List of college football coaches with 200 wins

This is a list of college football coaches with 200 career wins. "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.

Historical overview

As of the end of the 2011 season, a total of 70 head football coaches had reached the milestone of 200 career coaching wins.

In the 100 years after the first college football game in 1869, only eight coaches reached the 200-win milestone. The only two who reached the mark before 1950 were Glenn Scobey Warner, with 319 wins from 1895 to 1938 (mostly at Carlisle, Pitt and Stanford), and Amos Alonzo Stagg, with 314 wins from 1890 to 1946 (mostly at the University of Chicago).

By 1970, another six coaches had reached the milestone: Ace Mumford, with 233 wins from 1924 to 1961 (mostly at Southern University); Fred T. Long, with 227 wins from 1921 to 1965 (mostly at Wiley College); Jess Neely, with 207 wins from 1924 to 1966 (mostly at Clemson and Rice); Cleveland L. Abbott, with 203 wins at Tuskegee University between 1923 and 1954; Jake Gaither, with 204 wins at Florida A&M University from 1945 to 1969; and Eddie Anderson, with 201 wins from 1922 to 1964 (mostly at Holy Cross).

Though only eight coaches reached the milestone from 1869 to 1970, 62 coaches have reached the mark in the 41 seasons since then. The most recent coach to reach 200 wins is Danny Hale, the current head football coach at Bloomsburg University, who reached the mark on October 8, 2011.

Leaders by category

In overall career wins, the all-time leader is John Gagliardi with 484 wins, mostly at the Division III level. Gagliardi began his head coaching career at Carroll College in Helena, Montana in 1949, and in 1953 took his current job at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. Eddie Robinson, head coach at Grambling State University from 1941 to 1997 with a two-season hiatus during World War II, is second with 408. Bobby Bowden is in third place and Bear Bryant in fourth place.

Among NCAA Division I coaches, the all-time leaders are Bobby Bowden (377), Bear Bryant (323), Joe Paterno (298), and LaVell Edwards (257). For a few months, Joe Paterno held the top spot with 409, but all 111 wins from the 1998 through 2011 seasons were vacated, due to NCAA sanctions following the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.

Among active NCAA Division I coaches, the all-time win leader is Frank Beamer (251), Jerry Moore (234), Mack Brown (227).

The all-time win leaders in NCAA Division II are Eddie Robinson, Jake Gaither, and Chuck Broyles, and the all-time win leaders in NCAA Division III are John Gagliardi and Larry Kehres.

Among active coaches, the career win leaders are John Gagliardi (484), Larry Kehres (317), Ken Sparks (299), Bob Ford (255), Kevin Donley (254), and Hank Biesiot (253).

Among the coaches with 200 career wins, the individual with the highest winning percentage is Larry Kehres with a .926 winning percentage after 26 seasons (1986–present) as the head football coach at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio. Five others have reached the 200-win milestone with career winning percentages above .800: Jake Gaither (.844), Tom Osborne (.836), Mike Kelly (.819), Ron Schipper (.808) and Bo Schembechler (.804).

The coaches with the most wins at one college are John Gagliardi (460 at St. John's), Eddie Robinson (408 at Grambling), Larry Kehres (317 at Mount Union), Roy Kidd (314 at Eastern Kentucky), Bobby Bowden (304 at Florida State), and Tubby Raymond (300 at Delaware).

Key

*	Active in the 2011 season
†	Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
	200 wins with a Division I program (or historic equivalent)

Coaches with 200 career wins

Updated through the end of the 2011 season.

