Coaching records[]
| Head Coach | Years | Seasons | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Herbold | 1900–1901 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 |
| John G. Griffith (a) | 1902–1906 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | .587 |
| John R. Middleton | 1907–1908 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 |
| John S. Grogan | 1909 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
| John G. Griffith (b) | 1910–1914 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 1 | .534 |
| Charles M. Rademacher | 1915 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 |
| Wilfred C. Bleamaster | 1916–1917 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .384 |
| Ralph Hutchinson | 1919 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
| Thomas Kelley | 1920–1921 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 |
| Matty Mathews | 1922–1925 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | .531 |
| Charles Erb | 1926–1928 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | .521 |
| Leo Calland | 1929–1934 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 0 | .412 |
| Ted Bank | 1935–1940 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 3 | .361 |
| Francis Schmidt | 1941–1942 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .368 |
| Babe Brown | 1945–1946 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .118 |
| Dixie Howell | 1947–1950 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 1 | .397 |
| Babe Curfman | 1951–1953 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 1 | .278 |
| Skip Stahley | 1954–1961 | 8 | 22 | 51 | 1 | .304 |
| Dee Andros | 1962–1964 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 1 | .411 |
| Steve Musseau | 1965–1967 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 0 | .433 |
| Y C McNease | 1968–1969 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .350 |
| Don Robbins | 1970–1973 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 0 | .455 |
| Ed Troxel | 1974–1977 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 3 | .398 |
| Jerry Davitch | 1978–1981 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 0 | .341 |
| Dennis Erickson (a) | 1982–1985 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 0 | .681 |
| Keith Gilbertson | 1986–1988 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 0 | .757 |
| John L. Smith | 1989–1994 | 6 | 53 | 21 | 0 | .716 |
| Chris Tormey | 1995–1999 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 0 | .589 |
| Tom Cable | 2000–2003 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 0 | .239 |
| Nick Holt | 2004–2005 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .217 |
| Dennis Erickson (b) | 2006 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 |
| Robb Akey | 2007–present | 5 | 19 | 43 | 0 | .306 |
| Totals (1893–2011) | Total | 114 | 442 | 558 | 26 | .443 |