List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure
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This is a list of college football head coaches with non–consecutive tenure, meaning that an individual was a head coach at a college or university for a period of time, departed, and then returned to the same college or university in the same capacity.
This list includes only head coaches. This list does not include head coaches whose break in tenure was due to a temporarily suspended football program for the Second World War and with no other coach during the break in tenure. It also does not include coaches that left and returned into an administrative capacity in the title of "head coach" but did not coach any games, such as when Tom Osborne temporarily named himself head coach while Athletic Director
for the Nebraska Cornhuskers
until Bo Pelini
was hired in 2007.
This list includes only head coaches. This list does not include head coaches whose break in tenure was due to a temporarily suspended football program for the Second World War and with no other coach during the break in tenure. It also does not include coaches that left and returned into an administrative capacity in the title of "head coach" but did not coach any games, such as when Tom Osborne temporarily named himself head coach while Athletic Director
Athletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
for the Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska Cornhuskers
The Nebraska Cornhuskers is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference...
until Bo Pelini
Bo Pelini
Mark "Bo" Pelini is the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He had previously been defensive coordinator for the LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers...
was hired in 2007.
| Head Coach | School/Team | Tenure | Notes |
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| Eli Abbott Eli Abbott -External links:... |
Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide football |TeamName = Alabama football |Image = Alabama Crimson Tide Logo.svg |ImageSize = 110 |Helmet = Alabama Football.png |ImageSize2 = 150 |CurrentSeason = 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team... |
1893–1895, 1902 | |
| A. A. Abraham | Alcorn State Alcorn State Braves football The Alcorn State Braves are the college football team representing the Alcorn State University. The Braves play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.-National championships:*1968*1969*1974*1984... |
1936, 1938, 1941–1942 | |
| Hobbs Adams Hobbs Adams -External links:... |
Kansas State Kansas State Wildcats football The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate football program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference... |
1940–1941, 1946 | |
| George E. Allen George E. Allen (Maine coach) -External links:... |
Maine | 1941, 1946–1948 | |
| William Allen William Allen (coach) -Coaching history:Coach William A. Allen was the seventh head college football coachfor the Washington State University Cougars located in Pullman, Washingtonand he held that position for two seasons, from 1900 until 1902.... |
Washington State Washington State Cougars football The Washington State Cougars football team is the intercollegiate football team of Washington State University. The team is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference... |
1900, 1902 | |
| Carl "Swede" Anderson Carl Anderson (football coach) Carl R. "Swede" Anderson was an American college football coach at Western Kentucky University and Howard Payne University. Anderson graduated from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky in 1924, where he was coached by legendary alumnus Bo McMillin. Anderson then got his first coaching experience... |
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football program is a college football team that represents Western Kentucky University. The team is currently a member of the Sun Belt Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association... |
1929, 1934–1937 | |
| Eddie Anderson | Holy Cross Holy Cross Crusaders football The Holy Cross Crusaders football team is the collegiate football program of the College of the Holy Cross. The team is a member of the Patriot League, an NCAA Division I conference that participates in the second-level Football Championship Subdivision, more commonly known as FCS or the... |
1933–1938, 1950–1964 | |
| Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes football The Iowa Hawkeyes football team is the interscholastic football team at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have competed in the Big Ten Conference since 1900, and are currently a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association... |
1939–1942, 1946–1949 | ||
| Phillip Arbuckle Phillip Arbuckle -Baseball:-References:... |
Rice Rice Owls football The Rice Owls football team represents Rice University in NCAA Division I college football. The Owls have competed in Conference USA's Western Division since 2005. Rice Stadium, built in 1950, hosts the Owls' home football games.-Venue:... |
1912–1917, 1919–1923 | |
| Chris Ault Chris Ault Chris Ault is the current college football head coach of the University of Nevada Wolf Pack. Ault, along with John Gagliardi, is one of two active coaches who have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.... |
Nevada Nevada Wolf Pack football The Nevada Wolf Pack Football program represents the University of Nevada, Reno in college football. The Wolf Pack competes in the Western Athletic Conference at the Football Bowl Subdivision level of the NCAA... |
1976–1992, 1994–1995, 2004–present | |
| D. M. Balliet | Purdue Purdue Boilermakers football The Purdue Boilermakers football team is the intercollegiate football program of the Purdue University Boilermakers. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Boilermakers have an all-time record of... |
1893–1895, 1901 | |
| Laurence Bankart Laurence Bankart Laurence Hardy Bankart was an American football player and coach. He was the 15th head football coach for the Colgate University Raiders located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County, New York and he held that position for five seasons, for 1910 and then again from 1913 until 1916... |
Colgate | 1910, 1913–1916 | |
| T. L. Bayne T. L. Bayne Thomas Levingston Bayne, Jr. was an American college football coach and attorney. He served as the first head football coach at Tulane University in 1893 and returned for a second season in 1895. Bayne was responsible for helping to introduce the sport of football to the city of New Orleans with... |
Tulane Tulane Green Wave football The Tulane Green Wave football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents Tulane University in New Orleans. The team is a member of Conference USA and is led by interim head coach Mark Hutson, who took over on October 18, 2011, when fifth-year head coach Bob Toledo resigned... |
1893, 1895 | |
| Matty Bell Matty Bell Madison A. "Matty" Bell was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator in the United States... |
Southern Methodist SMU Mustangs football The SMU Mustangs football program is a college football team that represents Southern Methodist University . The team competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member Conference USA... |
1935–1941, 1945–1949 | |
| John R. Bender John R. Bender John R. "Chief" Bender was an American football player and coach of football, basketball and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Washington State University , Haskell Indian Nations University , Kansas State University , and the University of Tennessee , compiling a career record of... |
Washington State Washington State Cougars football The Washington State Cougars football team is the intercollegiate football team of Washington State University. The team is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference... |
1906–1907, 1912–1914 | |
| Christie Benet | South Carolina South Carolina Gamecocks football The South Carolina Gamecocks football team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college football. The Gamecocks have been a member of the Southeastern Conference since 1992. Steve Spurrier is the current head coach, and the team plays its home games at Williams-Brice... |
1904–1905, 1908–1909 | |
| Hugo Bezdek Hugo Bezdek Hugo Francis Bezdek was a Czech-American sports figure who played American football and was a coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He was the head football coach at the University of Oregon , the University of Arkansas , Penn State University , and Delaware Valley College... |
Oregon Oregon Ducks football The Oregon Ducks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Oregon located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. Known as the Ducks, the... |