Rank	Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.	Teams
&00000000000000010000001*	Gagliardi, JohnJohn Gagliardi†	63	484	133	11	.779	Carroll (MT) (1949–1952), St. John's (MN) (1953–present)
&00000000000000020000002	Robinson, EddieEddie Robinson†	55	408	165	15	.707	Grambling (1941–1942, 1945–1997)
&00000000000000030000003	Bowden , BobbyBobby Bowden †	44	377	129	4	.743	Samford (1959–1962), West Virginia (1970–1975), Florida State (1976–2009)
&00000000000000040000004	Bryant, BearBear Bryant†	38	323	85	17	.780	Maryland (1945), Kentucky (1946–1953), Texas A&M (1954–1957), Alabama (1958–1982)
&00000000000000050000005	Warner, Glenn ScobeyGlenn Scobey Warner†	44	319	106	32	.733	Georgia (1895–1896), Cornell (1897–1898, 1904–1906), Carlisle (1899–1903, 1907–1914), Pittsburgh (1915–1923), Stanford (1924–1932), Temple (1933–1938)
&00000000000000060000006*	Kehres, LarryLarry Kehres	26	317	24	3	.926	Mount Union (1986–present)
&00000000000000070000007	Kidd, RoyRoy Kidd†	39	314	124	8	.713	Eastern Kentucky (1964–2002)
&00000000000000080000008	Stagg, Amos AlonzoAmos Alonzo Stagg†	57	314	199	35	.605	Springfield (1890–1891), Chicago (1892–1932), Pacific (CA) (1933–1946)
&00000000000000090000009	Westering, FrostyFrosty Westering†	40	305	96	7	.756	Parsons (1962–1963), Lea (1966–1971), Pacific Lutheran (1972–2003)
&000000000000001000000010	Raymond, TubbyTubby Raymond†	36	300	119	4	.714	Delaware (1966–2001)
&000000000000001100000011*	Sparks, KenKen Sparks	32	299	80	2	.787	Carson–Newman (1980–present)
&000000000000001200000012	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno†	46	298	136	3	.749	Penn State (1966–2011)
&000000000000001300000013	Schipper, RonRon Schipper†	36	287	67	3	.808	Central (IA) (1961–1996)
&000000000000001400000014	Harring, RogerRoger Harring†	31	261	75	7	.771	Wisconsin–La Crosse (1969–1999)
&000000000000001500000015	Girardi, FrankFrank Girardi	36	257	97	5	.723	Lycoming (1972–2007)
&000000000000001500000015	Edwards, LaVellLaVell Edwards†	29	257	101	3	.716	BYU (1972–2000)
&000000000000001700000017	Osborne, TomTom Osborne†	25	255	49	3	.836	Nebraska (1973–1997)
&000000000000001700000017	Malosky, James S.James S. Malosky	40	255	125	13	.665	Minnesota–Duluth (1958–1997)
&000000000000001700000017*	Ford, BobBob Ford	43	255	178	1	.589	St. Lawrence (1965–1968), Albany (1973–present)
&000000000000002000000020*	Donley, KevinKevin Donley	33	254	117	1	.684	Anderson (IN) (1978–1981), Georgetown (KY) (1982–1992), California (PA) (1993–1996), Saint Francis (IN) (1998–present)
&000000000000002100000021*	Biesiot, HankHank Biesiot	36	253	103	1	.710	Dickinson State (1976–present)
&000000000000002200000022*	Beamer, FrankFrank Beamer	31	251	121	4	.673	Murray State (1981–1986), Virginia Tech (1987–present)
&000000000000002300000023	Holtz, LouLou Holtz†	33	249	132	7	.651	William & Mary (1969–1971), North Carolina State (1972–1975), Arkansas (1977–1983), Minnesota (1984–1985), Notre Dame (1986–1996), South Carolina (1999–2004)
&000000000000002400000024	Kelly, MikeMike Kelly	27	246	54	1	.819	Dayton (1981–2007)
&000000000000002500000025	Tjeerdsma, MelMel Tjeerdsma	27	242	82	4	.744	Austin (1984–1993), Northwest Missouri State (1994–2010)
&000000000000002600000026	Hayes, WoodyWoody Hayes†	33	238	72	10	.759	Denison (1946–1948), Miami (OH) (1949–1950), Ohio State (1951–1978)
&000000000000002700000027	Joe, BillyBilly Joe†	31	237	108	4	.685	Cheyney (1972–1978), Central State (1981–1993), Florida A&M (1994–2004)
