Career Leaders and Records for Games

Leaders

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  • Since 1869
Leaders Table
Rk Coach G School Notes
1Joe Paterno548Penn State
2Bobby Bowden485Florida State, West Virginiarecord adjusted to 346-123-4 by NCAA
3Pop Warner453Carlisle, Cornell, Iowa State, Pitt, Stanford, Temple
4Amos Alonzo Stagg434Chicago, Pacific, Springfield
5Bear Bryant425Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Texas A&M
6Mack Brown*421North Carolina, Texas, Tulane
7Hayden Fry420Iowa, North Texas, SMUrecord adjusted to 233-177-10 by NCAA
8Lou Holtz388Arkansas, Minnesota, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, William & Mary
9Nick Saban*369Alabama, LSU, Michigan State, Toledorecord adjusted to 292-71-1 by NCAA
10Jess Neely363Clemson, Rice
11Frank Beamer361Virginia Tech
LaVell Edwards361Brigham Young
13Don Nehlen338Bowling Green State, West Virginia
14Dick Tomey335Arizona, Hawaii, San Jose State
15Bill Snyder333Kansas State
16Johnny Majors332Iowa State, Pitt, Tennessee
17George Welsh325Navy, Virginia
18Steve Spurrier319Duke, Florida, South Carolina
19Kirk Ferentz*315Iowa
20Ken Hatfield312Air Force, Arkansas, Clemson, Rice
21Jerry Claiborne309Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia Tech
22Tom Osborne307Nebraska
Bo Schembechler307Miami (OH), Michigan
Jim Sweeney307Fresno State, Washington Staterecord adjusted to 170-133-4 by NCAA
25Gary Pinkel304Missouri, Toledo
Jackie Sherrill304Mississippi State, Pitt, Texas A&M, Washington Staterecord adjusted to 180-120-4 by NCAA
27Bill Mallory301Colorado, Indiana, Miami (OH), Northern Illinoisrecord adjusted to 168-129-4 by NCAA
28Frank Howard295Clemson
29Bill Dooley293North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Wake Forestrecord adjusted to 162-126-5 by NCAA
30Rich Brooks290Kentucky, Oregonrecord adjusted to 131-155-4 by NCAA
31Vince Dooley288Georgia
32John Cooper282Arizona State, Ohio State, Tulsa
33Dana Bible281LSU, Mississippi College, Nebraska, Texas, Texas A&M
34Fisher DeBerry279Air Force
35Bob Blackman277Cornell, Dartmouth, Denver, Illinois
Mike Price277UTEP, Washington State
Howard Schnellenberger277Florida Atlantic, Louisville, Miami (FL), Oklahoma
38Woody Hayes276Ohio State
Larry Smith276Arizona, Missouri, USC, Tulane
Bill Yeoman276Houston
41Ray Morrison274SMU, Temple, Vanderbilt
Frank Solich274Nebraska, Ohio
43Dan McGugin271Vanderbilt
44Howard Jones269Duke, Iowa, USC, Syracuse, Yale
45Ralph Jordan265Auburnrecord adjusted to 176-83-6 by NCAA
Mike Leach265Mississippi State, Texas Tech, Washington State
Pappy Waldorf265California, Kansas State, Northwestern, Oklahoma State
48Lou Little264Columbia, Georgetown
49John Vaught263Ole Miss
50Gary Patterson260TCU
51Tommy Tuberville258Auburn, Cincinnati, Ole Miss, Texas Tech
52Don James257Kent State, Washingtonrecord adjusted to 178-76-3 by NCAA
53Brian Kelly*255Central Michigan, Cincinnati, LSU, Notre Damerecord adjusted to 165-69-0 by NCAA
54Rocky Long253New Mexico, San Diego State
