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 the end of the 2017 season, a total of 89 head football coaches have 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, 81 coaches have reached the mark in the 47 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, the 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 Jimmye Laycock (245), Roy Kidd (223), Andy Talley (217), and Jerry Moore (215).

Among NCAA Division I coaches expected to be active in 2017, 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 expected to be active in 2017, the career win leaders are Kevin Donley (302), Larry Wilcox (267), Monte Cater (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), Ken 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 2017 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 through end of 2017 season.
Rank Name Years Wins Losses Ties Pct. Teams
1John Gagliardi†6448913811.775Carroll (MT) (1949–1952), St. John's (MN) (1953–2012)
2Joe Paterno†464091363.749Penn State (1966–2011)
3Eddie Robinson†[n 2]5540816515.707Grambling (1941–1942, 1945–1997)
4Bobby Bowden†44377[n 3]1294.743Samford (1959–1962), West Virginia (1970–1975), Florida State (1976–2009)
5Ken Sparks37338992.772Carson–Newman (1980–2016)
6Larry Kehres†27332243.929Mount Union (1986–2012)
7Bear Bryant†383238517.780Maryland (1945), Kentucky (1946–1953), Texas A&M (1954–1957), Alabama (1958–1982)
8Pop Warner†4931910632.730Georgia (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)
9Kevin Donley*393161291.710Anderson (IN) (1978–1981), Georgetown (KY) (1982–1992), California (PA) (1993–1996), Saint Francis (IN) (1998–present)
10Roy Kidd†393141248.713Eastern Kentucky (1964–2002)
10Amos Alonzo Stagg†††5731419935.605Springfield (1890–1891), Chicago (1892–1932), Pacific (CA) (1933–1946)
12Frosty Westering†40305967.756Parsons (1962–1963), Lea (1966–1971), Pacific Lutheran (1972–2003)
13Tubby Raymond†[n 4]363001193.714Delaware (1966–2001)
14Ron Schipper†36287673.808Central (IA) (1961–1996)
15Frank Beamer†352801444.657Murray State (1981–1986), Virginia Tech (1987–2015)
16Larry Wilcox*392761460.654Benedictine (KS) (1979–present)
17Monte Cater*372751172.701Lakeland (1981–1986), Shepherd (1987–present)
18Bob Ford[n 5]452651911.581St. Lawrence (1965–1968), Albany (1973–2013)
19Dennis Douds*442631963.573East Stroudsburg (1974–present)
20Roger Harring†31261757.771Wisconsin–La Crosse (1969–1999)
21Hank Biesiot382581211.680Dickinson State (1976–2013)
22LaVell Edwards†292571013.716BYU (1972–2000)
22Frank Girardi†36257975.723Lycoming (1972–2007)
22Andy Talley372571552.623St. Lawrence (1979–83), Villanova (1985–2016)
25Tom Osborne†25255493.836Nebraska (1973–1997)
25Jim Malosky4025512513.665Minnesota–Duluth (1958–1997)
27Lou 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)
28Al Bagnoli*362471160.680Union (NY) (1982–1991), Penn (1992–2014), Columbia (2015–present)
29Rob Ash362461375.640Juniata (1980–1988), Drake (1989–2006), Montana State (2007–2015)
29Mike Kelly†27246541.819Dayton (1981–2007)
31Billy Joe†[n 6]342451274.657Cheyney (1972–1978), Central State (1981–1993), Florida A&M (1994–2004), Miles (2008–2010)
31Jimmye Laycock*382451892.564William & Mary (1980–present)
33Mack Brown†302441221.666Appalachian State (1983), Tulane (1985–1987), North Carolina (1988–1997), Texas (1998–2013)
34Jerry Moore†312421352.641North Texas (1979–1980), Texas Tech (1981–1985), Appalachian State (1989–2012)
34Mel Tjeerdsma†27242824.744Austin (1984–1993), Northwest Missouri State (1994–2010)
36Rick Giancola*352391212.663Montclair State (1983–present)
36Brian Kelly*28239912.723Grand Valley State (1991–2003), Central Michigan (2004–2006), Cincinnati (2006–2009), Notre Dame (2010–present)
38Woody Hayes†332387210.759Denison (1946–1948), Miami (OH) (1949–1950), Ohio State (1951–1978)
39John Merritt†322357012.760Jackson State (1952–1962), Tennessee State (1963–1983)
40Bo Schembechler†27234658.775Miami (OH) (1963–1968), Michigan (1969–1989)
40Chris Ault†282341081.684Nevada (1976–1992, 1994–1995, 2004–2012)
42Ace Mumford†362338523.717Jarvis Christian (1924–1926), Bishop (1927–1929), Texas College (1931–1935), Southern (1936–1942, 1944–1961)
42Joe Taylor30233964.706Howard (1983), Virginia Union (1984–1991), Hampton (1992–2007), Florida A&M (2008–2012)
44Hayden Fry†3723217810.564SMU (1962–1972), North Texas (1973–1978), Iowa (1979–1998)
45Willard Bailey372301507.603Virginia Union (1971–1983, (1995–2003), Norfolk State (1984–1992), Saint Paul's (VA) (2005–2010)
46Mike Drass*25229611.789Wesley (DE) (1993–2017)
46Jim Tressel†25229792.742Youngstown State (1986–2000), Ohio State (2001–2010)
