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Winningest Coaches All-Time
BY PERCENTAGE
This list includes all coaches with at least 10 seasons at four-year colleges (regardless
of division or association). Bowl and playoff games included.
Coach (Alma Mater)
(Colleges Coached, Tenure)
Yrs. W
L T Pct.†
1. *Larry Kehres (Mount Union 1971)......................... 24 289 22 3 .925
(Mount Union 1986-09)
2. Knute Rockne (Notre Dame 1914).......................... 13 105 12 5 .881
(Notre Dame 1918-30)
3. Frank Leahy (Notre Dame 1931).............................. 13 107 13 9 .864
(Boston College 1939-40,
Notre Dame 41-43, 46-53)
4. Bob Reade (Cornell College 1954).......................... 16 146 23 1 .862
(Augustana [IL] 1979-94)
5. Doyt Perry (Bowling Green 1932)............................ 10
77 11 5 .855
(Bowling Green 1955-64)
6. Dick Farley (Boston U. 1968)...................................... 17 114 19 3 .849
(Williams 1987-03)
7.George Woodruff (Yale 1889).................................... 12 142 25 2 .846
(Penn 1892-01, Illinois 1903, Carlisle 1905)
8. Jake Gaither (Knoxville 1927).................................... 25 204 36 4 .844
(Florida A&M 1945-69)
9. Dave Maurer (Denison 1954)..................................... 15 129 23 3 .842
(Wittenberg 1969-83)
10. Paul Hoerneman (Heidelberg 1938)...................... 14 102 18 4 .839
(Heidelberg 1946-59)
11. Barry Switzer (Arkansas 1960)................................... 16 157 29 4 .837
(Oklahoma 1973-88)
12. Tom Osborne (Hastings 1959).................................. 25 255 49 3 .836
(Nebraska 1973-97)
13. Don Coryell (Washington 1950)............................... 15 127 24 3 .834
(Whittier 1957-59, San Diego St. 61-72)
14. Percy Haughton (Harvard 1899).............................. 13
96 17 6 .832
(Cornell 1899-00, Harvard 1908-16,
Columbia 1923-24)
15. Bob Neyland (Army 1916)........................................... 21 173 31 12 .829
(Tennessee 1926-34, 36-40, 46-52)
16. Fielding Yost (West Virginia 1895)........................... 29 196 36 12 .828
(Ohio Wesleyan 1897, Nebraska 1898,
Kansas 1899, Stanford 1900,
Michigan 1901-23, 25-26)
17. Bud Wilkinson (Minnesota 1937)............................. 17 145 29 4 .826
(Oklahoma 1947-63)
18. Jay Locey (Oregon St. 1978)....................................... 10
84 18 0 .824
(Linfield 1996-05)
19. Chuck Klausing (Slippery Rock 1948).................... 16 123 26 2 .821
(Indiana [PA] 1964-69,
Carnegie Mellon 1976-85)
20. Mike Kelly (Manchester 1970)................................... 27 246 54 1 .819
(Dayton 1981-07)
21. Henry A. Kean (Fisk 1920)........................................... 23 165 33 9 .819
(Kentucky St. 1931-42,
Tennessee St. 1944-54)
22. Jock Sutherland (Pittsburgh 1918)......................... 20 144 28 14 .812
(Lafayette 1919-23, Pittsburgh 1924-38)
23. Ron Schipper (Hope 1952)......................................... 36 287 67 3 .808
(Central [IA] 1961-96)
24. *Joe Fincham (Ohio 1988).......................................... 14 126 30 0 .808
(Wittenberg 1996-09)
25. Bob Devaney (Alma 1939).......................................... 16 136 30 7 .806
(Wyoming 1957-61, Nebraska 1962-72)
26. Chuck Broyles (Pittsburg St. 1970).......................... 20 198 47 2 .806
(Pittsburg St. 1990-09)
27. *Ken Sparks (Carson-Newman 1968)..................... 30 287 70 2 .802
(Carson-Newman 1980-09)
28. *Bob Stoops (Iowa 1983)............................................. 11 117 29 0 .801
(Oklahoma 1999-09)
29. *Rick Willis (Cornell College 1988)........................... 11
95 24 0 .798
(Wartburg 1997-05, 08-09)
30. Frank Thomas (Notre Dame 1923).......................... 19 141 33 9 .795
(Chattanooga 1925-28,
Alabama 1931-42, 44-46)
31. Harold Burry (Westminster [PA] 1935)................... 20 127 31 5 .794
(Westminster [PA] 1952-71)
32. *Jim Purtill (Miami [OH] 1978).................................. 12 100 26 1 .791
(Salem Int’l 1988, St. Norbert 1999-09)
33. Ad Rutschman (Linfield 1954)................................... 24 183 48 3 .788
(Linfield 1968-91)
34. Henry Williams (Yale 1891)......................................... 23 141 34 12 .786
(Army 1891, Minnesota 1900-21)
Coach (Alma Mater)
(Colleges Coached, Tenure)
Yrs.
35. Pete Schmidt (Alma 1970).......................................... 14
(Albion 1983-96)
36. Jim Sochor (San Fran. St. 1960)................................ 19
(UC Davis 1970-88)
37. *Chris Creighton (Kenyon 1991).............................. 13
(Ottawa 1997-00, Wabash 2001-07,
Drake 08-09)
38. *John Gagliardi (Colorado Col. 1949).................... 61
(Carroll [MT] 1949-52,
St. John’s [MN] 1953-09)
39. Bill Edwards (Wittenberg 1931)................................ 25
(Case Tech 1934-40, Vanderbilt 1949-52,
Wittenberg 1955-68)
40.Gil Dobie (Minnesota 1902)....................................... 33
(North Dakota St. 1906-07, Washington
1908-16, Navy 1917-19, Cornell 1920-35,
Boston College 1936-38)
41. Fred Folsom (Dartmouth 1895)................................ 19
(Colorado 1895-99, 01-02,
Dartmouth 1903-06, Colorado 1908-15)
42. Bear Bryant (Alabama 1936)...................................... 38
(Maryland 1945, Kentucky 1946-53,
Texas A&M 1954-57, Alabama 1958-82)
43. *Pete Fredenburg (Texas St. 1970).......................... 12
(Mary Hardin-Baylor 1998-09)
44. *Chris Hatcher (Valdosta St. 1995).......................... 10
(Valdosta St. 2000-06, Ga. Southern 2007-09
Murray St. 2010)
45. Bo Schembechler (Miami [OH] 1951).................... 27
(Miami [OH] 1963-68, Michigan 1969-89)
46. Roger Harring (Wis.-La Crosse 1958)...................... 31
(Wis.-La Crosse 1969-99)
47. Fritz Crisler (Chicago 1922)......................................... 18
(Minnesota 1930-31, Princeton 1932-37,
Michigan 1938-47)
48. Charley Moran (Tennessee 1898)............................ 18
(Texas A&M 1909-14, Centre 1919-23,
Bucknell 1924-26, Catawba 1930-33)
49. Wallace Wade (Brown 1917)...................................... 24
(Alabama 1923-30, Duke 1931-41, 46-50)
50. *Mike Swider (Wheaton [IL] 1977).......................... 14
(Wheaton [IL] 1996-09)
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104
L T Pct.†
27 4 .785
156
41
5
.785
109
30
0
.784
471 126 11
.784
176
46
8
.783
180
45 15
.781
107
28
6
.780
323
85 17
.780
109
31
0
.779
94
27
0
.777
234
65
8
.775
261
75
7
.771
116
32
9
.768
122
33 12
.766
171
49 10
.765
114
35
.765
0
*Active coach. †Ties computed as half won and half lost.
BY VICTORIES
This list includes all coaches with at least 10 seasons at four-year colleges (regardless
of division or association). Bowl and playoff games included.
Coach (Alma Mater)
(Colleges Coached, Tenure)
Yrs. W
L T Pct.†
1. *John Gagliardi (Colorado Col. 1949).................... 61 471 126 11 .784
(Carroll [MT] 1949-52,
St. John’s [MN] 1953-09)
2.Eddie Robinson (Leland 1941).................................. 55 408 165 15 .707
(Grambling 1941-42, 45-97)
3. *Joe Paterno (Brown 1950)......................................... 44 394 129 3 .752
(Penn St. 1966-09)
4. Bobby Bowden (Samford 1953)............................... 44 377 129 4 .743
(Samford 1959-62, West Virginia 1970-75,
Florida St. 1976-09)
5. Bear Bryant (Alabama 1936)...................................... 38 323 85 17 .780
(Maryland 1945, Kentucky 1946-53,
Texas A&M 1954-57, Alabama 1958-82)
6. Pop Warner (Cornell 1895).......................................... 44 319 106 32 .733
(Georgia 1895-96, Cornell 1897-98, Carlisle
1899-03, Cornell 1904-06, Carlisle 1907-14,
Pittsburgh 1915-23, Stanford 1924-32,
Temple 1933-38)
7. Roy Kidd (Eastern Ky. 1954)........................................ 39 314 124 8 .713
(Eastern Ky. 1964-02)
Amos Alonzo Stagg (Yale 1890)............................... 57 314 199 35 .605
(Springfield 1890-91, Chicago 1892-32,
Pacific 1933-46)
9. Frosty Westering (Neb.-Omaha 1952)................... 40 305 96 7 .756
(Parsons 1962-63, Lea 1966-71,
Pacific Lutheran 1972-03)
10. Tubby Raymond (Michigan 1950)........................... 36 300 119 3 .714
(Delaware 1966-01)
11. *Larry Kehres (Mount Union 1971)......................... 24 289 22 3 .925
(Mount Union 1986-09)
12. Ron Schipper (Hope 1952)......................................... 36 287 67 3 .808
(Central [IA] 1961-96)
*Ken Sparks (Carson-Newman 1968)..................... 30 287 70 2 .802
(Carson-Newman 1980-09)
All-Divisions Coaching Records
W
261
L T Pct.†
75 7 .771
257
97
5
.723
257 101
3
.716
49.
255
3
.836
255 125 13
.665
249 132
7
.651
246
54
1
.819
243 123
4
.662
241 169
1
.588
238
72 10
.759
235
70 12
.760
234
65
8
.775
233
85 23
.717
232 178 10
.564
230
80
4
.739
229
78
2
.744
229 115
4
.664
228 142
7
.614
227 151 31
.593
226 146
3
.607
220
90
6
.706
219 112
4
.660
49
218 167
6
.565
217 102
7
.676
217 119 12
.641
216 124
2
.635
214
82
4
.720
214 101
1
.679
213
70
0
.753
211 111
1
.655
209 157 11
.569
207 176 19
.539
206
.743
71
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Coach (Alma Mater)
(Colleges Coached, Tenure)
Yrs.
*Chris Ault (Nevada 1968)........................................... 25
(Nevada 1976-92, 94-95, 04-09)
*Andy Talley (Southern Conn. St. 1967)................ 30
(St. Lawrence 1979-83, Villanova 1985-09)
*John Luckhardt (Purdue 1968)............................... 25
(Wash. & Jeff. 1982-98, California [PA] 2002-09)
Bud Elliott (Baker 1953)................................................ 37
(Southwestern [KS] 1964-68, Washburn
1969-70, Emporia St. 1971-73, Texas-Arlington
1974-83, Northwest Mo. St. 1988-93,
Eastern N.M. 1994-04)
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206
L
96
T Pct.†
1 .682
206 120
2
.631
205
65
2
.757
205 179
9
.533
*Active coach. †Ties computed as half won and half lost. #Tennessee State's participation in
1981 and 1982 FCS championships (1-2 record) vacated by action of the NCAA Committee on
Infractions. @Texas A&M-Kingsville's participation in the 1996, 1997 and 1998 Division II championships (2-3 record) vacated by action of the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
Winningest Active Coaches
BY PERCENTAGE
This list includes all coaches with at least five seasons at four-year colleges (regardless of division or association). Bowl and playoff games included.
Coach, College
Years W
L T Pct.†
1.Larry Kehres, Mount Union........................................ 24 289 22 3 .925
2. Mike Sirianni, Wash. & Jeff........................................... 7
70 12 0 .854
3. Urban Meyer, Florida..................................................... 9
96 18 0 .842
4. Bobby Hauck, UNLV....................................................... 7
80 17 0 .825
5. Joe Fincham, Wittenberg............................................ 14 126 30 0 .808
6. Jeff McMartin, Central (IA).......................................... 6
53 13 0 .803
7. Ken Sparks, Carson-Newman.................................... 30 287 70 2 .802
8. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma................................................ 11 117 29 0 .801
9. Rick Willis, Wartburg...................................................... 11
95 24 0 .798
10. Mike Whalen, Wesleyan (CT)...................................... 6
38 10 0 .792
11. Jim Purtill, St. Norbert................................................... 12 100 26 1 .791
12. Chris Creighton, Drake................................................. 13 109 30 0 .784
13. John Gagliardi, St. John’s (MN).................................. 61 471 126 11 .784
14. Pete Fredenburg, Mary Hardin-Baylor................... 12 109 31 0 .779
15. Chris Hatcher, Murray St.............................................. 10
94 27 0 .777
16. Mark Richt, Georgia....................................................... 9
90 27 0 .769
17. Bill O’Boyle, Chadron St............................................... 5
46 14 0 .767
18. Bronco Mendenhall, BYU............................................ 5
49 15 0 .766
19. Mike Swider, Wheaton (IL).......................................... 14 114 35 0 .765
20. Jimmie Keeling, Hardin-Simmons........................... 20 164 51 0 .763
21. Dale Lennon, Southern Ill........................................... 13 122 38 0 .763
22. Mike Drass, Wesley......................................................... 17 142 44 1 .762
23. John Thorne, North Central (IL)................................ 8
66 21 0 .759
24. John Luckhardt, California (PA)................................. 25 205 65 2 .757
25. Al Bagnoli, Penn.............................................................. 28 213 70 0 .753
†Ties computed as half won and half lost.
BY VICTORIES
This list includes all coaches with at least five seasons at four-year colleges (regardless of division or association). Bowl and playoff games included.
Coach, College
Years W
L T Pct.†
1. John Gagliardi, St. John’s (MN).................................. 61 471 126 11 .784
2. Joe Paterno, Penn St...................................................... 44 394 129 3 .752
3.Larry Kehres, Mount Union........................................ 24 289 22 3 .925
4. Ken Sparks, Carson-Newman.................................... 30 287 70 2 .802
5. Billy Joe, Miles.................................................................. 33 243 123 4 .662
6. Bob Ford, Albany (NY).................................................. 41 241 169 1 .588
7. Mel Tjeerdsma, Northwest Mo. St........................... 26 230 80 4 .739
8. Jim Tressel, Ohio St......................................................... 24 229 78 2 .744
Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech....................................... 29 229 115 4 .664
10. Willard Bailey, St. Paul’s................................................. 36 228 142 7 .614
11. Dennis Douds, East Stroudsburg............................. 36 226 146 3 .607
12. Jerry Moore, Appalachian St...................................... 28 216 124 2 .635
13. Joe Taylor, Florida A&M................................................ 27 214 82 4 .720
Mack Brown, Texas......................................................... 26 214 101 1 .679
15. Al Bagnoli, Penn.............................................................. 28 213 70 0 .753
16. Chris Ault, Nevada.......................................................... 25 206 96 1 .682
Andy Talley, Villanova.................................................... 30 206 120 2 .631
18. John Luckhardt, California (PA)................................. 25 205 65 2 .757
19. Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary............................. 30 200 141 2 .586
20. Rob Ash, Montana St..................................................... 30 196 113 5 .632
21.Eric Hamilton, TCNJ........................................................ 33 196 130 6 .599
22. Walt Hameline, Wagner............................................... 29 195 110 2 .638
23. Rick Giancola, Montclair St......................................... 27 191 87 2 .686
24. Monte Cater, Shepherd................................................ 29 190 104 2 .645
25. Danny Hale, Bloomsburg............................................ 22 184 62 1 .747
†Ties computed as half won and half lost.
Coaching Records
Coach (Alma Mater)
(Colleges Coached, Tenure)
Yrs.
14. Roger Harring (Wis.-La Crosse 1958)...................... 31
(Wis.-La Crosse 1969-99)
15. Frank Girardi (West Chester 1961).......................... 36
(Lycoming 1972-07)
LaVell Edwards (Utah St. 1952)................................. 29
(BYU 1972-00)
17. Tom Osborne (Hastings 1959).................................. 25
(Nebraska 1973-97)
Jim Malosky (Minnesota 1951)................................. 40
(Minn. Duluth 1958-97)
19.Lou Holtz (Kent St. 1959)............................................. 33
(William & Mary 1969-71,
North Carolina St. 1972-75, Arkansas 1977-83,
Minnesota 1984-85, Notre Dame 1986-96,
South Carolina 1999-04)
20. Mike Kelly (Manchester 1970)................................... 27
(Dayton 1981-07)
21. *Billy Joe (Villanova 1963)........................................... 33
(Cheyney 1972-78, Central St. [OH] 1981-93,
Florida A&M 1994-04, Miles 2008-09)
22. *Bob Ford (Springfield 1959)..................................... 41
(St. Lawrence 1965-68, Albany [NY] 1973-09)
23. Woody Hayes (Denison 1935)................................... 33
(Denison 1946-48, Miami [OH] 1949-50,
Ohio St. 1951-78)
24. #John Merritt (Kentucky St. 1950)........................... 32
(Jackson St. 1952-62, Tennessee St. 1963-83)
25. Bo Schembechler (Miami [OH] 1951).................... 27
(Miami [OH] 1963-68, Michigan 1969-89)
26. Arnett Mumford (Wilberforce 1924)...................... 36
(Jarvis Christian 1924-26,
Bishop 1927-29, Texas Col. 1931-35,
Southern U. 1936-42, 44-61)
27. Hayden Fry (Baylor 1951)............................................ 37
(SMU 1962-72, North Texas 1973-78,
Iowa 1979-98)
28. *Mel Tjeerdsma (Southern St. 1967)...................... 26
(Austin 1984-93, Northwest Mo. St. 1994-09)
29. *Jim Tressel (Baldwin-Wallace 1975)...................... 24
(Youngstown St. 1986-00, Ohio St. 2001-09)
*Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech 1969)....................... 29
(Murray St. 1981-86, Virginia Tech 1987-09)
31. *Willard Bailey (Norfolk St. 1962)............................. 36
(Virginia Union 1971-83, Norfolk St. 1984-92,
Virginia Union 1995-03, St. Paul’s 2005-09)
32. Fred T. Long (Millikin 1918)......................................... 45
(Paul Quinn 1921-22, Wiley 1923-47,
Prairie View 1948, Texas Col. 1949-55,
Wiley 1956-65)
33. *Dennis Douds (Slippery Rock 1963)..................... 36
(East Stroudsburg 1974-09)
34.Gene Carpenter (Huron 1963).................................. 32
(Adams St. 1968, Millersville 1970-00)
35. @Ron Harms (Valparaiso 1959)................................ 31
(Concordia [NE] 1964-69, Adams St.
1970-73, Tex. A&M-Kingsville 1979-99)
36. Ron Randleman (William Penn 1964).................... 36
(William Penn 1969-75, Pittsburg St. 1976-81,
Sam Houston St. 1982-04)
37. Jim Christopherson (Concordia-M’head 1960).. 32
(Concordia-M’head 1969-00)
Fred Martinelli (Otterbein 1951).............................. 35
(Ashland 1959-93)
39. *Jerry Moore (Baylor 1961)......................................... 28
(North Texas 1979-80, Texas Tech 1981-85,
Appalachian St. 1989-09)
40. *Joe Taylor (Western Ill. 1972)................................... 27
(Howard 1983, Virginia Union 1984-91,
Hampton 1992-07, Florida A&M 2008-09)
*Mack Brown (Florida St. 1974)................................ 26
(Appalachian St. 1983, Tulane 1985-87,
North Carolina 1988-97, Texas 1998-09)
42. *Al Bagnoli (Central Conn. St. 1975)....................... 28
(Union [NY] 1982-91, Penn 1992-09)
43. Bill Manlove (Temple 1958)........................................ 32
(Widener 1969-91, Delaware Valley 1992-95,
La Salle 1997-01)
44. Peter Mazzaferro (Centre 1954)................................ 41
(Waynesburg 1959-62, Curry 1963,
Bridgewater St. 1968-86, 88-04)
45. Jess Neely (Vanderbilt 1924)...................................... 40
(Rhodes 1924-27, Clemson 1931-39,
Rice 1940-66)
46. Jim Butterfield (Maine 1953)..................................... 27
(Ithaca 1967-93)
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Matchups of Coaches
Each With 200 Victories
Date
Coaches, Teams (Victories Going In) Winner (Score)
11-11-1961 Arnett Mumford, Southern U. (232)
Fred Long, Wiley (215)
Wiley (21-19)
1-1-1978 (Sugar Bowl)
Bear Bryant, Alabama (272)
Alabama (35-6)
Woody Hayes, Ohio St. (231)
10-11-1980Eddie Robinson, Grambling (284)Grambling (52-27)
John Merritt, Tennessee St. (200)
10-10-1981Eddie Robinson, Grambling (294)
John Merritt, Tennessee St. (209)
Tennessee St. (14-10)
10-9-1982Eddie Robinson, Grambling (301)
John Merritt, Tennessee St. (218)
Tennessee St. (22-8)
10-8-1983Eddie Robinson, Grambling (308)
Tie (7-7)
John Merritt, Tennessee St. (228)
11-28-1987 John Gagliardi, St. John’s (MN) (251)
Ron Schipper, Central (IA) (202)
Central (IA) (13-3)
11-25-1989 John Gagliardi, St. John’s (MN) (268)
St. John’s (MN) (27-24)
Ron Schipper, Central (IA) (224)
12-28-1990 (Blockbuster Bowl)
Joe Paterno, Penn St. (229)
Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (204)
Florida St. (24-17)
11-27-1993 John Gagliardi, St. John’s (MN) (305)
St. John’s (MN) (47-25)
Roger Harring, Wis.-La Crosse (210)
1-1-1994 (Orange Bowl)
Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (238)
Florida St. (18-16)
Tom Osborne, Nebraska (206)
9-17-1994 Joe Paterno, Penn St. (258)
Penn St. (61-21)
Hayden Fry, Iowa (202)
10-21-1995 Joe Paterno, Penn St. (273)
Penn St. (41-27)
Hayden Fry, Iowa (210)
1-1-1996 (Orange Bowl)
Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (258)
Florida St. (31-26)
Lou Holtz, Notre Dame (208)
10-19-1996 Joe Paterno, Penn St. (284)
Hayden Fry, Iowa (217)Iowa (21-20)
11-17-1996 Jim Malosky, Minn. Duluth (250)
Minn. Duluth (17-3)
Roger Harring, Wis.-La Crosse (241)
11-30-1996 John Gagliardi, St. John‘s (MN) (336)
Roger Harring, Wis.-La Crosse (242)
Wis.-La Crosse (37-30)
12-4-1999 John Gagliardi, St. John’s (MN) (364)
Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran (274) Pacific Lutheran (19-9)
8-26-2000 Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (304)
Florida St. (29-3)
LaVell Edwards, BYU (251)
11-25-2000 John Gagliardi, St. John’s (MN) (374)
St. John’s (MN) (28-21)(ot)
Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran (286)
12-1-2001 John Gagliardi, St. John’s (MN) (387)
St. John’s (MN) (31-6)
Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran (294)
12-20-2003 John Gagliardi, St. John’s (MN) (413)
St. John’s (MN) (24-6)
Larry Kehres, Mount Union (205)
10-2-2004 Billy Joe, Florida A&M (235)
Florida A&M (35-10)
Willard Bailey, Virginia Union (212)
1-3-2006 (Orange Bowl)
Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (359)
Joe Paterno, Penn St. (353)
Penn St. (26-23) (3 ot)
12-1-2007 (Gridiron Classic)
Mike Kelly, Dayton (245)
Dayton (42-21)
Bob Ford, Albany (NY) (225)
10-25-2008 Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (378)
Florida St. (30-20)
Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech (214)
10-25-2008 Joe Paterno, Penn St. (380)
Penn St. (13-6)
Jim Tressel, Ohio St. (215)
1-5-2009 (Fiesta Bowl)
Jim Tressel, Ohio St. (218)
Texas (24-21)
Mack Brown, Texas (200)
11-7-2009 Joe Paterno, Penn St. (391)Ohio St. (24-7)
Jim Tressel, Ohio St. (225)
12-5-2009 Mel Tjeerdsma, Northwest Mo. St. (228)Northwest Mo. St. (56-31)
John Luckhardt, California (PA) (205)
12-11-2009 Andy Talley, Villanova (204)Villanova (14-13)
Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary (200)
Coaches With 200 or More
Victories at One College
(Bowl and playoff games included)
Coach (College, Tenure)
Yrs.
