1984 College Football Coaches

1983 CFB Coaches 1985 CFB Coaches

Champions: Brigham Young (AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI, USA-CNN)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Doug Flutie (Boston College)

FWAA Coach of the Year Award: LaVell Edwards (Brigham Young)

AP Preseason #1: Auburn

AP Final #1: Brigham Young

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

111 Coaches

Record as major school

111 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	LaVell Edwards	Brigham Young	WAC	13	0	0	1.000
2	Don James	Washington	Pac-10	11	1	0	.917
3	Gene Murphy	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	11	1	0	.917	record adjusted to 12-0-0 by NCAA
4	Harvey Hyde	UNLV	PCAA	11	2	0	.846	record adjusted to 0-13-0 by NCAA
5	Jack Bicknell	Boston College	Ind	10	2	0	.833
6	Bobby Collins	SMU	SWC	10	2	0	.833
7	Pat Jones	Oklahoma State	Big 8	10	2	0	.833
8	Joe Morrison	South Carolina	Ind	10	2	0	.833
9	Tom Osborne	Nebraska	Big 8	10	2	0	.833
10	Barry Switzer	Oklahoma	Big 8	9	2	1	.792
11	Earle Bruce	Ohio State	Big Ten	9	3	0	.750
12	Jerry Claiborne	Kentucky	SEC	9	3	0	.750
13	Terry Donahue	UCLA	Pac-10	9	3	0	.750
14	Dennis Raetz	Indiana State	MVC	9	3	0	.750
15	Bobby Ross	Maryland	ACC	9	3	0	.750
16	Ted Tollner	USC	Pac-10	9	3	0	.750
17	Pat Dye	Auburn	SEC	9	4	0	.692
18	Galen Hall	Florida	SEC	8	0	0	1.000
19	Herb Deromedi	Central Michigan	MAC	8	2	1	.773
20	George Welsh	Virginia	ACC	8	2	2	.750
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Dennis Stolz	Bowling Green State	MAC	8	3	0	.727
22	Bill Arnsparger	LSU	SEC	8	3	1	.708
23	Dan Simrell	Toledo	MAC	8	3	1	.708	record adjusted to 9-2-1 by NCAA
24	Jim Young	Army	Ind	8	3	1	.708
25	Fisher DeBerry	Air Force	WAC	8	4	0	.667
26	Bill Dooley	Virginia Tech	Ind	8	4	0	.667
27	Don Nehlen	West Virginia	Ind	8	4	0	.667
28	Jim Wacker	TCU	SWC	8	4	0	.667
29	Hayden Fry	Iowa	Big Ten	8	4	1	.654
30	Jimmy Johnson	Miami (FL)	Ind	8	5	0	.615
31	Dick Anderson	Rutgers	Ind	7	3	0	.700
32	Bobby Bowden	Florida State	Ind	7	3	2	.667
33	Danny Ford	Clemson	ACC	7	4	0	.636
34	Larry Smith	Arizona	Pac-10	7	4	0	.636
35	Dick Tomey	Hawaii	WAC	7	4	0	.636
36	Mike White	Illinois	Big Ten	7	4	0	.636
37	Fred Akers	Texas	SWC	7	4	1	.625
38	Vince Dooley	Georgia	SEC	7	4	1	.625
39	Ken Hatfield	Arkansas	SWC	7	4	1	.625
40	Johnny Majors	Tennessee	SEC	7	4	1	.625
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Dave McClain	Wisconsin	Big Ten	7	4	1	.625
42	Leon Burtnett	Purdue	Big Ten	7	5	0	.583
43	Gerry Faust	Notre Dame	Ind	7	5	0	.583
44	Bill Yeoman	Houston	SWC	7	5	0	.583
45	Bill Curry	Georgia Tech	ACC	6	4	1	.591
46	Bruce Arians	Temple	Ind	6	5	0	.545
47	Rich Brooks	Oregon	Pac-10	6	5	0	.545
48	John Cooper	Tulsa	MVC	6	5	0	.545
49	Claude Gilbert	San Jose State	PCAA	6	5	0	.545	record adjusted to 7-4-0 by NCAA
50	Al Groh	Wake Forest	ACC	6	5	0	.545
51	Dick MacPherson	Syracuse	Ind	6	5	0	.545
52	Joe Paterno	Penn State	Ind	6	5	0	.545
53	Sam Robertson	Louisiana	Ind	6	5	0	.545