1906, 1913–1917 | |
| Dana X. Bible Dana X. Bible Dana Xenophon Bible was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi College , Louisiana State University , Texas A&M University , the University of Nebraska , and the University of Texas... |
Texas A&M Texas A&M Aggies football The Texas A&M Aggies football team represents Texas A&M University in college football. The Aggies have competed in the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996. They will join the Southeastern Conference in July 2012. Texas A&M football has earned one national title and 18... |
1917, 1919–1928 | |
| Bernie Bierman Bernie Bierman Bernard W. "Bernie" Bierman was an American football player and coach. He coached from 1919 to 1950 except for a span during World War II when he served in the U.S. armed forces... |
Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers football The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are one of the oldest programs in college football history. They compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. The Golden Gophers have claimed six national championships and have an all time record of 646–481–44 as... |
1932–1941, 1945–1950 | |
| Bill Bloss Bill Bloss William H. "Bill" Bloss was the first American football coach at Oregon State University in 1893 and again in 1897. He also was the quarterback of the 1893 team.-Early life:... |
Oregon State Oregon State Beavers football The Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in NCAA Division I-A college football. The team first fielded an organized football team in 1893 and is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. The head coach is Mike Riley, with Danny Langsdorf as the offensive... |
1893, 1897 | |
| Branch Bocock Branch Bocock Branch Bocock was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Georgia , Virginia Tech , the University of North Carolina , Louisiana State University , the University of South Carolina , and The College of... |
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Hokies football The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS, in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They have more wins in team history than any other program in the ACC. Their home games are played at Lane Stadium which seats over... |
1909–1910, 1912–1915 | |
| William & Mary William & Mary Tribe football The William & Mary Tribe are a college football team representing the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. William & Mary currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision. As of 2010, Jimmye Laycock is in his 31st... |
1928–1930, 1936–1938 | ||
| Stanley Borleske Stanley Borleske -External links:... |
North Dakota State North Dakota State Bison football The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level and competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. From 2004 to 2007, the Bison were members of the Great West Football... |
1919–1921, 1923–1924, 1928 | Co–head coach with Casey Finnegan Casey Finnegan -External links:... in 1928 |
| Jimmy Bradshaw | Fresno State Fresno State Bulldogs football The Fresno State Bulldogs football team represents California State University, Fresno in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The green “V” on the Bulldogs' helmets, uniforms, field symbolize California Central Valley, specifically the San Joaquin Valley, the agricultural valley from which they... |
1936–1942, 1946 | |
| Chester Brewer Chester Brewer Chester Leland Brewer was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field coach and athletic director... |
Michigan State Michigan State Spartans football The Michigan State Spartans football program represents Michigan State University in college football as members of the Big Ten Conference at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level... |
1903–1910, 1917, 1919 | |
| Arthur Briggs | Missouri State | 1912, 1914–1917, 1919–1933 | |
| Reuben Bronson | Idaho State Idaho State Bengals football The Idaho State Bengals football program represents Idaho State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision . As of the end of the 2010 season they have an all-time record of 449–463–20... |
1915–1916, 1919 | |
| John Brown | Alabama State Alabama State Hornets football The Alabama State Hornets are the college football team representing the Alabama State University. The Hornets play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.-Alumni in the NFL:... |
1943, 1945–1948 | |
| Matthew Bullock | Massachusetts UMass Minutemen football The UMass Minutemen football team is a collegiate football team that has finished its last season in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision and the Colonial Athletic Association in 2011. UMass began play in 1879 and have since appeared in three National Championship games, winning the title in... |
1904, 1907–1908 | |
| Henry Butova | American International | 1948, 1952–1955 | |
| Perrin Busbee Perrin Busbee -External links:... |
North Carolina State NC State Wolfpack football The NC State Wolfpack football team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Wolfpack currently compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference.... |
1892, 1896–1897 | |
| Johnny Cain Johnny Cain John Lewis "Hurri" Cain was an American football player, coach of football, baseball, and tennis, and college athletics administrator in the United States. He played college football at the University of Alabama, where he was a three-time All-American and a member of the 1930 national... |
Louisiana-Lafayette | 1937–1941, 1946 | |
| Walter Camp Walter Camp Walter Chauncey Camp was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". With John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner, Fielding H. Yost, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most accomplished persons in the early history of American football... |
Stanford Stanford Cardinal football The Stanford Cardinal football program represents Stanford University in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference's North Division. Stanford, the top-ranked academic institution with an FBS program, has a highly successful football tradition. The... |
1892, 1894–1895 | |
| V. M. Campbell | Memphis Memphis Tigers football The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The Tigers compete in Conference USA... |
1917, 1919 | |
| Jack Cannell | Dartmouth Dartmouth Big Green football The Dartmouth Big Green football team represents Dartmouth College in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision college football competition as a member of the Ivy League... |
1921–1922, 1929–1933 | |
| Gilbert Carson Gilbert Carson Gilbert T. Carson was the eighth head college football coachfor the Eastern Illinois University Panthers located in Charleston, Illinoisand he held that position for five seasons, from 1936 until 1941.... |
Eastern Illinois | 1936–1937, 1939–1941 | |
| Bill Church | Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas football The Georgetown Hoyas football team represents Georgetown University in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football. Like other sports teams from Georgetown, the team is named the Hoyas, which derives from the chant, Hoya Saxa... |
1899, 1901 | |
| George Clark George Clark (American football coach) -External links:... |
Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers football The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college football. The program has established itself as a traditional powerhouse, and has the fourth-most all-time victories of any NCAA Division I-A team. Nebraska is one of only six football programs in NCAA Division I-A... |
1945, 1948 | |
| Louis Clark | Dayton | 1913, 1917–1918 | |
| Tom Clark Tom Clark (American football) Tom Clark is an American college football coach. He served for nine non-consecutive seasons as the head coach at The Catholic University of America, where he compiled a 58–32–1 record and a 0.643 winning percentage. Currently, Clark is the defensive coordinator for Liberty University.-Early... |
Catholic | 1994–2000, 2004–2005 | |
| Dean Cromwell Dean Cromwell Dean Bartlett Cromwell , nicknamed "Maker of Champions", was an American athletic coach in multiple sports, principally at the University of Southern California... |
Southern California | 1909–1910, 1916–1918 | |
| H. P. Cross | Stanford Stanford Cardinal football The Stanford Cardinal football program represents Stanford University in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference's North Division. Stanford, the top-ranked academic institution with an FBS program, has a highly successful football tradition. The... |
1896, 1898 | |
