Coaching Records All-Division Coaching Records .............................414 Division I-A Coaching Records.............................415 Division I-AA Coaching Records...........................436 Division II Coaching Records................................440 Division III Coaching Records...............................444 Coaching Honors.................................................449 414 ALL-DIVISION COACHING RECORDS Coach (Alma Mater) All-Division (Colleges Coached, Tenure) Years Won Lost Tied Pct. Fielding Yost (Lafayette ’97) ...................................... 29 196 36 12 .828 (Ohio Wesleyan 1897; Nebraska 1898; Kansas Coaching Records 1899; Stanford 1900; Michigan 1901-23, 1925-26) #Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee ’72) ................................. 10 95 20 0 .826 (Tennessee 1992—) Coaches With Career Winning Percentage Bud Wilkinson (Minnesota ’37) ................................. 17 145 29 4 .826 of .800 or Better (Oklahoma 1947-63) Chuck Klausing (Slippery Rock ’48) ........................... †16 123 26 2 .821 This list includes all coaches in history with a winning percentage of at least .800 over a (Indiana [Pa.] 1964-69; Carnegie Mellon 1976-85) career of at least 10 seasons at four-year colleges (regardless of division or association). Vernon McCain (Langston ’31).................................. †16 102 21 5 .816 Bowl and playoff games included. (Md.-East. Shore 1948-63) Jock Sutherland (Pittsburgh ’18)................................. 20 144 28 14 .812 Coach (Alma Mater) (Lafayette 1919-23; Pittsburgh 1924-38) (Colleges Coached, Tenure) Years Won Lost Tied Pct. Ron Schipper (Hope ’52).......................................... †36 287 67 3 .808 #Larry Kehres (Mount Union ‘71) .............................. †16 178 17 3 .907 (Central [Iowa] 1961-96) (Mount Union 1986—) Bob Devaney (Alma ’39) .......................................... 16 136 30 7 .806 Knute Rockne (Notre Dame ’14)................................ 13 105 12 5 .881 (Wyoming 1957-61; Nebraska 1962-72) (Notre Dame 1918-30) Biggie Munn (Minnesota ’32).................................... 10 71 16 3 .805 Frank Leahy (Notre Dame ’31).................................. 13 107 13 9 .864 (Albright 1935-36; Syracuse 1946; Michigan St. (Boston College 1939-40; Notre Dame 1941-43, 1947-53) 1946-53) Sid Gillman (Ohio St. ’34)........................................ †10 81 19 2 .804 Bob Reade (Cornell College ’54)............................... †16 146 23 1 .862 (Miami [Ohio] 1944-47; Cincinnati 1949-54) (Augustana [Ill.] 1979-94) #Ken Sparks (Carson-Newman ‘68) .......................... †22 211 51 2 .803 Doyt Perry (Bowling Green ’32) ................................ †10 77 11 5 .855 (Carson-Newman 1980—) (Bowling Green 1955-64) †Zero to nine years in Division I-A. #Active coach. #Dick Farley (Boston U. ‘68) ..................................... †15 101 16 3 .854 (Williams 1987—) George Woodruff (Yale ’89)..................................... 12 142 25 2 .846 (Pennsylvania1892-1901; Illinois1903; Carlisle1905) Coaches With 200 or Jake Gaither (Knoxville ’27) ...................................... †25 203 36 4 .844 More Career Victories (Florida A&M 1945-69) Dave Maurer (Denison ’54) ...................................... †15 129 23 3 .842 (Wittenberg 1969-83) This list includes all coaches who have won at least 200 games at four-year colleges Paul Hoerneman (Heidelberg ’38) ............................. †14 102 18 4 .839 (regardless of classification or association). Bowl and playoff games included. (Heidelberg 1946-59) Coach (Alma Mater) #Chuck Broyles (Pittsburg St. ’70).............................. †12 123 23 2 .838 (Colleges Coached, Tenure) Years Won Lost Tied Pct. (Pittsburg St. 1990—) Eddie Robinson (Leland ’41) ..................................... †55 408 165 15 .707 Barry Switzer (Arkansas ’60) .................................... 16 157 29 4 .837 (Grambling 1941-42, 1945-97) (Oklahoma 1973-88) #John Gagliardi (Colorado Col. ’49)......................... †53 388 112 11 .770 Tom Osborne (Hastings ’59) ..................................... 25 255 49 3 .836 (Carroll [Mont.] 1949-52; St. John’s [Minn.] 1953—) (Nebraska 1973-97) #Joe Paterno (Brown ’50) ......................................... 36 327 96 3 .771 Don Coryell (Washington ’50) .................................. †15 127 24 3 .834 (Penn St. 1966—) (Whittier 1957-59; San Diego St. 1961-72) Bear Bryant (Alabama ’36)....................................... 38 323 85 17 .780 Percy Haughton (Harvard ’99) .................................. 13 96 17 6 .832 (Maryland 1945; Kentucky 1946-53; Texas A&M (Cornell 1899-1900; Harvard 1908-16; Columbia 1954-57; Alabama 1958-82) 1923-24) #Bobby Bowden (Samford ’53)................................. 36 323 91 4 .778 Bob Neyland (Army ’16) .......................................... 