1990 College Football Coaches

1989 CFB Coaches 1991 CFB Coaches

Champions:
Colorado (AP, FWAA, NFF, USA-CNN)
Georgia Tech (UPI)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Ty Detmer (Brigham Young)

FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Bobby Ross (Georgia Tech)

AP Preseason #1: Miami (FL)

AP Final #1: Colorado

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108 Coaches

Record as major school

108 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Bobby Ross	Georgia Tech	ACC	11	0	1	.958
2	Bill McCartney	Colorado	Big 8	11	1	1	.885
3	John Jenkins	Houston	SWC	10	1	0	.909
4	Howard Schnellenberger	Louisville	Ind	10	1	1	.875
5	Bobby Bowden	Florida State	Ind	10	2	0	.833
6	Dennis Erickson	Miami (FL)	Ind	10	2	0	.833
7	Ken Hatfield	Clemson	ACC	10	2	0	.833
8	Don James	Washington	Pac-10	10	2	0	.833
9	David McWilliams	Texas	SWC	10	2	0	.833
10	LaVell Edwards	Brigham Young	WAC	10	3	0	.769
11	Nick Saban	Toledo	MAC	9	2	0	.818
12	Steve Spurrier	Florida	SEC	9	2	0	.818
13	Terry Shea	San Jose State	Big West	9	2	1	.792
14	Johnny Majors	Tennessee	SEC	9	2	2	.769
15	Billy Brewer	Ole Miss	SEC	9	3	0	.750
16	Lou Holtz	Notre Dame	Ind	9	3	0	.750
17	Gary Moeller	Michigan	Big Ten	9	3	0	.750
18	Tom Osborne	Nebraska	Big 8	9	3	0	.750
19	Joe Paterno	Penn State	Ind	9	3	0	.750
20	R.C. Slocum	Texas A&M	SWC	9	3	1	.731
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Earle Bruce	Colorado State	WAC	9	4	0	.692
22	Paul Roach	Wyoming	WAC	9	4	0	.692
23	Jim Sweeney	Fresno State	Big West	8	2	1	.773
24	Gary Gibbs	Oklahoma	Big 8	8	3	0	.727
25	Curley Hallman	Southern Mississippi	Ind	8	3	0	.727
26	Herb Deromedi	Central Michigan	MAC	8	3	1	.708
27	Pat Dye	Auburn	SEC	8	3	1	.708
28	Joe Peace	Louisiana Tech	Ind	8	3	1	.708
29	George Perles	Michigan State	Big Ten	8	3	1	.708
30	Rich Brooks	Oregon	Pac-10	8	4	0	.667
31	Hayden Fry	Iowa	Big Ten	8	4	0	.667
32	John Mackovic	Illinois	Big Ten	8	4	0	.667
33	George Welsh	Virginia	ACC	8	4	0	.667
34	Larry Smith	USC	Pac-10	8	4	1	.654
35	Jerry Berndt	Temple	Ind	7	4	0	.636
36	Al Molde	Western Michigan	MAC	7	4	0	.636
37	Paul Schudel	Ball State	MAC	7	4	0	.636
38	John Cooper	Ohio State	Big Ten	7	4	1	.625
39	Bruce Snyder	California	Pac-10	7	4	1	.625
40	Dick MacPherson	Syracuse	Ind	7	4	2	.615
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Fisher DeBerry	Air Force	WAC	7	5	0	.583
42	Dick Sheridan	North Carolina State	ACC	7	5	0	.583
43	Gene Stallings	Alabama	SEC	7	5	0	.583
44	Dick Tomey	Arizona	Pac-10	7	5	0	.583
45	Bob Wagner	Hawaii	WAC	7	5	0	.583
46	Mack Brown	North Carolina	ACC	6	4	1	.591
47	Grant Teaff	Baylor	SWC	6	4	1	.591
48	George Allen	Long Beach State	Big West	6	5	0	.545
49	Frank Beamer	Virginia Tech	Ind	6	5	0	.545
