List of college football coaches with 30 seasons
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This is a list of college football coaches with 30 seasons.[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.
"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.[a]
Coaches expected to be active in the (fall) 2021 season are in bold. Current through the end of the 2020–21 college football season.
Head Coach | First year | Last Year | Total Years | Games coached | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % |
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John Gagliardi | 1949 | 2012 | 64 | 638 | 489 | 138 | 11 | .775 |
Eddie G. Robinson | 1941 | 1997 | 55 | 591 | 408 | 167 | 16 | .704 |
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Sr. | 1892 | 1946 | 55 | 555 | 330 | 190 | 35 | .626 |
Joe Paterno | 1966 | 2011 | 46 | 659 | 409[b] | 136 | 3 | .749 |
Bob Ford | 1965 | 2013 | 45 | 457 | 265 | 191 | 1 | .581 |
Dennis Douds | 1974 | 2018 | 45 | 471 | 264 | 204 | 3 | .564 |
Fred T. Long | 1921 | 1965 | 45 | 409 | 227 | 151 | 31 | .593 |
Bobby Bowden | 1959 | 2009 | 44 | 510 | 377[c] | 129 | 4 | .743 |
Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner | 1895 | 1938 | 44 | 456 | 318 | 106 | 32 | .732 |
Kevin Donley | 1978 | 2020 | 43 | 472 | 335 | 136 | 1 | .711 |
Larry Wilcox | 1979 | 2020 | 42 | 458 | 305 | 153 | 0 | .666 |
Peter Mazzaferro | 1959 | 2004 | 41 | 377 | 209 | 157 | 11 | .569 |
Forrest "Frosty" Westering | 1962 | 2003 | 40 | 406 | 303 | 96 | 7 | .755 |
James S. Malosky | 1958 | 1997 | 40 | 393 | 255 | 125 | 13 | .665 |
Roy Kidd | 1964 | 2002 | 39 | 446 | 314 | 124 | 8 | .713 |
Jimmye Laycock | 1980 | 2018 | 39 | 445 | 249 | 194 | 2 | .562 |
Eddie Anderson | 1922 | 1964 | 39 | 344 | 201 | 128 | 15 | .606 |
Barry Streeter | 1978 | 2017 | 39[d] | 391 | 194 | 191 | 5 | .504 |
Paul "Bear" Bryant | 1945 | 1982 | 38 | 425 | 323 | 85 | 17 | .780 |
Hank Biesiot | 1976 | 2013 | 38 | 380 | 258 | 121 | 1 | .680 |
Al Bagnoli | 1982 | 2020 | 38[e] | 383 | 256 | 127 | 0 | .668 |
Ken Sparks | 1980 | 2016 | 37 | 412 | 338 | 99 | 2 | .772 |
Monte Cater | 1981 | 2017 | 37 | 394 | 275 | 117 | 2 | .701 |
Andy Talley | 1979 | 2016 | 37 | 414 | 257 | 155 | 2 | .623 |
Rick Giancola | 1983 | 2020 | 37[f] | 382 | 253 | 127 | 2 | .648 |
Hayden Fry | 1962 | 1998 | 37 | 420 | 232 | 178 | 10 | .564 |
Harold Elliott | 1964 | 2004 | 37 | 392 | 205 | 179 | 9 | .533 |
Harold R. "Tubby" Raymond | 1966 | 2001 | 36 | 422 | 300 | 119 | 3 | .714 |
Ron Schipper | 1961 | 1996 | 36 | 357 | 287 | 67 | 3 | .808 |
Frank Girardi | 1972 | 2007 | 36 | 359 | 257 | 97 | 5 | .723 |
Rob Ash | 1980 | 2015 | 36 | 389 | 247 | 137 | 5 | .641 |
Ace Mumford | 1924 | 1961 | 36 | 341 | 233 | 85 | 23 | .717 |
Ron Randleman | 1969 | 2004 | 36 | 391 | 218 | 167 | 6 | .565 |
Eric Hamilton | 1977 | 2012 | 36 | 358 | 212 | 144 | 2 | .595 |
Jess C. Neely | 1931 | 1966 | 36 | 363 | 187 | 159 | 17 | .539 |
Frank Beamer | 1981 | 2015 | 35 | 427 | 280 | 143 | 4 | .660 |
Fred Martinelli | 1959 | 1993 | 35 | 348 | 217 | 119 | 12 | .641 |
Andrew C. "Scrappy" Moore | 1931 | 1967 | 35 | 332 | 171 | 148 | 13 | .535 |
Willard Bailey | 1971 | 2010 | 34 | 387 | 231 | 149 | 7 | .606 |
Walt Hameline | 1981 | 2014 | 34 | 365 | 224 | 139 | 2 | .616 |
John Heisman | 1893 | 1927 | 34 | 253 | 171 | 66 | 16 | .708 |
Lou Holtz | 1969 | 2004 | 33 | 388 | 249 | 132 | 7 | .651 |
Mike Ayers | 1985 | 2017 | 33 | 380 | 218 | 180 | 2 | .576 |
Bill Manlove | 1969 | 2001 | 33 | 327 | 215 | 111 | 1 | .659 |
Tim Murphy | 1987 | 2020 | 33[g] | 337 | 210 | 126 | 1 | .625 |
Gilmour "Gloomy Gil" Dobie | 1906 | 1938 | 33 | 242 | 182 | 45 | 15 | .783 |
Jim Ostendarp | 1959 | 1991 | 33 | 264 | 168 | 91 | 5 | .646 |
