List of college football coaches with a .750 winning percentage

Larry Kehres has the highest winning percentage for a college football coach.

This is a list of football coaches with a .750 or greater winning percentage.[1][2] College football coaches who have coached college teams for 10 or more seasons are included in the list. "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 the 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 also included.

Leading the list is Larry Kehres, who compiled a .929 winning percentage while coaching the Mount Union Purple Raiders from 1986 to 2012. The longest tenure among coaches on the list is that of John Gagliardi, who was a head coach from 1949 until retiring after the 2012 season. Gagliardi also leads all listed coaches in total games, wins, and losses. Former Vanderbilt head coach Dan McGugin has the most ties of anyone on the list. Currently, 15 active coaches are on the list.

Key

bold Active as head coach in 2015
† Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

College football coaches with a .750 winning percentage

List may be incomplete; updated through end of 2015 season.
Name First Year Last Year Years Games Wins Losses Ties Win % Teams
Kehres, LarryLarry Kehres 1986 2012 27 359 332 24 3 .929 Mount Union (1986–2012)
Rockne, KnuteKnute Rockne† 1918 1930 13 122 105 12 5 .881 Notre Dame (1918–1930)
Leahy, FrankFrank Leahy† 1939 1953 13 129 107 13 9 .864 Boston College (1939–1940), Notre Dame (1941–1943, 1946–1953)
Reade, BobBob Reade† 1979 1994 16 170 146 23 1 .862 Augustana (IL) (1979–1994)
Perry, DoytDoyt Perry† 1955 1964 10 93 77 11 5 .855 Bowling Green (1955–1964)
Meyer, UrbanUrban Meyer 2001 2015 14 181 154 27 0 .851 Bowling Green (2001–2002), Utah (2003–2004), Florida (2005–2010), Ohio State (2012–present)
Farley, DickDick Farley† 1987 2003 17 136 114 19 3 .849 Williams (1987–2003)
Woodruff, George WashingtonGeorge Washington Woodruff† 1892 1905 12 169 142 25 2 .846 Penn (1892–1901), Illinois (1903), Carlisle Indians (1905)
Gaither, JakeJake Gaither† 1945 1969 25 244 204 36 4 .844 Florida A&M (1945–1969)
Maurer, DaveDave Maurer† 1969 1983 15 155 129 23 3 .842 Wittenberg (1969–1983)
Van Diest, MikeMike Van Diest 1999 2015 17 226 190 36 0 .841 Carroll (MT) (1999–present)
Smith, JosephJoseph Smith 2006 2015 10 112 94 18 0 .839 Linfield (2006–present)
Hoernemann, PaulPaul Hoernemann† 1946 1959 14 124 102 18 4 .839 Heidelberg (1946–1959)
Devanney, JeffJeff Devanney 2006 2015 10 80 67 13 0 .838 Trinity (CT) (2006–present)
Switzer, BarryBarry Switzer† 1973 1988 16 190 157 29 4 .837 Oklahoma (1973–1988)
Osborne, TomTom Osborne† 1973 1997 25 307 255 49 3 .836 Nebraska (1973–1997)
Coryell, DonDon Coryell† 1957 1972 15 154 127 24 3 .834 Whittier (1957–1959), San Diego State (1961–1972)
Haughton, PercyPercy Haughton† 1899 1924 13 120 97 17 6 .833 Cornell (1899–1900), Harvard (1908–1916), Columbia (1923–1924)
Yost, Fielding H.Fielding H. Yost† 1898 1926 28 245 198 3512 .833 Ohio Wesleyan (1897), Nebraska (1898), Kansas (1899), Stanford (1900), San Jose State (1900), Michigan (1901–1923, 1925–1926)
Neyland, RobertRobert Neyland† 1926 1952 21 216 173 31 12 .829 Tennessee (1926–1934, 1936–1940, 1946–1952)
Wilkinson, BudBud Wilkinson† 1947 1963 17 178 145 29 4 .826 Oklahoma (1947–1963)
Locey, JayJay Locey 1995 2004 10 102 84 18 0 .824 Linfield (1996–2005)
Fredenburg, PetePete Fredenburg 1998 2015 18 219 181 39 0 .823 Mary Hardin–Baylor (1998–present)