21 173 31 12 .829 (Samford 1959-62; West Virginia 1970-75; (Tennessee 1926-34, 1936-40, 1946-52) Florida St. 1976—) #Mike Kelly (Manchester ’70) ................................... †21 195 40 1 .828 Pop Warner (Cornell ’95)......................................... 44 319 106 32 .733 (Dayton 1981—) (Georgia 1895-96; Cornell 1897-98; Carlisle 1899- 1903; Cornell 1904-06; Carlisle 1907-14; Pittsburgh 1915-23; Stanford 1924-32; Temple 1933-38) Amos Alonzo Stagg (Yale ’88).................................. 57 314 199 35 .605 (Springfield 1890-91; Chicago 1892-1932; Pacific [Cal.] 1933-46) #Roy Kidd (Eastern Ky. ’54)...................................... †38 307 119 8 .717 (Eastern Ky. 1964—) Tubby Raymond (Michigan ’50) ................................ †36 300 119 3 .714 (Delaware 1966—) #Frosty Westering (Neb.-Omaha ‘52) ...................... †37 294 89 7 .763 (Parsons 1962-63; Albert Lea 1966-71; Pacific Lutheran 1972—) Ron Schipper (Hope ’52).......................................... †36 287 67 3 .808 (Central [Iowa] 1961-96) Roger Harring (Wis.-La Crosse ’58) ........................... †31 261 75 7 .771 (Wis.-La Crosse 1969-99) LaVell Edwards (Utah St. ’52).................................... 29 257 101 3 .716 (Brigham Young 1972-00) Tom Osborne (Hastings ’59) ..................................... 25 255 49 3 .836 (Nebraska 1973-97) Jim Malosky (Minnesota ’51) .................................... †40 255 125 13 .665 (Minn.-Duluth 1958-97) Woody Hayes (Denison ’35)..................................... 33 238 72 10 .759 (Denison 1946-48; Miami [Ohio] 1949-50; Ohio St. 1951-78) Bo Schembechler (Miami [Ohio] ’51) ........................ 27 234 65 8 .775 (Miami [Ohio] 1963-68; Michigan 1969-89) Arnett Mumford (Wilberforce ’24) ............................. †36 233 85 23 .717 (Jarvis 1924-26; Bishop 1927-29; Texas College 1931-35; Southern U. 1936-42, 1944-61) #Lou Holtz (Kent St. ‘59)........................................... 30 233 113 7 .670 (William & Mary 1969-71; North Carolina St. 1972-75; Arkansas 1977-83; Minnesota 1984-85; Williams sports information Notre Dame 1986-96; South Carolina 1999—) ††John Merritt (Kentucky St. ’50)............................... †31 232 65 11 .771 Dick Farley has lost only 16 games in 15 seasons as the (Jackson St. 1953-62; Tennessee St. 1963-83) head coach at Williams. His .854 winning percentage ranks Hayden Fry (Baylor ’51) ........................................... 37 232 178 10 .564 sixth among all collegiate coaches with at least 10 years at (Southern Methodist 1962-72; North Texas 1973- four-year institutions. 78; Iowa 1979-98) COACHES WITH 200 OR MORE CAREER VICTORIES 415 Coach (Alma Mater) Date Coaches, Teams (Victories Going In) Winner (Score) (Colleges Coached, Tenure) Years Won Lost Tied Pct. 10-21-95 Joe Paterno, Penn St. (273) Penn St. (41-27) Fred Long (Millikin ’18)............................................. †45 227 151 31 .593 Hayden Fry, Iowa (210) (Paul Quinn 1921-22; Wiley 1923-47; Prairie View 1-1-96 Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (258) Florida St. (31-26) 1948; Texas College 1949-55; Wiley 1956-65) Orange Bowl Lou Holtz, Notre Dame (208) #Frank Girardi (West Chester ‘61) ............................ †30 226 69 5 .762 10-19-96 Joe Paterno, Penn St. (284) (Lycoming 1972—) Hayden Fry, Iowa (217) Iowa (21-20) #Billy Joe (Villanova ’63) .......................................... †28 221 89 4 .710 11-17-96 Jim Malosky, Minn.-Duluth (250) Minn.-Duluth (17-3) (Cheyney 1972-78; Central St. [Ohio] 1981-93; Roger Harring, Wis.-La Crosse (241) Florida A&M 1994—) 11-30-96 John Gagliardi, St. John‘s (Minn.) (336) Gene Carpenter (Huron ‘63)..................................... †32 220 90 6 .706 Roger Harring, Wis.-La Crosse (242) Wis.-La Crosse (37-30) (Adams St. 1968; Millersville 1970-00) 12-4-99 John Gagliardi, St. John’s (Minn.) (364) @Ron Harms (Valparaiso ‘59)................................... †31 219 112 4 .660 Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran (274) Pacific Lutheran (19-9) (Concordia [Neb.] 1964-69; Adams St. 1970-73; 8-26-00 Bobby Bowden, Florida St. (304) Florida St. (29-3) Tex. A&M-Kingsville 1979-99) LaVell Edwards, Brigham Young (251) 11-25-00 John Gagliardi, St. John’s (Minn.) (374) St. John’s (Minn.) (28-21) Jim Christopherson (Concordia-M’head ‘60)............... †32 217 102 7 .676 Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran (286) (ot) (Concordia-M’head 1969-00) 12-1-01 John Gagliardi, St. John’s (Minn.) (387) St. John’s (Minn.) (31-6) Fred Martinelli (Otterbein ’51)................................... †35 217 119 12 .641 Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran (294) (Ashland 1959-93) #Bill Manlove (Temple ’58)....................................... †32 212 110 1 .658 (Widener 1969-91; Delaware Valley 1992-95; La Salle 1997-01)