*John Gagliardi, St. John’s (MN) (1953–)........................... †57
Eddie Robinson, Grambling (1941-42, 45-97)................ †55
*Joe Paterno, Penn St. (1966–).............................................. 44
Roy Kidd, Eastern Ky. (1964-2002)....................................... †39
Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (1976–2009).......................... 33
Tubby Raymond, Delaware (1966-2001).......................... †36
*Larry Kehres, Mount Union (1986–)................................. †24
Ron Schipper, Central (IA) (1961-96).................................. †36
*Ken Sparks, Carson-Newman (1980–)............................. †30
Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran (1972-2003)............ †32
Roger Harring, Wis.-La Crosse (1969-99)........................... †31
Frank Girardi, Lycoming (1972-2007)................................. †36
LaVell Edwards, BYU (1972-2000)........................................ 29
Tom Osborne, Nebraska (1973-97)..................................... 25
Jim Malosky, Minn. Duluth (1958-97)................................ †40
Mike Kelly, Dayton (1981-2007)............................................ †27
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago (1892-1932)...................... 41
Bear Bryant, Alabama (1958-82).......................................... 25
*Bob Ford, Albany (NY) (1973–)........................................... †37
*Dennis Douds, East Stroudsburg (1974–)...................... †36
Jim Christopherson, Concordia-M’head (1969-2000). †32
Fred Martinelli, Ashland (1959-93)...................................... †35
Gene Carpenter, Millersville (1970-2000)......................... †31
Jim Butterfield, Ithaca (1967-93).......................................... †27
*Chris Ault, Nevada (1976–)................................................... 25
Woody Hayes, Ohio St. (1951-78)........................................ 28
Jake Gaither, Florida A&M (1945-69).................................. †25
Cleveland L. Abbott, Tuskegee (1923-54)........................ †32
Vince Dooley, Georgia (1964-88)......................................... 25
Keith W. Piper, Denison (1954-92)....................................... †39
*Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary (1980–)...................... †30
W
447
408
394
314
304
300
289
287
287
261
261
257
257
255
255
246
244
232
232
226
217
217
212
206
206
205
204
203
201
201
200
L
120
165
129
124
97
119
22
67
70
70
75
97
101
49
125
54
111
46
147
146
102
119
89
71
96
61
36
96
77
141
141
†Zero to nine years in FBS. *Active coach. #Ties computed as half won and half lost.
T Pct.#
10 .783
15 .707
3 .752
8 .713
4 .756
3 .714
3 .925
3 .808
2 .802
4 .785
7 .771
5 .723
3 .716
3 .836
13 .665
1 .819
27 .674
9 .824
0 .612
3 .607
7 .676
12 .641
6 .700
1 .743
1 .682
10 .761
4 .844
28 .664
10 .715
18 .583
2 .586
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Coaching Records
5
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Coaching Records
BY PERCENTAGE
(Minimum five years as FBS head coach;
record at four-year colleges only)
Coach, College
Yrs. W
L T Pct.†
1. Urban Meyer, Florida..................................................... 9
96 18 0 .842
2. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma................................................ 11 117 29 0 .801
3. Mark Richt, Georgia....................................................... 9
90 27 0 .769
4. Bronco Mendenhall, BYU............................................ 5
49 15 0 .766
5.Gary Patterson, TCU....................................................... 10
85 28 0 .752
6. Joe Paterno, Penn St...................................................... 44 394 129 3 .752
7. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame............................................... 19 171 57 2 .748
8. Jim Tressel, Ohio St......................................................... 24 229 78 2 .744
9. Kyle Whittingham, Utah............................................... 5
47 17 0 .734
10. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech....................................... 13 127 46 0 .734
11. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina.................................. 20 177 68 2 .721
12. Bobby Petrino, Arkansas.............................................. 6
54 21 0 .720
13.Nick Saban, Alabama.................................................... 14 119 50 1 .703
14.Les Miles, LSU................................................................... 9
79 36 0 .687
15. Chris Ault, Nevada.......................................................... 25 206 96 1 .682
16. Mack Brown, Texas......................................................... 26 214 101 1 .679
17. Dennis Erickson, Arizona St........................................ 21 167 83 1 .667
18. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech....................................... 29 229 115 4 .664
19.Larry Blakeney, Troy....................................................... 19 152 78 1 .660
20. Dan Hawkins, Colorado............................................... 14 108 56 1 .658
21. Jeff Tedford, California.................................................. 8
67 35 0 .657
22. Bill Snyder, Kansas St..................................................... 18 142 74 1 .657
23. Butch Davis, North Carolina....................................... 9
71 38 0 .651
24. Tommy Tuberville, Texas Tech................................... 14 110 60 0 .647
25. Frank Solich, Ohio........................................................... 11
90 50 0 .643
26. Rick Neuheisel, UCLA.................................................... 10
77 44 0 .636
27.Gary Pinkel, Missouri..................................................... 19 140 83 3 .626
28. Houston Nutt, Mississippi........................................... 17 128 79 0 .618
29. Pat Hill, Fresno St............................................................. 13 100 66 0 .602
30. Bill Cubit, Western Mich............................................... 10
68 45 1 .601
31. June Jones, SMU............................................................. 11
85 57 0 .599
32. Rich Rodriguez, Michigan........................................... 17 114 78 2 .593
33. Skip Holtz, South Fla..................................................... 10
72 50 0 .590
34. Ralph Friedgen, Maryland.......................................... 9
66 46 0 .589
35. Tom O’Brien, North Carolina St................................. 13
91 66 0 .580
Fewer than five years as FBS head coach (must have at least five years at
four-year colleges, includes record at all four-year colleges):
Coach, College
Yrs. W
L T Pct.†
Jim Harbaugh, Stanford........................................................... 6
46 26 0 .639
Jerry Kill, Northern Ill................................................................. 16 117 70 0 .626
Danny Hope, Purdue................................................................. 6
40 29 0 .580
†Ties computed as half won and half lost. Includes bowl and playoff games.
BY VICTORIES
(Minimum five years as FBS head coach;
record at four-year colleges only)
Coach, College
1. Joe Paterno, Penn St......................................................
2. Jim Tressel, Ohio St.........................................................
Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech.......................................
4. Mack Brown, Texas.........................................................
5. Chris Ault, Nevada..........................................................
6. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina..................................
7. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame...............................................
8. Dennis Erickson, Arizona St........................................
9. Mike Price, UTEP..............................................................
10. Howard Schnellenberger, Fla. Atlantic..................
11.Larry Blakeney, Troy.......................................................
12. Bill Snyder, Kansas St.....................................................
13.Gary Pinkel, Missouri.....................................................
14. Houston Nutt, Mississippi...........................................
15. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech.......................................
16.Nick Saban, Alabama....................................................
17. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma................................................
18. Rich Rodriguez, Michigan...........................................
19. Tommy Tuberville, Texas Tech...................................
20. Dan Hawkins, Colorado...............................................
21. Pat Hill, Fresno St.............................................................
22. Urban Meyer, Florida.....................................................
23. Bill Lynch, Indiana...........................................................
24. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa............................................................
Yrs.
44
24
29
26
25
20
19
21
28
25
19
18
19
17
13
14
11
17
14
14
13
9
17
14
W
394
229
229
214
206
177
171
167
163
153
152
142
140
128
127
119
117
114
110
108
100
96
95
93
L
129
78
115
101
96
68
57
83
160
132
78
74
83
79
46
50
29
78
60
56
66
18
90
76
T Pct.†
3 .752
2 .744
4 .664
1 .679
1 .682
2 .721
2 .748
1 .667
0 .505
3 .536
1 .660
1 .657
3 .626
0 .618
0 .734
1 .703
0 .801
2 .593
0 .647
1 .658
0 .602
0 .842
3 .513
0 .550
Coach, College
Yrs. W
L T Pct.†
25. Jim Grobe, Wake Forest................................................ 15
92 84 1 .523
26. Tom O’Brien, North Carolina St................................. 13
91 66 0 .580
27. Mark Richt, Georgia....................................................... 9
90 27 0 .769
Frank Solich, Ohio........................................................... 11
90 50 0 .643
Steve Roberts, Arkansas St......................................... 16
90 88 1 .506
30. Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt........................................ 16
89 102 0 .466
31. Bob Toledo, Tulane......................................................... 16
87 95 0 .478
32.George O’Leary, UCF..................................................... 14
86 74 0 .538
33.Gary Patterson, TCU....................................................... 10
85 28 0 .752
June Jones, SMU............................................................. 11
85 57 0 .599
35.Les Miles, LSU................................................................... 9
79 36 0 .687
Fewer than five years as FBS head coach (must have at least five years at
four-year colleges, includes record at all four-year colleges):
Coach, College
Yrs. W
Jerry Kill, Northern Ill................................................................. 16 117
L
70
T Pct.†
0 .626
†Ties computed as half won and half lost. Includes bowl and playoff games.
Winningest Coaches All-Time
By Percentage
Minimum 10 years as head coach at FBS institutions; record at four-year colleges
only; bowl games included; ties computed as half won, half lost. Active coaches
indicated by (*). College Football Hall of Fame members indicated by (†).
Coach (Alma Mater)
(Colleges Coached, Tenure)
Yrs. W
L T Pct.
1. Knute Rockne (Notre Dame 1914)†........................ 13 105 12 5 .881
(Notre Dame 1918-30)
2. Frank Leahy (Notre Dame 1931)†............................ 13 107 13 9 .864
(Boston College 1939-40, Notre Dame
1941-43, 1946-53)
3.George Woodruff (Yale 1889)†................................. 12 142 25 2 .846
(Penn 1892-01, Illinois 1903, Carlisle 1905)
4. Barry Switzer (Arkansas 1960)†................................ 16 157 29 4 .837
(Oklahoma 1973-88)
5. Tom Osborne (Hastings 1959)†................................ 25 255 49 3 .836
(Nebraska 1973-97)
6. Percy Haughton (Harvard 1899)†............................ 13
96 17 6 .832
(Cornell 1899-00, Harvard 1908-16,
Columbia 1923-24)
7. Bob Neyland (Army 1916)†........................................ 21 173 31 12 .829
(Tennessee 1926-34, 36-40, 46-52)
8. Fielding Yost (West Virginia 1895)†......................... 29 196 36 12 .828
(Ohio Wesleyan 1897, Nebraska 1898,
Kansas 1899, Stanford 1900, Michigan
1901-23, 25-26)
9. Bud Wilkinson (Minnesota 1937)†.......................... 17 145 29 4 .826
(Oklahoma 1947-63)
10. Jock Sutherland (Pittsburgh 1918)†....................... 20 144 28 14 .812
(Lafayette 1919-23, Pittsburgh 1924-38)
11. Bob Devaney (Alma 1939)†....................................... 16 136 30 7 .806
(Wyoming 1957-61, Nebraska 1962-72)
12. *Bob Stoops (Iowa 1983)............................................. 11 117 29 0 .801
(Oklahoma 1999-09)
13. Frank Thomas (Notre Dame 1923)†........................ 19 141 33 9 .795
(Chattanooga 1925-28, Alabama
1931-42, 44-46)
14. Henry L. Williams (Yale 1891)†.................................. 23 141 34 12 .786
(Army 1891, Minnesota 1900-21)
15.Gil Dobie (Minnesota 1902)†..................................... 33 180 45 15 .781
(North Dakota St. 1906-07, Washington
1908-16, Navy 1917-19, Cornell 1920-35,
Boston College 1936-38)
16. Fred G. Folsom (Dartmouth 1895).......................... 19 107 28 6 .780
(Colorado 1895-99, 01-02, Dartmouth
1903-06, Colorado 1908-15)
17. Bear Bryant (Alabama 1936)†.................................... 38 323 85 17 .780
(Maryland 1945, Kentucky 1946-53,
Texas A&M 1954-57, Alabama 1958-82)
18. Bo Schembechler (Miami [OH] 1951)†.................. 27 234 65 8 .775
(Miami [OH] 1963-68, Michigan 1969-89)
19. Fritz Crisler (Chicago 1922)†...................................... 18 116 32 9 .768
(Minnesota 1930-31, Princeton 1932-37,
Michigan 1938-47)
20. Wallace Wade (Brown 1917)†.................................... 24 171 49 10 .765
(Alabama 1923-30, Duke 1931-41, 46-50)
21. Frank Kush (Michigan St. 1953)†.............................. 22 176 54 1 .764
(Arizona St. 1958-79)
Coaching Records
Winningest Active Coaches
6
Coach (Alma Mater)
(Colleges Coached, Tenure)
Yrs.
22. Dan McGugin (Michigan 1904)†.............................. 30
(Vanderbilt 1904-17, 19-34)
23. Jimmy Crowley (Notre Dame 1925)#..................... 13
(Michigan St. 1929-32, Fordham 1933-41)
24. Andy Smith (Penn 1905)†........................................... 17
(Penn 1909-12, Purdue 1913-15,
California 1916-25)
25. Woody Hayes (Denison 1935)†................................ 33
(Denison 1946-48, Miami [OH] 1949-50,
Ohio St. 1951-78)
26. Red Blaik (Miami [OH]; Army 1920)†...................... 25
(Dartmouth 1934-40, Army 1941-58)
27.Lloyd Carr (Northern Mich. 1968)............................ 13
(Michigan 1995-07)
28. *Joe Paterno (Brown 1950)†...................................... 43
(Penn St. 1966-09)
29. Darrell Royal (Oklahoma 1950)†.............................. 23
(Mississippi St. 1954-55, Washington 1956,
Texas 1957-76)
30. John McKay (Oregon 1950)†..................................... 16
(Southern California 1960-75)
31. John Vaught (TCU 1933)†........................................... 25
(Mississippi 1947-70, 73)
32. Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee 1972).............................. 17
(Tennessee 1992-08)
33. Bobby Bowden (Samford 1953)à.......................... 44
(Samford 1959-62, West Virginia 1970-75,
Florida St. 1976-09)
34. Dan Devine (Minn. Duluth 1948)†.......................... 22
(Arizona St. 1955-57, Missouri 1958-70,
Notre Dame 1975-80)
35.Gus Henderson (Oberlin 1912)................................. 20
(Southern California 1919-24, Tulsa 1925-35,
Occidental 1940-42)
36. Ara Parseghian (Miami [OH] 1949)†....................... 24
(Miami [OH] 1951-55, Northwestern
1956-63, Notre Dame 1964-74)
37.Elmer Layden (Notre Dame 1924)#........................ 16
(Loras 1925-26, Duquesne 1927-33,
Notre Dame 1934-40)
38. Pop Warner (Cornell 1895)†....................................... 44
(Georgia 1895-96, Cornell 1897-98,
Carlisle 1899-03, Cornell 1904-06, Carlisle
1907-14, Pittsburgh 1915-23, Stanford
1924-32, Temple 1933-38)
39. Howard Jones (Yale 1908)†........................................ 29
(Syracuse 1908, Yale 1909, Ohio St. 1910,
Yale 1913, Iowa 1916-23, Duke 1924,
Southern California 1925-40)
40. Jim Tatum (North Carolina 1935)†.......................... 14
(North Carolina 1942, Oklahoma 1946,
Maryland 1947-55, North Carolina 1956-58)
41. Francis Schmidt (Nebraska 1914)†.......................... 24
(Tulsa 1919-21, Arkansas 1922-28,
TCU 1929-33, Ohio St. 1934-40,
Idaho 1941-42)
42. Tad Jones (Yale 1908)†................................................. 12
(Syracuse 1909-10, Yale 1916-17, 20-27)
43. Frank Cavanaugh (Dartmouth 1897)†.................. 25
(Cincinnati 1898, Holy Cross 1903-05,
Dartmouth 1911-16, Boston College 1919,
Neb.-Omaha 1919, Boston College 1920-26,
Fordham 1927-32)
44. Bill Roper (Princeton 1902)†...................................... 22
(VMI 1903-04, Princeton 1906-08, Missouri
1909, Princeton 1910-11, Swarthmore
1915-16, Princeton 1919-30)
45. R.C. Slocum (McNeese St. 1967)............................... 14
(Texas A&M 1989-02)
46. *Steve Spurrier (Florida 1967)#................................. 20
(Duke 1987-89, Florida 1990-01,
South Carolina 2005-09)
47. Doc Kennedy (Kansas 1898)...................................... 13
(Kansas 1904-10, Haskell 1911-16)
48. Bernie Bierman (Minnesota)...................................... 16
(Minnesota 1932-41, 45-50)
49.LaVell Edwards (Utah St. 1952)†............................... 29
(BYU 1972-00)
50.Vince Dooley (Auburn 1954)†................................... 25
(Georgia 1964-88)
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Coaching Records
W
197
L T
55 19
Pct.
.762
78
21 10
.761
116
32 13
.761
238
72 10
.759
166
48 14
.759
122
40
0
.753
394 129
3
.752
184
60
5
.749
127
40
8
.749
190
61 12
.745
152
52
0
.745
377 129
4
.743
172
57
9
.742
126
42
7
.740
170
58
6
.739
103
34 11
.733
319 106 32
.733
194
64 21
.733
100
35
7
.729
159
56 11
.728
24
6
.727
148
50 18
.727
112
37 19
.723
123
47
2
.721
177
68
2
.721
85
31
7
.720
93
35
6
.716
257 101
3
.716
77 10
.715
69
201
#Member of College Football Hall of Fame as a player.
√ ­Includes games forfeited, team and/or individual statistics vacated, and coaching records
changed by action of the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
By victories
Minimum 10 years as head coach at FBS institutions; record at four-year colleges
only; bowl games included; ties computed as half won, half lost. After each coach’s
name is his alma mater, year graduated, total years coached, won-lost record and
percentage, tenure at each college coached, and won-lost record there. Active
coaches are denoted by an asterisk (*).
(Minimum 170 Victories)
1. 394 *Joe Paterno (Born 12-21-1926 Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Brown 1950 (44: 394-129-3 .752)
Penn St. 1966-2009 (394-129-3)
2. 377Bobby Bowden (Born 11-8-1929 Birmingham, Ala.)
Samford 1953 (√44: 377-129-4 .743)
Samford 1959-62 (31-6-0); West Virginia 70-75 (√42-26-0);
Florida St. 76-2009 (304-97-4)
3. 323Bear Bryant (Born 9-11-1913 Moro Bottoms, Ark.; Died 1-26-1983)
Alabama 1936 (38: 323-85-17 .780)
Maryland 1945 (6-2-1); Kentucky 46-53 (60-23-5);
Texas A&M 54-57 (25-14-2); Alabama 58-82 (232-46-9)
4. 319Pop Warner (Born 4-5-1871 Springville, N.Y.; Died 9-7-1954)
Cornell 1895 (44: 319-106-32 .733)
Georgia 1895-96 (7-4-0); Cornell 1897-98, 1904-06 (36-13-3);
Carlisle 1899-1903, 07-14 (114-42-8); Pittsburgh 1915-23 (60-12-4);
Stanford 1924-32 (71-17-8); Temple 1933-38 (31-18-9)
5. 314Amos Alonzo Stagg (Born 8-16-1862 West Orange, N.J.; Died 3-17-1965)
Yale 1888 (57: 314-199-35 .605)
Springfield 1890-91 (10-11-1); Chicago 1892-1932 (244-111-27);
Pacific 1933-46 (60-77-7)
6. 257LaVell Edwards (Born 10-11-1930 Provo, Utah)
Utah St. 1952 (29: 257-101-3 .716)
BYU 1972-2000 (257-101-3)
7. 255Tom Osborne (Born 2-23-1937 Hastings, Neb.)
Hastings 1959 (25: 255-49-3 .836)
Nebraska 1973-97 (255-49-3)
8. 249Lou Holtz (Born 1-6-1937 Follansbee, W.Va.)
Kent St. 1959 (33: 249-132-7 .651)
William & Mary 1969-71 (13-20-0); North Carolina St. 72-75 (33-12-3);
Arkansas 77-83 (60-21-2); Minnesota 84-85 (10-12-0); Notre Dame
86-96 (100-30-2); South Carolina 99-2004 (33-37-0)
9. 238Woody Hayes (Born 2-13-1914 Clifton, Ohio; Died 3-12-1987)
Denison 1935 (33: 238-72-10 .759)
Denison 1946-48 (19-6-0); Miami (OH) 49-50 (14-5-0);
Ohio St. 51-78 (205-61-10)
10. 234Bo Schembechler (Born 9-1-1929 Barberton, Ohio; Died 11-17-2006)
Miami (OH) 1951 (27: 234-65-8 .775)
Miami (OH) 1963-68 (40-17-3); Michigan 69-89 (194-48-5)
11. 232Hayden Fry (Born 2-28-1929 Odessa, Tex.)
Baylor 1951 (√37: 232-178-10 .564)
SMU 1962-72 (49-66-1); North Texas 73-78 (√40-23-3); Iowa 79-98
(142-89-6)
12. 229 *Frank Beamer (Born 10-18-1946 Mount Airy, N.C.)
Virginia Tech 1969 (29: 229-115-4 .664)
Murray St. 1981-86 (42-23-2); Virginia Tech 1987-2009 (187-92-2)
13. 214 *Mack Brown (Born 8-27-1951 Cookeville, Tenn.)
Florida St. 1974 (26: 214-101-1 .679)
Appalachian St. 1983 (6-5); Tulane 85-87 (11-23); North Carolina
88-97 (69-46-1); Texas 98-2009 (128-27)
14. 207Jess Neely (Born 1-4-1898 Smyrna, Tenn.; Died 4-9-1983)
Vanderbilt 1924 (40: 207-176-19 .539)
Rhodes 1924-27 (20-17-2); Clemson 31-39 (43-35-7); Rice 40-66
(144-124-10)
15. 203Warren Woodson (Born 2-24-1903 Fort Worth, Texas; Died 2-22-1998)
Baylor 1924 (31: 203-95-14 .673)
Central Ark. 1935-39 (40-8-3); Hardin-Simmons 41-42, 46-51
(58-24-6); Arizona 52-56 (26-22-2); New Mexico St. 58-67 (63-36-3);
Trinity (TX) 72-73 (16-5-0)
16. 202Don Nehlen (Born 1-1-1936 Canton, Ohio)
Bowling Green 1958 (30: 202-128-8 .609)
Bowling Green 1968-76 (53-35-4); West Virginia 80-2000 (149-93-4)
17. 201Vince Dooley (Born 9-4-1932 Mobile, Ala.)
