Winningest FBS Head Coaches- Number of Victories

Source: sports-reference.com

RNK	NAME	WINS	SCHOOLS	NOTES
1	Joe Paterno	409	Penn State
2	Bobby Bowden	357	Florida State, West Virginia	record adjusted to 346-123-4 by NCAA
3	Bear Bryant	323	Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Texas A&M
4	Pop Warner	311	Carlisle, Cornell, Pitt, Stanford, Temple
5	Amos Alonzo Stagg	282	Chicago, Pacific, Springfield
6	Nick Saban	274	Alabama, LSU, Michigan State, Toledo	record adjusted to 269-67-1 by NCAA
7	Mack Brown	259	North Carolina, Texas, Tulane
8	LaVell Edwards	257	Brigham Young
9	Tom Osborne	255	Nebraska
10	Lou Holtz	249	Arkansas, Minnesota, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, William & Mary
11	Frank Beamer	238	Virginia Tech
12	Bo Schembechler	234	Miami (OH), Michigan
13	Hayden Fry	230	Iowa, North Texas, SMU	record adjusted to 233-177-10 by NCAA
14	Steve Spurrier	228	Duke, Florida, South Carolina
15	Bill Snyder	215	Kansas State
16	Woody Hayes	205	Ohio State
17	Don Nehlen	202	Bowling Green State, West Virginia
18	Vince Dooley	201	Georgia
19	Dan McGugin	197	Vanderbilt
20	John Cooper	192	Arizona State, Ohio State, Tulsa
21	Gary Pinkel	191	Missouri, Toledo
21	Bob Stoops	191	Oklahoma
23	Dana Bible	190	LSU, Mississippi College, Nebraska, Texas, Texas A&M
23	John Vaught	190	Ole Miss
25	George Welsh	189	Navy, Virginia
26	Howard Jones	188	Duke, Iowa, USC, Syracuse, Yale
27	Urban Meyer	187	Bowling Green State, Florida, Ohio State, Utah
27	Jess Neely	187	Clemson, Rice
29	Johnny Majors	185	Iowa State, Pitt, Tennessee
30	Darrell Royal	184	Mississippi State, Texas, Washington
31	Dick Tomey	183	Arizona, Hawaii, San Jose State
32	Gary Patterson	181	TCU
33	Jerry Claiborne	179	Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia Tech
33	Jackie Sherrill	179	Mississippi State, Pitt, Texas A&M, Washington State	record adjusted to 180-120-4 by NCAA
35	Kirk Ferentz	178	Iowa
36	Frank Kush	176	Arizona State
37	Don James	175	Kent State, Washington	record adjusted to 178-76-3 by NCAA
37	Ralph Jordan	175	Auburn	record adjusted to 176-83-6 by NCAA
39	Bob Neyland	173	Tennessee
39	Frank Solich	173	Nebraska, Ohio
41	Dan Devine	172	Arizona State, Missouri, Notre Dame	record adjusted to 173-56-9 by NCAA
42	Mark Richt	171	Georgia, Miami (FL)
42	Wallace Wade	171	Alabama, Duke
44	Fisher DeBerry	169	Air Force
44	Jim Sweeney	169	Fresno State, Washington State	record adjusted to 170-133-4 by NCAA
46	Ken Hatfield	168	Air Force, Arkansas, Clemson, Rice
47	Bill Mallory	167	Colorado, Indiana, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois	record adjusted to 168-129-4 by NCAA
48	Red Blaik	166	Army, Dartmouth
48	Brian Kelly	166	Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Notre Dame	record adjusted to 145-62-0 by NCAA
50	Bobby Dodd	165	Georgia Tech
50	Frank Howard	165	Clemson
50	Fielding Yost	165	Michigan
53	Bob Blackman	164	Cornell, Dartmouth, Denver, Illinois
54	Bill Dooley	161	North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest	record adjusted to 162-126-5 by NCAA
55	Bill Yeoman	160	Houston
56	Tommy Tuberville	159	Auburn, Cincinnati, Ole Miss, Texas Tech
57	Barry Switzer	157	Oklahoma
57	Pappy Waldorf	157	California, Kansas State, Northwestern, Oklahoma State
