1961 College Football Coaches

1960 CFB Coaches 1962 CFB Coaches

Champions:
Alabama (AP, NFF, UPI)
Ohio State (FWAA)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Ernie Davis (Syracuse)

FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Darrell Royal (Texas)

AP Preseason #1: Iowa

AP Final #1: Alabama

110 Coaches

Record as major school

110 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Bear Bryant	Alabama	SEC	11	0	0	1.000
2	Paul Dietzel	LSU	SEC	10	1	0	.909
3	Darrell Royal	Texas	SWC	10	1	0	.909
4	John Bateman	Rutgers	Ind	9	0	0	1.000
5	John Ralston	Utah State	Skyline	9	1	1	.864
6	Everett Grandelius	Colorado	Big 8	9	2	0	.818
7	John Vaught	Ole Miss	SEC	9	2	0	.818
8	Woody Hayes	Ohio State	Big Ten	8	0	1	.944
9	Jim LaRue	Arizona	Ind	8	1	1	.850
10	Alex Bell	Villanova	Ind	8	2	0	.800
11	Billy Murphy	Memphis	Ind	8	2	0	.800
12	Murray Warmath	Minnesota	Big Ten	8	2	0	.800
13	Frank Broyles	Arkansas	SWC	8	3	0	.727
14	Rip Engle	Penn State	Ind	8	3	0	.727
15	Hank Foldberg	Wichita State	MVC	8	3	0	.727
16	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse	Ind	8	3	0	.727
17	Duffy Daugherty	Michigan State	Big Ten	7	2	0	.778
18	Dan Devine	Missouri	Big 8	7	2	1	.750
19	Edward Anderson	Holy Cross	Ind	7	3	0	.700
20	Wayne Hardin	Navy	Ind	7	3	0	.700
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Robert King	Furman	Southern	7	3	0	.700
22	Frank Kush	Arizona State	BIAA	7	3	0	.700
23	Bill Murray	Duke	ACC	7	3	0	.700
24	Thomas Nugent	Maryland	ACC	7	3	0	.700
25	Eddie Teague	The Citadel	Southern	7	3	0	.700
26	Jack Mitchell	Kansas	Big 8	7	3	1	.682
27	Bill Barnes	UCLA	AAWU	7	4	0	.636
28	Bobby Dodd	Georgia Tech	SEC	7	4	0	.636
29	Andy Gustafson	Miami (FL)	Ind	7	4	0	.636
30	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	7	4	0	.636
31	Bill Weeks	New Mexico	Skyline	7	4	0	.636
32	Bob Devaney	Wyoming	Skyline	6	1	2	.778
33	Bob Blackman	Dartmouth	Ivy	6	3	0	.667
34	Milt Bruhn	Wisconsin	Big Ten	6	3	0	.667
35	Aldo Donelli	Columbia	Ivy	6	3	0	.667
36	Bump Elliott	Michigan	Big Ten	6	3	0	.667
37	Jack Mollenkopf	Purdue	Big Ten	6	3	0	.667
38	John Yovicsin	Harvard	Ivy	6	3	0	.667
39	Edward Doherty	Xavier	Ind	6	4	0	.600
40	Dale Hall	Army	Ind	6	4	0	.600
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Ralph Jordan	Auburn	SEC	6	4	0	.600
42	Joe Kerbel	West Texas A&M	BIAA	6	4	0	.600
43	John McKenna	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	6	4	0	.600
44	Ray Nagel	Utah	Skyline	6	4	0	.600
45	Robert Titchenal	San Jose State	Ind	6	4	0	.600
46	Bowden Wyatt	Tennessee	SEC	6	4	0	.600
47	John Bridgers	Baylor	SWC	6	5	0	.545
48	Jerry Burns	Iowa	Big Ten	5	4	0	.556
49	Richard Colman	Princeton	Ivy	5	4	0	.556
50	Alva Kelley	Colgate	Ind	5	4	0	.556
51	Jim Miller	Detroit Mercy	Ind	5	4	0	.556
