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1982 College Football Coaches

1981 CFB Coaches 1983 CFB Coaches

Champions: Penn State (AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI, USA-CNN)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Herschel Walker (Georgia)

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

AP Preseason #1: Pitt

AP Final #1: Penn State

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113 Coaches

Record as major school

113 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Tom Osborne	Nebraska	Big 8	12	1	0	.923
2	Bobby Collins	SMU	SWC	11	0	1	.958
3	Vince Dooley	Georgia	SEC	11	1	0	.917
4	Joe Paterno	Penn State	Ind	11	1	0	.917
5	Jim Sweeney	Fresno State	PCAA	11	1	0	.917
6	John Cooper	Tulsa	MVC	10	1	0	.909
7	Joe Morrison	New Mexico	WAC	10	1	0	.909
8	Terry Donahue	UCLA	Pac-10	10	1	1	.875
9	Don James	Washington	Pac-10	10	2	0	.833
10	Darryl Rogers	Arizona State	Pac-10	10	2	0	.833
11	Danny Ford	Clemson	ACC	9	1	1	.864
12	Lou Holtz	Arkansas	SWC	9	2	1	.792
13	Fred Akers	Texas	SWC	9	3	0	.750
14	Bobby Bowden	Florida State	Ind	9	3	0	.750
15	Earle Bruce	Ohio State	Big Ten	9	3	0	.750
16	Pat Dye	Auburn	SEC	9	3	0	.750
17	Foge Fazio	Pitt	Ind	9	3	0	.750
18	Don Nehlen	West Virginia	Ind	9	3	0	.750
19	Jack Elway	San Jose State	PCAA	8	3	0	.727
20	Willie Jeffries	Wichita State	MVC	8	3	0	.727
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	John Robinson	USC	Pac-10	8	3	0	.727
22	Jack Bicknell	Boston College	Ind	8	3	1	.708
23	Jerry Stovall	LSU	SEC	8	3	1	.708
24	Bear Bryant	Alabama	SEC	8	4	0	.667
25	Dick Crum	North Carolina	ACC	8	4	0	.667
26	LaVell Edwards	Brigham Young	WAC	8	4	0	.667
27	Hayden Fry	Iowa	Big Ten	8	4	0	.667
28	George MacIntyre	Vanderbilt	SEC	8	4	0	.667
29	Charley Pell	Florida	SEC	8	4	0	.667
30	Bobby Ross	Maryland	ACC	8	4	0	.667
31	Bo Schembechler	Michigan	Big Ten	8	4	0	.667
32	Barry Switzer	Oklahoma	Big 8	8	4	0	.667
33	Ken Hatfield	Air Force	WAC	8	5	0	.615
34	Jack Harbaugh	Western Michigan	MAC	7	2	2	.727
35	Sam Robertson	Louisiana	Ind	7	3	1	.682
36	Jim Carmody	Southern Mississippi	Ind	7	4	0	.636
37	Bill Dooley	Virginia Tech	Ind	7	4	0	.636
38	Ed Emory	East Carolina	Ind	7	4	0	.636
39	Joe Kapp	California	Pac-10	7	4	0	.636
40	Tom Reed	Miami (OH)	MAC	7	4	0	.636
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Howard Schnellenberger	Miami (FL)	Ind	7	4	0	.636
42	Dave McClain	Wisconsin	Big Ten	7	5	0	.583
43	Doug Scovil	San Diego State	WAC	7	5	0	.583
44	Dennis Stolz	Bowling Green State	MAC	7	5	0	.583
45	Mike White	Illinois	Big Ten	7	5	0	.583
46	Herb Deromedi	Central Michigan	MAC	6	4	1	.591
47	Gerry Faust	Notre Dame	Ind	6	4	1	.591
48	Larry Smith	Arizona	Pac-10	6	4	1	.591
49	Brian Burke	Ohio	MAC	6	5	0	.545
50	Dave Currey	Long Beach State	PCAA	6	5	0	.545
51	Bill Curry	Georgia Tech	Ind	6	5	0	.545
52	Rey Dempsey	Southern Illinois	MVC	6	5	0	.545
53	Mike Gottfried	Cincinnati	Ind	6	5	0	.545
