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1954 College Football Coaches

1953 CFB Coaches 1955 CFB Coaches

Champions:
UCLA (FWAA, UPI)
Ohio State (AP)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Alan Ameche (Wisconsin)

AP Preseason #1: Notre Dame

AP Final #1: Ohio State

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110 Coaches

Record as major school

110 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Woody Hayes	Ohio State	Big Ten	10	0	0	1.000
2	Bud Wilkinson	Oklahoma	Big 7	10	0	0	1.000
3	Red Sanders	UCLA	PCC	9	0	0	1.000
4	Bob Blackman	Denver	Skyline	9	1	0	.900
5	Terry Brennan	Notre Dame	Ind	9	1	0	.900
6	Jack Mitchell	Wichita State	MVC	9	1	0	.900
7	John Vaught	Ole Miss	SEC	9	2	0	.818
8	Frank Moseley	Virginia Tech	Southern	8	0	1	.944
9	Andy Gustafson	Miami (FL)	Ind	8	1	0	.889
10	Mike Holovak	Boston College	Ind	8	1	0	.889
11	Art Lewis	West Virginia	Southern	8	1	0	.889
12	Eddie Erdelatz	Navy	Ind	8	2	0	.800
13	Sid Gillman	Cincinnati	Ind	8	2	0	.800
14	Bill Murray	Duke	ACC	8	2	1	.773
15	Mike Brumbelow	UTEP	BIAA	8	3	0	.727
16	Bobby Dodd	Georgia Tech	SEC	8	3	0	.727
17	Ralph Jordan	Auburn	SEC	8	3	0	.727
18	Bowden Wyatt	Arkansas	SWC	8	3	0	.727
19	Jess Hill	USC	PCC	8	4	0	.667
20	Thomas Nugent	Florida State	Ind	8	4	0	.667
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Red Blaik	Army	Ind	7	2	0	.778
22	Aldo Donelli	Boston University	Ind	7	2	0	.778
23	Rip Engle	Penn State	Ind	7	2	0	.778
24	Murray Warmath	Minnesota	Big Ten	7	2	0	.778
25	Ivy Williamson	Wisconsin	Big Ten	7	2	0	.778
26	Jim Tatum	Maryland	ACC	7	2	1	.750
27	Dallas Ward	Colorado	Big 7	7	2	1	.750
28	DeWitt Weaver	Texas Tech	BIAA	7	2	1	.750
29	Robert Bronzan	San Jose State	Ind	7	3	0	.700
30	Blanton Collier	Kentucky	SEC	7	3	0	.700
31	Bill Meek	Kansas State	Big 7	7	3	0	.700
32	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	7	3	0	.700
33	Warren Woodson	Arizona	BIAA	7	3	0	.700
34	George Sauer	Baylor	SWC	7	4	0	.636
35	Alva Kelley	Brown	Ind	6	2	1	.722
36	Bennie Oosterbaan	Michigan	Big Ten	6	3	0	.667
37	Wallace Butts	Georgia	SEC	6	3	1	.650
38	Chalmer Woodward	SMU	SWC	6	3	1	.650
39	Len Casanova	Oregon	PCC	6	4	0	.600
40	Phil Dickens	Wyoming	Skyline	6	4	0	.600
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Rex Enright	South Carolina	ACC	6	4	0	.600
42	Darrell Royal	Mississippi State	SEC	6	4	0	.600
43	William Glassford	Nebraska	Big 7	6	5	0	.545
44	Hal Lahar	Colgate	Ind	5	2	2	.667
45	Charles Caldwell Jr.	Princeton	Ind	5	3	1	.611
46	Stuart Holcomb	Purdue	Big Ten	5	3	1	.611
47	Jordan Olivar	Yale	Ind	5	3	1	.611
48	Forest Evashevski	Iowa	Big Ten	5	4	0	.556
49	George James	Cornell	Ind	5	4	0	.556
50	Edwin Merrick	Richmond	Southern	5	4	0	.556
51	Jennings Whitworth	Oklahoma State	MVC	5	4	1	.550
52	Frank Howard	Clemson	ACC	5	5	0	.500
53	Clyde Lee	Houston	MVC	5	5	0	.500