Auburn 1954 (25: 201-77-10 .715)
Georgia 1964-88 (201-77-10)
201Eddie Anderson (Born 11-13-1900 Mason City, Iowa; Died 4-26-1974)
Notre Dame 1922 (39: 201-128-15 .606)
Loras 1922-24 (16-6-2); DePaul 25-31 (21-22-3); Holy Cross 33-38,
50-64 (129-67-8); Iowa 39-42, 46-49 (35-33-2)
19. 200Jim Sweeney (Born 9-1-1929 Butte, Mont.)
Portland 1951 (32: 200-154-4 .564)
Montana St. 1963-67 (31-20-0); Washington St. 68-75 (26-59-1);
Fresno St. 76-77, 80-96 (143-75-3)
20. 198Dana X. Bible (Born 10-8-1891 Jefferson City, Tenn.; Died 1-19-1980)
Carson-Newman 1912 (33: 198-72-23 .715)
Mississippi Col. 1913-15 (12-7-2); LSU 16 (1-0-2); Texas A&M 17, 19-28
(72-19-9); Nebraska 29-36 (50-15-7); Texas 37-46 (63-31-3)
21. 197Dan McGugin (Born 7-29-1879 Tingley, Iowa; Died 1-19-1936)
Michigan 1904 (30: 197-55-19 .762)
Vanderbilt 1904-17, 19-34 (197-55-19)
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Coaching Records
45. 171Wallace Wade (Born 6-15-1892 Trenton, Tenn.; Died 10-7-1986)
Brown 1917 (24: 171-49-10 .765)
Alabama 1923-30 (61-13-3); Duke 31-41, 46-50 (110-36-7)
46. 170Ara Parseghian (Born 5-21-1923 Akron, Ohio)
Miami (OH) 1949 (24: 170-58-6 .739)
Miami (OH) 1951-55 (39-6-1); Northwestern 56-63 (36-35-1);
Notre Dame 64-74 (95-17-4)
170Grant Teaff (Born 11-12-1933 Hermleigh, Texas)
McMurry 1956 (30: 170-151-8 .529)
McMurry 1960-65 (23-35-2); Angelo St. 69-71 (19-11-0);
Baylor 72-92 (128-105-6)
√ Includes games forfeited, team and/or individual statistics vacated, and coaching records
changed by action of the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
Best Career Starts by Wins
(Head coaches with at least half their seasons
at a major college at the time)
1 SEASON
Coach, Team
Season
George Woodruff, Penn...............................................................1892
Walter Camp, Yale...........................................................................1888
Larry Coker, Miami (FL).................................................................2001
Bill Battle, Tennessee.....................................................................1970
Gary Blackney, Bowling Green..................................................1991
John Robinson, Southern California.......................................1976
Dick Crum, Miami (OH).................................................................1974
Barry Switzer, Oklahoma.............................................................1973
Chuck Fairbanks, Oklahoma......................................................1967
Larry Siemering, Pacific................................................................1947
Dwight Wallace, Ball St.................................................................1978
Mike Archer, LSU.............................................................................1987
*Chip Kelly, Oregon........................................................................2009
W
15
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
L T Pct.
1 0 .938
0 0 1.000
0 0 1.000
1 0 .917
1 0 .917
1 0 .917
0 1 .955
0 1 .955
1 0 .909
1 0 .909
1 0 .909
1 1 .875
3 0 .769
W
69
67
58
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
49
49
49
L T Pct.
2 2 .959
5 0 .931
9 0 .866
11 0 .833
10 0 .844
9 0 .855
13 0 .800
5 2 .896
8 2 .850
12 1 .798
13 0 .790
15 0 .766
16 0 .754
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons W
George Woodruff, Penn................................................... 1892-1901 124
*Bob Stoops, Oklahoma.................................................. 1999-2008 109
*Paul Johnson, Ga. Southern, Navy............................ 1997-2006 99
Barry Switzer, Oklahoma...................................................... 1973-82 98
Tom Osborne, Nebraska....................................................... 1973-82 96
Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee................................................ 1992-2001 95
Lloyd Carr, Michigan.......................................................... 1995-2004 95
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago.................... 1890-99 95
Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma.................................................... 1947-56 94
*Joe Paterno, Penn St............................................................. 1966-75 94
R.C. Slocum, Texas A&M........................................................ 1989-98 94
*Dan Hawkins, Willamette, Boise St.............. 1993-97, 2001-05 93
*Steve Spurrier, Duke, Florida............................................. 1987-96 93
L T Pct.
15 2 .887
24 0 .820
35 0 .739
17 3 .843
24 2 .795
20 0 .826
28 0 .772
34 9 .721
8 3 .910
18 1 .836
28 2 .766
22 1 .806
27 2 .770
5 SEASONS
Coach, Team
Seasons
Walter Camp, Yale, Stanford................................................ 1888-92
George Woodruff, Penn........................................................ 1892-96
Bob Pruett, Marshall.......................................................... 1996-2000
*Bob Stoops, Oklahoma.................................................. 1999-2003
*Pete Carroll, Southern California..................................... 2001-05
Larry Coker, Miami (FL).......................................................... 2001-05
*Mark Richt, Georgia.............................................................. 2001-05
Barry Switzer, Oklahoma...................................................... 1973-77
John Robinson, Southern California................................ 1976-80
R.C. Slocum, Texas A&M........................................................ 1989-93
Lloyd Carr, Michigan............................................................... 1995-99
*Bronco Mendenhall.............................................................. 2005-09
*Frank Solich, Nebraska................................................... 1998-2002
10 SEASONS
15 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
Barry Switzer, Oklahoma...................................................... 1973-87
Tom Osborne, Nebraska....................................................... 1973-87
*Steve Spurrier, Duke, Florida........................................ 1987-2001
*Joe Paterno, Penn St............................................................. 1966-80
Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee................................................ 1992-2006
LaVell Edwards, BYU............................................................... 1972-86
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago............... 1890-1904
*Dennis Erickson, Idaho, Wyoming,
Washington St., Miami (FL),
Oregon St............................................................ 1982-94, 99-2000
Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma.................................................... 1947-61
Bob Neyland, Tennessee..................................1926-34, 36-40, 46
Bob Devaney, Wyoming, Nebraska................................. 1957-71
W
148
147
142
141
137
137
136
L T
26 4
34 2
40 2
31 1
41 0
45 1
48 14
Pct.
.843
.809
.777
.818
.770
.751
.722
131
129
128
127
46
24
16
28
.739
.834
.868
.807
1
4
8
6
Coaching Records
22. 196Fielding Yost (Born 4-30-1871 Fairview, W.Va.; Died 8-20-1946)
West Virginia 1895 (29: 196-36-12 .828)
Ohio Wesleyan 1897 (7-1-1); Nebraska 98 (7-4-0); Kansas 99 (10-0-0);
Stanford 1900 (7-2-1); Michigan 01-23, 25-26 (165-29-10)
23. 194Howard Jones (Born 8-23-1885 Excello, Ohio; Died 7-27-1941)
Yale 1908 (29: 194-64-21 .733)
Syracuse 1908 (6-3-1); Yale 09, 13 (15-2-3); Ohio St. 10 (6-1-3);
Iowa 16-23 (42-17-1); Duke 24 (4-5-0); Southern California 25-40
(121-36-13)
24. 192John Cooper (Born 7-2-1937 Powell, Tenn.)
Iowa St. 1962 (24: 192-84-6 .691)
Tulsa 1977-84 (56-32-0); Arizona St. 85-87 (25-9-2);
Ohio St. 88-2000 (112-43-4)
25. 190John Vaught (Born 5-6-1908 Olney, Texas)
TCU 1933 (25: 190-61-12 .745)
Mississippi 1947-70, 73 (190-61-12)
26. 188George Welsh (Born 8-26-1933 Coaldale, Pa.)
Navy 1960 (28: 188-132-4 .586)
Navy 1973-81 (55-46-1); Virginia 82-2000 (133-86-3)
27. 187Dennis Franchione (Born 3-28-1951 Girard, Kan.)
Pittsburg St. 1973 (25: 187-101-2 .648)
Southwestern (KS) 1981-82 (14-4-2); Pittsburg St. 85-89 (53-6-0);
Texas St. 90-91 (13-9-0); New Mexico 92-97 (33-36-0); TCU 98-2000
(25-11-0); Alabama 01-02 (17-8-0); Texas A&M 03-07 (32-27-0)
28. 186John Heisman (Born 10-23-1869 Cleveland, Ohio; Died 10-3-1936)
Brown 1890 (37: 186-70-18 .712)
Oberlin 1892, 94 (11-3-1); Akron 93 (6-2-0); Auburn 95-99 (12-4-2);
Clemson 1900-03 (19-3-2); Georgia Tech 04-19 (102-29-7); Penn
20-22 (16-10-2); Wash. & Jeff. 23 (6-1-1); Rice 24-27 (14-18-3)
29. 185Johnny Majors (Born 5-21-1935 Lynchburg, Tenn.)
Tennessee 1957 (29: 185-137-10 .572)
Iowa St. 1968-72 (24-30-1); Pittsburgh 73-76, 93-96 (45-45-1);
Tennessee 77-92 (116-62-8)
30. 184Darrell Royal (Born 7-6-1924 Hollis, Okla.)
Oklahoma 1950 (23: 184-60-5 .749)
Mississippi St. 1954-55 (12-8-0); Washington 56 (5-5-0); Texas 57-76
(167-47-5)
31. 183Dick Tomey (Born 6-20-1938 Bloomington, Ind.)
DePauw 1960 (29: 183-145-7 .557)
Hawaii 77-86 (63-46-3); Arizona 87-2000 (95-64-4);
San Jose St. 2005-09 (25-35)
32. 180Gil Dobie (Born 1-31-1879 Hastings, Minn.; Died 12-24-1948)
Minnesota 1902 (33: 180-45-15 .781)
North Dakota St. 1906-07 (7-0-0); Washington 08-16 (58-0-3); Navy
17-19 (17-3-0); Cornell 20-35 (82-36-7); Boston College 36-38 (16-6-5)
180Carl Snavely (Born 7-30-1894 Omaha, Neb.; Died 7-12-1975)
Lebanon Valley 1915 (32: 180-96-16 .644)
Bucknell 1927-33 (42-16-8); North Carolina 34-35, 45-52 (59-35-5);
Cornell 36-44 (46-26-3); Washington-St. Louis 53-58 (33-19-0)
180Jackie Sherrill (Born 11-28-1943 Duncan, Okla.)
Alabama 1966 (26: 180-120-4 .599)
Washington St. 1976 (3-8-0); Pittsburgh 77-81 (50-9-1); Texas A&M
82-88 (52-28-1); Mississippi St. 91-2003 (75-75-2)
35. 179Carmen Cozza (Born 6-10-1930 Parma, Ohio)
Miami (OH) 1952 (32: 179-119-5 .599)
Yale 1965-96 (179-119-5)
179Jerry Claiborne (Born 8-26-1928 Hopkinsville, Ky.; Died 9-24-2000)
Kentucky 1950 (28: 179-122-8 .592)
Virginia Tech 1961-70 (61-39-2); Maryland 72-81 (77-37-3);
Kentucky 82-89 (41-46-3)
37. 178Ben Schwartzwalder (Born 6-2-1909 Point Pleasant, W.Va.; Died 4-28-93)
West Virginia 1933 (28: 178-96-3 .648)
Muhlenberg 1946-48 (25-5-0); Syracuse 49-73 (153-91-3)
38. 177 *Steve Spurrier (Born 4-20-1945 Miami Beach, Fla.)
Florida 1967 (20: 177-68-2 .721)
Duke 1987-89 (20-13-1); Florida 1990-2001 (122-27-1);
South Carolina 05-09 (35-28)
39. 176Frank Kush (Born 1-20-1929 Windber, Pa.)
Michigan St. 1953 (22: 176-54-1 .764)
Arizona St. 1958-79 (176-54-1)
176Don James (Born 12-31-1932 Massillon, Ohio)
Miami (FL) 1954 (22: 176-78-3 .691)
Kent St. 1971-74 (25-19-1); Washington 75-92 (151-59-2)
176Ralph Jordan (Born 9-25-1910 Selma, Ala.; Died 7-17-1980)
Auburn 1932 (√25: 176-83-6 .675)
Auburn 1951-75 (√176-83-6)
42. 174Pappy Waldorf (Born 10-3-1902 Clifton Springs, N.Y.; Died 8-15-1981)
Syracuse 1925 (31: 174-100-22 .625)
Oklahoma City 1925-27 (17-11-3); Oklahoma St. 29-33 (34-10-7);
Kansas St. 34 (7-2-1); Northwestern 35-46 (49-45-7);
California 47-56 (67-32-4)
43. 173Bob Neyland (Born 2-17-1892 Greenville, Texas; Died 3-28-1962)
Army 1916 (21: 173-31-12 .829)
Tennessee 1926-34, 36-40, 46-52 (173-31-12)
44. 172Dan Devine (Born 12-23-1924 Augusta, Wis.; Died 5-9-2002)
Minn. Duluth 1948 (22: 172-57-9 .742)
Arizona St. 1955-57 (27-3-1); Missouri 58-70 (92-38-7);
Notre Dame 75-80 (53-16-1)
7
8
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Coaching Records
Bill Snyder, Kansas St......................................................... 1989-2003 127
20 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
Tom Osborne, Nebraska....................................................... 1973-92
*Joe Paterno, Penn St............................................................. 1966-85
LaVell Edwards, BYU............................................................... 1972-91
*Steve Spurrier, Duke, Florida,
South Carolina....................................................... 1987-01; 05-09
Bo Schembechler, Miami (OH), Michigan..................... 1963-82
Bob Neyland, Tennessee........................... 1926-34, 36-40, 46-51
Frank Kush, Arizona St........................................................... 1958-77
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago............... 1890-1909
*Dennis Erickson, Idaho, Wyoming,
Washington St., Miami (FL),
Oregon St., Arizona St.......................... 1982-94, 99-02, 06-08
Darrell Royal, Mississippi St., Washington,
Texas......................................................................................... 1954-73
Vince Dooley, Georgia........................................................... 1964-83
Johnny Vaught, Mississippi................................................. 1947-66
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle........................ 1895-1914
John Cooper, Tulsa, Arizona St., Ohio St........................ 1977-96
55
1 .697
W
195
187
183
L T Pct.
46 3 .805
44 2 .807
62 3 .744
177
171
165
164
163
68 2 .721
45 6 .784
29 11 .832
49 1 .769
51 18 .741
163
75
161
161
157
157
157
49 4 .762
60 7 .721
44 10 .768
59 11 .716
70 6 .687
W
255
229
228
215
L
49
60
81
61
205
201
74 3 .732
77 10 .715
1 .684
25 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
Tom Osborne, Nebraska....................................................... 1973-97
*Joe Paterno, Penn St............................................................. 1966-90
LaVell Edwards, BYU............................................................... 1972-96
Bo Schembechler, Miami (OH), Michigan..................... 1963-87
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St................................................................... 1959-62, 70-90
Vince Dooley, Georgia........................................................... 1964-88
*Mack Brown, Appalachian St., Tulane,
North Carolina, Texas.......................................1983, 1985-2008
Lou Holtz, William & Mary, North Carolina St.,
Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame............................. 1969-94
Bear Bryant, Maryland, Kentucky,
Texas A&M, Alabama........................................................ 1945-69
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh......................................................................... 1895-1919
Johnny Vaught, Mississippi..........................................1947-70, 73
T
3
3
3
7
Pct.
.836
.789
.736
.772
201 100
1 .667
199
89
7 .686
193
61 15 .745
193
190
62 12 .745
61 12 .745
W
278
L T Pct.
72 3 .792
259
81
242
71 16 .760
30 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
*Joe Paterno, Penn St............................................................. 1966-95
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St................................................................... 1959-62, 70-95
Bear Bryant, Maryland, Kentucky,
Texas A&M, Alabama........................................................ 1945-74
Lou Holtz, William & Mary, North Carolina St.,
Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame,
South Carolina.................................................. 1969-96, 99-2001
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh, Stanford..................................................... 1895-1924
Woody Hayes, Denison, Miami (OH),
Ohio St..................................................................................... 1946-75
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago............... 1890-1919
Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt....................................... 1904-17, 19-34
Warren Woodson, Central Ark., Hardin-Simmons,
Arizona, New Mexico St.,
Trinity (TX)..........................................1935-42, 46-56, 58-67, 72
Hayden Fry, SMU, North Texas, Iowa............................... 1962-91
233 113
4 .759
7 .670
224
72 16 .744
213
204
197
63 8 .764
76 20 .713
55 19 .762
195 92 14 .671
189 140 9 .572
W
322
L
90
T Pct.
3 .780
315
87
4 .781
296
77 16 .781
266 81 19 .753
230 84 23 .717
222 165 10 .572
183
64 16 .726
W
L
T Pct.
359 107
354 117
4 .768
3 .750
40 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St.............................................................. 1959-62, 70-2005
*Joe Paterno, Penn St........................................................ 1966-2005
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple.................................... 1895-1934
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago............... 1890-1929
41 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St.............................................................. 1959-62, 70-2006
*Joe Paterno, Penn St........................................................ 1966-2006
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple.................................... 1895-1935
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago............... 1890-1930
W
L
T Pct.
366 113
363 121
4 .762
3 .748
307 95 25 .748
249 113 26 .675
42 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St.............................................................. 1959-62, 70-2007
*Joe Paterno, Penn St........................................................ 1966-2007
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple.................................... 1895-1936
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago............... 1890-1931
W
L
T Pct.
373 119
372 125
4 .756
3 .747
313 98 27 .745
251 118 27 .668
43 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
*Joe Paterno, Penn St........................................................ 1966-2008
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St.............................................................. 1959-62, 70-2008
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple.................................... 1895-1937
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago............... 1890-1932
W
L
383 127
T Pct.
3 .750
382 123
4 .754
316 100 31 .742
254 122 28 .663
44 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
*Joe Paterno, Penn St........................................................ 1966-2009
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St.............................................................. 1959-62, 70-2009
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple.................................... 1895-1938
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago,
Pacific.................................................................................. 1890-1933
W
L
394 129
T Pct.
3 .752
377 129
4 .743
319 106 32 .733
259 127 28 .659
*Active coach.
Best Career Starts by Percentage
(Head coaches with at least half their seasons
at a major college at the time)
1 SEASON
Coach, Team
Season
Larry Coker, Miami (FL).................................................................2001
Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt............................................................1904
Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan..................................................1948
Carroll Widdoes, Ohio St..............................................................1944
Galen Hall, Florida...........................................................................1984
William Dietz, Washington St....................................................1915
John Heisman, Oberlin.................................................................1892
Dick Crum, Miami (OH).................................................................1974
Barry Switzer, Oklahoma.............................................................1973
Aldo Donelli, Duquesne...............................................................1939
Francis Schmidt, Tulsa...................................................................1919
W
12
9
9
9
8
7
7
10
10
8
8
L T Pct.
0 0 1.000
0 0 1.000
0 0 1.000
0 0 1.000
0 0 1.000
0 0 1.000
0 0 1.000
0 1 .955
0 1 .955
0 1 .944
0 1 .944
W
26
69
67
43
39
51
36
46
47
44
L T Pct.
0 1 .981
2 2 .959
5 0 .931
2 3 .927
3 3 .900
5 2 .896
5 0 .878
6 1 .877
4 6 .877
5 3 .875
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons W
Gil Dobie, North Dakota St., Washington...................... 1906-15 59
Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma.................................................... 1947-56 94
Fielding Yost, Ohio Wesleyan, Nebraska,
Kansas, Stanford, Michigan....................................... 1897-1906 90
Knute Rockne, Notre Dame................................................. 1918-27 81
George Woodruff, Penn................................................... 1892-1901 124
Percy Haughton, Cornell, Harvard................. 1899-1900, 08-15 81
L T Pct.
0 2 .984
8 3 .910
5 SEASONS
35 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
*Joe Paterno, Penn St........................................................ 1966-2000
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St.............................................................. 1959-62, 70-2000
Bear Bryant, Maryland, Kentucky,
Texas A&M, Alabama........................................................ 1945-79
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh, Stanford..................................................... 1895-1929
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago............... 1890-1924
Hayden Fry, SMU, North Texas, Iowa............................... 1962-96
John Heisman, Oberlin, Akron, Auburn, Clemson,
Georgia Tech, Penn, Wash. & Jeff., Rice................ 1892-1926
Jess Neely, Rhodes, Clemson, Rice..................... 1924-27, 31-66 207 176 19 .539
300 92 25 .749
248 108 24 .684
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
Gil Dobie, North Dakota St., Washington...................... 1906-10
Walter Camp, Yale, Stanford................................................ 1888-92
George Woodruff, Penn........................................................ 1892-96
Bob Neyland, Tennessee....................................................... 1926-30
Knute Rockne, Notre Dame................................................. 1918-22
Barry Switzer, Oklahoma...................................................... 1973-77
Elmer Henderson, Southern California.......................... 1919-23
Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma.................................................... 1947-51
Henry Williams, Army, Minnesota.........................1891, 1900-03
Frank Leahy, Boston College, Notre Dame................... 1939-43
10 SEASONS
9
8
15
9
3
5
2
5
.897
.888
.887
.879
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Coaching Records
84
82
79
98
9
9
10
17
6
7
8
3
.879
.872
.856
.843
W
L
T Pct.
88
128
5
16
3 .932
8 .868
114
148
106
129
14
26
17
24
9
4
9
4
.858
.843
.837
.834
89
141
107
147
17
31
24
34
5
1
3
2
.824
.818
.810
.809
W
L
T Pct.
122
133
165
11 3 .908
22 11 .834
29 11 .832
142
144
187
195
150
171
131
25 10 .831
28 14 .812
44 2 .807
46 3 .805
37 6 .793
45 6 .784
33 12 .778
W
L
T Pct.
146
255
22
49
8 .852
3 .836
168
229
168
215
166
34 11 .815
60 3 .789
42 14 .781
61 7 .772
48 14 .759
127
37 11 .757
170
54 15 .755
167
54
7 .748
W
L
T Pct.