| Mark Dean | Indiana State Indiana State Sycamores football The Indiana State Sycamores football team is the NCAA Division I men's football program of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. They currently compete in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Playoffs in the 1984 NCAA Division I Football... |
1951–1954, 1956 | |
| James DeHart James DeHart James "Jimmy" DeHart was an American college football coach. He served as the head coach at Duke University from 1926 to 1930 and Washington & Lee University from 1922 to 1925 and again from 1930 to 1931. DeHart also served as an assistant on the coaching staff at the University of Georgia... |
Washington & Lee | 1922–1925, 1931–1932 | |
| Hugh Devore Hugh Devore Hugh John Devore was a football player and coach whose close connection to the University of Notre Dame saw him serve in both capacities, while also seeing time as head coach at two other colleges as well as the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles.-Early career:Devore was born and... |
Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an... |
1945, 1963 | |
| Marvin D. Dickinson Marvin D. Dickinson -External links:* Reed, Thomas Walter . Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. History of the University of Georgia; Chapter XVII: Athletics at the University from the Beginning Through 1947... |
Georgia Georgia Bulldogs football The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference and are frequently a top-25 team. The University of Georgia has had a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 738–398–54... |
1903, 1905 | |
| Chet Dillon | Samford | 1919, 1927–1928 | |
| Jacksonville State | 1938–1939, 1945 | ||
| Mike Donahue Mike Donahue Michael Joseph "Iron Mike" Donahue was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, tennis, track, soccer, and golf, and a college athletics administrator... |
Auburn Auburn Tigers football Only Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the... |
1904–1906, 1908–1922 | |
| Charles Dudley Daly Charles Dudley Daly Charles Dudley "Charlie" Daly was an American football player and coach, an author, and served in the United States Army during World War I... |
Army Army Black Knights football The Army Black Knights football program represents the United States Military Academy. Army was recognized as the national champions in 1944, 1945 and 1946.... |
1913–1916, 1919–1922 | |
| Moon Ducote Moon Ducote Richard Joseph "Moon" Ducote was an American baseball, football, and basketball coach, football and baseball player, football official, and businessman. He served as the head football coach at Loyola University of New Orleans from 1924 to 1925 and at Spring Hill College for five non-consecutive... |
Spring Hill | 1919, 1921–1922, 1933–1934 | |
| E. C. Duggins | Appalachian State Appalachian State Mountaineers football The Appalachian State Mountaineers football team is the college football team at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. The Mountaineers have competed in the Southern Conference since 1972, and are currently a Division I Football Championship Subdivision member of the National... |
1947–1950, 1952–1955 | |
| John Dunlop John Dunlop (football coach) -External links:... |
Boston College Boston College Eagles football The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division... |
1897–1899, 1901 | |
| Ron Dupree Ron Dupree Ron Dupree is a former American football coach in the United States. He coached two non-consecutive tenures at Kansas Wesleyan University.-Coaching career:... |
Kansas Wesleyan Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes Kansas Wesleyan University athletic teams are known as the Coyotes.. They participate in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference.-Football:... |
1979–1980, 1996 | |
| Schubert R. Dyche | Montana State Montana State Bobcats football The Montana State Bobcats football program competes in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision for Montana State University. The program began in 1897 and has won three national championships... |
1928–1935, 1938–1941 | |
| Thomas Eck Thomas Eck -External links:... |
Massachusetts UMass Minutemen football The UMass Minutemen football team is a collegiate football team that has finished its last season in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision and the Colonial Athletic Association in 2011. UMass began play in 1879 and have since appeared in three National Championship games, winning the title in... |
1945, 1947–1951 | |
| George R. Edwards George R. Edwards George R. Edwards was an American football and basketball coach in the United States. He coached two non-consecutive seasons at Kansas Wesleyan.-Coaching career:... |
Kansas Wesleyan Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes Kansas Wesleyan University athletic teams are known as the Coyotes.. They participate in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference.-Football:... |
1914, 1917 | |
| Harry Ely Harry Ely -External links:... |
Fordham | 1892, 1903 | |
| Rex Enright Rex Enright Rex Edward Enright was an American football and basketball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football and college basketball at the University of Notre Dame in the 1920s... |
South Carolina South Carolina Gamecocks football The South Carolina Gamecocks football team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college football. The Gamecocks have been a member of the Southeastern Conference since 1992. Steve Spurrier is the current head coach, and the team plays its home games at Williams-Brice... |
1938–1942, 1946–1955 | |
| Dennis Erickson Dennis Erickson Dennis Erickson is an American football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Arizona State University until November 28, 2011, a position he had held since the 2007 season. In 2008 the Arizona Board of Regents had approved a contract extension to keep Erickson at Arizona... |
Idaho University of Idaho The University of Idaho is the State of Idaho's flagship and oldest public university, located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state... |
1982–1985, 2006 | 21 years between coaching periods |
| Jack Faber Jack Faber John Edgar Faber, Jr. was an American microbiologist and college football and lacrosse coach at the University of Maryland. Faber served as the Maryland lacrosse coach from 1928 to 1963, during which time he compiled a 249–57 record and secured numerous national and conference championships... |
Maryland Maryland Terrapins football The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
1935, 1940–1941 | |
| Dave Fagg | Davidson | 1970–1973, 1990–1992 | |
| Don Fambrough Don Fambrough -External links:... |
Kansas Kansas Jayhawks football The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference.... |
1971–1974, 1979–1982 | |
| Wells Farley Wells Farley -References:... |
Maine | 1901, 1903 | |
| Don Faurot Don Faurot Donald Burrows Faurot was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, now Truman State University, from 1926 to 1934 and at the University of Missouri from 1935 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1956... |
Missouri Missouri Tigers football The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996... |
1935–1942, 1946–1956 | |
| Doug Fessenden | Montana Montana Grizzlies football The Montana Grizzlies football program represents the University of Montana in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision of college football. The Grizzlies have competed in the Big Sky Conference, where it is a founding member, since 1963... |
1935–1941, 1946–1948 | |
| Fred Folsom Fred Folsom Fred Gorham Folsom was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, lawyer, and law professor... |
Colorado Colorado Buffaloes football The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Before joining the Big 12,... |
1895–1899, 1901–1902, 1908–1915 | |
| Ted Forbes | California–Davis UC Davis Aggies football The UC Davis Aggies football team represents the University of California, Davis in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision intercollegiate competition... |
1949–1953, 1955 | |
| Dixon Foster | South Carolina South Carolina Gamecocks football The South Carolina Gamecocks football team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college football. The Gamecocks have been a member of the Southeastern Conference since 1992. Steve Spurrier is the current head coach, and the team plays its home games at Williams-Brice... |
1917, 1919 | |
| Red Floyd Red Floyd -External links:... |
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represents Middle Tennessee State University in NCAA Division I FBS football competition. The Blue Raiders, a member of the Sun Belt Conference, play their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.Rick Stockstill has... |
