List of college football seasons coached leaders

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This is a list of college football coaches who was the leaders in seasons coached. [1] [2] Individuals on the list have served as head coach of a college football program for 30 or more seasons to be included on the list.

Contents

"College level" is defined as a four-year college or university program in either the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics or the National Collegiate Athletic Association. 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 would also be included. The list includes coaches with 30 seasons regardless of division.

Coaches expected to be active in the (fall) 2025 season are in bold. Current through the end of the 2024 college football season.

Head coachFirst yearLast yearTotal yearsGames coachedWinsLossesTiesWin %
John Gagliardi 194920136563848913811.775
Eddie Robinson 194119975559140816716.704
Amos Alonzo Stagg 189219465555533019035.626
Joe Paterno 1966201146659409 [a] 1363.749
Kevin Donley 19782024465143561571.694
Bob Ford 19652013454572651911.581
Dennis Douds 19742018454712642043.564
Fred T. Long 192119654540922715131.593
Bobby Bowden 1959200944510377 [b] 1294.743
Pop Warner 189519384445631810632.732
Larry Wilcox 19792020424583051530.666
Peter Mazzaferro 195920044137720915711.569
Frosty Westering 1962200340406303967.755
Al Bagnoli 1982202240 [c] 4032741290.680
Rick Giancola 1983202240 [d] 4052601432.644
James S. Malosky 195819974039325512513.665
Roy Kidd 19642002394463141248.713
Jimmye Laycock 19802018394452491942.562
Eddie Anderson 192219643934420112815.606
Barry H. Streeter 1978201739 [e] 3911941915.504
Bear Bryant 19451982384253238517.780
Hank Biesiot 19762013383802581211.680
Norm Eash 19872024383672321341.634
Ken Sparks 1980201637412338992.772
Monte Cater 19812017373942751172.701
Andy Talley 19792016374142571552.623
Hayden Fry 196219983742023217810.564
Larry Kindbom 19832019373702201491.596
Harold Elliott 19642004373922051799.533
Tubby Raymond 19662001364223001193.714
Mack Brown 1983202436 [f] 4432881541.651
Ron Schipper 1961199636357287673.808
Frank Girardi 1972200736359257975.723
Rob Ash 19802015363892471375.641
Rich Lackner 19862021363612341252.651
Ace Mumford 19241961363412338523.717
Ron Randleman 19692004363912181676.565
Eric Hamilton 19772012363582121442.595
Jess Neely 193119663636318715917.539
Brian Kelly 19912024354012921072.731
Frank Beamer 19812015354272801434.660
Fred Martinelli 195919933534821711912.641
Scrappy Moore 193119673533217114813.535
Tim Murphy 1987202334 [g] 3672321341.634
Willard Bailey 19712010343872311497.606
Walt Hameline 19812014343652241392.616
Dave Murray 19902024343381741631.516
John Heisman 18931927342531716616.708
Lou Holtz 19692004333882491327.651
Mike Ayers 19852017333802181802.576
Bill Manlove 19692001333272151111.659
Craig Rundle 19862018333261841411.566
Gil Dobie 19061938332421824515.783
Jim Ostendarp 1959199133264168915.646
Lou Little 192419563329215112813.539
John Welty 19902023333071301761.425
Bob Nielson 19892024323682391281.651
Woody Hayes 19461978323202387210.759
John Merritt 19521983323212377212.757
Gene Carpenter 1968200032314219896.707
Ron Harms 19641999323352191124.660
Jim Christopherson 19692000323262171027.676
Sherman Wood 19932024323342141191.642
Cleveland L. Abbott 19231954323262029727.661
Jim Sweeney 19631996323582011534.567
Kevin Callahan 19932024323361881480.560
Carmen Cozza 19651996323031791195.599
Mike Price 19812017323661761900.481
Tim Clifton 19932024323291731560.526
Geno DeMarco 19932024323251671580.514
Tony Hinkle 19261969322771659913.619
Dike Beede 193819723227914711814.554
William H. Spaulding 19071938322421448315.626
Harry W. Hughes 19111946322401269618.563
Chris Smith 19842015323091221852.398
Jason M. Saunderson 190919413223712110313.538
Lew Elverson 1938197432235971308.430
K. C. Keeler 19932024313842711121.706
Roger Harring 1969199931343261757.771
Jerry Moore 19792012313792431352.642
Billy Joe 19722004313492371084.685
Warren B. Woodson 19351973313122039514.673
Jim Dennison 19732012313401991392.588
Todd Knight 19932024313271901352.584
Art Keller 1952198231271177877.667
Eddie Hurt 19291959312431735218.7498
Buddy Benson 19651995313101621408.535
Dennis Miller 19862019313211481730.461
Watson Brown 1979201531 [h] 3481362111.392
Tuss McLaughry 192219543127613513110.507
Joe Taylor 1983201230333233964.706
Dennis Franchione 19812015303502131352.611
Don Nehlen 19682000303382021288.609
Dan McGugin 19041934302711975519.762
Dana X. Bible 19161946302721866521.722
Bob Blackman 19531982302871681127.598
Howdy Myers 19461979302841671125.597
Frank Howard 194019693029516511812.580
Robert Kolf 19291962301985912316.338

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ On July 23, 2012, the NCAA announced that all Penn State victories between the 1998 and 2011 seasons (111 wins) had been vacated due to the loss of institutional control during the Penn State child sex abuse scandal. Paterno was credited with 298 career wins, but on January 16, 2015, the NCAA restored his 111 victories.
  2. ↑ 12 wins over the 2006 and 2007 seasons were vacated due to use of ineligible player(s).
  3. ↑ Although Bagnoli has been a head coach throughout the listed period, he has only coached in 40 seasons instead of 41. His employer, Columbia, did not play in the 2020–21 school year due to COVID-19 concerns.
  4. ↑ Although Giancola has been a head coach throughout the listed period, he has only coached in 40 seasons instead of 41. His employer, Montclair State, did not play in the 2020–21 school year due to COVID-19 concerns.
  5. ↑ Although Streeter held the title of head coach throughout the listed period, he did not coach in the 2004 season. John Campo served as interim head coach in that season.
  6. ↑ Mack Brown has not been a head coach throughout the entire stated period. He was an assistant coach at Oklahoma in 1984 and out of coaching from 2014 to 2018.
  7. ↑ Although Murphy has been a head coach throughout the listed period, he has only coached in 34 seasons instead of 35. His employer, Harvard, did not play in the 2020–21 school year due to COVID-19 concerns.
  8. ↑ Watson Brown was not a head coach throughout the stated period. He served as an assistant in six seasons, first at Vanderbilt, later at Mississippi State, and finally at Oklahoma.

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2008. pp. 189, 192.
  2. ↑ "All-Time Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
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