164
278
213
197
39 10 .793
72 3 .792
63 8 .764
55 19 .762
242
71 16 .760
259
81
15 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
Gil Dobie, North Dakota St., Washington,
Navy, Cornell......................................................................... 1906-20
Bob Neyland, Tennessee..................................1926-34, 36-40, 46
Fielding Yost, Ohio Wesleyan, Nebraska,
Kansas, Stanford, Michigan....................................... 1897-1911
Barry Switzer, Oklahoma...................................................... 1973-87
Henry Williams, Army, Minnesota.........................1891, 1900-13
Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma.................................................... 1947-61
Fred Folsom, Colorado,
Dartmouth............................................ 1895-99, 1901-06, 08-11
*Joe Paterno, Penn St............................................................. 1966-80
Elmer Henderson, Southern California, Tulsa.............. 1919-33
Tom Osborne, Nebraska....................................................... 1973-87
20 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
Gil Dobie, North Dakota St., Washington,
Navy, Cornell......................................................................... 1906-25
Henry Williams, Army, Minnesota.........................1891, 1900-18
Bob Neyland, Tennessee........................... 1926-34, 36-40, 46-51
Fielding Yost, Ohio Wesleyan, Nebraska,
Kansas, Stanford, Michigan....................................... 1897-1916
Jock Sutherland, Lafayette, Pittsburgh........................... 1919-38
*Joe Paterno, Penn St............................................................. 1966-85
Tom Osborne, Nebraska....................................................... 1973-92
Wallace Wade, Alabama, Duke...................................1923-41, 46
Bo Schembechler, Miami (OH), Michigan..................... 1963-82
Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt....................................... 1904-17, 19-24
25 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
Gil Dobie, North Dakota St., Washington,
Navy, Cornell......................................................................... 1906-30
Tom Osborne, Nebraska....................................................... 1973-97
Fielding Yost, Ohio Wesleyan, Nebraska,
Kansas, Stanford, Michigan....................................... 1897-1921
*Joe Paterno, Penn St............................................................. 1966-90
Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt....................................... 1904-17, 19-29
Bo Schembechler, Miami (OH), Michigan..................... 1963-87
Red Blaik, Dartmouth, Army............................................... 1934-58
John Heisman, Oberlin, Akron, Auburn,
Clemson, Georgia Tech............................................... 1892-1916
Howard Jones, Syracuse, Yale, Ohio St.,
Iowa, Duke, Southern California .............1908-10, 13, 16-36
Woody Hayes, Denison, Miami (OH),
Ohio St..................................................................................... 1946-70
30 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
Gil Dobie, North Dakota St., Washington,
Navy, Cornell......................................................................... 1906-35
*Joe Paterno, Penn St............................................................. 1966-95
Woody Hayes, Denison, Miami (OH), Ohio St.............. 1946-75
Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt....................................... 1904-17, 19-34
Bear Bryant, Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A&M,
Alabama................................................................................. 1945-74
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St................................................................... 1959-62, 70-95
John Heisman, Oberlin, Akron, Auburn, Clemson,
Georgia Tech, Penn....................................................... 1892-1921
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh, Stanford..................................................... 1895-1924
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago............... 1890-1919
4 .759
159
48 13 .752
224
204
72 16 .744
76 20 .713
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons W
Dana X. Bible, Mississippi Col., LSU,
Texas A&M, Nebraska, Texas............................ 1913-17, 19-43 175
L
T Pct.
67 23 .704
35 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St.............................................................. 1959-62, 70-2000
Bear Bryant, Maryland, Kentucky,
Texas A&M, Alabama........................................................ 1945-79
*Joe Paterno, Penn St........................................................ 1966-2000
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh, Stanford..................................................... 1895-1929
John Heisman, Oberlin, Akron, Auburn,
Clemson, Georgia Tech, Penn,
Wash. & Jeff., Rice.......................................................... 1892-1926
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago............... 1890-1924
Hayden Fry, SMU, North Texas, Iowa............................... 1962-96
W
L
T Pct.
315
87
4 .781
296
322
77 16 .781
90 3 .780
266
81 19 .753
183 64 16 .726
230 84 23 .717
222 165 10 .572
40 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St.............................................................. 1959-62, 70-2005
*Joe Paterno, Penn St........................................................ 1966-2005
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple.................................... 1895-1934
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago............... 1890-1929
Jess Neely, Rhodes, Clemson, Rice..................... 1924-27, 31-66
W
L
T Pct.
359 107
354 117
4 .768
3 .750
300 92 25 .749
248 108 24 .684
207 176 19 .539
41 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
*Joe Paterno, Penn St........................................................ 1966-2006
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St.............................................................. 1959-62, 70-2006
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple.................................... 1895-1935
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago............... 1890-1930
W
L
363 121
T Pct.
3 .748
361 113
4 .762
307 95 25 .748
249 113 26 .675
42 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
*Joe Paterno, Penn St........................................................ 1966-2007
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St.............................................................. 1959-62, 70-2007
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple.................................... 1895-1936
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago............... 1890-1931
W
L
372 125
T Pct.
3 .747
361 119
4 .756
313 98 27 .745
251 118 27 .668
43 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
*Joe Paterno, Penn St........................................................ 1966-2008
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St.............................................................. 1959-62, 70-2008
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple.................................... 1895-1937
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago............... 1890-1932
W
L
383 127
T Pct.
3 .750
370 123
4 .754
316 100 31 .742
254 122 28 .663
44 SEASONS
Coach, Team(s)
Seasons
*Joe Paterno, Penn St........................................................ 1966-2009
Bobby Bowden, Samford, West Virginia,
Florida St.............................................................. 1959-62, 70-2009
Pop Warner, Georgia, Cornell, Carlisle,
Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple.................................... 1895-1938
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago,
Pacific.................................................................................. 1890-1933
W
L
394 129
T Pct.
3 .752
377 129
4 .743
319 106 32 .733
259 127 28 .659
*Active coach.
Coaching Records
Frank Leahy, Boston College, Notre Dame..... 1939-43, 46-50
Bob Neyland, Tennessee................................................1926-34, 36
Henry Williams, Army, Minnesota.........................1891, 1900-08
Barry Switzer, Oklahoma...................................................... 1973-82
9
10
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Coaching Records
Coaches to Reach 200 and 300 Victories
(Must have five years or 50 victories at a school that was classified
as a major college at the time; listed alphabetically)
200 VICTORIES
WHEN MILESTONE REACHED
Age in
Career
Career
Coach (Date Reached Milestone)
Yrs.-Days
Game (Record) Yr.-Game
Eddie Anderson (11-14-1964).........................................................................
64-1
342nd (200-127-15)
39-8
*Chris Ault (10-09-2009).................................................................................... 61-336
295th (200-94-1)
25-5
*Frank Beamer (9-15-2007).............................................................................. 60-331
310th (200-106-4)
27-3
Bobby Bowden (10-27-1990)........................................................................... 60-353
279th (200-76-3)
25-7
*Mack Brown (11-27-2008)...............................................................................
57-92
301st (200-100-1)
25-12
Bear Bryant (9-10-1971)..................................................................................... 57-364
282nd (200-66-16)
27-1
Vince Dooley (11-26-1988)...............................................................................
56-84
286th (200-76-10)
25-11
LaVell Edwards (9-24-1994).............................................................................. 64-348
277th (200-74-3)
23-4
Hayden Fry (11-20-1993)................................................................................... 64-265
361st (200-152-9)
32-11
Woody Hayes (11-2-1974)................................................................................. 61-261
268th (200-60-8)
29-8
Lou Holtz (9-9-1995)............................................................................................ 58-243
297th (200-90-7)
26-2
Jess Neely (9-26-1964)........................................................................................ 66-265
373rd (200-155-18)
38-1
Don Nehlen (11-11-2000)................................................................................. 64-314
355th (200-127-8)
30-9
Tom Osborne (10-7-1993)................................................................................. 56-224
249th (200-46-3)
21-5
*Joe Paterno (9-5-1987)..................................................................................... 60-258
246th (200-44-2)
22-1
Bo Schembechler (10-4-1986)........................................................................
57-33
262nd (200-55-7)
24-4
Amos Alonzo Stagg (10-11-1919).................................................................
57-56
294th (200-74-20)
30-1
Jim Sweeney (11-2-1996)..................................................................................
67-62
355th (200-151-4)
32-8
*Jim Tressel (9-15-2007)..................................................................................... 54-298
273rd (200-71-2)
22-3
Pop Warner (9-24-1921)..................................................................................... 50-172
276th (200-62-14)
28-1
Warren Woodson (10-13-1973)....................................................................... 70-231
307th (200-93-14)
31-6
*Active coach.
300 VICTORIES
WHEN MILESTONE REACHED
Age in
Career
Career
Coach (Date Reached Milestone)
Yrs.-Days
Game (Record) Yr.-Game
Bobby Bowden (10-23-1999)........................................................................... 69-349
389th (300-85-4)
34-8
Bear Bryant (10-3-1980).....................................................................................
67-22
393rd (300-77-16)
36-4
*Joe Paterno (9-12-1998)................................................................................... 71-266
380th (300-77-3)
32-2
Amos Alonzo Stagg (11-6-1943)....................................................................
81-82
507th (300-173-34)
54-7
Pop Warner (11-24-1934).................................................................................. 63-233
415th (300-91-24)
41-8
*Active coach.
JOHN GAGLIARDI
A Coach for the Ages
John Gagliardi is probably not as well known as Eddie Robinson, but his accomplishments are no
less remarkable. Both coaches are known as great teachers, men whose lives touched many young
college student-athletes and molded them into responsible adults.
Gagliardi became the winningest coach in college football history in 2003 by passing Robinson
and heads into this season (his 62nd) with 471 career wins.
Fifty-seven of Gagliardi’s seasons have been at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota.
Gagliardi’s biggest strength is his ability to relate to his players and get them to play hard even
though they receive no scholarships based on athletics ability. In fact, his basic philosophy is boiled
down to “Winning With Nos.” That is:
* No spring practices;
* No scholarships;
* No compulsory weightlifting program;
* No calling him “coach”— players call him John;
* No long practices — an hour and a half or less; and
* No tackling in practice — players wear shorts or sweats.
Gagliardi began his remarkable career in 1949 at Carroll College (Montana), where he coached
for four seasons before assuming the St. John’s head position in 1953. He is now coaching in his seventh decade and seems fit enough to continue well into the new century. He passed the legendary
Amos Alonzo Stagg in coaching longevity at 58 years in 2006.
His career includes 27 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles and four national
championships (1963, 1965, 1976 and 2003).
Victory No.
100th
200th
300th
400th
(Date Reached Milestone)
(10-9-1965)
(10-11-1980)
(10-16-1993)
(12-7-2002)
Age in
Yrs.-Days
38-343
53-345
66-350
76-38
Career
Game (Record)
135th (100-32-3)
274th (200-67-7)
405th (300-95-10)
524th (400-113-11)
Career
Yr.-Game
17-5
32-5
45-6
54-13
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Coaching Records
(Must have five years or 50 victories at a school that
was classified as a major college at the time)
Youngest Coaches to Reach 100 Victories
Age in
Coach
Yrs.-Days
George Woodruff.................................................................................................................
35-261
Elmer Layden.........................................................................................................................
37-175
Fielding Yost...........................................................................................................................
37-191
Pop Warner.............................................................................................................................
37-235
Amos Alonzo Stagg............................................................................................................
38-51
Don Faurot..............................................................................................................................
39-131
Matty Bell................................................................................................................................
39-256
Dana X. Bible..........................................................................................................................
40-44
Andy Smith.............................................................................................................................
40-71
Bennie Owen.........................................................................................................................
40-72
Dan McGugin........................................................................................................................
40-78
Hugo Bezdek.........................................................................................................................
40-120
Terry Bowden........................................................................................................................
40-280
Youngest Coaches to Reach 200 Victories
Age in
Coach
Yrs.-Days
Pop Warner.............................................................................................................................
50-172
*Jim Tressel.............................................................................................................................
54-298
Vince Dooley..........................................................................................................................
56-84
Tom Osborne.........................................................................................................................
56-224
Bo Schembechler.................................................................................................................
57-33
Amos Alonzo Stagg............................................................................................................
57-56
*Mack Brown.........................................................................................................................
57-92
Bear Bryant.............................................................................................................................
57-364
Lou Holtz.................................................................................................................................
58-243
*Active coach.
Youngest Coaches to Reach 300 Victories
Age in
Coach
Yrs.-Days
Pop Warner.............................................................................................................................
63-233
Bear Bryant.............................................................................................................................
67-22
Bobby Bowden.....................................................................................................................
69-349
*Joe Paterno...........................................................................................................................
71-266
Amos Alonzo Stagg............................................................................................................
81-82
*Active coach.
FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 100 Victories
Career Game
Coach
(Record at Time)
Gil Dobie...................................................................................................................
108 (100-5-3)
George Woodruff..................................................................................................
109 (100-9-0)
Bud Wilkinson.........................................................................................................
111 (100-8-3)
Fielding Yost............................................................................................................ 114 (100-10-4)
Career Game
Coach
(Record at Time)
Knute Rockne......................................................................................................... 117 (100-12-5)
Bob Neyland........................................................................................................... 120 (100-12-8)
Frank Leahy............................................................................................................. 121 (100-13-8)
*Joe Paterno............................................................................................................ 122 (100-21-1)
Barry Switzer........................................................................................................... 122 (100-18-4)
Henry Williams....................................................................................................... 122 (100-13-9)
*Bob Stoops............................................................................................................ 122 (100-22-0)
Phillip Fulmer.......................................................................................................... 123 (100-23-0)
Fred Folsom............................................................................................................. 126 (100-20-6)
Gus Henderson...................................................................................................... 126 (100-23-3)
Tom Osborne.......................................................................................................... 126 (100-24-2)
Frank Thomas......................................................................................................... 128 (100-21-7)
Wallace Wade......................................................................................................... 129 (100-24-5)
Bo Schembechler.................................................................................................. 130 (100-24-6)
Bobby Dodd............................................................................................................ 131 (100-28-3)
*Steve Spurrier....................................................................................................... 131 (100-29-2)
Frank Kush................................................................................................................ 131 (100-30-1)
Charley Moran........................................................................................................ 131 (100-24-7)
Lloyd Carr................................................................................................................. 132 (100-32-0)
Dan McGugin......................................................................................................... 132 (100-25-7)
R.C. Slocum.............................................................................................................. 132 (100-30-2)
Jock Sutherland..................................................................................................... 132 (100-22-10)
*Active coach.
FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 200 VICTORIES
Career Game
Coach
(Record at Time)
*Joe Paterno............................................................................................................ 246 (200-44-2)
Tom Osborne.......................................................................................................... 249 (200-46-3)
Bo Schembechler.................................................................................................. 262 (200-55-7)
Woody Hayes.......................................................................................................... 268 (200-60-8)
*Jim Tressel.............................................................................................................. 273 (200-71-2)
Pop Warner.............................................................................................................. 276 (200-62-14)
LaVell Edwards....................................................................................................... 277 (200-74-3)
Bobby Bowden...................................................................................................... 279 (200-76-3)
Bear Bryant.............................................................................................................. 282 (200-66-16)
Vince Dooley........................................................................................................... 286 (200-76-10)
Amos Alonzo Stagg............................................................................................. 294 (200-74-20)
*Active coach.
FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 300 VICTORIES
Career Game
Coach
(Record at Time)
*Joe Paterno............................................................................................................ 380 (300-77-3)
*Bobby Bowden.................................................................................................... 389 (300-85-4)
Bear Bryant.............................................................................................................. 393 (300-77-16)
Pop Warner.............................................................................................................. 415 (300-91-24)
Amos Alonzo Stagg............................................................................................. 507 (300-173-34)
*Active coach.
Coaching Records
Other Coaching Milestones
11
12
All-Time Division I
Coaching Longevity Records
(Minimum 10 Head-Coaching Seasons in FBS;
Bowl Games Included)
MOST GAMES
Games Coach, School(s) and Years
548Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield 1890-91, Chicago 92-1932, Pacific 33-46
526 *Joe Paterno, Penn St. 1966-2009
510Bobby Bowden, Samford 1959-62, West Virginia 70-75,
Florida St. 76-2009
457Pop Warner, Georgia 1895-96, Cornell 97-98 & 1904-06, Carlisle 18991903 & 07-14, Pittsburgh 15-23, Stanford 24-32, Temple 33-38
425Bear Bryant, Maryland 1945, Kentucky 46-53, Texas A&M 54-57,
Alabama 58-82
420Hayden Fry, SMU 1962-72, North Texas 73-78, Iowa 79-98
402Jess Neely, Rhodes 1924-27, Clemson 31-39, Rice 40-66
388Lou Holtz, William & Mary 1969-71, North Carolina St. 72-75, Arkansas
77-83, Minnesota 84-85, Notre Dame 86-96, South Carolina 99-2004
361LaVell Edwards, BYU 1972-2000
358Jim Sweeney, Montana St. 1963-67, Washington St. 68-75,
Fresno St. 76-77 & 80-96
348 *Frank Beamer, Murray St. 1981-86, Virginia Tech 87-2009
344Eddie Anderson, Loras 1922-24, DePaul 25-31, Holy Cross 33-38 & 50-64,
Iowa 39-42 & 46-49
338Don Nehlen, Bowling Green 1968-76, West Virginia 80-2000
335Dick Tomey, Hawaii 1977-86, Arizona 87-2000, San Jose St. 05-09
332Johnny Majors, Iowa St. 1968-72, Pittsburgh 73-76 & 93-96,
Tennessee 77-92
329Grant Teaff, McMurry 1960-65, Angelo St. 69-71, Baylor 72-92
325George Welsh, Navy 1973-81, Virginia 82-2000
323 *Mike Price, Weber St. 1981-88, Washington St. 89-2002, UTEP 04-09
320Woody Hayes, Denison 1946-48, Miami (OH) 49-50, Ohio St. 51-78
318Ray Morrison, SMU 1915-16 & 22-34, Vanderbilt 18 & 35-39,
Temple 40-48, Austin 49-52
316 *Mack Brown, Appalachian St. 1983, Tulane 85-87, North Carolina 88-97,
Texas 98-2009
312Ken Hatfield, Air Force 1979-83, Arkansas 84-89, Clemson 90-93,
Rice 94-2005
312Warren Woodson, Central Ark. 1935-39, Hardin-Simmons 41-42 & 46-51,
Arizona 52-56, New Mexico St. 58-67, Trinity (TX) 72-73
309Jerry Claiborne, Virginia Tech 1961-70, Maryland 72-81, Kentucky 82-89
307Tom Osborne, Nebraska 1973-97
307Bo Schembechler, Miami (OH) 1963-68, Michigan 69-89
305Tuss McLaughry, Westminster (PA) 1916, 18 & 21, Amherst 22-25,
Brown 26-40, Dartmouth 41-54
304Jackie Sherrill, Washington St. 1976, Pittsburgh 77-81, Texas A&M 82-88,
Mississippi St. 91-2003
301Bill Mallory, Miami (OH) 1969-73, Colorado 74-78, Northern Ill. 80-83,
Indiana 84-96
*Active coach.
MOST YEARS
Years Coach, School(s) and Years
57Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield 1890-91, Chicago 92-1932, Pacific 33-46
44Bobby Bowden, Samford 1959-62, West Virginia 70-75,
Florida St. 76-2009
44 *Joe Paterno, Penn St. 1966-2009
44Pop Warner, Georgia 1895-96, Cornell 97-98 & 1904-06, Carlisle 99-1903 &
07-14, Pittsburgh 15-23, Stanford 24-32, Temple 33-38
40Jess Neely, Rhodes 1924-27, Clemson 31-39, Rice 40-66
39Eddie Anderson, Loras 1922-24, DePaul 25-31, Holy Cross 33-38 & 50-54,
Iowa 39-42 & 46-49
38Bear Bryant, Maryland 1945, Kentucky 46-53, Texas A&M 54-57,
Alabama 58-82
37Hayden Fry, SMU 1962-72, North Texas 73-78, Iowa 79-98
37Ossie Solem, Luther 1920, Drake 21-31, Iowa 32-36, Syracuse 37-45,
Springfield 46-57
36John Heisman, Oberlin 1892 & 94, Akron 93, Auburn 95-99, Clemson
1900-03, Georgia Tech 04-19, Penn 20-22, Wash. & Jeff. 23, Rice 24-27
34Tuss McLaughry, Westminster (PA) 1916, 18 & 21, Amherst 22-25,
Brown 26-40, Dartmouth 41-54
34Ray Morrison, SMU 1915-16 & 22-34, Vanderbilt 18 & 35-39,
Temple 40-48, Austin 49-52
33Dana X. Bible, Mississippi Col. 1913-15, LSU 16, Texas A&M 17 & 19-28,
Nebraska 29-36, Texas 37-46
33Gil Dobie, North Dakota St. 1906-07, Washington 08-16, Navy 17-19,
Cornell 20-35, Boston College 36-38
33Woody Hayes, Denison 1946-48, Miami (OH) 49-50, Ohio St. 51-78
33Lou Holtz, William & Mary 1969-71, North Carolina St. 72-75, Arkansas
77-83, Minnesota 84-85, Notre Dame 86-96, South Carolina 99-2004
33Lou Little, Georgetown 1924-29, Columbia 30-56
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Coaching Records
Years Coach, School(s) and Years
32Clark Shaughnessy, Tulane 1915-20 & 22-26, Loyola (IL) 27-32, Chicago
33-39, Stanford 40-41, Maryland 42 & 46, Pittsburgh 43-45, Hawaii 65
32Carl Snavely, Bucknell 1927-33, North Carolina 34-35 & 45-52,
Cornell 36-44, Washington-St. Louis 53-58
32William Spaulding, Western Mich. 1907-21, Minnesota 22-24, UCLA 25-38
32Jim Sweeney, Montana St. 1963-67, Washington St. 68-75,
Fresno St. 76-77 & 80-96
31Pappy Waldorf, Oklahoma City 1925-27, Oklahoma St. 29-33,
Kansas St. 34, Northwestern 35-46, California 47-56
31Warren Woodson, Central Ark. 1935-39, Hardin-Simmons 41-42 & 46-51,
Arizona 52-56, New Mexico St. 58-67, Trinity (TX) 72-73
30Bob Blackman, Denver 1953-54, Dartmouth 55-70, Illinois 71-76,
Cornell 77-82
30Frank Dobson, Georgia 1909, Clemson 10-12, Richmond 13-17 & 19-33,
South Carolina 18, Maryland 35-39
30Harvey Harman, Haverford 1922-29, Sewanee 30, Penn 31-37, Rutgers
38-55
30Frank Howard, Clemson 1940-69
30Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt 1904-17 & 19-34
30Grant Teaff, McMurry 1960-65, Angelo St. 69-71, Baylor 72-92
*Active coach.
MOST SCHOOLS
Schls. Coach, Schools and Years
8John Heisman, Oberlin 1892 & 94, Akron 93, Auburn 95-99, Clemson
1900-03, Georgia Tech 04-19, Penn 20-22, Wash. & Jeff. 23, Rice 24-27
8Lou Saban, Case 1950-52, Northwestern 55, Western Ill. 57-59, Maryland
66, Miami (FL) 77-78, Army 79, UCF 83-84, Chowan 2001-02
7Dennis Franchione, Southwestern (KS) 1981-82, Pittsburg St. 85-89, Texas
St. 90-91, New Mexico 92-97, TCU 98-2000, Alabama 01-02,
Texas A&M 03-07
7Chuck Mills, Pomona-Pitzer 1959-61, Indiana (PA) 62-63, Merchant
Marine 64, Utah St. 67-72, Wake Forest 73-77, Southern Ore. St. 80-88,
Coast Guard 97
7Darrell Mudra, Adams St. 1959-62, North Dakota St. 63-65, Arizona 67-68,
Western Ill. 69-73, Florida St. 74-75, Eastern Ill. 78-82, UNI 83-87
7Clark Shaughnessy, Tulane 1915-20 & 22-26, Loyola (IL) 27-32, Chicago
33-39, Stanford 40-41, Maryland 42 & 46, Pittsburgh 43-45, Hawaii 65
7Clarence Spears, Dartmouth 1917-20, West Virginia 21-24, Minnesota
25-29, Oregon 30-31, Wisconsin 32-35, Toledo 36-42, Maryland 43-44
6 *Watson Brown, Austin Peay 1979-80, Cincinnati 83, Rice 84-85, Vanderbilt
86-90, UAB 95-2006, Tennessee Tech 2007-09
6Frank Cavanaugh, Cincinnati 1898, Holy Cross 1903-05, Dartmouth
11-16, Boston College 19-26, Neb.-Omaha 19, Fordham 27-32
6 *Dennis Erickson, Idaho 1982-85 & 2006, Wyoming 86, Washington St.
