Head Coach First year Last Year Total years Games coached Wins Losses Ties Win % Team(s) Watson Brown 1979 2015 31 348 136 211 1 .392 Austin Peay (1979–1980), Cincinnati (1983), Rice (1984–1985), Vanderbilt (1986–1990), UAB (1995–2006), Tennessee Tech (2007–2015) Roland Ortmayer 1946 1990 45 400 183 209 8 .468 William Penn (1946–1947), La Verne (1948–1990) Amos Alonzo Stagg, Sr. 1890 1946 55 548 314 199 35 .605 Springfield YMCA (1890–1891), Chicago (1892–1932), Pacific (1933–1946) Jimmye Laycock 1980 2018 39 445 249 194 2 .562 William & Mary (1980–2018) Barry H. Streeter 1978 2017 38 394 196 193 5 .504 Gettysburg (1978–2003, 2005–2017) Bob Ford 1965 2013 45 457 265 191 1 .581 St. Lawrence (1965–1968), Albany (1973–2013) Mike Price 1981 2012 31 360 177 183 0 .492 Weber State (1981–1988), Washington State (1989–2002), UTEP (2004–2012, 2017) Hayden Fry 1962 1998 37 420 232 178 10 .564 SMU (1962–1972), North Texas State (1973–1978), Iowa (1979–1998) Buddy Teevens 1985 2023 32 331 151 178 2 .459 Maine (1985–1986), Dartmouth (1987–1991, 2005–2023), Tulane (1992–1996), Stanford (2003–2004) Mertz Mortorelli 1954 1983 30 241 52 176 13 .243 Wisconsin–Superior (1954–1983) Lombe Honaker 1914 1958 45 372 172 176 24 .495 Lincoln (1914–1916), Baldwin–Wallace (1917–1918), Southwestern (1919–1920), Maryville (1921–1958) Jess C. Neely 1924 1966 43 402 207 176 19 .539 Southwestern (1924–1927), Clemson (1931–1939), Rice (1940–1966) Dennis Miller 1986 2019 34 321 149 172 0 .464 Northern State (1986–1997), Wisconsin Lutheran (2000–2012, 2014–2019) Eddie Robinson 1941 1997 55 591 408 167 16 .704 Louisiana Normal / Grambling / Grambling State (1941–1997) Ron Randleman 1969 2004 35 386 218 167 1 .566 William Penn (1969–1975), Pittsburg State (1976–1981), Sam Houston State (1982–2004) Brien Cullen 1985 2019 34 346 181 165 0 .523 Worcester State (1985–2019) Jim Parady 1992 present 32 316 151 164 1 .479 Marist (1992–present) Paul Vosburgh 1985 present 34 354 191 163 0 .540 William Penn (1985–1987), St. John Fisher (1991–present) Mike Ayers 1985 2017 33 380 218 160 2 .576 East Tennessee State (1985–1987), Wofford (1988–2017) Jack Cosgrove 1993 present 28 299 141 158 0 .472 Maine (1993–2015), Colby (2018–present) Peter Mazzaferro 1959 2004 41 378 209 158 11 .567 Waynesburg (1959–1962), Curry (1963), Bridgewater State (1968–1986, 1988–2004) Marvin L. Kay 1969 1994 26 247 84 157 6 .352 Colorado Mines (1969–1994) Rich Brooks 1977 2009 25 290 130 156 4 .455 Oregon (1977–1994), Kentucky (2003–2009) Bill Klika 1974 2001 25 222 66 155 1 .300 Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham (1974–1996, 2000–2001) Andy Talley 1979 2016 37 414 257 155 2 .623 St. Lawrence (1979–1983), Villanova (1985–2016) Jim Sweeney 1963 1996 32 358 201 153 4 .567 Montana State (1963–1967), Washington State (1968–1975), Fresno State (1976–1996) Bobby Wallace 1988 2010 28 324 171 152 1 .481 North Alabama (1988–1997, 2012–2016), Temple (1998–2005), West Alabama (2006–2010) Howard Schnellenberger 1979 2011 27 312 158 151 3 .511 Miami (1979–1983), Louisville (1985–1994), Oklahoma (1995), Florida Atlantic (2001–2011) Grant Teaff 1960 1992 30 325 170 151 8 .529 McMurry (1960–1965), Angelo State (1969–1971), Baylor (1972–1992) Dwight Beede 1926 1972 38 344 175 149 20 .538 Westminster (1926–1930), Geneva (1934–1936), Youngstown / Youngstown State (1938–1972) Dave Murray 1990 present 33 330 181 149 0 .548 Cortland (1990–1996), Lebanon Valley (1997), Alfred (1998–2013), Hamilton (2014–present) Kevin Donley 1978 present 44 492 342 149 1 .696 Anderson (1978–1981), Georgetown (1982–1992), California (1993–1996), Saint Francis (1998–present) DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry 1915 1954 40 305 143 149 13 .490 Westminster (1915–1916, 1918, 1921), Amherst (1922–1925), Brown (1926–1940), Dartmouth (1945–1954) Andrew C. "Scrappy" Moore 1931 1967 35 332 171 148 13 .535 Chattanooga (1931–1967) Geno DeMarco 1993 present 30 305 158 147 0 .518 Geneva (1993–present) Dick Tomey 1977 2009 29 335 183 145 7 .557 Hawaii (1977–1986), Arizona (1987–2000), San Jose State (2005–2009) Mack Brown 1983 present 35 419 274 144 1 .655 Appalachian State (1983), Tulane (1985–1987), North Carolina (1988–1997, 2019–present), Texas (1998–2013) Andy Lambert 1997 present 35 262 119 143 0 .454 Trinity International (1997–2003), Sterling (2004–2015), Southern Nazarene (2016–2019), Concordia (2021–present) Frank Beamer 1981 2015 35 427 280 143 4 .660 Murray State (1981–1986), Virginia Tech (1987–2015) Frank M. Dobson 1909 1948 37 303 137 142 24 .492 Georgia (1909), Clemson (1910–1912), Richmond (1913–1917, 1919–1933), South Carolina (1918), Maryland (1936–1939), Apprentice (1940–1948) John Pont 1956 1992 25 252 107 141 4 .433 Miami (1956–1962), Yale (1963–1964), Indiana (1965–1972), Northwestern (1973–1977), Mount St. Joseph (1990–1992) Buddy Benson 1965 1995 31 310 162 140 8 .535 Ouachita Baptist (1965–1995) Ken Hatfield 1979 2005 27 312 168 140 4 .545 Air Force (1979–1983), Arkansas (1984–1989), Clemson (1990–1993), Rice (1994–2005) Walt Hameline 1981 2014 33 365 224 139 2 .615 Wagner (1981–2014) Keith Otterbein 1986 2023 29 329 187 139 3 .573 Ferris State (1986–1994), Hillsdale (2002–2023) John Gagliardi 1949 2012 64 638 489 138 11 .775 Carroll (1949–1952), Saint John's (1953–2012) Jim Collins 1994 present 35 278 140 138 0 .504 Dubuque (1994–1996), Capital (1997–2007), Saginaw Valley State (2008–2018), Wittenberg (2022–present) Brian Keller 1996 present 37 262 125 137 0 .477 Nebraska Wesleyan (1996–present) Johnny Majors 1968 1996 29 332 185 137 10 .572 Iowa State (1968–1972), Pittsburgh (1973–1976, 1993–1996), Tennessee (1977–1992) Rob Ash 1980 2015 36 388 246 137 5 .640 Juniata (1980–1988), Drake (1989–2006), Montana State (2007–2015) Kirk Ferentz 1990 present 27 334 198 136 0 .591 Maine (1990–1992), Iowa (1999–present) Ed DeGeorge 1977 2005 29 272 135 136 1 .498 Beloit (1977–2005) Joe Paterno 1966 2011 46 548 409 136 3 .749 Penn State (1966–2011) Kevin Callahan 1993 present 30 313 178 135 0 .569 Monmouth (1993–present) Dennis Franchione 