List of college football coaches with 20 career ties
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This is a list of college football coaches with 20 career ties
. College football
coaches who have coached college teams to 20 or more tie games are included in the list. College football has since established "tiebreaking" rules--without a change in game rules, no new members will be added to this list.
"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.
, who coached for 55 seasons and 555 games. Coach Stagg and "Pop" Warner
were the only two coaches to begin coaching before 1900. No coach on the list was active after the 1954 season. Butch Cowell
has the shortest tenure of any coach on the list with 21 seasons.
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Tie (draw)
To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. The word "tie" is usually used in North America for sports such as American football. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as...
. College football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
coaches who have coached college teams to 20 or more tie games are included in the list. College football has since established "tiebreaking" rules--without a change in game rules, no new members will be added to this list.
"College level" is defined as a four-year college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
or university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
program in either the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
or the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
. 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.
Tenure
The coach with the longest tenure is Amos Alonzo StaggAmos Alonzo Stagg
Amos Alonzo Stagg was an American athlete and pioneering college coach in multiple sports, primarily American football...
, who coached for 55 seasons and 555 games. Coach Stagg and "Pop" Warner
Glenn Scobey Warner
Glenn Scobey Warner , most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American football player and coach...
were the only two coaches to begin coaching before 1900. No coach on the list was active after the 1954 season. Butch Cowell
Butch Cowell
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has the shortest tenure of any coach on the list with 21 seasons.
Win/Loss
The most successful coach on the list is Howard Jones with a win percentage of 73.3%. The least successful was Frank Dobson at 49.6%, the only coach on the list below the .500 mark.College football coaches with 20 (or more) career ties
| Head coach | First year | Last year | total years | Games coached | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 1946 | 55 | 555 | 330 | 190 | 35 | ||
| 1915 | 1948 | 28 | 263 | 129 | 101 | 33 | ||
| 1895 | 1938 | 44 | 456 | 318 | 106 | 32 | ||
| 1923 | 1954 | 32 | 326 | 202 | 97 | 27 | ||
| 1921 | 1944 | 22 | 180 | 91 | 63 | 26 | ||
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See also
- List of college football coaches with 200 wins
- List of college football coaches with 100 losses
- 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