52	John Rohde	Pacific	Ind	5	4	0	.556
53	Hal Lahar	Houston	Ind	5	4	1	.550
54	Odus Mitchell	North Texas	MVC	5	4	1	.550
55	Jim Owens	Washington	AAWU	5	4	1	.550
56	Warren Woodson	New Mexico State	BIAA	5	4	1	.550
57	Blanton Collier	Kentucky	SEC	5	5	0	.500
58	James Hickey	North Carolina	ACC	5	5	0	.500
59	Frank Howard	Clemson	ACC	5	5	0	.500
60	Joe Kuharich	Notre Dame	Ind	5	5	0	.500
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Edwin Merrick	Richmond	Southern	5	5	0	.500
62	Tommy Prothro	Oregon State	Ind	5	5	0	.500
63	Clay Stapleton	Iowa State	Big 8	5	5	0	.500
64	Wade Walker	Mississippi State	SEC	5	5	0	.500
65	Bud Wilkinson	Oklahoma	Big 8	5	5	0	.500
66	Ray Graves	Florida	SEC	4	5	1	.450
67	John McKay	USC	AAWU	4	5	1	.450
68	Jim Myers	Texas A&M	SWC	4	5	1	.450
69	Bill Peterson	Florida State	Ind	4	5	1	.450
70	Jerry Claiborne	Virginia Tech	Southern	4	5	0	.444
71	Jordan Olivar	Yale	Ivy	4	5	0	.444
72	Ara Parseghian	Northwestern	Big Ten	4	5	0	.444
73	Steve Sinko	Boston University	Ind	4	5	0	.444
74	Marvin Bass	South Carolina	ACC	4	6	0	.400
75	Len Casanova	Oregon	Ind	4	6	0	.400
76	Gene Corum	West Virginia	Southern	4	6	0	.400
77	Jack Curtice	Stanford	AAWU	4	6	0	.400
78	Earle Edwards	North Carolina State	ACC	4	6	0	.400
79	William Elias	Virginia	ACC	4	6	0	.400
80	Ernest Hefferle	Boston College	Ind	4	6	0	.400
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Billy Hildebrand	Wake Forest	ACC	4	6	0	.400
82	J.T. King	Texas Tech	SWC	4	6	0	.400
83	Cliff Speegle	Oklahoma State	Big 8	4	6	0	.400
84	Abe Martin	TCU	SWC	3	5	2	.400
85	William Jennings	Nebraska	Big 8	3	6	1	.350
86	Jim Camp	George Washington	Southern	3	6	0	.333
87	Tom Harp	Cornell	Ivy	3	6	0	.333
88	Ben Collins	UTEP	BIAA	3	7	0	.300
89	Johnny Griffith	Georgia	SEC	3	7	0	.300
90	Ben Martin	Air Force	Ind	3	7	0	.300
91	John Michelosen	Pitt	Ind	3	7	0	.300
92	Charles Studley	Cincinnati	MVC	3	7	0	.300
93	Jim Sutherland	Washington State	Ind	3	7	0	.300
94	Ray Jenkins	Montana	Skyline	2	6	0	.250
95	Bill Meek	SMU	SWC	2	7	1	.250
96	Phil Dickens	Indiana	Big Ten	2	7	0	.222
97	Skip Stahley	Idaho	Ind	2	7	0	.222
98	John Stiegman	Pennsylvania	Ivy	2	7	0	.222
99	Glenn Dobbs Jr.	Tulsa	MVC	2	8	0	.200
100	Arthur Guepe	Vanderbilt	SEC	2	8	0	.200
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Hal Mitchell	Brigham Young	Skyline	2	8	0	.200
102	Andy Pilney	Tulane	SEC	2	8	0	.200
103	Doug Weaver	Kansas State	Big 8	2	8	0	.200
104	Stan Zajdel	Dayton	Ind	2	8	0	.200
105	Marv Levy	California	AAWU	1	8	1	.150
106	Milt Drewer	William & Mary	Southern	1	9	0	.100
107	Pete Elliott	Illinois	Big Ten	0	9	0	.000
108	Howard McChesney	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	0	10	0	.000
109	John McLaughry	Brown	Ivy	0	9	0	.000
110	Tuffy Mullison	Colorado State	Skyline	0	10	0	.000