1981 2015 30 350 213 135 2 .611 Southwestern (1981–1982), Pittsburg State (1985–1989), Southwest Texas State / Texas State (1990–1991, 2011–2015), New Mexico (1992–1997), TCU (1998–2000), Alabama (2001–2002), Texas A&M (2003–2007) Jerry Moore 1979 2012 31 379 242 135 2 .637 North Texas State (1979–1980), Texas Tech (1981–1985), Appalachian State (1989–2012) Lew Elverson 1938 1974 32 244 102 135 7 .432 Swarthmore (1938–1941, 1946–1972, 1974), Atlantic City NAS (1943–1944) Al Bagnoli 1982 2022 41 403 269 134 0 .667 Union (1982–1991), Penn (1992–2014), Columbia (2015–2022) Willie Jeffries 1973 2001 29 318 180 132 6 .575 South Carolina State (1973–1978, 1989–2001), Wichita State (1979–1983), Howard (1984–1988) George Welsh 1973 2000 28 325 189 132 4 .588 Navy (1973–1981), Virginia (1982–2000) Lou Holtz 1969 2004 33 388 249 132 7 .651 William & Mary (1969–1971), NC State (1972–1975), Arkansas (1977–1983), Minnesota (1984–1985), Notre Dame (1986–1996), South Carolina (1999–2004) Tim Murphy 1987 present 36 357 224 132 1 .629 Maine (1987–1988), Cincinnati (1989–1993), Harvard (1994–present) Todd Knight 1993 present 30 304 171 131 2 .566 Delta State (1993–1998), Ouachita Baptist (1999–present) Jim Wacker 1971 1996 26 293 159 131 3 .548 Texas Lutheran (1971–1975), North Dakota State (1976–1978), Southwest Texas State (1979–1982), TCU (1983–1991), Minnesota (1992–1996) Bob Spoo 1987 2011 25 276 144 131 1 .524 Eastern Illinois (1987–2011) Terry Bowden 1983 present 27 315 183 130 2 .584 Salem (1983–1985), Samford (1987–1992), Auburn (1993–1998), North Alabama (2009–2011), Akron (2012–2018), Louisiana–Monroe (2021–present) Ray Morrison 1915 1952 32 318 155 130 33 .539 SMU (1915–1916, 1922–1934), Vanderbilt (1918, 1935–1939), Temple (1940–1948), Austin (1949–1952) Carlin B. Carpenter 1979 2002 24 230 100 130 0 .435 Bluffton (1979–2002) Jimmy "Red" Parker 1961 1998 26 281 143 130 8 .523 Arkansas A&M (1961–1965), The Citadel (1966–1972), Clemson (1973–1976), Southern Arkansas (1981), Delta State (1982–1987), Ouachita Baptist (1996–1998) Jim Hazlett 1962 1986 23 212 75 130 7 .370 Edinboro (1962–1965), Susquehanna (1966–1977), Kean (1980–1986) Chris Beaton 1983 2005 23 216 85 130 1 .396 Simon Fraser (1983–2005) Bill Mallory 1969 1996 27 301 168 129 4 .565 Miami (1969–1973), Colorado (1974–1978), Northern Illinois (1980–1983), Indiana (1984–1996) Bobby Bowden 1959 2009 44 510 377 129 4 .743 Howard (1959–1962), West Virginia (1970–1975), Florida State (1976–2009) Bill Curry 1980 2012 20 225 93 128 4 .422 Georgia Tech (1980–1986), Alabama (1987–1989), Kentucky (1990–1996), Georgia State (2010–2012) Lou Little 1924 1956 33 292 151 128 13 .539 Georgetown (1924–1929), Columbia (1930–1956) Eddie Anderson 1922 1964 39 344 201 128 15 .606 Columbia (1922–1924), DePaul (1925–1931), Holy Cross (1933–1938, 1950–1964), Iowa (1939–1942, 1946–1949) Don Nehlen 1968 2000 30 338 202 128 8 .609 Bowling Green (1968–1976), West Virginia (1980–2000) Chuck Shelton 1977 1995 19 209 81 127 1 .390 Drake (1977–1985), Utah