2003 College Football Coaches

2002 CFB Coaches 2004 CFB Coaches

Champions:
LSU (BCS, NFF, USA-ESPN)
USC (AP, FWAA)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Jason White (Oklahoma)

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Nick Saban (LSU)

AP Preseason #1: Oklahoma

AP Final #1: USC

122 Coaches

Record as major school

122 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
1	Dan Hawkins	Boise State	WAC	13	1	.929
2	Terry Hoeppner	Miami (OH)	MAC	13	1	.929
3	Nick Saban	LSU	SEC	13	1	.929
4	Pete Carroll	USC	Pac-10	12	1	.923
5	Bob Stoops	Oklahoma	Big 12	12	2	.857
6	Larry Coker	Miami (FL)	Big East	11	2	.846
7	Gary Patterson	TCU	CUSA	11	2	.846
8	Jim Tressel	Ohio State	Big Ten	11	2	.846
9	Gregg Brandon	Bowling Green State	MAC	11	3	.786
10	Mark Richt	Georgia	SEC	11	3	.786
11	Bill Snyder	Kansas State	Big 12	11	4	.733
12	Urban Meyer	Utah	MWC	10	2	.833
13	Joe Novak	Northern Illinois	MAC	10	2	.833
14	Bobby Bowden	Florida State	ACC	10	3	.769
15	Mack Brown	Texas	Big 12	10	3	.769
16	Lloyd Carr	Michigan	Big Ten	10	3	.769
17	David Cutcliffe	Ole Miss	SEC	10	3	.769
18	Bill Doba	Washington State	Pac-10	10	3	.769
19	Kirk Ferentz	Iowa	Big Ten	10	3	.769
20	Ralph Friedgen	Maryland	ACC	10	3	.769
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
21	Phillip Fulmer	Tennessee	SEC	10	3	.769
22	Glen Mason	Minnesota	Big Ten	10	3	.769
23	Randy Edsall	Connecticut	Ind	9	3	.750
24	Frank Solich	Nebraska	Big 12	9	3	.750
25	Tommy Bowden	Clemson	ACC	9	4	.692
26	Jeff Bower	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	9	4	.692
27	Darrell Dickey	North Texas	Sun Belt	9	4	.692
28	Les Miles	Oklahoma State	Big 12	9	4	.692
29	Houston Nutt	Arkansas	SEC	9	4	.692
30	Bobby Petrino	Louisville	CUSA	9	4	.692
31	Joe Tiller	Purdue	Big Ten	9	4	.692
32	Tommy West	Memphis	CUSA	9	4	.692
33	Pat Hill	Fresno State	WAC	9	5	.643
34	June Jones	Hawaii	WAC	9	5	.643
35	Tom Amstutz	Toledo	MAC	8	4	.667
36	Bob Pruett	Marshall	MAC	8	4	.667
37	Chuck Amato	North Carolina State	ACC	8	5	.615
38	Frank Beamer	Virginia Tech	Big East	8	5	.615
39	Mike Bellotti	Oregon	Pac-10	8	5	.615
40	Al Groh	Virginia	ACC	8	5	.615
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
41	Walt Harris	Pitt	Big East	8	5	.615
42	Paul Johnson	Navy	Ind	8	5	.615
43	Steve Kragthorpe	Tulsa	WAC	8	5	.615
44	Mike Leach	Texas Tech	Big 12	8	5	.615
45	Rocky Long	New Mexico	MWC	8	5	.615
46	Tom O'Brien	Boston College	Big East	8	5	.615
47	Gary Pinkel	Missouri	Big 12	8	5	.615
48	Mike Riley	Oregon State	Pac-10	8	5	.615
49	Rich Rodriguez	West Virginia	Big East	8	5	.615
50	John Smith	Michigan State	Big Ten	8	5	.615
51	Tommy Tuberville	Auburn	SEC	8	5	.615
52	Ron Zook	Florida	SEC	8	5	.615
53	Jeff Tedford	California	Pac-10	8	6	.571
54	Jim Leavitt	South Florida	CUSA	7	4	.636
55	Fisher DeBerry	Air Force	MWC	7	5	.583
56	Lee Owens	Akron	MAC	7	5	.583
57	Barry Alvarez	Wisconsin	Big Ten	7	6	.538
58	Art Briles	Houston	CUSA	7	6	.538
