Career Leaders and Records for Win-Loss Percentage

Leaders

  • * indicates active coach
  • Since 1869
  • Minimum 10 years.
Leaders Table
Rk Coach Pct W L T School Notes
1Knute Rockne.881105125Notre Dame
2Frank Leahy.864107139Boston College, Notre Dame
3Urban Meyer.854187320Bowling Green State, Florida, Ohio State, Utah
4George Washington Woodruff.846142252Carlisle, Illinois, Pennsylvania
5Barry Switzer.837157294Oklahoma
6Tom Osborne.836255493Nebraska
7Charley Moran.83380145Centre, Texas A&M
Fielding Yost.8331652910Michigan
9Bob Neyland.8291733112Tennessee
10Jim Tressel.828106220Ohio Staterecord adjusted to 94-21-0 by NCAA
11Bud Wilkinson.826145294Oklahoma
12Percy Haughton.81797197Columbia, Cornell, Harvard
13Jock Sutherland.8121442814Lafayette, Pitt
14Frank Thomas.812115247Alabama
15Bob Devaney.806136307Nebraska, Wyoming
16Nick Saban*.806297711Alabama, LSU, Michigan State, Toledorecord adjusted to 292-71-1 by NCAA
17Bob Stoops.799191480Oklahoma
18Dabo Swinney*.798170430Clemson
19Chris Petersen.795147380Boise State, Washington
20Henry Williams.7851403412Army, Minnesota
21Fred Folsom.78174195Colorado, Dartmouth
22Bear Bryant.7803238517Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Texas A&M
23Bo Schembechler.775234658Miami (OH), Michigan
24Andy Smith.771862210California, Purdue
25Fritz Crisler.768116329Michigan, Minnesota, Princeton
26Wallace Wade.7651714910Alabama, Duke
27Frank Kush.764176541Arizona State
28Jimmy Crowley.763862311Fordham, Michigan State, North Carolina Pre-Flight
29Dan McGugin.7621975519Vanderbilt
30Woody Hayes.7612056110Ohio State
31Red Blaik.7591664814Army, Dartmouth
32Lloyd Carr.753122400Michigan
33Joe Paterno.7494091363Penn State
34Darrell Royal.749184605Mississippi State, Texas, Washington
35John McKay.749127408USC
36John Vaught.7451906112Ole Miss
37Carmen Cozza.745114383Yale
38Phillip Fulmer.743151521Tennesseerecord adjusted to 152-52-0 by NCAA
39Dan Devine.742172579Arizona State, Missouri, Notre Damerecord adjusted to 173-56-9 by NCAA
40Bobby Bowden.7403571244Florida State, West Virginiarecord adjusted to 346-123-4 by NCAA
41Howard Jones.7321886318Duke, Iowa, USC, Syracuse, Yale
42Frank Cavanaugh.73086299Boston College, Dartmouth, Fordham, Holy Cross
43Brian Kelly*.729186690Central Michigan, Cincinnati, LSU, Notre Damerecord adjusted to 165-69-0 by NCAA
44Jim Tatum.729100357Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma
45Pop Warner.72831410732Carlisle, Cornell, Iowa State, Pitt, Stanford, Temple
46Mark Richt.728171640Georgia, Miami (FL)
47Jimbo Fisher*.727128480Florida State, Texas A&M
48Jumbo Stiehm.72255204Indiana, Nebraska
49R.C. Slocum.721123472Texas A&M
50Jim Harbaugh*.720118460Michigan, Stanford
51Gus Dorais.719119448Detroit Mercy, Gonzaga
52Tad Jones.71966246Syracuse, Yale
53J.R. Richards.71852188Colorado College, Wisconsin
54Steve Spurrier.718228892Duke, Florida, South Carolina
55LaVell Edwards.7162571013Brigham Young
56Dana Bible.7151906922LSU, Mississippi College, Nebraska, Texas, Texas A&M
57Vince Dooley.7152017710Georgia
58Charles Caldwell Jr..71468271Princeton
59Bobby Dodd.713165648Georgia Tech
60Bernie Bierman.711144569Iowa Pre-Flight, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Tulane
61Ara Parseghian.710131525Northwestern, Notre Dame
62Red Sanders.709102413UCLA, Vanderbilt