State (1986–1991), Pacific (1992–1995) Bob Griffin 1972 1992 21 228 100 127 1 .441 Idaho State (1972–1975), Rhode Island (1976–1992) Mike Dau 1966 1991 25 209 80 126 3 .390 Lake Forest (1966–1991) Larry Smith 1976 2000 24 276 143 126 7 .531 Tulane (1976–1979), Arizona (1980–1986), USC (1987–1992), Missouri (1994–2000) Bill Dooley 1967 1992 26 294 163 126 5 .563 North Carolina (1967–1977), Virginia Tech (1978–1986), Wake Forest (1987–1992) Maurice Hunt 1977 1997 19 195 65 125 5 .346 Central State (1977–1978), Morehouse (1979–1989, 1995–1996), Kentucky State (1992–1994), Lane (1997) Chuck Mills 1959 1997 27 270 132 133 5 .498 Pomona (1959–1961), Indiana State (1962–1963), Merchant Marine (1964), Utah State (1967–1972), Wake Forest (1973–1977), Southern Oregon (1980–1988), Coast Guard (1997) Ken Crandall 1998 2014 17 179 47 132 0 .263 Minnesota Morris (1998–2006), Southwestern (2007–2014) Don Read 1968 1995 22 282 155 126 1 .551 Portland State (1968–1971, 1981–1985), Oregon (1974–1976), Oregon Tech (1977–1980), Montana State (1986–1995) Ivan Grove 1920 1955 29 253 111 126 16 .470 Oklahoma Baptist (1920–1921), Hendrix (1924–1955) Bill George 1999 2019 21 201 75 126 0 .373 Coast Guard (1999–2019) Terry Allen 1989 2014 22 258 133 125 0 .516 Northern Iowa (1989–1996), Kansas (1997–2001), Missouri State (2006–2014) Rich Lackner 1986 2021 35 361 234 125 2 .651 Carnegie Mellon (1986–2021) Paul Castonia 1998 present 23 212 87 125 0 .410 UMass–Boston (1998–2000), Plymouth State (2003–present) Roy Kidd 1964 2002 39 446 314 124 8 .715 Eastern Kentucky (1964–2002) Robert Kolf 1929 1962 30 198 59 123 16 .338 Oshkosh State (1929, 1931–1942, 1946–1962) Terry Price 1985 2009 25 225 101 123 1 .451 Maranatha Baptist (1985–2009) John Prock 1964 1987 24 244 114 123 7 .482 Harding (1964–1987) Jerry Claiborne 1961 1989 28 309 179 122 8 .592 VPI / Virginia Tech (1961–1970), Maryland (1972–1981), Kentucky (1982–1989) Bob Nielson 1989 present 30 341 218 122 1 .641 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) Bob Ricca 1974 2002 28 295 172 121 2 .579 St. John's (1974–2002) Norm Eash 1987 present 36 347 225 121 1 .650 Illinois Wesleyan (1987–present) Glen Mason 1986 2006 21 245 123 121 1 .504 Kent State (1986–1987), Kansas (1988–1996), Minnesota (1997–2006) Hank Biesiot 1976 2013 38 380 258 121 1 .680 Dickinson State (1976–2013) Jim Grobe 1995 2016 20 293 171 121 1 .492 Ohio (1995–2000), Wake Forest (2001–2013), Baylor (2016) Edor Nelson 1947 1969 23 184 55 120 9 .323 Augsburg (1947–1969) Kirby Cannon 1999 2015 14 156 36 120 0 .245 Missouri–Rolla (1999–2009), Austin Peay (2013–2015) Jackie Sherrill 1976 2003 26 304 180 120 4 .599 Washington State (1976), Pittsburgh (1977–1981), Texas A&M (1982–1988), Mississippi State (1991–2003) Carmen Cozza 1965 1996 32 303 179 119 5 .599 Yale (1965–1996) Harold R. "Tubby" Raymond 1966 2001 36 422 300 119 3 .714 Delaware (1966–2001) Brent Holsclaw 2003 2017 15 161 42 119 0 .261 Kentucky Wesleyan (2003–2017) Frank Howard 1940 1969 30 295 165 118 12 .580 Clemson (1940–1969) Fred