1959 College Football Coaches

1958 CFB Coaches 1960 CFB Coaches

Champions: Syracuse (AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Billy Cannon (LSU)

FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Ben Schwartzwalder (Syracuse)

AP Preseason #1: LSU

AP Final #1: Syracuse

111 Coaches

Record as major school

111 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse	Ind	11	0	0	1.000
2	Wallace Butts	Georgia	SEC	10	1	0	.909
3	Frank Kush	Arizona State	BIAA	10	1	0	.909
4	Jim Owens	Washington	AAWU	10	1	0	.909
5	John Vaught	Ole Miss	SEC	10	1	0	.909
6	Bob Devaney	Wyoming	Skyline	9	1	0	.900
7	Frank Broyles	Arkansas	SWC	9	2	0	.818
8	Paul Dietzel	LSU	SEC	9	2	0	.818
9	Rip Engle	Penn State	Ind	9	2	0	.818
10	Frank Howard	Clemson	ACC	9	2	0	.818
11	Odus Mitchell	North Texas	MVC	9	2	0	.818
12	Darrell Royal	Texas	SWC	9	2	0	.818
13	John McKenna	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	8	1	1	.850
14	Len Casanova	Oregon	Ind	8	2	0	.800
15	Don Clark	USC	AAWU	8	2	0	.800
16	Eddie Teague	The Citadel	Southern	8	2	0	.800
17	Abe Martin	TCU	SWC	8	3	0	.727
18	Warren Woodson	New Mexico State	BIAA	8	3	0	.727
19	Steve Sebo	Pennsylvania	Ivy	7	1	1	.833
20	Bear Bryant	Alabama	SEC	7	2	2	.727
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Milt Bruhn	Wisconsin	Big Ten	7	3	0	.700
22	Ralph Jordan	Auburn	SEC	7	3	0	.700
23	Marv Levy	New Mexico	Skyline	7	3	0	.700
24	Clay Stapleton	Iowa State	Big 7	7	3	0	.700
25	Bud Wilkinson	Oklahoma	Big 7	7	3	0	.700
26	Jordan Olivar	Yale	Ivy	6	3	0	.667
27	Ara Parseghian	Northwestern	Big Ten	6	3	0	.667
28	John Stiegman	Rutgers	Ind	6	3	0	.667
29	John Yovicsin	Harvard	Ivy	6	3	0	.667
30	Paul Amen	Wake Forest	ACC	6	4	0	.600
31	Edward Anderson	Holy Cross	Ind	6	4	0	.600
32	Warren Giese	South Carolina	ACC	6	4	0	.600
33	Andy Gustafson	Miami (FL)	Ind	6	4	0	.600
34	John Michelosen	Pitt	Ind	6	4	0	.600
35	Jim Miller	Detroit Mercy	Ind	6	4	0	.600
36	Frank Moseley	Virginia Tech	Southern	6	4	0	.600
37	Tuffy Mullison	Colorado State	Skyline	6	4	0	.600
38	Cliff Speegle	Oklahoma State	Ind	6	4	0	.600
39	Jim Sutherland	Washington State	Ind	6	4	0	.600
40	Dan Devine	Missouri	Big 7	6	5	0	.545
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Bobby Dodd	Georgia Tech	SEC	6	5	0	.545
42	Jack Mollenkopf	Purdue	Big Ten	5	2	2	.667
43	Bob Blackman	Dartmouth	Ivy	5	3	1	.611
44	Ray Eliot	Illinois	Big Ten	5	3	1	.611
45	Arthur Guepe	Vanderbilt	SEC	5	3	2	.600
46	Duffy Daugherty	Michigan State	Big Ten	5	4	0	.556
47	Forest Evashevski	Iowa	Big Ten	5	4	0	.556
48	Mike Holovak	Boston College	Ind	5	4	0	.556
49	George James	Cornell	Ivy	5	4	0	.556
50	Moose Myers	Pacific	Ind	5	4	0	.556
51	Bill Barnes	UCLA	AAWU	5	4	1	.550
52	George Blackburn	Cincinnati	MVC	5	4	1	.550
