| Coach | School | End Date | | Brad Salem | Augustana College (South Dakota) | February 19, 2010 |
| Don Yanowsky | Louisiana State | February 15, 2010 |
| Randy Melvin | Temple | February 15, 2010 |
| Phil Galiano | Florida International | February 15, 2010 |
| Nick Toth | Citadel | February 13, 2010 |
| Mike Cassano | Florida International | February 12, 2010 |
| Steve Broussard | Washington State | February 11, 2010 |
| Andy McCollum | North Carolina State | February 09, 2010 |
| Tee Martin | New Mexico | February 09, 2010 |
| Ron Lynn | Stanford | February 09, 2010 |
| Frank Scelfo | Louisiana Tech | February 09, 2010 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | Eastern Michigan | February 09, 2010 |
| Clarence James | Tulsa | February 08, 2010 |
| Ron West | Tulsa | February 08, 2010 |
| Tommie Robinson | Miami (Florida) | February 04, 2010 |
| Justin Wilcox | Boise State | February 03, 2010 |
| Terrell Williams | Purdue | February 02, 2010 |
| Marc Yellock | Elon | February 02, 2010 |
| Clint Hurtt | Miami (Florida) | January 27, 2010 |
| Giff Smith | Georgia Tech | January 27, 2010 |
| Joe Susan | Rutgers | January 27, 2010 |
| Kent Austin | Mississippi | January 26, 2010 |
| John Wiley | Appalachian State | January 25, 2010 |
| Willie Mack Garza | Tennessee | January 22, 2010 |
| Tom Sims | Kansas | January 22, 2010 |
| Louie Matsakis | Kansas | January 22, 2010 |
| Rick Petri | Kentucky | January 22, 2010 |
| Bryant Young | Notre Dame | January 21, 2010 |
| P.J. Fleck | Northern Illinois | January 21, 2010 |
| Tim DeRuyter | Air Force | January 21, 2010 |
| Gary Bernardi | Nevada-Las Vegas | January 21, 2010 |
| Jedd Fisch | Minnesota | January 20, 2010 |
| Sonny Dykes | Arizona | January 20, 2010 |
| Ron Dugans | Georgia Southern | January 19, 2010 |
| Mike Groh | Alabama | January 19, 2010 |
| John Hendrick | South Florida | January 18, 2010 |
| Scott Lakatos | Connecticut | January 18, 2010 |
| David Blackwell | South Florida | January 18, 2010 |
| Mike Simmonds | South Florida | January 18, 2010 |
| Joe Tresey | South Florida | January 18, 2010 |
| Mike Canales | South Florida | January 18, 2010 |
| Kippy Brown | Tennessee | January 16, 2010 |
| John McDonell | Bowling Green | January 16, 2010 |
| Frisman Jackson | Western Illinois | January 16, 2010 |
| Vernon Hargreaves | East Carolina | January 16, 2010 |
| Chris Wilson | Oklahoma | January 16, 2010 |
| Manny Diaz | Middle Tennessee State | January 16, 2010 |
| James Cregg | Tennessee | January 16, 2010 |
| David Reaves | Tennessee | January 16, 2010 |
| Todd Fitch | East Carolina | January 16, 2010 |
| Chris Klenakis | Nevada | January 15, 2010 |
| Derek Dooley | Louisiana Tech | January 15, 2010 |
| Dave McMichael | Connecticut | January 15, 2010 |
| Dana Holgorsen | Houston | January 15, 2010 |
| Galen Scott | Tulsa | January 15, 2010 |
| Carlos Mainord | Texas Tech | January 15, 2010 |
| Eric Russell | Texas Tech | January 14, 2010 |
| Skip Holtz | East Carolina | January 14, 2010 |
| Curt Mallory | Illinois | January 14, 2010 |
| Ruffin McNeill | Texas Tech | January 14, 2010 |
| James Willis | Alabama | January 14, 2010 |
| Lincoln Riley | Texas Tech | January 14, 2010 |
| Clay McGuire | Texas Tech | January 14, 2010 |
| Brian Mitchell | Texas Tech | January 14, 2010 |
| Dennis Simmons | Texas Tech | January 14, 2010 |
| Kerry Cooks | Wisconsin | January 14, 2010 |
| Tim Hinton | Cincinnati | January 14, 2010 |
| Keith Burns | San Jose State | January 13, 2010 |
| Ed Orgeron | Tennessee | January 12, 2010 |
| Dan Enos | Michigan State | January 12, 2010 |
