1952 College Football Coaches

1951 CFB Coaches 1953 CFB Coaches

Champions: Michigan State (AP, UPI)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Billy Vessels (Oklahoma)

AP Preseason #1: Michigan State

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113 Coaches

Record as major school

113 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Bobby Dodd	Georgia Tech	SEC	12	0	0	1.000
2	Jess Hill	USC	PCC	10	1	0	.909
3	Red Drew	Alabama	SEC	10	2	0	.833
4	Biggie Munn	Michigan State	Ind	9	0	0	1.000
5	Edwin Price	Texas	SWC	9	2	0	.818
6	Charles Caldwell Jr.	Princeton	Ind	8	1	0	.889
7	Red Sanders	UCLA	PCC	8	1	0	.889
8	Bud Wilkinson	Oklahoma	Big 7	8	1	1	.850
9	John Vaught	Ole Miss	SEC	8	1	2	.818
10	Edward Anderson	Holy Cross	Ind	8	2	0	.800
11	Arthur Guepe	Virginia	Ind	8	2	0	.800
12	Clyde Lee	Houston	MVC	8	2	0	.800
13	Bill Murray	Duke	Southern	8	2	0	.800
14	John Brothers	Tulsa	MVC	8	2	1	.773
15	Bob Neyland	Tennessee	SEC	8	2	1	.773
16	Bob Woodruff	Florida	SEC	8	3	0	.727
17	Arthur Raimo	Villanova	Ind	7	1	1	.833
18	Dudley DeGroot	New Mexico	Skyline	7	2	0	.778
19	Art Lewis	West Virginia	Southern	7	2	0	.778
20	Jordan Olivar	Yale	Ind	7	2	0	.778
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Jim Tatum	Maryland	Ind	7	2	0	.778
22	Rip Engle	Penn State	Ind	7	2	1	.750
23	Frank Leahy	Notre Dame	Ind	7	2	1	.750
24	Howard Odell	Washington	PCC	7	3	0	.700
25	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse	Ind	7	3	0	.700
26	Jules Sikes	Kansas	Big 7	7	3	0	.700
27	Pappy Waldorf	California	PCC	7	3	0	.700
28	Ernie Jorge	Pacific	Ind	7	3	1	.682
29	Wallace Butts	Georgia	SEC	7	4	0	.636
30	Eddie Erdelatz	Navy	Ind	6	2	1	.722
31	Bo Sherman	George Washington	Southern	6	2	1	.722
32	Dallas Ward	Colorado	Big 7	6	2	2	.700
33	Robert Bronzan	San Jose State	Ind	6	3	0	.667
34	Red Dawson	Pitt	Ind	6	3	0	.667
35	Woody Hayes	Ohio State	Western	6	3	0	.667
36	Hal Lahar	Colgate	Ind	6	3	0	.667
37	Clyde Smith	Arizona State	BIAA	6	3	0	.667
38	Jack Curtice	Utah	Skyline	6	3	1	.650
39	Ivy Williamson	Wisconsin	Western	6	3	1	.650
40	William Young	Furman	Southern	6	3	1	.650
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Robert Davis	Colorado State	Skyline	6	4	0	.600
42	Warren Woodson	Arizona	BIAA	6	4	0	.600
43	Murray Evans	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	5	3	2	.600
44	Lloyd Jordan	Harvard	Ind	5	4	0	.556
45	Bennie Oosterbaan	Michigan	Western	5	4	0	.556
46	Murray Warmath	Mississippi State	SEC	5	4	0	.556
47	Bowden Wyatt	Wyoming	Skyline	5	4	0	.556
48	Aldo Donelli	Boston University	Ind	5	4	1	.550
49	William Glassford	Nebraska	Big 7	5	4	1	.550
50	Tom Rogers	Wake Forest	Southern	5	4	1	.550
51	Bear Bryant	Kentucky	SEC	5	4	2	.545
52	Mike Brumbelow	UTEP	BIAA	5	5	1	.500
53	Rex Enright	South Carolina	Southern	5	5	0	.500
54	Don Faurot	Missouri	Big 7	5	5	0	.500