53	Wayne Hardin	Navy	Ind	5	4	1	.550
54	Ben Martin	Air Force	Ind	5	4	1	.550
55	Bill Meek	SMU	SWC	5	4	1	.550
56	Woody Woodard	Wichita State	MVC	5	4	1	.550
57	Bob Woodruff	Florida	SEC	5	4	1	.550
58	Bowden Wyatt	Tennessee	SEC	5	4	1	.550
59	Robert Dobbs	Tulsa	MVC	5	5	0	.500
60	Everett Grandelius	Colorado	Big 7	5	5	0	.500
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	James Hickey	North Carolina	ACC	5	5	0	.500
62	Joe Kuharich	Notre Dame	Ind	5	5	0	.500
63	Jack Mitchell	Kansas	Big 7	5	5	0	.500
64	Ray Nagel	Utah	Skyline	5	5	0	.500
65	Thomas Nugent	Maryland	ACC	5	5	0	.500
66	John Ralston	Utah State	Skyline	5	6	0	.455
67	Phil Dickens	Indiana	Big Ten	4	4	1	.500
68	Dale Hall	Army	Ind	4	4	1	.500
69	Edwin Merrick	Richmond	Southern	4	5	1	.450
70	Richard Colman	Princeton	Ivy	4	5	0	.444
71	Bump Elliott	Michigan	Big Ten	4	5	0	.444
72	Steve Sinko	Boston University	Ind	4	5	0	.444
73	John Bridgers	Baylor	SWC	4	6	0	.400
74	Blanton Collier	Kentucky	SEC	4	6	0	.400
75	Edward Doherty	Xavier	Ind	4	6	0	.400
76	Milt Drewer	William & Mary	Southern	4	6	0	.400
77	William Jennings	Nebraska	Big 7	4	6	0	.400
78	Jim LaRue	Arizona	BIAA	4	6	0	.400
79	Perry Moss	Florida State	Ind	4	6	0	.400
80	Bill Murray	Duke	ACC	4	6	0	.400
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Robert Titchenal	San Jose State	Ind	4	6	0	.400
82	DeWitt Weaver	Texas Tech	Ind	4	6	0	.400
83	Woody Hayes	Ohio State	Big Ten	3	5	1	.389
84	Andy Pilney	Tulane	SEC	3	6	1	.350
85	Sammy Baugh	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	3	7	0	.300
86	Liz Blackbourn	Marquette	Ind	3	7	0	.300
87	Ben Collins	UTEP	BIAA	3	7	0	.300
88	Jack Curtice	Stanford	AAWU	3	7	0	.300
89	William Kerr	Dayton	Ind	3	7	0	.300
90	Robert King	Furman	Southern	3	7	0	.300
91	Hal Lahar	Houston	MVC	3	7	0	.300
92	Art Lewis	West Virginia	Southern	3	7	0	.300
93	Jim Myers	Texas A&M	SWC	3	7	0	.300
94	Tommy Prothro	Oregon State	Ind	3	7	0	.300
95	Tally Stevens	Brigham Young	Skyline	3	7	0	.300
96	John McLaughry	Brown	Ivy	2	6	1	.278
97	Aldo Donelli	Columbia	Ivy	2	7	0	.222
98	Alva Kelley	Colgate	Ind	2	7	0	.222
99	Wade Walker	Mississippi State	SEC	2	7	0	.222
100	Murray Warmath	Minnesota	Big Ten	2	7	0	.222
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Pete Elliott	California	AAWU	2	8	0	.200
102	Bernard Mertes	Kansas State	Big 7	2	8	0	.200
103	John Roning	Denver	Skyline	2	8	0	.200
104	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	1	7	2	.200
105	Ray Jenkins	Montana	Skyline	1	8	0	.111
106	Bo Sherman	George Washington	Southern	1	8	0	.111
107	Earle Edwards	North Carolina State	ACC	1	9	0	.100
108	Clark Jarnagin	West Texas A&M	BIAA	1	9	0	.100
109	Francis Reagan	Villanova	Ind	1	9	0	.100
110	Skip Stahley	Idaho	Ind	1	9	0	.100
111	Richard Voris	Virginia	ACC	0	10	0	.000