55Darrell Royal249Mississippi State, Texas, Washington
56David Cutcliffe247Duke, Ole Miss
Ben Schwartzwalder247Syracuse
58Mike Gundy*245Oklahoma State
Glen Mason245Kansas, Kent State, Minnesota
60William Alexander244Georgia Tech
61Kyle Whittingham*241Utah
62Warren Woodson240Arizona, Hardin-Simmons, New Mexico State
63Jim Grobe239Baylor, Ohio, Wake Forest
Bob Stoops239Oklahoma
Grant Teaff239Baylor
66Dan Devine238Arizona State, Missouri, Notre Damerecord adjusted to 173-56-9 by NCAA
67Bobby Dodd237Georgia Tech
Dennis Franchione237Alabama, New Mexico, Texas A&M, TCU, Texas State
Bruce Snyder237Arizona State, California, Utah Staterecord adjusted to 125-106-6 by NCAA
70Earle Bruce235Colorado State, Iowa State, Ohio State, Tampa
Wallace Butts235Georgia
Harry Hughes235Colorado State
Mark Richt235Georgia, Miami (FL)
E. Lowell Romney235Utah State
75Charlie Bachman234Florida, Kansas State, Michigan State, Northwestern
George O'Leary234UCF, Georgia Tech
Edward Robinson234Brown
78Terry Donahue233UCLArecord adjusted to 144-81-8 by NCAA
79James Phelan232Missouri, Purdue, Saint Mary's (CA), Washington
80Frank Kush231Arizona State
81Madison Bell230SMU, Texas A&M, TCU
Wallace Wade230Alabama, Duke
83Dennis Erickson229Arizona State, Idaho, Miami (FL), Oregon State, Washington State, Wyoming
84Red Blaik228Army, Dartmouth
Ben Martin228Air Force, Virginia
86Randy Edsall227Connecticut, Maryland
87Edward Anderson225Holy Cross, Iowa
88Rick Stockstill*224Middle Tennessee State
Robert Zuppke224Illinois
90John Heisman222Clemson, Georgia Tech, Pennsylvania, Rice, Washington & Jefferson
91Aldo Donelli220Boston University, Columbia, Duquesne
Pat Dye220Auburn, East Carolina, Wyoming
93Urban Meyer219Bowling Green State, Florida, Ohio State, Utah
Joe Tiller219Purdue, Wyoming
95DeOrmond McLaughry218Brown, Dartmouth
Les Miles218Kansas, LSU, Oklahoma State
97Frank Broyles217Arkansas, Missouri
Paul Johnson217Georgia Tech, Navyrecord adjusted to 127-89-0 by NCAA
99Skip Holtz216East Carolina, Louisiana Tech, South Florida
Bronco Mendenhall216Brigham Young, Virginia
Bob Neyland216Tennessee
102Rich Rodriguez*214Arizona, Jacksonville State, Michigan, West Virginia
103Watson Brown213UAB, Cincinnati, Rice, Vanderbilt
John Robinson213UNLV, USC
Dabo Swinney*213Clemson
106Troy Calhoun*212Air Force
107Ike Armstrong211Utah
Pat Fitzgerald211Northwestern
Mike Riley211Nebraska, Oregon State
110Bernie Bierman209Iowa Pre-Flight, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Tulane
Len Casanova209Oregon, Pitt, Santa Clara
Paul Dietzel209Army, LSU, South Carolina
Chuck Shelton209Drake, Pacific, Utah State
114Rip Engle208Brown, Penn State
115Clark Shaughnessy207Chicago, Maryland, Pitt, Stanford, Tulane
116Mark Dantonio206Cincinnati, Michigan State
Bobby Ross206Army, The Citadel, Georgia Tech, Maryland
Jeff Tedford*206California, Fresno State
119Phillip Fulmer204Tennesseerecord adjusted to 152-52-0 by NCAA
Fielding Yost204Michigan
121Jeff Bower203Southern Mississippirecord adjusted to 119-83-1 by NCAA
Charles McClendon203LSUrecord adjusted to 137-59-7 by NCAA
