1953 College Football Coaches

1952 CFB Coaches 1954 CFB Coaches

Champions: Maryland (AP, UPI)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Johnny Lattner (Notre Dame)

AP Preseason #1: Notre Dame

AP Final #1: Maryland

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110 Coaches

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110 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	DeWitt Weaver	Texas Tech	BIAA	11	1	0	.917
2	Jim Tatum	Maryland	ACC	10	1	0	.909
3	Frank Leahy	Notre Dame	Ind	9	0	1	.950
4	Biggie Munn	Michigan State	Big Ten	9	1	0	.900
5	Bud Wilkinson	Oklahoma	Big 7	9	1	1	.864
6	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	9	2	0	.818
7	Bobby Dodd	Georgia Tech	SEC	9	2	1	.792
8	Mike Brumbelow	UTEP	BIAA	8	2	0	.800
9	Jack Curtice	Utah	Skyline	8	2	0	.800
10	Art Lewis	West Virginia	Southern	8	2	0	.800
11	Red Sanders	UCLA	PCC	8	2	0	.800
12	John Roning	Utah State	Skyline	8	3	0	.727
13	Red Blaik	Army	Ind	7	1	1	.833
14	Ray Eliot	Illinois	Big Ten	7	1	1	.833
15	William Young	Furman	Southern	7	2	0	.778
16	Bear Bryant	Kentucky	SEC	7	2	1	.750
17	Bill Murray	Duke	ACC	7	2	1	.750
18	John Vaught	Ole Miss	SEC	7	2	1	.750
19	Rex Enright	South Carolina	ACC	7	3	0	.700
20	Edwin Price	Texas	SWC	7	3	0	.700
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	George Sauer	Baylor	SWC	7	3	0	.700
22	Jennings Whitworth	Oklahoma State	MVC	7	3	0	.700
23	Ralph Jordan	Auburn	SEC	7	3	1	.682
24	Lloyd Jordan	Harvard	Ind	6	2	0	.750
25	Ivy Williamson	Wisconsin	Big Ten	6	2	1	.722
26	Rip Engle	Penn State	Ind	6	3	0	.667
27	Woody Hayes	Ohio State	Big Ten	6	3	0	.667
28	Bennie Oosterbaan	Michigan	Big Ten	6	3	0	.667
29	Liz Blackbourn	Marquette	Ind	6	3	1	.650
30	Jess Hill	USC	PCC	6	3	1	.650
31	Bill Meek	Kansas State	Big 7	6	3	1	.650
32	Chuck Taylor	Stanford	PCC	6	3	1	.650
33	Red Drew	Alabama	SEC	6	3	3	.625
34	Dutch Clark	Detroit Mercy	MVC	6	4	0	.600
35	Don Faurot	Missouri	Big 7	6	4	0	.600
36	Dallas Ward	Colorado	Big 7	6	4	0	.600
37	Harvey Robinson	Tennessee	SEC	6	4	1	.591
38	Murray Evans	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	6	5	0	.545
39	Jordan Olivar	Yale	Ind	5	2	2	.667
40	Murray Warmath	Mississippi State	SEC	5	2	3	.650
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Aldo Donelli	Boston University	Ind	5	3	1	.611
42	Forest Evashevski	Iowa	Big Ten	5	3	1	.611
43	Mike Holovak	Boston College	Ind	5	3	1	.611
44	Edwin Merrick	Richmond	Southern	5	3	1	.611
45	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse	Ind	5	3	1	.611
46	Robert Titchenal	New Mexico	Skyline	5	3	1	.611
47	Gaynell Tinsley	LSU	SEC	5	3	3	.591
48	Charles Caldwell Jr.	Princeton	Ind	5	4	0	.556
49	Bo Sherman	George Washington	Southern	5	4	0	.556
50	Phil Dickens	Wyoming	Skyline	5	4	1	.550
51	Jackie Freeman	William & Mary	Southern	5	4	1	.550