Klausing, ChuckChuck Klausing† 1964 1985 16 151 123 26 2 .821 Indiana (PA) (1964–1969), Carnegie Mellon (1976–1985)
Kean, HenryHenry Kean 1931 1954 23 209 167 33 9 .821 Kentucky State (1931–1942), Tennessee State (1944–1954)
Kelly, MikeMike Kelly 1981 2007 27 301 246 54 1 .819 Dayton (1981–2007)
Petersen, ChrisChris Petersen 2006 2015 10 131 107 24 0 .817 Boise State (2006–2013), Washington (2014–present)
MaccainVernon McCain† 1948 1963 16 128 102 21 5 .816 Maryland State (1948–1963)
Fincham, JoeJoe Fincham 1996 2015 20 222 181 41 0 .815 Wittenberg (1996–present)
Fusco, JoeJoe Fusco† 1972 1990 19 191 154 34 3 .814 Westminster (PA) (1972–1990)
Purtill, JimJim Purtill 1999 2013 15 160 130 30 0 .813 St. Norbert (1999–2013)
Richard, CharlieCharlie Richard† 1980 1994 14 152 123 28 1 .813 Baker (1980–1990, 1992–1994)
Sutherland, JockJock Sutherland† 1919 1938 20 186 144 28 14 .812 Lafayette (1919–1923), Pittsburgh (1924–1938)
Sirianni, MikeMike Sirianni 2003 2015 13 147 119 28 0 .810 Washington & Jefferson (2003–present)
Schipper, RonRon Schipper† 1961 1996 36 357 287 67 3 .808 Central (IA) (1961–1996)
Devaney, BobBob Devaney† 1957 1972 16 173 136 30 7 .806 Wyoming (1957–1961), Nebraska (1962–1972)
Broyles, ChuckChuck Broyles 1990 2009 20 247 198 47 2 .806 Pittsburg State (1990–2009)
Munn, ClarenceClarence Munn† 1935 1953 10 90 71 16 3 .806 Albright (1935–1936), Syracuse (1946), Michigan State (1947–1953)
Willis, RickRick Willis 1997 2015 19 185 149 36 0 .805 Wartburg (1997–present
Gillman, SidSid Gillman† 1944 1954 10 102 81 19 2 .804 Miami (OH) (1944–1947), Cincinnati (1949–1954)
Thorne, JohnJohn Thorne 2002 2014 13 148 118 30 0 .797 North Central (IL) (2002–2014)
Stoops, BobBob Stoops 1999 2015 17 225 179 46 0 .796 Oklahoma (1999–present)
Thomas, FrankFrank Thomas† 1925 1946 19 183 141 33 9 .795 Chattanooga (1925–1928), Alabama (1931–1946)
Burry, HaroldHarold Burry† 1952 1971 20 163 127 31 5 .794 Westminster (PA) (1952–1971)
Slater, Willie J.Willie J. Slater 2006 2015 10 116 92 24 0 .793 Tuskegee (2006–present)
Kessinger, TedTed Kessinger† 1976 2003 28 277 219 57 1 .792 Bethany (KS) (1976–2003)
Swider, MikeMike Swider 1996 2015 20 215 170 45 0 .791 Wheaton (IL) (1996–present)
Cronin, BillBill Cronin 1997 2015 19 223 176 47 0 .789 Georgetown (KY) (1997–present)
Schmidt, PetePete Schmidt 1983 1996 14 135 105 27 3 .789 Albion (1983–1996)
Rutschman, AdAd Rutschman† 1968 1991 24 234 183 48 3 .788 Linfield (1968–1991)
Drass, MikeMike Drass 1993 2015 23 267 210 56 1 .788 Wesley (DE) (1993–present)
Williams, Henry L.Henry L. Williams† 1891 1921 23 187 141 34 12 .786 Army (1891), Minnesota (1900–1921)
Dobie, GilGil Dobie† 1906 1938 33 242 182 45 15 .783North Dakota Agricultural (1906–1907), Washington (1908–1916), Navy (1917–1919), Cornell (1920–1935), Boston College (1936–1938)
Sparks, KenKen Sparks 1980 2015 36 428 334 92 2 .783 Carson–Newman (1980–present)
Ryan, SteveSteve Ryan 2002 2015 14 169 132 37 0 .781 Morningside (2002–present)
Bryant, BearBear Bryant† 1945 1982 38 425 323 85 17 .780 Maryland (1945), Kentucky (1946–1953), Texas A&M (1954–1957), Alabama (1958–1982)
Sochor, JimJim Sochor† 1970 1988 19 202 155 42 5 .780 UC Davis (1970–1988)
Caruso, GlennGlenn Caruso 2006 2015 10 118 92 26 0 .780 St. Thomas (MN) (2006–present)
Tucker, JohnJohn Tucker 1933 1947 12 102 74 17 11 .779 Arkansas Tech (1933–1947)
