Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° |
Independent (1889–1890) |
1889 | No coach | 0–1 | | | | | |
1890 | No coach | 0–0–1 | | | | | |
W. B. Goodwin (Independent) (1892–1893) |
1892 | W. B. Goodwin | 1–1 | | | | | |
1893 | W. B. Goodwin | 1–3–1 | | | | | |
Charles Cobb (Independent) (1894) |
1894 | Charles Cobb | 1–1–1 | | | | | |
Ralph Nichols (Independent) (1895–1896) |
1895 | Ralph Nichols | 4–0–1 | | | | | |
1896 | Ralph Nichols | 2–3 | | | | | |
Carl L. Clemans (Independent) (1897) |
1897 | Carl L. Clemans | 1–2 | | | | | |
Ralph Nichols (Independent) (1898) |
1898 | Ralph Nichols | 1–1 | | | | | |
A. S. Jeffs (Independent) (1899) |
1899 | A. S. Jeffs | 4–1–1 | | | | | |
J. S. Dodge (Independent) (1900) |
1900 | J. S. Dodge | 1–2–2 | | | | | |
Jack Wright (Independent) (1901) |
1901 | Jack Wright | 3–3 | | | | | |
James Knight (Independent) (1902–1904) |
1902 | James Knight | 5–1 | | | | | |
1903 | James Knight | 6–1 | | | | | |
1904 | James Knight | 4–2–1 | | | | | |
Oliver Cutts (Independent) (1905) |
1905 | Oliver Cutts | 5–2–2 | | | | | |
Victor M. Place (Independent) (1906–1907) |
1906 | Victor M. Place | 4–1–4 | | | | | |
1907 | Victor M. Place | 4–4–2 | | | | | |
Gil Dobie (Northwest Conference) (1908) |
1908 | Gil Dobie | 6–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | | | |
Gil Dobie (Independent) (1909–1911) |
1909 | Gil Dobie | 7–0 | | | | | |
1910 | Gil Dobie | 6–0 | | | | | |
1911 | Gil Dobie | 7–0 | | | | | |
Gil Dobie (Northwest Conference) (1912–1914) |
1912 | Gil Dobie | 6–0 | 4–0 | 1st | | | |
1913 | Gil Dobie | 7–0 | 4–0 | 1st | | | |
1914 | Gil Dobie | 6–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | | | |
Gil Dobie (Independent) (1915) |
1915 | Gil Dobie | 7–0 | | | | | |
Gil Dobie (Pacific Coast Conference) (1916) |
1916 | Gil Dobie | 6–0–1 | 3–0 | 1st | | | |
Claude J. Hunt (Pacific Coast Conference) (1917) |
1917 | Claude J. Hunt | 1–2–1 | 0–2–1 | 5th | | | |
Anthony Savage (Pacific Coast Conference) (1918) |
1918 | Anthony Savage | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3rd | | | |
Claude J. Hunt (Pacific Coast Conference) (1919) |
1919 | Claude J. Hunt | 5–1 | 2–1 | T–1st | | | |
Stub Allison (Pacific Coast Conference) (1920) |
1920 | Stub Allison | 1–5 | 0–3 | 6th | | |
Enoch Bagshaw (Pacific Coast Conference) (1921–1929) |
1921 | Enoch Bagshaw | 3–4–1 | 0–3–1 | 6th | | | |
1922 | Enoch Bagshaw | 6–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | | | |
1923 | Enoch Bagshaw | 10–1–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | T Rose | | |
1924 | Enoch Bagshaw | 8–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 4th | | | |
1925 | Enoch Bagshaw | 10–1–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L Rose | | |
1926 | Enoch Bagshaw | 8–2 | 3–2 | 5th | | | |
1927 | Enoch Bagshaw | 9–2 | 4–2 | 4th | | | |
1928 | Enoch Bagshaw | 7–4 | 2–4 | 8th | | | |
1929 | Enoch Bagshaw | 2–6–1 | 0–5–1 | 10th | | | |
James Phelan (Pacific Coast Conference) (1930–1941) |
1930 | James Phelan | 5–4 | 3–4 | 5th | | | |
1931 | James Phelan | 5–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | | | |
1932 | James Phelan | 6–2–2 | 3–2–2 | 4th | | | |
1933 | James Phelan | 5–4 | 3–4 | 7th | | | |
1934 | James Phelan | 6–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 3rd | | | |
1935 | James Phelan | 5–3 | 4–3 | 6th | | | |
1936 | James Phelan | 7–2–1 | 7–0–1 | 1st | L Rose | | 5 |
1937 | James Phelan | 7–2–2 | 4–2–2 | 3rd | | | |