59	Pat Dye	153	Auburn, East Carolina, Wyoming
59	Ben Schwartzwalder	153	Syracuse
61	Terry Donahue	151	UCLA	record adjusted to 144-81-8 by NCAA
61	Phillip Fulmer	151	Tennessee	record adjusted to 152-52-0 by NCAA
63	Mike Leach	150	Mississippi State, Texas Tech, Washington State
65	Dabo Swinney	150	Clemson
65	Frank Broyles	149	Arkansas, Missouri
65	Mike Gundy	149	Oklahoma State
67	John Heisman	148	Clemson, Georgia Tech, Pennsylvania, Rice, Washington & Jefferson
68	Dennis Erickson	147	Arizona State, Idaho, Miami (FL), Oregon State, Washington State, Wyoming
68	Chris Petersen	147	Boise State, Washington
68	Warren Woodson	147	Arizona, Hardin-Simmons, New Mexico State
71	Rocky Long	146	New Mexico, San Diego State
72	Les Miles	145	Kansas, LSU, Oklahoma State
72	Bud Wilkinson	145	Oklahoma
74	Bernie Bierman	144	Iowa Pre-Flight, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Tulane
74	Jock Sutherland	144	Lafayette, Pitt
74	Kyle Whittingham	144	Utah
77	Larry Smith	143	Arizona, Missouri, USC, Tulane
78	Ray Morrison	142	SMU, Temple, Vanderbilt
78	George Washington Woodruff	142	Carlisle, Illinois, Pennsylvania
80	Ike Armstrong	141	Utah
80	Howard Schnellenberger	141	Florida Atlantic, Louisville, Miami (FL), Oklahoma
82	Wallace Butts	140	Georgia
82	Edward Robinson	140	Brown
82	Henry Williams	140	Army, Minnesota
85	Earle Bruce	139	Colorado State, Iowa State, Ohio State
86	Madison Bell	136	SMU, Texas A&M, TCU
86	Bob Devaney	136	Nebraska, Wyoming
86	James Phelan	136	Missouri, Purdue, Saint Mary's (CA), Washington
89	Charles McClendon	135	LSU	record adjusted to 137-59-7 by NCAA
89	Bronco Mendenhall	135	Brigham Young, Virginia
89	Francis Schmidt	135	Arkansas, Idaho, Ohio State, TCU
92	William Alexander	134	Georgia Tech
93	George O'Leary	133	UCF, Georgia Tech
94	Charlie Bachman	132	Florida, Kansas State, Michigan State, Northwestern
94	Mark Dantonio	132	Cincinnati, Michigan State
94	Rip Engle	132	Brown, Penn State
94	John Robinson	132	UNLV, USC
98	Lou Little	131	Columbia, Georgetown
98	Ara Parseghian	131	Northwestern, Notre Dame
98	Mike Price	131	UTEP, Washington State
98	Robert Zuppke	131	Illinois
102	Rich Brooks	130	Kentucky, Oregon	record adjusted to 131-155-4 by NCAA
103	Paul Johnson	128	Georgia Tech, Navy	record adjusted to 127-89-0 by NCAA
103	Grant Teaff	128	Baylor
105	Dennis Franchione	127	Alabama, New Mexico, Texas A&M, TCU, Texas State
105	John McKay	127	USC
107	Joe Tiller	126	Purdue, Wyoming
108	Edward Anderson	125	Holy Cross, Iowa
108	Harry Hughes	125	Colorado State
110	Bruce Snyder	124	Arizona State, California, Utah State	record adjusted to 125-106-6 by NCAA
111	Glen Mason	123	Kansas, Kent State, Minnesota
111	R.C. Slocum	123	Texas A&M
113	Lloyd Carr	122	Michigan
113	Mike Donahue	122	Auburn, LSU
115	David Cutcliffe	121	Duke, Ole Miss
115	Danny Ford	121	Arkansas, Clemson	record adjusted to 122-59-5 by NCAA
117	Andrew Kerr	120	Colgate, Stanford, Washington & Jefferson
117	Jim Young	120	Arizona, Army, Purdue
119	Gus Dorais	119	Detroit Mercy, Gonzaga
119	Bobby Petrino	119	Arkansas, Louisville, Western Kentucky
121	Barry Alvarez	118	Wisconsin	record adjusted to 119-74-4 by NCAA
121	Jeff Bower	118	Southern Mississippi	record adjusted to 119-83-1 by NCAA