55	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	5	5	0	.500
56	Chuck Taylor	Stanford	PCC	5	5	0	.500
57	Raymond Wolf	Tulane	SEC	5	5	0	.500
58	Frank Moseley	Virginia Tech	Southern	5	6	0	.455
59	Wesley Fesler	Minnesota	Western	4	3	2	.556
60	Stuart Holcomb	Purdue	Western	4	3	2	.556
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	George Munger	Pennsylvania	Ind	4	3	2	.556
62	Red Blaik	Army	Ind	4	4	1	.500
63	Babe Curfman	Idaho	PCC	4	4	1	.500
64	Harvey Harman	Rutgers	Ind	4	4	1	.500
65	Mike Holovak	Boston College	Ind	4	4	1	.500
66	Dutch Meyer	TCU	SWC	4	4	2	.500
67	George Sauer	Baylor	SWC	4	4	2	.500
68	H.N. Russell	SMU	SWC	4	5	1	.450
69	Ray Eliot	Illinois	Western	4	5	0	.444
70	Jackie Freeman	William & Mary	Southern	4	5	0	.444
71	Charles Atkinson	Brigham Young	Skyline	4	6	0	.400
72	Alton Kircher	Washington State	PCC	4	6	0	.400
73	Andy Gustafson	Miami (FL)	Ind	4	7	0	.364
74	John Peterson	Northern Arizona	BIAA	3	4	0	.429
75	Bill Edwards	Vanderbilt	SEC	3	5	2	.400
76	Liz Blackbourn	Marquette	Ind	3	5	1	.389
77	Quinn Decker	The Citadel	Southern	3	5	1	.389
78	Bob Carlson	Wichita State	MVC	3	6	1	.350
79	Ray George	Texas A&M	SWC	3	6	1	.350
80	Thomas Nugent	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	3	6	1	.350
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Dutch Clark	Detroit Mercy	MVC	3	6	0	.333
82	Frank Kimbrough	West Texas A&M	BIAA	3	6	0	.333
83	Abe Stuber	Iowa State	Big 7	3	6	0	.333
84	John Roning	Utah State	Skyline	3	7	1	.318
85	DeWitt Weaver	Texas Tech	BIAA	3	7	1	.318
86	John Baker	Denver	Skyline	3	7	0	.300
87	Horace Hendrickson	North Carolina State	Southern	3	7	0	.300
88	Gaynell Tinsley	LSU	SEC	3	7	0	.300
89	Jennings Whitworth	Oklahoma State	MVC	3	7	0	.300
90	Carl Wise	Washington & Lee	Southern	3	7	0	.300
91	Edward Danowski	Fordham	Ind	2	5	1	.313
92	Hugh Devore	New York University	Ind	2	5	1	.313
93	Joe Coleman	New Mexico State	BIAA	2	6	1	.278
94	Richard Gallagher	Santa Clara	Ind	2	6	1	.278
95	Frank Howard	Clemson	Ind	2	6	1	.278
96	Lou Little	Columbia	Ind	2	6	1	.278
97	Robert Voigts	Northwestern	Western	2	6	1	.278
98	Len Casanova	Oregon	PCC	2	7	1	.250
99	Eddie Chinske	Montana	Skyline	2	7	1	.250
100	Al Kawal	Temple	Ind	2	7	1	.250
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Carl Snavely	North Carolina	Southern	2	6	0	.250
102	Bernie Crimmins	Indiana	Western	2	7	0	.222
103	Bill Dole	Davidson	Southern	2	7	0	.222
104	Forest Evashevski	Iowa	Western	2	7	0	.222
105	Warren Gaer	Drake	Ind	2	7	0	.222
106	George James	Cornell	Ind	2	7	0	.222
107	Alva Kelley	Brown	Ind	2	7	0	.222
108	DeOrmond McLaughry	Dartmouth	Ind	2	7	0	.222
109	Kip Taylor	Oregon State	PCC	2	7	0	.222
110	Otis Douglas	Arkansas	SWC	2	8	0	.200
111	Ralph Jordan	Auburn	SEC	2	8	0	.200
112	Bill Meek	Kansas State	Big 7	1	9	0	.100
113	Edwin Merrick	Richmond	Southern	1	9	0	.100

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