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Winningest FBS Head Coaches- Number of Victories


Source: sports-reference.com
RNKNAMEWINSSCHOOLSNOTES
1Joe Paterno409Penn State
2Bobby Bowden357Florida State, West Virginiarecord adjusted to 346-123-4 by NCAA
3Bear Bryant323Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Texas A&M
4Pop Warner311Carlisle, Cornell, Pitt, Stanford, Temple
5Amos Alonzo Stagg282Chicago, Pacific, Springfield
6Nick Saban274Alabama, LSU, Michigan State, Toledorecord adjusted to 269-67-1 by NCAA
7Mack Brown259North Carolina, Texas, Tulane
8LaVell Edwards257Brigham Young
9Tom Osborne255Nebraska
10Lou Holtz249Arkansas, Minnesota, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, William & Mary
11Frank Beamer238Virginia Tech
12Bo Schembechler234Miami (OH), Michigan
13Hayden Fry230Iowa, North Texas, SMUrecord adjusted to 233-177-10 by NCAA
14Steve Spurrier228Duke, Florida, South Carolina
15Bill Snyder215Kansas State
16Woody Hayes205Ohio State
17Don Nehlen202Bowling Green State, West Virginia
18Vince Dooley201Georgia
19Dan McGugin197Vanderbilt
20John Cooper192Arizona State, Ohio State, Tulsa
21Gary Pinkel191Missouri, Toledo
21Bob Stoops191Oklahoma
23Dana Bible190LSU, Mississippi College, Nebraska, Texas, Texas A&M
23John Vaught190Ole Miss
25George Welsh189Navy, Virginia
26Howard Jones188Duke, Iowa, USC, Syracuse, Yale
27Urban Meyer187Bowling Green State, Florida, Ohio State, Utah
27Jess Neely187Clemson, Rice
29Johnny Majors185Iowa State, Pitt, Tennessee
30Darrell Royal184Mississippi State, Texas, Washington
31Dick Tomey183Arizona, Hawaii, San Jose State
32Gary Patterson181TCU
33Jerry Claiborne179Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia Tech
33Jackie Sherrill179Mississippi State, Pitt, Texas A&M, Washington Staterecord adjusted to 180-120-4 by NCAA
35Kirk Ferentz178Iowa
36Frank Kush176Arizona State
37Don James175Kent State, Washingtonrecord adjusted to 178-76-3 by NCAA
37Ralph Jordan175Auburnrecord adjusted to 176-83-6 by NCAA
39Bob Neyland173Tennessee
39Frank Solich173Nebraska, Ohio
41Dan Devine172Arizona State, Missouri, Notre Damerecord adjusted to 173-56-9 by NCAA
42Mark Richt171Georgia, Miami (FL)
42Wallace Wade171Alabama, Duke
44Fisher DeBerry169Air Force
44Jim Sweeney169Fresno State, Washington Staterecord adjusted to 170-133-4 by NCAA
46Ken Hatfield168Air Force, Arkansas, Clemson, Rice
47Bill Mallory167Colorado, Indiana, Miami (OH), Northern Illinoisrecord adjusted to 168-129-4 by NCAA
48Red Blaik166Army, Dartmouth
48Brian Kelly166Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Notre Damerecord adjusted to 145-62-0 by NCAA
50Bobby Dodd165Georgia Tech
50Frank Howard165Clemson
50Fielding Yost165Michigan
53Bob Blackman164Cornell, Dartmouth, Denver, Illinois
54Bill Dooley161North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Wake Forestrecord adjusted to 162-126-5 by NCAA
55Bill Yeoman160Houston
56Tommy Tuberville159Auburn, Cincinnati, Ole Miss, Texas Tech
57Barry Switzer157Oklahoma
57Pappy Waldorf157California, Kansas State, Northwestern, Oklahoma State
59Pat Dye153Auburn, East Carolina, Wyoming
59Ben Schwartzwalder153Syracuse
61Terry Donahue151UCLArecord adjusted to 144-81-8 by NCAA
61Phillip Fulmer151Tennesseerecord adjusted to 152-52-0 by NCAA
63Mike Leach150Mississippi State, Texas Tech, Washington State
65Dabo Swinney150Clemson
65Frank Broyles149Arkansas, Missouri
65Mike Gundy149Oklahoma State
67John Heisman148Clemson, Georgia Tech, Pennsylvania, Rice, Washington & Jefferson
68Dennis Erickson147Arizona State, Idaho, Miami (FL), Oregon State, Washington State, Wyoming
68Chris Petersen147Boise State, Washington
68Warren Woodson147Arizona, Hardin-Simmons, New Mexico State
71Rocky Long146New Mexico, San Diego State
72Les Miles145Kansas, LSU, Oklahoma State
72Bud Wilkinson145Oklahoma
74Bernie Bierman144Iowa Pre-Flight, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Tulane
74Jock Sutherland144Lafayette, Pitt
74Kyle Whittingham144Utah