87-88, Miami (FL) 89-94, Oregon St. 99-2002, Arizona St. 2007-09
6Lou Holtz, William & Mary 1969-71, North Carolina St. 72-75, Arkansas
77-83, Minnesota 84-85, Notre Dame 86-96, South Carolina 99-2004
6Howard Jones, Syracuse 1908, Yale 09 & 13, Ohio St. 10, Iowa 16-23,
Duke 24, Southern California 25-40
6Pop Warner, Georgia 1895-96, Cornell 97-98 & 1904-06, Carlisle 18991903 & 07-14, Pittsburgh 15-23, Stanford 24-32, Temple 33-38
5Matty Bell, Haskell 1920-21, Carroll (WI) 22, TCU 23-28, Texas A&M 29-33,
SMU 35-41 & 45-49
5Dana X. Bible, Mississippi Col. 1913-15, LSU 16, Texas A&M 17 & 19-28,
Nebraska 29-36, Texas 37-46
5Earle Bruce, Tampa 1972, Iowa St. 73-78, Ohio St. 79-87, UNI 88,
Colorado St. 89-92
5Jack Curtice, West Tex. A&M 1940-41, UTEP 46-49, Utah 50-57,
Stanford 58-61, UC Santa Barbara 62-69
5Dudley DeGroot, UC Santa Barbara 1926-28, San Jose St. 32-39,
Rochester (NY) 40-43, West Virginia 48-49, New Mexico 50-52
5Gil Dobie, North Dakota St. 1906-07, Washington 08-16, Navy 17-19,
Cornell 20-35, Boston College 36-38
5Frank Dobson, Georgia 1909, Clemson 10-12, Richmond 13-17 & 19-33,
South Carolina 18, Maryland 35-39
5Ed Doherty, Arizona St. 1947-50, Rhode Island 51, Arizona 57-58,
Xavier (OH) 59-61, Holy Cross 71-75
5Red Drew, Trinity (CT) 1921-23, Birmingham So. 24-27, Chattanooga
29-30, Mississippi 46, Alabama 47-54
5Stuart Holcomb, Findlay 1932-35, Muskingum 36-40, Wash. & Jeff. 41,
Miami (OH) 42-43, Purdue 47-55
5Al Molde, Sioux Falls 1971-72, Minn.-Morris 73-79, Central Mo. 80-82,
Eastern Ill. 83-86, Western Mich. 87-96
5Darryl Rogers, Cal St. East Bay 1965, Fresno St. 66-72, San Jose St. 73-75,
Michigan St. 76-79, Arizona St. 80-84
5John Rowland, Henderson St. 1925-30, Ouachita Baptist 31, Citadel
40-42, Oklahoma City 46-47, George Washington 48-51
5Francis Schmidt, Tulsa 1919-21, Arkansas 22-28, TCU 29-33, Ohio St.
34-40, Idaho 41-42
5Clipper Smith, Gonzaga 1925-28, Santa Clara 29-35, Villanova 36-42,
San Francisco 46, Lafayette 49-51
5Ossie Solem, Luther 1920, Drake 21-31, Iowa 32-36, Syracuse 37-45,
Springfield 46-57
5Skip Stahley, Delaware 1934, Brown 41-43, George Washington 46-47,
Toledo 48-49, Idaho 54-60
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Coaching Records
13
Schls. Coach, Schools and Years
5Jim Wacker, Texas Lutheran 1971-75, North Dakota St. 76-78, Texas St.
79-82, TCU 83-91, Minnesota 92-96
5Pappy Waldorf, Oklahoma City 1925-27, Oklahoma St. 29-33, Kansas St.
34, Northwestern 35-46, California 47-56
5Warren Woodson, Central Ark. 1935-39, Hardin-Simmons 41-42, Arizona
52-56, New Mexico St. 58-67, Trinity (TX) 72-73
5Fielding Yost, Ohio Wesleyan 1897, Nebraska 98, Kansas 99, Stanford
1900, Michigan 01-23 & 25-26
*Active coach.
MOST YEARS COACHED AT ONE COLLEGE
Coach, College (Years)
Years
*Joe Paterno, Penn St. (1966-2009)............................... 44 #
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago (1892-1932)................ 41
Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (1976-2009)..................... 34
Frank Howard, Clemson (1940-69)................................ 30 #
Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt (1904-17, 19-34)............... 30 #
LaVell Edwards, BYU (1972-2000).................................. 29 #
Robert Zuppke, Illinois (1913-41).................................. 29 #
Woody Hayes, Ohio St. (1951-78).................................. 28
Lou Little, Columbia (1930-56)........................................ 27
Jess Neely, Rice (1940-66)................................................. 27
William Alexander, Georgia Tech (1920-44).............. 25 #
Ike Armstrong, Utah (1925-49)....................................... 25 #
Bear Bryant, Alabama (1958-82).................................... 25
Vince Dooley, Georgia (1964-88)................................... 25 #
Ralph Jordan, Auburn (1951-75).................................... 25 #
Tom Osborne, Nebraska (1973-97)............................... 25 #
Ben Schwartzwalder, Syracuse (1949-73).................. 25
John Vaught, Mississippi (1947-70, 73)....................... 25 #
Bill Yeoman, Houston (1962-86)..................................... 25 #
Fielding Yost, Michigan (1901-23, 25-26)................... 25
*Chris Ault, Nevada (1976-92, 94-95, 2004-09)........ 25 #
Edward Robinson,
Brown (1898-1901, 04-07, 10-25)............................. 24
*Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech (1987-09)...................... 23
Frank Camp, Louisville (1946-68)................................... 23 #
Fisher DeBerry, Air Force (1984-2006)......................... 23 #
Wally Butts, Georgia (1939-60)........................................ 22 #
Bobby Dodd, Georgia Tech (1945-66)......................... 22 #
Frank Kush, Arizona St. (1958-79).................................. 22 #
Bennie Owen, Oklahoma (1905-26)............................. 22
Henry Williams, Minnesota (1900-21).......................... 22
School
W-L-T
394-129-3
244-111-27
304-97-4
165-118-12
197-55-19
257-101-3
131-81-13
205-61-10
110-116-10
144-124-10
134-95-15
140-55-15
232-46-9
201-77-10
176-83-6
255-49-3
153-91-3
190-61-12
160-108-8
165-29-10
206-96-1
Overall
W-L-T
394-129-3
314-199-35
377-129-4
165-118-12
197-55-19
257-101-3
131-81-13
238-72-10
151-128-13
207-176-19
134-95-15
140-55-15
323-85-17
201-77-10
176-83-6
255-49-3
178-96-3
190-61-12
160-108-8
196-36-12
206-96-1
140-82-12
187-92-2
118-96-2
169-109-1
140-86-9
165-64-8
176-54-1
122-54-16
140-33-11
157-88-13
229-115-4
118-96-2
169-109-1
140-86-9
165-64-8
176-54-1
155-60-19
141-34-12
Active Coaching Longevity Records
(Minimum five years as an FBS head coach; includes bowl games)
MOST GAMES
Games
526
348
323
316
Coach, School(s) and Years
Joe Paterno, Penn St., 1966-2009
Frank Beamer, Murray St. 1981-86, Virginia Tech 87-2009
Mike Price, Weber St. 1981-88, Washington St. 89-2002, UTEP 04-09
Mack Brown, Appalachian St. 1983, Tulane 85-87, North Carolina 88-97,
Texas 98-2009
MOST YEARS
Years
44
29
28
Coach, School(s) and Years
Joe Paterno, Penn St. 1966-2009
Frank Beamer, Murray St. 1981-86, Virginia Tech 87-2009
Mike Price, Weber St. 1981-88, Washington St. 89-2002, UTEP 04-09
MOST YEARS AT CURRENT SCHOOL
Years
44
25
23
Coach, School and Years
Joe Paterno, Penn St. 1966-2008
Chris Ault, Nevada 1976-92, 94-95, 2004-08
Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech, 1987-09
MOST SCHOOLS
SchoolsCoach, Schools and Years
6
Watson Brown, Austin Peay 1979-80, Cincinnati 83, Rice 84-85, Vanderbilt
86-90, UAB 95-2006, Tennessee Tech 2007-09
6
Dennis Erickson, Idaho 1982-85 & 2006, Wyoming 86, Washington St.
87-88, Miami (FL) 89-94, Oregon St. 99-2002, Arizona St. 2007-09
4
Mack Brown, Appalachian St. 1983, Tulane 85-87, North Carolina 88-97,
Texas 98-2009
4
Bill Lynch, Butler 1985-89, Ball St. 95-2002, DePauw 04, Indiana 2007-09
4
Houston Nutt, Murray St. 1993-96, Boise St. 1997, Arkansas 1998-07,
Mississippi 2008-09
4
Rich Rodriguez, Salem Int’l 1988, Glenville St. 1990-96, West Virginia
2000-07, Michigan 2008-09
4Nick Saban, Toledo 1990, Michigan St. 1995-99, LSU 2000-04, Alabama
2007-09
4
Howard Schnellenberger, Miami (FL) 1979-83, Louisville 85-94, Oklahoma
95, Fla. Atlantic 2001-09
Major-College Brother vs.
Brother Coaching Matchups
(Thanks to Tex Noel of Bedford, Indiana)
(Each brother’s victories in parentheses)
Mack Brown, Tulane (2), vs. Watson, Vanderbilt (0),
1986-87
Vince Dooley, Georgia (1), vs. Bill, North Carolina (0),
1971 Gator Bowl
Bump Elliott, Michigan (6), vs. Pete, Illinois (1), 196066
Howard Jones, Yale 1909 and Iowa 1922 (2),
vs. Tad, Syracuse 1909 and Yale 1922 (0)
E. Lowell “Dick” Romney, Utah St. (3)
vs. G. “Ott,” Montana St. (0), 1922, 1925 and 1927
E. Lowell “Dick” Romney, Utah St. (5) vs. G. “Ott,” BYU
(0), 1932-36
Pop Warner, Cornell (0) vs. Bill, Colgate (0) (tie), 1906
Annual FBS HeadCoaching Changes
Year
Changes
1947............................................. 27
1948............................................. 24
1949............................................. 22
1950............................................. 23
1951............................................. 23
1952............................................. 15
1953............................................. 18
1954............................................. 14
1955............................................. 23
1956............................................. 19
1957............................................. 22
1958............................................. 18
1959............................................. 18
1960............................................. 18
1961............................................. 11
1962............................................. 20
1963............................................. 12
1964............................................. 14
1965............................................. 16
1966............................................. 16
1967............................................. 21
1968............................................. 14
1969............................................. 22
1970............................................. 13
1971............................................. 27
1972............................................. 17
1973............................................. 36
1974............................................. 28
1975............................................. 18
1976............................................. 23
1977............................................. 27
Teams Pct.
125
.216
121
.198
114
.193
119
.193
115
.200
113
.133
111
.162
103
.136
103
.223
105
.181
108
.204
109
.165
110
.164
114
.158
112
.098
119
.168
118
.102
116
.121
114
.140
116
.138
114
.184
114
.123
118
.186
118
.110
119
.227
121
.140
126 †.286
128
.219
134
.134
137
.168
144
.188
Year
Changes
1978............................................. 27
1979............................................. 26
1980............................................. 27
1981............................................. 17
1982............................................. 17
1983............................................. 22
1984............................................. 16
1985............................................. 15
1986............................................. 22
1987............................................. 24
1988............................................. 9
1989............................................. 19
1990............................................. 20
1991............................................. 16
1992............................................. 16
1993............................................. 15
1994............................................. 15
1995............................................. 21
1996............................................. 9
1997............................................. 24
1998............................................. 14
1999............................................. 20
2000............................................. 14
2001............................................. 24
2002............................................. 13
2003............................................. 18
2004............................................. 14
2005............................................. 24
2006............................................. 11
2007............................................. 23
2008............................................. 18
2009............................................. 21
2010............................................. 23
*Record low. †Record high.
Teams Pct.
139
.194
139
.187
139
.194
137
.123
97
.175
105
.210
105
.152
105
.143
105
.210
104
.231
104
.087
106
.179
106
.189
106
.151
107
.150
106
.142
107
.140
108
.194
111 *.081
112
.214
112
.125
114
.175
114
.123
115
.209
117
.111
117
.154
117
.120
119
.202
119
.092
119
.193
119
.151
119
.176
120
.192
Coaching Records
*Active coach. #Never coached at any other college.
14
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Coaching Records
Records of FBS
First-Year Head Coaches
Most Victories by FBS
First-Year Head Coaches
(Coaches with no previous head-coaching
experience at a four-year ­college)
Bowl
Year No. Won Lost Tied Pct. Record
1948 14 56 68
7 .454 0-1
1949
8 26 49
3 .353 0-1
1950 10 37 56
4 .402 0-0
1951 13 60 67
4 .473 1-2
1952
8 31 42
3 .428 0-0
1953
8 29 45
5 .399 0-0
1954
8 31 43
4 .423 0-0
1955
9 36 50
4 .422 0-1
1956 14 47 80 11 .380 1-0
1957
9 32 50
6 .398 0-0
1958
7 26 44
0 .371 0-0
1959
8 34 43
2 .443 0-0
1960 14 54 80
5 .406 1-0
1961
8 26 50
0 .342 0-0
1962 12 40 74
4 .356 2-0
1963
8 23 49
6 .333 0-0
1964 12 45 67
7 .408 1-1
1965
8 28 47
2 .377 0-0
1966 10 46 50
3 .480 0-0
1967 18 58 114
5 .342 1-0
1968
6 19 40
1 .325 0-0
1969 15 49 90
1 .353 0-0
1970 10 45 61
1 .425 1-0
1971 12 57 72
0 .442 1-1
1972 11 57 64
1 .471 1-0
1973 14 84 63
8 .568 1-0
1974 17 63 116
5 .356 1-0
1975 10 38 72
0 .345 0-1
1976 15 57 109
2 .345 3-1
1977 14 55 94
5 .373 1-0
1978 16 68 104
3 .397 0-0
1979 11 53 66
3 .447 0-0
1980 12 54 75
2 .420 0-0
1981
6 25 40
0 .385 0-0
1982 10 51 59
1 .464 0-1
1983 12 51 82
2 .385 1-0
1984
7 47 28
1 *.625 2-1
1985
5 19 37
0 .339 0-0
1986 12 53 81
0 .396 0-1
1987
9 51 49
3 .510 1-1
1988
4 25 20
0 .556 1-0
1989
7 32 49
1 .396 0-2
1990
9 46 42
2 .522 1-1
1991 10 38 72
1 .347 1-0
1992
4 15 20
1 .431 0-0
1993
8 29 58
2 .337 0-1
1994
7 30 40
2 .431 2-1
1995 10 57 56
2 .504 1-2
1996
6 27 42
0 .391 1-1
1997 11 47 79
0 .373 0-1
1998
9 44 59
0 .427 0-2
1999
8 40 51
0 .440 1-1
2000
8 39 54
0 .419 1-2
2001 12 72 67
0 .518 2-2
2002
6 27 47
0 .365 0-1
2003
9 60 56
0 .517 2-3
2004 10 44 69
0 .389 1-1
2005 11 51 73
0 .411 1-2
2006
9 56 57
0 .496 2-3
2007 13 50 99
0 .336 1-3
2008 5^ 30 28
0 .517 3-1
2009 13 59 102
0 .366 2-2
Won
76
35
49
39
38
48
40
36
61
44
37
41
57
38
52
32
42
36
38
60
20
62
46
64
53
83
78
43
72
66
77
66
60
31
58
60
45
20
56
52
22
39
41
46
32
41
40
45
29
56
52
34
41
68
24
60
47
57
42
65
34
46
Teams’ Previous
Season Record
Bowl
Lost Tied Pct. Record
52 8 .588
2-1
41 4 .463
0-0
42 6 .536
2-0
88 7 .317
1-1
40 0 .487
0-0
28 7 .620
1-2
33 7 .543
1-0
52 1 .410
0-0
68 6 .474
0-1
42 2 .511
0-0
31 2 .543
0-0
35 2 .538
0-1
78 2 .423
0-0
38 2 .500
0-0
66 2 .442
1-1
46 1 .411
0-1
71 4 .376
0-0
42 1 .462
0-0
56 5 .409
0-0
116 4 .344
0-1
38 2 .350
0-0
85 3 .423
0-1
54 0 .460
0-2
61 0 .512
0-1
64 2 .454
1-0
71 2 .538
3-0
105 1 .427
1-0
67 0 .391
0-0
91 5 .443
3-1
88 3 .430
0-2
96 3 .446
0-1
57 1 .536
2-2
68 3 .469
1-0
35 1 .470
0-1
57 2 .504
2-2
73 1 .451
1-1
35 1 .562
3-0
32 4 .393
0-0
76 3 .426
1-1
50 1 .510
0-2
23 1 .489
1-1
43 0 .476
1-2
48 1 .461
0-1
64 2 .420
0-2
14 0 .696
1-1
51 1 .446
2-2
39 0 .506
1-0
65 3 .412
2-1
38 1 .434
0-1
70 0 .444
1-1
52 0 .500
1-2
55 0 .382
0-0
49 0 .456
0-0
68 0 .500
2-0
43 0 .358
1-0
52 0 .536
1-2
75 0 .385
1-0
62 0 .479
1-6
63 0 .400
1-3
98 0 .399
3-2
30 0 .531
0-4
111 0 .293
1-0
*Record percentage for first-year coaches. 1984 coaches and their records, with bowl game
indicated by an asterisk (*): Pat Jones, Oklahoma St. (*10-2-0); Galen Hall, Florida (8-0-0, took
over from Charley Pell after three games); Bill Arnsparger, LSU (8-*3-1); Fisher DeBerry, Air Force
(*8-4-0); Dick Anderson, Rutgers (7-3-0); Mike Sheppard, Long Beach St. (4-7-0); Ron Chismar,
Wichita St. (2-9-0).
^Includes Dabo Swinney who took over at Clemson for the last seven games of the season.
Coach, College, Year
Chris Petersen, Boise St., 2006................................................................................ Larry Coker, Miami (FL), 2001................................................................................. Bret Bielema, Wisconsin, 2006............................................................................... Gary Blackney, Bowling Green, 1991.................................................................. John Robinson, Southern California, 1976....................................................... Bill Battle, Tennessee, 1970...................................................................................... Gregg Brandon, Bowling Green, 2003................................................................ Jeff Jagodzinski, Boston College, 2007.............................................................. Dick Crum, Miami (OH), 1974................................................................................. Barry Switzer, Oklahoma, 1973.............................................................................. John Jenkins, Houston, 1990.................................................................................. Dwight Wallace, Ball St., 1978................................................................................. Chuck Fairbanks, Oklahoma, 1967....................................................................... Mike Archer, LSU, 1987.............................................................................................. Ralph Friedgen, Maryland, 2001........................................................................... Tom Amstutz, Toledo, 2001..................................................................................... Rick Neuheisel, Colorado, 1995............................................................................. Paul Pasqualoni, Syracuse, 1992........................................................................... Curley Hallman, Southern Miss., 1988................................................................ Pat Jones, Oklahoma St., 1984............................................................................... Earle Bruce, Tampa, 1972.......................................................................................... Billy Kinard, Mississippi, 1971................................................................................. Bill Doba, Washington St., 2003............................................................................. Chip Kelly, Oregon, 2009.......................................................................................... W
*13
*12
*12
*11
*11
*11
*11
*11
*10
10
10
10
*10
*10
10
*10
*10
*10
*10
*10
*10
*10
*10
10
L T
0 0
0 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
3 0
3 0
0 1
0 1
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 1
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
3 0
3 0
*Bowl game victory included.
Only first-year coaches to win a national championship: Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan, 1948
(9-0-0); Larry Coker, Miami (FL), 2001 (12-0-0).
Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coaching Records
15
Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coaching Records
(Minimum five years as FBS and/or FCS head coach;
record at four-year colleges only)
BY PERCENTAGE
Coach, College
Years Won Lost Tied Pct.†
1. Al Bagnoli, Penn..................................................... 28
213 70
0 .753
2. Buddy Pough, South Carolina St....................
8
67 26
0 .720
3. Joe Taylor, Florida A&M....................................... 27
214 82
4 .720
4. Mark Farley, UNI.....................................................
9
82 32
0 .719
5. K.C. Keeler, Delaware........................................... 17
150 60
1 .713
6. David Bennett, Coastal Caro............................. 14
113 46
0 .711
7. Pete Lembo, Elon...................................................
9
73 31
0 .702
8. Dick Biddle, Colgate............................................. 14
113 51
0 .689
9. Bobby Lamb, Furman..........................................
8
62 34
0 .646
10. Walt Hameline, Wagner...................................... 29
195 110
2 .638
11. Jerry Moore, Appalachian St............................ 28
216 124
2 .635
12. Rob Ash, Montana St........................................... 30
196 113
5 .632
13. Anthony Jones, Alabama A&M........................ 11
79 46
0 .632
14. Andy Talley, Villanova.......................................... 30
206 120
2 .631
15. Mickey Matthews, James Madison................ 11
82 51
0 .617
16. Rocky Hager, Northeastern............................... 16
111 72
1 .606
17. Phil Estes, Brown.................................................... 12
72 47
0 .605
18. Sean McDonnell, New Hampshire................. 11
80 53
0 .602
19. Joe Walton, Robert Morris................................. 16
96 67
1 .588
20. Bob Ford, Albany (NY)......................................... 41
241 169
1 .588
21. Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary................... 30
200 141
2 .586
22. Kevin Callahan, Monmouth.............................. 17
101 72
0 .584
23. Kevin Higgins, Citadel......................................... 12
80 57
1 .583
24. Tom Gilmore, Holy Cross....................................
6
39 28
0 .582
25. Steve Patton, Gardner-Webb........................... 18
113 82
1 .579
Fewer than five years as FBS and/or FCS head coach (includes record at
all four-year colleges):
Coach, College
Years Won Lost Tied Pct.†
Chris Creighton, Drake................................................... 13
109 30
0 .784
Chris Hatcher, Murray St................................................ 10
94 27
0 .777
Dale Lennon, Southern Ill.............................................. 13
122 38
0 .763
Rod Broadway, Grambling............................................
7
59 21
0 .738
Craig Bohl, North Dakota St.........................................
7
52 25
0 .675
Willie Fritz, Sam Houston St......................................... 13
97 47
0 .674
Charles Priore, Stony Brook.......................................... 10
61 31
0 .663
Bob Biggs, UC Davis......................................................... 17
130 66
1 .662
Rick Comegy, Jackson St............................................... 18
132 72
0 .647
Clint Conque, Central Ark.............................................. 10
73 43
0 .629
John Stiegelmeier, South Dakota St......................... 13
83 60
0 .580
†Ties computed as half won and half lost. Includes bowl and playoff games.
