List of college football coaches with 200 wins

This is a list of college football coaches with 200 career wins. "College level" is defined as a four-year college or university program in either the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) or the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). If a team competed at a time before the official organization of either of the two groups but is generally accepted as a "college football program", it is included.

Historical overview

As of November 28, 2016, a total of 84 head football coaches had reached the milestone of 200 career coaching wins.

In the 100 years after the first college football game in 1869, only eight coaches reached the 200-win milestone. The only two who reached the mark before 1950 were Pop Warner, with 319 wins from 1895 to 1938 (mostly at Carlisle, Pittsburgh and Stanford), and Amos Alonzo Stagg, with 314 wins from 1890 to 1946 (mostly at the University of Chicago).[1]

By 1970, another six coaches had reached the milestone: Ace Mumford, with 233 wins from 1924 to 1961 (mostly at Southern University); Fred T. Long, with 227 wins from 1921 to 1965 (mostly at Wiley College); Jess Neely, with 207 wins from 1924 to 1966 (mostly at Clemson and Rice); Cleveland Abbott, with 203 wins at Tuskegee University between 1923 and 1954; Jake Gaither, with 204 wins at Florida A&M University from 1945 to 1969; and Eddie Anderson, with 201 wins from 1922 to 1964 (mostly at Holy Cross).[1][2]

Though only eight coaches reached the milestone from 1869 to 1970, 76 coaches have reached the mark in the 46 seasons since then.

Leaders by category

In overall career wins, the all-time leader is John Gagliardi with 489 wins, mostly at the Division III level.[3] Gagliardi began his head coaching career at Carroll College in Helena, Montana in 1949, and moved from there in 1953 to Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, where he served until retiring after the 2012 season. Joe Paterno, head coach at Pennsylvania State University from 1966 until his 2011 firing in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, is second with 409 wins. NCAA sanctions following the scandal had stripped him of all 111 Penn State wins between 1998 and 2011,[4] but the NCAA restored those wins on January 16, 2015 as part of a settlement of a lawsuit by the state of Pennsylvania against the NCAA.[5] Eddie Robinson, head coach at Grambling State University from 1941 to 1997 with a two-season hiatus during World War II in which Grambling did not field a team, is third with 408.[2][3] Bobby Bowden is in fourth place and Larry Kehres is in fifth.[3]

Among coaches with at least 10 seasons in NCAA Division I and its predecessors, the all-time leaders in wins are Paterno (409), Robinson (408), Bowden (377), Bear Bryant (323), and Warner (319).

Considering wins in Division I FBS only—including wins with "major" programs before the 1978 split of Division I football, and wins in Division I-A/FBS after the split—the all-time leaders are Paterno (409), Bowden (377), Bryant (323), Warner (319), and Stagg (314).

The only coaches with 200 Division I FCS wins after the Division I split are Roy Kidd (223), Jimmye Laycock (245), Jerry Moore (215), and Andy Talley (203).

Among NCAA Division I coaches active in 2016, the all-time leader in Division I wins is Laycock (245), Nick Saban (203) is second and Bill Snyder (200) is third.

The all-time win leaders in NCAA Division II are Danny Hale (Bloomsburg and West Chester), Gaither and Chuck Broyles, and the all-time win leaders in NCAA Division III are Gagliardi and Kehres.

Among coaches active in 2016, the career win leaders are Ken Sparks (338), Kevin Donley (300), Larry Wilcox (267), Monte Carter (261), and Dennis Douds (260).[1][2]

Among the coaches with 200 career wins, the individual with the highest winning percentage is Kehres with a .929 winning percentage in 27 seasons (1986–2012) as the head football coach at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio. Five others finished their careers with 200 wins and a winning percentage of .800 or greater: Gaither (.844), Tom Osborne (.836), Mike Kelly (.819), Ron Schipper (.808) and Bo Schembechler (.804).[1][2]

The coaches with the most wins at one college are Gagliardi (465 at St. John's), Paterno (409 at Penn State), Robinson (408 at Grambling), Kehres (332 at Mount Union), Sparks (327 at Carson–Newman), Kidd (314 at Eastern Kentucky), Bowden (304 at Florida State) and Tubby Raymond (300 at Delaware).

