24 Coaches
- Record as major school
| Rk | Coach | School | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Johnson | Miami (FL) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | Dick MacPherson | Syracuse | 11 | 0 | 1 | .958 | |
| 3 | Bobby Bowden | Florida State | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | |
| 4 | Mike Gottfried | Pitt | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | |
| 5 | Lou Holtz | Notre Dame | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | |
| 6 | Joe Morrison | South Carolina | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | |
| 7 | Joe Paterno | Penn State | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | |
| 8 | Dick Anderson | Rutgers | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |
| 9 | Jim Carmody | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |
| 10 | Nelson Stokley | Louisiana | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |
| 11 | Mack Brown | Tulane | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | |
| 12 | Don Nehlen | West Virginia | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | |
| 13 | Charlie Bailey | Memphis | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | |
| 14 | Jerry Pettibone | Northern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | |
| 15 | Art Baker | East Carolina | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | |
| 16 | Jack Bicknell | Boston College | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | |
| 17 | Jim Young | Army | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | |
| 18 | Dave Currey | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | |
| 19 | Gerry Faust | Akron | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | |
| 20 | Howard Schnellenberger | Louisville | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | |
| Rk | Coach | School | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
| 21 | Bruce Arians | Temple | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | record adjusted to 4-7-0 by NCAA |
| 22 | George Henshaw | Tulsa | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | |
| 23 | Frank Beamer | Virginia Tech | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | |
| 24 | Elliot Uzelac | Navy | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 |
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