77Larry Smith143Arizona, Missouri, USC, Tulane
78Ray Morrison142SMU, Temple, Vanderbilt
78George Washington Woodruff142Carlisle, Illinois, Pennsylvania
80Ike Armstrong141Utah
80Howard Schnellenberger141Florida Atlantic, Louisville, Miami (FL), Oklahoma
82Wallace Butts140Georgia
82Edward Robinson140Brown
82Henry Williams140Army, Minnesota
85Earle Bruce139Colorado State, Iowa State, Ohio State
86Madison Bell136SMU, Texas A&M, TCU
86Bob Devaney136Nebraska, Wyoming
86James Phelan136Missouri, Purdue, Saint Mary's (CA), Washington
89Charles McClendon135LSUrecord adjusted to 137-59-7 by NCAA
89Bronco Mendenhall135Brigham Young, Virginia
89Francis Schmidt135Arkansas, Idaho, Ohio State, TCU
92William Alexander134Georgia Tech
93George O'Leary133UCF, Georgia Tech
94Charlie Bachman132Florida, Kansas State, Michigan State, Northwestern
94Mark Dantonio132Cincinnati, Michigan State
94Rip Engle132Brown, Penn State
94John Robinson132UNLV, USC
98Lou Little131Columbia, Georgetown
98Ara Parseghian131Northwestern, Notre Dame
98Mike Price131UTEP, Washington State
98Robert Zuppke131Illinois
102Rich Brooks130Kentucky, Oregonrecord adjusted to 131-155-4 by NCAA
103Paul Johnson128Georgia Tech, Navyrecord adjusted to 127-89-0 by NCAA
103Grant Teaff128Baylor
105Dennis Franchione127Alabama, New Mexico, Texas A&M, TCU, Texas State
105John McKay127USC
107Joe Tiller126Purdue, Wyoming
108Edward Anderson125Holy Cross, Iowa
108Harry Hughes125Colorado State
110Bruce Snyder124Arizona State, California, Utah Staterecord adjusted to 125-106-6 by NCAA
111Glen Mason123Kansas, Kent State, Minnesota
111R.C. Slocum123Texas A&M
113Lloyd Carr122Michigan
113Mike Donahue122Auburn, LSU
115David Cutcliffe121Duke, Ole Miss
115Danny Ford121Arkansas, Clemsonrecord adjusted to 122-59-5 by NCAA
117Andrew Kerr120Colgate, Stanford, Washington & Jefferson
117Jim Young120Arizona, Army, Purdue
119Gus Dorais119Detroit Mercy, Gonzaga
119Bobby Petrino119Arkansas, Louisville, Western Kentucky
121Barry Alvarez118Wisconsinrecord adjusted to 119-74-4 by NCAA
121Jeff Bower118Southern Mississippirecord adjusted to 119-83-1 by NCAA
121Skip Holtz118East Carolina, Louisiana Tech, South Florida
121Rich Rodriguez118Arizona, Michigan, West Virginia
125Jimbo Fisher117Florida State, Texas A&M
125Jim Grobe117Baylor, Ohio, Wake Forest
125Paul Pasqualoni117Connecticut, Syracuserecord adjusted to 111-77-1 by NCAA
128Mike Bellotti116Oregon
116Michigan, Minnesota, Princeton
130Gilmour Dobie115Boston College, Cornell, Navy, Washington
115Miami (FL), Virginia Tech
115Boston College, North Carolina State
115Alabama
134Carmen Cozza114Yale
135Dick Crum113Kent State, Miami (OH), North Carolina
136Pat Hill112Fresno State
112Hawaii, SMU
112Nebraska, Oregon State
139Troy Calhoun111Air Force
139Wayne Hardin111Navy, Temple
139Frank Murray111Marquette, Virginia
139Homer Norton111Centenary (LA), Texas A&M
139Jordan Olivar111Loyola Marymount, Villanova, Yale
144Herb Deromedi110Central Michigan
145Duffy Daugherty109Michigan State
145Paul Dietzel109Army, LSU, South Carolina
145Don Faurot109Iowa Pre-Flight, Missourirecord adjusted to 110-80-10 by NCAA
145Pat Fitzgerald109Northwestern
145DeOrmond McLaughry109Brown, Dartmouth
145Dutch Meyer109TCU
145Darryl Rogers109Arizona State, Fresno State, Michigan State, San Jose State
152Fred Akers108Purdue, Texas, Wyoming
152Sonny Lubick108Colorado Staterecord adjusted to 109-73-0 by NCAA
152Clark Shaughnessy108Chicago, Maryland, Pitt, Stanford, Tulane
152Jeff Tedford108California, Fresno State
156Jim Carlen107South Carolina, Texas Tech, West Virginia
156Frank Leahy107Boston College, Notre Dame
158Todd Graham106Arizona State, Hawaii, Pitt, Rice, Tulsa
158Carl Snavely106Bucknell, Cornell, North Carolina
158Jim Tressel106Ohio Staterecord adjusted to 94-21-0 by NCAA
161Hugo Bezdek105Arkansas, Oregon, Penn State
161Aldo Donelli105Boston University, Columbia, Duquesne
161Ken Niumatalolo105Navy
161Knute Rockne105Notre Dame
165Len Casanova104Oregon, Pitt, Santa Clara
165Doug Dickey104Florida, Tennessee
