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1975 College Football Coaches

1974 CFB Coaches 1976 CFB Coaches

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

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Archie Griffin (Ohio State)

FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Woody Hayes (Ohio State)

AP Preseason #1: Oklahoma

AP Final #1: Oklahoma

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137 Coaches

Record as major school

137 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Frank Kush	Arizona State	WAC	12	0	0	1.000
2	Bill Davidson	Arkansas State	Southland	11	0	0	1.000
3	Bear Bryant	Alabama	SEC	11	1	0	.917
4	Dick Crum	Miami (OH)	MAC	11	1	0	.917
5	Woody Hayes	Ohio State	Big Ten	11	1	0	.917
6	Barry Switzer	Oklahoma	Big 8	11	1	0	.917
7	Emory Bellard	Texas A&M	SWC	10	2	0	.833
8	Frank Broyles	Arkansas	SWC	10	2	0	.833
9	Tom Osborne	Nebraska	Big 8	10	2	0	.833
10	Darrell Royal	Texas	SWC	10	2	0	.833
11	Frank Burns	Rutgers	Ind	9	2	0	.818
12	Wayne Howard	Long Beach State	PCAA	9	2	0	.818
13	Dave McClain	Ball State	MAC	9	2	0	.818
14	Darryl Rogers	San Jose State	PCAA	9	2	0	.818
15	Jim Young	Arizona	WAC	9	2	0	.818
16	Jerry Claiborne	Maryland	ACC	9	2	1	.792
17	Dick Vermeil	UCLA	Pac-8	9	2	1	.792
18	Bobby Bowden	West Virginia	Ind	9	3	0	.750
19	Doug Dickey	Florida	SEC	9	3	0	.750
20	Vince Dooley	Georgia	SEC	9	3	0	.750
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Bill Mallory	Colorado	Big 8	9	3	0	.750
22	Joe Paterno	Penn State	Ind	9	3	0	.750
23	Maxie Lambright	Louisiana Tech	Southland	8	2	0	.800
24	Roy Kramer	Central Michigan	MAC	8	2	1	.773
25	Bo Schembechler	Michigan	Big Ten	8	2	2	.750
26	Jim Brakefield	Appalachian State	Southern	8	3	0	.727
27	Dan Devine	Notre Dame	Ind	8	3	0	.727
28	Pat Dye	East Carolina	Southern	8	3	0	.727
29	Claude Gilbert	San Diego State	PCAA	8	3	0	.727
30	Don Nehlen	Bowling Green State	MAC	8	3	0	.727
31	Jimmy Sharpe	Virginia Tech	Ind	8	3	0	.727
32	Mike White	California	Pac-8	8	3	0	.727
33	Johnny Majors	Pitt	Ind	8	4	0	.667
34	John McKay	USC	Pac-8	8	4	0	.667
35	Carmen Cozza	Yale	Ivy	7	2	0	.778
36	Joseph Restic	Harvard	Ivy	7	2	0	.778
37	Bobby Collins	Southern Mississippi	Ind	7	4	0	.636
38	Jim Dennison	Akron	Ind	7	4	0	.636
39	Jack Doland	McNeese State	Southland	7	4	0	.636
40	F. Dry	Tulsa	MVC	7	4	0	.636
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Hayden Fry	North Texas	Ind	7	4	0	.636	record adjusted to 8-3-0 by NCAA
42	Fred Pancoast	Vanderbilt	SEC	7	4	0	.636
43	Pepper Rodgers	Georgia Tech	Ind	7	4	0	.636
44	Jim Stanley	Oklahoma State	Big 8	7	4	0	.636
45	Dennis Stolz	Michigan State	Big Ten	7	4	0	.636
46	George Welsh	Navy	Ind	7	4	0	.636
47	Richard Williamson	Memphis	Ind	7	4	0	.636
48	Joseph Yukica	Boston College	Ind	7	4	0	.636
49	Lou Holtz	North Carolina State	ACC	7	4	1	.625
50	Bill Battle	Tennessee	SEC	7	5	0	.583
51	Jim Carlen	South Carolina	Ind	7	5	0	.583
52	Bud Moore	Kansas	Big 8	7	5	0	.583
53	John Anderson	Brown	Ivy	6	2	1	.722
54	Neil Wheelwright	Colgate	Ind	6	4	0	.600
55	Jack Christiansen	Stanford	Pac-8	6	4	1	.591
56	Bob Tyler	Mississippi State	SEC	6	4	1	.591	record adjusted to 2-9-0 by NCAA
57	Sarkis Arslanian	Colorado State	WAC	6	5	0	.545
58	Ken Cooper	Ole Miss	SEC	6	5	0	.545
59	LaVell Edwards	Brigham Young	WAC	6	5	0	.545
60	Wayne Hardin	Temple	Ind	6	5	0	.545
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Don James	Washington	Pac-8	6	5	0	.545
62	Phil Krueger	Utah State	Ind	6	5	0	.545
63	Frank Maloney	Syracuse	Ind	6	5	0	.545
64	Tony Mason	Cincinnati	Ind	6	5	0	.545
65	Bill Mondt	New Mexico	WAC	6	5	0	.545
