1997 College Football Coaches

1996 CFB Coaches 1998 CFB Coaches

Champions:
Michigan (AP, FWAA, NFF)
Nebraska (USA-ESPN)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Charles Woodson (Michigan)

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Mike Price (Washington State)

AP Preseason #1: Penn State

AP Final #1: Michigan

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113 Coaches

Record as major school

113 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
1	Tom Osborne	Nebraska	Big 12	13	0	1.000
2	Lloyd Carr	Michigan	Big Ten	12	0	1.000
3	Bobby Bowden	Florida State	ACC	11	1	.917
4	Bill Snyder	Kansas State	Big 12	11	1	.917
5	Phillip Fulmer	Tennessee	SEC	11	2	.846
6	Sonny Lubick	Colorado State	WAC	11	2	.846	record adjusted to 12-1-0 by NCAA
7	Mack Brown	North Carolina	ACC	10	1	.909
8	Jim Donnan	Georgia	SEC	10	2	.833
9	Mike Price	Washington State	Pac-10	10	2	.833
10	Steve Spurrier	Florida	SEC	10	2	.833
11	Bob Toledo	UCLA	Pac-10	10	2	.833
12	Terry Bowden	Auburn	SEC	10	3	.769
13	John Cooper	Ohio State	Big Ten	10	3	.769
14	Fisher DeBerry	Air Force	WAC	10	3	.769
15	Bob Pruett	Marshall	MAC	10	3	.769
16	Gary Crowton	Louisiana Tech	Ind	9	2	.818
17	Jeff Bower	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	9	3	.750
18	Gerry DiNardo	LSU	SEC	9	3	.750
19	Joe Paterno	Penn State	Big Ten	9	3	.750
20	Gary Pinkel	Toledo	MAC	9	3	.750
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
21	Bruce Snyder	Arizona State	Pac-10	9	3	.750
22	Joe Tiller	Purdue	Big Ten	9	3	.750
23	Dennis Franchione	New Mexico	WAC	9	4	.692
24	Paul Pasqualoni	Syracuse	Big East	9	4	.692
25	R.C. Slocum	Texas A&M	Big 12	9	4	.692
26	Gary Darnell	Western Michigan	MAC	8	3	.727
27	Jim Grobe	Ohio	MAC	8	3	.727
28	Randy Walker	Miami (OH)	MAC	8	3	.727
29	Jim Lambright	Washington	Pac-10	8	4	.667
30	Rick Minter	Cincinnati	CUSA	8	4	.667
31	Bob Simmons	Oklahoma State	Big 12	8	4	.667
32	Tommy Tuberville	Ole Miss	SEC	8	4	.667
33	Barry Alvarez	Wisconsin	Big Ten	8	5	.615
34	Tommy Bowden	Tulane	CUSA	7	4	.636
35	Ken Hatfield	Rice	WAC	7	4	.636
36	Jackie Sherrill	Mississippi State	SEC	7	4	.636
37	Charlie Weatherbie	Navy	Ind	7	4	.636
38	George Welsh	Virginia	ACC	7	4	.636
39	Frank Beamer	Virginia Tech	Big East	7	5	.583
40	Mike Bellotti	Oregon	Pac-10	7	5	.583
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
41	Hayden Fry	Iowa	Big Ten	7	5	.583
42	Don Nehlen	West Virginia	Big East	7	5	.583
43	George O'Leary	Georgia Tech	ACC	7	5	.583
44	Nick Saban	Michigan State	Big Ten	7	5	.583
45	Larry Smith	Missouri	Big 12	7	5	.583
46	Dick Tomey	Arizona	Pac-10	7	5	.583
47	Tommy West	Clemson	ACC	7	5	.583
48	Bob Davie	Notre Dame	Ind	7	6	.538
49	Dana Dimel	Wyoming	WAC	7	6	.538	record adjusted to 8-5-0 by NCAA
50	Mike Cavan	SMU	WAC	6	5	.545
51	Spike Dykes	Texas Tech	Big 12	6	5	.545