Edwards, BillBill Edwards† 1936 1968 23 221 168 45 8 .778 Western Reserve (1936–1940), Vanderbilt (1949–1952), Wittenberg (1955–1968)
Raeburn, ErikErik Raeburn 2000 2015 16 174 135 39 0 .776 Coe (2000–2007), Wabash (2008–present)
Schembechler, BoBo Schembechler† 1963 1989 27 307 234 65 8 .775 Miami (OH) (1963–1968), Michigan (1969–1989)
Gagliardi, JohnJohn Gagliardi† 1949 2012 64 638 489 138 11 .775 Carroll (MT) (1949–1952), St. John's (MN) (1953–2012)
Folsom, FredFred Folsom 1895 1915 19 141 106 29 6 .773 Colorado (1895–1899, 1901–1902, 1908–1915), Dartmouth (1903–1906)
Harring, RogerRoger Harring† 1969 1999 31 343 261 75 7 .771 Wisconsin–La Crosse (1969–1999)
Crisler, FritzFritz Crisler† 1930 1947 18 157 116 32 9 .768 Minnesota (1930–1931), Princeton (1932–1937), Michigan (1938–1947)
Wade, WallaceWallace Wade† 1923 1950 24 230 171 49 10 .765 Alabama (1923–1930), Duke (1931–1941, 1946–1950)
Keeling, JimmieJimmie Keeling 1990 2010 21 225 172 53 0 .764 Hardin–Simmons (1990–2010)
Kush, FrankFrank Kush† 1958 1979 22 231 176 54 1 .764 Arizona State (1958–1979)
Kirkland, GordonGordon Kirkland 1934 1948 14 145 107 31 7 .762 Catawba (1934–1948)
MacguginDan McGugin† 1904 1934 30 271 197 55 19 .762 Vanderbilt (1904–1917, 1919–1934)
Folwell, BobBob Folwell 1909 1924 16 149 109 31 9 .762 Lafayette (1909–1911), Washington & Jefferson (1912–1915), Penn (1916–1919), Navy (1920–1924)
Crowley, JimJim Crowley†[n 1] 1929 1941 13 109 78 21 10 .761 Michigan State (1928–1932), Fordham (1933–1941)
Smith, AndyAndy Smith† 1909 1925 17 161 116 32 13 .761 Penn (1909–1912), Purdue (1913–1915), California (1916–1925)
Saban, NickNick Saban 1990 2015 20 251 191 60 1 .760[a 1] Toledo (1990), Michigan State (1995–1999), LSU (2000–2004), Alabama (2007–present)
Hayes, WoodyWoody Hayes† 1946 1978 33 320 238 72 10 .759 Denison (1946–1948), Miami (OH) (1949–1950), Ohio State (1951–1978)
Blaik, EarlEarl Blaik† 1934 1958 25 228 166 48 14 .759 Dartmouth (1934–1940), Army (1941–1958)
Merritt, JohnJohn Merritt† 1952 1983 32 321 237 72 12 .757 Jackson State (1952–1962), Tennessee State (1963–1983)
Sherman, EdEd Sherman† 1945 1966 22 191 141 43 7 .757 Muskingum (1945–1966)
Moran, CharleyCharley Moran 1909 1933 18 168 121 35 12 .756 Texas A&M (1909–1914), Centre (1919–1923), Bucknell (1924–1926), Catawba (1930–1933)
Luckhardt, JohnJohn Luckhardt 1982 2011 27 319 240 77 2 .755 Washington & Jefferson (1982–1998), California (PA) (2002–2011)
Westering, FrostyFrosty Westering† 1962 2003 40 406 303 96 7 .755 Parsons (IA) (1962–1963), Lea (1966–1971), Pacific Lutheran (1972–2003)
Hale, DannyDanny Hale 1984 2012 25 283 213 69 1 .754 West Chester (1984–1988), Bloomsburg (1993–2012)
Patterson, GaryGary Patterson 2000 2015 16 190 143 47 0 .753 TCU (2000–present)
Carr, LloydLloyd Carr 1995 2007 13 162 122 40 0 .753 Michigan (1995–2007)
Banks, EarlEarl Banks† 1960 1973 14 129 96 31 2 .752 Morgan State (1960–1973)
Hunt, Claude J.Claude J. Hunt 1911 1931 19 124 9028 6 .750 Hillsdale (1911–1912), Carleton (1914–1916, 1920–1931), Washington (1917, 1919)
McKeen, AllynAllyn McKeen† 1937 1948 11 106 78 25 3 .750 West Tennessee State (1937–1938), Mississippi State (1939–1948)
  1. ↑ Saban's on-field record is 196–60–1 (winning percentage .765). Due to NCAA violations that began during the tenure of Saban's predecessor at Alabama, Mike Shula, that were not discovered until Saban's first season at the school in 2007, five wins from that season were vacated.

