Chow cost $137,500 per win

The University of Hawaii paid football coach Norm Chow an average of $137,500 per victory in 2014.

That figure ranked Chow sixth among the 12-member Mountain West Conference schools based upon his annual base salary.

Chow achieved a 4-9 record and has a $550,000 UH-paid base.

Over his three seasons at UH, Chow’s average cost per victory is $206,250 in an 8-29 tenure.

The conference’s biggest coaching bargain in 2014 was Utah State’s Matt Wells who cost the Aggies $57,500 per victory, finishing 10-4 on a $575,000 annual base salary.

Nevada-Las Vegas’ Bobby Hauck had the most expensive average at $425,000 for each of two victories. He was replaced following the Nov. 22 37-35 loss to UH.

According to CBSsports.com, which studied the highest-paid coaches in 2014 based upon USA Today’s salary database, Oregon’s Mark Helfrich was "an absolute bargain" in a 13-2 season in which the Ducks were runners-up for the national championship.

He has since received a raise to $3.5 million from $2 million.

Urban Meyer of champion Ohio State averaged $324,046 per victory in a 14-1 season, fifth-least expensive figure among the 25 highest-paid coaches in 2014, CBS said. Texas’ Charlie Strong was the most expensive at $933,378 per win in his first year with the Longhorns, who went 6-7.