52	LaVell Edwards	Brigham Young	WAC	6	5	.545
53	Ron McBride	Utah	WAC	6	5	.545
54	Mike O'Cain	North Carolina State	ACC	6	5	.545
55	John Robinson	USC	Pac-10	6	5	.545
56	Walt Harris	Pitt	Big East	6	6	.500
57	Pat Hill	Fresno State	WAC	6	6	.500
58	John Smith	Utah State	Big West	6	6	.500
59	Terry Allen	Kansas	Big 12	5	6	.455	record adjusted to 6-5-0 by NCAA
60	Watson Brown	UAB	Ind	5	6	.455
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
61	Jim Caldwell	Wake Forest	ACC	5	6	.455
62	Butch Davis	Miami (FL)	Big East	5	6	.455
63	Steve Logan	East Carolina	CUSA	5	6	.455
64	Bill Lynch	Ball State	MAC	5	6	.455
65	Gene McDowell	UCF	Ind	5	6	.455
66	Hal Mumme	Kentucky	SEC	5	6	.455
67	Rick Neuheisel	Colorado	Big 12	5	6	.455
68	Brad Scott	South Carolina	SEC	5	6	.455
69	Jeff Tisdel	Nevada	Big West	5	6	.455
70	Chris Tormey	Idaho	Big West	5	6	.455
71	Tyrone Willingham	Stanford	Pac-10	5	6	.455
72	Gary Barnett	Northwestern	Big Ten	5	7	.417
73	Ted Tollner	San Diego State	WAC	5	7	.417
74	Ed Zaunbrecher	Louisiana-Monroe	Ind	5	7	.417
75	Charlie Bailey	UTEP	WAC	4	7	.364
76	Dave Baldwin	San Jose State	WAC	4	7	.364
77	Mike DuBose	Alabama	SEC	4	7	.364
78	Danny Ford	Arkansas	SEC	4	7	.364
79	John Mackovic	Texas	Big 12	4	7	.364
80	Houston Nutt	Boise State	Big West	4	7	.364
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
81	Tom O'Brien	Boston College	Big East	4	7	.364
82	Rick Rasnick	Eastern Michigan	MAC	4	7	.364
83	Rip Scherer	Memphis	CUSA	4	7	.364
84	Matt Simon	North Texas	Big West	4	7	.364
85	Bob Sutton	Army	Ind	4	7	.364
86	John Blake	Oklahoma	Big 12	4	8	.333
87	Gary Blackney	Bowling Green State	MAC	3	8	.273
88	Jim Corrigall	Kent State	MAC	3	8	.273
89	Ron Dickerson Sr.	Temple	Big East	3	8	.273
90	Kim Helton	Houston	CUSA	3	8	.273
91	Tom Holmoe	California	Pac-10	3	8	.273
92	Jeff Horton	UNLV	WAC	3	8	.273
93	Mike Riley	Oregon State	Pac-10	3	8	.273
94	Woody Widenhofer	Vanderbilt	SEC	3	8	.273
95	Glen Mason	Minnesota	Big Ten	3	9	.250
96	Fred Vonappen	Hawaii	WAC	3	9	.250
97	Cam Cameron	Indiana	Big Ten	2	9	.182
98	Dick Flynn	Central Michigan	MAC	2	9	.182
99	Fred Goldsmith	Duke	ACC	2	9	.182
100	Joe Hollis	Arkansas State	Ind	2	9	.182
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
101	Lee Owens	Akron	MAC	2	9	.182
102	David Rader	Tulsa	WAC	2	9	.182
103	Dave Roberts	Baylor	Big 12	2	9	.182
104	Tony Samuel	New Mexico State	Big West	2	9	.182
105	Ron Vanderlinden	Maryland	ACC	2	9	.182
106	Carl Torbush	North Carolina	ACC	1	0	1.000
107	Ron Cooper	Louisville	CUSA	1	10	.091
108	Dan McCarney	Iowa State	Big 12	1	10	.091	record adjusted to 2-9-0 by NCAA
109	Nelson Stokley	Louisiana	Ind	1	10	.091
110	Pat Sullivan	TCU	WAC	1	10	.091
111	Joe Novak	Northern Illinois	MAC	0	11	.000
112	Terry Shea	Rutgers	Big East	0	11	.000
113	Ron Turner	Illinois	Big Ten	0	11	.000