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2012 College Football Coaches

2011 CFB Coaches 2013 CFB Coaches

Champions: Alabama (AP, BCS, FWAA, NFF, USA)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M)

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Brian Kelly (Notre Dame)

AP Preseason #1: USC

AP Final #1: Alabama

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135 Coaches

Record as major school

135 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
1	Nick Saban	Alabama	SEC	13	1	.929
2	Urban Meyer	Ohio State	Big Ten	12	0	1.000
3	Dave Doeren	Northern Illinois	MAC	12	1	.923
4	Brian Kelly	Notre Dame	Ind	12	1	.923	record adjusted to 0-1-0 by NCAA
5	Chip Kelly	Oregon	Pac-12	12	1	.923
6	Jimbo Fisher	Florida State	ACC	12	2	.857
7	Mark Richt	Georgia	SEC	12	2	.857
8	David Shaw	Stanford	Pac-12	12	2	.857
9	Gary Andersen	Utah State	WAC	11	2	.846
10	Will Muschamp	Florida	SEC	11	2	.846
11	Chris Petersen	Boise State	MWC	11	2	.846
12	Bill Snyder	Kansas State	Big 12	11	2	.846
13	Steve Spurrier	South Carolina	SEC	11	2	.846
14	Charlie Strong	Louisville	Big East	11	2	.846
15	Kevin Sumlin	Texas A&M	SEC	11	2	.846
16	Dabo Swinney	Clemson	ACC	11	2	.846
17	Bill Blankenship	Tulsa	CUSA	11	3	.786
18	Darrell Hazell	Kent State	MAC	11	3	.786
19	Mike MacIntyre	San Jose State	WAC	10	2	.833
20	Pat Fitzgerald	Northwestern	Big Ten	10	3	.769
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
21	Les Miles	LSU	SEC	10	3	.769
22	Bob Stoops	Oklahoma	Big 12	10	3	.769
23	George O'Leary	UCF	CUSA	10	4	.714
24	Bo Pelini	Nebraska	Big Ten	10	4	.714
25	Sonny Dykes	Louisiana Tech	WAC	9	3	.750
26	Butch Jones	Cincinnati	Big East	9	3	.750
27	Gus Malzahn	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	9	3	.750
28	Mack Brown	Texas	Big 12	9	4	.692
29	Matt Campbell	Toledo	MAC	9	4	.692
30	Tim DeRuyter	Fresno State	MWC	9	4	.692
31	Kyle Flood	Rutgers	Big East	9	4	.692
32	James Franklin	Vanderbilt	SEC	9	4	.692
33	Mark Hudspeth	Louisiana	Sun Belt	9	4	.692
34	Pete Lembo	Ball State	MAC	9	4	.692
35	Rocky Long	San Diego State	MWC	9	4	.692
36	Mike Riley	Oregon State	Pac-12	9	4	.692
37	Frank Solich	Ohio	MAC	9	4	.692
38	Jim Mora	UCLA	Pac-12	9	5	.643
39	Larry Coker	UTSA	WAC	8	4	.667
40	Larry Fedora	North Carolina	ACC	8	4	.667
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
41	Bill O'Brien	Penn State	Big Ten	8	4	.667
42	Rick Stockstill	Middle Tennessee State	Sun Belt	8	4	.667
43	Todd Berry	Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	8	5	.615
44	Bret Bielema	Wisconsin	Big Ten	8	5	.615
45	Art Briles	Baylor	Big 12	8	5	.615
46	Dave Clawson	Bowling Green State	MAC	8	5	.615
47	Todd Graham	Arizona State	Pac-12	8	5	.615
48	Mike Gundy	Oklahoma State	Big 12	8	5	.615
49	Brady Hoke	Michigan	Big Ten	8	5	.615
50	Doug Marrone	Syracuse	Big East	8	5	.615
51	Ruffin McNeill	East Carolina	CUSA	8	5	.615
52	Bronco Mendenhall	Brigham Young	Ind	8	5	.615
53	Dan Mullen	Mississippi State	SEC	8	5	.615
54	Ken Niumatalolo	Navy	Ind	8	5	.615
55	Rich Rodriguez	Arizona	Pac-12	8	5	.615
56	Al Golden	Miami (FL)	ACC	7	5	.583
57	Tom O'Brien	North Carolina State	ACC	7	5	.583
58	Willie Taggart	Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	7	5	.583
59	Tommy Tuberville	Texas Tech	Big 12	7	5	.583
60	Chris Ault	Nevada	MWC	7	6	.538
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
61	David Bailiff	Rice	CUSA	7	6	.538
