27 Coaches
- Record as major school
| Rk | Coach | School | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Schnellenberger | Louisville | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | Bobby Bowden | Florida State | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | |
| 3 | Dennis Erickson | Miami (FL) | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | |
| 4 | Lou Holtz | Notre Dame | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | |
| 5 | Joe Paterno | Penn State | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | |
| 6 | Curley Hallman | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | |
| 7 | Joe Peace | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | |
| 8 | Jerry Berndt | Temple | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | |
| 9 | Dick MacPherson | Syracuse | 7 | 4 | 2 | .615 | |
| 10 | Frank Beamer | Virginia Tech | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |
| 11 | Jerry Pettibone | Northern Illinois | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |
| 12 | Sparky Woods | South Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |
| 13 | Jim Young | Army | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |
| 14 | George Chaump | Navy | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | |
| 15 | Bill Lewis | East Carolina | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | |
| 16 | Nelson Stokley | Louisiana | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | |
| 17 | Chuck Stobart | Memphis | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | |
| 18 | Jack Bicknell | Boston College | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | |
| 19 | Greg Davis | Tulane | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | |
| 20 | Don Nehlen | West Virginia | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | |
| Rk | Coach | School | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
| 21 | Gerry Faust | Akron | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | |
| 22 | Paul Hackett | Pitt | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | |
| 23 | Al Kincaid | Arkansas State | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | |
| 24 | Doug Graber | Rutgers | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | |
| 25 | David Rader | Tulsa | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | |
| 26 | Tim Murphy | Cincinnati | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | |
| 27 | Jeff Bower | Southern Mississippi | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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