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1978 Independent Coaches

Record: 189-176-5, .518 W-L% (5th of 14) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: -0.20 (7th of 14), SOS: -0.60 (7th of 14)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Florida State, Notre Dame, Penn State and Pitt)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Notre Dame and Penn State)

32 Coaches

32 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Joe Paterno	Penn State	11	1	0	.917
2	Hayden Fry	North Texas	9	2	0	.818
3	Frank Burns	Rutgers	9	3	0	.750
4	Dan Devine	Notre Dame	9	3	0	.750
5	Pat Dye	East Carolina	9	3	0	.750
6	George Welsh	Navy	9	3	0	.750
7	Bobby Bowden	Florida State	8	3	0	.727
8	Jackie Sherrill	Pitt	8	4	0	.667
9	Wayne Hardin	Temple	7	3	1	.682
10	Bobby Collins	Southern Mississippi	7	4	0	.636
11	Vince Gibson	Louisville	7	4	0	.636
12	Tony Knap	UNLV	7	4	0	.636
13	Neil Wheelwright	Holy Cross	7	4	0	.636
14	Pepper Rodgers	Georgia Tech	7	5	0	.583
15	John David Crow	Louisiana-Monroe	6	4	1	.591
16	Lou Saban	Miami (FL)	6	5	0	.545
17	Dick Tomey	Hawaii	6	5	0	.545
18	Jim Carlen	South Carolina	5	5	1	.500
19	James Root	William & Mary	5	5	1	.500
20	Dick Bedesem Sr.	Villanova	5	6	0	.455
Rk	Coach	School	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Ralph Staub	Cincinnati	5	6	0	.455
22	Homer Smith	Army	4	6	1	.409
23	Bill Dooley	Virginia Tech	4	7	0	.364
24	Larry Smith	Tulane	4	7	0	.364
25	Richard Williamson	Memphis	4	7	0	.364
26	Frederick Dunlap	Colgate	3	8	0	.273
27	Frank Maloney	Syracuse	3	8	0	.273
28	Bill Parcells	Air Force	3	8	0	.273
29	Jim Tait	Richmond	3	8	0	.273
30	Frank Cignetti	West Virginia	2	9	0	.182
31	Charlie Cowdrey	Illinois State	2	9	0	.182
32	Ed Chlebek	Boston College	0	11	0	.000

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