1938 | James Phelan | 3–5–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th | | | |
1939 | James Phelan | 4–5 | 4–4 | 4th | | | |
1940 | James Phelan | 7–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | | | 10 |
1941 | James Phelan | 5–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | | | |
Ralph Welch (Pacific Coast Conference) (1942–1947) |
1942 | Ralph Welch | 4–3–3 | 3–3–2 | 6th | | | |
1943 | Ralph Welch | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3rd | L Rose | | 12 |
1944 | Ralph Welch | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2nd | | | |
1945 | Ralph Welch | 6–3 | 6–3 | 3rd | | | |
1946 | Ralph Welch | 5–4 | 5–3 | 4th | | | |
1947 | Ralph Welch | 3–6 | 2–5 | T–7th | | | |
Howard Odell (Pacific Coast Conference) (1948–1952) |
1948 | Howard Odell | 2–7–1 | 2–5–1 | 7th | | | |
1949 | Howard Odell | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | | | |
1950 | Howard Odell | 8–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | | 15 | 11 |
1951 | Howard Odell | 3–6–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | | | |
1952 | Howard Odell | 7–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | | | |
John Cherberg (Pacific Coast Conference) (1953–1955) |
1953 | John Cherberg | 3–6–1 | 2–4–1 | 7th | | | |
1954 | John Cherberg | 2–8 | 1–6 | T–9th | | | |
1955 | John Cherberg | 5–4–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | | | |
Darrell Royal (Pacific Coast Conference) (1956) |
1956 | Darrell Royal | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | | | |
Jim Owens (PCC/AAWU/Pac-8 Conference) (1957–1974) |
1957 | Jim Owens | 3–6–1 | 3–4 | 7th | | | |
1958 | Jim Owens | 3–7 | 1–6 | 8th | | | |
1959 | Jim Owens | 10–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | W Rose | 7 | 8 |
1960 | Jim Owens | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Rose | 5 | 6 |
1961 | Jim Owens | 5–4–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | | | |
1962 | Jim Owens | 7–1–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | | 14 | |
1963 | Jim Owens | 6–5 | 4–1 | 1st | L Rose | 15 | |
1964 | Jim Owens | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | | | |
1965 | Jim Owens | 5–5 | 4–3 | 4th | | | |
1966 | Jim Owens | 6–4 | 4–3 | 4th | | | |
1967 | Jim Owens | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–3rd | | | |
1968 | Jim Owens | 3–5–2 | 1–5–1 | 8th | | | |
1969 | Jim Owens | 1–9 | 1–7 | 7th | | | |
1970 | Jim Owens | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–2nd | | | |
1971 | Jim Owens | 8–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | | 19 |
1972 | Jim Owens | 8–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | | |
1973 | Jim Owens | 2–9 | 0–7 | 8th | | | |
1974 | Jim Owens | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | | | |
Don James (Pacific-8/Pacific-10 Conference) (1975–1992) |
1975 | Don James | 6–5 | 5–2 | T–3rd | | | |
1976 | Don James | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | | | |
1977 | Don James | 8–4[n 1] | 6–1[n 1] | 1st | W Rose | 9 | 10 |
1978 | Don James | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | | | |
1979 | Don James | 9–3[n 2] | 5–2[n 2] | 2nd | W Sun | 11 | 11 |
1980 | Don James | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L Rose | 17 | 16 |
1981 | Don James | 10–2 | 6–2 | 1st | W Rose | 7 | 10 |
1982 | Don James | 10–2 | 6–2 | 2nd | W Aloha | 7 | 7 |
1983 | Don James | 8–4 | 5–2 | 2nd | L Aloha | | |