54	Clyde Smith	Arizona State	BIAA	5	5	0	.500
55	Robert Titchenal	New Mexico	Skyline	5	5	0	.500
56	Pappy Waldorf	California	PCC	5	5	0	.500
57	Bob Woodruff	Florida	SEC	5	5	0	.500
58	Gaynell Tinsley	LSU	SEC	5	6	0	.455
59	Thomas Hamilton	Pitt	Ind	4	2	0	.667
60	Lloyd Jordan	Harvard	Ind	4	3	1	.563
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Jackie Freeman	William & Mary	Southern	4	4	2	.500
62	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse	Ind	4	4	0	.500
63	Red Drew	Alabama	SEC	4	5	2	.455
64	George Barclay	North Carolina	ACC	4	5	1	.450
65	Don Faurot	Missouri	Big 7	4	5	1	.450
66	Edwin Price	Texas	SWC	4	5	1	.450
67	Moose Myers	Pacific	Ind	4	5	0	.444
68	Skip Stahley	Idaho	PCC	4	5	0	.444
69	Murray Evans	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	4	6	0	.400
70	Alton Kircher	Washington State	PCC	4	6	0	.400
71	Abe Martin	TCU	SWC	4	6	0	.400
72	John McKenna	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	4	6	0	.400
73	Odus Mitchell	North Texas	Ind	4	6	0	.400
74	Harvey Robinson	Tennessee	SEC	4	6	0	.400
75	John Roning	Utah State	Skyline	4	6	0	.400
76	Chuck Taylor	Stanford	PCC	4	6	0	.400
77	Jack Curtice	Utah	Skyline	4	7	0	.364
78	Frosty Ferzacca	Marquette	Ind	3	5	1	.389
79	Eddie Chinske	Montana	Skyline	3	6	0	.333
80	Bernie Crimmins	Indiana	Big Ten	3	6	0	.333
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Duffy Daugherty	Michigan State	Big Ten	3	6	0	.333
82	Vince Di Francesca	Iowa State	Big 7	3	6	0	.333
83	Harvey Harman	Rutgers	Ind	3	6	0	.333
84	Ned McDonald	Virginia	ACC	3	6	0	.333
85	DeOrmond McLaughry	Dartmouth	Ind	3	6	0	.333
86	Edward Anderson	Holy Cross	Ind	3	7	0	.300
87	Robert Davis	Colorado State	Skyline	3	7	0	.300
88	Tom Rogers	Wake Forest	ACC	2	7	1	.250
89	Wally Fromhart	Detroit Mercy	MVC	2	7	0	.222
90	Warren Gaer	Drake	Ind	2	7	0	.222
91	Arthur Guepe	Vanderbilt	SEC	2	7	0	.222
92	Robert Voigts	Northwestern	Big Ten	2	7	0	.222
93	John Cherberg	Washington	PCC	2	8	0	.200
94	Earle Edwards	North Carolina State	ACC	2	8	0	.200
95	Johnnie McMillan	The Citadel	Southern	2	8	0	.200
96	Andy Pilney	Tulane	SEC	1	6	3	.250
97	Edward Danowski	Fordham	Ind	1	7	1	.167
98	Bo Sherman	George Washington	Southern	1	7	1	.167
99	Charles Atkinson	Brigham Young	Skyline	1	8	0	.111
100	Ray Eliot	Illinois	Big Ten	1	8	0	.111
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Frank Kimbrough	West Texas A&M	BIAA	1	8	0	.111
102	Lou Little	Columbia	Ind	1	8	0	.111
103	Kip Taylor	Oregon State	PCC	1	8	0	.111
104	Bear Bryant	Texas A&M	SWC	1	9	0	.100
105	Francis Reagan	Villanova	Ind	1	9	0	.100
106	Red Dawson	Pitt	Ind	0	3	0	.000
107	Chuck Mather	Kansas	Big 7	0	10	0	.000
108	James Patton	New Mexico State	BIAA	0	9	0	.000
109	Steve Sebo	Pennsylvania	Ind	0	9	0	.000
110	Bernie Witucki	Tulsa	MVC	0	11	0	.000

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