List of college football coaches with 100 career losses
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This is a list of college football coaches with 100 career losses. "College level" is defined as a four-year college
or university
program in either the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
or the National Collegiate Athletic Association
. If the team competed at a time before the official organization of either of the two groups but is generally accepted as a "college football program" it would also be included.
Individuals indicated in bold type are serving as head coaches in the current 2010 season.
College
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or university
University
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program in either the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
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or the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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. If the team competed at a time before the official organization of either of the two groups but is generally accepted as a "college football program" it would also be included.
Individuals indicated in bold type are serving as head coaches in the current 2010 season.
Head Coach | First year | Last Year | total years | Games coached | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1892 | 1946 | 55 | 555 | 330 | 190 | 35 | 0.62613 | |
1962 | 1998 | 37 | 420 | 232 | 178 | 10 | 0.56429 | |
1979 | 2009 | 25 | 280 | 107 | 172 | 1 | 0.38393 | |
1941 | 1997 | 55 | 591 | 408 | 167 | 16 | 0.70389 | |
1981 | 2009 | 28 | 323 | 163 | 160 | 0 | 0.50464 | |
1931 | 1966 | 36 | 363 | 187 | 159 | 17 | 0.53857 | |
1970 | 2009 | 40 | 401 | 242 | 158 | 1 | 0.60474 | |
1977 | 2009 | 25 | 290 | 128 | 158 | 4 | 0.44828 | |
1969 | 1994 | 26 | 247 | 84 | 157 | 6 | 0.35223 | |
1976 | 2004 | 29 | 322 | 162 | 155 | 5 | 0.51087 | |
1974 | 2001 | 25 | 222 | 66 | 155 | 1 | 0.29955 | |
1963 | 1996 | 32 | 358 | 201 | 153 | 4 | 0.56704 | |
1960 | 1992 | 30 | 325 | 170 | 151 | 8 | ||
1931 | 1967 | 35 | 332 | 171 | 148 | 13 | 0.53464 | |
1977 | 2009 | 29 | 335 | 183 | 145 | 7 | 0.55672 | |
1956 | 1992 | 25 | 252 | 107 | 141 | 4 | 0.43254 | |
1980 | 2009 | 30 | 345 | 201 | 141 | 2 | 0.58841 | |
1985 | 2009 | 20 | 211 | 69 | 140 | 2 | 0.33175 | |
1979 | 2005 | 27 | 312 | 168 | 140 | 4 | 0.54487 | |
1965 | 1995 | 31 | 310 | 162 | 140 | 8 | 0.53548 | |
1968 | 1996 | 29 | 332 | 185 | 137 | 10 | 0.57229 | |
1977 | 2005 | 29 | 272 | 135 | 136 | 1 | 0.49816 | |
1988 | 2009 | 22 | 254 | 120 | 133 | 1 | 0.47441 | |
1973 | 2001 | 29 | 317 | 178 | 133 | 6 | 0.57098 | |
1966 | 2010 | 45 | 534 | 400 | 133 | 3 | 0.7500 | |
1973 | 2000 | 28 | 325 | 189 | 132 | 4 | 0.58769 | |
1979 | 2009 | 25 | 288 | 153 | 132 | 3 | 0.53646 | |
1969 | 2004 | 33 | 388 | 249 | 132 | 7 | 0.65077 | |
