1956 College Football Coaches

1955 CFB Coaches 1957 CFB Coaches

Champions: Oklahoma (AP, FWAA, UPI)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Paul Hornung (Notre Dame)

AP Preseason #1: Oklahoma

AP Final #1: Oklahoma

110 Coaches

Record as major school

110 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Phil Dickens	Wyoming	Skyline	10	0	0	1.000
2	Bud Wilkinson	Oklahoma	Big 7	10	0	0	1.000
3	Bobby Dodd	Georgia Tech	SEC	10	1	0	.909
4	Bowden Wyatt	Tennessee	SEC	10	1	0	.909
5	Bear Bryant	Texas A&M	SWC	9	0	1	.950
6	Dan Devine	Arizona State	BIAA	9	1	0	.900
7	Forest Evashevski	Iowa	Big Ten	9	1	0	.900
8	Sam Boyd	Baylor	SWC	9	2	0	.818
9	Mike Brumbelow	UTEP	BIAA	9	2	0	.818
10	Jordan Olivar	Yale	Ivy	8	1	0	.889
11	Andy Gustafson	Miami (FL)	Ind	8	1	1	.850
12	Bo Sherman	George Washington	Southern	8	1	1	.850
13	Jess Hill	USC	PCC	8	2	0	.800
14	Frank Kimbrough	West Texas A&M	BIAA	8	2	0	.800
15	Dallas Ward	Colorado	Big 7	8	2	1	.773
16	Abe Martin	TCU	SWC	8	3	0	.727
17	Charles Caldwell Jr.	Princeton	Ivy	7	2	0	.778
18	Duffy Daugherty	Michigan State	Big Ten	7	2	0	.778
19	Bennie Oosterbaan	Michigan	Big Ten	7	2	0	.778
20	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse	Ind	7	2	0	.778
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Robert Dobbs	Tulsa	MVC	7	2	1	.750
22	Bill Meek	Houston	MVC	7	2	1	.750
23	Odus Mitchell	North Texas	Ind	7	2	1	.750
24	Frank Moseley	Virginia Tech	Southern	7	2	1	.750
25	Frank Howard	Clemson	ACC	7	2	2	.727
26	Warren Giese	South Carolina	ACC	7	3	0	.700
27	Ralph Jordan	Auburn	SEC	7	3	0	.700
28	Red Sanders	UCLA	PCC	7	3	0	.700
29	John Vaught	Ole Miss	SEC	7	3	0	.700
30	John Michelosen	Pitt	Ind	7	3	1	.682
31	Tommy Prothro	Oregon State	PCC	7	3	1	.682
32	Eddie Erdelatz	Navy	Ind	6	1	2	.778
33	Murray Warmath	Minnesota	Big Ten	6	1	2	.778
34	Rip Engle	Penn State	Ind	6	2	1	.722
35	Woody Hayes	Ohio State	Big Ten	6	3	0	.667
36	Moose Myers	Pacific	Ind	6	3	1	.650
37	Bob Woodruff	Florida	SEC	6	3	1	.650
38	Blanton Collier	Kentucky	SEC	6	4	0	.600
39	Everett Faunce	Utah State	Skyline	6	4	0	.600
40	Art Lewis	West Virginia	Southern	6	4	0	.600
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Jack Mitchell	Arkansas	SWC	6	4	0	.600
42	Andy Pilney	Tulane	SEC	6	4	0	.600
43	John Roning	Denver	Skyline	6	4	0	.600
44	Edward Anderson	Holy Cross	Ind	5	3	1	.611
45	Bob Blackman	Dartmouth	Ivy	5	3	1	.611
46	Red Blaik	Army	Ind	5	3	1	.611
47	Mike Holovak	Boston College	Ind	5	4	0	.556
48	Alva Kelley	Brown	Ivy	5	4	0	.556
49	Francis Reagan	Villanova	Ind	5	4	0	.556
50	Bill Murray	Duke	ACC	5	4	1	.550
51	Thomas Nugent	Florida State	Ind	5	4	1	.550
52	Jack Curtice	Utah	Skyline	5	5	0	.500
53	Arthur Guepe	Vanderbilt	SEC	5	5	0	.500
54	Darrell Royal	Washington	PCC	5	5	0	.500