63Gilmour Dobie.7091154411Boston College, Cornell, Navy, Washington
64Francis Schmidt.708135539Arkansas, Idaho, Ohio State, TCU
65Pat Dye.707153625Auburn, East Carolina, Wyoming
66Ike Armstrong.7041415515Utah
67Bryan Harsin.70285360Arkansas State, Auburn, Boise State
68Frank Broyles.700149626Arkansas, Missouri
69Biff Jones.700873315Army, LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma
70Jimmy Johnson.69981343Miami (FL), Oklahoma State
71John Heisman.6981486014Clemson, Georgia Tech, Pennsylvania, Rice, Washington & Jefferson
72Billy Murphy.69781351Memphis
73Gary Patterson.696181790TCU
74Richard Colman.69475330Princeton
75Myron Witham.69363267Colorado
76John Cooper.691192846Arizona State, Ohio State, Tulsa
77Jesse Hawley.69063281Dartmouth, Iowa
78John Wilce.68878339Ohio State
79Don James.687175793Kent State, Washingtonrecord adjusted to 178-76-3 by NCAA
80Ray Graves.68670314Florida
81Mike Donahue.685122548Auburn, LSU
82Amos Alonzo Stagg.68328212329Chicago, Pacific, Springfield
83Charles McClendon.682135617LSUrecord adjusted to 137-59-7 by NCAA
84Henry Frnka.68171325Tulane, Tulsa
85Bobby Petrino.680119560Arkansas, Louisville, Western Kentucky
86Hugo Bezdek.6801054613Arkansas, Oregon, Penn State
87Mike Bellotti.678116550Oregon
88Mike Gundy*.678166790Oklahoma State
89James Franklin*.675112540Penn State, Vanderbilt
90Ralph Jordan.674175837Auburnrecord adjusted to 176-83-6 by NCAA
91Kyle Whittingham*.672162790Utah
92William Fetzer.67261287Davidson, North Carolina, North Carolina State
Bernie Moore.67283396LSU
94Carl Snavely.6721064911Bucknell, Cornell, North Carolina
95Jack Mollenkopf.67084399Purdue
96Larry Coker.66782410Miami (FL), UTSA
97Terry Donahue.665151748UCLArecord adjusted to 144-81-8 by NCAA
98Les Miles.665145730Kansas, LSU, Oklahoma State
99Danny Ford.664121605Arkansas, Clemsonrecord adjusted to 122-59-5 by NCAA
100Chip Kelly*.66481410Oregon, UCLA
101Lane Kiffin*.66296490Florida Atlantic, Ole Miss, USC, Tennessee
102Frank Beamer.6622381212Virginia Tech
103Bennie Owen.660934512Oklahoma
104Buck Shaw.65956278Air Force, California, North Carolina State, Santa Clara
105William Juneau.65756285Colorado College, Kentucky, Texas, Wisconsin
106Herb Deromedi.6571105510Central Michigan
107Mack Brown*.6572761441North Carolina, Texas, Tulane
108Paul Chryst.65686450Pitt, Wisconsin
109Dick Sheridan.65682424Furman, North Carolina State
110Bobby Collins.65689463SMU, Southern Mississippirecord adjusted to 90-45-3 by NCAA
111Rip Engle.654132688Brown, Penn State
112Dick Harlow.65471367Colgate, Harvard, Penn State
113Sol Metzger.65264335Baylor, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington & Jefferson, West Virginia
114Gus Malzahn*.652101540Arkansas State, Auburn, UCF
115Lou Holtz.6512491327Arkansas, Minnesota, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, William & Mary
116Bennie Oosterbaan.65063334Michigan
117Tommy Prothro.649104555Oregon State, UCLA
118George Munger.649824210Pennsylvania
119Maurice Smith.64873387Gonzaga, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Villanova
120Tommy Bowden.64790490Clemson, Tulane
121Bill Snyder.6472151171Kansas State
122Forest Evashevski.64763336Iowa, Washington State
123Andrew Kerr.6461206312Colgate, Stanford, Washington & Jefferson