Frank Murray203Marquette, Virginia
124Dutch Meyer201TCU
125Don Faurot200Iowa Pre-Flight, Missourirecord adjusted to 110-80-10 by NCAA
126Barry Alvarez197Wisconsinrecord adjusted to 119-74-4 by NCAA
Andy Gustafson197Miami (FL), Virginia Tech
Brady Hoke*197Ball State, Michigan, San Diego State, Tennessee
Francis Schmidt197Arkansas, Idaho, Ohio State, TCU
130June Jones196Hawaii, SMU
131Andrew Kerr195Colgate, Stanford, Washington & Jefferson
Dan McCarney195Iowa State, North Texasrecord adjusted to 79-116-0 by NCAA
Tom O'Brien195Boston College, North Carolina State
Paul Pasqualoni195Connecticut, Syracuserecord adjusted to 111-77-1 by NCAA
135Dick Crum194Kent State, Miami (OH), North Carolina
Ossie Solem194Drake, Iowa, Syracuse
137Jim Young193Arizona, Army, Purdue
138Bret Bielema*192Arkansas, Illinois, Wisconsin
Bill Curry192Alabama, Georgia Tech, Kentucky
Pat Hill192Fresno State
Ken Niumatalolo192Navy
142Jack Curtice191California-Santa Barbara, Stanford, UTEP, Utah, West Texas A&M
Murray Warmath191Minnesota, Mississippi State
Charlie Weatherbie191Louisiana-Monroe, Navy, Utah State
145Barry Switzer190Oklahoma
146Terry Bowden*188Akron, Auburn, Louisiana-Monroe
Dave Clawson*188Bowling Green State, Wake Forest
Ara Parseghian188Northwestern, Notre Dame
Jim Walden188Iowa State, Washington Staterecord adjusted to 70-111-7 by NCAA
150Wayne Hardin187Navy, Temple
Jim Owens187Washington
152Fred Akers186Purdue, Texas, Wyoming
Danny Ford186Arkansas, Clemsonrecord adjusted to 122-59-5 by NCAA
Jock Sutherland186Lafayette, Pitt
Henry Williams186Army, Minnesota
156Homer Norton185Centenary (LA), Texas A&M
Chris Petersen185Boise State, Washington
158Mike Donahue184Auburn, LSU
Bob Higgins184Penn State, Washington (MO)
Houston Nutt184Arkansas, Boise State, Ole Miss
161Duffy Daugherty183Michigan State
162Jim Carlen182South Carolina, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Sonny Lubick182Colorado Staterecord adjusted to 109-73-0 by NCAA
Jordan Olivar182Loyola Marymount, Villanova, Yale
John Ralston182San Jose State, Stanford, Utah State
Greg Schiano*182Rutgers
Randy Walker182Miami (OH), Northwesternrecord adjusted to 96-81-5 by NCAA
168Doug Martin181Kent State, New Mexico State
169John Mackovic180Arizona, Illinois, Texas, Wake Forest
Joe Morrison180Chattanooga, New Mexico, South Carolina
Bob Toledo180Pacific, Tulane, UCLA
172Butch Davis178Florida International, Miami (FL), North Carolinarecord adjusted to 87-75-0 by NCAA
Todd Graham178Arizona State, Hawaii, Pitt, Rice, Tulsa
Al Groh178Virginia, Wake Forest
Darryl Rogers178Arizona State, Fresno State, Michigan State, San Jose State
Bud Wilkinson178Oklahoma
177Jimbo Fisher*176Florida State, Texas A&M
178Herb Deromedi175Central Michigan
Vince Gibson175Kansas State, Louisville, Tulanerecord adjusted to 75-98-2 by NCAA
Butch Jones*175Arkansas State, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Tennessee
John McKay175USC
Bobby Petrino175Arkansas, Louisville, Western Kentucky