52	Edward Anderson	Holy Cross	Ind	5	5	0	.500
53	John McKenna	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	5	5	0	.500
54	Frank Moseley	Virginia Tech	Southern	5	5	0	.500
55	Chalmer Woodward	SMU	SWC	5	5	0	.500
56	Eddie Erdelatz	Navy	Ind	4	3	2	.556
57	George James	Cornell	Ind	4	3	2	.556
58	Robert Bronzan	San Jose State	Ind	4	4	1	.500
59	Wesley Fesler	Minnesota	Big Ten	4	4	1	.500
60	Warren Gaer	Drake	Ind	4	4	0	.500
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Clyde Lee	Houston	MVC	4	4	1	.500
62	Jack Mitchell	Wichita State	MVC	4	4	1	.500
63	Moose Myers	Pacific	Ind	4	4	2	.500
64	Pappy Waldorf	California	PCC	4	4	2	.500
65	Len Casanova	Oregon	PCC	4	5	1	.450
66	Ray George	Texas A&M	SWC	4	5	1	.450
67	Clyde Smith	Arizona State	BIAA	4	5	1	.450
68	Warren Woodson	Arizona	BIAA	4	5	1	.450
69	Edward Danowski	Fordham	Ind	4	5	0	.444
70	Robert Davis	Colorado State	Skyline	4	5	0	.444
71	Andy Gustafson	Miami (FL)	Ind	4	5	0	.444
72	Lou Little	Columbia	Ind	4	5	0	.444
73	George Barclay	North Carolina	ACC	4	6	0	.400
74	Alton Kircher	Washington State	PCC	4	6	0	.400
75	Arthur Raimo	Villanova	Ind	4	6	0	.400
76	Carl Wise	Washington & Lee	Southern	4	6	0	.400
77	Hal Lahar	Colgate	Ind	3	4	2	.444
78	Bob Blackman	Denver	Skyline	3	5	2	.400
79	Bob Woodruff	Florida	SEC	3	5	2	.400
80	Red Dawson	Pitt	Ind	3	5	1	.389
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Frank Howard	Clemson	ACC	3	5	1	.389
82	Alva Kelley	Brown	Ind	3	5	1	.389
83	George Munger	Pennsylvania	Ind	3	5	1	.389
84	Eddie Chinske	Montana	Skyline	3	5	0	.375
85	John Cherberg	Washington	PCC	3	6	1	.350
86	William Glassford	Nebraska	Big 7	3	6	1	.350
87	Odus Mitchell	North Texas	Ind	3	6	1	.350
88	Tom Rogers	Wake Forest	ACC	3	6	1	.350
89	Kip Taylor	Oregon State	PCC	3	6	0	.333
90	Robert Voigts	Northwestern	Big Ten	3	6	0	.333
91	Arthur Guepe	Vanderbilt	SEC	3	7	0	.300
92	Abe Martin	TCU	SWC	3	7	0	.300
93	Bernie Witucki	Tulsa	MVC	3	7	0	.300
94	Bowden Wyatt	Arkansas	SWC	3	7	0	.300
95	Wallace Butts	Georgia	SEC	3	8	0	.273
96	Charles Atkinson	Brigham Young	Skyline	2	7	1	.250
97	Harvey Harman	Rutgers	Ind	2	6	0	.250
98	Bernie Crimmins	Indiana	Big Ten	2	7	0	.222
99	Stuart Holcomb	Purdue	Big Ten	2	7	0	.222
100	DeOrmond McLaughry	Dartmouth	Ind	2	7	0	.222
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Johnnie McMillan	The Citadel	Southern	2	7	0	.222
102	James Patton	New Mexico State	BIAA	2	7	0	.222
103	Abe Stuber	Iowa State	Big 7	2	7	0	.222
104	Jules Sikes	Kansas	Big 7	2	8	0	.200
105	Frank Kimbrough	West Texas A&M	BIAA	1	8	1	.150
106	Raymond Wolf	Tulane	SEC	1	8	1	.150
107	Babe Curfman	Idaho	PCC	1	8	0	.111
108	Ned McDonald	Virginia	Ind	1	8	0	.111
109	Horace Hendrickson	North Carolina State	ACC	1	9	0	.100
110	Bill Dole	Davidson	Southern	0	9	0	.000

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