Key

* Active in the 2016 season.
† Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach.
†† Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player.
††† Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.
200 wins with a Division I program (or historic equivalent)[n 1]

Coaches with 200 career wins

Updated as of games played on November 28, 2016.
Rank Name Years Wins Losses Ties Pct. Teams
1 Gagliardi, JohnJohn Gagliardi† 63 489 138 11 .775 Carroll (MT) (1949–1952), St. John's (MN) (1953–2012)
2 Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno† 45 409 136 3 .749 Penn State (1966–2011)
3 Robinson, EddieEddie Robinson†[n 2]5540816515.707Grambling (1941–1942, 1945–1997)
4Bowden, BobbyBobby Bowden†44377[n 3]1294.743Samford (1959–1962), West Virginia (1970–1975), Florida State (1976–2009)
5 Sparks, KenKen Sparks* 37 338 99 2 .772 Carson–Newman (1980–present)
6Warner, PopPop Warner†49336[n 4]11432.733Georgia (1895–1896), Iowa State (1895-1899), Cornell (1897–1898, 1904–1906), Carlisle (1899–1903, 1907–1914), Pittsburgh (1915–1923), Stanford (1924–1932), Temple (1933–1938)
7 Kehres, LarryLarry Kehres 27 332 24 3 .929 Mount Union (1986–2012)
8Bryant, BearBear Bryant†383238517.780Maryland (1945), Kentucky (1946–1953), Texas A&M (1954–1957), Alabama (1958–1982)
9Kidd, RoyRoy Kidd†393141248.713Eastern Kentucky (1964–2002)
9Stagg, Amos AlonzoAmos Alonzo Stagg†††5731419935.605Springfield (1890–1891), Chicago (1892–1932), Pacific (CA) (1933–1946)
11 Westering, FrostyFrosty Westering†40305967.756Parsons (1962–1963), Lea (1966–1971), Pacific Lutheran (1972–2003)
12 Raymond, TubbyTubby Raymond†[n 5]363001193.714Delaware (1966–2001)
12 Donley, KevinKevin Donley* 38 300 129 1 .699 Anderson (IN) (1978–1981), Georgetown (KY) (1982–1992), California (PA) (1993–1996), Saint Francis (IN) (1998–present)
14Schipper, RonRon Schipper†36287673.808Central (IA) (1961–1996)
15 Beamer, FrankFrank Beamer 35 278 144 4 .657 Murray State (1981–1986), Virginia Tech (1987–2015)
16 Wilcox, LarryLarry Wilcox* 38 267 143 0 .651 Benedictine (KS) (1979–present)
17 Ford, BobBob Ford[n 6] 45 265 191 1 .581 St. Lawrence (1965–1968), Albany (1973–2013)
18 Cater, MonteMonte Cater* 36 263 115 2 .695 Lakeland (1981–1986), Shepherd (1987–present)
19Harring, RogerRoger Harring†31261757.771Wisconsin–La Crosse (1969–1999)
20 Douds, DennisDennis Douds* 43 260 188 3 .580 East Stroudsburg (1974–present)
21 Biesiot, HankHank Biesiot 38 258 121 1 .680 Dickinson State (1976–2013)
22Edwards, LaVellLaVell Edwards†292571013.716BYU (1972–2000)
22Girardi, FrankFrank Girardi†36257975.723Lycoming (1972–2007)
22 Talley, AndyAndy Talley* 37 257 155 2 .623 St. Lawrence (1979–83), Villanova (1985–present)
25Osborne, TomTom Osborne†25255493.836Nebraska (1973–1997)
25Malosky, James S.James S. Malosky4025512513.665Minnesota–Duluth (1958–1997)
27 Holtz, LouLou Holtz†332491327.651William & Mary (1969–1971), North Carolina State (1972–1975), Arkansas (1977–1983), Minnesota (1984–1985), Notre Dame (1986–1996), South Carolina (1999–2004)
28 Ash, RobRob Ash 36 247 137 5 .641 Juniata (1980–1988), Drake (1989–2006), Montana State (2007–2015)