121	Skip Holtz	118	East Carolina, Louisiana Tech, South Florida
121	Rich Rodriguez	118	Arizona, Michigan, West Virginia
125	Jimbo Fisher	117	Florida State, Texas A&M
125	Jim Grobe	117	Baylor, Ohio, Wake Forest
125	Paul Pasqualoni	117	Connecticut, Syracuse	record adjusted to 111-77-1 by NCAA
128	Mike Bellotti	116	Oregon
116	Michigan, Minnesota, Princeton
130	Gilmour Dobie	115	Boston College, Cornell, Navy, Washington
115	Miami (FL), Virginia Tech
115	Boston College, North Carolina State
115	Alabama
134	Carmen Cozza	114	Yale
135	Dick Crum	113	Kent State, Miami (OH), North Carolina
136	Pat Hill	112	Fresno State
112	Hawaii, SMU
112	Nebraska, Oregon State
139	Troy Calhoun	111	Air Force
139	Wayne Hardin	111	Navy, Temple
139	Frank Murray	111	Marquette, Virginia
139	Homer Norton	111	Centenary (LA), Texas A&M
139	Jordan Olivar	111	Loyola Marymount, Villanova, Yale
144	Herb Deromedi	110	Central Michigan
145	Duffy Daugherty	109	Michigan State
145	Paul Dietzel	109	Army, LSU, South Carolina
145	Don Faurot	109	Iowa Pre-Flight, Missouri	record adjusted to 110-80-10 by NCAA
145	Pat Fitzgerald	109	Northwestern
145	DeOrmond McLaughry	109	Brown, Dartmouth
145	Dutch Meyer	109	TCU
145	Darryl Rogers	109	Arizona State, Fresno State, Michigan State, San Jose State
152	Fred Akers	108	Purdue, Texas, Wyoming
152	Sonny Lubick	108	Colorado State	record adjusted to 109-73-0 by NCAA
152	Clark Shaughnessy	108	Chicago, Maryland, Pitt, Stanford, Tulane
152	Jeff Tedford	108	California, Fresno State
156	Jim Carlen	107	South Carolina, Texas Tech, West Virginia
156	Frank Leahy	107	Boston College, Notre Dame
158	Todd Graham	106	Arizona State, Hawaii, Pitt, Rice, Tulsa
158	Carl Snavely	106	Bucknell, Cornell, North Carolina
158	Jim Tressel	106	Ohio State	record adjusted to 94-21-0 by NCAA
161	Hugo Bezdek	105	Arkansas, Oregon, Penn State
161	Aldo Donelli	105	Boston University, Columbia, Duquesne
161	Ken Niumatalolo	105	Navy
161	Knute Rockne	105	Notre Dame
165	Len Casanova	104	Oregon, Pitt, Santa Clara
165	Doug Dickey	104	Florida, Tennessee
165	Tommy Prothro	104	Oregon State, UCLA
168	Butch Davis	103	Florida International, Miami (FL), North Carolina	record adjusted to 87-75-0 by NCAA
168	Dan Mullen	103	Florida, Mississippi State
168	Houston Nutt	103	Arkansas, Boise State, Ole Miss
168	Bobby Ross	103	Army, The Citadel, Georgia Tech, Maryland
172	Bret Bielema	102	Arkansas, Illinois, Wisconsin
172	Ben Martin	102	Air Force, Virginia
172	Red Sanders	102	UCLA, Vanderbilt
175	Joe Morrison	101	Chattanooga, New Mexico, South Carolina
175	Rick Stockstill	101	Middle Tennessee State
177	Jim Tatum	100	Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma
178	Art Briles	99	Baylor, Houston
178	Claude Gilbert	99	San Diego State, San Jose State	record adjusted to 100-55-3 by NCAA
178	Bob Higgins	99	Penn State, Washington (MO)
178	Jim Owens	99	Washington
178	Ossie Solem	99	Drake, Iowa, Syracuse
178	Bowden Wyatt	99	Arkansas, Tennessee, Wyoming
184	Randy Edsall	98	Connecticut, Maryland
184	Harry Mehre	98	Georgia, Ole Miss
186	Pete Carroll	97	USC	record adjusted to 83-19-0 by NCAA
186	Jack Curtice	97	California-Santa Barbara, Stanford, UTEP, Utah, West Texas A&M
