22 Coaches
- Record as major school
| Rk | Coach | School | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Schnellenberger | Miami (FL) | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | |
| 2 | Bill Dooley | Virginia Tech | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | |
| 3 | Jack Bicknell | Boston College | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | |
| 4 | Don Nehlen | West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | |
| 5 | Ed Emory | East Carolina | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | |
| 6 | Foge Fazio | Pitt | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | |
| 7 | Joe Paterno | Penn State | 8 | 4 | 1 | .654 | |
| 8 | Jim Carmody | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | record adjusted to 8-3-0 by NCAA |
| 9 | Bobby Bowden | Florida State | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | record adjusted to 8-4-0 by NCAA |
| 10 | Gerry Faust | Notre Dame | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | |
| 11 | Rex Dockery | Memphis | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | |
| 12 | Jimmye Laycock | William & Mary | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |
| 13 | Dick MacPherson | Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |
| 14 | Joe Morrison | South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | |
| 15 | Watson Brown | Cincinnati | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | |
| 16 | Sam Robertson | Louisiana | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | record adjusted to 5-5-0 by NCAA |
| 17 | Bruce Arians | Temple | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | |
| 18 | Wally English | Tulane | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | record adjusted to 0-11-0 by NCAA |
| 19 | Frank Burns | Rutgers | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | |
| 20 | Gary Tranquill | Navy | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | |
| Rk | Coach | School | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
| 21 | Bob Weber | Louisville | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | |
| 22 | Jim Young | Army | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 |
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