1966 College Football Coaches

1965 CFB Coaches 1967 CFB Coaches

Champions:
Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI)
Michigan State (NFF)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Steve Spurrier (Florida)

FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Thomas Cahill (Army)

AP Preseason #1: Alabama

AP Final #1: Notre Dame

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119 Coaches

Record as major school

119 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Bear Bryant	Alabama	SEC	11	0	0	1.000
2	Vince Dooley	Georgia	SEC	10	1	0	.909
3	Lloyd Eaton	Wyoming	WAC	10	1	0	.909
4	Duffy Daugherty	Michigan State	Big Ten	9	0	1	.950
5	Ara Parseghian	Notre Dame	Ind	9	0	1	.950
6	Tommy Prothro	UCLA	AAWU	9	1	0	.900
7	Bo Schembechler	Miami (OH)	MAC	9	1	0	.900
8	Bob Devaney	Nebraska	Big 8	9	2	0	.818
9	Bobby Dodd	Georgia Tech	Ind	9	2	0	.818
10	Ray Graves	Florida	SEC	9	2	0	.818
11	Jack Mollenkopf	Purdue	Big Ten	9	2	0	.818
12	John Yovicsin	Harvard	Ivy	8	1	0	.889
13	Hal Lahar	Colgate	Ind	8	1	1	.850
14	Frank Broyles	Arkansas	SWC	8	2	0	.800
15	Thomas Cahill	Army	Ind	8	2	0	.800
16	Tommy Hudspeth	Brigham Young	WAC	8	2	0	.800
17	John McVay	Dayton	Ind	8	2	0	.800
18	Odus Mitchell	North Texas	MVC	8	2	0	.800
19	Bill Yeoman	Houston	Ind	8	2	0	.800
20	Jerry Claiborne	Virginia Tech	Ind	8	2	1	.773
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Charlie Tate	Miami (FL)	Ind	8	2	1	.773
22	Doug Dickey	Tennessee	SEC	8	3	0	.727
23	Hayden Fry	SMU	SWC	8	3	0	.727
24	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse	Ind	8	3	0	.727
25	John Vaught	Ole Miss	SEC	8	3	0	.727
26	Bob Blackman	Dartmouth	Ivy	7	2	0	.778
27	Richard Colman	Princeton	Ivy	7	2	0	.778
28	Billy Murphy	Memphis	Ind	7	2	0	.778
29	Dee Andros	Oregon State	AAWU	7	3	0	.700
30	Eddie Crowder	Colorado	Big 8	7	3	0	.700
31	Bill Doolittle	Western Michigan	MAC	7	3	0	.700
32	Joe Kerbel	West Texas A&M	Ind	7	3	0	.700
33	Milo Lude	Colorado State	Ind	7	3	0	.700
34	Warren Woodson	New Mexico State	Ind	7	3	0	.700
35	John McKay	USC	AAWU	7	4	0	.636
36	Darrell Royal	Texas	SWC	7	4	0	.636
37	Alex Bell	Villanova	Ind	6	3	0	.667
38	Bob Gibson	Bowling Green State	MAC	6	3	0	.667
39	Jack Musick	Cornell	Ivy	6	3	0	.667
40	Dan Devine	Missouri	Big 8	6	3	1	.650
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Melvin Massucco	Holy Cross	Ind	6	3	1	.650
42	Frank Camp	Louisville	MVC	6	4	0	.600
43	Glenn Dobbs Jr.	Tulsa	MVC	6	4	0	.600
44	Robert Dobbs	UTEP	Ind	6	4	0	.600
45	Bump Elliott	Michigan	Big Ten	6	4	0	.600
46	Frank Howard	Clemson	ACC	6	4	0	.600
47	Jim MacKenzie	Oklahoma	Big 8	6	4	0	.600
48	Jim Owens	Washington	AAWU	6	4	0	.600
49	Pie Vann	Southern Mississippi	Ind	6	4	0	.600
50	Bill Peterson	Florida State	Ind	6	5	0	.545
51	John Bateman	Rutgers	Ind	5	4	0	.556
52	Marv Levy	William & Mary	Southern	5	4	1	.550
53	Charles McClendon	LSU	SEC	5	4	1	.550
54	Jim Pittman	Tulane	Ind	5	4	1	.550
55	John Bridgers	Baylor	SWC	5	5	0	.500