186	Percy Haughton	97	Columbia, Cornell, Harvard
186	John Ralston	97	San Jose State, Stanford, Utah State
186	Gene Stallings	97	Alabama, Texas A&M	record adjusted to 89-70-1 by NCAA
186	Murray Warmath	97	Minnesota, Mississippi State
192	Chris Ault	95	Nevada
192	John Mackovic	95	Arizona, Illinois, Texas, Wake Forest
192	Kevin Sumlin	95	Arizona, Houston, Texas A&M
192	Randy Walker	95	Miami (OH), Northwestern	record adjusted to 96-81-5 by NCAA
196	Brady Hoke	94	Ball State, Michigan, San Diego State, Tennessee
197	O.E. Hollingbery	93	Washington State
197	Bill McCartney	93	Colorado
197	Bill Murray	93	Duke
197	Bennie Owen	93	Oklahoma
197	David Shaw	93	Stanford
202	Bo McMillin	92	Indiana, Kansas State
203	James Franklin	91	Penn State, Vanderbilt
203	Dennis Stolz	91	Bowling Green State, Michigan State, San Diego State
205	Tommy Bowden	90	Clemson, Tulane
205	Jim Harbaugh	90	Michigan, Stanford
207	Bobby Collins	89	SMU, Southern Mississippi	record adjusted to 90-45-3 by NCAA
207	Clarence Spears	89	Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, West Virginia, Wisconsin
209	Curley Byrd	88	Maryland
209	Ron McBride	88	Utah
209	Glenn Thistlethwaite	88	Northwestern, Richmond, Wisconsin
209	Joseph Yukica	88	Boston College, Dartmouth
213	Dave Doeren	87	North Carolina State, Northern Illinois
213	Biff Jones	87	Army, LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma
213	Frank Kimbrough	87	Baylor, Hardin-Simmons, North Carolina Pre-Flight, West Texas A&M
213	Rick Neuheisel	87	Colorado, UCLA, Washington
217	Larry Blakeney	86	Troy
217	Terry Bowden	86	Akron, Auburn, Louisiana-Monroe
217	Frank Cavanaugh	86	Boston College, Dartmouth, Fordham, Holy Cross
217	Jimmy Crowley	86	Fordham, Michigan State, North Carolina Pre-Flight
217	Arthur Guepe	86	Vanderbilt, Virginia
217	Butch Jones	86	Arkansas State, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Tennessee
217	Gus Malzahn	86	Arkansas State, Auburn, UCF
217	Andy Smith	86	California, Purdue
225	Emory Bellard	85	Mississippi State, Texas A&M
225	Al Groh	85	Virginia, Wake Forest
225	Doc Holliday	85	Marshall
228	Gary Barnett	84	Colorado, Northwestern	record adjusted to 85-82-1 by NCAA
228	Paul Chryst	84	Pitt, Wisconsin
228	Jack Meagher	84	Auburn, Iowa Pre-Flight, Rice
228	Jack Mollenkopf	84	Purdue
228	Thomas Nugent	84	Florida State, Maryland, Virginia Military Institute
233	Dave Clawson	83	Bowling Green State, Wake Forest
233	Bill Curry	83	Alabama, Georgia Tech, Kentucky
233	Ray Eliot	83	Illinois
233	Morley Jennings	83	Baylor
233	Bernie Moore	83	LSU
233	John Smith	83	Arkansas, Louisville, Michigan State, Utah State
239	Larry Coker	82	Miami (FL), UTSA
239	Spike Dykes	82	Texas Tech
239	Bryan Harsin	82	Arkansas State, Auburn, Boise State
239	George Munger	82	Pennsylvania
239	Dick Sheridan	82	Furman, North Carolina State
244	Jimmy Johnson	81	Miami (FL), Oklahoma State
244	Billy Murphy	81	Memphis
244	Chuck Shelton	81	Drake, Pacific, Utah State
244	Mike White	81	California, Illinois	record adjusted to 82-71-4 by NCAA
248	Bill Hess	80	Ohio
248	Dana Holgorsen	80	Houston, West Virginia
248	Charley Moran	80	Centre, Texas A&M
248	Tommy West	80	Clemson, Memphis

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