: View Original Table
Generated 11/11/2018.

SETH LITTRELL

Coaching Record Table
Year School G W L T Pct AP Pre AP High AP Post
2016 North Texas 13 5 8 0 .385
2017 North Texas 14 9 5 0 .643
2018 North Texas 10 7 3 0 .700
3 Yrs North Texas 37 21 16 0 .568
Provided by CFB at Sports Reference: View Original Table
Generated 11/11/2018.

— Now’s your chance. Pick KU football’s next head coach at our bracket: 2018 KU Football Coaching Search Bracket

Eliminated in Round 2:

Greg Schiano – Ohio State defensive coordinator

Neal Brown – Troy head coach

Jim McElwain – Former Florida and Colorado State head coach

Major Applewhite – Houston head coach

Scott Satterfield – Appalachian State head coach

Matt Wells – Utah State head coach

Troy Calhoun – Air Force head coach

Jim Leavitt – Oregon defensive coordinator

Eliminated in Round 1:

Mike Locksley – Alabama offensive coordinator

Lance Leipold – Buffalo head coach

Bret Bielema – Former Arkansas and Wisconsin head coach

Mike Norvell – Memphis head coach

Butch Jones – Former Tennessee and Cincinnati head coach

Mike MacIntyre – Colorado head coach

Todd Graham – Former Arizona State and Pitt head coach

Ed Warinner – Ohio State O-line coach

Tim Beck – Texas offensive coordinator

Ken Niumatalolo – Navy head coach

Jeff Tedford – Fresno State head coach

Chris Creighton – Eastern Michigan head coach

Frank Wilson – UT-San Antonio head coach

Brian Bohannon – Kennesaw State head coach

Craig Bohl – Wyoming head coach

Dan Enos – Alabama quarterbacks coach and associate head coach

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