List of college football coaches with 150 NCAA Division I FCS wins

This is a list of college football coaches with 150 career wins in NCAA Division I FCS, the lower of two levels of NCAA Division I football.

Historical overview

FCS, short for "Football Championship Subdivision", was created in 1978 when the NCAA split Division I football into two groups. The strongest programs and conferences were placed in Division I-A, known since 2006 as the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Other Division I football programs were placed in Division I-AA, which was renamed as FCS in 2006.

The official NCAA record book contains a list of the 50 winningest FCS coaches. However, it is not truly indicative of the most successful coaches at that level because of the criteria used for its compilation. Inclusion on the list requires a minimum of 10 years as a head coach at the FCS level, but each coach's win total includes all wins at four-year institutions, regardless of whether these schools were FCS at that time.[1]

As of December 17, 2016, a total of nine head football coaches have won 150 or more games while serving in that role at the FCS level.

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.

Coaches with 150 career FCS wins
Updated as of the end of the 2016 season.
Rank Name Seasons[lower-alpha 1] Wins Losses Ties Pct. Teams[lower-alpha 2]
1Jimmye Laycock*352431712.587William & Mary (1982–present)[lower-alpha 3][3]
2Roy Kidd†25225782.741Eastern Kentucky (1978–2002)[lower-alpha 4][5]
3Andy Talley302171361.614Villanova (1987–2016)[lower-alpha 5][7]
4Jerry Moore†24215870.712Appalachian State (1989–2012)[8][9]
5Tubby Raymond†22181811.690Delaware (1980–2001)[lower-alpha 6][11]
6Tim Murphy*25178740.706Maine (1987–1988),[12] Harvard (1994–present)[13][14]
7Rob Ash23171861.665Drake (1993–2006),[lower-alpha 7] Montana State (2007–2015)[16][17]
8Mike Ayers*251611261.561East Tennessee State (1985–1987),[18] Wofford (1995–present)[lower-alpha 8][20]
9Al Bagnoli*25153950.617Penn (1992–2014),[21] Columbia (2015–present)[22][23]


See also

Notes
  1. Number of seasons served as head coach at the FCS level.
  2. Teams coached at the FCS level. Seasons listed are restricted to those in which each individual team competed as an FCS member.
  3. When Laycock became head coach at William & Mary in 1980, W&M was classified as a Division I-A program. W&M was downgraded to Division I-AA after the 1981 season.[2]
  4. When Kidd became head coach at Eastern Kentucky in 1964, EKU was a member of the NCAA College Division. When the NCAA adopted its current three-division system in 1973, EKU was classified as Division II; it became a charter member of Division I-AA in 1978.[4]
  5. When Talley became head coach at Villanova in 1985, it was classified as an NCAA Division III program. Villanova did not upgrade to Division I-AA until 1987.[6]
  6. When Raymond became head coach at Delaware in 1966, it was a member of the NCAA College Division. When the NCAA adopted its current three-division system in 1973, Delaware was classified as Division II. It did not immediately become a I-AA member upon the Division I split; that would not occur until 1980.[10]
  7. When Ash became head coach at Drake in 1989, it was a Division I member, but played Division III football. Starting with the 1993 season, the NCAA required that the football programs of all Division I members compete in Division I. At that time, Drake football became a I-AA member.[15]
  8. When Ayers became head coach at Wofford in 1988, it was classified as an NCAA Division II program. Wofford did not upgrade to Division I-AA until 1995.[19]

References
  1. "Winningest Coaches All-Time" (PDF). 2016 NCAA Football Coaching Records. NCAA. pp. 16–18. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  2. "William & Mary Tribe". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  3. "Jimmye Laycock Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  4. "Eastern Kentucky Colonels". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. "Roy Kidd Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  6. "Villanova Wildcats". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  7. "Andy Talley Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  8. "Appalachian State Mountaineers". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  9. "Jerry Moore Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  10. "Delaware Blue Hens". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  11. "Harold R. "Tubby" Raymond Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  12. "Maine Black Bears". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  13. "Harvard Crimson". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  14. "Timothy "Tim" Murphy Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  15. "Drake Bulldogs". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  16. "Montana State Bobcats". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  17. "Rob Ash Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  18. "East Tennessee State Buccaneers". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  19. "Wofford Terriers". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  20. "Mike Ayers Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  21. "Pennsylvania Quakers". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  22. "Columbia Lions". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  23. "Al Bagnoli Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
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