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1973 College Football Coaches

1972 CFB Coaches 1974 CFB Coaches

Champions:
Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, NFF)
Alabama (UPI)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: John Cappelletti (Penn State)

FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Johnny Majors (Pitt)

AP Preseason #1: USC

AP Final #1: Notre Dame

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129 Coaches

Record as major school

129 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Joe Paterno	Penn State	Ind	12	0	0	1.000
2	Bill Mallory	Miami (OH)	MAC	11	0	0	1.000
3	Ara Parseghian	Notre Dame	Ind	11	0	0	1.000
4	Bear Bryant	Alabama	SEC	11	1	0	.917
5	Jim Carlen	Texas Tech	SWC	11	1	0	.917
6	Frank Kush	Arizona State	WAC	11	1	0	.917
7	Bill Yeoman	Houston	Ind	11	1	0	.917
8	Woody Hayes	Ohio State	Big Ten	10	0	1	.955
9	Bo Schembechler	Michigan	Big Ten	10	0	1	.955
10	Barry Switzer	Oklahoma	Big 8	10	0	1	.955
11	Wayne Hardin	Temple	Ind	9	1	0	.900
12	Claude Gilbert	San Diego State	PCAA	9	1	1	.864
13	Don James	Kent State	MAC	9	2	0	.818
14	Sonny Randle	East Carolina	Southern	9	2	0	.818
15	Pepper Rodgers	UCLA	Pac-8	9	2	0	.818
16	John McKay	USC	Pac-8	9	2	1	.792
17	Tom Osborne	Nebraska	Big 8	9	2	1	.792
18	Bennie Ellender	Tulane	Ind	9	3	0	.750
19	Lou Holtz	North Carolina State	ACC	9	3	0	.750
20	Charles McClendon	LSU	SEC	9	3	0	.750
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Frank Jones	Richmond	Southern	8	2	0	.800
22	Dennis Fryzel	Tampa	Ind	8	3	0	.727
23	Fred Pancoast	Memphis	Ind	8	3	0	.727
24	Darrell Royal	Texas	SWC	8	3	0	.727
25	Jim Young	Arizona	WAC	8	3	0	.727
26	Bill Battle	Tennessee	SEC	8	4	0	.667
27	Jerry Claiborne	Maryland	ACC	8	4	0	.667
28	Al Onofrio	Missouri	Big 8	8	4	0	.667
29	Joseph Restic	Harvard	Ivy	7	2	0	.778
30	Chester Caddas	Pacific	PCAA	7	2	1	.750
31	Don Nehlen	Bowling Green State	MAC	7	3	0	.700
32	Art Baker	Furman	Southern	7	4	0	.636
33	Jack Christiansen	Stanford	Pac-8	7	4	0	.636
34	Paul Dietzel	South Carolina	Ind	7	4	0	.636
35	Phil Krueger	Utah State	Ind	7	4	0	.636
36	Cal Stoll	Minnesota	Big Ten	7	4	0	.636
37	Joseph Yukica	Boston College	Ind	7	4	0	.636
38	Vince Dooley	Georgia	SEC	7	4	1	.625
39	Don Fambrough	Kansas	Big 8	7	4	1	.625
40	Doug Dickey	Florida	SEC	7	5	0	.583
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Bill Meek	Utah	WAC	7	5	0	.583
42	Carmen Cozza	Yale	Ivy	6	3	0	.667
43	John Crouthamel	Dartmouth	Ivy	6	3	0	.667
44	Harry Gamble	Pennsylvania	Ivy	6	3	0	.667
45	Ben Martin	Air Force	Ind	6	4	0	.600
46	Dave Smith	SMU	SWC	6	4	1	.591
47	P.W. Underwood	Southern Mississippi	Ind	6	4	1	.591
48	Bobby Bowden	West Virginia	Ind	6	5	0	.545
49	Frank Burns	Rutgers	Ind	6	5	0	.545
50	Bill Doolittle	Western Michigan	MAC	6	5	0	.545
51	F. Dry	Tulsa	MVC	6	5	0	.545
52	Jerry Ippoliti	Northern Illinois	Ind	6	5	0	.545
53	James Root	William & Mary	Southern	6	5	0	.545
54	Johnny Majors	Pitt	Ind	6	5	1	.542
55	Ralph Jordan	Auburn	SEC	6	6	0	.500
56	John Vaught	Ole Miss	SEC	5	3	0	.625
57	Darryl Rogers	San Jose State	PCAA	5	4	2	.545
58	Jim Stanley	Oklahoma State	Big 8	5	4	2	.545
59	Frank Broyles	Arkansas	SWC	5	5	1	.500
60	Thomas Cecchini	Xavier	Ind	5	5	1	.500
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Hayden Fry	North Texas	MVC	5	5	1	.500