1922 | 1954 | 31 | 276 | 135 | 131 | 10 | 0.50725 | |
1961 | 1998 | 26 | 281 | 143 | 130 | 8 | 0.52313 | |
Elverson, Lewis H. Lew | 1938 | 1974 | 32 | 235 | 97 | 130 | 8 | 0.42979 |
Carpenter, Carlin B. | 1979 | 2002 | 24 | 230 | 100 | 130 | 0 | 0.43478 |
1969 | 1996 | 27 | 301 | 168 | 129 | 4 | 0.56478 | |
1959 | 2009 | 44 | 510 | 377 | 129 | 4 | 0.74314 | |
1968 | 2000 | 30 | 338 | 202 | 128 | 8 | 0.60947 | |
Little, Louis L. "Lou" | 1924 | 1956 | 33 | 292 | 151 | 128 | 13 | 0.53938 |
Shelton, Chuck | 1977 | 1995 | 19 | 209 | 81 | 127 | 1 | 0.38995 |
Griffin, Bob | 1972 | 1992 | 21 | 228 | 100 | 127 | 1 | 0.44079 |
Smith, Larry | 1976 | 2000 | 24 | 276 | 143 | 126 | 7 | 0.5308 |
1949 | 2009 | 61 | 608 | 471 | 126 | 11 | 0.78372 | |
Dooley, Bill | 1967 | 1992 | 26 | 293 | 162 | 126 | 5 | 0.56143 |
Dau, Mike | 1966 | 1991 | 25 | 209 | 80 | 126 | 3 | 0.38995 |
Mills, Chuck | 1962 | 1997 | 24 | 247 | 117 | 125 | 5 | 0.48381 |
Hunt, Maurice "Mo" | 1977 | 1997 | 19 | 195 | 65 | 125 | 5 | 0.34615 |
1985 | 2009 | 25 | 282 | 155 | 125 | 2 | 0.55319 | |
1979 | 2009 | 28 | 342 | 216 | 124 | 2 | 0.6345 | |
1964 | 2002 | 39 | 446 | 314 | 124 | 8 | 0.713 | |
Prock, John | 1964 | 1987 | 24 | 244 | 114 | 123 | 7 | 0.48156 |
1985 | 2009 | 25 | 225 | 101 | 123 | 1 | 0.45111 | |
Kolf, Robert M. Bob | 1929 | 1962 | 30 | 198 | 59 | 123 | 16 | 0.33838 |
1961 | 1989 | 28 | 309 | 179 | 122 | 8 | 0.59223 | |
1986 | 2006 | 21 | 245 | 123 | 121 | 1 | 0.50408 | |
1976 | 2003 | 26 | 304 | 180 | 120 | 4 | 0.59868 | |
Nelson, Edor C. | 1947 | 1969 | 23 | 184 | 55 | 120 | 9 | 0.32337 |
1966 | 2001 | 36 | 422 | 300 | 119 | 3 | 0.71445 | |
1965 | 1996 | 32 | 303 | 179 | 119 | 5 | 0.59901 | |
1987 | 2009 | 23 | 267 | 148 | 118 | 1 | 0.55618 | |
Martinelli, Fred | 1959 | 1993 | 35 | 348 | 218 | 118 | 12 | 0.64368 |
1940 | 1969 | 30 | 295 | 165 | 118 | 12 | 0.57966 | |
1938 | 1972 | 32 | 279 | 147 | 118 | 14 | 0.55197 | |
1969 | 1992 | 24 | 269 | 147 | 116 | 6 | 0.55762 | |
Martin, Ben | 1956 | 1977 | 22 | 228 | 102 | 116 | 10 | 0.4693 |
Grove, Ivan H. | 1924 | 1955 | 27 | 235 | 103 | 116 | 16 | 0.47234 |
1992 | 2009 | 17 | 191 | 76 | 115 | 0 | 0.39791 | |
1981 | 2009 | 29 | 348 | 229 | 115 | 4 | 0.66379 | |
Wacker, Jim | 1976 | 1996 | 21 | 239 | 122 | 114 | 3 | 0.51674 |
Russo, Bill | 1978 | 1999 | 22 | 235 | 118 | 113 | 4 | 0.51064 |
Brennecke, Fritz S. | 1947 | 1968 | 22 | 199 | 78 | 113 | 8 | 0.41206 |
Read, Don | 1968 | 1995 | 22 | 246 | 133 | 112 | 1 | 0.54268 |
Myers, Howard "Howdy" | 1946 | 1979 | 30 | 284 | 167 | 112 | 5 | 0.59683 |
Mont, Thomas A. Tommy | 1956 | 1976 | 21 | 195 | 78 | 112 | 5 | 0.41282 |
1966 | 1986 | 19 | 179 | 62 | 112 | 5 | 0.36034 | |
Gilburg, Tom | 1975 | 2002 | 28 | 274 | 160 | 112 | 2 | 0.58759 |
Dobson, Frank M. | 1910 | 1939 | 28 | 242 | 110 | 112 | 20 | 0.49587 |