1917, 1935–1938 | |
| J. A. Gammons J. A. Gammons John Ashley "Daff" Gammons was an American baseball and football player, college football and baseball coach, amateur golfer, and insurance agent. He played professional baseball for one season, 1901, for the Boston Beaneaters... |
Brown | 1902, 1908–1909 | |
| Mike Gardner Mike Gardner (football coach) -Playing career:Gardner played college football for NAIA school Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas from 1986 to 1990, where he held a school record 53 yard field goal that was broken in 2007... |
Tabor | 2004–2005, 2010–present | |
| Frank Gargan Frank Gargan -External links:... |
Fordham | 1916, 1922–1926 | |
| Rufus Gilbert Rufus Gilbert Rufus W. Gilbert was an American football and baseball player and coach in the United States. He was one of college football's head coaches with non-consecutive tenure.-Coaching career:... |
Kalamazoo | 1905, 1907–1908 | |
| Ralph Graham Ralph Graham -Additional sources:* Fitzgerald, Tim. Wildcat Gridiron Guide: Past & Present Stories About K-State Football -External links:*... |
Wichita State Wichita State Shockers The Shockers are the athletic teams at Wichita State University, who compete in the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference. Wichita State is well known for its fan support and its baseball program, which has the highest winning percentange of any college baseball team over the past 31 years... |
1942, 1946–1947 | |
| Ernest Graves, Sr. Ernest Graves, Sr. -External links:... |
Army Army Black Knights football The Army Black Knights football program represents the United States Military Academy. Army was recognized as the national champions in 1944, 1945 and 1946.... |
1906, 1912 | |
| James Griffin Sr. | Hampton Hampton Pirates football The Hampton Pirates are the college football team representing the Hampton University. The Pirates play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.-National championships:*1922*1994*2004*2005*2006... |
1941–1942, 1947–1948 | |
| John G. Griffith John G. Griffith John George "Red" Griffith was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball... |
Idaho Idaho Vandals football The Idaho Vandals are a college football team that represents the University of Idaho. The Vandals currently compete in the Western Athletic Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I... |
1902–1906, 1910–1914 | |
| Tom Hamilton Tom Hamilton (coach) Thomas James "Tom" Hamilton was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and naval aviator who rose to the rank of rear admiral in the United States Navy... |
Navy Navy Midshipmen football The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007... |
1934–1936, 1946–1947 | |
| Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers football Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football... |
1951, 1954 | ||
| A. G. Harbaugh | Montana State | 1901, 1905 | |
| Jack Harding Jack Harding Jack Harding was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football and baseball. He served as the head football coach at St... |
Miami (Fla.) Miami Hurricanes football The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships... |
1937–1942, 1945–1947 | |
| Walter Hargesheirner | Massachusetts UMass Minutemen football The UMass Minutemen football team is a collegiate football team that has finished its last season in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision and the Colonial Athletic Association in 2011. UMass began play in 1879 and have since appeared in three National Championship games, winning the title in... |
1941–1942, 1946 | |
| Harvey Harman Harvey Harman Harvey J. Harman was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Haverford College , Sewanee: The University of the South , the University of Pennsylvania , and Rutgers University , compiling a career college football record of... |
Rutgers Rutgers Scarlet Knights football The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision play... |
1938–1941, 1946–1955 | |
| Lyle W. Hare | Black Hills State | 1906, 1911–1919 | |
| L. Harris | Alcorn State Alcorn State Braves football The Alcorn State Braves are the college football team representing the Alcorn State University. The Braves play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.-National championships:*1968*1969*1974*1984... |
1937, 1939–1940 | |
| Dick Harlow Dick Harlow Richard Cresson "Dick" Harlow was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Pennsylvania State University , Colgate University , Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College , and Harvard University , compiling a career... |
Harvard Harvard Crimson football The Harvard Crimson football program represents Harvard University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision . Harvard's football program is one of the oldest in the world, having begun competing in the sport in 1873... |
1935–1942, 1945–1947 | |
| Harry Hartsell Harry Hartsell -External links:... |
North Carolina State NC State Wolfpack football The NC State Wolfpack football team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Wolfpack currently compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference.... |
1917, 1921–1923 | |
| Fred Hess | Wyoming Wyoming Cowboys football The Wyoming Cowboys are a college football team that represents the University of Wyoming. They compete in the Mountain West Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I. The team has won 15 conference titles... |
1892, 1894, 1898 | Hess was co–head coach with Justus Soule in 1894. |
| Nick E. Hinch | Eastern Washington Eastern Washington Eagles football The Eastern Washington Eagles football team represents Eastern Washington University in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision... |
1908, 1912 | |
| Tony Hinkle | Butler | 1926, 1935–1941, 1946–1969 | |
| Bill Hollenback Bill Hollenback -References:* *, which tracks the Football history of the Union Club of Phoenixville-External links:... |
Penn State Penn State Nittany Lions football The Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the... |
1909, 1911–1914 | |
| George Hoskins George Hoskins (coach) -See also:* Penn State Nittany Lions football under George Hoskins* 1896 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season-External links:... |
Bucknell Bucknell Bison football The Bucknell Bison football team represents Bucknell University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level. Bucknell is a member of the Patriot League... |
1899–1906, 1909 | |
| Henry B. Hucles | Virginia Union | 1919–1920, 1926–1942 | |
| Harry W. Hughes Harry W. Hughes -External links:... |
Colorado State Colorado State Rams football The Colorado State Rams football program, established in 1893, represents Colorado State University and is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mountain West Conference under head coach Steve Fairchild... |
1911–1941, 1946 | |
| Claude J. Hunt Claude J. Hunt Claude J. "Jump" Hunt was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Hillsdale College , Carleton College , and the University of Washington... |
Washington Washington Huskies football College football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by... |
1917, 1919 | |
| John Hunthausen | Carroll College Carroll Fighting Saints football The Carroll Fighting Saint football program represents Carroll College of Helena, Montana in college football. The team competes in the Frontier Conference, which is affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics... |
1957, 1959–1961 | |
| Edward Jackson | Delaware State Delaware State Hornets football The Delaware State University Hornets football team plays at 7,193-seat Alumni Stadium located in Dover, Delaware. The facility opened in 1957 as a multi-purpose for football, and track and field. The Hornets compete in Division I FCS, and are full-members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference... |
1933–1936, 1939, 1941–1942, 1945, 1953–1956 | |
| A. R. Kennedy A. R. Kennedy -External links:... |
Washburn Washburn University Washburn University is a co-educational, public institution of higher learning in Topeka, Kansas, USA. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,400 undergraduate students and... |
1903, 1916–1917 | |
| William C. Kenyon | Maine | 1942, 1944–1945 | |
| Bill Kern Bill Kern William Franklin "Bill" Kern was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a tackle at the University of Pittsburgh in 1925 and 1927 and then with the Green Bay Packers of the NFL in 1929 and 1930... |
West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams of West Virginia University. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Big East Conference. On July 1, 2012 the Mountaineers will switch conferences, moving from the Big East to the Big 12, becoming... |
