24 Coaches
- Record as major school
| Rk | Coach | School | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Paterno | Penn State | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | |
| 2 | Bobby Bowden | Florida State | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | |
| 3 | Foge Fazio | Pitt | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | |
| 4 | Don Nehlen | West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | |
| 5 | Jack Bicknell | Boston College | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | |
| 6 | Sam Robertson | Louisiana | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | |
| 7 | Jim Carmody | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | |
| 8 | Bill Dooley | Virginia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | |
| 9 | Ed Emory | East Carolina | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | |
| 10 | Howard Schnellenberger | Miami (FL) | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | |
| 11 | Gerry Faust | Notre Dame | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | |
| 12 | Bill Curry | Georgia Tech | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |
| 13 | Mike Gottfried | Cincinnati | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |
| 14 | Gary Tranquill | Navy | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |
| 15 | Frank Burns | Rutgers | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | |
| 16 | Bob Weber | Louisville | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | |
| 17 | Richard Bell | South Carolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | |
| 18 | Ed Cavanaugh | Army | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | |
| 19 | Vince Gibson | Tulane | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | |
| 20 | Wayne Hardin | Temple | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | |
| Rk | Coach | School | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
| 21 | Jimmye Laycock | William & Mary | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | |
| 22 | Dick MacPherson | Syracuse | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | |
| 23 | Corky Nelson | North Texas | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | |
| 24 | Rex Dockery | Memphis | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 |
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