FOOTBALL COACHING
RECORDS
Overall Coaching Records
25
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Coaching Records Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coaching Records
15 26 37 50
Division II Coaching Records Division III Coaching Records Coaching Honors
OVERALL COACHING RECORDS
Coach (Alma Mater) (Colleges Coached, Tenure)
*Active coach. ^Records adjusted by NCAA Committee on Infractions.
- Yrs.
- W
- L
- T
- Pct.
25. Henry A. Kean (Fisk 1920)
(Kentucky St. 1931-42, Tennessee St. 44-54)
- 23 165 33
- 9
- .819
Note: Ties computed as half won and half lost. Includes bowl and playoff games.
- 26. *Joe Fincham (Ohio 1988)
- 21 191 43
- 0
- .816
(Wittenberg 1996-2016)
-
WINNINGESTCOACHESALL TIME
27. Jock Sutherland (Pittsburgh 1918)
(Lafayette 1919-23, Pittsburgh 24-38)
28. *Mike Sirianni (Mount Union 1994)
(Wash. & Jeff. 2003-16)
20 144 28 14 .812 14 128 30 36 287 67 16 136 30 20 198 47 10 71 16
03723
.810 .808 .806 .806 .806
By Percentage
This list includes all coaches with at least 10 seasons at four- year NCAA colleges regardless of division.
29. Ron Schipper (Hope 1952)
(Central [IA] 1961-96)
Coach (Alma Mater)
30. Bob Devaney (Alma 1939)
(Wyoming 1957-61, Nebraska 62-72)
31. Chuck Broyles (Pittsburg St. 1970)
(Pittsburg St. 1990-2009)
32. Biggie Munn (Minnesota 1932)
(Albright 1935-36, Syracuse 46, Michigan St. 47-53)
33. Sid Gillman (Ohio St. 1934)
(Miami [OH] 1944-47, Cincinnati 49-54)
34. Bob Stoops (Iowa 1983)
(Oklahoma 1999-2016)
(Colleges Coached, Tenure)
- Yrs.
- W
- L
- T
- Pct.
1. Larry Kehres (Mount Union 1971)
(Mount Union 1986-2012)
27 332 24 13 105 12 13 107 13
- 3
- .929
- 2. Knute Rockne (Notre Dame 1914)
- 5
9
.881 .864
(Notre Dame 1918-30)
3. Frank Leahy (Notre Dame 1931)
(Boston College 1939-40, Notre Dame 41-43, 46-53)
10 81 19 18 190 48 13 118 30 11 105 27
2000
.804 .798 .797 .795
- 4. Bob Reade (Cornell College 1954)
- 16 146 23
10 77 11 11 75 13 15 165 29
1500
.862 .855 .852 .851
(Augustana [IL] 1979-94)
35. John Thorne (Ill. Wesleyan 1969)
5. Doyt Perry (Bowling Green 1932)
- (Bowling Green 1955-64)
- (North Central [IL] 2002-14)
36. *Glenn Caruso (Ithaca 1996)
(Macalester 2006-07, St. Thomas [MN] 08-16)
37. Frank Thomas (Notre Dame 1923)
(Chattanooga 1925-28, Alabama 31-42, 44-46)
38. *Rick Willis (Cornell College 1988)
(Wartburg 1997-2005, 08-16)
39. *Mike Swider (Wheaton [IL] 1977)
(Wheaton [IL] 1996-2016)
6. *Jeff Devanney (Trinity [CT] 1993)
(Trinity [CT] 2006-16)
7. *Urban Meyer (Cincinnati 1986)
(Bowling Green 2001-02, Utah 03-04, Florida 05-10, Ohio St. 12-16)
8. Dick Farley (Boston U. 1968)
(Williams 1987-2003)
9. George Woodruff (Yale 1889)
(Penn 1892-1901, Illinois 03, Carlisle 05)
10. Jake Gaither (Knoxville 1927)
(Florida A&M 1945-69)
- 19 141 33
- 9
- .795
17 114 19 12 142 25 25 203 36 15 129 23 19 196 38 11 103 20 16 157 29 25 255 49 10 116 23 15 127 24