124Dennis Erickson.644147811Arizona State, Idaho, Miami (FL), Oregon State, Washington State, Wyoming
125John Yovicsin.64478425Harvard
126Frank Burns.64378431Rutgers
127Mark Dantonio.641132740Cincinnati, Michigan State
128Homer Norton.6411115915Centenary (LA), Texas A&M
129Hugh Freeze*.64089500Arkansas State, Auburn, Liberty, Ole Miss
130David Shaw.64096540Stanford
131Clarence Spears.639894811Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, West Virginia, Wisconsin
132Earle Bruce.638149842Colorado State, Iowa State, Ohio State, Tampa
133Bill Murray.63793519Duke
134Doug Dickey.637104586Florida, Tennessee
135Claude Gilbert.63699563San Diego State, San Jose Staterecord adjusted to 100-55-3 by NCAA
136Warren Woodson.6351478211Arizona, Hardin-Simmons, New Mexico State
137Bowden Wyatt.63499565Arkansas, Tennessee, Wyoming
138Gary Pinkel.6331911103Missouri, Toledo
139Darryl Rogers.632109627Arizona State, Fresno State, Michigan State, San Jose State
140Jordan Olivar.632111638Loyola Marymount, Villanova, Yale
141Frank Solich.6311731010Nebraska, Ohio
142William Ingram.63175429California, Indiana, Navy, William & Mary
143Jim Leavitt.63075440South Florida, SMU
144Chris Ault.62995560Nevada
145John Robinson.629132774UNLV, USC
146Pappy Waldorf.6281578919California, Kansas State, Northwestern, Oklahoma State
147Dan Mullen.628103610Florida, Mississippi State
148Jim Young.627120712Arizona, Army, Purdue
149Dave Doeren*.627104620North Carolina State, Northern Illinois
150Madison Bell.6261367816SMU, Texas A&M, TCU
151Ben Schwartzwalder.626153913Syracuse
152O.E. Hollingbery.625935314Washington State
Bronco Mendenhall.625135810Brigham Young, Virginia
George Sanford.62567396Columbia, Rutgers
155Bill McCartney.62493555Colorado
156Edward Robinson.6241408212Brown
157Jeff Cravath.62374439Denver, San Francisco, USC
158Kirk Ferentz*.6221961190Iowa
159Joseph Yukica.61988541Boston College, Dartmouth
160Walter Steffen.61956338Carnegie Mellon
161Joe Kerbel.61768421West Texas A&M
162Jeff Tedford*.617127790California, Fresno State
163James Phelan.6161368214Missouri, Purdue, Saint Mary's (CA), Washington
164Tommy Tuberville.616159990Auburn, Cincinnati, Ole Miss, Texas Tech
165Harry Mehre.61598607Georgia, Ole Miss
166Wallace Butts.615140869Georgia
167Harris Cope.614482812Samford, Sewanee
168Troy Calhoun*.613130820Air Force
169Harry Kipke.61349305Michigan, Michigan State
170Jeff Brohm*.61376480Louisville, Purdue, Western Kentucky
171Gene Stallings.61397612Alabama, Texas A&Mrecord adjusted to 89-70-1 by NCAA
172Slip Madigan.61261379Iowa, Saint Mary's (CA)
173Robert Zuppke.6121318112Illinois
174Doc Holliday.61285540Marshall
175Charlie Bachman.6111328022Florida, Kansas State, Michigan State, Northwestern
176Don Nehlen.6092021288Bowling Green State, West Virginia
177Duffy Daugherty.609109695Michigan State
178Barry Alvarez.609118754Wisconsinrecord adjusted to 119-74-4 by NCAA
179Fisher DeBerry.6081691091Air Force
180Wayne Hardin.607111715Navy, Temple
181Scott Satterfield*.60575490Appalachian State, Cincinnati, Louisville
182Bob Blackman.6051641067Cornell, Dartmouth, Denver, Illinois
183Jim Carlen.604107696South Carolina, Texas Tech, West Virginia
184Clay Helton*.60458380Georgia Southern, USC
185Art Briles.60499650Baylor, Houston
186Paul Pasqualoni.603117771Connecticut, Syracuserecord adjusted to 111-77-1 by NCAA
