1986 College Football Coaches

1985 CFB Coaches 1987 CFB Coaches

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

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Vinny Testaverde (Miami (FL))

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

AP Preseason #1: Oklahoma

AP Final #1: Penn State

107 Coaches

Record as major school

107 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Joe Paterno	Penn State	Ind	12	0	0	1.000
2	Jimmy Johnson	Miami (FL)	Ind	11	1	0	.917
3	Barry Switzer	Oklahoma	Big 8	11	1	0	.917
4	Bo Schembechler	Michigan	Big Ten	11	2	0	.846
5	John Cooper	Arizona State	Pac-10	10	1	1	.875
6	Pat Dye	Auburn	SEC	10	2	0	.833
7	Claude Gilbert	San Jose State	PCAA	10	2	0	.833
8	Tom Osborne	Nebraska	Big 8	10	2	0	.833
9	Earle Bruce	Ohio State	Big Ten	10	3	0	.769
10	Ray Perkins	Alabama	SEC	10	3	0	.769
11	Jim Sweeney	Fresno State	PCAA	9	2	0	.818
12	Bill Dooley	Virginia Tech	Ind	9	2	1	.792	record adjusted to 10-1-1 by NCAA
13	Bill Arnsparger	LSU	SEC	9	3	0	.750
14	Jack Bicknell	Boston College	Ind	9	3	0	.750
15	Hayden Fry	Iowa	Big Ten	9	3	0	.750
16	Ken Hatfield	Arkansas	SWC	9	3	0	.750
17	Jackie Sherrill	Texas A&M	SWC	9	3	0	.750
18	Larry Smith	Arizona	Pac-10	9	3	0	.750
19	Grant Teaff	Baylor	SWC	9	3	0	.750
20	Danny Ford	Clemson	ACC	8	2	2	.750
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Billy Brewer	Ole Miss	SEC	8	3	1	.708
22	Terry Donahue	UCLA	Pac-10	8	3	1	.708
23	Don James	Washington	Pac-10	8	3	1	.708
24	Dick Sheridan	North Carolina State	ACC	8	3	1	.708
25	Vince Dooley	Georgia	SEC	8	4	0	.667
26	Jack Elway	Stanford	Pac-10	8	4	0	.667
27	Tim Rose	Miami (OH)	MAC	8	4	0	.667
28	Dennis Stolz	San Diego State	WAC	8	4	0	.667
29	LaVell Edwards	Brigham Young	WAC	8	5	0	.615
30	David McWilliams	Texas Tech	SWC	7	4	0	.636
31	Don Morton	Tulsa	Ind	7	4	0	.636
32	Dan Simrell	Toledo	MAC	7	4	0	.636
33	Bobby Bowden	Florida State	Ind	7	4	1	.625
34	Dick Crum	North Carolina	ACC	7	4	1	.625
35	Johnny Majors	Tennessee	SEC	7	5	0	.583
36	Ted Tollner	USC	Pac-10	7	5	0	.583
37	Dick Tomey	Hawaii	WAC	7	5	0	.583
38	Bruce Arians	Temple	Ind	6	5	0	.545	record adjusted to 0-11-0 by NCAA
39	Jim Carmody	Southern Mississippi	Ind	6	5	0	.545
40	Bobby Collins	SMU	SWC	6	5	0	.545
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Fisher DeBerry	Air Force	WAC	6	5	0	.545
42	Rockey Felker	Mississippi State	SEC	6	5	0	.545
43	Leon Fuller	Colorado State	WAC	6	5	0	.545
44	Galen Hall	Florida	SEC	6	5	0	.545
45	Jim Harkema	Eastern Michigan	MAC	6	5	0	.545
46	Pat Jones	Oklahoma State	Big 8	6	5	0	.545
47	Wayne Nunnely	UNLV	PCAA	6	5	0	.545
48	George Perles	Michigan State	Big Ten	6	5	0	.545
49	Paul Schudel	Ball State	MAC	6	5	0	.545
50	Mike Sheppard	Long Beach State	PCAA	6	5	0	.545
51	Nelson Stokley	Louisiana	Ind	6	5	0	.545
52	Jim Young	Army	Ind	6	5	0	.545