56	Earle Edwards	North Carolina State	ACC	5	5	0	.500
57	Mike Giddings	Utah	WAC	5	5	0	.500
58	Tom Harp	Duke	ACC	5	5	0	.500
59	Bill Hess	Ohio	MAC	5	5	0	.500
60	Frank Kush	Arizona State	WAC	5	5	0	.500
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Joe Paterno	Penn State	Ind	5	5	0	.500
62	John Ralston	Stanford	AAWU	5	5	0	.500
63	Doc Urich	Buffalo	Ind	5	5	0	.500
64	Phil Cutchin	Oklahoma State	Big 8	4	5	1	.450
65	Gene Stallings	Texas A&M	SWC	4	5	1	.450
66	Clarence Stasavich	East Carolina	Southern	4	5	1	.450
67	Murray Warmath	Minnesota	Big Ten	4	5	1	.450
68	Sam Bailey	Tampa	Ind	4	5	0	.444
69	Carmen Cozza	Yale	Ivy	4	5	0	.444
70	Woody Hayes	Ohio State	Big Ten	4	5	0	.444
71	Homer Smith	Davidson	Southern	4	5	0	.444
72	Edward Biles	Xavier	Ind	4	6	0	.400
73	George Blackburn	Virginia	ACC	4	6	0	.400
74	Jim Camp	George Washington	Southern	4	6	0	.400
75	William Elias	Navy	Ind	4	6	0	.400
76	Pete Elliott	Illinois	Big Ten	4	6	0	.400
77	Ralph Jordan	Auburn	SEC	4	6	0	.400
78	J.T. King	Texas Tech	SWC	4	6	0	.400
79	Tony Knap	Utah State	Ind	4	6	0	.400
80	Ben Martin	Air Force	Ind	4	6	0	.400
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Jim Miller	Boston College	Ind	4	6	0	.400
82	Steve Musseau	Idaho	Ind	4	6	0	.400
83	Red Parker	The Citadel	Southern	4	6	0	.400
84	Lou Saban	Maryland	ACC	4	6	0	.400
85	Leo Strang	Kent State	MAC	4	6	0	.400
86	Doug Scovil	Pacific	Ind	4	7	0	.364
87	Jim Carlen	West Virginia	Southern	3	5	2	.400
88	Alex Agase	Northwestern	Big Ten	3	6	1	.350
89	Charley Bradshaw	Kentucky	SEC	3	6	1	.350
90	Milt Bruhn	Wisconsin	Big Ten	3	6	1	.350
91	Harry Anderson	San Jose State	Ind	3	7	0	.300
92	Len Casanova	Oregon	AAWU	3	7	0	.300
93	Bert Clark	Washington State	AAWU	3	7	0	.300
94	Jim LaRue	Arizona	WAC	3	7	0	.300
95	Charles Studley	Cincinnati	MVC	3	7	0	.300
96	William Tate	Wake Forest	ACC	3	7	0	.300
97	Ray Willsey	California	AAWU	3	7	0	.300
98	Clay Stapleton	Iowa State	Big 8	2	6	2	.300
99	Robert King	Furman	Southern	2	7	1	.250
100	Frank Lauterbur	Toledo	MAC	2	7	1	.250
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Jack Mitchell	Kansas	Big 8	2	7	1	.250
102	Aldo Donelli	Columbia	Ivy	2	7	0	.222
103	Robert Odell	Pennsylvania	Ivy	2	7	0	.222
104	Paul Davis	Mississippi State	SEC	2	8	0	.200
105	James Hickey	North Carolina	ACC	2	8	0	.200
106	Frank Jones	Richmond	Southern	2	8	0	.200
107	George Karras	Wichita State	MVC	2	8	0	.200
108	Abe Martin	TCU	SWC	2	8	0	.200
109	Ray Nagel	Iowa	Big Ten	2	8	0	.200
110	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	2	8	0	.200
111	Vito Ragazzo	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	2	8	0	.200
112	Charlie Snyder	Marshall	MAC	2	8	0	.200
113	Bill Weeks	New Mexico	WAC	2	8	0	.200
114	John Pont	Indiana	Big Ten	1	8	1	.150
115	John McLaughry	Brown	Ivy	1	8	0	.111
116	Paul Dietzel	South Carolina	ACC	1	9	0	.100
117	Jack Green	Vanderbilt	SEC	1	9	0	.100
118	Dave Hart	Pitt	Ind	1	9	0	.100
119	Doug Weaver	Kansas State	Big 8	0	9	1	.050