2016 College Football Coaches

2015 CFB Coaches 2017 CFB Coaches

Champions: Clemson (AP, CFP)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Lamar Jackson (Louisville)

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Mike MacIntyre (Colorado)

AP Preseason #1: Alabama

AP Final #1: Clemson

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138 Coaches

Record as major school

138 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
1	Nick Saban	Alabama	SEC	14	1	.933
2	Dabo Swinney	Clemson	ACC	14	1	.933
3	P.J. Fleck	Western Michigan	MAC	13	1	.929
4	Chris Petersen	Washington	Pac-12	12	2	.857
5	Urban Meyer	Ohio State	Big Ten	11	2	.846
6	Bob Stoops	Oklahoma	Big 12	11	2	.846
7	Paul Chryst	Wisconsin	Big Ten	11	3	.786
8	James Franklin	Penn State	Big Ten	11	3	.786
9	Rocky Long	San Diego State	MWC	11	3	.786
10	Willie Taggart	South Florida	American	10	2	.833
11	Jeff Brohm	Western Kentucky	CUSA	10	3	.769
12	Neal Brown	Troy	Sun Belt	10	3	.769
13	Troy Calhoun	Air Force	MWC	10	3	.769
14	Jimbo Fisher	Florida State	ACC	10	3	.769
15	Mike Gundy	Oklahoma State	Big 12	10	3	.769
16	Jim Harbaugh	Michigan	Big Ten	10	3	.769
17	Bryan Harsin	Boise State	MWC	10	3	.769
18	Clay Helton	USC	Pac-12	10	3	.769
19	Dana Holgorsen	West Virginia	Big 12	10	3	.769
20	Philip Montgomery	Tulsa	American	10	3	.769
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
21	Matt Rhule	Temple	American	10	3	.769
22	Scott Satterfield	Appalachian State	Sun Belt	10	3	.769
23	David Shaw	Stanford	Pac-12	10	3	.769
24	Bobby Wilder	Old Dominion	CUSA	10	3	.769
25	Justin Fuente	Virginia Tech	ACC	10	4	.714
26	Mike MacIntyre	Colorado	Pac-12	10	4	.714
27	Tom Herman	Houston	American	9	3	.750
28	Jason Candle	Toledo	MAC	9	4	.692
29	Tracy Claeys	Minnesota	Big Ten	9	4	.692
30	Bob Davie	New Mexico	MWC	9	4	.692
31	Paul Johnson	Georgia Tech	ACC	9	4	.692
32	Butch Jones	Tennessee	SEC	9	4	.692
33	Jim McElwain	Florida	SEC	9	4	.692
34	Bobby Petrino	Louisville	ACC	9	4	.692
35	Paul Petrino	Idaho	Sun Belt	9	4	.692
36	Mark Richt	Miami (FL)	ACC	9	4	.692
37	Mike Riley	Nebraska	Big Ten	9	4	.692
38	Kalani Sitake	Brigham Young	Ind	9	4	.692
39	Bill Snyder	Kansas State	Big 12	9	4	.692
40	Kyle Whittingham	Utah	Pac-12	9	4	.692
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
41	Skip Holtz	Louisiana Tech	CUSA	9	5	.643
42	Ken Niumatalolo	Navy	American	9	5	.643
43	Blake Anderson	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	8	5	.615
44	Larry Fedora	North Carolina	ACC	8	5	.615
45	Kirk Ferentz	Iowa	Big Ten	8	5	.615
46	Mike Leach	Washington State	Pac-12	8	5	.615
47	Gus Malzahn	Auburn	SEC	8	5	.615
48	Jeff Monken	Army	Ind	8	5	.615
49	Pat Narduzzi	Pitt	ACC	8	5	.615
50	Mike Norvell	Memphis	American	8	5	.615
51	Kirby Smart	Georgia	SEC	8	5	.615
52	Rick Stockstill	Middle Tennessee State	CUSA	8	5	.615
53	Kevin Sumlin	Texas A&M	SEC	8	5	.615
54	Craig Bohl	Wyoming	MWC	8	6	.571
55	Frank Solich	Ohio	MAC	8	6	.571
56	Steve Addazio	Boston College	ACC	7	6	.538
57	Bret Bielema	Arkansas	SEC	7	6	.538
58	Mike Bobo	Colorado State	MWC	7	6	.538
59	Dave Clawson	Wake Forest	ACC	7	6	.538
60	Chris Creighton	Eastern Michigan	MAC	7	6	.538
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
61	Dave Doeren	North Carolina State	ACC	7	6	.538
62	Pat Fitzgerald	Northwestern	Big Ten	7	6	.538
63	Jim Grobe	Baylor	Big 12	7	6	.538
64	Jay Hopson	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	7	6	.538
