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1978 College Football Coaches

1977 CFB Coaches 1979 CFB Coaches

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

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Billy Sims (Oklahoma)

FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Joe Paterno (Penn State)

AP Preseason #1: Alabama

AP Final #1: Alabama

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139 Coaches

Record as major school

139 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	John Robinson	USC	Pac-10	12	1	0	.923
2	Bear Bryant	Alabama	SEC	11	1	0	.917
3	Joe Paterno	Penn State	Ind	11	1	0	.917
4	Barry Switzer	Oklahoma	Big 8	11	1	0	.917
5	Charley Pell	Clemson	ACC	10	1	0	.909
6	Dwight Wallace	Ball State	MAC	10	1	0	.909
7	Bo Schembechler	Michigan	Big Ten	10	2	0	.833
8	John Cooper	Tulsa	MVC	9	2	0	.818
9	Herb Deromedi	Central Michigan	MAC	9	2	0	.818
10	Hayden Fry	North Texas	Ind	9	2	0	.818
11	Vince Dooley	Georgia	SEC	9	2	1	.792
12	Lou Holtz	Arkansas	SWC	9	2	1	.792
13	Jim Young	Purdue	Big Ten	9	2	1	.792
14	Fred Akers	Texas	SWC	9	3	0	.750
15	Frank Burns	Rutgers	Ind	9	3	0	.750
16	Jerry Claiborne	Maryland	ACC	9	3	0	.750
17	Dan Devine	Notre Dame	Ind	9	3	0	.750
18	Pat Dye	East Carolina	Ind	9	3	0	.750
19	Frank Kush	Arizona State	Pac-10	9	3	0	.750
20	Tom Osborne	Nebraska	Big 8	9	3	0	.750
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Bo Rein	North Carolina State	ACC	9	3	0	.750
22	George Welsh	Navy	Ind	9	3	0	.750
23	Bill Yeoman	Houston	SWC	9	3	0	.750
24	LaVell Edwards	Brigham Young	WAC	9	4	0	.692
25	Tom Reed	Miami (OH)	MAC	8	2	1	.773
26	Bobby Bowden	Florida State	Ind	8	3	0	.727
27	Wayne Howard	Utah	WAC	8	3	0	.727
28	Darryl Rogers	Michigan State	Big Ten	8	3	0	.727
29	Dick Sheridan	Furman	Southern	8	3	0	.727
30	Terry Donahue	UCLA	Pac-10	8	3	1	.708
31	Earle Bruce	Iowa State	Big 8	8	4	0	.667
32	Charles McClendon	LSU	SEC	8	4	0	.667
33	Warren Powers	Missouri	Big 8	8	4	0	.667
34	Jackie Sherrill	Pitt	Ind	8	4	0	.667
35	Bill Walsh	Stanford	Pac-10	8	4	0	.667
36	Wayne Hardin	Temple	Ind	7	3	1	.682
37	Joe Morrison	Chattanooga	Southern	7	3	1	.682
38	Jim Brakefield	Appalachian State	Southern	7	4	0	.636
39	Bobby Collins	Southern Mississippi	Ind	7	4	0	.636
40	Bill Davidson	Arkansas State	Southland	7	4	0	.636
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Rey Dempsey	Southern Illinois	MVC	7	4	0	.636
42	Rex Dockery	Texas Tech	SWC	7	4	0	.636
43	Jack Doland	McNeese State	Southland	7	4	0	.636
44	Vince Gibson	Louisville	Ind	7	4	0	.636
45	Don James	Washington	Pac-10	7	4	0	.636
46	Tony Knap	UNLV	Ind	7	4	0	.636
47	Bruce Snyder	Utah State	PCAA	7	4	0	.636
48	Elliot Uzelac	Western Michigan	MAC	7	4	0	.636
49	Neil Wheelwright	Holy Cross	Ind	7	4	0	.636
50	Woody Hayes	Ohio State	Big Ten	7	4	1	.625
51	Bill Mondt	New Mexico	WAC	7	5	0	.583
52	Pepper Rodgers	Georgia Tech	Ind	7	5	0	.583
53	Lynn Stiles	San Jose State	PCAA	7	5	0	.583
54	John Anderson	Brown	Ivy	6	3	0	.667
55	Joseph Yukica	Dartmouth	Ivy	6	3	0	.667
56	Doug Barfield	Auburn	SEC	6	4	1	.591
57	John David Crow	Louisiana-Monroe	Ind	6	4	1	.591
58	Gil Krueger	New Mexico State	MVC	6	5	0	.545
59	Maxie Lambright	Louisiana Tech	Southland	6	5	0	.545
60	Bill Mallory	Colorado	Big 8	6	5	0	.545
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Lou Saban	Miami (FL)	Ind	6	5	0	.545
62	Roger Theder	California	Pac-10	6	5	0	.545
63	Dick Tomey	Hawaii	Ind	6	5	0	.545
64	Bob Tyler	Mississippi State	SEC	6	5	0	.545
65	Bob Waters	Western Carolina	Southern	6	5	0	.545