Blackman, Robert L. Bob | 1953 | 1982 | 30 | 287 | 168 | 112 | 7 | 0.59756 |
Dunlap, Frederick H. | 1965 | 1987 | 23 | 242 | 126 | 111 | 5 | 0.53099 |
Beaton, Chris | 1983 | 2001 | 19 | 183 | 72 | 111 | 0 | 0.39344 |
Manlove, William Bill | 1969 | 2001 | 32 | 323 | 212 | 110 | 1 | 0.65789 |
Kornhauser, Sam | 1984 | 2005 | 22 | 218 | 106 | 110 | 2 | 0.49083 |
1981 | 2009 | 29 | 307 | 195 | 110 | 2 | 0.63844 | |
Burcky, A. C. | 1924 | 1950 | 25 | 167 | 41 | 110 | 16 | 0.29341 |
Walden, Jim | 1978 | 1994 | 17 | 188 | 72 | 109 | 7 | 0.4016 |
1984 | 2006 | 23 | 279 | 169 | 109 | 1 | 0.60753 | |
1962 | 1986 | 25 | 276 | 160 | 108 | 8 | 0.5942 | |
Ricca, Bob | 1978 | 2002 | 25 | 258 | 149 | 108 | 1 | 0.57946 |
Wilson, Steve | 1989 | 2007 | 17 | 189 | 82 | 107 | 0 | 0.43386 |
Hess, Jim | 1974 | 1996 | 22 | 247 | 135 | 107 | 5 | 0.55668 |
Donelli, Aldo T. "Buff" | 1939 | 1967 | 25 | 220 | 105 | 107 | 8 | 0.49545 |
1895 | 1938 | 44 | 456 | 318 | 106 | 32 | 0.73246 | |
Raetz, Dennis | 1980 | 1997 | 18 | 200 | 93 | 106 | 1 | 0.4675 |
Bowes, Bill | 1972 | 1998 | 27 | 286 | 175 | 106 | 5 | 0.62063 |
Vandergriff, Jerry | 1982 | 2004 | 23 | 245 | 138 | 105 | 2 | 0.56735 |
Snyder, Bruce | 1976 | 2000 | 21 | 237 | 126 | 105 | 6 | 0.5443 |
1980 | 1996 | 17 | 192 | 83 | 105 | 4 | 0.44271 | |
Hayes, William Bill | 1976 | 2002 | 27 | 301 | 195 | 104 | 2 | 0.65116 |
Saunderson, Jason M. | 1909 | 1941 | 32 | 237 | 121 | 103 | 13 | 0.53797 |
1985 | 2009 | 25 | 282 | 179 | 102 | 1 | 0.63652 | |
Jones, Donald M. Don | 1949 | 1978 | 28 | 206 | 97 | 102 | 7 | 0.48786 |
1994 | 2009 | 16 | 191 | 89 | 102 | 0 | 0.46597 | |
Gault, Calhoun F. "Cally" | 1963 | 1984 | 22 | 235 | 125 | 102 | 8 | 0.54894 |
Conrad, Thomas R. Tom | 1946 | 1969 | 24 | 206 | 94 | 102 | 10 | 0.48058 |
Sheriff, Stan B. | 1960 | 1982 | 23 | 234 | 129 | 101 | 4 | 0.55983 |
1973 | 2006 | 18 | 206 | 103 | 101 | 2 | 0.50485 | |
Reid, Jim | 1986 | 2007 | 17 | 191 | 87 | 101 | 3 | 0.46335 |
Morrison, J. Ray | 1915 | 1948 | 28 | 263 | 129 | 101 | 33 | 0.55323 |
Malley, Pat | 1959 | 1984 | 26 | 246 | 140 | 101 | 5 | 0.57927 |
Horne, Tom | 1989 | 2004 | 16 | 169 | 67 | 101 | 1 | 0.39941 |
1981 | 2007 | 25 | 290 | 187 | 101 | 2 | 0.64828 | |
1972 | 2000 | 29 | 361 | 257 | 101 | 3 | 0.71607 | |
1993 | 2009 | 17 | 194 | 93 | 101 | 0 | 0.47938 | |
1979 | 2006 | 18 | 180 | 74 | 101 | 5 | 0.425 | |
1983 | 2009 | 26 | 316 | 214 | 101 | 1 | 0.6788 | |
1987 | 2009 | 23 | 237 | 136 | 100 | 1 | 0.57595 | |
1993 | 2009 | 17 | 171 | 69 | 100 | 2 | 0.40936 | |
Anderson, Edward N. "Eddie" | 1933 | 1964 | 29 | 274 | 164 | 100 | 10 | 0.61679 |
See also
- List of college football coaches with 200 wins
- List of college football coaches with 20 ties
- List of college football coaches with 0 career wins
- List of college football coaches with 30 seasons
- List of college football coaches with a .750 winning percentage