50	John Gutekunst	Minnesota	Big Ten	6	5	0	.545
51	Al Luginbill	San Diego State	WAC	6	5	0	.545
52	Jerry Pettibone	Northern Illinois	Ind	6	5	0	.545
53	Sparky Woods	South Carolina	Ind	6	5	0	.545
54	Jim Young	Army	Ind	6	5	0	.545
55	Joe Krivak	Maryland	ACC	6	5	1	.542
56	Bill Mallory	Indiana	Big Ten	6	5	1	.542
57	Chuck Shelton	Utah State	Big West	5	5	1	.500
58	Randy Walker	Miami (OH)	MAC	5	5	1	.500
59	Mike Archer	LSU	SEC	5	6	0	.455
60	George Chaump	Navy	Ind	5	6	0	.455
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Terry Donahue	UCLA	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455
62	Rockey Felker	Mississippi State	SEC	5	6	0	.455
63	Fred Goldsmith	Rice	SWC	5	6	0	.455
64	Dennis Green	Stanford	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455
65	Bill Lewis	East Carolina	Ind	5	6	0	.455
66	Bill Snyder	Kansas State	Big 8	5	6	0	.455
67	Nelson Stokley	Louisiana	Ind	5	6	0	.455
68	Jim Wacker	TCU	SWC	5	6	0	.455
69	Chuck Stobart	Memphis	Ind	4	6	1	.409
70	Jim Walden	Iowa State	Big 8	4	6	1	.409
71	Jack Bicknell	Boston College	Ind	4	7	0	.364
72	Bill Curry	Kentucky	SEC	4	7	0	.364
73	Greg Davis	Tulane	Ind	4	7	0	.364
74	Spike Dykes	Texas Tech	SWC	4	7	0	.364
75	Ray Goff	Georgia	SEC	4	7	0	.364
76	Walt Harris	Pacific	Big West	4	7	0	.364
77	Pat Jones	Oklahoma State	Big 8	4	7	0	.364
78	Larry Marmie	Arizona State	Pac-10	4	7	0	.364
79	Ron McBride	Utah	WAC	4	7	0	.364
80	Don Nehlen	West Virginia	Ind	4	7	0	.364
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Jim Strong	UNLV	Big West	4	7	0	.364
82	Bob Stull	Missouri	Big 8	4	7	0	.364
83	Barry Wilson	Duke	ACC	4	7	0	.364
84	Moe Ankney	Bowling Green	MAC	3	5	2	.400
85	Gerry Faust	Akron	Ind	3	7	1	.318
86	Paul Hackett	Pitt	Ind	3	7	1	.318
87	Al Kincaid	Arkansas State	Ind	3	7	1	.318
88	Glen Mason	Kansas	Big 8	3	7	1	.318
89	Jack Crowe	Arkansas	SWC	3	8	0	.273
90	Bill Dooley	Wake Forest	ACC	3	8	0	.273
91	Doug Graber	Rutgers	Ind	3	8	0	.273
92	David Lee	UTEP	WAC	3	8	0	.273
93	Mike Price	Washington State	Pac-10	3	8	0	.273
94	David Rader	Tulsa	Ind	3	8	0	.273
95	Fred Akers	Purdue	Big Ten	2	9	0	.182
96	Dick Crum	Kent State	MAC	2	9	0	.182
97	Jim Harkema	Eastern Michigan	MAC	2	9	0	.182
98	Francis Peay	Northwestern	Big Ten	2	9	0	.182
99	Mike Sheppard	New Mexico	WAC	2	10	0	.167
100	Tom Lichtenberg	Ohio	MAC	1	9	1	.136
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Barry Alvarez	Wisconsin	Big Ten	1	10	0	.091
102	Watson Brown	Vanderbilt	SEC	1	10	0	.091
103	Forrest Gregg	SMU	SWC	1	10	0	.091
104	Jim Hess	New Mexico State	Big West	1	10	0	.091
105	Dave Kragthorpe	Oregon State	Pac-10	1	10	0	.091
106	Tim Murphy	Cincinnati	Ind	1	10	0	.091
107	Gene Murphy	Cal State Fullerton	Big West	1	11	0	.083
108	Jeff Bower	Southern Mississippi	Ind	0	1	0	.000