BY VICTORIES
(Minimum five years as FBS or FCS head coach;
record at four-year colleges only.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
20.
21.
22.
23.
25.
Coach, College
Years Won Lost Tied Pct.†
Bob Ford, Albany (NY)......................................... 41
241 169
1 .588
Jerry Moore, Appalachian St............................ 28
216 124
2 .635
Joe Taylor, Florida A&M....................................... 27
214 82
4 .720
Al Bagnoli, Penn..................................................... 28
213 70
0 .753
Andy Talley, Villanova.......................................... 30
206 120
2 .631
Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary................... 30
200 141
2 .586
Rob Ash, Montana St........................................... 30
196 113
5 .632
Walt Hameline, Wagner...................................... 29
195 110
2 .638
Mike Ayers, Wofford............................................. 25
155 125
2 .553
K.C. Keeler, Delaware........................................... 17
150 60
1 .713
Bob Spoo, Eastern Ill............................................ 22
140 113
1 .553
Tim Murphy, Harvard........................................... 23
136 100
1 .576
Matt Ballard, Morehead St................................. 22
124 109
1 .532
Tim Walsh, Cal Poly............................................... 19
121 89
0 .576
Ron McBride, Weber St....................................... 18
120 90
0 .571
David Bennett, Coastal Caro............................. 14
113 46
0 .711
Dick Biddle, Colgate............................................. 14
113 51
0 .689
Steve Patton, Gardner-Webb........................... 18
113 82
1 .579
Terry Allen, Missouri St........................................ 17
113 85
0 .571
Rocky Hager, Northeastern............................... 16
111 72
1 .606
Watson Brown, Tennessee Tech...................... 25
107 172
1 .384
Kevin Callahan, Monmouth.............................. 17
101 72
0 .584
Joe Walton, Robert Morris................................. 16
96 67
1 .588
Jim Parady, Marist.................................................. 18
96 88
1 .522
Jack Cosgrove, Maine.......................................... 17
95 98
0 .492
Fewer than five years as FBS and/or FCS head coach (includes record at
all four-year colleges):
Coach, College
Years Won Lost Tied Pct.†
Rick Comegy, Jackson St............................................... 18
132 72
0 .647
Bob Biggs, UC Davis......................................................... 17
130 66
1 .662
Dale Lennon, Southern Ill.............................................. 13
122 38
0 .763
Dale Carlson, Valparaiso................................................. 21
110 103
1 .516
Chris Creighton, Drake................................................... 13
109 30
0 .784
Willie Fritz, Sam Houston St......................................... 13
97 47
0 .674
†Ties computed as half won and half lost. Includes bowl and playoff games.
Winningest Coaches All-Time
(Minimum 10 years as head coach at FCS institutions; record
at four-year colleges only; bowl and playoff games included)
BY PERCENTAGE
Coach (Alma Mater)
(Colleges Coached, Tenure)
Yrs.
1. Mike Kelly (Manchester 1970)................................... 27
(Dayton 1981-2007)
2. *Al Bagnoli (Central Conn. St. 1975)....................... 28
(Union [NY] 1982-91, Penn 1992-09)
3.Greg Gattuso (Penn St. 1983).................................... 12
(Duquesne 1993-04)
4. *Jim Tressel (Baldwin-Wallace 1975)...................... 24
(Youngstown St. 1986-00, Ohio St. 01-09)
5. *Joe Taylor (Western Ill. 1972)................................... 27
(Howard 1983, Virginia Union 1984-91,
Hampton 1992-07, Florida A&M 2008-09)
6. Tubby Raymond (Michigan 1950)........................... 36
(Delaware 1966-01)
7. Roy Kidd (Eastern Ky. 1954)........................................ 39
(Eastern Ky. 1964-02)
8. W.C. Gorden (Tennessee St. 1952)........................... 16
(Jackson St. 1976-91)
9.Eddie Robinson (Leland 1941).................................. 55
(Grambling 1941-42, 45-97)
10. Pete Richardson (Dayton 1968)................................ 22
(Winston-Salem 1988-92, Southern U.
1993-09)
11. *Dick Biddle (Duke 1971)............................................ 14
(Colgate 1996-09)
12. *Chris Ault (Nevada 1968)........................................... 25
(Nevada 1976-92, 94-95, 04-09)
13. Mark Whipple (Brown 1979)...................................... 16
(New Haven 1988-93, Brown 1994-97,
Massachusetts 1998-03)
14. Don Brown (Norwich 1977)....................................... 13
Plymouth St. 1993-95, Northeastern 2000-03,
Massachusetts 2004-09)
15. *Billy Joe (Villanova 1963)........................................... 33
(Cheyney 1972-78, Central St. [OH] 1981-93,
Florida A&M 1994-04, Miles 2008-09)
16. Joe Gardi (Maryland 1960)......................................... 16
(Hofstra 1990-05)
17. Bill Hayes (N.C. Central 1965)..................................... 27
(Winston-Salem 1976-87, N.C. A&T 1988-02)
18. *Walt Hameline (Brockport 1975)........................... 29
(Wagner 1981-09)
19. Jack Siedlecki (Union [NY] 1974)............................. 21
(WPI 1988-92, Amherst 1993-96,
Yale 1997-08)
20. *Jerry Moore (Baylor 1961)......................................... 28
(North Texas 1979-80, Texas Tech 1981-85,
Appalachian St. 1989-09)
W
246
L
54
T Pct.†
1 .819
213
70
0
.753
97
32
0
.752
229
78
2
.744
214
82
4
.720
300 119
3
.714
314 124
8
.713
119
5
.711
408 165 15
.707
175
76
1
.696
113
51
0
.689
206
96
1
.682
120
60
0
.667
100
51
0
.662
243 123
4
.662
119
62
2
.656
196 103
2
.654
195 110
2
.638
126
71
2
.638
216 124
2
.635
47
†Ties computed as half won, half lost. *Active coach.
BY VICTORIES
Coach (Alma Mater)
(Colleges Coached, Tenure)
1.Eddie Robinson (Leland 1941)..................................
(Grambling 1941-42, 45-97)
2. Roy Kidd (Eastern Ky. 1954)........................................
(Eastern Ky. 1964-02)
3. Tubby Raymond (Michigan 1950)...........................
(Delaware 1966-01)
4. Mike Kelly (Manchester 1970)...................................
(Dayton 1981-07)
Yrs. W
L T Pct.†
55 408 165 15 .707
39
314 124
8
.713
36
300 119
3
.714
27
246
1
.819
54
Coaching Records
Winningest Active Coaches
16
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
14.
15.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coaching Records
Coach (Alma Mater)
(Colleges Coached, Tenure)
Yrs.
*Billy Joe (Villanova 1963)........................................... 33
(Cheyney 1972-78, Central St. [OH] 1981-93,
Florida A&M 1994-04, Miles 2008-09)
*Bob Ford (Springfield 1959)..................................... 41
(St. Lawrence 1965-68, Albany [NY] 1973-09)
*Jim Tressel (Baldwin-Wallace 1975)...................... 24
(Youngstown St. 1986-00, Ohio St. 2001-09)
Ron Randleman (William Penn 1964).................... 36
(William Penn 1969-75, Pittsburg St. 1976-81,
Sam Houston St. 1982-04)
*Jerry Moore (Baylor 1961)......................................... 28
(North Texas 1979-80, Texas Tech 1981-85,
Appalachian St. 1989-09)
*Joe Taylor (Western Ill. 1972)................................... 27
(Howard 1983, Virginia Union 1984-91,
Hampton 1992-07, Florida A&M 2008-09)
*Al Bagnoli (Central Conn. St. 1975)....................... 28
(Union [NY] 1982-91, Penn 1992-09)
*Chris Ault (Nevada 1968)........................................... 25
(Nevada 1976-92, 94-95, 04-09)
*Andy Talley (Southern Conn. St. 1967)................ 30
(St. Lawrence 1979-83, Villanova 1985-09)
*Jimmye Laycock (William & Mary 1970)............. 30
(William & Mary 1980-09)
Bill Hayes (N.C. Central 1965)..................................... 27
(Winston-Salem 1976-87, N.C. A&T 1988-02)
*Rob Ash (Cornell College 1973).............................. 30
(Juniata 1980-88, Drake 1989-06,
Montana St. 2007-08)
*Walt Hameline (Brockport 1975)........................... 29
(Wagner 1981-09)
Carmen Cozza (Miami [OH] 1952)........................... 32
(Yale 1965-96)
Pete Richardson (Dayton 1968)................................ 22
(Winston-Salem 1988-92, Southern U.
1993-09)
Bill Bowes (Penn St. 1965)........................................... 27
(New Hampshire 1972-98)
W
L
243 123
T Pct.†
4 .662
241 169
1
.588
229
78
2
.744
218 167
6
.565
216 124
2
.635
214
82
4
.720
213
70
0
.753
206
96
1
.682
206 120
2
.631
200 141
2
.586
196 103
2
.654
196 113
5
.632
195 110
2
.638
179 119
5
.599
175
76
1
.696
169 112
5
.600
Annual FCS Head-Coaching Changes
(From the 1982 reorganization of the division for parallel comparisons)
Year
Changes Teams Pct.
1982............................................. 7
92
.076
1983............................................. 17
84
.202
1984............................................. 14
87
.161
1985............................................. 11
87
.126
1986............................................. 18
86
.209
1987............................................. 13
87
.149
1988............................................. 12
88
.136
1989............................................. 21
89
†.236
1990............................................. 16
89
.180
1991............................................. 6
87
*.069
1992............................................. 14
89
.157
1993............................................. 13
#115
.113
1994............................................. 17
116
.147
1995............................................. 11
119
.092
1996............................................. 11
116
.095
1997............................................. 20
118
.169
1998............................................. 14
119
.118
1999............................................. 17
122
.139
2000............................................. 24
122
.197
2001............................................. 12
123
.098
2002............................................. 14
122
.115
2003............................................. 17
122
.139
2004............................................. 18
122
.148
2005............................................. 11
117
.094
2006............................................. 20
115
.174
2007............................................. 16
118
.136
2008............................................. 16
118
.136
2009............................................. 12
118
.102
2010............................................. 21
118
.178
*Record low. †Record high. #Twenty-seven teams switched from Divisions II & III to FCS.
†Ties computed as half won, half lost. *Active coach.
FCS Championship Coaches
All coaches who have coached teams in the FCS championship playoffs since 1978 are listed here with their
playoff record, alma mater and year graduated, team,
year coached, opponent, and score.
Dan Allen (1-2) (Hanover 1978)
Boston U....................1993 UNI 27-21 (2 ot)
Boston U....................1993Idaho 14-21
Boston U....................1994Eastern Ky. 23-30
Pokey Allen (3-1) (Utah 1965)
Boise St.......................1994North Texas 42-20
Boise St.......................1994 Appalachian St. 17-14
Boise St.......................1994 Marshall 28-24
Boise St.......................1994 Youngstown St. 14-28
Terry Allen (6-7) (UNI 1979)
UNI................................1990 Boise St. 3-20
UNI................................1991 Weber St. 38-21
UNI................................1991 Marshall 13-41
UNI................................1992Eastern Wash. 17-14
UNI................................1992 McNeese St. 29-7
UNI................................1992 Youngstown St. 7-19
UNI................................1993 Boston U. 21-27 (2 ot)
UNI................................1994 Montana 20-23
UNI................................1995 Murray St. 35-34
UNI................................1995 Marshall 24-41
UNI................................1996Eastern Ill. 21-14
UNI................................1996 William & Mary 38-35
UNI................................1996 Marshall 14-31
Dave Arnold (3-0) (Drake 1967)
Montana St...............1984 Arkansas St. 31-24
Montana St...............1984 Rhode Island 32-20
Montana St...............1984*Louisiana Tech 19-6
Dave Arslanian (0-1) (Weber St. 1972)
Weber St.....................1991 UNI 21-38
Chris Ault (9-7) (Nevada 1968)
Nevada.......................1978 Massachusetts 21-44
Nevada.......................1979Eastern Ky. 30-33
Nevada.......................1983Idaho St. 27-20
Nevada.......................1983North Texas 20-17 (ot)
Nevada.......................1983 Southern Ill. 7-23
Nevada.......................1985 Arkansas St. 24-23
Nevada.......................1985 Furman 12-35
Nevada.......................1986Idaho 27-7
Nevada.......................1986 Tennessee St. 33-6
Nevada.......................1986Ga. Southern 38-48
Nevada.......................1990La.-Monroe 27-14
Nevada.......................1990 Furman 42-35 (3 ot)
Nevada.......................1990 Boise St. 59-52 (3 ot)
Nevada.......................1990Ga. Southern 13-36
Nevada.......................1991 McNeese St. 22-16
Nevada.......................1991 Youngstown St. 28-30
Stephen Axman (0-1) (C.W. Post 1969)
Northern Ariz...........1996 Furman 31-42
Mike Ayers (3-3) (Georgetown [KY] 1974)
Wofford.......................2003N.C. A&T 31-10
Wofford.......................2003 Western Ky. 34-17
Wofford.......................2003 Delaware 9-24
Wofford.......................2007 Montana 23-22
Wofford.......................2007 Richmond 10-21
Wofford.......................2008 James Madison 35-38
David Bailiff (2-1) (Texas St. 1981)
Texas St.......................2005Ga. Southern 50-35
Texas St.......................2005 Cal Poly 14-7
Texas St.......................2005 UNI 37-40 (ot)
Beau Baldwin (0-1) (Central Wash. 1996)
Eastern Wash............2009 Stephen F. Austin 33-44
Randy Ball (3-4) (Truman 1973)
Western Ill..................1991 Marshall 17-20 (ot)
Western Ill..................1996 Murray St. 6-34
Western Ill..................1997 Jackson St. 31-24
Western Ill..................1997 McNeese St. 12-14
Western Ill..................1998 Montana 52-9
Western Ill..................1998 Florida A&M 24-21
Western Ill..................1998Ga. Southern 14-42
Darren Barbier (0-1) (Nicholls St. 1982)
Nicholls St..................1996 Montana 3-48
Frank Beamer (0-1) (Virginia Tech 1969)
Murray St...................1986Eastern Ill. 21-28
David Bennett (0-1) (Presbyterian 1984)
Coastal Caro.............2006 Appalachian St. 28-45
Todd Berry (2-2) (Tulsa 1983)
Illinois St.....................1998Northwestern St. 28-48
Illinois St.....................1999 Colgate 56-13
Illinois St.....................1999 Hofstra 37-20
Illinois St.....................1999Ga. Southern 17-28
Dick Biddle (3-6) (Duke 1971)
Colgate.......................1997Villanova 28-49
Colgate.......................1998Ga. Southern 28-49
Colgate.......................1999Illinois St. 13-56
Colgate.......................2003 Massachusetts 19-7
Colgate.......................2003 Western Ill. 28-27
Colgate.......................2003 Fla. Atlantic 36-24
Colgate.......................2003 Delaware 0-40
Colgate.......................2005New Hampshire 21-55
Colgate.......................2008Villanova 28-55
Larry Blakeney (5-7) (Auburn 1970)
Troy...............................1993 Stephen F. Austin 42-20
Troy...............................1993 McNeese St. 35-28
Troy...............................1993 Marshall 21-24
Troy...............................1994 James Madison 26-45
Troy...............................1995Ga. Southern 21-24
Troy...............................1996 Florida A&M 29-25
Troy...............................1996 Murray St. 31-3
Troy...............................1996 Montana 7-70
Troy...............................1998 Florida A&M 17-27
Troy...............................1999 James Madison 27-7
Troy...............................1999 Florida A&M 10-17
Troy...............................2000 Appalachian St. 30-33
Terry Bowden (2-2) (West Virginia 1978)
Samford......................1991New Hampshire 29-13
Samford......................1991 James Madison 24-21
Samford......................1991 Youngstown St. 0-10
Samford......................1992 Delaware 21-56
Bill Bowes (0-2) (Penn St. 1965)
New Hampshire......1991 Samford 13-29
New Hampshire......1994 Appalachian St. 10-17 (ot)
Jesse Branch (1-2) (Arkansas 1964)
Missouri St.................1989 Maine 38-35
Missouri St.................1989 Stephen F. Austin 25-55
Missouri St.................1990Idaho 35-41
Billy Brewer (1-1) (Mississippi 1961)
Louisiana Tech.........1982 South Carolina St. 38-3
Louisiana Tech.........1982 Delaware 0-17
Don Brown (4-3) (Norwich 1977)
Northeastern............2002 Fordham 24-29
Massachusetts.........2006Lafayette 35-14
Massachusetts.........2006New Hampshire 24-17
Massachusetts.........2006 Montana 19-17
Massachusetts.........2006 Appalachian St. 17-28
Massachusetts.........2007 Fordham 49-35
Massachusetts.........2007 Southern Ill. 27-34
James Carson (0-3) (Jackson St. 1963)
Jackson St..................1995 Marshall 8-38
Jackson St..................1996 William & Mary 6-45
Jackson St..................1997 Western Ill. 24-31
Rick Carter (0-1) (Earlham 1965)
Holy Cross.................1983 Western Caro. 21-28
Marino Casem (0-1) (Xavier [LA] 1956)
Alcorn St.....................1984Louisiana Tech 21-44
Mike Cavan (1-1) (Georgia 1972)
East Tenn. St.............1996Villanova 35-29
East Tenn. St.............1996 Montana 14-44
George Chaump (4-2) (Bloomsburg 1958)
Marshall......................1987 James Madison 41-12
Marshall......................1987 Weber St. 51-23
Marshall......................1987 Appalachian St. 24-10
Marshall......................1987La.-Monroe 42-43
Marshall......................1988North Texas 7-0
Marshall......................1988 Furman 9-13
David Clawson (4-3) (Williams 1989)
Fordham....................2002Northeastern 29-24
Fordham....................2002Villanova 10-24
Richmond..................2005 Hampton 38-10
Richmond..................2005 Furman 20-24
Richmond..................2007Eastern Ky. 31-14
Richmond..................2007 Wofford 21-10
Richmond..................2007 Appalachian St. 35-55
L.C. Cole (0-2) (Nebraska 1980)
Tennessee St............1998 Appalachian St. 31-45
Tennessee St............1999N.C. A&T 10-24
Pat Collins (4-0) (Louisiana Tech 1963)
La.-Monroe................1987North Texas 30-9
La.-Monroe................1987Eastern Ky. 33-32
La.-Monroe................1987 UNI 44-41 (ot)
La.-Monroe................1987* Marshall 43-42
Archie Cooley Jr. (0-1) (Jackson St. 1962)
Mississippi Val..........1984Louisiana Tech 19-66
Jack Cosgrove (2-3) (Maine 1978)
Maine..........................2001 McNeese St. 14-10
Maine..........................2001 UNI 28-56
Maine..........................2002 Appalachian St. 14-13
Maine..........................2002Ga. Southern 7-31
Maine..........................2008 UNI 15-40
Bruce Craddock (0-1) (Truman 1966)
Western Ill..................1988 Western Ky. 32-35
Jim Criner (3-1) (Cal Poly Pomona 1961)
Boise St.......................1980Grambling 14-9
Boise St.......................1980*Eastern Ky. 31-29
Boise St.......................1981 Jackson St. 19-7
Boise St.......................1981Eastern Ky. 17-23
Jack Crowe (0-2) (UAB 1970)
Jacksonville St.........2003 Western Ky. 7-45
Jacksonville St.........2004 Furman 7-49
Bill Davis (2-2) (Johnson C. Smith 1965)
South Carolina St...1981 Tennessee St. 26-25
South Carolina St...1981Idaho St. 12-41
South Carolina St...1982 Furman 17-0
South Carolina St...1982Louisiana Tech 3-38
Rey Dempsey (3-0) (Geneva 1958)
Southern Ill...............1983Indiana St. 23-7
Southern Ill...............1983Nevada 23-7
Southern Ill...............1983* Western Caro. 43-7
Mick Dennehy (3-4) (Montana 1973)
Montana....................1996Nicholls St. 48-3
Montana....................1996East Tenn. St. 44-14
Montana....................1996 Troy 70-7
Montana....................1996 Marshall 29-49
Montana....................1997 McNeese St. 14-19
Montana....................1998 Western Ill. 9-52
Montana....................1999 Youngstown St. 27-30
Jim Dennison (0-1) (Wooster 1960)
Akron...........................1985 Rhode Island 27-35
Jim Donnan (15-4) (North Carolina St. 1967)
Marshall......................1991 Western Ill. 20-17 (ot)
Marshall......................1991 UNI 41-13
Marshall......................1991Eastern Ky. 14-7
Marshall......................1991 Youngstown St. 17-25
Marshall......................1992Eastern Ky. 44-0
Marshall......................1992 Middle Tenn. 35-21
Marshall......................1992 Delaware 28-7
Marshall......................1992* Youngstown St. 31-28
Marshall......................1993 Howard 28-14
Marshall......................1993 Delaware 34-31
Marshall......................1993 Troy 24-21
Marshall......................1993 Youngstown St. 5-17
Marshall......................1994 Middle Tenn. 49-14
Marshall......................1994 James Madison 28-21 (ot)
Marshall......................1994 Boise St. 24-28
Marshall......................1995 Jackson St. 38-8
Marshall......................1995 UNI 41-24
Marshall......................1995 McNeese St. 25-13
Marshall......................1995 Montana 20-22
Boots Donnelly (6-7) (Middle Tenn. 1965)
Middle Tenn..............1984Eastern Ky. 27-10
Middle Tenn..............1984Indiana St. 42-41 (3 ot)
Middle Tenn..............1984Louisiana Tech 13-21
Middle Tenn..............1985Ga. Southern 21-28
Middle Tenn..............1989 Appalachian St. 24-21
Middle Tenn..............1989Ga. Southern 3-45
Middle Tenn..............1990 Jackson St. 28-7
Middle Tenn..............1990 Boise St. 13-20
Middle Tenn..............1991 Sam Houston St. 20-19 (ot)
Middle Tenn..............1991Eastern Ky. 13-23
Middle Tenn..............1992 Appalachian St. 35-10
Middle Tenn..............1992 Marshall 21-35
