2004 College Football Coaches

2003 CFB Coaches 2005 CFB Coaches

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

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Matt Leinart (USC)

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Urban Meyer (Utah)

AP Preseason #1: USC

AP Final #1: USC

123 Coaches

Record as major school

123 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
1	Pete Carroll	USC	Pac-10	13	0	1.000	record adjusted to 11-0-0 by NCAA
2	Tommy Tuberville	Auburn	SEC	13	0	1.000
3	Urban Meyer	Utah	MWC	12	0	1.000
4	Bob Stoops	Oklahoma	Big 12	12	1	.923
5	Mack Brown	Texas	Big 12	11	1	.917
6	Dan Hawkins	Boise State	WAC	11	1	.917
7	Bobby Petrino	Louisville	CUSA	11	1	.917
8	Kirk Ferentz	Iowa	Big Ten	10	2	.833
9	Paul Johnson	Navy	Ind	10	2	.833
10	Mark Richt	Georgia	SEC	10	2	.833
11	Jeff Tedford	California	Pac-10	10	2	.833
12	Frank Beamer	Virginia Tech	ACC	10	3	.769
13	Phillip Fulmer	Tennessee	SEC	10	3	.769
14	Barry Alvarez	Wisconsin	Big Ten	9	3	.750
15	Bobby Bowden	Florida State	ACC	9	3	.750
16	Gregg Brandon	Bowling Green State	MAC	9	3	.750
17	Lloyd Carr	Michigan	Big Ten	9	3	.750
18	Larry Coker	Miami (FL)	ACC	9	3	.750
19	Pat Hill	Fresno State	WAC	9	3	.750
20	Dirk Koetter	Arizona State	Pac-10	9	3	.750
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
21	Joe Novak	Northern Illinois	MAC	9	3	.750
22	Tom O'Brien	Boston College	Big East	9	3	.750
23	Nick Saban	LSU	SEC	9	3	.750
24	Howard Schnellenberger	Florida Atlantic	Sun Belt	9	3	.750
25	Tom Amstutz	Toledo	MAC	9	4	.692
26	Randy Edsall	Connecticut	Big East	8	4	.667
27	Al Groh	Virginia	ACC	8	4	.667
28	Walt Harris	Pitt	Big East	8	4	.667
29	Mike Leach	Texas Tech	Big 12	8	4	.667
30	Mike Price	UTEP	WAC	8	4	.667
31	Rich Rodriguez	West Virginia	Big East	8	4	.667
32	Jim Tressel	Ohio State	Big Ten	8	4	.667
33	Tommy West	Memphis	CUSA	8	4	.667
34	Gary Barnett	Colorado	Big 12	8	5	.615
35	Terry Hoeppner	Miami (OH)	MAC	8	5	.615
36	June Jones	Hawaii	WAC	8	5	.615
37	Ron Zook	Florida	SEC	7	4	.636
38	Larry Blakeney	Troy	Sun Belt	7	5	.583
39	Jeff Bower	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	7	5	.583
40	Watson Brown	UAB	CUSA	7	5	.583
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
41	Mark Dantonio	Cincinnati	CUSA	7	5	.583
42	Darrell Dickey	North Texas	Sun Belt	7	5	.583
43	Dennis Franchione	Texas A&M	Big 12	7	5	.583
44	Chan Gailey	Georgia Tech	ACC	7	5	.583
45	Joe Glenn	Wyoming	MWC	7	5	.583
46	Rocky Long	New Mexico	MWC	7	5	.583
47	Glen Mason	Minnesota	Big Ten	7	5	.583
48	Dan McCarney	Iowa State	Big 12	7	5	.583
49	Les Miles	Oklahoma State	Big 12	7	5	.583
50	Mike Riley	Oregon State	Pac-10	7	5	.583
51	Joe Tiller	Purdue	Big Ten	7	5	.583
52	Tommy Bowden	Clemson	ACC	6	5	.545
53	J.D. Brookhart	Akron	MAC	6	5	.545
54	Lou Holtz	South Carolina	SEC	6	5	.545
55	Tyrone Willingham	Notre Dame	Ind	6	5	.545
56	Jack Bicknell III	Louisiana Tech	WAC	6	6	.500
57	John Bunting	North Carolina	ACC	6	6	.500
58	Karl Dorrell	UCLA	Pac-10	6	6	.500