59	Chan Gailey	Georgia Tech	ACC	7	6	.538
60	Sonny Lubick	Colorado State	MWC	7	6	.538
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
61	Larry Blakeney	Troy	Ind	6	6	.500
62	Tom Craft	San Diego State	MWC	6	6	.500
63	Keith Gilbertson	Washington	Pac-10	6	6	.500
64	Paul Pasqualoni	Syracuse	Big East	6	6	.500
65	John Robinson	UNLV	MWC	6	6	.500
66	Chris Tormey	Nevada	WAC	6	6	.500
67	Karl Dorrell	UCLA	Pac-10	6	7	.462
68	Mark Mangino	Kansas	Big 12	6	7	.462
69	Randy Walker	Northwestern	Big Ten	6	7	.462
70	Gary Barnett	Colorado	Big 12	5	7	.417
71	Jack Bicknell III	Louisiana Tech	WAC	5	7	.417
72	Watson Brown	UAB	CUSA	5	7	.417
73	Gary Darnell	Western Michigan	MAC	5	7	.417
74	Jim Grobe	Wake Forest	ACC	5	7	.417
75	Ken Hatfield	Rice	WAC	5	7	.417
76	Lou Holtz	South Carolina	SEC	5	7	.417
77	Dirk Koetter	Arizona State	Pac-10	5	7	.417
78	Rick Minter	Cincinnati	CUSA	5	7	.417
79	Dean Pees	Kent State	MAC	5	7	.417
80	Steve Roberts	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	5	7	.417
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
81	Chris Scelfo	Tulane	CUSA	5	7	.417
82	Greg Schiano	Rutgers	Big East	5	7	.417
83	Tyrone Willingham	Notre Dame	Ind	5	7	.417
84	Buddy Teevens	Stanford	Pac-10	4	7	.364
85	Rich Brooks	Kentucky	SEC	4	8	.333
86	Rickey Bustle	Louisiana	Sun Belt	4	8	.333
87	Gary Crowton	Brigham Young	MWC	4	8	.333
88	Dennis Franchione	Texas A&M	Big 12	4	8	.333
89	Joe Glenn	Wyoming	MWC	4	8	.333
90	Brady Hoke	Ball State	MAC	4	8	.333
91	Andy McCollum	Middle Tennessee State	Sun Belt	4	8	.333
92	Mike Shula	Alabama	SEC	4	9	.308
93	Mike Kruczek	UCF	MAC	3	7	.300
94	Fitz Hill	San Jose State	WAC	3	8	.273
95	Tom Cable	Idaho	Sun Belt	3	9	.250
96	Mike DeBord	Central Michigan	MAC	3	9	.250
97	Mick Dennehy	Utah State	Sun Belt	3	9	.250
98	Guy Morriss	Baylor	Big 12	3	9	.250
99	Joe Paterno	Penn State	Big Ten	3	9	.250
100	Tony Samuel	New Mexico State	Sun Belt	3	9	.250
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
101	Jeff Woodruff	Eastern Michigan	MAC	3	9	.250
102	Ted Roof	Duke	ACC	2	3	.400
103	Carl Franks	Duke	ACC	2	5	.286
104	John Bunting	North Carolina	ACC	2	10	.167
105	Gerry DiNardo	Indiana	Big Ten	2	10	.167
106	Bobby Johnson	Vanderbilt	SEC	2	10	.167
107	Brian Knorr	Ohio	MAC	2	10	.167
108	Dan McCarney	Iowa State	Big 12	2	10	.167
109	Jackie Sherrill	Mississippi State	SEC	2	10	.167
110	Gary Nord	UTEP	WAC	2	11	.154
111	Bo Pelini	Nebraska	Big 12	1	0	1.000
112	John Mackovic	Arizona	Pac-10	1	4	.200
113	Mike Hankwitz	Arizona	Pac-10	1	6	.143
114	Jim Hofher	Buffalo	MAC	1	11	.083
115	John Thompson	East Carolina	CUSA	1	11	.083
116	Ron Turner	Illinois	Big Ten	1	11	.083
117	Bobby Wallace	Temple	Big East	1	11	.083
118	Charlie Weatherbie	Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	1	11	.083
119	Phil Bennett	SMU	WAC	0	12	.000
120	Todd Berry	Army	CUSA	0	6	.000
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
121	Alan Gooch	UCF	MAC	0	2	.000
122	John Mumford	Army	CUSA	0	7	.000