Middle Tenn..............1994 Marshall 14-49
Larry Donovan (0-1) (Nebraska 1964)
Montana....................1982Idaho 7-21
Fred Dunlap (1-2) (Colgate 1950)
Colgate.......................1982 Boston U. 21-7
Colgate.......................1982 Delaware 13-20
Colgate.......................1983 Western Caro. 23-24
Rich Ellerson (1-2) (Hawaii 1977)
Cal Poly.......................2005 Montana 35-21
Cal Poly.......................2005 Texas St. 7-14
Cal Poly.......................2008 Weber St. 35-49
Dave Elson (1-2) (Butler 1994)
Western Ky................2003 Jacksonville St. 45-7
Western Ky................2003 Wofford 17-34
Western Ky................2004 Sam Houston St. 24-54
Dennis Erickson (1-2) (Montana St. 1970)
Idaho...........................1982 Montana 21-7
Idaho...........................1982Eastern Ky. 30-38
Idaho...........................1985Eastern Wash. 38-42
Mark Farley (9-5) (UNI 1986)
UNI................................2001Eastern Ill. 49-43
UNI................................2001 Maine 56-28
UNI................................2001 Montana 0-38
UNI................................2003 Montana St. 35-14
UNI................................2003 Delaware 7-37
UNI................................2005Eastern Wash. 41-38
UNI................................2005New Hampshire 24-21
UNI................................2005 Texas St. 40-37 (ot)
UNI................................2005 Appalachian St. 16-21
UNI................................2007New Hampshire 38-35
UNI................................2007 Delaware 27-39
UNI................................2008 Maine 40-15
UNI................................2008New Hampshire 36-34
UNI................................2008 Richmond 20-21
Mo Forte (0-1) (Minnesota 1971)
N.C. A&T.....................1986Ga. Southern 21-52
Joe Gardi (2-5) (Maryland 1960)
Hofstra........................1995 Delaware 17-38
Hofstra........................1997 Delaware 14-24
Hofstra........................1999Lehigh 27-15
Hofstra........................1999Illinois St. 20-37
Hofstra........................2000 Furman 31-24
Hofstra........................2000Ga. Southern 20-48
Hofstra........................2001Lehigh 24-27 (ot)
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Keith Gilbertson (2-3) (Central Wash. 1971)
Idaho...........................1986Nevada 7-27
Idaho...........................1987 Weber St. 30-59
Idaho...........................1988 Montana 38-19
Idaho...........................1988Northwestern St. 38-30
Idaho...........................1988 Furman 7-38
Tom Gilmore (0-1) (Penn 1986)
Holy Cross.................2009Villanova 28-38
Joe Glenn (8-2) (South Dakota 1971)
Montana....................2000Eastern Ill. 45-13
Montana....................2000 Richmond 34-20
Montana....................2000 Appalachian St. 19-16 (ot)
Montana....................2000Ga. Southern 25-27
Montana....................2001Northwestern St. 28-19
Montana....................2001 Sam Houston St. 49-24
Montana....................2001 UNI 38-0
Montana....................2001* Furman 13-6
Montana....................2002Northwestern St. 45-14
Montana....................2002 McNeese St. 20-24
Sam Goodwin (3-3) (Henderson St. 1966)
Northwestern St.....1988 Boise St. 22-13
Northwestern St.....1988Idaho 30-38
Northwestern St.....1997Eastern Wash. 10-40
Northwestern St.....1998Illinois St. 48-28
Northwestern St.....1998 Appalachian St. 31-20
Northwestern St.....1998 Massachusetts 31-41
W.C. Gorden (0-9) (Tennessee St. 1952)
Jackson St..................1978 Florida A&M 10-15
Jackson St..................1981 Boise St. 7-19
Jackson St..................1982Eastern Ill. 13-16 (ot)
Jackson St..................1985Ga. Southern 0-27
Jackson St..................1986 Tennessee St. 23-32
Jackson St..................1987 Arkansas St. 32-35
Jackson St..................1988 Stephen F. Austin 0-24
Jackson St..................1989 Montana 7-48
Jackson St..................1990 Middle Tenn. 7-28
Mike Gottfried (0-1) (Morehead St. 1966)
Murray St...................1979Lehigh 9-28
Lynn Graves (%3-1) (Stephen F. Austin 1965)
Stephen F. Austin...1989%Grambling 59-56
Stephen F. Austin...1989% Missouri St. 55-25
Stephen F. Austin...1989% Furman 21-19
Stephen F. Austin...1989%Ga. Southern 34-37
Bob Griffin (2-3) (Southern Conn. St. 1963)
Rhode Island............1981Idaho St. 0-51
Rhode Island............1984 Richmond 23-17
Rhode Island............1984 Montana St. 20-32
Rhode Island............1985 Akron 35-27
Rhode Island............1985 Furman 15-59
Skip Hall (2-2) (Concordia-M’head 1966)
Boise St.......................1988Northwestern St. 13-22
Boise St.......................1990 UNI 20-3
Boise St.......................1990 Middle Tenn. 20-13
Boise St.......................1990Nevada 52-59 (3 ot)
Jack Harbaugh (6-3) (Bowling Green 1961)
Western Ky................1997Eastern Ky. 42-14
Western Ky................1997Eastern Wash. 21-38
Western Ky................2000 Florida A&M 27-0
Western Ky................2000 Appalachian St. 14-17
Western Ky................2001 Furman 20-24
Western Ky................2002 Murray St. 59-20
Western Ky................2002 Western Ill. 31-28
Western Ky................2002Ga. Southern 31-28
Western Ky................2002* McNeese St. 34-14
J.C. Harper (1-1) (Clemson 1989)
Stephen F. Austin...2009Eastern Wash. 44-33
Stephen F. Austin...2009 Montana 0-51
Bobby Hauck (11-7) (Montana 1988)
Montana....................2003 Western Ill. 40-43 (2 ot)
Montana....................2004Northwestern St. 56-7
Montana....................2004New Hampshire 47-17
Montana....................2004 Sam Houston St. 34-13
Montana....................2004 James Madison 21-31
Montana....................2005 Cal Poly 21-35
Montana....................2006 McNeese St. 31-6
Montana....................2006 Southern Ill. 20-3
Montana....................2006 Massachusetts 17-24
Montana....................2007 Wofford 22-23
Montana....................2008 Texas St. 31-13
Montana....................2008 Weber St. 24-13
Montana....................2008 James Madison 35-27
Montana....................2008 Richmond 7-24
Coaching Records
Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coaching Records
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Montana....................2009 South Dakota St. 61-48
Montana....................2009 Stephen F. Austin 51-0
Montana....................2009 Appalachian St. 24-17
Montana....................2009Villanova 21-23
Bill Hayes (1-2) (N.C. Central 1964)
N.C. A&T.....................1992 Citadel 0-44
N.C. A&T.....................1999 Tennessee St. 24-10
N.C. A&T.....................1999 Youngstown St. 3-41
Jon Heacock (2-1) (Muskingum 1983)
Youngstown St........2006 James Madison 35-31
Youngstown St........2006Illinois St. 28-21
Youngstown St........2006 Appalachian St. 24-49
Jim Hess (1-1) (Southeastern Okla. 1959)
Stephen F. Austin...1988 Jackson St. 24-0
Stephen F. Austin...1988Ga. Southern 6-27
Kevin Higgins (2-3) (West Chester 1979)
Lehigh.........................1998 Richmond 24-33
Lehigh.........................1998 Massachusetts 21-27
Lehigh.........................1999 Hofstra 15-27
Lehigh.........................2000 Western Ill. 37-7
Lehigh.........................2000 Delaware 22-47
Skip Holtz (1-1) (Notre Dame 1986)
Connecticut..............1998 Hampton 42-34
Connecticut..............1998Ga. Southern 30-52
Dean Hood (0-1) (Ohio Wesleyan 1986)
Eastern Ky..................2008 Richmond 10-38
Danny Hope (0-1) (Eastern Ky. 1981)
Eastern Ky..................2007 Richmond 14-31
Rudy Hubbard (2-0) (Ohio St. 1968)
Florida A&M..............1978 Jackson St. 15-10
Florida A&M..............1978* Massachusetts 35-28
Mark Hutson (0-1) (Oklahoma 1989)
Eastern Ill...................2006Illinois St. 13-24
Sonny Jackson (1-1) (Nicholls St. 1963)
Nicholls St..................1986 Appalachian St. 28-26
Nicholls St..................1986Ga. Southern 31-55
Billy Joe (3-6) (Villanova 1963)
Florida A&M..............1996 Troy 25-29
Florida A&M..............1997Ga. Southern 37-52
Florida A&M..............1998 Troy 27-17
Florida A&M..............1998 Western Ill. 21-24
Florida A&M..............1999 Appalachian St. 44-29
Florida A&M..............1999 Troy 17-10
Florida A&M..............1999 Youngstown St. 24-27
Florida A&M..............2000 Western Ky. 0-27
Florida A&M..............2001Ga. Southern 35-60
Bobby Johnson (4-4) (Clemson 1973)
Furman.......................1996Northern Ariz. 42-31
Furman.......................1996 Marshall 0-54
Furman.......................1999 Massachusetts 23-30 (ot)
Furman.......................2000 Hofstra 24-31
Furman.......................2001 Western Ky. 24-20
Furman.......................2001Lehigh 34-17
Furman.......................2001Ga. Southern 24-17
Furman.......................2001 Montana 6-13
Denver Johnson (1-1) (Tulsa 1981)
Illinois St.....................2006Eastern Ill. 24-13
Illinois St.....................2006 Youngstown St. 21-28
Paul Johnson (14-3) (Western Caro. 1979)
Ga. Southern............1997 Florida A&M 52-37
Ga. Southern............1997 Delaware 7-16
Ga. Southern............1998 Colgate 49-28
Ga. Southern............1998 Connecticut 52-30
Ga. Southern............1998 Western Ill. 42-14
Ga. Southern............1998 Massachusetts 43-55
Ga. Southern............1999Northern Ariz. 72-29
Ga. Southern............1999 Massachusetts 38-21
Ga. Southern............1999Illinois St. 28-17
Ga. Southern............1999* Youngstown St. 59-24
Ga. Southern............2000 McNeese St. 42-17
Ga. Southern............2000 Hofstra 48-20
Ga. Southern............2000 Delaware 27-18
Ga. Southern............2000* Montana 27-25
Ga. Southern............2001 Florida A&M 60-35
Ga. Southern............2001 Appalachian St. 38-24
Ga. Southern............2001 Furman 17-24
Cardell Jones (0-2) (Alcorn St. 1965)
Alcorn St.....................1992La.-Monroe 27-78
Alcorn St.....................1994 Youngstown St. 20-63
Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coaching Records
Bobby Keasler (8-7) (La.-Monroe 1970)
McNeese St...............1991Nevada 16-22
McNeese St...............1992Idaho 23-20
McNeese St...............1992 UNI 7-29
McNeese St...............1993 William & Mary 34-28
McNeese St...............1993 Troy 28-35
McNeese St...............1994Idaho 38-21
McNeese St...............1994 Montana 28-30
McNeese St...............1995Idaho 33-3
McNeese St...............1995 Delaware 52-18
McNeese St...............1995 Marshall 13-25
McNeese St...............1997 Montana 19-14
McNeese St...............1997 Western Ill. 14-12
McNeese St...............1997 Delaware 23-21
McNeese St...............1997 Youngstown St. 9-10
McNeese St...............1998 Massachusetts 19-21
K.C. Keeler (8-2) (Delaware 1981)
Delaware....................2003 Southern Ill. 48-7
Delaware....................2003 UNI 37-7
Delaware....................2003 Wofford 24-9
Delaware....................2003* Colgate 40-0
Delaware....................2004Lafayette 28-14
Delaware....................2004 William & Mary 38-44 (2 ot)
Delaware....................2007 Delaware St. 44-7
Delaware....................2007 UNI 39-27
Delaware....................2007 Southern Ill. 20-17
Delaware....................2007 Appalachian St. 21-49
Roy Kidd (16-15) (Eastern Ky. 1954)
Eastern Ky..................1979Nevada 33-30
Eastern Ky..................1979*Lehigh 30-7
Eastern Ky..................1980Lehigh 23-20
Eastern Ky..................1980 Boise St. 29-31
Eastern Ky..................1981 Delaware 35-28
Eastern Ky..................1981 Boise St. 23-17
Eastern Ky..................1981Idaho St. 23-34
Eastern Ky..................1982Idaho St. 38-30
Eastern Ky..................1982 Tennessee St. 13-7
Eastern Ky..................1982* Delaware 17-14
Eastern Ky..................1983 Boston U. 20-24
Eastern Ky..................1984 Middle Tenn. 10-27
Eastern Ky..................1986 Furman 23-10
Eastern Ky..................1986Eastern Ill. 24-22
Eastern Ky..................1986 Arkansas St. 10-24
Eastern Ky..................1987 Western Ky. 40-17
Eastern Ky..................1987La.-Monroe 32-33
Eastern Ky..................1988 Massachusetts 28-17
Eastern Ky..................1988 Western Ky. 41-24
Eastern Ky..................1988Ga. Southern 17-21
Eastern Ky..................1989 Youngstown St. 24-28
Eastern Ky..................1990 Furman 17-45
Eastern Ky..................1991 Appalachian St. 14-3
Eastern Ky..................1991 Middle Tenn. 23-13
Eastern Ky..................1991 Marshall 7-14
Eastern Ky..................1992 Marshall 0-44
Eastern Ky..................1993Ga. Southern 12-14
Eastern Ky..................1994 Boston U. 30-23
Eastern Ky..................1994 Youngstown St. 15-18
Eastern Ky..................1995 Montana 0-48
Eastern Ky..................1997 Western Ky. 14-42
Jerry Kill (4-5) (Southwestern [KS] 1983)
Southern Ill...............2003 Delaware 7-48
Southern Ill...............2004Eastern Wash. 31-35
Southern Ill...............2005Eastern Ill. 21-6
Southern Ill...............2005 Appalachian St. 24-38
Southern Ill...............2006 UT Martin 36-30
Southern Ill...............2006 Montana 3-20
Southern Ill...............2007Eastern Ill. 30-11
Southern Ill...............2007 Massachusetts 34-27
Southern Ill...............2007 Delaware 17-20
Jim Koetter (0-1) (Idaho St. 1961)
Idaho St......................1983Nevada 20-27
Dave Kragthorpe (3-0) (Utah St. 1955)
Idaho St......................1981 Rhode Island 51-0
Idaho St......................1981 South Carolina St. 41-12
Idaho St......................1981*Eastern Ky. 34-23
Mike Kramer (3-4) (Idaho 1977)
Eastern Wash............1997Northwestern St. 40-10
Eastern Wash............1997 Western Ky. 38-21
Eastern Wash............1997 Youngstown St. 14-25
Montana St...............2002 McNeese St. 14-21
Montana St...............2003 UNI 14-35
Montana St...............2006 Furman 31-13
Montana St...............2006 Appalachian St. 28-45
Larry Lacewell (6-4) (Ark.-Monticello 1959)
Arkansas St...............1984 Chattanooga 37-10
Arkansas St...............1984 Montana St. 14-31
Arkansas St...............1985Grambling 10-7
Arkansas St...............1985Nevada 23-24
Arkansas St...............1986 Sam Houston St. 48-7
Arkansas St...............1986 Delaware 55-14
Arkansas St...............1986Eastern Ky. 24-10
Arkansas St...............1986Ga. Southern 21-48
Arkansas St...............1987 Jackson St. 35-32
Arkansas St...............1987 UNI 28-49
Bobby Lamb (3-4) (Furman 1987)
Furman.......................2002Villanova 38-45
Furman.......................2004 Jacksonville St. 49-7
Furman.......................2004 James Madison 13-14
Furman.......................2005Nicholls St. 14-12
Furman.......................2005 Richmond 24-20
Furman.......................2005 Appalachian St. 23-29
Furman.......................2006 Montana St. 13-31
Alton Lavan (0-1) (Colorado St. 1968)
Delaware St...............2007 Delaware 7-44
Jimmye Laycock (6-8) (William & Mary 1970)
William & Mary........1986 Delaware 17-51
William & Mary........1989 Furman 10-24
William & Mary........1990 Massachusetts 38-0
William & Mary........1990 UCF 38-52
William & Mary........1993 McNeese St. 28-34
William & Mary........1996 Jackson St. 45-6
William & Mary........1996 UNI 35-38
William & Mary........2001 Appalachian St. 27-40
William & Mary........2004 Hampton 42-35
William & Mary........2004 Delaware 44-38 (2 ot)
William & Mary........2004 James Madison 34-48
William & Mary........2009 Weber St. 38-0
William & Mary........2009 Southern Ill. 24-3
William & Mary........2009Villanova 13-14
Pete Lembo (1-3) (Georgetown 1992)
Lehigh.........................2001 Hofstra 27-24 (ot)
Lehigh.........................2001 Furman 17-34
Lehigh.........................2004 James Madison 13-14
Elon..............................2009 Richmond 13-16
Dale Lennon (1-2) (North Dakota 1985)
Southern Ill...............2008New Hampshire 20-29
Southern Ill...............2009Eastern Ill. 48-7
Southern Ill. .............2009 William & Mary 3-24
Tom Lichtenberg (0-1) (Louisville 1962)
Maine..........................1989 Missouri St. 35-38
Mike London (5-1) (Richmond 1983)
Richmond..................2008Eastern Ky. 38-10
Richmond..................2008 Appalachian St. 33-13
Richmond..................2008 UNI 21-20
Richmond..................2008* Montana 24-7
Richmond..................2009Elon 16-13
Richmond..................2009 Appalachian St. 31-35
Tom Masella (0-1) (Wagner 1981)
Fordham....................2007 Massachusetts 35-49
Mickey Matthews (6-4) (West Tex. A&M 1986)
James Madison.......1999 Troy 7-27
James Madison.......2004Lehigh 14-13
James Madison.......2004 Furman 14-13
James Madison.......2004 William & Mary 48-34
James Madison.......2004* Montana 31-21
James Madison.......2006 Youngstown St. 31-35
James Madison.......2007 Appalachian St. 27-28
James Madison.......2008 Wofford 38-35
James Madison.......2008Villanova 31-27
James Madison.......2008 Montana 27-35
Ron McBride (1-2) (San Jose St. 1963)
Weber St.....................2008 Cal Poly 49-35
Weber St.....................2008 Montana 13-24
Weber St.....................2009 William & Mary 0-38
Sean McDonnell (5-6) (New Hampshire 1978)
New Hampshire......2004Ga. Southern 27-23
New Hampshire......2004 Montana 17-47
New Hampshire......2005 Colgate 55-21
New Hampshire......2005 UNI 21-24
New Hampshire......2006 Hampton 41-38
New Hampshire......2006 Massachusetts 17-24
New Hampshire......2007 UNI 35-38
New Hampshire......2008 Southern Ill. 29-20
New Hampshire......2008 UNI 34-36
New Hampshire......2009 McNeese St. 49-13
New Hampshire......2009Villanova 7-46
Gene McDowell (2-2) (Florida St. 1963)
UCF...............................1990 Youngstown St. 20-17
UCF...............................1990 William & Mary 52-38
UCF...............................1990Ga. Southern 7-44
UCF...............................1993 Youngstown St. 30-56
John Merritt (†1-2) (Kentucky St. 1950)
Tennessee St............1981† South Carolina St. 25-26 (ot)
Tennessee St............1982†Eastern Ill. 20-19
Tennessee St............1982†Eastern Ky. 7-13
Al Molde (1-2) (Gust. Adolphus 1966)
Eastern Ill...................1983Indiana St. 13-16 (2 ot)
Eastern Ill...................1986 Murray St. 28-21
Eastern Ill...................1986Eastern Ky. 22-24
Jerry Moore (21-12) (Baylor 1961)
Appalachian St........1989 Middle Tenn. 21-24
Appalachian St........1991Eastern Ky. 3-14
Appalachian St........1992 Middle Tenn. 10-35
Appalachian St........1994New Hampshire 17-10 (ot)
Appalachian St........1994 Boise St. 14-17
Appalachian St........1995 James Madison 31-24
Appalachian St........1995 Stephen F. Austin 17-27
Appalachian St........1998 Tennessee St. 45-31
Appalachian St........1998Northwestern St. 20-31
Appalachian St........1999 Florida A&M 29-44
Appalachian St........2000 Troy 33-30
Appalachian St........2000 Western Ky. 17-14
Appalachian St........2000 Montana 16-19 (ot)
Appalachian St........2001 William & Mary 40-27
Appalachian St........2001Ga. Southern 24-38
Appalachian St........2002 Maine 13-14
Appalachian St........2005Lafayette 34-23
Appalachian St........2005 Southern Ill. 38-24
Appalachian St........2005 Furman 29-23
Appalachian St........2005* UNI 21-16
Appalachian St........2006 Coastal Caro. 45-28
Appalachian St........2006 Montana St. 38-17
Appalachian St........2006 Youngstown St. 49-24
Appalachian St........2006* Massachusetts 28-17
Appalachian St........2007 James Madison 28-27
Appalachian St........2007Eastern Wash. 38-35
Appalachian St........2007 Richmond 55-35
Appalachian St........2007* Delaware 49-21
Appalachian St........2008 South Carolina St. 37-21
Appalachian St........2008 Richmond 13-33
Appalachian St........2009 South Carolina St. 20-13
Appalachian St........2009 Richmond 35-31
Appalachian St........2009 Montana 17-24
Darrell Mudra (4-3) (Peru St. 1951)
Eastern Ill...................1982 Jackson St. 16-13 (ot)
Eastern Ill...................1982 Tennessee St. 19-20
UNI................................1985Eastern Wash. 17-14
UNI................................1985Ga. Southern 33-40
UNI................................1987 Youngstown St. 31-28
UNI................................1987 Arkansas St. 49-28
UNI................................1987La.-Monroe 41-44 (ot)
Tim Murphy (0-1) (Springfield 1978)
Maine..........................1987Ga. Southern 28-31 (ot)
Corky Nelson (0-3) (Texas St. 1964)
North Texas...............1983Nevada 17-20 (ot)
North Texas...............1987La.-Monroe 9-30
North Texas...............1988 Marshall 0-7
Buddy Nix (0-1) (West Ala. 1961)
Chattanooga............1984 Arkansas St. 10-37
Houston Nutt (1-2) (Oklahoma St. 1981)
Murray St...................1995 UNI 34-35
Murray St...................1996 Western Ill. 34-6
Murray St...................1996 Troy 3-31
Joe Pannunzio (0-1) (Colorado-St. Pueblo 1982)
Murray St...................2002 Western Ky. 20-59
Don Patterson (2-3) (Army 1973)
Western Ill..................2000Lehigh 7-37
Western Ill..................2002Eastern Ill. 48-9
Western Ill..................2002 Western Ky. 28-31
Western Ill..................2003 Montana 43-40 (2 ot)
Western Ill..................2003 Colgate 27-28
John Pearce (2-2) (Tex. A&M-Commerce 1970)
Stephen F. Austin...1993 Troy 20-42
Stephen F. Austin...1995Eastern Ill. 34-29
Stephen F. Austin...1995 Appalachian St. 27-17
Stephen F. Austin...1995 Montana 14-70
Bob Pickett (1-1) (Maine 1959)
Massachusetts.........1978Nevada 44-21
Massachusetts.........1978 Florida A&M 28-35
Oliver “Buddy” Pough (0-2) (South Carolina St. 1975)
South Carolina St...2008 Appalachian St. 21-37
South Carolina St...2009 Appalachian St. 13-20
Mike Price (1-1) (Puget Sound 1969)
Weber St.....................1987Idaho 59-30
Weber St.....................1987 Marshall 23-51
Bob Pruett (4-0) (Marshall 1965)