65	Mark Stoops	Kentucky	SEC	7	6	.538
66	Nick Rolovich	Hawaii	MWC	7	7	.500
67	Ed Orgeron	LSU	SEC	6	2	.750
68	Kevin Wilson	Indiana	Big Ten	6	6	.500
69	John Bonamego	Central Michigan	MAC	6	7	.462
70	D.J. Durkin	Maryland	Big Ten	6	7	.462
71	Scott Frost	UCF	American	6	7	.462
72	Mark Hudspeth	Louisiana	Sun Belt	6	7	.462
73	Joey Jones	South Alabama	Sun Belt	6	7	.462
74	Chuck Martin	Miami (OH)	MAC	6	7	.462
75	Derek Mason	Vanderbilt	SEC	6	7	.462
76	Dan Mullen	Mississippi State	SEC	6	7	.462
77	Will Muschamp	South Carolina	SEC	6	7	.462
78	Gary Patterson	TCU	Big 12	6	7	.462
79	Frank Wilson	UTSA	CUSA	6	7	.462
80	Terry Bowden	Akron	MAC	5	7	.417
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
81	Rod Carey	Northern Illinois	MAC	5	7	.417
82	Sonny Dykes	California	Pac-12	5	7	.417
83	Hugh Freeze	Ole Miss	SEC	5	7	.417
84	Todd Graham	Arizona State	Pac-12	5	7	.417
85	Kliff Kingsbury	Texas Tech	Big 12	5	7	.417
86	Chad Morris	SMU	American	5	7	.417
87	Brian Polian	Nevada	MWC	5	7	.417
88	Charlie Strong	Texas	Big 12	5	7	.417
89	Tyson Summers	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	5	7	.417
90	Seth Littrell	North Texas	CUSA	5	8	.385
91	Ron Cooper	Florida International	CUSA	4	4	.500
92	Gary Andersen	Oregon State	Pac-12	4	8	.333
93	Dino Babers	Syracuse	ACC	4	8	.333
94	Ron Caragher	San Jose State	MWC	4	8	.333
95	David Cutcliffe	Duke	ACC	4	8	.333
96	Willie Fritz	Tulane	American	4	8	.333
97	Mark Helfrich	Oregon	Pac-12	4	8	.333
98	Mike Jinks	Bowling Green State	MAC	4	8	.333
99	Brian Kelly	Notre Dame	Ind	4	8	.333
100	Sean Kugler	UTEP	CUSA	4	8	.333
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
101	Brad Lambert	Charlotte	CUSA	4	8	.333
102	Jim Mora	UCLA	Pac-12	4	8	.333
103	Mike Neu	Ball State	MAC	4	8	.333
104	Barry Odom	Missouri	SEC	4	8	.333
105	Tony Sanchez	UNLV	MWC	4	8	.333
106	Tommy Tuberville	Cincinnati	American	4	8	.333
107	Matt Viator	Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	4	8	.333
108	Darrell Hazell	Purdue	Big Ten	3	3	.500
109	David Bailiff	Rice	CUSA	3	9	.250
110	Matt Campbell	Iowa State	Big 12	3	9	.250
111	Mark Dantonio	Michigan State	Big Ten	3	9	.250
112	Bob Diaco	Connecticut	American	3	9	.250
113	Paul Haynes	Kent State	MAC	3	9	.250
114	Doc Holliday	Marshall	CUSA	3	9	.250
115	Doug Martin	New Mexico State	Sun Belt	3	9	.250
116	Scottie Montgomery	East Carolina	American	3	9	.250
117	Charlie Partridge	Florida Atlantic	CUSA	3	9	.250
118	Rich Rodriguez	Arizona	Pac-12	3	9	.250
119	Lovie Smith	Illinois	Big Ten	3	9	.250
120	Matt Wells	Utah State	MWC	3	9	.250
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
121	Les Miles	LSU	SEC	2	2	.500
122	Trent Miles	Georgia State	Sun Belt	2	8	.200
123	Chris Ash	Rutgers	Big Ten	2	10	.167
124	David Beaty	Kansas	Big 12	2	10	.167
125	Lance Leipold	Buffalo	MAC	2	10	.167
126	Bronco Mendenhall	Virginia	ACC	2	10	.167
127	Mark Whipple	Massachusetts	MAC	2	10	.167
128	Everett Withers	Texas State	Sun Belt	2	10	.167
129	Nick Holt	Western Kentucky	CUSA	1	0	1.000
130	TJ Weist	South Florida	American	1	0	1.000
131	Tim Lappano	Georgia State	Sun Belt	1	1	.500
132	Tim DeRuyter	Fresno State	MWC	1	7	.125
133	Tom Allen	Indiana	Big Ten	0	1	.000
134	Major Applewhite	Houston	American	0	1	.000
135	Ed Foley	Temple	American	0	1	.000
136	Eric Kiesau	Fresno State	MWC	0	4	.000
137	Gerad Parker	Purdue	Big Ten	0	6	.000
138	Ron Turner	Florida International	CUSA	0	4	.000