1987 College Football Coaches

1986 CFB Coaches 1988 CFB Coaches

Champions: Miami (FL) (AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI, USA-CNN)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Tim Brown (Notre Dame)

FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Dick MacPherson (Syracuse)

AP Preseason #1: Oklahoma

AP Final #1: Miami (FL)

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104 Coaches

Record as major school

104 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Jimmy Johnson	Miami (FL)	Ind	12	0	0	1.000
2	Dick MacPherson	Syracuse	Ind	11	0	1	.958
3	Bobby Bowden	Florida State	Ind	11	1	0	.917
4	Barry Switzer	Oklahoma	Big 8	11	1	0	.917
5	Mike Archer	LSU	SEC	10	1	1	.875
6	Terry Donahue	UCLA	Pac-10	10	2	0	.833
7	Danny Ford	Clemson	ACC	10	2	0	.833
8	Claude Gilbert	San Jose State	PCAA	10	2	0	.833
9	Jim Harkema	Eastern Michigan	MAC	10	2	0	.833
10	Pat Jones	Oklahoma State	Big 8	10	2	0	.833
11	Tom Osborne	Nebraska	Big 8	10	2	0	.833
12	Jackie Sherrill	Texas A&M	SWC	10	2	0	.833
13	Johnny Majors	Tennessee	SEC	10	2	1	.808
14	Hayden Fry	Iowa	Big Ten	10	3	0	.769
15	Paul Roach	Wyoming	WAC	10	3	0	.769
16	Pat Dye	Auburn	SEC	9	1	2	.833
17	George Perles	Michigan State	Big Ten	9	2	1	.792
18	Vince Dooley	Georgia	SEC	9	3	0	.750
19	Fisher DeBerry	Air Force	WAC	9	4	0	.692
20	LaVell Edwards	Brigham Young	WAC	9	4	0	.692
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Ken Hatfield	Arkansas	SWC	9	4	0	.692
22	Mike Gottfried	Pitt	Ind	8	4	0	.667
23	Lou Holtz	Notre Dame	Ind	8	4	0	.667
24	Bill Mallory	Indiana	Big Ten	8	4	0	.667
25	Joe Morrison	South Carolina	Ind	8	4	0	.667
26	Joe Paterno	Penn State	Ind	8	4	0	.667
27	Bo Schembechler	Michigan	Big Ten	8	4	0	.667
28	Larry Smith	USC	Pac-10	8	4	0	.667
29	George Welsh	Virginia	ACC	8	4	0	.667
30	Bill Dooley	Wake Forest	ACC	7	4	0	.636
31	Glen Mason	Kent State	MAC	7	4	0	.636
32	Bill McCartney	Colorado	Big 8	7	4	0	.636
33	Bob Stull	UTEP	WAC	7	4	0	.636
34	John Cooper	Arizona State	Pac-10	7	4	1	.625
35	Don James	Washington	Pac-10	7	4	1	.625
36	Bill Curry	Alabama	SEC	7	5	0	.583
37	David McWilliams	Texas	SWC	7	5	0	.583
38	Earle Bruce	Ohio State	Big Ten	6	4	1	.591
39	Spike Dykes	Texas Tech	SWC	6	4	1	.591
40	Dick Anderson	Rutgers	Ind	6	5	0	.545
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Rich Brooks	Oregon	Pac-10	6	5	0	.545
42	Jim Carmody	Southern Mississippi	Ind	6	5	0	.545
43	John Gutekunst	Minnesota	Big Ten	6	5	0	.545
44	Nelson Stokley	Louisiana	Ind	6	5	0	.545
45	Jim Sweeney	Fresno State	PCAA	6	5	0	.545
46	Grant Teaff	Baylor	SWC	6	5	0	.545
47	Mack Brown	Tulane	Ind	6	6	0	.500
48	Galen Hall	Florida	SEC	6	6	0	.500