&000000000000002800000028	Merritt, JohnJohn Merritt†	32	235	70	12	.760	Jackson State (1952–1962), Tennessee State (1963–1983)
&000000000000002900000029	Schembechler, BoBo Schembechler†	27	234	65	8	.804	Miami (OH) (1963–1968), Michigan (1969–1989)
&000000000000002900000029*	Moore, JerryJerry Moore	30	234	131	2	.640	North Texas (1979–1980), Texas Tech (1981–1985), Appalachian State (1989–present)
&000000000000003100000031	Mumford, AceAce Mumford†	36	233	85	23	.717	Jarvis Christian (1924–1926), Bishop (1927–1929), Texas College (1931–1935), Southern (1936–1942, 1944–1961)
&000000000000003200000032*	Douds, DennisDennis Douds	38	232	162	3	.588	East Stroudsburg (1974–present)
&000000000000003200000032	Fry, HaydenHayden Fry†	37	232	178	10	.564	SMU (1962–1972), North Texas (1973–1978), Iowa (1979–1998)
&000000000000003400000034	Bailey, WillardWillard Bailey	34	231	149	7	.606	Virginia Union (1971–1983, (1995–2003), Norfolk State (1984–1992), Saint Paul's (VA) (2005–2010)
&000000000000003500000035	Tressel, JimJim Tressel	25	229	79	2	.742	Youngstown State (1986–2000), Ohio State (2001–2010)
&000000000000003500000035*	Wilcox, LarryLarry Wilcox	33	229	126	0	.645	Benedictine (KS) (1979–present)
&000000000000003700000037*	Taylor, JoeJoe Taylor	29	228	90	4	.714	Howard (1983), Virginia Union (1984–1991), Hampton (1992–2007), Florida A&M (2008–present)
&000000000000003800000038*	Brown, MackMack Brown	28	227	113	1	.667	Appalachian State (1983), Tulane (1985–1987), North Carolina (1988–1997), Texas (1998–present)
&000000000000003800000038	Long, Fred T.Fred T. Long	45	227	151	31	.593	Paul Quinn (1921–1922), Wiley (1923–1947, 1956–1965), Prairie View A&M (1948), Texas College (1949–1955)
&000000000000004000000040*	Ault, ChrisChris Ault†	27	226	103	1	.686	Nevada (1976–1992, 1994–1995, 2004–present)
&000000000000004100000041*	Luckhardt, JohnJohn Luckhardt	27	225	70	2	.761	Washington & Jefferson (1982–1998), California (PA), (2002–present)
&000000000000004200000042*	Bagnoli, AlAl Bagnoli	30	222	81	0	.733	Union (NY) (1982–1991), Penn (1992–present)
&000000000000004300000043	Kessinger, TedTed Kessinger†	28	219	57	1	.792	Bethany (KS) (1976–2003)
&000000000000004300000043	Carpenter, GeneGene Carpenter	32	219	89	6	.707	Adams State (1968), Millersville (1970–2000)
&000000000000004300000043	Harms, RonRon Harms	31	219	112	4	.660	Concordia (NE) (1964–1969), Adams State (1970–1973), Texas A&M–Kingsville (1979–1999)
&000000000000004600000046*	Talley, AndyAndy Talley	32	218	135	2	.617	St. Lawrence (1979–83, Villanova (1985–present)
&000000000000004600000046	Randleman, RonRon Randleman	36	218	167	6	.565	William Penn (1969–1975), Pittsburg State (1976–1981), Sam Houston State (1982–2004)
&000000000000004800000048	Christopherson, JimJim Christopherson	32	217	102	7	.676	Concordia (MN) (1969–2000)
&000000000000004800000048	Martinelli, FredFred Martinelli†	35	217	119	12	.641	Ashland (1959–1993)
&000000000000005000000050	Manlove, BillBill Manlove	33	215	111	1	.659	Widener (1969–1991), Delaware Valley (1992–1995), La Salle (1997–2001)
&000000000000005100000051*	Ash, RobRob Ash	32	214	119	5	.641	Juniata (1980–1988), Drake (1989–2006), Montana State (2007–present)
&000000000000005200000052*	Cater, MonteMonte Cater	31	213	107	2	.665	Lakeland (1981–1986), Shepherd (1987–present)
&000000000000005200000052*	Laycock, JimmyeJimmye Laycock	32	213	151	2	.585	William & Mary (1980–present)
&000000000000005400000054*	Giancola, RickRick Giancola	29	209	91	2	.695	Montclair State (1983–present)