1940–1942, 1946–1947 | |
| Eddie Kimball Eddie Kimball Edwin R. "Eddie" Kimball was a head coach of the Brigham Young University college football program from 1937-1948. He was a former player at BYU, and earned team captain status in 1925... |
Brigham Young Brigham Young University Cougars football The Brigham Young Cougars football team is a college football program representing Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. The Cougars won the national championship in 1984 and have a Heisman Trophy winner in Ty Detmer. Since 1965, BYU has claimed 23 conference championships and played in 29 bowl... |
1937–1941, 1946–1948 | |
| Philip King | Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers football The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football... |
1896–1902, 1905 | |
| James Kitts James Kitts -External links:... |
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Hokies football The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS, in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They have more wins in team history than any other program in the ACC. Their home games are played at Lane Stadium which seats over... |
1941, 1946–1947 | |
| Harl Lahar | Colgate | 1952–1956, 1962–1967 | |
| Charles Lantz Charles Lantz Charles P. Lantz was the sixth head college football coachfor the Eastern Illinois University Panthers located in Charleston, Illinoisand he held that position for twenty-four seasons, from 1911 until 1944, taking breaks in 1918 and from 1935-1943... |
Eastern Illinois | 1911–1917, 1919–1934, 1944 | |
| Frank Leahy Frank Leahy Francis William Leahy was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive... |
Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an... |
1941–1943, 1946–1953 | |
| John Lee | Fordham | 1891, 1893 | |
| George Little | Miami (Ohio) Miami RedHawks football The Miami University RedHawks, known as the Miami Redskins before 1996, are a NCAA Division I FBS college football program that competes in the Mid-American Conference... |
1916, 1919–1921 | |
| Will Lotter | California-Davis UC Davis Aggies football The UC Davis Aggies football team represents the University of California, Davis in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision intercollegiate competition... |
1954, 1956–1957, 1959–1963 | |
| Johnny Majors Johnny Majors Johnny Majors is a former American football player and coach. A standout halfback at the University of Tennessee, he was an All-American in 1956 and a two-time winner of the Southeastern Conference Most Valuable Player award, in 1955 and 1956. He finished second to Paul Hornung in voting for... |
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers football Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football... |
1973–1976, 1993–1996 | |
| Oliver Mann | Rutgers Rutgers Scarlet Knights football The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision play... |
1903, 1905 | |
| Wally Marks | Indiana State Indiana State Sycamores football The Indiana State Sycamores football team is the NCAA Division I men's football program of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. They currently compete in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Playoffs in the 1984 NCAA Division I Football... |
1927–1930, 1933–1941, 1946–1948 | |
| Charles Mayser Charles Mayser Charles W. Mayser was an American football and baseball coach in the United States. He served three stints as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College and was the head football coach at Iowa State University from 1915 to 1919, compiling a career college football record of... |
Franklin & Marshall | 1919–1914 1924–1925 1944–1945 |
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| William McAvoy William McAvoy -External links:... |
Delaware | 1908–1916, 1922–1924 | |
| Sam P. McBirney Sam P. McBirney Sam P. McBirney was an Irish-American football coach and banker. He was the head football coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team in 1908 and from 1914 to 1916. His undefeated 1916 team outscored opponents 566 to 40 to become the highest scoring college football team during the 1916... |
Tulsa Tulsa Golden Hurricane football The University of Tulsa's Golden Hurricane football team represents Tulsa in Conference USA. Tulsa is currently coached by first-year head coach Bill Blankenship. The football team was coached by Todd Graham until he accepted the head coaching job at Pittsburgh.... |
1908, 1914–1916 | |
| Dan McCann | Duquesne | 1970–1983, 1988–1992 | |
| Jack McClairen Jack McClairen Jack "Cy" McClairen is a former American football tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. He is also the winningest men's basketball coach in Bethune-Cookman University history, having amassed a record of 397–427 in 31 total seasons.... |
Bethune-Cookman | 1961–1972, 1994–1997 | |
| Sam McCorkle Sam McCorkle -References:... |
Livingston/West Alabama | 1985–1990, 2004–2005 | |
| Dan McGugin Dan McGugin Daniel Earle McGugin was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee from 1904 to 1917 and again from 1919 to 1934, compiling a record of 197–55–19. He played college football at the University... |
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Commodores football The Vanderbilt Commodores football program is a college football team that represents Vanderbilt University. The team currently competes in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Southeastern Conference... |
1904–1917, 1919–1934 | |
| Tuss McLaughry Tuss McLaughry DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania , Amherst College , Brown University , and Dartmouth College , compiling a career college... |
Dartmouth Dartmouth Big Green football The Dartmouth Big Green football team represents Dartmouth College in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision college football competition as a member of the Ivy League... |
1941–1942, 1945–1954 | |
| Westminster College | 1915–1916, 1918, 1921 | Co–head coach with Park in 1915 | |
| Jack McKay | Butler | 1907–1908, 1910 | |
| Tripp Merritt Tripp Merritt Guy William 'Tripp' Merritt III is a college football coach, currently the head coach at Davidson College, a position he has held since 2005.-External links:*... |
Davidson | 2005–2007, 2009–present | |
| Dennis Michie Dennis Michie -External links:... |
Army Army Black Knights football The Army Black Knights football program represents the United States Military Academy. Army was recognized as the national champions in 1944, 1945 and 1946.... |
1890, 1892 | |
| John O. Miller | New Mexico State New Mexico State Aggies football The New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football competition as a member of the Western Athletic Conference .... |
1899, 1901–1907 | |
| Alfred Miles | Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represents Middle Tennessee State University in NCAA Division I FBS football competition. The Blue Raiders, a member of the Sun Belt Conference, play their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.Rick Stockstill has... |
1913–1916, 1919–1923 | |
| T. R. Mobley | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1916, 1919, 1921–1930 | |
| Jim Moore | Murray State | 1941, 1946–1947 | |
| Edward Morrison | Howard Howard Bison football The Howard Bison are the college football team representing the Howard University. The Bison play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.-Alumni in the NFL:... |
1920–1924, 1928 | |
| Ray Morrison Ray Morrison J. Ray Morrison was an American football and baseball player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball in the United States... |
Southern Methodist SMU Mustangs football The SMU Mustangs football program is a college football team that represents Southern Methodist University . The team competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member Conference USA... |
1915–1916, 1924–1934 | |
| Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Commodores football The Vanderbilt Commodores football program is a college football team that represents Vanderbilt University. The team currently competes in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Southeastern Conference... |
1918, 1935–1939 | ||
| David C. Morrow David C. Morrow David C. Morrow is an author, mainly of local history and specialized articles. He is a graduate of Del Mar College and the University of Texas at Austin and served two years in United States Army.... |
Washington & Jefferson Washington & Jefferson Presidents football The Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team represents Washington & Jefferson College in collegiate level football. The team competes in NCAA Division III and is affiliated with the Presidents' Athletic Conference... |