3243004303
.849 .846 .844 .842 .838 .837 .837 .836 .835 .834
18 155 40 21 181 47 24 218 59 11 99 27 14 104 27
00104
.795 .794 .786 .786 .785
40. *Mike Drass (Mansfield 1988)
(Wesley 1993-2016)
11. Dave Maurer (Denison 1954)
41. *Willie Slater (West Ala. 1979)
(Tuskegee 2006-16)
(Wittenberg 1969-83)
12. *Pete Fredenburg (Texas St. 1970)
(Mary Hardin-Baylor 1998-2016)
13. *Joseph Smith (Linfield 1993)
(Linfield 2006-16)
42. Pete Schmidt (Alma 1970)
(Albion 1983-96)
43. Henry Williams (Yale 1891)
(Army 1891, Minnesota 1900-21)
44. Jim Sochor (San Fran. St. 1960)
(UC Davis 1970-88)
45. Gil Dobie (Minnesota 1902)
(North Dakota St. 1906-07, Washington 08-16, Navy 17-19, Cornell 20-35, Boston College 36-38)
46. Bill Edwards (Wittenberg 1931)
(Case Tech 1934-40, Vanderbilt 49-52, Wittenberg 55-68)
47. Fred Folsom (Dartmouth 1895)
(Colorado 1895-99, 1901-02, Dartmouth 03-06, Colorado 08-15)
48. Bear Bryant (Alabama 1936)
(Maryland 1945, Kentucky 46-53, Texas A&M 54-57, Alabama 58-82)
49. Bo Schembechler (Miami [OH] 1951)
(Miami [OH] 1963-68, Michigan 69-89)
50. John Gagliardi (Colorado Col. 1949)
(Carroll [MT] 1949-52, Saint John’s [MN] 53-2012)
23 140 34 12 .785 19 156 41 .785 33 182 45 15 .783
14. Barry Switzer (Arkansas 1960)
5
(Oklahoma 1973-88)
15. Tom Osborne (Hastings 1959)
(Nebraska 1973-97)
16. *Lance Leipold (Wis.-Whitewater 1986)
(Wis.-Whitewater 2007-14, Buffalo 15-16)
17. Don Coryell (Washington 1950)
(Whittier 1957-59, San Diego St. 61-72)
18. Fielding Yost (West Virginia 1895)
(Ohio Wesleyan 1897, Nebraska 98, Kansas 99, San Jose St. 1900, Stanford 00, Michigan 01-23, 25-26)
25 176 46 19 107 28
86
.783 .780
30 198 35 12 .833
19. Percy Haughton (Harvard 1899)
(Cornell 1899-1900, Harvard 08-16, Columbia 23-24)
20. Bob Neyland (Army 1916)
(Tennessee 1926-34, 36-40, 46-52)
21. Bud Wilkinson (Minnesota 1937)
(Oklahoma 1947-63)
22. Chuck Klausing (Slippery Rock 1948)
(Indiana [PA] 1964-69, Carnegie Mellon 76-85)
- 13 96 17
- 6
- .832
38 323 85 17 .780
27 234 65 .775
21 173 31 12 .829
8
17 145 29
16 123 26
42
.826 .821
64 489 138 11 .775
23. *Chris Petersen (UC Davis 1988)
(Boise St. 2006-13, Washington 14-16)
24. Mike Kelly (Manchester 1970)
(Dayton 1981-2007)
11 119 26 27 246 54
01
.821 .819
- Overall Coaching Records
- 2
Coach (Alma Mater)
By Victories
(Colleges Coached, Tenure)
This list includes all coaches with at least 10 seasons at four- year NCAA colleges regardless of division.
- Yrs.
- W
- L
- T
- Pct.
27. *Al Bagnoli (Central Conn. St. 1975)
(Union [NY] 1982-91, Penn 92-2014, Columbia 15-16) Mack Brown (Florida St. 1974)
(Appalachian St. 1983, Tulane 85-87, North Carolina 88-97, Texas 98-2013)
29. *Jimmye Laycock (William & Mary 1970)
(William & Mary 1980-2016)
- 35 244 109
- 0
- .691
Coach (Alma Mater) (Colleges Coached, Tenure)
- Yrs.
- W
- L
- T
- Pct.