Marshall......................1996 Delaware 59-14
Marshall......................1996 Furman 54-0
Marshall......................1996 UNI 31-14
Marshall......................1996* Montana 49-29
Joe Purzycki (0-1) (Delaware 1971)
James Madison.......1987 Marshall 12-41
Dennis Raetz (1-2) (Nebraska 1968)
Indiana St...................1983Eastern Ill. 16-13 (2 ot)
Indiana St...................1983 Southern Ill. 7-23
Indiana St...................1984 Middle Tenn. 41-42 (3 ot)
Ron Randleman (3-4) (William Penn 1964)
Sam Houston St......1986 Arkansas St. 7-48
Sam Houston St......1991 Middle Tenn. 19-20 (ot)
Sam Houston St......2001Northern Ariz. 34-31
Sam Houston St......2001 Montana 24-49
Sam Houston St......2004 Western Ky. 54-24
Sam Houston St......2004Eastern Wash. 35-34
Sam Houston St......2004 Montana 13-34
Tubby Raymond (11-11) (Michigan 1950)
Delaware....................1981Eastern Ky. 28-35
Delaware....................1982 Colgate 20-13
Delaware....................1982Louisiana Tech 17-0
Delaware....................1982Eastern Ky. 14-17
Delaware....................1986 William & Mary 51-17
Delaware....................1986 Arkansas St. 14-55
Delaware....................1988 Furman 7-21
Delaware....................1991 James Madison 35-42 (2ot)
Delaware....................1992 Samford 56-21
Delaware....................1992La.-Monroe 41-18
Delaware....................1992 Marshall 7-28
Delaware....................1993 Montana 49-48
Delaware....................1993 Marshall 31-34
Delaware....................1995 Hofstra 38-17
Delaware....................1995 McNeese St. 18-52
Delaware....................1996 Marshall 14-59
Delaware....................1997 Hofstra 24-14
Delaware....................1997Ga. Southern 16-7
Delaware....................1997 McNeese St. 21-23
Delaware....................2000 Portland St. 49-14
Delaware....................2000Lehigh 47-22
Delaware....................2000Ga. Southern 18-27
Don Read (8-4) (Sacramento St. 1959)
Montana....................1988Idaho 19-38
Montana....................1989 Jackson St. 48-7
Montana....................1989Eastern Ill. 25-19
Montana....................1989Ga. Southern 15-45
Montana....................1993 Delaware 48-49
Montana....................1994 UNI 23-20
Montana....................1994 McNeese St. 30-28
Montana....................1994 Youngstown St. 9-28
Montana....................1995Eastern Ky. 48-0
Montana....................1995Ga. Southern 45-0
Montana....................1995 Stephen F. Austin 70-14
Montana....................1995* Marshall 22-20
Jim Reid (1-4) (Maine 1973)
Massachusetts.........1988Eastern Ky. 17-28
Massachusetts.........1990 William & Mary 0-38
Richmond..................1998Lehigh 23-24
Richmond..................2000 Youngstown St. 10-3
Richmond..................2000 Montana 20-34
Dave Roberts (2-5) (Western Caro. 1968)
Western Ky................1987Eastern Ky. 17-40
Western Ky................1988 Western Ill. 35-32
Western Ky................1988Eastern Ky. 24-41
La.-Monroe................1990Nevada 14-27
La.-Monroe................1992 Alcorn St. 78-27
La.-Monroe................1992 Delaware 18-41
La.-Monroe................1993Idaho 31-34
Steve Roberts (0-1) (Ouachita Baptist 1987)
Northwestern St.....2001 Montana 19-28
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Eddie Robinson (0-3) (Leland 1941)
Grambling.................1980 Boise St. 9-14
Grambling.................1985 Arkansas St. 7-10
Grambling.................1989 Stephen F. Austin 56-59
Erk Russell (16-2) (Auburn 1949)
Ga. Southern............1985 Jackson St. 27-0
Ga. Southern............1985 Middle Tenn. 28-21
Ga. Southern............1985 UNI 40-33
Ga. Southern............1985* Furman 44-42
Ga. Southern............1986N.C. A&T 52-21
Ga. Southern............1986Nicholls St. 55-31
Ga. Southern............1986Nevada 48-38
Ga. Southern............1986* Arkansas St. 48-21
Ga. Southern............1987 Maine 31-28 (ot)
Ga. Southern............1987 Appalachian St. 0-19
Ga. Southern............1988 Citadel 38-20
Ga. Southern............1988 Stephen F. Austin 27-6
Ga. Southern............1988Eastern Ky. 21-17
Ga. Southern............1988 Furman 12-17
Ga. Southern............1989Villanova 52-36
Ga. Southern............1989 Middle Tenn. 45-3
Ga. Southern............1989 Montana 45-15
Ga. Southern............1989* Stephen F. Austin 37-34
Jimmy Satterfield (7-3) (South Carolina 1962)
Furman.......................1986Eastern Ky. 10-23
Furman.......................1988 Delaware 21-7
Furman.......................1988 Marshall 13-9
Furman.......................1988Idaho 38-7
Furman.......................1988*Ga. Southern 17-12
Furman.......................1989 William & Mary 24-10
Furman.......................1989 Youngstown St. 42-23
Furman.......................1989 Stephen F. Austin 19-21
Furman.......................1990Eastern Ky. 45-17
Furman.......................1990Nevada 35-42 (3 ot)
Rip Scherer (2-2) (William & Mary 1974)
James Madison.......1991 Delaware 42-35 (2 ot)
James Madison.......1991 Samford 21-24
James Madison.......1994 Troy 45-26
James Madison.......1994 Marshall 21-28 (ot)
Howard Schnellenberger (2-1) (Kentucky 1956)
Fla. Atlantic...............2003 Bethune-Cookman 32-24
Fla. Atlantic...............2003Northern Ariz. 48-25
Fla. Atlantic...............2003 Colgate 24-36
Mike Sewak (2-3) (Virginia 1981)
Ga. Southern............2002 Bethune-Cookman 34-0
Ga. Southern............2002 Maine 31-7
Ga. Southern............2002 Western Ky. 28-31
Ga. Southern............2004New Hampshire 23-27
Ga. Southern............2005 Texas St. 35-50
Dal Shealy (1-2) (Carson-Newman 1960)
Richmond..................1984 Boston U. 35-33
Richmond..................1984 Rhode Island 17-23
Richmond..................1987 Appalachian St. 3-20
Dick Sheridan (3-3) (South Carolina 1964)
Furman.......................1982 South Carolina St. 0-17
Furman.......................1983 Boston U. 35-16
Furman.......................1983 Western Caro. 7-14
Furman.......................1985 Rhode Island 59-15
Furman.......................1985Nevada 35-12
Furman.......................1985Ga. Southern 42-44
Matt Simon (0-1) (Eastern N.M. 1976)
North Texas...............1994 Boise St. 20-24
Jason Simpson (0-1) (Southern Miss. 1995)
UT Martin...................2006 Southern Ill. 30-36
George Small (0-1) (N.C. A&T 1979)
N.C. A&T.....................2003 Wofford 10-31
John L. Smith (3-5) (Weber St. 1971)
Idaho...........................1989Eastern Ill. 21-38
Idaho...........................1990 Missouri St. 41-35
Idaho...........................1990Ga. Southern 27-28
Idaho...........................1992 McNeese St. 20-23
Idaho...........................1993La.-Monroe 34-31
Idaho...........................1993 Boston U. 21-14
Idaho...........................1993 Youngstown St. 16-35
Idaho...........................1994 McNeese St. 21-38
Jerome Souers (^1-3) (Oregon 1983)
Northern Ariz...........1999^Ga. Southern 29-72
Northern Ariz...........2001 Sam Houston St. 31-34
Northern Ariz...........2003 McNeese St. 35-3
Northern Ariz...........2003 Fla. Atlantic 25-48
Coaching Records
Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coaching Records
20
Bob Spoo (1-9) (Purdue 1960)
Eastern Ill...................1989Idaho 38-21
Eastern Ill...................1989 Montana 19-25
Eastern Ill...................1995 Stephen F. Austin 29-34
Eastern Ill...................1996 UNI 14-21
Eastern Ill...................2000 Montana 13-45
Eastern Ill...................2001 UNI 43-49
Eastern Ill...................2002 Western Ill. 9-48
Eastern Ill...................2005 Southern Ill. 6-21
Eastern Ill...................2007 Southern Ill. 11-30
Eastern Ill. .................2009 Southern Ill. 7-48
John Stiegelmeier (0-1) (South Dakota St. 1979)
South Dakota St......2009 Montana 48-61
Scott Stoker (0-2) (Northwestern St. 1991)
Northwestern St.....2002 Montana 14-45
Northwestern St.....2004 Montana 7-56
Tim Stowers (6-2) (Auburn 1979)
Ga. Southern............1990 Citadel 31-0
Ga. Southern............1990Idaho 28-27
Ga. Southern............1990 UCF 44-7
Ga. Southern............1990*Nevada 36-13
Ga. Southern............1993Eastern Ky. 14-12
Ga. Southern............1993 Youngstown St. 14-34
Ga. Southern............1995 Troy 24-21
Ga. Southern............1995 Montana 0-45
Charlie Taaffe (1-3) (Siena 1973)
Citadel.........................1988Ga. Southern 20-38
Citadel.........................1990Ga. Southern 0-31
Citadel.........................1992N.C. A&T 44-0
Citadel.........................1992 Youngstown St. 17-42
Andy Talley (8-7) (Southern Conn. St. 1967)
Villanova....................1989Ga. Southern 36-52
Villanova....................1991 Youngstown St. 16-17
Villanova....................1992 Youngstown St. 20-23
Villanova....................1996East Tenn. St. 29-35
Villanova....................1997 Colgate 49-28
Villanova....................1997 Youngstown St. 34-37
Villanova....................2002 Furman 45-38
Villanova....................2002 Fordham 24-10
Villanova....................2002 McNeese St. 28-39
Villanova....................2008 Colgate 55-28
Villanova....................2008 James Madison 27-31
Villanova....................2009 Holy Cross 38-28
Villanova....................2009New Hampshire 46-7
Villanova....................2009 William & Mary 14-13
Villanova....................2009* Montana 23-21
Tommy Tate (3-4) (McNeese St. 1979)
McNeese St...............2000Ga. Southern 17-42
McNeese St...............2001 Maine 10-14
McNeese St...............2002 Montana St. 21-14
McNeese St...............2002 Montana 24-20
McNeese St...............2002Villanova 39-28
McNeese St...............2002 Western Ky. 14-34
McNeese St...............2003Northern Ariz. 3-35
Frank Tavani (0-3) (Lebanon Valley 1975)
Lafayette....................2004 Delaware 14-28
Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coaching Records
Lafayette....................2005 Appalachian St. 23-34
Lafayette....................2006 Massachusetts 14-35
Joe Taylor (0-5) (Western Ill. 1972)
Hampton...................1997 Youngstown St. 13-28
Hampton...................1998 Connecticut 34-42
Hampton...................2004 William & Mary 35-42
Hampton...................2005 Richmond 10-38
Hampton...................2006New Hampshire 38-41
Rick Taylor (1-3) (Gettysburg 1964)
Boston U....................1982 Colgate 7-21
Boston U....................1983Eastern Ky. 24-20
Boston U....................1983 Furman 16-35
Boston U....................1984 Richmond 33-35
Bill Thomas (1-1) (Tennessee St. 1971)
Tennessee St............1986 Jackson St. 32-23
Tennessee St............1986Nevada 6-33
Jay Thomas (0-1) (Southern Miss. 1988)
Nicholls St..................2005 Furman 12-14
Chris Tormey (0-1) (Idaho 1978)
Idaho...........................1995 McNeese St. 3-33
Jim Tressel (23-6) (Baldwin-Wallace 1975)
Youngstown St........1987 UNI 28-31
Youngstown St........1989Eastern Ky. 28-24
Youngstown St........1989 Furman 23-42
Youngstown St........1990 UCF 17-20
Youngstown St........1991Villanova 17-16
Youngstown St........1991Nevada 30-28
Youngstown St........1991 Samford 10-0
Youngstown St........1991* Marshall 25-17
Youngstown St........1992Villanova 23-20
Youngstown St........1992 Citadel 42-17
Youngstown St........1992 UNI 19-7
Youngstown St........1992 Marshall 28-31
Youngstown St........1993 UCF 56-30
Youngstown St........1993Ga. Southern 34-14
Youngstown St........1993Idaho 35-16
Youngstown St........1993* Marshall 17-5
Youngstown St........1994 Alcorn St. 63-20
Youngstown St........1994Eastern Ky. 18-15
Youngstown St........1994 Montana 28-9
Youngstown St........1994* Boise St. 28-14
Youngstown St........1997 Hampton 28-13
Youngstown St........1997Villanova 37-34
Youngstown St........1997Eastern Wash. 25-14
Youngstown St........1997* McNeese St. 10-9
Youngstown St........1999 Montana 30-27
Youngstown St........1999N.C. A&T 41-3
Youngstown St........1999 Florida A&M 27-24
Youngstown St........1999Ga. Southern 24-59
Youngstown St........2000 Richmond 3-10
Matt Viator (0-3) (McNeese St. 1986)
McNeese St...............2006 Montana 6-31
McNeese St...............2007Eastern Wash. 15-44
McNeese St...............2009New Hampshire 13-49
Tim Walsh (0-1) (UC Riverside 1977)
Portland St................2000 Delaware 14-49
Bob Waters (3-1) (Presbyterian 1960)
Western Caro............1983 Colgate 24-23
Western Caro............1983 Holy Cross 28-21
Western Caro............1983 Furman 14-7
Western Caro............1983 Southern Ill. 7-43
Mark Whipple (5-2) (Brown 1979)
Massachusetts.........1998 McNeese St. 21-19
Massachusetts.........1998Lehigh 27-21
Massachusetts.........1998Northwestern St. 41-31
Massachusetts.........1998*Ga. Southern 55-43
Massachusetts.........1999 Furman 30-23 (ot)
Massachusetts.........1999Ga. Southern 21-38
Massachusetts.........2003 Colgate 7-19
John Whitehead (1-2) (East Stroudsburg 1950)
Lehigh.........................1979 Murray St. 28-9
Lehigh.........................1979Eastern Ky. 7-30
Lehigh.........................1980Eastern Ky. 20-23
A.L. Williams (3-1) (Louisiana Tech 1957)
Louisiana Tech.........1984 Mississippi Val. 66-19
Louisiana Tech.........1984 Alcorn St. 44-21
Louisiana Tech.........1984 Middle Tenn. 21-13
Louisiana Tech.........1984 Montana St. 6-19
Steve Wilson (0-1) (Howard 1979)
Howard.......................1993 Marshall 14-28
Brad Wright (0-1) (Texas St. 1981)
Texas St.......................2008 Montana 13-31
Alex Wood (0-1) (Iowa 1979)
James Madison.......1995 Appalachian St. 24-31
Sparky Woods (2-2) (Carson-Newman 1976)
Appalachian St........1986Nicholls St. 26-28
Appalachian St........1987 Richmond 20-3
Appalachian St........1987Ga. Southern 19-0
Appalachian St........1987 Marshall 10-24
Paul Wulff (2-3) (Washington St. 1990)
Eastern Wash............2004 Southern Ill. 35-31
Eastern Wash............2004 Sam Houston St. 34-35
Eastern Wash............2005 UNI 38-41
Eastern Wash............2007 McNeese St. 44-15
Eastern Wash............2007 Appalachian St. 35-38
Alvin Wyatt (0-2) (Bethune-Cookman 1970)
Bethune-Cookman..... 2002Ga. Southern 0-34
Bethune-Cookman..... 2003 Fla. Atlantic 24-32
Dick Zornes (1-2) (Eastern Wash. 1968)
Eastern Wash............1985Idaho 42-38
Eastern Wash............1985 UNI 14-17
Eastern Wash............1992 UNI 14-17
*National championship. †Tennessee State’s participation
vacated by action of the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
%Stephen F. Austin’s participation vacated by action of the
NCAA Committee on Infractions. ^Northern Arizona’s participation vacated by action of the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
Coaching Honors
21
Coaching Honors
(Selected by the American Football Coaches
Association [AFCA] and the Football Writers
Association of America [FWAA])
AFCA
1935Lynn Waldorf, Northwestern
1936
Dick Harlow, Harvard
1937Edward Mylin, Lafayette
1938
Bill Kern, Carnegie Mellon
1939Eddie Anderson, Iowa
1940
Clark Shaughnessy, Stanford
1941
Frank Leahy, Notre Dame
1942
Bill Alexander, Georgia Tech
1943
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific
1944
Carroll Widdoes, Ohio St.
1945
Bo McMillin, Indiana
1946
Red Blaik, Army
1947
Fritz Crisler, Michigan
1948
Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan
1949
Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma
1950
Charlie Caldwell, Princeton
1951
Chuck Taylor, Stanford
1952
Biggie Munn, Michigan St.
1953
Jim Tatum, Maryland
1954
Red Sanders, UCLA
1955
Duffy Daugherty, Michigan St.
1956
Bowden Wyatt, Tennessee
1957
Woody Hayes, Ohio St.
1958
Paul Dietzel, LSU
1959
Ben Schwartzwalder, Syracuse
1960
Murray Warmath, Minnesota
1961
Bear Bryant, Alabama
1962
John McKay, Southern California
1963
Darrell Royal, Texas
1964
Frank Broyles, Arkansas, and
Ara Parseghian, Notre Dame
1965
Tommy Prothro, UCLA
1966
Tom Cahill, Army
1967
John Pont, Indiana
1968
Joe Paterno, Penn St.
1969
Bo Schembechler, Michigan
1970
Charlie McClendon, LSU,
and Darrell Royal, Texas
1971
Bear Bryant, Alabama
1972
John McKay, Southern California
1973
Bear Bryant, Alabama
1974Grant Teaff, Baylor
1975
Frank Kush, Arizona St.
1976
Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh
1977
Don James, Washington
1978
Joe Paterno, Penn St.
1979Earle Bruce, Ohio St.
1980Vince Dooley, Georgia
1981
Danny Ford, Clemson
1982
Joe Paterno, Penn St.
1983
Ken Hatfield, Air Force
1984LaVell Edwards, BYU
1985
Fisher DeBerry, Air Force
1986
Joe Paterno, Penn St.
1987
Dick MacPherson, Syracuse
1988
Don Nehlen, West Virginia
1989
Bill McCartney, Colorado
1990
Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech
1991
Bill Lewis, East Carolina
1992Gene Stallings, Alabama
1993
Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin
1994
Tom Osborne, Nebraska
1995Gary Barnett, Northwestern
1996
Bruce Snyder, Arizona St.
1997Lloyd Carr, Michigan
1998
Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee
1999
Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
2000
Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
2001Larry Coker, Miami (FL)
Ralph Friedgen, Maryland
2002
Jim Tressel, Ohio St.
2003
Pete Carroll, Southern California
2004
Tommy Tuberville, Auburn
2005
Joe Paterno, Penn St.
2006
Jim Grobe, Wake Forest
2007
Mark Mangino, Kansas
2008
Kyle Whittingham, Utah
2009Gary Patterson, TCU
Eddie Robinson Coach
of the Year (FWAA)
1957
Woody Hayes, Ohio St.
1958
Paul Dietzel, LSU
1959
Ben Schwartzwalder, Syracuse
1960
Murray Warmath, Minnesota
1961
Darrell Royal, Texas
1962
John McKay, Southern California
1963
Darrell Royal, Texas
1964
Ara Parseghian, Notre Dame
1965
Duffy Daugherty, Michigan St.
1966
Tom Cahill, Army
1967
John Pont, Indiana
1968
Woody Hayes, Ohio St.
1969
Bo Schembechler, Michigan
1970
Alex Agase, Northwestern
1971
Bob Devaney, Nebraska
1972
John McKay, Southern California
1973
Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh
1974Grant Teaff, Baylor
1975
Woody Hayes, Ohio St.
1976
Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh
1977Lou Holtz, Arkansas
1978
Joe Paterno, Penn St.
1979Earle Bruce, Ohio St.
1980Vince Dooley, Georgia
1981
Danny Ford, Clemson
1982
Joe Paterno, Penn St.
1983
Howard Schnellenberger, Miami (FL)
1984LaVell Edwards, BYU
1985
Fisher DeBerry, Air Force
1986
Joe Paterno, Penn St.
1987
Dick MacPherson, Syracuse
1988Lou Holtz, Notre Dame
1989
Bill McCartney, Colorado
1990
Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech
1991
Don James, Washington
1992Gene Stallings, Alabama
1993
Terry Bowden, Auburn
1994
Rich Brooks, Oregon
1995Gary Barnett, Northwestern
1996
Bruce Snyder, Arizona St.
1997
Mike Price, Washington St.
1998
Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee
1999
Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
2000
Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
2001
Ralph Friedgen, Maryland
2002
Jim Tressel, Ohio St.
2003Nick Saban, LSU
2004
Urban Meyer, Utah
2005
Charlie Weis, Notre Dame
2006Greg Schiano, Rutgers
2007
Mark Mangino, Kansas
2008Nick Saban, Alabama
2009Gary Patterson, TCU
FCS Coach-of-the-Year
Award
(Selected by the American Football Coaches
Association)
1983
Rey Dempsey, Southern Ill.
1984
Dave Arnold, Montana St.
1985
Dick Sheridan, Furman
1986Erk Russell, Ga. Southern
1987
Mark Duffner, Holy Cross
1988
Jimmy Satterfield, Furman
1989Erk Russell, Ga. Southern
1990
Tim Stowers, Ga. Southern
1991
Mark Duffner, Holy Cross
1992
Charlie Taafe, Citadel
1993
Dan Allen, Boston U.
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Jim Tressel, Youngstown St.
Don Read, Montana
Ray Tellier, Columbia
Andy Talley, Villanova
Mark Whipple, Massachusetts
Paul Johnson, Ga. Southern
Paul Johnson, Ga. Southern
Bobby Johnson, Furman
Jack Harbaugh, Western Ky.
Dick Biddle, Colgate
Mickey Matthews, James Madison
Jerry Moore, Appalachian St.
Jerry Moore, Appalachian St.
Jerry Moore, Appalachian St.
Mike London, Richmond
Andy Talley, Villanova
OTHER 2009 COACHING AWARDS
THE ESPN/HOME DEPOT COACH OF THE YEAR
– Brian Kelly, Cincinnati (Presented by The Home
Depot to the nation’s top coach)
BEAR BRYANT COACH OF THE YEAR – Chris
Petersen, Boise St. (Presented by the National
Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association)
WALTER CAMP COACH OF THE YEAR – Gary
Patterson, TCU (Presented by the Walter Camp
Foundation)
ASSOCIATED PRESS COACH OF THE YEAR – Gary
Patterson, TCU (Pre­sented by The Associated Press
member newspapers, TV and radio stations)
BOBBY DODD COACH OF THE YEAR – Gary
Patterson, TCU (Presented by the Bobby Dodd Coach
of the Year Foundation, Atlanta)
GEORGE MUNGER COACH OF THE YEAR – Gary
Patterson, TCU (Presented annually by the Maxwell
Football Club. The award is named for former University
of Pennsylvania coach George Munger. His devotion
to ethics in athletics, and his commitment to education are the standard for which all college coaches
should strive.)
THE SPORTING NEWS COACH OF THE YEAR – Gary
Patterson, TCU
THE WOODY HAYES TROPHY – Gary Patterson,
TCU
AMERICAN FOOTBALL MAGAZINE COACH OF THE
YEAR – Chris Petersen, Boise St.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL MAGAZINE COACH OF THE
YEAR (FCS) – Andy Talley, Villanova
AFCA ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR (FBS) –
Mike MacIntyre, Duke, Defensive Coordinator
(Presented by the American Football Coaches
Association)
AFCA ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR (FCS) –
Mark Speir, Appalachian St., Defensive Ends
Coach and Recruiting Coordinator (Presented by the
American Football Coaches Association)
FRANK BROYLES AWARD (Top FBS Assistant
Coach Award) – Kirby Smart, Alabama, Defensive
Coordinator (Presented by former Arkansas head
coach Frank Broyles)
EDDIE ROBINSON COACH OF THE YEAR (FCS) –
Henry Frazier III, Prairie View (Presented by The
Sports Network)
Coaching Records
FBS Coach-of-theYear Award