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1955 College Football Coaches

1954 CFB Coaches 1956 CFB Coaches

Champions: Oklahoma (AP, FWAA, UPI)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Howard Cassady (Ohio State)

AP Preseason #1: UCLA

AP Final #1: Oklahoma

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109 Coaches

Record as major school

109 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Bud Wilkinson	Oklahoma	Big 7	11	0	0	1.000
2	Jim Tatum	Maryland	ACC	10	1	0	.909
3	John Vaught	Ole Miss	SEC	10	1	0	.909
4	Duffy Daugherty	Michigan State	Big Ten	9	1	0	.900
5	Bobby Dodd	Georgia Tech	SEC	9	1	1	.864
6	Abe Martin	TCU	SWC	9	2	0	.818
7	Red Sanders	UCLA	PCC	9	2	0	.818
8	Terry Brennan	Notre Dame	Ind	8	2	0	.800
9	Robert Davis	Colorado State	Skyline	8	2	0	.800
10	Art Lewis	West Virginia	Southern	8	2	0	.800
11	John Roning	Denver	Skyline	8	2	0	.800
12	Dan Devine	Arizona State	BIAA	8	2	1	.773
13	Ralph Jordan	Auburn	SEC	8	2	1	.773
14	Phil Dickens	Wyoming	Skyline	8	3	0	.727
15	Arthur Guepe	Vanderbilt	SEC	8	3	0	.727
16	Charles Caldwell Jr.	Princeton	Ind	7	2	0	.778
17	Woody Hayes	Ohio State	Big Ten	7	2	0	.778
18	Jordan Olivar	Yale	Ind	7	2	0	.778
19	Bennie Oosterbaan	Michigan	Big Ten	7	2	0	.778
20	Bear Bryant	Texas A&M	SWC	7	2	1	.750
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Bill Murray	Duke	ACC	7	2	1	.750
22	Pete Tillman	Wichita State	MVC	7	2	1	.750
23	Frank Howard	Clemson	ACC	7	3	0	.700
24	DeWitt Weaver	Texas Tech	BIAA	7	3	1	.682
25	John Michelosen	Pitt	Ind	7	4	0	.636
26	Eddie Erdelatz	Navy	Ind	6	2	1	.722
27	Mike Brumbelow	UTEP	BIAA	6	2	2	.700
28	Red Blaik	Army	Ind	6	3	0	.667
29	Jack Curtice	Utah	Skyline	6	3	0	.667
30	Andy Gustafson	Miami (FL)	Ind	6	3	0	.667
31	Hal Lahar	Colgate	Ind	6	3	0	.667
32	Tommy Prothro	Oregon State	PCC	6	3	0	.667
33	Blanton Collier	Kentucky	SEC	6	3	1	.650
34	Frank Moseley	Virginia Tech	Southern	6	3	1	.650
35	Chuck Taylor	Stanford	PCC	6	3	1	.650
36	Bowden Wyatt	Tennessee	SEC	6	3	1	.650
37	Edward Anderson	Holy Cross	Ind	6	4	0	.600
38	Len Casanova	Oregon	PCC	6	4	0	.600
39	Jess Hill	USC	PCC	6	4	0	.600
40	Bill Meek	Houston	MVC	6	4	0	.600
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Darrell Royal	Mississippi State	SEC	6	4	0	.600
42	Dallas Ward	Colorado	Big 7	6	4	0	.600
43	Mike Holovak	Boston College	Ind	5	2	1	.688
44	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse	Ind	5	3	0	.625
45	Robert Bronzan	San Jose State	Ind	5	3	1	.611
46	Ray Eliot	Illinois	Big Ten	5	3	1	.611
47	Wally Fromhart	Detroit Mercy	MVC	5	3	1	.611
48	Stuart Holcomb	Purdue	Big Ten	5	3	1	.611
49	Rip Engle	Penn State	Ind	5	4	0	.556
50	George James	Cornell	Ind	5	4	0	.556
51	Moose Myers	Pacific	Ind	5	4	0	.556
52	John Sauer	The Citadel	Southern	5	4	0	.556
53	Bo Sherman	George Washington	Southern	5	4	0	.556