Martinelli 1959 1993 35 348 218 118 12 .644 Ashland (1959–1993) Dan McCarney 1995 2015 17 195 78 117 0 .400 Iowa State (1995–2006), North Texas (2011–2015) Bill Snyder 1989 2018 27 333 215 117 1 .647 Kansas State (1989–2018) Monte Cater 1981 2017 37 394 275 117 2 .701 Lakeland (1981–1986), Shepherd (1987–2017) Jerry Boyes 1986 2018 18 254 138 116 0 .543 Buffalo State (1986–2000, 2009–2018) Ben Martin 1956 1977 22 228 102 116 10 .469 Virginia (1956–1957), Air Force (1958–1977) Charlie Weatherbie 1992 2009 17 191 76 115 0 .398 Utah State (1992–1994), Navy (1995–2001), Louisiana–Monroe (2003–2009) Steve Marino 1990 2013 24 235 119 115 1 .509 Westfield State (1990–2013) Tom Horne 1982 2004 19 200 84 114 2 .425 Iowa Wesleyan (1982–1984), Valparaiso (1989–2004) Bob Sullivan 1979 2000 22 216 102 114 0 .472 Carleton (1979–2000) Darwin Breaux 1993 2016 25 245 131 113 1 .537 Dickinson (1993–2016) Sherman Wood 1993 present 30 310 196 113 1 .634 Bowie State (1993–1998), Salisbury State / Salisbury (1999–present) Fritz S. Brennecke 1947 1968 22 199 78 113 8 .412 Colorado Mines (1947–1968) John Stiegelmeier 1997 2022 26 311 199 112 0 .640 South Dakota State (1997–2022) Bill Russo 1978 1999 22 235 118 113 4 .511 Wagner (1978–1980), Lafayette (1981–1999) John O'Grady 1989 2010 21 219 105 112 2 .484 Wisconsin–River Falls (1989–2010) Don Ruggeri 1973 2000 28 259 146 112 1 .566 Massachusetts Maritime (1973–2000) Tommy Mont 1956 1976 21 195 78 112 5 .413 Maryland (1956–1958), DePauw (1959–1976) Tom Gilburg 1975 2002 28 274 160 112 2 .588 Franklin & Marshall (1975–2002) Howard "Howdy" Myers 1946 1979 30 284 167 112 5 .597 Johns Hopkins (1946–1949, 1979), Hofstra (1950–1974) Bob Blackman 1953 1982 30 287 168 112 7 .598 Denver (1953–1954), Dartmouth (1956–1970), Illinois (1971–1976), Cornell (1977–1982) Frederick Dunlap 1965 1987 23 242 126 111 5 .531 Lehigh (1965–1975), Colgate (1976–1987) Dennis Raetz 1980 2007 19 205 93 111 1 .456 Indiana State (1980–1997, 2007) A. C. Burcky 1924 1950 25 167 41 110 16 .293 Bluffton (1924–1950) Sam Kornhauser 1984 2005 22 205 105 110 0 .488 Stony Brook (1984–2005) Bill Manlove 1969 2001 32 323 212 110 1 .658 Pennsylvania Military / Widener (1969–1991), Delaware Valley (1992–1995), La Salle (1997–2001) Jim Walden 1978 1994 17 188 72 109 7 .402 Washington State (1978–1986), Iowa State (1987–1994) Fisher DeBerry 1984 2006 23 279 169 109 1 .608 Air Force (1984–2006) Chris Ault 1976 2012 28 343 234 108 1 .684 Nevada (1976–2012) Bill Yeoman 1962 1986 25 276 160 108 8 .597 Houston (1962–1986) Jim Hess 1974 1996 22 247 134 108 5 .553 Angelo State (1974–1981), Stephen F. Austin (1982–1988), New Mexico State (1990–1996) Steve Wilson 1989 2007 17 189 82 107 0 .434 Howard (1989–2001), Texas Southern (2004–2007) Steve Johnson 1989 present 35 352 244 107 1 .695 Bethel (1989–present) Aldo Donelli 1939 1967 25 220 105 107 8 .495 Duquesne (1939–1942), Boston University (1947–1956), Columbia (1957–1967) Bill Bowes 1972 1998 27 286 175 106 5 .621 New Hampshire (1972–1998) Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner 1895 1938 44 457 319 106 32 .733 Georgia (1895–1896), Cornell (1897–1898, 1904–1906), Carlisle (1899–1903, 1907–1914), Pittsburgh (1915–1923), Stanford (1924–1932), Temple (1933–1938) Bill Samko 1987 2010 23 199 92 106 1 .465 Sewanee (1987–1993), Tufts (1994–2010) Bob Bierie 1980 2004 25 251 144 106 1 .576 Loras (1980–2004) Bruce Snyder 1976 2000 21 237 125 106 6 .540 Utah State (1976–1982), California (1987–1991), Arizona State (1992–2000) Tim Keating 1988 2011 34 245 136 106 3 .561 Wesley (1988–1992), Western Maryland / McDaniel (1993–2011) Edd Bowers 1956 1978 23 196 89 105 2 .459 Iowa Wesleyan (1956–1959), Grinnell (1960–1978) Jason M. Saunderson 1908 1941 33 243 124 105 14 .539 South Dakota State (1908–1910), Morningside (1912–1941) Joe Loth 2000 present 23 221 117 104 0 .529 Kean (2000–2002), Otterbein (2003–2011), Western Connecticut (2012–present) Bob Odell 1958 1986 28 245 136 104 5 .651 Bucknell (1958–1964), Penn (1965–1970), Williams (1971–1986) Bill Hayes 1976 2002 27 301 195 104 2 .651 Winston-Salem State (1976–1987), North Carolina A&T (1988–2002) Thomas "Tank" Conrad 1944 1969 26 213 99 104 10 .488 Delaware State (1944–1949), Winston-Salem State (1950–1969) Rick Stockstill 2006 present 16 212 109 103 0 .517 Middle Tennessee (2006–present) Jeremy Cameron 2005 present 17 161 59 102 0 .366 Massachusetts Maritime (2005–present) Bobby Johnson 1994 2009 16 191 89 102 0 .466 Furman (1994–2001), Vanderbilt (2002–2009) Don Jones 1949 1978 28 206 97 102 7 .488 Jim Christopherson 1969 2000 32 326 217 102 7 .676 Concordia–Moorhead (1969–2000) Gary Buer 1977 2006 20 199 92 102 5 .475 Dakota State (1977–1978), Southwest State (1979–1992), Southern Virginia (2003–2006) Dick Tressel 1978 2000 33 228 124 102 2 .548 Hamline (1978–2000) Cally Gault 1963 1984 22 236 127 101 8 .555 Presbyterian (1963–1984) Pat Fitzgerald 2006 2022 17 211 110 101 0 .521 Northwestern (2006–2022) Jim Reid 1986 2007 17 191 87 101 3 .463 UMass (1986–1991), Richmond (1995–2003), VMI (2006–2007) Bobby Ross 1973 2006 18 206 103 101 2 .505 The Citadel (1973–1977), Maryland (1982–1986), Georgia Tech (1987–1991), Army (2004–2006) Stan Sheriff 1960 1982 23 234 129 101 4 .560 Iowa State Teachers / State College of Iowa / Northern Iowa (1960–1982) Pat Malley 1959 1984 26 246 140 101 5 .579 Santa Clara (1959–1984) LaVell Edwards 1972 2000 29 361 257 101 3 .716 BYU (1972–2000) Greg Carlson 1982 2005 27 259 156 101 2 .606 Wabash (1982–2000). Whittier (2003–2005), St. Scholastica (2008–2013) Jerry Vandergriff 1982 2004 23 245 143 100 2 .588 Angelo State (1982–2004) Chuck Priore 2000 2023 23 236 136 100 0 .576 Trinity (2000–2005), Stony Brook (2006–2023) Jerry Schmitt 2000 present 23 241 141 100 0 .585 Westminster (2000–2004), Duquesne (2005–present) Paul Johnson 1997 2018 22 289 189 100 0 .654 Georgia Southern (1997–2001), Navy (2002–2007), Georgia Tech (2008–2018) Todd Berry 1996 2015 14 159 57 102 0 .358 Illinois State (1996–1999), Army (2000–2003), Louisiana Monroe (2010–2015) 
