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1974 College Football Coaches

1973 CFB Coaches 1975 CFB Coaches

Champions:
USC (FWAA, NFF, UPI)
Oklahoma (AP)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Archie Griffin (Ohio State)

FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Grant Teaff (Baylor)

AP Preseason #1: Oklahoma

AP Final #1: Oklahoma

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130 Coaches

Record as major school

130 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Barry Switzer	Oklahoma	Big 8	11	0	0	1.000
2	Bear Bryant	Alabama	SEC	11	1	0	.917
3	Dick Crum	Miami (OH)	MAC	10	0	1	.955
4	Bo Schembechler	Michigan	Big Ten	10	1	0	.909
5	John McKay	USC	Pac-8	10	1	1	.875
6	Woody Hayes	Ohio State	Big Ten	10	2	0	.833
7	Ralph Jordan	Auburn	SEC	10	2	0	.833
8	Ara Parseghian	Notre Dame	Ind	10	2	0	.833
9	Joe Paterno	Penn State	Ind	10	2	0	.833
10	Jim Young	Arizona	WAC	9	2	0	.818
11	Lou Holtz	North Carolina State	ACC	9	2	1	.792
12	Tom Osborne	Nebraska	Big 8	9	3	0	.750
13	Bob Tyler	Mississippi State	SEC	9	3	0	.750
14	Carmen Cozza	Yale	Ivy	8	1	0	.889
15	Vernon Glass	Lamar	Ind	8	2	0	.800
16	Wayne Hardin	Temple	Ind	8	2	0	.800
17	Claude Gilbert	San Diego State	PCAA	8	2	1	.773
18	Emory Bellard	Texas A&M	SWC	8	3	0	.727
19	F. Dry	Tulsa	MVC	8	3	0	.727
20	Phil Krueger	Utah State	Ind	8	3	0	.727
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Joseph Yukica	Boston College	Ind	8	3	0	.727
22	Darryl Rogers	San Jose State	PCAA	8	3	1	.708
23	Bill Yeoman	Houston	Ind	8	3	1	.708
24	Jerry Claiborne	Maryland	ACC	8	4	0	.667
25	Doug Dickey	Florida	SEC	8	4	0	.667
26	Darrell Royal	Texas	SWC	8	4	0	.667
27	Grant Teaff	Baylor	SWC	8	4	0	.667
28	Joseph Restic	Harvard	Ivy	7	2	0	.778
29	Bill Davidson	Arkansas State	Ind	7	3	0	.700
30	Frank Burns	Rutgers	Ind	7	3	1	.682
31	Dennis Stolz	Michigan State	Big Ten	7	3	1	.682
32	Mike White	California	Pac-8	7	3	1	.682
33	Bill Battle	Tennessee	SEC	7	3	2	.667
34	Steve Sloan	Vanderbilt	SEC	7	3	2	.667
35	Pat Dye	East Carolina	Southern	7	4	0	.636
36	Don James	Kent State	MAC	7	4	0	.636
37	John Jardine	Wisconsin	Big Ten	7	4	0	.636
38	Johnny Majors	Pitt	Ind	7	4	0	.636
39	Tony Mason	Cincinnati	Ind	7	4	0	.636
40	Al Onofrio	Missouri	Big 8	7	4	0	.636
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Fred Pancoast	Memphis	Ind	7	4	0	.636
42	Red Parker	Clemson	ACC	7	4	0	.636
43	Bob Thalman	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	7	4	0	.636
44	LaVell Edwards	Brigham Young	WAC	7	4	1	.625
45	Bill Dooley	North Carolina	ACC	7	5	0	.583
46	Frank Kush	Arizona State	WAC	7	5	0	.583
47	Jim Stanley	Oklahoma State	Big 8	7	5	0	.583
48	Harry Gamble	Pennsylvania	Ivy	6	2	1	.722
49	Dick Vermeil	UCLA	Pac-8	6	3	2	.636
50	Bob Blackman	Illinois	Big Ten	6	4	1	.591
51	Frank Broyles	Arkansas	SWC	6	4	1	.591
52	Don Nehlen	Bowling Green State	MAC	6	4	1	.591
53	Dave Smith	SMU	SWC	6	4	1	.591
54	Jim Carlen	Texas Tech	SWC	6	4	2	.583
55	Jim Brakefield	Appalachian State	Southern	6	5	0	.545
56	Chester Caddas	Pacific	PCAA	6	5	0	.545
57	Fran Curci	Kentucky	SEC	6	5	0	.545
58	Pete Elliott	Miami (FL)	Ind	6	5	0	.545
59	Dennis Fryzel	Tampa	Ind	6	5	0	.545
60	Bill Hess	Ohio	MAC	6	5	0	.545
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Wayne Howard	Long Beach State	PCAA	6	5	0	.545