48Steve Spurrier†††26228892.718Duke (1987–1989), Florida (1990–2001), South Carolina (2005–2015)
49Fred T. Long4522715131.593Paul Quinn (1921–1922), Wiley (1923–1947, 1956–1965), Prairie View A&M (1948), Texas College (1949–1955)
50John Luckhardt27225702.761Washington & Jefferson (1982–1998), California (PA) (2002–2011)
51Walt Hameline[n 7]342231392.615Wagner (1981–2014)
52K. C. Keeler*24220851.721Rowan (1993–2001), Delaware (2002–2012), Sam Houston State (2014–present)
52Gene Carpenter†32220906.706Adams State (1968), Millersville (1970–2000)
54Ron Harms†312191124.660Concordia (NE) (1964–1969), Adams State (1970–1973), Texas A&M–Kingsville (1979–1999)
54Ted Kessinger†28219571.792Bethany (KS) (1976–2003)
56Mike Ayers*332181602.577East Tennessee State (1985–1987), Wofford (1988–present)
56Ron Randleman362181676.565William Penn (1969–1975), Pittsburg State (1976–1981), Sam Houston State (1982–2004)
56Nick Saban*22218[n 8]621.778Toledo (1990), Michigan State (1995–1999), LSU (2000–2004), Alabama (2007–present)
59Jim Christopherson322171027.676Concordia (Moorhead) (1969–2000)
59Fred Martinelli†3521711912.641Ashland (1959–1993)
61Danny Hale25213691.754West Chester (1984–1988), Bloomsburg (1993–2012)
61Dennis Franchione302131352.611Southwestern (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)
63Eric Hamilton362121446.594TCNJ (1977–2012)
63Bill Manlove†322121111.656Widener (1969–1991), Delaware Valley (1992–1995), La Salle (1997–2001)
65Pete Fredenburg20210390.843Mary Hardin–Baylor (1998–present)
65Rich Lackner*322101142.647Carnegie Mellon (1986–present)
65Bill Snyder†*262101101.656Kansas State (1989–2005, 2009–present)
68Jim Margraff*28209873.704Johns Hopkins (1990–present)
68Peter Mazzaferro4120915711.569Waynesburg (1959–1963), Curry (1963), Bridgewater State (1968–1986, 1988–2004)
70Steve Johnson*29207981.678Bethel (MN) (1989–present)
70Jess Neely†4020717619.539Southwestern (TN) (1924–1927), Clemson (1931–1939), Rice (1940–1966)
72Jim Butterfield†27206711.743Ithaca (1967–1993)
73Harold 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)
73Larry Kindbom*352051441.587Kenyon (1983–1988), Washington (MO) (1989–present)
73Carl Poelker312051001.672Millikin (1982–1995), McKendree (1996–2012)
76Jake Gaither†[n 9]25203364.844Florida A&M (1945–1969)
76Cleveland Abbott312039628.664Tuskegee (1923–1954)
76Warren B. Woodson†312039514.673Arkansas State Teachers (1935–1940), Hardin–Simmons (1941–1942, 1946–1951), Arizona (1952–1956), New Mexico State (1958–1967), Trinity (TX) (1972–1973)
79Don Nehlen†302021288.609Bowling Green (1968–1976), West Virginia (1980–2000)
80Eddie Anderson†3920112815.606Loras (1922–1924), DePaul (1925–1931), Holy Cross (1933–1938, 1950–1964) Iowa (1939–1942, 1946–1949)
80Mike DeLong342011392.591Maine Maritime (1979–1980), Springfield (MA) (1984–2015)
80Vince Dooley†252017710.715Georgia (1964–1988)
80Joe Fincham22201440.820Wittenberg
80Keith W. Piper3920114118.583Denison (1954–1992)
85Norm Eash312001031.660Illinois Wesleyan (1987–present) (1996–present)
85Joe Glenn282001341.599Doane (1976–1979), Northern Colorado (1989–1999), Montana (2000–2002), Wyoming (2003–2008), South Dakota (2012–2015)
85Darrell 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)
85Tim Murphy312001161.632Maine (1987–1988), Cincinnati (1989–1993), Harvard (1994–present)
85Jim Sweeney322001544.564Montana State (1963–1967), Washington State (1968–1975), Fresno State (1976–1977, 1980–1996)

Active coaches nearing 200 career wins

This list identifies active coaches with at least 185 career wins. Updated through end of 2017 season.
Rank Name Years Wins Losses Ties Pct. Teams
*Mike Van Diest19198480.805Carroll (MT) (1999–present)
*Bob Nielson25198921.682Ripon (1989–1990), Wartburg (1991–1995), Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1996–1998), Minnesota–Duluth (1999–2003, 2008–2012), Western Illinois (2013–2015), South Dakota (2016–present)
*Bill Cronin21192530.784Georgetown (KY) (1997–present)
*Mike Maynard30189871.684Redlands (1987–present)
*Mike Swider22189490.794Wheaton (IL) (1996–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 388 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. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Although Joe has 245 wins, only 86 came at Division I Florida A&M; all other victories were with lower division programs.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Nick Saban had five 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.
  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).

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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