54	Monte Kiffin	North Carolina State	ACC	6	5	0	.545
55	Dan Simrell	Toledo	MAC	6	5	0	.545
56	Dick Tomey	Hawaii	WAC	6	5	0	.545
57	Gary Tranquill	Navy	Ind	6	5	0	.545
58	Red Wilson	Duke	ACC	6	5	0	.545
59	Jim Dickey	Kansas State	Big 8	6	5	1	.542
60	Johnny Majors	Tennessee	SEC	6	5	1	.542
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Warren Powers	Missouri	Big 8	5	4	2	.545
62	Bill Mallory	Northern Illinois	MAC	5	5	0	.500
63	Bill Yeoman	Houston	SWC	5	5	1	.500
64	Emory Bellard	Mississippi State	SEC	5	6	0	.455
65	Frank Burns	Rutgers	Ind	5	6	0	.455
66	Lee Corso	Indiana	Big Ten	5	6	0	.455
67	Dennis Raetz	Indiana State	MVC	5	6	0	.455
68	Jackie Sherrill	Texas A&M	SWC	5	6	0	.455
69	Bruce Snyder	Utah State	PCAA	5	6	0	.455
70	Chuck Stobart	Utah	WAC	5	6	0	.455
71	Dwight Wallace	Ball State	MAC	5	6	0	.455
72	Bob Weber	Louisville	Ind	5	6	0	.455
73	Paul Wiggin	Stanford	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455
74	Al Kincaid	Wyoming	WAC	5	7	0	.417
75	Jimmy Johnson	Oklahoma State	Big 8	4	5	2	.455
76	Donnie Duncan	Iowa State	Big 8	4	6	1	.409
77	Grant Teaff	Baylor	SWC	4	6	1	.409
78	Richard Bell	South Carolina	Ind	4	7	0	.364
79	Ed Cavanaugh	Army	Ind	4	7	0	.364
80	Leon Fuller	Colorado State	WAC	4	7	0	.364
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Vince Gibson	Tulane	Ind	4	7	0	.364
82	Wayne Hardin	Temple	Ind	4	7	0	.364
83	Jerry Moore	Texas Tech	SWC	4	7	0	.364
84	Chuck Shelton	Drake	MVC	4	7	0	.364
85	Steve Sloan	Ole Miss	SEC	4	7	0	.364
86	Jim Walden	Washington State	Pac-10	3	7	1	.318
87	Leon Burtnett	Purdue	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273
88	Don Davis	West Texas A&M	MVC	3	8	0	.273
89	F. Dry	TCU	SWC	3	8	0	.273
90	Dennis Green	Northwestern	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273
91	Al Groh	Wake Forest	ACC	3	8	0	.273
92	Harvey Hyde	UNLV	PCAA	3	8	0	.273
93	Gil Krueger	New Mexico State	MVC	3	8	0	.273
94	Jimmye Laycock	William & Mary	Ind	3	8	0	.273
95	Joe Salem	Minnesota	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273
96	Gene Murphy	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	3	9	0	.250
97	Don Fambrough	Kansas	Big 8	2	7	2	.273
98	Rich Brooks	Oregon	Pac-10	2	8	1	.227
99	Bill McCartney	Colorado	Big 8	2	8	1	.227
100	Dick MacPherson	Syracuse	Ind	2	9	0	.182
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Corky Nelson	North Texas	Ind	2	9	0	.182
102	Bob Otolski	Illinois State	MVC	2	9	0	.182
103	Bob Toledo	Pacific	PCAA	2	9	0	.182
104	Frank Waters	Michigan State	Big Ten	2	9	0	.182
105	George Welsh	Virginia	ACC	2	9	0	.182
106	Bill Yung	UTEP	WAC	2	10	0	.167
107	Bob LaPointe	Eastern Michigan	MAC	1	6	1	.188
108	Joe Avezzano	Oregon State	Pac-10	1	9	1	.136
109	Rex Dockery	Memphis	Ind	1	10	0	.091
110	Jerry Claiborne	Kentucky	SEC	0	10	1	.045
111	Ray Alborn	Rice	SWC	0	11	0	.000
112	Ed Chlebek	Kent State	MAC	0	11	0	.000
113	Mike Stock	Eastern Michigan	MAC	0	3	0	.000