187Samuel Newton.60276502Lafayette, Lehigh, Penn State
188Kevin Sumlin.60195630Arizona, Houston, Texas A&M
189Ralph Friedgen.60075500Maryland
Rick Neuheisel.60087580Colorado, UCLA, Washington
Dallas Ward.60063416Colorado
192Joseph Restic.59959393Harvard
193Bret Bielema*.599115770Arkansas, Illinois, Wisconsin
194Red Drew.59860398Alabama, Birmingham-Southern, Ole Miss
195D.C. Walker.59777516Wake Forest
196Branch Bocock.59666444Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, William & Mary
197Mike Leach.5961581070Mississippi State, Texas Tech, Washington State
198Todd Graham.596106720Arizona State, Hawaii, Pitt, Rice, Tulsa
199Jackie Sherrill.5951791214Mississippi State, Pitt, Texas A&M, Washington Staterecord adjusted to 180-120-4 by NCAA
200Bill Yeoman.5941601088Houston
201George Sauer.59456378Baylor, Kansas, Navy
202Andy Gustafson.594115784Miami (FL), Virginia Tech
203Rich Rodriguez*.593127870Arizona, Jacksonville State, Michigan, West Virginia
204Sonny Lubick.593108740Colorado Staterecord adjusted to 109-73-0 by NCAA
205Dick Crum.593113774Kent State, Miami (OH), North Carolina
206Dave McClain.59372493Ball State, Wisconsin
207Jerry Claiborne.5921791228Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia Tech
208Steve Sarkisian*.59271490USC, Texas, Washington
209Glenn Thistlethwaite.591885913Northwestern, Richmond, Wisconsin
210Dan Hawkins.59072500Boise State, Colorado
211Paul Johnson.590128890Georgia Tech, Navyrecord adjusted to 127-89-0 by NCAA
212Tom O'Brien.590115800Boston College, North Carolina State
213Lon Stiner.589744917Oregon State
214Fred Akers.589108753Purdue, Texas, Wyoming
John Bateman.58973510Rutgers
216P.J. Fleck*.58880560Minnesota, Western Michigan
Howard Odell.58858404Washington, Yale
218Ed Orgeron.58867470LSU, Ole Miss, USC
219George Welsh.5881891324Navy, Virginia
220Dick MacPherson.58666464Syracuse
221Jeff Bower.584118841Southern Mississippirecord adjusted to 119-83-1 by NCAA
222Pat Hill.583112800Fresno State
223Matt Campbell*.58388630Iowa State, Toledo
Ron McBride.58388630Utah
225Charlie Strong.58374530Florida, Louisville, South Florida, Texas
226Jim Lookabaugh.58158416Oklahoma State
227Joe Morrison.581101727Chattanooga, New Mexico, South Carolina
228William Alexander.5801349515Georgia Tech
229Frank Howard.58016511812Clemson
230Tex Oliver.57955397Arizona, Oregon
231Ott Romney.57966477Brigham Young, Montana State
232E. Lowell Romney.5791289116Utah State
233Butch Davis.579103750Florida International, Miami (FL), North Carolinarecord adjusted to 87-75-0 by NCAA
234Ray Morrison.5781429933SMU, Temple, Vanderbilt
235Blake Anderson*.57874540Arkansas State, Utah State
236Joe Tiller.578126921Purdue, Wyoming
237Morley Jennings.57783606Baylor
238Rocky Long.5771461070New Mexico, San Diego State
239Eddie Crowder.57667492Colorado
Jack Hagerty.576634510Georgetown
241Bob Higgins.576997114Penn State, Washington (MO)
242Bob Woodruff.57672528Baylor, Florida
243Ted Shipkey.57552383Arizona State, Montana, New Mexico
244Dutch Meyer.5751097913TCU
245Johnny Majors.57218513710Iowa State, Pitt, Tennessee
246Willie Fritz*.57172540Georgia Southern, Tulane
Dana Holgorsen*.57192690Houston, West Virginia
June Jones.571112840Hawaii, SMU
Frank Murray.5711118210Marquette, Virginia
250Harry Hughes.5701259218Colorado State