1908–11, 1919–20, 1924–25 | |
| Moon Mullins | Saint Ambrose | 1940, 1947–1950 | |
| Frank Murray Frank Murray Frank J. Murray was an American football and basketball coach. He is one of the few head football coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same college or university. Murray was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.-Marquette:Murray was the 13th head football at the... |
Marquette Marquette Golden Eagles The Marquette Golden Eagles are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Marquette University.... |
1922–1936, 1946–1949 | |
| Denny Myers Denny Myers -External links:... |
Boston College Boston College Eagles football The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division... |
1941–1942, 1946–1950 | |
| Howdy Myers Howdy Myers Howard "Howdy" Myers, Jr. was an American football, basketball and lacrosse coach and college athletics administrator in the United States. He served as head football coach for Johns Hopkins University from 1946 to 1949 and again in 1979 and at Hofstra University from 1950 to 1974, compiling a... |
Johns Hopkins | 1946–1949, 1979 | Myers had a 30–year break in tenure at Johns Hopkins |
| Robert Neyland Robert Neyland Robert Reese Neyland, MBE was an American football player and coach and and officer in the United States Army, reaching the rank of brigadier general. He served three stints as the head football coach as the University of Tennessee... |
Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers football The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference .... |
1926–1934, 1936–1940, 1946–1952 | |
| Ralph Nichols Ralph Nichols Ralph C. F. Nichols was an English male badminton player.Nichols won 9 All England Open Badminton Championships titles between 1932 and 1939, 5 of them in men's singles, 3 in men's doubles with his brother L... |
Washington Washington Huskies football College football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by... |
1895–1896, 1898 | |
| Harvey O'Brien Harvey O'Brien Harvey J. "Harry" O'Brien was the fifth head college football coach for The Citadel Bulldogs located in Charleston, South Carolina and he held that position for five seasons, from 1916 until 1921. His career coaching record at The Citadel was 14 wins, 15 losses, and 4 ties... |
The Citadel | 1916–1918, 1920–1921 | |
| Maynard O'Brien Maynard O'Brien Maynard O'Brien was the 13th head college football coachfor the Eastern Illinois University Panthers located in Charleston, Illinoisand he held that position for nine seasons, from 1946 until 1955.... |
Eastern Illinois | 1946–1950, 1952–1955 | |
| Howie O'Daniels | Cal Poly Cal Poly Mustangs football The Mustang football team is the college football team of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. The team plays its home games in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The current head coach is Tim Walsh, who began his tenure in 2009.... |
1933–1941, 1946–1947 | |
| Frank "Buck" O'Neill Frank "Buck" O'Neill Frank J. "Buck" O'Neill was an American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Colgate University , Syracuse University , and Columbia University , compiling a career college football coaching record of 81–41–8... |
Colgate | 1902, 1904–1905 | |
| Syracuse Syracuse Orange football The Syracuse Orange football program is a college football team that represents Syracuse University. The team is a member of the Big East Conference, which is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I conference that is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision... |
1906–1907, 1913–1915, 1917–1919 | ||
| Tex Oliver Tex Oliver -External links:... |
Oregon Oregon Ducks football The Oregon Ducks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Oregon located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. Known as the Ducks, the... |
1938–1941, 1945–1946 | |
| Wallace Parker Wallace Parker Wallace Parker was the head coach of the Central Michigan college football program from 1921 to 1923 and again from 1923 to 1928. He also served as Central Michigan's basketball coach, and later their athletic director. He played college football, basketball and baseball at... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Chippewas football The Central Michigan Chippewas football team is a college football program in Division I FBS, representing Central Michigan University. They are a top 25 program in terms of all-time winning percentage and top five amongst all teams from non-BCS automatic qualifying conferences... |
1921–1923, 1926–1928 | |
| Willie Parker | Alabama State Alabama State Hornets football The Alabama State Hornets are the college football team representing the Alabama State University. The Hornets play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.-Alumni in the NFL:... |
1973–1975, 1984, 1986 | |
| Mike Pecarovich Mike Pecarovich Michael J. "Mike" Pecarovich was an American college football coach, lawyer, and actor. He served as the head coach at Loyola Marymount University in 1928 and 1939, Gonzaga University from 1931 to 1938, and the University of San Diego from 1960 to 1961... |
Loyola Marymount | 1928, 1939 | |
| Bo Pelini Bo Pelini Mark "Bo" Pelini is the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He had previously been defensive coordinator for the LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers... |
Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers football The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college football. The program has established itself as a traditional powerhouse, and has the fourth-most all-time victories of any NCAA Division I-A team. Nebraska is one of only six football programs in NCAA Division I-A... |
2003, 2008–present | Pelini coached the final game (the Alamo Bowl 2003 Alamo Bowl The 2003 Alamo Bowl was an American football bowl game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Nebraska Cornhuskers played December 29, 2003 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.... ) of the 2003 season after Frank Solich Frank Solich Frank Solich is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Ohio University, a position he has held since the 2005 season... was fired. |
| Marty Peters Marty Peters -Coaching career:Peters was the fifth and later seventh head college football coach for the Benedictine Ravens located in Atchison, Kansas. He held that position for 7 seasons, from 1937 until 1941 and again for the 1946 and 1947 seasons. His coaching record at Benedictine was 29 wins, 24 losses... |
Benedictine | 1937–1941, 1946–1947 | |
| Alvin Pierson | Fresno State Fresno State Bulldogs football The Fresno State Bulldogs football team represents California State University, Fresno in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The green “V” on the Bulldogs' helmets, uniforms, field symbolize California Central Valley, specifically the San Joaquin Valley, the agricultural valley from which they... |
1945, 1949 | |
| Boozer Pitts Boozer Pitts -External links:... |
Auburn Auburn Tigers football Only Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the... |
1923–1924, 1927 | |
| Frank Potts Frank Potts Frank C. Potts was a pole vaulter and coach of American football, cross country, and track. He served as the head cross country and track coach at of the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1927 to 1968... |
Colorado Colorado Buffaloes football The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Before joining the Big 12,... |
1940, 1944–1945 | |
| Irving Pray Irving Pray -External links:... |
Louisiana State LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers or Bayou Bengals, represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in NCAA Division I FBS college football. Current head coach Les Miles has led the team since 2005. Since 1999 when Nick Saban took over as... |
1916, 1919, 1922 | |
| Percy S. Prince Percy S. Prince Percy S. Prince was a football, basketball, and baseball head coach at Louisiana Tech University and St... |
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football program represents Louisiana Tech University in Western Athletic Conference. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. Since the Bulldogs first season in 1901, Louisiana Tech has compiled an all-time record of 554 wins, 422... |
1909–1915, 1919 | |
| Eddie Reed Eddie Reed James Edwin "Eddie" Reed was an American lawyer and college football coach. He served as the head coach at Loyola University of New Orleans in 1926 and again from 1935 to 1936.-Early life:... |
Loyola (LA) | 1926, 1935–1936 | |
| Red Reese | Eastern Washington Eastern Washington Eagles football The Eastern Washington Eagles football team represents Eastern Washington University in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision... |
