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1947 College Football Coaches

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Champions: Notre Dame (AP)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Johnny Lujack (Notre Dame)

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118 Coaches

Record as major school

118 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Fritz Crisler	Michigan	Western	10	0	0	1.000
2	Blair Cherry	Texas	SWC	10	1	0	.909
3	Bobby Dodd	Georgia Tech	SEC	10	1	0	.909
4	Frank Leahy	Notre Dame	Ind	9	0	0	1.000
5	Bob Higgins	Penn State	Ind	9	0	1	.950
6	Madison Bell	SMU	SWC	9	0	2	.909
7	Pappy Waldorf	California	PCC	9	1	0	.900
8	Rube McCray	William & Mary	Southern	9	2	0	.818
9	Joseph Sheeketski	Nevada	Ind	9	2	0	.818
10	John Vaught	Ole Miss	SEC	9	2	0	.818
11	Harvey Harman	Rutgers	Ind	8	1	0	.889
12	Ike Armstrong	Utah	MSAC	8	1	1	.850
13	George Sauer	Kansas	Big 6	8	1	2	.818
14	Carl Snavely	North Carolina	Southern	8	2	0	.800
15	Bear Bryant	Kentucky	SEC	8	3	0	.727
16	Red Drew	Alabama	SEC	8	3	0	.727
17	Warren Woodson	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	8	3	0	.727
18	George Munger	Pennsylvania	Ind	7	0	1	.938
19	Lou Little	Columbia	Ind	7	2	0	.778
20	Biggie Munn	Michigan State	Ind	7	2	0	.778
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Jeff Cravath	USC	PCC	7	2	1	.750
22	Bud Wilkinson	Oklahoma	Big 6	7	2	1	.750
23	Jim Tatum	Maryland	Southern	7	2	2	.727
24	Jim Aiken	Oregon	PCC	7	3	0	.700
25	Arthur Guepe	Virginia	Ind	7	3	0	.700
26	Allyn McKeen	Mississippi State	SEC	7	3	0	.700
27	Ed McKeever	San Francisco	Ind	7	3	0	.700
28	Doug Fessenden	Montana	PCC	7	4	0	.636
29	Ralph Graham	Wichita State	MVC	7	4	0	.636
30	Frank Kimbrough	West Texas A&M	BIAA	7	4	0	.636
31	Wallace Butts	Georgia	SEC	7	4	1	.625
32	Rex Enright	South Carolina	Southern	6	2	1	.722
33	Bernie Bierman	Minnesota	Western	6	3	0	.667
34	Howard Odell	Yale	Ind	6	3	0	.667
35	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	6	3	1	.650
36	Jordan Olivar	Villanova	Ind	6	3	1	.650
37	William Story Jr.	Davidson	Southern	6	3	1	.650
38	Chuck Baer	Detroit Mercy	Ind	6	4	0	.600
39	Don Faurot	Missouri	Big 6	6	4	0	.600
40	Bill Kern	West Virginia	Ind	6	4	0	.600
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Red Sanders	Vanderbilt	SEC	6	4	0	.600
42	D.C. Walker	Wake Forest	Southern	6	4	0	.600
43	John Barnhill	Arkansas	SWC	6	4	1	.591
44	Dell Morgan	Texas Tech	BIAA	6	5	0	.545
45	E. Lowell Romney	Utah State	MSAC	6	5	0	.545
46	Red Blaik	Army	Ind	5	2	2	.667
47	Charles Caldwell Jr.	Princeton	Ind	5	3	0	.625
48	Aldo Donelli	Boston University	Ind	5	3	0	.625
49	Jack Curtice	UTEP	BIAA	5	3	1	.611
50	Ray Eliot	Illinois	Western	5	3	1	.611
51	Beattie Feathers	North Carolina State	Southern	5	3	1	.611
52	Bo McMillin	Indiana	Western	5	3	1	.611
53	Bernie Moore	LSU	SEC	5	3	1	.611
54	Harry Stuhldreher	Wisconsin	Western	5	3	1	.611
55	Stuart Holcomb	Purdue	Western	5	4	0	.556
56	Bert LaBrucherie	UCLA	PCC	5	4	0	.556