62	Bill Hess	Ohio	MAC	5	5	0	.500
63	Ron Marciniak	Dayton	Ind	5	5	1	.500
64	Neil Wheelwright	Colgate	Ind	5	5	0	.500
65	Alex Agase	Purdue	Big Ten	5	6	0	.455
66	Tom Alley	Louisville	MVC	5	6	0	.455
67	Sarkis Arslanian	Colorado State	WAC	5	6	0	.455
68	Emory Bellard	Texas A&M	SWC	5	6	0	.455
69	Bob Blackman	Illinois	Big Ten	5	6	0	.455
70	Jim Bradley	New Mexico State	MVC	5	6	0	.455
71	Al Conover	Rice	SWC	5	6	0	.455
72	Eddie Crowder	Colorado	Big 8	5	6	0	.455
73	Fran Curci	Kentucky	SEC	5	6	0	.455
74	Edward Doherty	Holy Cross	Ind	5	6	0	.455
75	LaVell Edwards	Brigham Young	WAC	5	6	0	.455
76	Pete Elliott	Miami (FL)	Ind	5	6	0	.455
77	Bill Fulcher	Georgia Tech	Ind	5	6	0	.455
78	Vince Gibson	Kansas State	Big 8	5	6	0	.455
79	Red Parker	Clemson	ACC	5	6	0	.455
80	Steve Sloan	Vanderbilt	SEC	5	6	0	.455
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Dennis Stolz	Michigan State	Big Ten	5	6	0	.455
82	Jim Sweeney	Washington State	Pac-8	5	6	0	.455
83	John Anderson	Brown	Ivy	4	3	1	.563
84	Bob Tyler	Mississippi State	SEC	4	5	2	.455
85	John Symank	UT Arlington	Ind	4	6	0	.400
86	Earle Bruce	Iowa State	Big 8	4	7	0	.364
87	Bill Dooley	North Carolina	ACC	4	7	0	.364
88	Rudy Feldman	New Mexico	WAC	4	7	0	.364
89	John Jardine	Wisconsin	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364
90	Don Lawrence	Virginia	ACC	4	7	0	.364
91	Jack Lengyel	Marshall	Ind	4	7	0	.364
92	Tony Mason	Cincinnati	Ind	4	7	0	.364
93	Joe Morrison	Chattanooga	Ind	4	7	0	.364
94	John Pont	Northwestern	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364
95	Don Robbins	Idaho	Ind	4	7	0	.364
96	Bob Seaman	Wichita State	MVC	4	7	0	.364
97	Fritz Shurmur	Wyoming	WAC	4	7	0	.364
98	George Welsh	Navy	Ind	4	7	0	.364
99	Mike White	California	Pac-8	4	7	0	.364
100	Jack Musick	Cornell	Ivy	3	5	1	.389
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Jim Brakefield	Appalachian State	Southern	3	7	1	.318
102	Dick Towers	Southern Illinois	Ind	3	7	1	.318
103	Lou Ferry	Villanova	Ind	3	8	0	.273
104	Jack Murphy	Toledo	MAC	3	8	0	.273
105	Bobby Ross	The Citadel	Southern	3	8	0	.273
106	Bob Thalman	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	3	8	0	.273
107	Billy Tohill	TCU	SWC	3	8	0	.273
108	Mike McGee	Duke	ACC	2	8	1	.227
109	David Fagg	Davidson	Southern	2	8	0	.200
110	Dee Andros	Oregon State	Pac-8	2	9	0	.182
111	J.R. Boone	Fresno State	PCAA	2	9	0	.182
112	Charles Coffey	Virginia Tech	Ind	2	9	0	.182
113	Lee Corso	Indiana	Big Ten	2	9	0	.182
114	Dick Enright	Oregon	Pac-8	2	9	0	.182
115	Gene Mayfield	West Texas A&M	MVC	2	9	0	.182
116	Jim Owens	Washington	Pac-8	2	9	0	.182
117	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse	Ind	2	9	0	.182
118	Grant Teaff	Baylor	SWC	2	9	0	.182
119	Jack Wallace	Drake	MVC	2	9	0	.182
120	Billy Kinard	Ole Miss	SEC	1	2	0	.333
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
121	Frank Navarro	Columbia	Ivy	1	7	1	.167
122	Chuck Mills	Wake Forest	ACC	1	9	1	.136
123	Jim Strangeland	Long Beach State	PCAA	1	9	1	.136
124	Robert Casciola	Princeton	Ivy	1	8	0	.111
125	Thomas Cahill	Army	Ind	0	10	0	.000
126	Russ Faulkinberry	Louisiana	Ind	0	10	0	.000
127	Tommy Hudspeth	UTEP	WAC	0	11	0	.000
128	Larry Jones	Florida State	Ind	0	11	0	.000
129	Frank Lauterbur	Iowa	Big Ten	0	11	0	.000