66	Al Onofrio	Missouri	Big 8	6	5	0	.545
67	Larry Price	Hawaii	Ind	6	5	0	.545
68	Bobby Ross	The Citadel	Southern	6	5	0	.545
69	Steve Sloan	Texas Tech	SWC	6	5	0	.545
70	Cal Stoll	Minnesota	Big Ten	6	5	0	.545
71	Augie Tammariello	Louisiana	Southland	6	5	0	.545
72	John Crouthamel	Dartmouth	Ivy	5	3	1	.611
73	Art Baker	Furman	Southern	5	5	1	.500
74	Tom Harp	Indiana State	Ind	5	5	0	.500
75	Bill Hess	Ohio	MAC	5	5	1	.500
76	Joe Morrison	Chattanooga	Ind	5	5	1	.500
77	Chester Caddas	Pacific	PCAA	5	6	1	.458
78	Bob Blackman	Illinois	Big Ten	5	6	0	.455
79	Jim Bradley	New Mexico State	MVC	5	6	0	.455
80	Ron Marciniak	Dayton	Ind	5	6	0	.455
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Gene Mayfield	West Texas A&M	MVC	5	6	0	.455
82	Jack Murphy	Toledo	MAC	5	6	0	.455
83	Jim Tait	Richmond	Southern	5	6	0	.455
84	Mike McGee	Duke	ACC	4	5	2	.455
85	Robert Casciola	Princeton	Ivy	4	5	0	.444
86	John Jardine	Wisconsin	Big Ten	4	6	1	.409
87	Ollie Keller	Louisiana-Monroe	Ind	4	6	1	.409
88	George Mans	Eastern Michigan	Ind	4	6	0	.400
89	Alex Agase	Purdue	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364
90	Dick Bedesem Sr.	Villanova	Ind	4	7	0	.364
91	Earle Bruce	Iowa State	Big 8	4	7	0	.364
92	Bennie Ellender	Tulane	Ind	4	7	0	.364
93	Harold Elliott	UT Arlington	Southland	4	7	0	.364
94	Dennis Fitzgerald	Kent State	MAC	4	7	0	.364
95	Charles McClendon	LSU	SEC	4	7	0	.364	record adjusted to 5-6-0 by NCAA
96	Dave Smith	SMU	SWC	4	7	0	.364
97	Ralph Jordan	Auburn	SEC	3	6	2	.364	record adjusted to 4-6-1 by NCAA
98	Grant Teaff	Baylor	SWC	3	6	2	.364
99	Harry Gamble	Pennsylvania	Ivy	3	6	0	.333
100	Bill Dooley	North Carolina	ACC	3	7	1	.318
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	J.R. Boone	Fresno State	PCAA	3	8	0	.273
102	Bob Commings	Iowa	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273
103	Jerry Ippoliti	Northern Illinois	MAC	3	8	0	.273
104	Chuck Mills	Wake Forest	ACC	3	8	0	.273
105	Darrell Mudra	Florida State	Ind	3	8	0	.273
106	John Pont	Northwestern	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273
107	Ellis Rainsberger	Kansas State	Big 8	3	8	0	.273
108	Don Read	Oregon	Pac-8	3	8	0	.273
109	Jim Sweeney	Washington State	Pac-8	3	8	0	.273
110	Bob Thalman	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	3	8	0	.273
111	Jack Wallace	Drake	MVC	3	8	0	.273
112	Jim Wright	Wichita State	MVC	3	8	0	.273
113	Gerry Hart	Illinois State	Ind	2	7	1	.250
114	Lee Corso	Indiana	Big Ten	2	8	1	.227
115	Fran Curci	Kentucky	SEC	2	8	1	.227
116	Ben Martin	Air Force	Ind	2	8	1	.227
117	William Campbell	Columbia	Ivy	2	7	0	.222
118	Carl Selmer	Miami (FL)	Ind	2	8	0	.200
119	Bill Yeoman	Houston	Ind	2	8	0	.200
120	Fred Akers	Wyoming	WAC	2	9	0	.182
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
121	Jim Colletto	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	2	9	0	.182
122	Al Conover	Rice	SWC	2	9	0	.182	record adjusted to 3-8-0 by NCAA
123	Frank Ellwood	Marshall	Ind	2	9	0	.182
124	Red Parker	Clemson	ACC	2	9	0	.182
125	James Root	William & Mary	Southern	2	9	0	.182
126	Homer Smith	Army	Ind	2	9	0	.182
127	Doug Weaver	Southern Illinois	Ind	1	9	1	.136
128	George Seifert	Cornell	Ivy	1	8	0	.111
129	Dee Andros	Oregon State	Pac-8	1	10	0	.091
130	Gil Bartosh	UTEP	WAC	1	10	0	.091
131	Edward Doherty	Holy Cross	Ind	1	10	0	.091
132	Vince Gibson	Louisville	Ind	1	10	0	.091	record adjusted to 2-9-0 by NCAA
133	Vernon Glass	Lamar	Southland	1	10	0	.091
134	Tom Lovat	Utah	WAC	1	10	0	.091
135	Sonny Randle	Virginia	ACC	1	10	0	.091
136	Jim Shofner	TCU	SWC	1	10	0	.091
137	Elliot Uzelac	Western Michigan	MAC	1	10	0	.091