&000000000000005400000054	Mazzaferro, PeterPeter Mazzaferro	41	209	157	11	.569	Waynesburg (1959–1962), Curry (1963), Bridgewater State (1968–1986, 1988–2004)
&000000000000005600000056*	Hamilton, EricEric Hamilton	35	208	138	6	.599	New Jersey (1977–present)
&000000000000005700000057	Neely, JessJess Neely†	40	207	176	19	.539	Southwestern (TN) (1924–1927), Clemson (1931–1939), Rice (1940–1966)
&000000000000005800000058	Butterfield, JimJim Butterfield†	27	206	71	1	.743	Ithaca (1967–1993)
&000000000000005900000059	Elliott, HaroldHarold Elliott	37	205	179	9	.533	Southwestern (KS) (1964–1968), Washburn (1969–1970), Emporia State (1971–1973), Texas–Arlington (1974–1983), Northwest Missouri State (1988–1993), Eastern New Mexico (1994–2004)
&000000000000006000000060	Gaither, JakeJake Gaither†	25	204	36	4	.844	Florida A&M (1945–1969)
&000000000000006000000060*	Hameline, WaltWalt Hameline	31	204	123	2	.623	Wagner (1981–present)
&000000000000006200000062*	Hale, DannyDanny Hale	23	203	67	1	.751	West Chester (1984–1988), Bloomsburg (1993–present)
&000000000000006200000062	Abbott, Cleveland L.Cleveland L. Abbott	32	203	96	28	.664	Tuskegee (1923–1954)
&000000000000006400000064	Woodson, Warren B.Warren B. Woodson†	31	202	94	14	.674	Arkansas State Teachers (1935–1940), Hardin–Simmons (1941–1942, 1946–1951), Arizona (1952–1956), New Mexico State (1958–1967), Trinity (TX) (1972–1973)
&000000000000006400000064	Nehlen, DonDon Nehlen†	30	202	128	8	.609	Bowling Green (1968–1976), West Virginia (1980–2000)
&000000000000006600000066	Dooley, VinceVince Dooley†	25	201	77	10	.715	Georgia (1964–1988)
&000000000000006600000066	Anderson, EddieEddie Anderson†	39	201	128	15	.606	Loras (1922–1924), DePaul (1925–1931), Holy Cross (MA) (1933–1938, 1950–1964) Iowa (1939–1942, 1946–1949)
&000000000000006600000066	Piper, Keith W.Keith W. Piper	39	201	141	18	.583	Denison (1954–1992)
&000000000000006600000066	Sweeney, JimJim Sweeney	32	201	153	5	.567	Montana State (1963–1967), Washington State (1968–1975), Fresno State (1976–1977, 1980–1996)
&000000000000007000000070	Mudra, DarrellDarrell Mudra†	26	200	81	4	.709	Adams State (1959–1962), North Dakota State (1963–1965), Arizona (1967–1968), Western Illinois (1969–1973), Florida State (1974–1975), Eastern Illinois (1978–1982), Northern Iowa (1983–1987)

Active coaches nearing 200 career wins

This list identifies active coaches with at least 185 career wins, i.e. those who can reach the 200-win milestone within a season or two; updated through the end of the 2011 season.

Rank	Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.	Teams
*	Spurrier, SteveSteve Spurrier	22	197	75	2	.723	Duke (1987–1989), Florida (1990–2001), South Carolina (2005–present)
*	Dennison, JimJim Dennison	30	196	131	2	.599	Akron (1973–1985), Walsh (1995–present)
*	Franchione, DennisDennis Franchione	26	193	107	2	.642	Southwestern (KS) (1981–1982), Pittsburg State (1985–1989), Texas State (1990–1991), New Mexico (1992–1997), TCU (1998–2000), Alabama (2001–2002), Texas A&M (2003–2007), Texas State (2011–present)
*	Glenn, JoeJoe Glenn	24	188	100	1	.652	Doane (1976–1979), Northern Colorado (1989–1999), Montana (2000–2002), Wyoming (2003–2008), South Dakota (2012–present)

See also

• List of college football coaches with 100 losses
• 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
• List of National Football League head coaches

References

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