- 30 244 122
- 1
- .666
1. John Gagliardi (Colorado Col. 1949)
(Carroll [MT] 1949-52, Saint John’s [MN] 53-2012)
64 489 138 11 .775
37 243 180 27 242 82
24
.574 .744
- 2. Joe Paterno (Brown 1950)
- 46 409 136
- 3
- .749
(Penn St. 1966-2011)
30. Mel Tjeerdsma (Southern St. 1967)
(Austin 1984-93, Northwest Mo. St. 94-2010)
3. Eddie Robinson (Leland 1941)
(Grambling 1941-42, 45-97)
4. ^Bobby Bowden (Samford 1953)
(Samford 1959-62, West Virginia 70-75, Florida St. 76-2009)
5. Ken Sparks (Carson-Newman 1968)
(Carson-Newman 1980-2016)
6. Pop Warner (Cornell 1895)
(Georgia 1895-96, Iowa St. 95-99, Cornell 97-98, 1904-06, Carlisle 1899-1903, 07-14, Pittsburgh 15-23, Stanford 24-32, Temple 33-38)
55 408 165 15 .707 44 377 129
37 338 99
42
.743 .772
Jerry Moore (Baylor 1961)
(North Texas 1979-80, Texas Tech 81-85, Appalachian St. 89-2012)
- 31 242 135
- 2
- .641
32. Woody Hayes (Denison 1935)
(Denison 1946-48, Miami [OH] 49-50, Ohio St. 51-78)
33. ^John A. Merritt (Kentucky St. 1950)
(Jackson St. 1952-62, Tennessee St. 63-83)
34. Bo Schembechler (Miami [OH] 1951)
(Miami [OH] 1963-68, Michigan 69-89)
*Rick Giancola (Rowan 1968)
(Montclair St. 1983-2016)
36. Arnett W. Mumford (Wilberforce 1924)
(Jarvis Christian 1924-26, Bishop 27-29, Texas Col. 31-35, Southern U. 36-42, 44-61)
33 238 72 10 .759 32 235 70 12 .760
44 336 114 32 .730
27 234 65 34 234 116
82
.775 .668
- 7. Larry Kehres (Mount Union 1971)
- 27 332 24
- 3
- .929
(Mount Union 1986-2012)
8. Bear Bryant (Alabama 1936)
(Maryland 1945, Kentucky 46-53, Texas A&M 54-57, Alabama 58-82)
9. Roy Kidd (Eastern Ky. 1954)
(Eastern Ky. 1964-2002)
38 323 85 17 .780
36 233 85 23 .717
- 39 314 124
- 8
- .713
Amos Alonzo Stagg (Yale 1890)
(Springfield 1890-91, Chicago 92-1932, Pacific 1933-46)
57 314 199 35 .605
Joe Taylor (Western Ill. 1972)
(Howard 1983, Virginia Union 84-91, Hampton 92-2007, Florida A&M 08-12) Chris Ault (Nevada 1968)
30 233 96 28 233 109
41
.706 .681
- 11. Tubby Raymond (Michigan 1950)
- 36 300 119
36 287 67 35 280 144
334
.714 .808 .659
(Delaware 1966-2001)
(Nevada 1976-92, 94-95, 2004-12)
39. ^Hayden Fry (Baylor 1951)
(SMU 1962-72, North Texas 73-78, Iowa 79-98)
40. *Brian Kelly (Assumption 1983)
(Grand Valley St. 1991-03, Central Mich. 04-06, Cincinnati 06-09, Notre Dame 10-16) Willard Bailey (Norfolk St. 1962)
(Virginia Union 1971-83, Norfolk St. 84-92, Virginia Union 95-2003, St. Paul’s 05-10)
42. ^Jim Tressel (Baldwin Wallace 1975)
(Youngstown St. 1986-2000, Ohio St. 01-10)
43. Steve Spurrier (Florida 1967)
(Duke 1987-89, Florida 90-2001, South Carolina 05-15)
12. Ron Schipper (Hope 1952)
(Central [IA] 1961-96)
13. Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech 1969)
(Murray St. 1981-86, Virginia Tech 87-2015)
14. Bob Ford (Springfield 1959)
(St. Lawrence 1965-68, Albany [NY] 73-2013)
15. *Monte Cater (Millikin 1971)
(Lakeland 1981-86, Shepherd 87-2016)
16. Roger Harring (Wis.-La Crosse 1958)
(Wis.-La Crosse 1969-99)
17. *Dennis Douds (Slippery Rock 1963)
(East Stroudsburg 1974-2016)
18. Frank Girardi (West Chester 1961)
(Lycoming 1972-2007) LaVell Edwards (Utah St. 1952)
(BYU 1972-2000) Andy Talley (Southern Conn. St. 1967)
(St. Lawrence 1979-83, Villanova 85-2016)
21. Tom Osborne (Hastings 1959)
(Nebraska 1973-97)
37 232 178 10 .564
- 27 230 88
- 2
- .722
- 45 265 191
- 1
- .581
37 230 150
25 229 79 26 228 89 27 225 70
7222
.603 .742 .718 .761
36 264 116 31 261 75 43 260 188 36 257 97 29 257 101 37 257 155 25 255 49
2735323
.694 .771 .580 .723 .716 .623 .836
44. John Luckhardt (Purdue 1968)