57	Denny Myers	Boston College	Ind	5	4	0	.556
58	Miles Casteel	Arizona	BIAA	5	4	1	.550
59	Robert Davis	Colorado State	MSAC	5	4	1	.550
60	Cac Hubbard	Denver	MSAC	5	4	1	.550
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	John Brothers	Tulsa	MVC	5	5	0	.500
62	Art Lewis	Washington & Lee	Southern	5	5	0	.500
63	Bob Neyland	Tennessee	SEC	5	5	0	.500
64	Lon Stiner	Oregon State	PCC	5	5	0	.500
65	Bob Woodruff	Baylor	SWC	5	5	0	.500
66	Wallace Wade	Duke	Southern	4	3	2	.556
67	Len Casanova	Santa Clara	Ind	4	4	0	.500
68	John DaGrosa	Holy Cross	Ind	4	4	2	.500
69	Rip Engle	Brown	Ind	4	4	1	.500
70	Dixie Howell	Idaho	PCC	4	4	0	.500
71	DeOrmond McLaughry	Dartmouth	Ind	4	4	1	.500
72	Dutch Meyer	TCU	SWC	4	5	2	.455
73	Berl Huffman	New Mexico	BIAA	4	5	1	.450
74	Raymond Wolf	Florida	SEC	4	5	1	.450
75	Clyde Carpenter	Montana State	Ind	4	5	0	.444
76	Dick Harlow	Harvard	Ind	4	5	0	.444
77	Frank Howard	Clemson	Southern	4	5	0	.444
78	George James	Cornell	Ind	4	5	0	.444
79	Jimmy Kitts	Virginia Tech	Southern	4	5	0	.444
80	Frank Murray	Marquette	Ind	4	5	0	.444
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Bowden Wyatt	Wyoming	MSAC	4	5	0	.444
82	Jim Yeager	Colorado	MSAC	4	5	0	.444
83	Andrew Moore	Chattanooga	Ind	4	6	0	.400
84	Edward Doherty	Arizona State	BIAA	4	7	0	.364
85	Jack Hagerty	Georgetown	Ind	3	4	1	.438
86	Edward Anderson	Iowa	Western	3	5	1	.389
87	Slick Morton	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	3	5	1	.389
88	Quinn Decker	The Citadel	Southern	3	5	0	.375
89	Homer Norton	Texas A&M	SWC	3	6	1	.350
90	Reaves Baysinger	Syracuse	Ind	3	6	0	.333
91	Raymond Curfman	New Mexico State	BIAA	3	6	0	.333
92	Ray Morrison	Temple	Ind	3	6	0	.333
93	Abe Stuber	Iowa State	Big 6	3	6	0	.333
94	Robert Voigts	Northwestern	Western	3	6	0	.333
95	Ralph Welch	Washington	PCC	3	6	0	.333
96	John Fenlon	Richmond	Southern	3	7	0	.300
97	Edwin Kimball	Brigham Young	MSAC	3	7	0	.300
98	Jim Lookabaugh	Oklahoma State	MVC	3	7	0	.300
99	James Phelan	Saint Mary's (CA)	Ind	3	7	0	.300
100	Phil Sarboe	Washington State	PCC	3	7	0	.300
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Henry Frnka	Tulane	SEC	2	5	2	.333
102	Hook Mylin	New York University	Ind	2	5	1	.313
103	Wesley Fesler	Ohio State	Western	2	6	1	.278
104	Jack Harding	Miami (FL)	Ind	2	7	1	.250
105	Bernie Masterson	Nebraska	Big 6	2	7	0	.222
106	Robert Smith	Furman	Southern	2	7	0	.222
107	Carl Voyles	Auburn	SEC	2	7	0	.222
108	Kass Kovalcheck	Duquesne	Ind	2	8	0	.200
109	Bill Reinhart	Merchant Marine	Ind	2	9	0	.182
110	Paul Bixler	Colgate	Ind	1	5	2	.250
111	Edward Danowski	Fordham	Ind	1	6	1	.188
112	Thomas Hamilton	Navy	Ind	1	7	1	.167
113	Al Kawal	Drake	MVC	1	7	1	.167
114	Skip Stahley	George Washington	Southern	1	7	1	.167
115	Nick Ragus	Northern Arizona	BIAA	1	7	0	.125
116	Walter Milligan	Pitt	Ind	1	8	0	.111
117	Sam Francis	Kansas State	Big 6	0	10	0	.000
118	Marchy Schwartz	Stanford	PCC	0	9	0	.000

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