| Monte Kiffin | Tennessee | January 12, 2010 |
| Mike Bajakian | Central Michigan | January 12, 2010 |
| Neal Brown | Troy | January 12, 2010 |
| Lane Kiffin | Tennessee | January 12, 2010 |
| Pete Carroll | Southern California | January 11, 2010 |
| David Turner | Mississippi State | January 11, 2010 |
| Bryan Bossard | Pittsburgh | January 11, 2010 |
| Greg Brown | Colorado | January 11, 2010 |
| Mike Summers | Arkansas | January 10, 2010 |
| Jimmy Heggins | Kentucky | January 10, 2010 |
| Jim Leavitt | South Florida | January 08, 2010 |
| William Inge | Cincinnati | January 08, 2010 |
| Mike Daniels | Cincinnati | January 08, 2010 |
| Geoff Collins | Central Florida | January 08, 2010 |
| Greg Forest | Cincinnati | January 08, 2010 |
| Mark Elder | Central Michigan | January 08, 2010 |
| Steve Stripling | Central Michigan | January 08, 2010 |
| Tim Banks | Central Michigan | January 08, 2010 |
| Dave Wommack | Georgia Tech | January 08, 2010 |
| Jeff Hanson | Richmond | January 08, 2010 |
| Charley Molnar | Cincinnati | January 07, 2010 |
| Bob Diaco | Cincinnati | January 07, 2010 |
| Andy Buh | Stanford | January 07, 2010 |
| DeAndre Smith | Nevada-Las Vegas | January 07, 2010 |
| Chuck Martin | Grand Valley State | January 05, 2010 |
| Charlie Stubbs | Central Missouri | January 05, 2010 |
| Darrell Wyatt | Southern Mississippi | January 05, 2010 |
| Vic Shealy | Richmond | January 05, 2010 |
| Aaron Stamn | Buffalo | January 05, 2010 |
| Reggie Mitchell | Illinois | January 05, 2010 |
| Robert Wimberly | Buffalo | January 05, 2010 |
| Buddy Wyatt | Texas A&M | January 05, 2010 |
| D.J. Durkin | Stanford | January 05, 2010 |
| Chip West | Old Dominion | January 05, 2010 |
| Kenny Carter | Florida | January 05, 2010 |
| Stan Drayton | Syracuse | January 05, 2010 |
| Mike Elston | Cincinnati | January 05, 2010 |
| Mike Denbrock | Indiana State | January 05, 2010 |
| Greg Hudson | East Carolina | January 05, 2010 |
| Dameyune Craig | South Alabama | January 05, 2010 |
| Darin Eliot | Rice | January 05, 2010 |
| J.D. Williams | Utah | January 04, 2010 |
| Rob Phenicie | Montana | January 04, 2010 |
| Kraig Paulson | Montana | January 04, 2010 |
| Rich Brooks | Kentucky | January 04, 2010 |
| Chad Germer | Montana | January 04, 2010 |
| Cedric Cormier | Miami (Ohio) | January 04, 2010 |
| Ty Gregorak | Montana | January 04, 2010 |
| Dominic Daste | Montana | January 04, 2010 |
| Brent Myers | Louisville | January 02, 2010 |
| Dexter Carter | Florida State | January 01, 2010 |
| Bobby Bowden | Florida State | January 01, 2010 |
| Jody Allen | Florida State | January 01, 2010 |
| Chuck Amato | Florida State | January 01, 2010 |
| Vance Bedford | Florida | January 01, 2010 |
| Jeff Quinn | Cincinnati | January 01, 2010 |
| Brian Polian | Notre Dame | December 31, 2009 |
| Randy Hart | Notre Dame | December 31, 2009 |
| Mark Stoops | Arizona | December 30, 2009 |
| Mike Leach | Texas Tech | December 30, 2009 |
| Joe Kines | Texas A&M | December 30, 2009 |
| Hugh Freeze | Lambuth | December 28, 2009 |
| Kevin McGiven | Utah State | December 28, 2009 |
| Clay Helton | Memphis | December 24, 2009 |
| Tim Landis | Bucknell | December 24, 2009 |
| Jay Hopson | Michigan | December 23, 2009 |
| Bryan Applewhite | Montana State | December 23, 2009 |
| Jim Knowles | Cornell | December 23, 2009 |
| Charlie Camp | North Dakota State | December 22, 2009 |
| Bobby Hauck | Montana | December 22, 2009 |
| Ron Powlus | Notre Dame | December 22, 2009 |
| Brian Jenkins | Rutgers | December 21, 2009 |
| Jim Miceli | Georgetown | December 21, 2009 |