29Kelly, MikeMike Kelly†27246541.819Dayton (1981–2007)
30Joe, BillyBilly Joe†[n 7]342451274.657Cheyney (1972–1978), Central State (1981–1993), Florida A&M (1994–2004), Miles (2008–2010)
30 Laycock, JimmyeJimmye Laycock* 37 245 180 2 .576 William & Mary (1980–present)
32 Brown, MackMack Brown 30 244 122 1 .666 Appalachian State (1983), Tulane (1985–1987), North Carolina (1988–1997), Texas (1998–2013)
32 Moore, JerryJerry Moore† 31 243 135 2 .642 North Texas (1979–1980), Texas Tech (1981–1985), Appalachian State (1989–2012)
34 Tjeerdsma, MelMel Tjeerdsma27242824.744Austin (1984–1993), Northwest Missouri State (1994–2010)
35 Bagnoli, AlAl Bagnoli* 35 239 114 0 .677 Union (NY) (1982–1991), Penn (1992–2014), Columbia (2015–present)
36 Hayes, WoodyWoody Hayes†332387210.759Denison (1946–1948), Miami (OH) (1949–1950), Ohio State (1951–1978)
37 Merritt, JohnJohn Merritt†322357012.760Jackson State (1952–1962), Tennessee State (1963–1983)
38 Giancola, RickRick Giancola* 34 234 116 2 .668 Montclair State (1983–present)
38 Schembechler, BoBo Schembechler†27234658.775Miami (OH) (1963–1968), Michigan (1969–1989)
40 Mumford, AceAce Mumford†362338523.717Jarvis Christian (1924–1926), Bishop (1927–1929), Texas College (1931–1935), Southern (1936–1942, 1944–1961)
40 Taylor, JoeJoe Taylor 30 233 96 4 .706 Howard (1983), Virginia Union (1984–1991), Hampton (1992–2007), Florida A&M (2008–2012)
40 Ault, ChrisChris Ault† 28 233 109 1 .681 Nevada (1976–1992, 1994–1995, 2004–2012)
43Fry, HaydenHayden Fry†3723217810.564SMU (1962–1972), North Texas (1973–1978), Iowa (1979–1998)
44Bailey, WillardWillard Bailey372301507.603Virginia Union (1971–1983, (1995–2003), Norfolk State (1984–1992), Saint Paul's (VA) (2005–2010)
44 Kelly, BrianBrian Kelly* 26 230 88 2 .722 Grand Valley State (1991–2003), Central Michigan (2004–2006), Cincinnati (2006–2009), Notre Dame (2010–present)
46Tressel, JimJim Tressel† 25229792.742Youngstown State (1986–2000), Ohio State (2001–2010)
47 Spurrier, SteveSteve Spurrier†† 26 228 89 2 .718 Duke (1987–1989), Florida (1990–2001), South Carolina (2005–2015)
48Long, Fred T.Fred T. Long4522715131.593Paul Quinn (1921–1922), Wiley (1923–1947, 1956–1965), Prairie View A&M (1948), Texas College (1949–1955)
49 Luckhardt, JohnJohn Luckhardt 27 225 70 2 .761 Washington & Jefferson (1982–1998), California (PA) (2002–2011)
50 Hameline, WaltWalt Hameline[n 8] 34 223 139 2 .615 Wagner (1981–2014)
51Carpenter, GeneGene Carpenter† 32220906.706Adams State (1968), Millersville (1970–2000)
52 Drass, MikeMike Drass* 24 219 56 1 .795 Wesley (DE) (1993–present)
52Harms, RonRon Harms†312191124.660Concordia (NE) (1964–1969), Adams State (1970–1973), Texas A&M–Kingsville (1979–1999)
52Kessinger, TedTed Kessinger†28219571.792Bethany (KS) (1976–2003)
55Randleman, RonRon Randleman362181676.565William Penn (1969–1975), Pittsburg State (1976–1981), Sam Houston State (1982–2004)
56Christopherson, JimJim Christopherson322171027.676Concordia (Moorhead) (1969–2000)
56Martinelli, FredFred Martinelli†3521711912.641Ashland (1959–1993)