53	Dennis Erickson	Wyoming	WAC	6	6	0	.500
54	John Gutekunst	Minnesota	Big Ten	6	6	0	.500
55	Bill Mallory	Indiana	Big Ten	6	6	0	.500
56	Bill McCartney	Colorado	Big 8	6	6	0	.500
57	Jim Criner	Iowa State	Big 8	5	4	0	.556
58	Dick Anderson	Rutgers	Ind	5	5	1	.500	record adjusted to 6-4-1 by NCAA
59	Jerry Claiborne	Kentucky	SEC	5	5	1	.500
60	Bill Curry	Georgia Tech	ACC	5	5	1	.500
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Herb Deromedi	Central Michigan	MAC	5	5	0	.500
62	Mike Gottfried	Pitt	Ind	5	5	1	.500	record adjusted to 6-4-1 by NCAA
63	Bobby Ross	Maryland	ACC	5	5	1	.500
64	Fred Akers	Texas	SWC	5	6	0	.455
65	Moe Ankney	Bowling Green State	MAC	5	6	0	.455
66	Rich Brooks	Oregon	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455
67	Dave Currey	Cincinnati	Ind	5	6	0	.455
68	Al Groh	Wake Forest	ACC	5	6	0	.455
69	Lou Holtz	Notre Dame	Ind	5	6	0	.455
70	Dick MacPherson	Syracuse	Ind	5	6	0	.455
71	Glen Mason	Kent State	MAC	5	6	0	.455
72	Jerry Berndt	Rice	SWC	4	7	0	.364
73	Mack Brown	Tulane	Ind	4	7	0	.364
74	Bob Cope	Pacific	PCAA	4	7	0	.364
75	Don Nehlen	West Virginia	Ind	4	7	0	.364
76	Francis Peay	Northwestern	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364
77	Steve Sloan	Duke	ACC	4	7	0	.364
78	Mike White	Illinois	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364
79	Joe Lee Dunn	New Mexico	WAC	4	8	0	.333
80	Bob Stull	UTEP	WAC	4	8	0	.333
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Joe Morrison	South Carolina	Ind	3	6	2	.364
82	Jim Walden	Washington State	Pac-10	3	7	1	.318
83	Leon Burtnett	Purdue	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273
84	Ron Chismar	Wichita State	Ind	3	8	0	.273
85	Jack Harbaugh	Western Michigan	MAC	3	8	0	.273	record adjusted to 4-7-0 by NCAA
86	Dave Kragthorpe	Oregon State	Pac-10	3	8	0	.273
87	Howard Schnellenberger	Louisville	Ind	3	8	0	.273
88	Chuck Shelton	Utah State	PCAA	3	8	0	.273
89	Gary Tranquill	Navy	Ind	3	8	0	.273
90	Bob Valesente	Kansas	Big 8	3	8	0	.273
91	Jim Wacker	TCU	SWC	3	8	0	.273
92	George Welsh	Virginia	ACC	3	8	0	.273
93	Woody Widenhofer	Missouri	Big 8	3	8	0	.273
94	Jim Hilles	Wisconsin	Big Ten	3	9	0	.250
95	Gene Murphy	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	3	9	0	.250
96	Art Baker	East Carolina	Ind	2	9	0	.182	record adjusted to 3-8-0 by NCAA
97	Jim Fassel	Utah	WAC	2	9	0	.182
98	Joe Kapp	California	Pac-10	2	9	0	.182
99	Stan Parrish	Kansas State	Big 8	2	9	0	.182
100	Jerry Pettibone	Northern Illinois	Ind	2	9	0	.182
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Chuck Banker	Iowa State	Big 8	1	1	0	.500
102	Charlie Bailey	Memphis	Ind	1	10	0	.091
103	Watson Brown	Vanderbilt	SEC	1	10	0	.091
104	Cleve Bryant	Ohio	MAC	1	10	0	.091
105	Mike Knoll	New Mexico State	PCAA	1	10	0	.091
106	Bill Yeoman	Houston	SWC	1	10	0	.091
107	Spike Dykes	Texas Tech	SWC	0	1	0	.000