54	Jackie Sherrill	Texas A&M	SWC	6	5	0	.545
55	Jim Walden	Washington State	Pac-10	6	5	0	.545
56	Chuck Stobart	Utah	WAC	6	5	1	.542
57	Al Kincaid	Wyoming	WAC	6	6	0	.500
58	George Perles	Michigan State	Big Ten	6	6	0	.500
59	Bo Schembechler	Michigan	Big Ten	6	6	0	.500
60	Jim Sweeney	Fresno State	PCAA	6	6	0	.500	record adjusted to 7-5-0 by NCAA
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Dick Crum	North Carolina	ACC	5	5	1	.500
62	Rey Dempsey	Memphis	Ind	5	5	1	.500
63	Jack Elway	Stanford	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455
64	Mike Gottfried	Kansas	Big 8	5	6	0	.455
65	Jack Harbaugh	Western Michigan	MAC	5	6	0	.455
66	George MacIntyre	Vanderbilt	SEC	5	6	0	.455
67	Bob Otolski	Illinois State	MVC	5	6	0	.455
68	Ray Perkins	Alabama	SEC	5	6	0	.455
69	Darryl Rogers	Arizona State	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455
70	Grant Teaff	Baylor	SWC	5	6	0	.455
71	Billy Brewer	Ole Miss	SEC	4	6	1	.409
72	Brian Burke	Ohio	MAC	4	6	1	.409
73	Lee Corso	Northern Illinois	MAC	4	6	1	.409
74	Gary Tranquill	Navy	Ind	4	6	1	.409
75	Doug Scovil	San Diego State	WAC	4	7	1	.375	record adjusted to 5-6-1 by NCAA
76	Emory Bellard	Mississippi State	SEC	4	7	0	.364
77	Jim Carmody	Southern Mississippi	Ind	4	7	0	.364
78	Bob Cope	Pacific	PCAA	4	7	0	.364	record adjusted to 5-6-0 by NCAA
79	Lou Holtz	Minnesota	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364
80	Jerry Moore	Texas Tech	SWC	4	7	0	.364
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Tim Rose	Miami (OH)	MAC	4	7	0	.364
82	Dick Scesniak	Kent State	MAC	4	7	0	.364
83	Chuck Shelton	Drake	MVC	4	7	0	.364
84	Mike Sheppard	Long Beach State	PCAA	4	7	0	.364	record adjusted to 5-6-0 by NCAA
85	Joe Lee Dunn	New Mexico	WAC	4	8	0	.333
86	Jim Dickey	Kansas State	Big 8	3	7	1	.318
87	Foge Fazio	Pitt	Ind	3	7	1	.318
88	Warren Powers	Missouri	Big 8	3	7	1	.318
89	Don Davis	West Texas A&M	MVC	3	8	0	.273
90	Ray Door	Southern Illinois	MVC	3	8	0	.273
91	Wally English	Tulane	Ind	3	8	0	.273
92	Leon Fuller	Colorado State	WAC	3	8	0	.273
93	Tom Reed	North Carolina State	ACC	3	8	0	.273
94	Dwight Wallace	Ball State	MAC	3	8	0	.273
95	Jim Criner	Iowa State	Big 8	2	7	2	.273
96	Jim Harkema	Eastern Michigan	MAC	2	7	2	.273
97	Joe Avezzano	Oregon State	Pac-10	2	9	0	.182
98	Ron Chismar	Wichita State	MVC	2	9	0	.182	record adjusted to 3-8-0 by NCAA
99	Dave Currey	Cincinnati	Ind	2	9	0	.182
100	Ed Emory	East Carolina	Ind	2	9	0	.182
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Dennis Green	Northwestern	Big Ten	2	9	0	.182
102	Joe Kapp	California	Pac-10	2	9	0	.182
103	Steve Sloan	Duke	ACC	2	9	0	.182
104	Bob Weber	Louisville	Ind	2	9	0	.182
105	Bill Yung	UTEP	WAC	2	9	0	.182
106	Fred Zechman	New Mexico State	PCAA	2	9	0	.182	record adjusted to 3-8-0 by NCAA
107	Charley Pell	Florida	SEC	1	1	1	.500
108	Watson Brown	Rice	SWC	1	10	0	.091
109	Bill McCartney	Colorado	Big 8	1	10	0	.091
110	Chris Pella	Utah State	PCAA	1	10	0	.091	record adjusted to 2-9-0 by NCAA
111	Bill Mallory	Indiana	Big Ten	0	11	0	.000