55	Len Casanova	Oregon	PCC	4	4	2	.500
56	Ara Parseghian	Northwestern	Big Ten	4	4	1	.500
57	Don Faurot	Missouri	Big 7	4	5	1	.450
58	George Blackburn	Cincinnati	Ind	4	5	0	.444
59	Hal Lahar	Colgate	Ind	4	5	0	.444
60	Edwin Merrick	Richmond	Southern	4	5	0	.444
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Steve Sebo	Pennsylvania	Ivy	4	5	0	.444
62	Skip Stahley	Idaho	PCC	4	5	0	.444
63	Sammy Baugh	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	4	6	0	.400
64	Dick Clausen	New Mexico	Skyline	4	6	0	.400
65	Pete Elliott	Nebraska	Big 7	4	6	0	.400
66	William Kerr	Dayton	Ind	4	6	0	.400
67	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	4	6	0	.400
68	Chuck Taylor	Stanford	PCC	4	6	0	.400
69	Pete Tillman	Wichita State	MVC	4	6	0	.400
70	Wade Walker	Mississippi State	SEC	4	6	0	.400
71	Warren Woodson	Arizona	BIAA	4	6	0	.400
72	Chalmer Woodward	SMU	SWC	4	6	0	.400
73	Jack Mollenkopf	Purdue	Big Ten	3	4	2	.444
74	Cliff Speegle	Oklahoma State	MVC	3	5	2	.400
75	John Sauer	The Citadel	Southern	3	5	1	.389
76	Wallace Butts	Georgia	SEC	3	6	1	.350
77	Chuck Mather	Kansas	Big 7	3	6	1	.350
78	John McKenna	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	3	6	1	.350
79	Jim Sutherland	Washington State	PCC	3	6	1	.350
80	Bernie Crimmins	Indiana	Big Ten	3	6	0	.333
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Warren Gaer	Drake	Ind	3	6	0	.333
82	Lou Little	Columbia	Ivy	3	6	0	.333
83	Paul Dietzel	LSU	SEC	3	7	0	.300
84	Earle Edwards	North Carolina State	ACC	3	7	0	.300
85	Ben Martin	Virginia	ACC	3	7	0	.300
86	Bernard Mertes	Kansas State	Big 7	3	7	0	.300
87	John Stiegman	Rutgers	Ind	3	7	0	.300
88	Pappy Waldorf	California	PCC	3	7	0	.300
89	Paul Amen	Wake Forest	ACC	2	5	3	.350
90	Ray Eliot	Illinois	Big Ten	2	5	2	.333
91	Robert Bronzan	San Jose State	Ind	2	7	1	.250
92	Lloyd Jordan	Harvard	Ivy	2	6	0	.250
93	Harold Kopp	Brigham Young	Skyline	2	7	1	.250
94	Tommy Mont	Maryland	ACC	2	7	1	.250
95	Tuffy Mullison	Colorado State	Skyline	2	7	1	.250
96	Jim Tatum	North Carolina	ACC	2	7	1	.250
97	DeWitt Weaver	Texas Tech	Ind	2	7	1	.250
98	Jennings Whitworth	Alabama	SEC	2	7	1	.250
99	Terry Brennan	Notre Dame	Ind	2	8	0	.200
100	Vince Di Francesca	Iowa State	Big 7	2	8	0	.200
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Wally Fromhart	Detroit Mercy	MVC	2	8	0	.200
102	Homer Hobbs	Furman	Southern	2	8	0	.200
103	Milt Bruhn	Wisconsin	Big Ten	1	5	3	.278
104	Aldo Donelli	Boston University	Ind	1	5	2	.250
105	George James	Cornell	Ivy	1	8	0	.111
106	Tony Cavallo	New Mexico State	BIAA	1	9	0	.100
107	Edwin Price	Texas	SWC	1	9	0	.100
108	Jerry Williams	Montana	Skyline	1	9	0	.100
109	Jackie Freeman	William & Mary	Southern	0	9	1	.050
110	Johnny Druze	Marquette	Ind	0	9	0	.000