| Adam Waugh | California Polytechnic State | December 20, 2009 |
| Jason Nichols | Toledo | December 19, 2009 |
| John Holliday | West Virginia | December 17, 2009 |
| Vic Koenning | Kansas State | December 17, 2009 |
| Steve Farmer | Illinois State | December 16, 2009 |
| Butch Jones | Central Michigan | December 16, 2009 |
| Todd Berry | Nevada-Las Vegas | December 16, 2009 |
| Mike MacIntyre | Duke | December 16, 2009 |
| Eric Wolford | South Carolina | December 16, 2009 |
| Mike DuBose | Millsaps College | December 16, 2009 |
| Latrell Scott | Virginia | December 15, 2009 |
| Greg Nord | Louisville | December 15, 2009 |
| Jeff Brohm | Florida Atlantic | December 15, 2009 |
| Paul Petrino | Arkansas | December 15, 2009 |
| Carl Torbush | Mississippi State | December 14, 2009 |
| Turner Gill | Buffalo | December 13, 2009 |
| Doug Ruse | Arkansas State | December 11, 2009 |
| Brian Kelly | Cincinnati | December 11, 2009 |
| Mike Woodford | Illinois | December 11, 2009 |
| Kurt Beathard | Illinois | December 11, 2009 |
| Jim Pry | Illinois | December 11, 2009 |
| Mike Schultz | Illinois | December 11, 2009 |
| Zach Azzanni | Central Michigan | December 10, 2009 |
| D.J. McCarthy | Louisiana State | December 10, 2009 |
| Billy Gonzales | Florida | December 10, 2009 |
| Vincent Brown | Richmond | December 10, 2009 |
| Mike Faragalli | Richmond | December 10, 2009 |
| Rob Ianello | Notre Dame | December 10, 2009 |
| Charlie Strong | Florida | December 09, 2009 |
| Pete Richardson | Southern | December 09, 2009 |
| Nigel Burton | Nevada | December 08, 2009 |
| Rich Olson | Arizona State | December 08, 2009 |
| Frank Wilson | Tennessee | December 07, 2009 |
| Mike London | Richmond | December 07, 2009 |
| Eddie Gran | Tennessee | December 06, 2009 |
| Dick Tomey | San Jose State | December 05, 2009 |
| David Elson | Western Kentucky | December 03, 2009 |
| Mark Mangino | Kansas | December 03, 2009 |
| Jon Fabris | Georgia | December 02, 2009 |
| John Jancek | Georgia | December 02, 2009 |
| Willie Martinez | Georgia | December 02, 2009 |
| Willie Totten | Mississippi Valley State | December 01, 2009 |
| Charlie Weatherbie | Louisiana-Monroe | December 01, 2009 |
| Rob Spence | Syracuse | November 30, 2009 |
| Derrick Jackson | Syracuse | November 30, 2009 |
| Jaime Elizondo | Syracuse | November 30, 2009 |
| Charlie Weis | Notre Dame | November 30, 2009 |
| John Tenuta | Notre Dame | November 30, 2009 |
| Larry Porter | Louisiana State | November 29, 2009 |
| Al Groh | Virginia | November 29, 2009 |
| Mark Snyder | Marshall | November 29, 2009 |
| Jim Fleming | Akron | November 28, 2009 |
| Mauro Monz | Akron | November 28, 2009 |
| Steve Kragthorpe | Louisville | November 28, 2009 |
| Shane Montgomery | Akron | November 28, 2009 |
| Mike Sanford | Nevada-Las Vegas | November 28, 2009 |
| Emmanuel McDaniel | Akron | November 28, 2009 |
| Walt Harris | Akron | November 28, 2009 |
| J.D. Brookhart | Akron | November 28, 2009 |
| Dana Chambers | Akron | November 28, 2009 |
| Brian Callahan | Akron | November 28, 2009 |
| Jay Thomas | Nicholls State | November 27, 2009 |
| Willie Taggart | Stanford | November 24, 2009 |
| Chris Hatcher | Georgia Southern | November 21, 2009 |
| James Webster | Tennessee State | November 19, 2009 |
| Jerry Glanville | Portland State | November 17, 2009 |
| Matt Dillon | Cornell College | November 17, 2009 |
| Tommy West | Memphis | November 10, 2009 |
| Greg Peterson | Colorado State | November 05, 2009 |
| Reno Ferri | Akron | October 07, 2009 |
| Brent Guy | Louisville | January 16, 2009 |