183Frank Kimbrough174Baylor, Hardin-Simmons, North Carolina Pre-Flight, West Texas A&M
184Bob Devaney173Nebraska, Wyoming
Earle Edwards173North Carolina State
Bo McMillin173Indiana, Kansas State
Bill Meek173Houston, Kansas State, SMU, Utahrecord adjusted to 77-90-6 by NCAA
188Curley Byrd172Maryland
R.C. Slocum172Texas A&M
190Mike Bellotti171Oregon
Gus Dorais171Detroit Mercy, Gonzaga
192Larry Blakeney170Troy
Gilmour Dobie170Boston College, Cornell, Navy, Washington
Dennis Stolz170Bowling Green State, Michigan State, San Diego State
195Harry Stuhldreher169Villanova, Wisconsin
Tommy West169Clemson, Memphis
George Washington Woodruff169Carlisle, Illinois, Pennsylvania
198Gary Barnett168Colorado, Northwesternrecord adjusted to 85-82-1 by NCAA
Doug Dickey168Florida, Tennessee
200Ray Eliot167Illinois
John Pont167Indiana, Miami (OH), Northwestern, Yale
202Dave Doeren*166North Carolina State, Northern Illinois
James Franklin*166Penn State, Vanderbilt
Arthur Guepe166Vanderbilt, Virginia
Bill Hess166Ohio
Carl Snavely166Bucknell, Cornell, North Carolina
207Harry Mehre165Georgia, Ole Miss
Tyrone Willingham165Notre Dame, Stanford, Washington
209Hugo Bezdek164Arkansas, Oregon, Penn State
Art Briles164Baylor, Houston
Lee Corso164Indiana, Louisville, Northern Illinois
Jim Harbaugh*164Michigan, Stanford
Dan Mullen164Florida, Mississippi State
Tommy Prothro164Oregon State, UCLA
215Lloyd Carr162Michigan
Thomas Nugent162Florida State, Maryland, Virginia Military Institute
217Sonny Dykes*161California, Louisiana Tech, SMU, TCU
Dana Holgorsen*161Houston, West Virginia
219O.E. Hollingbery160Washington State
Gene Stallings160Alabama, Texas A&Mrecord adjusted to 89-70-1 by NCAA
Glenn Thistlethwaite160Northwestern, Richmond, Wisconsin
Bowden Wyatt160Arkansas, Tennessee, Wyoming
223Bob Davie159New Mexico, Notre Dame
224Claude Gilbert158San Diego State, San Jose Staterecord adjusted to 100-55-3 by NCAA
Jack Meagher158Auburn, Iowa Pre-Flight, Rice
Kevin Sumlin158Arizona, Houston, Texas A&M
227Fritz Crisler157Michigan, Minnesota, Princeton
Steve Sloan157Duke, Ole Miss, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt
Mike White157California, Illinoisrecord adjusted to 82-71-4 by NCAA
230John Smith156Arkansas, Louisville, Michigan State, Utah State
Chuck Stobart156Memphis, Toledo, Utahrecord adjusted to 70-83-3 by NCAA
232Carmen Cozza155Yale
Gus Malzahn*155Arkansas State, Auburn, UCF
Jim Wacker155Minnesota, TCU
235Emory Bellard154Mississippi State, Texas A&M
Walt Harris154Pacific, Pitt, Stanford
237Bill McCartney153Colorado
Bill Murray153Duke
239Robert King152Furman
240Chris Ault151Nevada
Matt Campbell*151Iowa State, Toledo
Ron McBride151Utah
Willie Taggart151Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Oregon, South Florida, Western Kentucky
244Spike Dykes150Texas Tech
Hal Lahar150Colgate, Houston
Bennie Owen150Oklahoma
David Shaw150Stanford
248Morley Jennings149Baylor
Gene Murphy149Cal State Fullertonrecord adjusted to 60-88-1 by NCAA
250Billy Brewer148Louisiana Tech, Ole Missrecord adjusted to 77-67-4 by NCAA