1984 | Don James | 11–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | W Orange | 2 | 2 |
1985 | Don James | 7–5 | 5–3 | T–4th | W Freedom | | |
1986 | Don James | 8–3–1 | 5–2–1 | T–2nd | L Sun | 17 | 18 |
1987 | Don James | 7–4–1 | 4–3–1 | T–2nd | W Independence | | |
1988 | Don James | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | | | |
1989 | Don James | 8–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | W Freedom | 20 | 23 |
1990 | Don James | 10–2 | 7–1 | 1st | W Rose | 5 | 5 |
1991 | Don James | 12–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Rose | 1 | 2 |
1992 | Don James | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–1st | L Rose | 10 | 11 |
Jim Lambright (Pacific-10 Conference) (1993–1998) |
1993 | Jim Lambright | 7–4 | 5–3 | 4th | Ineligible[n 3] | | |
1994 | Jim Lambright | 7–4 | 4–4 | 5th | Ineligible[n 3] | | |
1995 | Jim Lambright | 7–4–1 | 6–1–1 | T–1st | L Sun | | |
1996 | Jim Lambright | 9–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L Holiday | 15 | 16 |
1997 | Jim Lambright | 8–4 | 5–3 | 4th | W Aloha | 18 | 18 |
1998 | Jim Lambright | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | L Oahu | | |
Rick Neuheisel (Pacific-10 Conference) (1999–2002) |
1999 | Rick Neuheisel | 7–5 | 6–2 | 2nd | L Holiday | | |
2000 | Rick Neuheisel | 11–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Rose† | 3 | 3 |
2001 | Rick Neuheisel | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L Holiday | 19 | 19 |
2002 | Rick Neuheisel | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–4th | L Sun | | |
Keith Gilbertson (Pacific-10 Conference) (2003–2004) |
2003 | Keith Gilbertson | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | | | |
2004 | Keith Gilbertson | 1–10 | 0–8 | 10th | | | |
Tyrone Willingham (Pacific-10 Conference) (2005–2008) |
2005 | Tyrone Willingham | 2–9 | 1–7 | 10th | | | |
2006 | Tyrone Willingham | 5–7 | 3–6 | 9th | | | |
2007 | Tyrone Willingham | 4–9 | 2–7 | 10th | | | |
2008 | Tyrone Willingham | 0–12 | 0–9 | 10th | | | |
Steve Sarkisian (Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference) (2009–2013) |
2009 | Steve Sarkisian | 5–7 | 4–5 | 7th | | | |
2010 | Steve Sarkisian | 7–6 | 5–4 | T–3rd | W Holiday | | |
2011 | Steve Sarkisian | 7–6 | 5–4 | 3rd (North) | L Alamo | | |
2012 | Steve Sarkisian | 7–6 | 5–4 | 4th (North) | L Maaco | | |
2013 | Steve Sarkisian[n 4] | 9–4[n 4] | 5–4 | 3rd (North) | W Fight Hunger | | 25 |
Chris Petersen (Pac-12 Conference) (2014–2019) |
2014 | Chris Petersen | 8–6 | 4–5 | 3rd (North) | L Cactus | | |
2015 | Chris Petersen | 7–6 | 4–5 | 4th (North) | W Heart of Dallas | | |
2016 | Chris Petersen | 12–2 | 8–1 | 1st (North) | L Peach† | 4 | 4 |
2017 | Chris Petersen | 10–3 | 7–2 | T–1st (North) | L Fiesta† | 15 | 16 |
2018 | Chris Petersen | 10–4 | 7–2 | T–1st (North) | L Rose† | 13 | 13 |
2019 | Chris Petersen | 8–5 | 4–5 | T–2nd (North) | W Las Vegas | | |
Jimmy Lake (Pac-12 Conference) (2020–2021) |
2020 | Jimmy Lake | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1st (North)[n 5] | [n 5] | | |
2021 | Jimmy Lake[n 6] | 4–8[n 6] | 3–6[n 6] | 5th (North) | | | |
Kalen DeBoer (Pac-12 Conference) (2022–2023) |
2022 | Kalen DeBoer | 11–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd | W Alamo | 8 | 8 |
2023 | Kalen DeBoer | 14–1 | 9–0 | 1st | W Sugar†, L CFP NCG† | 2 | 2 |
Total: | 774–465–50 | |
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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