62	Gene Mayfield	West Texas A&M	MVC	6	5	0	.545
63	Mike McGee	Duke	ACC	6	5	0	.545
64	Jack Murphy	Toledo	MAC	6	5	0	.545
65	Larry Price	Hawaii	Ind	6	5	0	.545
66	Pepper Rodgers	Georgia Tech	Ind	6	5	0	.545
67	P.W. Underwood	Southern Mississippi	Ind	6	5	0	.545
68	Vince Dooley	Georgia	SEC	6	6	0	.500
69	John Anderson	Brown	Ivy	5	4	0	.556
70	Jack Christiansen	Stanford	Pac-8	5	4	2	.545
71	Edward Doherty	Holy Cross	Ind	5	5	1	.500
72	Charles McClendon	LSU	SEC	5	5	1	.500
73	Jim Tait	Richmond	Southern	5	5	0	.500
74	Art Baker	Furman	Southern	5	6	0	.455
75	Jim Bradley	New Mexico State	MVC	5	6	0	.455
76	Bennie Ellender	Tulane	Ind	5	6	0	.455
77	Bill Mallory	Colorado	Big 8	5	6	0	.455
78	Jim Owens	Washington	Pac-8	5	6	0	.455
79	J.R. Boone	Fresno State	PCAA	5	7	0	.417
80	Robert Casciola	Princeton	Ivy	4	4	1	.500
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Alex Agase	Purdue	Big Ten	4	6	1	.409
82	Sarkis Arslanian	Colorado State	WAC	4	6	1	.409
83	Bill Mondt	New Mexico	WAC	4	6	1	.409
84	Neil Wheelwright	Colgate	Ind	4	6	0	.400
85	Tom Alley	Louisville	MVC	4	7	0	.364
86	Gil Bartosh	UTEP	WAC	4	7	0	.364
87	Bobby Bowden	West Virginia	Ind	4	7	0	.364
88	Earle Bruce	Iowa State	Big 8	4	7	0	.364
89	Paul Dietzel	South Carolina	Ind	4	7	0	.364
90	Don Fambrough	Kansas	Big 8	4	7	0	.364
91	Vince Gibson	Kansas State	Big 8	4	7	0	.364
92	Jerry Ippoliti	Northern Illinois	Ind	4	7	0	.364
93	Joe Morrison	Chattanooga	Ind	4	7	0	.364
94	Sonny Randle	Virginia	ACC	4	7	0	.364
95	James Root	William & Mary	Southern	4	7	0	.364
96	Bobby Ross	The Citadel	Southern	4	7	0	.364
97	Jimmy Sharpe	Virginia Tech	Ind	4	7	0	.364
98	Cal Stoll	Minnesota	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364
99	George Welsh	Navy	Ind	4	7	0	.364
100	Jack Musick	Cornell	Ivy	3	5	1	.389
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Jim Weaver	Villanova	Ind	3	5	0	.375
102	John Crouthamel	Dartmouth	Ivy	3	6	0	.333
103	Jack Wallace	Drake	MVC	3	7	1	.318
104	Dee Andros	Oregon State	Pac-8	3	8	0	.273
105	Bob Commings	Iowa	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273
106	Ken Cooper	Ole Miss	SEC	3	8	0	.273
107	Bill Doolittle	Western Michigan	MAC	3	8	0	.273
108	Ron Marciniak	Dayton	Ind	3	8	0	.273
109	John Pont	Northwestern	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273
110	Homer Smith	Army	Ind	3	8	0	.273
111	Hayden Fry	North Texas	MVC	2	7	2	.273
112	Al Conover	Rice	SWC	2	8	1	.227
113	Eddy Troxel	Idaho	Ind	2	8	1	.227
114	Frank Maloney	Syracuse	Ind	2	9	0	.182
115	Ben Martin	Air Force	Ind	2	9	0	.182
116	Don Read	Oregon	Pac-8	2	9	0	.182
117	Fritz Shurmur	Wyoming	WAC	2	9	0	.182
118	Jim Sweeney	Washington State	Pac-8	2	9	0	.182
119	Augie Tammariello	Louisiana	Ind	2	9	0	.182
120	Doug Weaver	Southern Illinois	Ind	2	9	0	.182
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
121	Jim Wright	Wichita State	MVC	1	9	1	.136
122	William Campbell	Columbia	Ivy	1	8	0	.111
123	Lee Corso	Indiana	Big Ten	1	10	0	.091
124	Harold Elliott	UT Arlington	Ind	1	10	0	.091
125	Jack Lengyel	Marshall	Ind	1	10	0	.091
126	Tom Lovat	Utah	WAC	1	10	0	.091
127	Chuck Mills	Wake Forest	ACC	1	10	0	.091
128	Darrell Mudra	Florida State	Ind	1	10	0	.091
129	Jim Shofner	TCU	SWC	1	10	0	.091
130	Lou Ferry	Villanova	Ind	0	3	0	.000