Lou Little | 1924 | 1956 | 33 | 292 | 151 | 128 | 13 | .539 |
Mack Brown | 1983 | 2020 | 32[h] | 392 | 259 | 132 | 1 | .662 |
Woody Hayes | 1946 | 1978 | 32 | 320 | 238 | 72 | 10 | .759 |
John Merritt | 1952 | 1983 | 32 | 321 | 237 | 72 | 12 | .757 |
Gene Carpenter | 1968 | 2000 | 32 | 314 | 219 | 89 | 6 | .707 |
Ron Harms | 1964 | 1999 | 32 | 335 | 219 | 112 | 4 | .660 |
Jim Christopherson | 1969 | 2000 | 32 | 326 | 217 | 102 | 7 | .676 |
Cleveland L. Abbott | 1923 | 1954 | 32 | 326 | 202 | 97 | 27 | .661 |
Jim Sweeney | 1963 | 1996 | 32 | 358 | 201 | 153 | 4 | .567 |
Carmen Cozza | 1965 | 1996 | 32 | 303 | 179 | 119 | 5 | .599 |
Paul D. "Tony" Hinkle | 1926 | 1969 | 32 | 277 | 165 | 99 | 13 | .619 |
Dwight "Dike" Beede | 1938 | 1972 | 32 | 279 | 147 | 118 | 14 | .554 |
William H. Spaulding | 1907 | 1938 | 32 | 242 | 144 | 83 | 15 | .626 |
Harry W. Hughes | 1911 | 1946 | 32 | 240 | 126 | 96 | 18 | .563 |
Jason M. Saunderson | 1909 | 1941 | 32 | 237 | 121 | 103 | 13 | .538 |
Lew Elverson | 1938 | 1974 | 32 | 235 | 97 | 130 | 8 | .430 |
Roger Harring | 1969 | 1999 | 31 | 343 | 261 | 75 | 7 | .771 |
Jerry Moore | 1979 | 2012 | 31 | 379 | 243 | 135 | 2 | .642 |
Billy Joe | 1972 | 2004 | 31 | 349 | 237 | 108 | 4 | .685 |
Warren B. Woodson | 1935 | 1973 | 31 | 312 | 203 | 95 | 14 | .673 |
Jim Dennison | 1973 | 2012 | 31 | 340 | 199 | 139 | 2 | .588 |
Art Keller | 1952 | 1982 | 31 | 271 | 177 | 87 | 7 | .667 |
Mike Price | 1981 | 2012 | 31 | 359 | 176 | 183 | 0 | .490 |
Eddie Hurt | 1929 | 1959 | 31 | 243 | 173 | 52 | 18 | .7498 |
Buddy Benson | 1965 | 1995 | 31 | 310 | 162 | 140 | 8 | .535 |
Watson Brown | 1979 | 2015 | 31[i] | 348 | 136 | 211 | 1 | .392 |
DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry | 1922 | 1954 | 31 | 276 | 135 | 131 | 10 | .507 |
Joe Taylor | 1983 | 2012 | 30 | 333 | 233 | 96 | 4 | .706 |
Don Nehlen | 1968 | 2000 | 30 | 338 | 202 | 128 | 8 | .609 |
Dan McGugin | 1904 | 1934 | 30 | 271 | 197 | 55 | 19 | .762 |
Dana X. Bible | 1916 | 1946 | 30 | 272 | 186 | 65 | 21 | .722 |
Bob Blackman | 1953 | 1982 | 30 | 287 | 168 | 112 | 7 | .598 |
Howard "Howdy" Myers | 1946 | 1979 | 30 | 284 | 167 | 112 | 5 | .597 |
Frank Howard | 1940 | 1969 | 30 | 295 | 165 | 118 | 12 | .580 |
Bob Kolf | 1929 | 1962 | 30 | 198 | 59 | 123 | 16 | .338 |
See also
[edit]- List of college football coaches with 200 wins
- List of college football coaches with 100 losses
- List of college football coaches with 20 ties
- List of college football coaches with 0 wins
- List of college football coaches with a .750 winning percentage
Notes
[edit]- ^ The list includes coaches with 30 seasons regardless of division.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 12 wins over the 2006 and 2007 seasons were vacated due to use of ineligible player(s).
- ^ 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.
- ^ Although Bagnoli has been a head coach throughout the listed period, he has only coached in 38 seasons instead of 39. His current employer, Columbia, did not play in the 2020–21 school year due to COVID-19 concerns.
- ^ Although Giancola has been a head coach throughout the listed period, he has only coached in 37 seasons instead of 38. His current employer, Montclair State, did not play in the 2020–21 school year due to COVID-19 concerns.
- ^ Although Murphy has been a head coach throughout the listed period, he has only coached in 33 seasons instead of 34. His current employer, Harvard, did not play in the 2020–21 school year due to COVID-19 concerns.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "NCAA Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2008. pp. 189, 192.
- ^ "All-Time Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 20, 2010.