49	Gene Murphy	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	6	6	0	.500
50	Don Nehlen	West Virginia	Ind	6	6	0	.500
51	Charlie Bailey	Memphis	Ind	5	5	1	.500
52	Herb Deromedi	Central Michigan	MAC	5	5	1	.500
53	Jerry Pettibone	Northern Illinois	Ind	5	5	1	.500
54	Moe Ankney	Bowling Green	MAC	5	6	0	.455
55	Art Baker	East Carolina	Ind	5	6	0	.455
56	Jack Bicknell	Boston College	Ind	5	6	0	.455
57	Jerry Claiborne	Kentucky	SEC	5	6	0	.455
58	Dick Crum	North Carolina	ACC	5	6	0	.455
59	Jack Elway	Stanford	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455
60	Al Molde	Western Michigan	MAC	5	6	0	.455
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Wayne Nunnely	UNLV	PCAA	5	6	0	.455
62	Tim Rose	Miami (OH)	MAC	5	6	0	.455
63	Chuck Shelton	Utah State	PCAA	5	6	0	.455
64	Steve Spurrier	Duke	ACC	5	6	0	.455
65	Jim Wacker	TCU	SWC	5	6	0	.455
66	Woody Widenhofer	Missouri	Big 8	5	6	0	.455
67	Jim Young	Army	Ind	5	6	0	.455
68	Jim Fassel	Utah	WAC	5	7	0	.417
69	Dennis Stolz	San Diego State	WAC	5	7	0	.417
70	Bob Wagner	Hawaii	WAC	5	7	0	.417
71	Dick Tomey	Arizona	Pac-10	4	4	3	.500
72	Jack Pardee	Houston	SWC	4	6	1	.409
73	Watson Brown	Vanderbilt	SEC	4	7	0	.364
74	Bob Cope	Pacific	PCAA	4	7	0	.364
75	Dave Currey	Cincinnati	Ind	4	7	0	.364
76	Gerry Faust	Akron	Ind	4	7	0	.364
77	Rockey Felker	Mississippi State	SEC	4	7	0	.364
78	Joe Krivak	Maryland	ACC	4	7	0	.364
79	Larry Reisbig	Long Beach State	PCAA	4	7	0	.364
80	Paul Schudel	Ball State	MAC	4	7	0	.364
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Dick Sheridan	North Carolina State	ACC	4	7	0	.364
82	Bruce Snyder	California	Pac-10	3	6	2	.364
83	Fred Akers	Purdue	Big Ten	3	7	1	.318
84	Dennis Erickson	Washington State	Pac-10	3	7	1	.318
85	Howard Schnellenberger	Louisville	Ind	3	7	1	.318
86	Dan Simrell	Toledo	MAC	3	7	1	.318
87	Mike White	Illinois	Big Ten	3	7	1	.318
88	Bruce Arians	Temple	Ind	3	8	0	.273	record adjusted to 4-7-0 by NCAA
89	Billy Brewer	Ole Miss	SEC	3	8	0	.273
90	George Henshaw	Tulsa	Ind	3	8	0	.273
91	Don Morton	Wisconsin	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273
92	Jim Walden	Iowa State	Big 8	3	8	0	.273
93	Francis Peay	Northwestern	Big Ten	2	8	1	.227
94	Frank Beamer	Virginia Tech	Ind	2	9	0	.182
95	Jerry Berndt	Rice	SWC	2	9	0	.182
96	Mike Knoll	New Mexico State	PCAA	2	9	0	.182
97	Dave Kragthorpe	Oregon State	Pac-10	2	9	0	.182
98	Bobby Ross	Georgia Tech	ACC	2	9	0	.182
99	Elliot Uzelac	Navy	Ind	2	9	0	.182
100	Bob Valesente	Kansas	Big 8	1	9	1	.136
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Cleve Bryant	Ohio	MAC	1	10	0	.091
102	Leon Fuller	Colorado State	WAC	1	11	0	.083
103	Stan Parrish	Kansas State	Big 8	0	10	1	.045
104	Mike Sheppard	New Mexico	WAC	0	11	0	.000