66	Carmen Cozza	Yale	Ivy	5	2	2	.667
67	Bob Blackman	Cornell	Ivy	5	3	1	.611
68	Dave McClain	Wisconsin	Big Ten	5	4	2	.545
69	Jim Carlen	South Carolina	Ind	5	5	1	.500
70	Johnny Majors	Tennessee	SEC	5	5	1	.500
71	James Root	William & Mary	Ind	5	5	1	.500
72	Sarkis Arslanian	Colorado State	WAC	5	6	0	.455
73	Art Baker	The Citadel	Southern	5	6	0	.455
74	Dick Bedesem Sr.	Villanova	Ind	5	6	0	.455
75	Dick Crum	North Carolina	ACC	5	6	0	.455
76	Pat Culpepper	Northern Illinois	MAC	5	6	0	.455
77	Dave Currey	Long Beach State	PCAA	5	6	0	.455
78	Harold Elliott	UT Arlington	Southland	5	6	0	.455
79	Tony Mason	Arizona	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455
80	Steve Sloan	Ole Miss	SEC	5	6	0	.455
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Ralph Staub	Cincinnati	Ind	5	6	0	.455
82	Cal Stoll	Minnesota	Big Ten	5	6	0	.455
83	Jim Colletto	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	5	7	0	.417
84	Bill Lewis	Wyoming	WAC	5	7	0	.417
85	Emory Bellard	Texas A&M	SWC	4	2	0	.667
86	Tom Wilson	Texas A&M	SWC	4	2	0	.667
87	Joseph Restic	Harvard	Ivy	4	4	1	.500
88	Fran Curci	Kentucky	SEC	4	6	1	.409
89	Ron Meyer	SMU	SWC	4	6	1	.409
90	Homer Smith	Army	Ind	4	6	1	.409
91	Ron Blackledge	Kent State	MAC	4	7	0	.364
92	Lee Corso	Indiana	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364
93	Doug Dickey	Florida	SEC	4	7	0	.364
94	Jim Dickey	Kansas State	Big 8	4	7	0	.364
95	Bill Dooley	Virginia Tech	Ind	4	7	0	.364
96	Claude Gilbert	San Diego State	WAC	4	7	0	.364
97	Mike McGee	Duke	ACC	4	7	0	.364
98	Chuck Shelton	Drake	MVC	4	7	0	.364
99	Larry Smith	Tulane	Ind	4	7	0	.364
100	Dennis Stolz	Bowling Green State	MAC	4	7	0	.364
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Richard Williamson	Memphis	Ind	4	7	0	.364
102	Jim Wright	Wichita State	MVC	4	7	0	.364
103	Chester Caddas	Pacific	PCAA	4	8	0	.333
104	William Campbell	Columbia	Ivy	3	5	1	.389
105	Craig Fertig	Oregon State	Pac-10	3	7	1	.318
106	Jim Walden	Washington State	Pac-10	3	7	1	.318
107	Mike Stock	Eastern Michigan	MAC	3	7	0	.300
108	Frederick Dunlap	Colgate	Ind	3	8	0	.273
109	Dick Jamieson	Indiana State	MVC	3	8	0	.273
110	Bob Kappes	Ohio	MAC	3	8	0	.273
111	Frank Maloney	Syracuse	Ind	3	8	0	.273
112	Bob Padilla	Fresno State	PCAA	3	8	0	.273
113	Bill Parcells	Air Force	Ind	3	8	0	.273
114	Jim Stanley	Oklahoma State	Big 8	3	8	0	.273
115	Jim Tait	Richmond	Ind	3	8	0	.273
116	Augie Tammariello	Louisiana	Southland	3	8	0	.273
117	Grant Teaff	Baylor	SWC	3	8	0	.273
118	Bob Thalman	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	3	8	0	.273
119	Bill Yung	West Texas A&M	MVC	3	8	0	.273
120	Frank Navarro	Princeton	Ivy	2	5	2	.333
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
121	Harry Gamble	Pennsylvania	Ivy	2	6	1	.278
122	Bob Frederick	Lamar	Southland	2	8	1	.227
123	Ray Alborn	Rice	SWC	2	9	0	.182
124	Dick Bestwick	Virginia	ACC	2	9	0	.182
125	Rich Brooks	Oregon	Pac-10	2	9	0	.182
126	Frank Cignetti	West Virginia	Ind	2	9	0	.182
127	Bob Commings	Iowa	Big Ten	2	9	0	.182
128	Charlie Cowdrey	Illinois State	Ind	2	9	0	.182
129	F. Dry	TCU	SWC	2	9	0	.182
130	Fred Pancoast	Vanderbilt	SEC	2	9	0	.182
131	Chuck Stobart	Toledo	MAC	2	9	0	.182
132	Danny Ford	Clemson	ACC	1	0	0	1.000
133	Gary Moeller	Illinois	Big Ten	1	8	2	.182
134	Frank Ellwood	Marshall	Southern	1	10	0	.091
135	John Mackovic	Wake Forest	ACC	1	10	0	.091
136	Bud Moore	Kansas	Big 8	1	10	0	.091
137	Bill Michael	UTEP	WAC	1	11	0	.083
138	Rick Venturi	Northwestern	Big Ten	0	10	1	.045
139	Ed Chlebek	Boston College	Ind	0	11	0	.000