62	Frank Beamer	Virginia Tech	ACC	7	6	.538
63	Mark Dantonio	Michigan State	Big Ten	7	6	.538
64	Dan Enos	Central Michigan	MAC	7	6	.538
65	Hugh Freeze	Ole Miss	SEC	7	6	.538
66	Dana Holgorsen	West Virginia	Big 12	7	6	.538
67	June Jones	SMU	CUSA	7	6	.538
68	Lane Kiffin	USC	Pac-12	7	6	.538
69	Gary Patterson	TCU	Big 12	7	6	.538
70	Steve Sarkisian	Washington	Pac-12	7	6	.538
71	Paul Johnson	Georgia Tech	ACC	7	7	.500
72	Danny Hope	Purdue	Big Ten	6	6	.500
73	Troy Calhoun	Air Force	MWC	6	7	.462
74	Paul Chryst	Pitt	Big East	6	7	.462
75	David Cutcliffe	Duke	ACC	6	7	.462
76	Jerry Kill	Minnesota	Big Ten	6	7	.462
77	Paul Rhoads	Iowa State	Big 12	6	7	.462
78	Larry Blakeney	Troy	Sun Belt	5	7	.417
79	Jim Grobe	Wake Forest	ACC	5	7	.417
80	Doc Holliday	Marshall	CUSA	5	7	.417
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
81	Tony Levine	Houston	CUSA	5	7	.417
82	Paul Pasqualoni	Connecticut	Big East	5	7	.417
83	Gary Pinkel	Missouri	SEC	5	7	.417
84	Kyle Whittingham	Utah	Pac-12	5	7	.417
85	Steve Addazio	Temple	Big East	4	7	.364
86	Derek Dooley	Tennessee	SEC	4	7	.364
87	Dave Christensen	Wyoming	MWC	4	8	.333
88	Bill Cubit	Western Michigan	MAC	4	8	.333
89	Randy Edsall	Maryland	ACC	4	8	.333
90	Kirk Ferentz	Iowa	Big Ten	4	8	.333
91	Dennis Franchione	Texas State	WAC	4	8	.333
92	Justin Fuente	Memphis	CUSA	4	8	.333
93	Mike London	Virginia	ACC	4	8	.333
94	Dan McCarney	North Texas	Sun Belt	4	8	.333
95	Jim McElwain	Colorado State	MWC	4	8	.333
96	Jeff Quinn	Buffalo	MAC	4	8	.333
97	John Smith	Arkansas	SEC	4	8	.333
98	Don Treadwell	Miami (OH)	MAC	4	8	.333
99	Kevin Wilson	Indiana	Big Ten	4	8	.333
100	Bob Davie	New Mexico	MWC	4	9	.308
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
101	Gene Chizik	Auburn	SEC	3	9	.250
102	Norm Chow	Hawaii	MWC	3	9	.250
103	Mario Cristobal	Florida International	Sun Belt	3	9	.250
104	Skip Holtz	South Florida	Big East	3	9	.250
105	Mike Leach	Washington State	Pac-12	3	9	.250
106	Garrick McGee	UAB	CUSA	3	9	.250
107	Carl Pelini	Florida Atlantic	Sun Belt	3	9	.250
108	Mike Price	UTEP	CUSA	3	9	.250
109	Jeff Tedford	California	Pac-12	3	9	.250
110	Tim Beckman	Illinois	Big Ten	2	10	.167
111	Rich Ellerson	Army	Ind	2	10	.167
112	Ron English	Eastern Michigan	MAC	2	10	.167
113	Curtis Johnson	Tulane	CUSA	2	10	.167
114	Joker Phillips	Kentucky	SEC	2	10	.167
115	Frank Spaziani	Boston College	ACC	2	10	.167
116	Bobby Hauck	UNLV	MWC	2	11	.154
117	Joey Jones	South Alabama	Sun Belt	2	11	.154
118	Kent Baer	San Jose State	WAC	1	0	1.000
119	Jim Chaney	Tennessee	SEC	1	0	1.000
120	Steve Stripling	Cincinnati	Big East	1	0	1.000
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
121	John Thompson	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	1	0	1.000
122	Chris Thomsen	Texas Tech	Big 12	1	0	1.000
123	Robb Akey	Idaho	WAC	1	7	.125
124	Jason Gesser	Idaho	WAC	1	7	.125
125	Terry Bowden	Akron	MAC	1	11	.083
126	Jon Embree	Colorado	Pac-12	1	11	.083
127	Charley Molnar	Massachusetts	MAC	1	11	.083
128	DeWayne Walker	New Mexico State	WAC	1	11	.083
129	Charlie Weis	Kansas	Big 12	1	11	.083
130	Barry Alvarez	Wisconsin	Big Ten	0	1	.000
131	Dana Bible	North Carolina State	ACC	0	1	.000
132	Rod Carey	Northern Illinois	MAC	0	1	.000
133	Lance Guidry	Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	0	1	.000
134	Patrick Higgins	Purdue	Big Ten	0	1	.000
135	Ellis Johnson	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	0	12	.000