54	John Cherberg	Washington	PCC	5	4	1	.550
55	Jack Mitchell	Arkansas	SWC	5	4	1	.550
56	Odus Mitchell	North Texas	Ind	5	4	1	.550
57	Andy Pilney	Tulane	SEC	5	4	1	.550
58	Tom Rogers	Wake Forest	ACC	5	4	1	.550
59	Warren Woodson	Arizona	BIAA	5	4	1	.550
60	Sammy Baugh	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	5	5	0	.500
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	William Glassford	Nebraska	Big 7	5	5	0	.500
62	Thomas Nugent	Florida State	Ind	5	5	0	.500
63	Edwin Price	Texas	SWC	5	5	0	.500
64	George Sauer	Baylor	SWC	5	5	0	.500
65	Edwin Merrick	Richmond	Southern	4	3	2	.556
66	Warren Gaer	Drake	Ind	4	4	0	.500
67	Frank Kimbrough	West Texas A&M	BIAA	4	4	1	.500
68	Earle Edwards	North Carolina State	ACC	4	5	1	.450
69	Ivy Williamson	Wisconsin	Big Ten	4	5	0	.444
70	Wallace Butts	Georgia	SEC	4	6	0	.400
71	Everett Faunce	Utah State	Skyline	4	6	0	.400
72	Bernard Mertes	Kansas State	Big 7	4	6	0	.400
73	Bob Woodruff	Florida	SEC	4	6	0	.400
74	Chalmer Woodward	SMU	SWC	4	6	0	.400
75	Lloyd Jordan	Harvard	Ind	3	4	1	.438
76	Paul Dietzel	LSU	SEC	3	5	2	.400
77	Forest Evashevski	Iowa	Big Ten	3	5	1	.389
78	Harvey Harman	Rutgers	Ind	3	5	0	.375
79	Chuck Mather	Kansas	Big 7	3	6	1	.350
80	Bob Blackman	Dartmouth	Ind	3	6	0	.333
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Bernie Crimmins	Indiana	Big Ten	3	6	0	.333
82	Rex Enright	South Carolina	ACC	3	6	0	.333
83	Murray Warmath	Minnesota	Big Ten	3	6	0	.333
84	George Barclay	North Carolina	ACC	3	7	0	.300
85	Tony Cavallo	New Mexico State	BIAA	3	7	0	.300
86	Jerry Williams	Montana	Skyline	3	7	0	.300
87	Frosty Ferzacca	Marquette	Ind	2	6	1	.278
88	Robert Dobbs	Tulsa	MVC	2	7	1	.250
89	Aldo Donelli	Boston University	Ind	2	6	0	.250
90	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	2	7	1	.250
91	Pappy Waldorf	California	PCC	2	7	1	.250
92	Alva Kelley	Brown	Ind	2	7	0	.222
93	Skip Stahley	Idaho	PCC	2	7	0	.222
94	Cliff Speegle	Oklahoma State	MVC	2	8	0	.200
95	Robert Titchenal	New Mexico	Skyline	2	8	0	.200
96	George Blackburn	Cincinnati	Ind	1	6	2	.222
97	Alton Kircher	Washington State	PCC	1	7	2	.200
98	Vince Di Francesca	Iowa State	Big 7	1	7	1	.167
99	Jackie Freeman	William & Mary	Southern	1	7	1	.167
100	Lou Little	Columbia	Ind	1	8	0	.111
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Charles Atkinson	Brigham Young	Skyline	1	9	0	.100
102	Don Faurot	Missouri	Big 7	1	9	0	.100
103	Homer Hobbs	Furman	Southern	1	9	0	.100
104	Ned McDonald	Virginia	ACC	1	9	0	.100
105	John McKenna	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	1	9	0	.100
106	Francis Reagan	Villanova	Ind	1	9	0	.100
107	Lou Saban	Northwestern	Big Ten	0	8	1	.056
108	Steve Sebo	Pennsylvania	Ind	0	9	0	.000
109	Jennings Whitworth	Alabama	SEC	0	10	0	.000

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