(Wash. & Jeff. 1982-98, California [PA] 2002-11)
- 45. Walt Hameline (Brockport 1975)
- 34 223 139
32 220 90 31 219 112
264
.615 .706 .660
(Wagner 1981-2014)
46. Gene Carpenter (Huron 1963)
(Adams St. 1968, Millersville 70-2000)
47. ^Ron Harms (Valparaiso 1959)
(Concordia [NE] 1964-69, Adams St. 70-73, Tex. A&M-Kingsville 79-99)
48. *Mike Drass (Mansfield 1988)
(Wesley 1993-2016)
Jim Malosky (Minnesota 1951)
(Minn. Duluth 1958-97)
23. Lou Holtz (Kent St. 1959)
(William & Mary 1969-71, North Carolina St. 72-75, Arkansas 77-83, Minnesota 84-85, Notre Dame 86-96, South Carolina 99-2004)
40 255 125 13 .665
- 33 249 132
- 7
- .651
24 218 59 36 218 167
16
.786
- .565
- Ron Randleman (William Penn 1964)
(William Penn 1969-75, Pittsburg St. 76-81, Sam Houston St. 82-2004)
- 24. Mike Kelly (Manchester 1970)
- 27 246 54
36 246 137
15
.819 .640
(Dayton 1981-2007) Rob Ash (Cornell College 1973)
(Juniata 1988-88, Drake 89-2006, Montana St. 07-15)
50. Jim Christopherson (Concordia-M’head 1960)
(Concordia-M’head 1969-2000) Fred Martinelli (Otterbein 1951)
(Ashland 1959-93)
- 32 217 102
- 7
- .676
35 217 119 12 .641
26. Billy Joe (Villanova 1963)
(Cheyney 1972-78, Central St. [OH] 81-93, Florida A&M 94-2004, Miles 08-10)
- 34 245 127
- 4
- .657
- Overall Coaching Records
- 3
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WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES
MATCH UPS OF COACHES EACH
WITH 200 VICTORIES
By Percentage
This list includes all coaches with at least five seasons at four- year colleges regardless of division or association.
- Date
- Coaches, Team (Victories Going In)
- Winner (Score)
First Match-up of 200-Game Winners
Arnett Mumford, Southern U. (232)
Wiley (21-19)
11/11/1961
- Coach, School
- Yrs.
- W
76
L
8
T
0
Pct.
.905 .852 .851 .838 .837 .835 .821 .821 .816 .811 .810 .803 .795 .795 .794 .791 .790 .786 .786 .779 .775 .773 .770 .761 .757
Fred Long, Wiley (215)
1. Adam Dorrel, Abilene Christian
2. Jeff Devanney, Trinity (CT) 3. Urban Meyer, Ohio St. 4. Pete Fredenburg, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Joseph Smith, Linfield
6. Lance Leipold, Buffalo
6
First Match-up of 200-Game FBS Winners
11 75 13 15 165 29 19 196 38 11 103 20 10 116 23
000000000000000010000100
(Sugar Bowl)
Alabama (35-6)
1/1/1978
Bear Bryant, Alabama (272) Woody Hayes, Ohio St. (231)
First Match-up of 200-Game Winners in an FBS Bowl Game
5.
(Sugar Bowl)
Bear Bryant, Alabama (272) Woody Hayes, Ohio St. (231)
Alabama (35-6)
1/1/1978
7. Jimbo Fisher, Florida St. 8. Chris Petersen, Washington
- 7
- 78 17
11 119 26 21 191 43
First Match-up of 250-Game Winners
12/4/1999 John Gagliardi, Saint John’s (MN) (364)
Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran (274)
Pacific Lutheran
(19-9)
9.
Joe Fincham, Wittenberg
10. John Wristen, Colorado St.-Pueblo 11. Mike Sirianni, Wash. & Jeff. 12. Tony Annese, Ferris St. 13. Glenn Caruso, St. Thomas (MN) 14. Rick Willis, Wartburg 15. Mike Swider, Wheaton (IL) 16. Jed Stugart, Lindenwood (MO) 17. David Shaw, Stanford
- 9
- 86 20
14 128 30
49 12
First Match-up of 250-Game FBS Winners
Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (304) LaVell Edwards, BYU (251)
First Match-up of 300-Game Winners
Florida St. (29-3)
8/26/2000
5
11 105 27 18 155 40 21 181 47 10 91 24
Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (359) Joe Paterno, Penn St. (353)
Penn St. (26-23,
3OT)
1/3/2006
Most Combined Wins by Both Coaches
- 6
- 64 17
Orange Bowl
Penn St. (26-23,
3OT)
712 wins
Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (359)
1/3/2006
- 18.
