1951 College Football Coaches

1950 CFB Coaches 1952 CFB Coaches

Champions: Tennessee (AP, UPI)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Dick Kazmaier (Princeton)

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115 Coaches

Record as major school

115 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Bobby Dodd	Georgia Tech	SEC	11	0	1	.958
2	Jim Tatum	Maryland	Southern	10	0	0	1.000
3	Bob Neyland	Tennessee	SEC	10	1	0	.909
4	Charles Caldwell Jr.	Princeton	Ind	9	0	0	1.000
5	Joe Kuharich	San Francisco	Ind	9	0	0	1.000
6	Biggie Munn	Michigan State	Ind	9	0	0	1.000
7	Ray Eliot	Illinois	Western	9	0	1	.950
8	John Brothers	Tulsa	MVC	9	2	0	.818
9	Chuck Taylor	Stanford	PCC	9	2	0	.818
10	Arthur Guepe	Virginia	Ind	8	1	0	.889
11	Edward Anderson	Holy Cross	Ind	8	2	0	.800
12	Jules Sikes	Kansas	Big 7	8	2	0	.800
13	Pappy Waldorf	California	PCC	8	2	0	.800
14	Bud Wilkinson	Oklahoma	Big 7	8	2	0	.800
15	George Sauer	Baylor	SWC	8	2	1	.773
16	Andy Gustafson	Miami (FL)	Ind	8	3	0	.727
17	Bear Bryant	Kentucky	SEC	8	4	0	.667
18	Ivy Williamson	Wisconsin	Western	7	1	1	.833
19	Warren Gaer	Drake	MVC	7	2	0	.778
20	Frank Leahy	Notre Dame	Ind	7	2	1	.750
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Bowden Wyatt	Wyoming	Skyline	7	2	1	.750
22	Marvin Bass	William & Mary	Southern	7	3	0	.700
23	Forest Evashevski	Washington State	PCC	7	3	0	.700
24	Jess Hill	USC	PCC	7	3	0	.700
25	Frank Howard	Clemson	Southern	7	3	0	.700
26	Thomas Nugent	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	7	3	0	.700
27	Edwin Price	Texas	SWC	7	3	0	.700
28	Dallas Ward	Colorado	Big 7	7	3	0	.700
29	Gaynell Tinsley	LSU	SEC	7	3	1	.682
30	Jack Curtice	Utah	Skyline	7	4	0	.636
31	DeWitt Weaver	Texas Tech	BIAA	7	4	0	.636
32	George James	Cornell	Ind	6	3	0	.667
33	Charles Atkinson	Brigham Young	Skyline	6	3	1	.650
34	Larry Siemering	Arizona State	BIAA	6	3	1	.650
35	John Vaught	Ole Miss	SEC	6	3	1	.650
36	John Baker	Denver	Skyline	6	4	0	.600
37	George Barclay	Washington & Lee	Southern	6	4	0	.600
38	Aldo Donelli	Boston University	Ind	6	4	0	.600
39	Al Kawal	Temple	Ind	6	4	0	.600
40	Tom Rogers	Wake Forest	Southern	6	4	0	.600
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Bill Edwards	Vanderbilt	SEC	6	5	0	.545
42	Ernie Jorge	Pacific	Ind	6	5	0	.545
43	Clyde Lee	Houston	MVC	6	5	0	.545
44	Dutch Meyer	TCU	SWC	6	5	0	.545
45	Robert Winslow	Arizona	BIAA	6	5	0	.545
46	Warren Woodson	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	6	6	0	.500
47	Lou Little	Columbia	Ind	5	3	0	.625
48	Arthur Raimo	Villanova	Ind	5	3	0	.625
49	Red Sanders	UCLA	PCC	5	3	1	.611
50	Ray George	Texas A&M	SWC	5	3	2	.600
51	Edward Danowski	Fordham	Ind	5	4	0	.556
52	Rip Engle	Penn State	Ind	5	4	0	.556
53	Rex Enright	South Carolina	Southern	5	4	0	.556
54	Stuart Holcomb	Purdue	Western	5	4	0	.556
55	George Munger	Pennsylvania	Ind	5	4	0	.556
56	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse	Ind	5	4	0	.556
57	Robert Voigts	Northwestern	Western	5	4	0	.556