Note: As of the end of the 2010 season, Jim Tressel, who served as the head football coach for Youngstown State (1986–2000) and Ohio State (2001–2010), had a career record of 241–79–2 for a winning percentage of .752. In July 2011, Ohio State vacated all 12 of its wins from the 2010 season, dropping Tressel's career record to 229–79–2 and his winning percentage to .742.

Active coaches near a .750 winning percentage

This list identifies active coaches who have:
  • a winning percentage of .735 or greater after at least 10 full seasons as a college football head coach, or
  • a winning percentage of .750 or greater after at least 7 full seasons, but fewer than 10, as a college football head coach.
Updated through end of 2015 season.
Head Coach First Year Last Year Years Games Wins Losses Ties Win % Teams
Leipold, LanceLance Leipold 2007 2015 9 127 114 13 0 .898 Wisconsin–Whitewater (2007–2014), Buffalo (2015–present)
Richt, MarkMark Richt 2001 2015 15 196 145 51 0 .740 Georgia (2001–2015)
McMartin, JeffJeff McMartin 2004 2015 11 126 93 33 0 .738 Central (IA) (2004–present)
Kelly, BrianBrian Kelly 1991 2015 25 308 226 80 2 .737 Grand Valley State (1991–2003), Central Michigan (2004–2006), Cincinnati (2006–2009), Notre Dame (2010–present)

College football coaches with an .850 winning percentage

The main list set forth above is limited to coaches with 10 years of experience as a head coach. This list supplements the main list by identifying coaches who are omitted from the main list because they have not coached 10 years, but who have achieved a winning percentage of .850 or higher while coaching a minimum of five seasons or 50 games.

List may be incomplete; updated through end of 2015 season.
Name First Year Last Year Years Games Wins Losses Ties Win % Teams
DeBoer, KalenKalen DeBoer 2005 2009 5 70 67 3 0.957 Sioux Falls (2005–2009)
Camp, WalterWalter Camp 1888 1895 7 89 81 5 3 .927 Yale (1888–1892), Stanford (1892, 1894–1895)
Redman, Robert B.Robert B. Redman 1947 1951 5 42 38 4 0 .905 Bloomsburg (1947–1951)
Tambling, CharlesCharles Tambling 1902 1918 5 20 18 2 0 .900 Central Michigan (1902–1905, 1918)
Leipold, LanceLance Leipold 2007 2015 9 127 114 13 0 .898 Wisconsin–Whitewater (2007–2014), Buffalo (2015–present)
Erhardt, RonRon Erhardt 1966 1972 7 69 61 7 1 .891 North Dakota State (1966–1972)
Dorrel, AdamAdam Dorrel 2011 2015 5 69 61 8 0 .884 Northwest Missouri State (2011–present)
Booth, Walter C.Walter C. Booth 1900 1905 6 63 53 8 2 .857 Nebraska (1900–1905)
Macklin, JohnJohn Macklin 1911 1915 5 34 29 5 0 .853 Michigan State (1911–1915)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Crowley was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966 as a player in recognition of his career as a halfback at Notre Dame from 1922 to 1924.

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2008. pp. 189, 192.
  2. ↑ "All-Time Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
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