58 Hale, DannyDanny Hale 25 213 69 1 .754 West Chester (1984–1988), Bloomsburg (1993–2012)
58 Franchione, DennisDennis Franchione 30 213 135 2 .611 Southwestern (KS) (1981–1982), Pittsburg State (1985–1989), Texas State (1990–1991), New Mexico (1992–1997), TCU (1998–2000), Alabama (2001–2002), Texas A&M (2003–2007), Texas State (2011–2015)
60 Hamilton, EricEric Hamilton 36 212 144 6 .594 New Jersey (1977–2012)
60Manlove, BillBill Manlove†322121111.656Widener (1969–1991), Delaware Valley (1992–1995), La Salle (1997–2001)
62Mazzaferro, PeterPeter Mazzaferro4120915711.569Waynesburg (1959–1962), Curry (1963), Bridgewater State (1968–1986, 1988–2004)
63 Neely, JessJess Neely†4020717619.539Southwestern (TN) (1924–1927), Clemson (1931–1939), Rice (1940–1966)
63 Keeler, K. C.K. C. Keeler* 23 207 82 1 .716 Rowan (1993–2001), Delaware (2002–2012), Sam Houston State (2014–present)
65 Ayers, MikeMike Ayers* 32 206 156 2 .569 East Tennessee State (1985–1987), Wofford (1988–present)
65Butterfield, JimJim Butterfield†27206711.743Ithaca (1967–1993)
67Elliott, HaroldHarold Elliott372051799.533Southwestern (KS) (1964–1968), Washburn (1969–1970), Emporia State (1971–1973), Texas–Arlington (1974–1983), Northwest Missouri State (1988–1993), Eastern New Mexico (1994–2004)
68Gaither, JakeJake Gaither†[n 9]25204364.844Florida A&M (1945–1969)
69Abbott, ClevelandCleveland Abbott322039628.664Tuskegee (1923–1954)
69 Lackner, RichRich Lackner* 31 203 110 2 .648 Carnegie Mellon (1986–present)
69 Saban, NickNick Saban* 21 203[n 10] 60 1 .771 Toledo (1990), Michigan State (1995–1999), LSU (2000–2004), Alabama (2007–present)
72 Johnson, SteveSteve Johnson* 28 202 93 1 .684 Bethel (MN) (1989–present)
72 Kindbom, LarryLarry Kindbom* 34 202 138 1 .594 Kenyon (1983–1988), Washington University (1989–present)
72Nehlen, DonDon Nehlen†302021288.609Bowling Green (1968–1976), West Virginia (1980–2000)
72Woodson, Warren B.Warren B. Woodson†312029414.674Arkansas State Teachers (1935–1940), Hardin–Simmons (1941–1942, 1946–1951), Arizona (1952–1956), New Mexico State (1958–1967), Trinity (TX) (1972–1973)
76Anderson, EddieEddie Anderson†3920112815.606Loras (1922–1924), DePaul (1925–1931), Holy Cross (1933–1938, 1950–1964) Iowa (1939–1942, 1946–1949)
76 DeLong, MikeMike DeLong 34 201 139 2 .591 Maine Maritime (1979–1980), Springfield (MA) (1984–2015)
76Dooley, VinceVince Dooley†252017710.715Georgia (1964–1988)
76Piper, Keith W.Keith W. Piper3920114118.583Denison (1954–1992)
76Sweeney, JimJim Sweeney322011535.567Montana State (1963–1967), Washington State (1968–1975), Fresno State (1976–1977, 1980–1996)
81 Glenn, JoeJoe Glenn 28 200 134 1 .599 Doane (1976–1979), Northern Colorado (1989–1999), Montana (2000–2002), Wyoming (2003–2008), South Dakota (2012–2015)
81Margraff, JimJim Margraff* 27 200 85 3 .700 Johns Hopkins (1990–present)
81Mudra, DarrellDarrell Mudra†26200814.709Adams State (1959–1962), North Dakota State (1963–1965), Arizona (1967–1968), Western Illinois (1969–1973), Florida State (1974–1975), Eastern Illinois (1978–1982), Northern Iowa (1983–1987)
81Snyder, BillBill Snyder†* 25 200 105 1 .655 Kansas State (1989–2005, 2009–present)