59	Paul Pasqualoni	Syracuse	Big East	6	6	.500	record adjusted to 0-6-0 by NCAA
60	Bob Pruett	Marshall	MAC	6	6	.500
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
61	Mike Shula	Alabama	SEC	6	6	.500
62	Randy Walker	Northwestern	Big Ten	6	6	.500
63	Chuck Amato	North Carolina State	ACC	5	6	.455
64	Mike Bellotti	Oregon	Pac-10	5	6	.455
65	Bill Callahan	Nebraska	Big 12	5	6	.455
66	Gary Crowton	Brigham Young	MWC	5	6	.455
67	Fisher DeBerry	Air Force	MWC	5	6	.455
68	Bill Doba	Washington State	Pac-10	5	6	.455
69	Ralph Friedgen	Maryland	ACC	5	6	.455
70	Doug Martin	Kent State	MAC	5	6	.455
71	Andy McCollum	Middle Tennessee State	Sun Belt	5	6	.455
72	Houston Nutt	Arkansas	SEC	5	6	.455
73	Gary Patterson	TCU	CUSA	5	6	.455
74	Gary Pinkel	Missouri	Big 12	5	6	.455
75	Tony Samuel	New Mexico State	Sun Belt	5	6	.455
76	Chris Scelfo	Tulane	CUSA	5	6	.455
77	Charlie Weatherbie	Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	5	6	.455
78	Chris Ault	Nevada	WAC	5	7	.417
79	John Smith	Michigan State	Big Ten	5	7	.417
80	Rickey Bustle	Louisiana	Sun Belt	4	7	.364
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
81	Tom Craft	San Diego State	MWC	4	7	.364
82	David Cutcliffe	Ole Miss	SEC	4	7	.364
83	Jeff Genyk	Eastern Michigan	MAC	4	7	.364
84	Jim Grobe	Wake Forest	ACC	4	7	.364
85	Brian Kelly	Central Michigan	MAC	4	7	.364
86	Brian Knorr	Ohio	MAC	4	7	.364
87	Jim Leavitt	South Florida	CUSA	4	7	.364
88	Sonny Lubick	Colorado State	MWC	4	7	.364
89	Mark Mangino	Kansas	Big 12	4	7	.364
90	Joe Paterno	Penn State	Big Ten	4	7	.364
91	Greg Schiano	Rutgers	Big East	4	7	.364
92	Bill Snyder	Kansas State	Big 12	4	7	.364
93	Buddy Teevens	Stanford	Pac-10	4	7	.364
94	Steve Kragthorpe	Tulsa	WAC	4	8	.333
95	Don Strock	Florida International	Sun Belt	3	7	.300
96	Phil Bennett	SMU	WAC	3	8	.273
97	Art Briles	Houston	CUSA	3	8	.273
98	Sylvester Croom	Mississippi State	SEC	3	8	.273
99	Mick Dennehy	Utah State	Sun Belt	3	8	.273
100	Gerry DiNardo	Indiana	Big Ten	3	8	.273
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
101	Ken Hatfield	Rice	WAC	3	8	.273
102	Billy Joe	Florida A&M	Ind	3	8	.273
103	Guy Morriss	Baylor	Big 12	3	8	.273
104	Steve Roberts	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	3	8	.273
105	Mike Stoops	Arizona	Pac-10	3	8	.273
106	Ron Turner	Illinois	Big Ten	3	8	.273
107	Nick Holt	Idaho	Sun Belt	3	9	.250
108	Rich Brooks	Kentucky	SEC	2	9	.182
109	Fitz Hill	San Jose State	WAC	2	9	.182
110	Jim Hofher	Buffalo	MAC	2	9	.182
111	Brady Hoke	Ball State	MAC	2	9	.182
112	Bobby Johnson	Vanderbilt	SEC	2	9	.182
113	John Robinson	UNLV	MWC	2	9	.182
114	Ted Roof	Duke	ACC	2	9	.182
115	Bobby Ross	Army	CUSA	2	9	.182
116	John Thompson	East Carolina	CUSA	2	9	.182
117	Bobby Wallace	Temple	Big East	2	9	.182
118	Kyle Whittingham	Utah	MWC	1	0	1.000
119	Gary Darnell	Western Michigan	MAC	1	10	.091
120	Keith Gilbertson	Washington	Pac-10	1	10	.091
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
121	Kent Baer	Notre Dame	Ind	0	1	.000
122	George O'Leary	UCF	MAC	0	11	.000
123	Charlie Strong	Florida	SEC	0	1	.000