165Tommy Prothro104Oregon State, UCLA
168Butch Davis103Florida International, Miami (FL), North Carolinarecord adjusted to 87-75-0 by NCAA
168Dan Mullen103Florida, Mississippi State
168Houston Nutt103Arkansas, Boise State, Ole Miss
168Bobby Ross103Army, The Citadel, Georgia Tech, Maryland
172Bret Bielema102Arkansas, Illinois, Wisconsin
172Ben Martin102Air Force, Virginia
172Red Sanders102UCLA, Vanderbilt
175Joe Morrison101Chattanooga, New Mexico, South Carolina
175Rick Stockstill101Middle Tennessee State
177Jim Tatum100Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma
178Art Briles99Baylor, Houston
178Claude Gilbert99San Diego State, San Jose Staterecord adjusted to 100-55-3 by NCAA
178Bob Higgins99Penn State, Washington (MO)
178Jim Owens99Washington
178Ossie Solem99Drake, Iowa, Syracuse
178Bowden Wyatt99Arkansas, Tennessee, Wyoming
184Randy Edsall98Connecticut, Maryland
184Harry Mehre98Georgia, Ole Miss
186Pete Carroll97USCrecord adjusted to 83-19-0 by NCAA
186Jack Curtice97California-Santa Barbara, Stanford, UTEP, Utah, West Texas A&M
186Percy Haughton97Columbia, Cornell, Harvard
186John Ralston97San Jose State, Stanford, Utah State
186Gene Stallings97Alabama, Texas A&Mrecord adjusted to 89-70-1 by NCAA
186Murray Warmath97Minnesota, Mississippi State
192Chris Ault95Nevada
192John Mackovic95Arizona, Illinois, Texas, Wake Forest
192Kevin Sumlin95Arizona, Houston, Texas A&M
192Randy Walker95Miami (OH), Northwesternrecord adjusted to 96-81-5 by NCAA
196Brady Hoke94Ball State, Michigan, San Diego State, Tennessee
197O.E. Hollingbery93Washington State
197Bill McCartney93Colorado
197Bill Murray93Duke
197Bennie Owen93Oklahoma
197David Shaw93Stanford
202Bo McMillin92Indiana, Kansas State
203James Franklin91Penn State, Vanderbilt
203Dennis Stolz91Bowling Green State, Michigan State, San Diego State
205Tommy Bowden90Clemson, Tulane
205Jim Harbaugh90Michigan, Stanford
207Bobby Collins89SMU, Southern Mississippirecord adjusted to 90-45-3 by NCAA
207Clarence Spears89Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, West Virginia, Wisconsin
209Curley Byrd88Maryland
209Ron McBride88Utah
209Glenn Thistlethwaite88Northwestern, Richmond, Wisconsin
209Joseph Yukica88Boston College, Dartmouth
213Dave Doeren87North Carolina State, Northern Illinois
213Biff Jones87Army, LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma
213Frank Kimbrough87Baylor, Hardin-Simmons, North Carolina Pre-Flight, West Texas A&M
213Rick Neuheisel87Colorado, UCLA, Washington
217Larry Blakeney86Troy
217Terry Bowden86Akron, Auburn, Louisiana-Monroe
217Frank Cavanaugh86Boston College, Dartmouth, Fordham, Holy Cross
217Jimmy Crowley86Fordham, Michigan State, North Carolina Pre-Flight
217Arthur Guepe86Vanderbilt, Virginia
217Butch Jones86Arkansas State, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Tennessee
217Gus Malzahn86Arkansas State, Auburn, UCF
217Andy Smith86California, Purdue
225Emory Bellard85Mississippi State, Texas A&M
225Al Groh85Virginia, Wake Forest
225Doc Holliday85Marshall
228Gary Barnett84Colorado, Northwesternrecord adjusted to 85-82-1 by NCAA
228Paul Chryst84Pitt, Wisconsin
228Jack Meagher84Auburn, Iowa Pre-Flight, Rice
228Jack Mollenkopf84Purdue
228Thomas Nugent84Florida State, Maryland, Virginia Military Institute
233Dave Clawson83Bowling Green State, Wake Forest
233Bill Curry83Alabama, Georgia Tech, Kentucky
233Ray Eliot83Illinois
233Morley Jennings83Baylor
233Bernie Moore83LSU
233John Smith83Arkansas, Louisville, Michigan State, Utah State
239Larry Coker82Miami (FL), UTSA
239Spike Dykes82Texas Tech
239Bryan Harsin82Arkansas State, Auburn, Boise State
239George Munger82Pennsylvania
239Dick Sheridan82Furman, North Carolina State
244Jimmy Johnson81Miami (FL), Oklahoma State
244Billy Murphy81Memphis
244Chuck Shelton81Drake, Pacific, Utah State
244Mike White81California, Illinoisrecord adjusted to 82-71-4 by NCAA
248Bill Hess80Ohio
248Dana Holgorsen80Houston, West Virginia
248Charley Moran80Centre, Texas A&M
248Tommy West80Clemson, Memphis