Active coaches nearing 200 career wins

This list identifies active coaches with at least 185 career wins. Updated as of games played on November 28, 2016.
Rank Name Years Wins Losses Ties Pct. Teams
* Murphy, TimTim Murphy 30 195 111 1 .637 Maine (1987–1988), Cincinnati (1989–1993), Harvard (1994–present)
* Van Diest, MikeMike Van Diest 18 194 42 0 .822 Carroll (MT) (1999–present)
* Fredenburg, PetePete Fredenburg 19 193 38 0 .835 Mary Hardin–Baylor (1998–present)
* Streeter, Barry H.Barry H. Streeter 38 193 186 5 .509 Gettysburg (1978–2003, 2005–present)
* Eash, NormNorm Eash 30 191 101 1 .654 Illinois Wesleyan (1987–present)
* Fincham, JoeJoe Fincham 21 191 43 0 .816 Wittenberg (1996–present)
* Nielson, BobBob Nielson 24 190 85 1 .690 Ripon (1989–1990), Wartburg (1991–1995), Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1996–1998), Minnesota–Duluth (1999–2003, 2008–2012), Western Illinois (2013–2015), South Dakota (2016–present)
* Stoops, BobBob Stoops 18 188 48 0 .797 Oklahoma (1999–present)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The list includes coaches with 200 wins regardless of division. Coaches with 200 wins at a Division I school (or historic equivalents) are designated with the referenced peach shading. The referenced shading has also been used for coaches with historic programs that were among the elite programs of their era. For example, Amos Alonzo Stagg's wins with the University of Chicago are included.
  2. ↑ Although Robinson has 408 total wins at Grambling, he has only 154 NCAA Division I wins. Robinson's first two wins were before Grambling was an accredited college. When the NCAA first split into the University Division (predecessor to today's Division I) and College Division (predecessor to today's Divisions II and III) in 1956, Grambling became a member of the College Division, and remained at that level until the split of the College Division after the 1972 season. At that time, Grambling became a Division II school, and did not move to Division I until 1977. The following year, when Division I-AA was created, Grambling became a charter member of that group and has remained there to this day.
  3. ↑ Bobby Bowden had 389 wins on the field. A March 6, 2009 NCAA ruling, which was appealed and then upheld on January 5, 2010, required Florida State to vacate 12 wins from the 2006 and 2007 seasons in relation to an academic scandal which resulted in using ineligible players.
  4. ↑ The NCAA credits Warner with an overall record of 336–114–32. The College Football Data Warehouse credits him with one fewer win with the Carlisle Indians in 1908 and does not count his 18–8 record with Iowa State, giving him a career record of 318–106–32.
  5. ↑ Although Raymond has 300 total wins at Delaware, he has only 181 NCAA Division I wins. From 1966 to 1972, Delaware was in the College Division, and once the NCAA adopted its current three-division setup in 1973, Delaware became a Division II school. Delaware did not move to Division I-AA until 1980; they have remained at that level ever since.
  6. ↑ Although Ford has 265 total wins and 256 at Albany, he only has 98 NCAA Division I wins. Ford's first nine wins were at St. Lawrence, which was then in the College Division and is now in Division III. When Albany reinstated varsity football in 1973 with Ford as head coach, it did so as a Division III program; it joined Division II in 1995 and did not move to Division I-AA (now FCS) until 1999.
  7. ↑ Although Joe has 245 wins, only 86 came at Division I Florida A&M; all other victories were with lower division programs.
  8. ↑ Although Hameline has 223 total wins, all at Wagner, he has only 128 NCAA Division I wins. Wagner was a Division III school when he became head coach in 1981, and did not upgrade to the I-AA/FCS level until 1993.
  9. ↑ Although Gaither has 204 wins at Florida A&M, FAMU did not move up to Division I until the creation of I-AA football in 1978, nine years after Gaither retired. All games coached by Gaither were designated as College Division games, either implicitly (games prior to 1956) or explicitly (1956 and later).
  10. ↑ Nick Saban had 5 wins vacated from the 2007 season in relation to an academic scandal regarding textbooks. Four football players were found to have used their scholarships to obtain free textbooks for friends and/or girlfriends.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "NCAA Career Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved June 21, 2010. (The NCAA Career Statistics database allows the viewer to obtain coaching records for all NCAA coaches by inputting the individual's name in the linked window.)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "NCAA Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2013. (The linked document is a report published by the NCAA listing the winningest coaches based on data through the end of the 2012 season. Updated information on coaches active in subsequent seasons is available through the other sources listed in the "References" section.)
  3. 1 2 3 "All-Time Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 20, 2010. (The referenced page reflects the updated information on the Top 10 winningest coaches. Records for other coaches are available in the database in alphabetical order through links from the referenced page.)
  4. ↑ "Penn State sanctions: $60M, bowl ban". ESPN. July 23, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Joe Paterno is now winningest coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
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