The salaries of college football head coaches have skyrocketed over the past decade, greatly outpacing inflation.
The Tennessee Volunteers program is no exception. Although $1 in 2012 is now worth $1.23, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the Vols paid Josh Heupel in 2021 twice as much as Derek Dooley earned in 2012.
To get an idea of how rapidly coaching salaries are rising, Vols Wire compiled the annual compensation paid out to University of Tennessee head football coaches over the past decade below.
[Source: USA TODAY college football coaching salary database; figures do not include income from non-university sources, incentive bonuses or the value of perks and benefits.]