58	Robert Davis	Colorado State	Skyline	5	4	1	.550
59	Bill Murray	Duke	Southern	5	4	1	.550
60	Wallace Butts	Georgia	SEC	5	5	0	.500
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Otis Douglas	Arkansas	SWC	5	5	0	.500
62	Ralph Jordan	Auburn	SEC	5	5	0	.500
63	Art Lewis	West Virginia	Southern	5	5	0	.500
64	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	5	5	0	.500
65	Bob Woodruff	Florida	SEC	5	5	0	.500
66	Red Drew	Alabama	SEC	5	6	0	.455
67	Woody Hayes	Ohio State	Western	4	3	2	.556
68	Harvey Harman	Rutgers	Ind	4	4	0	.500
69	Abe Stuber	Iowa State	Big 7	4	4	1	.500
70	Paul Bixler	Colgate	Ind	4	5	0	.444
71	DeOrmond McLaughry	Dartmouth	Ind	4	5	0	.444
72	Slick Morton	Mississippi State	SEC	4	5	0	.444
73	Bennie Oosterbaan	Michigan	Western	4	5	0	.444
74	Liz Blackbourn	Marquette	Ind	4	6	1	.409
75	Quinn Decker	The Citadel	Southern	4	6	0	.400
76	Henry Frnka	Tulane	SEC	4	6	0	.400
77	Kip Taylor	Oregon State	PCC	4	6	0	.400
78	Dutch Clark	Detroit Mercy	MVC	4	7	0	.364
79	Dudley DeGroot	New Mexico	Skyline	4	7	0	.364
80	Richard Gallagher	Santa Clara	Ind	3	5	1	.389
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Lloyd Jordan	Harvard	Ind	3	5	1	.389
82	John Roning	Utah State	Skyline	3	5	1	.389
83	Howard Odell	Washington	PCC	3	6	1	.350
84	H.N. Russell	SMU	SWC	3	6	1	.350
85	William Young	Furman	Southern	3	6	1	.350
86	Mike Holovak	Boston College	Ind	3	6	0	.333
87	Jordan Olivar	Loyola Marymount	Ind	3	6	0	.333
88	Mike Brumbelow	UTEP	BIAA	3	7	0	.300
89	Beattie Feathers	North Carolina State	Southern	3	7	0	.300
90	Thomas Hamilton	Pitt	Ind	3	7	0	.300
91	Jennings Whitworth	Oklahoma State	MVC	3	7	0	.300
92	Edwin Merrick	Richmond	Southern	3	8	0	.273
93	Herman Hickman	Yale	Ind	2	5	2	.333
94	Leonard Raffensperger	Iowa	Western	2	5	2	.333
95	Eddie Erdelatz	Navy	Ind	2	6	1	.278
96	Wesley Fesler	Minnesota	Western	2	6	1	.278
97	Bo Rowland	George Washington	Southern	2	6	1	.278
98	Robert Bronzan	San Jose State	Ind	2	7	1	.250
99	Red Blaik	Army	Ind	2	7	0	.222
100	Bob Carlson	Wichita State	MVC	2	7	0	.222
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Babe Curfman	Idaho	PCC	2	7	0	.222
102	Alva Kelley	Brown	Ind	2	7	0	.222
103	Frank Kimbrough	West Texas A&M	BIAA	2	7	0	.222
104	Ted Shipkey	Montana	Skyline	2	7	0	.222
105	Clyde Smith	Indiana	Western	2	7	0	.222
106	Len Casanova	Oregon	PCC	2	8	0	.200
107	Don Faurot	Missouri	Big 7	2	8	0	.200	record adjusted to 3-7-0 by NCAA
108	Frank Moseley	Virginia Tech	Southern	2	8	0	.200
109	Carl Snavely	North Carolina	Southern	2	8	0	.200
110	Bill Meek	Kansas State	Big 7	1	7	1	.167	record adjusted to 0-9-0 by NCAA
111	William Glassford	Nebraska	Big 7	1	8	1	.150	record adjusted to 2-8-0 by NCAA
112	Hugh Devore	New York University	Ind	1	7	0	.125
113	John Peterson	Northern Arizona	BIAA	1	7	0	.125
114	Crowell Little	Davidson	Southern	1	8	0	.111
115	Joe Coleman	New Mexico State	BIAA	1	9	0	.100

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