1930–1941, 1946 | |
| William Reid | Harvard Harvard Crimson football The Harvard Crimson football program represents Harvard University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision . Harvard's football program is one of the oldest in the world, having begun competing in the sport in 1873... |
1901, 1905–1906 | |
| John Richards John Richards (coach) -External links:... |
Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers football The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football... |
1911, 1917, 1919–1922 | |
| Walter Riggs Walter Riggs Walter Merritt Riggs was the president of Clemson University from 1910 to 1924 and the "father of Clemson football" coaching the first football team for what was then Clemson College. Riggs graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's of science in engineering in 1892 and was a member of... |
Clemson Clemson Tigers football The Clemson Tigers football team is an American football team from Clemson University in South Carolina. It competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
1896, 1899 | |
| Mike Riley Mike Riley Michael Joseph "Mike" Riley is an American football coach, currently the head coach of the Oregon State Beavers of the Pacific-12 Conference... |
Oregon State Oregon State Beavers football The Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in NCAA Division I-A college football. The team first fielded an organized football team in 1893 and is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. The head coach is Mike Riley, with Danny Langsdorf as the offensive... |
1997–1998, 2003–present | |
| Eddie "Robbie" Robinson | Brown | 1898–1901, 1904–1907, 1910–1925 | |
| John Robinson | Southern California | 1976–1982, 1993–1997 | |
| Merton Robinson | Howard Howard Bison football The Howard Bison are the college football team representing the Howard University. The Bison play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.-Alumni in the NFL:... |
1908, 1918–1919 | |
| Harry Rockafeller | Rutgers Rutgers Scarlet Knights football The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision play... |
1927–1930, 1942–1945 | |
| Ira Rodgers Ira Rodgers -External links:*... |
West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers football The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their... |
1925–1930, 1943–1945 | |
| George Rogers | The Citadel | 1913–1915, 1919 | |
| Frederick Bushnell "Jack" Ryder | Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state... |
1892–1895, 1898 | |
| Elton Rynearson Elton Rynearson Elton James Rynearson, Sr. was an American athlete, coach, and athletic director. He was affiliated with Eastern Michigan University for most of his life, beginning his association with the school as a student in 1910 and retiring as the school's athletic director in... |
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eagles football The Eastern Michigan Eagles are a college football program at Eastern Michigan University. They compete in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mid-American Conference... ("Michigan State Normal College" at the time) |
1917, 1919–1920, 1925–1948 | No season in 1944. |
| Henry Russell Sanders Henry Russell Sanders Henry Russell "Red" Sanders was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Vanderbilt University and the University of California at Los Angeles , compiling a career college football record of 102–41–3... |
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Commodores football The Vanderbilt Commodores football program is a college football team that represents Vanderbilt University. The team currently competes in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Southeastern Conference... |
1940–1942, 1946–1948 | |
| Don Salls | Jacksonville State | 1946–1952, 1954–1964 | |
| Herb Schmalenberger Herb Schmalenberger Herb Schmalenberger was a college football coach at UC Davis. He served as head coach of football for the Aggies in 1958 and again from 1964 to 1969, men's swimming from 1957 to 1962 and men's basketball for the 1957-1958 season... |
California–Davis UC Davis Aggies football The UC Davis Aggies football team represents the University of California, Davis in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision intercollegiate competition... |
1958, 1964–1969 | |
| Clark Shaughnessy Clark Shaughnessy Clark Daniel Shaughnessy was an American football coach and innovator. He is sometimes called the "father of the T formation", although that system had previously been used as early as the 1880s. Shaughnessy did, however, modernize the obsolescent T formation to make it once again relevant in the... |
Maryland Maryland Terrapins football The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
1942, 1946 | |
| Tulane Tulane Green Wave football The Tulane Green Wave football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents Tulane University in New Orleans. The team is a member of Conference USA and is led by interim head coach Mark Hutson, who took over on October 18, 2011, when fifth-year head coach Bob Toledo resigned... |
1915–1920, 1922–1926 | ||
| Clarence A. Short | Delaware | 1902, 1906 | |
| Fred Smith | Fordham | 1901, 1904, 1906–1907 | Smith was co–head coach with Maurice McCarthy Maurice McCarthy -References:... in 1901. |
| Warren W. Smith | Oregon Oregon Ducks football The Oregon Ducks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Oregon located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. Known as the Ducks, the... |
1901, 1903 | |
| Carl Snavely Carl Snavely Carl "The Grey Fox" Snavely was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Bucknell University , the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Cornell University , and Washington University in St... |
North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels football The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collegiate level football. In Carolina’s first 121 seasons of football competition, the Tar Heels have compiled a record of 646–488–54, a winning percentage of .566... |
1934–1935, 1945–1952 | |
| Norm Snead Norm Snead Norman Bailey Snead is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football for Wake Forest University and was drafted in the first round of... |
Apprentice | 1977–1984, 1988–1989 | |
| Bill Snyder Bill Snyder Bill Snyder is the head football coach at Kansas State University. He was rehired to the position on November 24, 2008, making Snyder one of the rare college football head coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same school. Snyder previously served as head coach at the school from 1989 to... |
Kansas State Kansas State Wildcats football The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate football program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference... |
1989–2005, 2009–present | |
| Frank Spaziani Frank Spaziani -External links:*... |
Boston College Boston College Eagles football The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division... |
2006, 2009–present | Spaziani coached the final game (the Meineke Car Care Bowl 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl The 2006 edition to the Meineke Car Care Bowl featured the Navy Midshipmen, and the Boston College Eagles. The game was played on Saturday, December 30, 2006 at 1:00 PM EST.... ) of the 2006 season after Tom O'Brien left. |
| J. W. Stephenson | Jacksonville State | 1920–1921, 1929–1930 | |
| Roy Stewart | Murray State | 1932–1940, 1942, 1944–1945 | |
| Tony Storti Tony Storti Anthony Wayne "Tony" Storti was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator in the United States.-Biography:... |
Montana State Montana State Bobcats football The Montana State Bobcats football program competes in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision for Montana State University. The program began in 1897 and has won three national championships... |
1952–1953, 1956–1957 | |
| Arthur Strum | Indiana State Indiana State Sycamores football The Indiana State Sycamores football team is the NCAA Division I men's football program of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. They currently compete in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Playoffs in the 1984 NCAA Division I Football... |
1923–1926, 1932, 1942 | |
| Fred Sullivan | Ohio Ohio Bobcats football The Ohio Bobcats football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team represents the university as a member of the Mid-American Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, playing at the Division 1 Bowl Subdivision level... |
1899, 1903 | |
| Jim Sweeney Jim Sweeney (coach) Jim Sweeney is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach at Montana State University , Washington State University , and California State University, Fresno . Sweeney's 143 wins as the head coach at Fresno State are the most in the history of the program... |
