26 Coaches
- Record as major school
| Rk | Coach | School | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lou Holtz | Notre Dame | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | |
| 2 | Dennis Erickson | Miami (FL) | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | |
| 3 | Bobby Bowden | Florida State | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | |
| 4 | Jerry Pettibone | Northern Illinois | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | |
| 5 | Don Nehlen | West Virginia | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | |
| 6 | Joe Paterno | Penn State | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | |
| 7 | Dick MacPherson | Syracuse | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | |
| 8 | Mike Gottfried | Pitt | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | |
| 9 | Nelson Stokley | Louisiana | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | |
| 10 | Frank Beamer | Virginia Tech | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | |
| 11 | Gerry Faust | Akron | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | |
| 12 | Sparky Woods | South Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | |
| 13 | Howard Schnellenberger | Louisville | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |
| 14 | Jim Young | Army | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |
| 15 | David Rader | Tulsa | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | |
| 16 | Joe Peace | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | |
| 17 | Bill Lewis | East Carolina | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | |
| 18 | Curley Hallman | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | |
| 19 | Greg Davis | Tulane | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | |
| 20 | Elliot Uzelac | Navy | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | |
| Rk | Coach | School | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
| 21 | Dick Anderson | Rutgers | 2 | 7 | 2 | .273 | |
| 22 | Jack Bicknell | Boston College | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | |
| 23 | Chuck Stobart | Memphis | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | |
| 24 | Paul Hackett | Pitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 25 | Tim Murphy | Cincinnati | 1 | 9 | 1 | .136 | |
| 26 | Jerry Berndt | Temple | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 |
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