- 24 218 59
11 99 27
875
21 205 61
96
Mike Drass, Wesley
Joe Paterno, Penn St. (353)
19. Willie J. Slater, Tuskegee
20. Jim Hilvert, Baldwin Wallace 21. Matt Mitchell, Grand Valley St. 22. Joe Moglia, Coastal Caro. 23. Nick Saban, Alabama
Most Combined Wins by Two FBS Coaches
67 19 69 20 51 15
Orange Bowl
Penn St. (26-23,
3OT)
712 wins
Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (359)
1/3/2006
Joe Paterno, Penn St. (353)
Most Combined Wins by Two Coaches in an FBS Bowl Game
Orange Bowl Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (359) Joe Paterno, Penn St. (353)
- 24.
- 89 28
53 17
Dabo Swinney, Clemson
25. Curt Cignetti, Elon
Penn St. (26-23,
712 wins 1/3/2006
3OT)
By Victories
COACHES WITH 200 OR MORE VICTORIES AT ONE COLLEGE
This list includes all coaches with at least five seasons at four- year colleges regardless of division or association.
Coach, School
1. Monte Cater, Shepherd
- Yrs.
- W
- L
- T
- Pct.
.694 .580 .691 .574 .668 .722 .786 .714 .569 .770 .648 .684 .657 .594 .700 .838 .637 .509 .816 .654 .685 .681 .794 .670 .567 .547
†Less than 10 years in FBS.
36 264 116 43 260 188 35 244 109 37 243 180 34 234 116 27 230 88 24 218 59 23 208 83 32 208 157 21 205 61 31 203 110 28 202 93 25 202 105 34 202 138 27 200 85 19 196 38 30 195 111 38 193 186 21 191 43 30 191 101 24 190 87 29 182 85 21 181 47 20 177 87 31 173 132 32 173 143
2
(Bowl and playoff games included.)
2. Dennis Douds, East Stroudsburg 3. Al Bagnoli, Columbia 4. Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary 5. Rick Giancola, Montclair St. 6. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame 7. Mike Drass, Wesley 8. K.C. Keeler, Sam Houston St.
Mike Ayers, Wofford
10. Nick Saban, Alabama 11. Rich Lackner, Carnegie Mellon 12. Steve Johnson, Bethel (MN)
Bill Snyder, Kansas St. Larry Kindbom, Washington-St. Louis
15. Jim Margraff, Johns Hopkins 16. Pete Fredenburg, Mary Hardin-Baylor
3022211212111301501110010
- Coach, School (Tenure)
- Yrs.
- W
- L
- T
- Pct.
John Gagliardi, Saint John’s (MN) (1953-2012) Joe Paterno, Penn St. (1966-2011) Eddie Robinson, Grambling (1941-42, 45-97) Ken Sparks, Carson-Newman (1980-2016) Larry Kehres, Mount Union (1986-2012) Roy Kidd, Eastern Ky. (1964-2002) ^Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (1976-2009) Tubby Raymond, Delaware (1966-2001) Ron Schipper, Central (IA) (1961-96) Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran (1972-2003) Roger Harring, Wis.-La Crosse (1969-99) *Dennis Douds, East Stroudsburg (1974-) Frank Girardi, Lycoming (1972-2007) LaVell Edwards, BYU (1972-2000)
†60 465 132
46 409 136
†55 408 165
10 .774
.749
15 .707
3
†37 338 †27 332
99 24
2384334735303
.772 .929 .713 .756 .714 .808 .785 .771 .580 .723 .716 .602 .836
†39 314 124
34 304 97
†36 300 119 †36 287 †32 261 †31 261
67 70 75
†43 260 188 †36 257 97
29 257 101
†41 256 169
- 17.
- Tim Murphy, Harvard
Bob Ford, Albany (NY) (1973-2013)
Tom Osborne, Nebraska (1973-97)
18. Barry H. Streeter, Gettysburg 19. Joe Fincham, Wittenberg
Norm Eash, Ill. Wesleyan
21. Bob Nielson, South Dakota 22. Mike Maynard, Redlands 23. Mike Swider, Wheaton (IL) 24. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech 25. Craig Rundle, Albion
25 255
†40 255 125 †27 246 54
49
Jim Malosky, Minn. Duluth (1958-97) Mike Kelly, Dayton (1981-2007) Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago (1892-1932) *Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary (1980-) Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech (1987-2015) *Monte Cater, Shepherd (1987-)
13 .665
.819
27 .674
1
41 244 111
†37 243 180
29 238 121
22121
.574 .662 .717 .668 .681
- †30 234
- 92
*Rick Giancola, Montclair St. (1983-) Chris Ault, Nevada (1976-92, 94-95, 2004-12)
†34 234 116
- 28 233 109
- Brien Cullen, Worcester St.