Fresno State Fresno State Bulldogs football The Fresno State Bulldogs football team represents California State University, Fresno in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The green “V” on the Bulldogs' helmets, uniforms, field symbolize California Central Valley, specifically the San Joaquin Valley, the agricultural valley from which they... |
1976–1977, 1980–1996 | |
| Charles Tambling Charles Tambling Charles Tambling was the head coach of the Central Michigan college football program from 1902 to 1095 and again in 1918.-Football:-References:... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Chippewas football The Central Michigan Chippewas football team is a college football program in Division I FBS, representing Central Michigan University. They are a top 25 program in terms of all-time winning percentage and top five amongst all teams from non-BCS automatic qualifying conferences... |
1902–1905, 1918 | |
| Jim Tatum Jim Tatum James M. "Big Jim" Tatum was an American football and baseball player and coach. Tatum served as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , the University of Oklahoma , and the University of Maryland, College Park , compiling a career college football record of... |
North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels football The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collegiate level football. In Carolina’s first 121 seasons of football competition, the Tar Heels have compiled a record of 646–488–54, a winning percentage of .566... |
1942, 1956–1958 | |
| Buddy Teevens Buddy Teevens Eugene Francis "Buddy" Teevens III is the head football coach at Dartmouth College. He has previously served in the same position at the University of Maine, Tulane University, and Stanford University.-Early life:... |
Dartmouth Dartmouth Big Green football The Dartmouth Big Green football team represents Dartmouth College in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision college football competition as a member of the Ivy League... |
1987–1991, 2005–present | |
| Jesse Thomas | Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football program is a college football team that represents Western Kentucky University. The team is currently a member of the Sun Belt Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association... |
1933, 1946–1947 | |
| Mike Toop | Davidson | 2001–2004, 2008 | |
| Merchant Marine United States Merchant Marine Academy The United States Merchant Marine Academy is one of the five United States Service academies... |
2005–2007, 2009–present | ||
| Thomas Trenchard Thomas Trenchard -External links:... |
North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels football The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collegiate level football. In Carolina’s first 121 seasons of football competition, the Tar Heels have compiled a record of 646–488–54, a winning percentage of .566... |
1895, 1913–1915 | |
| Washington & Lee | 1899, 1902 | ||
| Otto D. Unruh Otto D. Unruh Otto Dean Unruh was an American football player and coach in the United States. He is one of a group of college football coaches with non-consecutive tenure at the same school, with a 25 year break between coaching his team... |
Bethel Threshers Bethel College Threshers Bethel College athletic teams are known as the Threshers. They participate in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference.-Cross country and track & field:... |
1919–1942, 1967–1969 | 25 years and nine other head coaches held the post between times of service, including his son David Unruh David Unruh -Coaching career:Unruh was the head football coach for the Bethel Threshers located in North Newton, Kansas. He held that position for the 1952 season. His coaching record at Bethel was 2 wins and 7 losses. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #16 at Bethel in total wins and... |
| Johnny Vaught Johnny Vaught John Howard Vaught was an American college football coach at the University of Mississippi from 1947 to 1970 and again in 1973.... |
Mississippi Ole Miss Rebels football The football history of the University of Mississippi , includes the formation of the first football team in the state and is 26th on the list of college football's all-time winning programs... |
1947–1970, 1973 | |
| Wallace Wade | Duke Duke Blue Devils football The Duke Blue Devils football program is a college football team that represents Duke University . The team is currently a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference , which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The Blue Devils compete in the Coastal... |
1931–1941, 1946–1950 | |
| Bill Walsh | Stanford Stanford Cardinal football The Stanford Cardinal football program represents Stanford University in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference's North Division. Stanford, the top-ranked academic institution with an FBS program, has a highly successful football tradition. The... |
1977–1978, 1992–1994 | |
| W. Rice Warren W. Rice Warren W. Rice Warren is a former head coach of the University of Virginia college football program from 1913 and 1920-21.-Head coaching record:-External links:... |
Virginia Virginia Cavaliers football Virginia Cavaliers football is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
1913, 1920–1921 | |
| Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner Glenn Scobey Warner Glenn Scobey Warner , most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American football player and coach... |
Cornell Cornell Big Red football The Cornell Big Red football team represents Cornell University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision college football competition as a member of the Ivy League. It is one of the oldest and most storied football programs in the nation... |
1897–1898, 1904–1906 | |
| Carlisle Carlisle Indians football The Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in intercollegiate football competition. The program was active from 1893 until 1917, when it was discontinued. During the program's 25 years, the Indians compiled a 167–88–13 record and 0.647 winning percentage,... |
1899–1903, 1907–1914 | ||
| Bob Williams Bob Williams (coach) C. Robert "Bob" Williams was a college American football coach active in the 1900s and 1910s. Williams coached at South Carolina, Davidson, Clemson, and Virginia Tech.... |
Clemson Clemson Tigers football The Clemson Tigers football team is an American football team from Clemson University in South Carolina. It competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
1906, 1909, 1913–1915 | |
| C. H. Williams | Hampton Hampton Pirates football The Hampton Pirates are the college football team representing the Hampton University. The Pirates play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.-National championships:*1922*1994*2004*2005*2006... |
1914–1917, 1919–1920 | |
| Jimmy Wilson | Buffalo Buffalo Bulls football The Buffalo Bulls football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University at Buffalo located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Mid-American Conference. Buffalo's first... |
1932–1933, 1950–1951 | |
| Edgar Wingard Edgar Wingard Edgar Ramey Wingard was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at six different schools: Butler University , the University of Pittsburgh , Louisiana State University , the University of Maine , Susquehanna... |
Susquehanna | 1916–1917, 1919, 1924–1925 | |
| Frank N. Wolf Frank N. Wolf Frank N. Wolf was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Waynesburg University from 1921 to 1922 and again from 1928 to 1941, compiling a record of 65–63–1, and is one of the college football coaches with non-consecutive... |
Waynesburg | 1921–1922, 1928–1941 | |
| James J. Yeager James J. Yeager -External links:... |
Colorado Colorado Buffaloes football The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Before joining the Big 12,... |
1941–1943, 1946–1947 | |
| Louis Yeager Louis Yeager Louis Yeager was the seventh head college football coachfor the West Virginia University Mountaineers located in Morgantown, West Virginiaand he held that position for three seasons, from 1899 until 1902.... |
West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers football The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their... |
1899, 1901–1902 | |
| Donzell Young | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1973–1975, 1984–1986 | |
| Fielding H. Yost | Michigan Michigan Wolverines football The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history... |
1901–1923, 1925–1926 | |
| Don Young | Black Hills State | 1948–1950, 1953–1958, 1967 | |