Contracts of Florida Football Coaches

Head coaches not only work year-round recruiting players but also are celebrities that make money from TV rights. They also make more than their bosses who are university presidents.

| 11/1/2007

Florida State University
Bobby Bowden
Salary: $352,200 (2005)
Total compensation/benefits paid: $2.081 million (2006)
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University of Florida
Urban Meyer
Salary: $491,750
Total compensation/benefits paid: $1.7 million
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University of South Florida
Jim Leavitt
Salary: $725,000
Total compensation/benefits paid: $896,199
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University of Central Florida
George O'Leary
Salary: $250,000
Total compensation/benefits paid: $391,028
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Florida Atlantic University
Howard Schnellenberger
Total compensation/benefits paid: $347,780
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Florida International University
Mario Cristobal
Total compensation/benefits paid: $315,056
Contract not available

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