2017 College Football Coaches

2016 CFB Coaches 2018 CFB Coaches

Champions: Alabama (AP, CFP)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma)

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Scott Frost (UCF)

AP Preseason #1: Alabama

AP Final #1: Alabama

141 Coaches

Record as major school

141 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
1	Scott Frost	UCF	American	13	0	1.000
2	Paul Chryst	Wisconsin	Big Ten	13	1	.929
3	Nick Saban	Alabama	SEC	13	1	.929
4	Kirby Smart	Georgia	SEC	13	2	.867
5	Urban Meyer	Ohio State	Big Ten	12	2	.857
6	Lincoln Riley	Oklahoma	Big 12	12	2	.857
7	Dabo Swinney	Clemson	ACC	12	2	.857
8	Neal Brown	Troy	Sun Belt	11	2	.846
9	James Franklin	Penn State	Big Ten	11	2	.846
10	Jason Candle	Toledo	MAC	11	3	.786
11	Bryan Harsin	Boise State	MWC	11	3	.786
12	Clay Helton	USC	Pac-12	11	3	.786
13	Lane Kiffin	Florida Atlantic	CUSA	11	3	.786
14	Gary Patterson	TCU	Big 12	11	3	.786
15	Charlie Strong	South Florida	American	10	2	.833
16	Mark Dantonio	Michigan State	Big Ten	10	3	.769
17	Pat Fitzgerald	Northwestern	Big Ten	10	3	.769
18	Mike Gundy	Oklahoma State	Big 12	10	3	.769
19	Brian Kelly	Notre Dame	Ind	10	3	.769
20	Rocky Long	San Diego State	MWC	10	3	.769
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
21	Jeff Monken	Army	Ind	10	3	.769
22	Mike Norvell	Memphis	American	10	3	.769
23	Chris Petersen	Washington	Pac-12	10	3	.769
24	Mark Richt	Miami (FL)	ACC	10	3	.769
25	Gus Malzahn	Auburn	SEC	10	4	.714
26	Jeff Tedford	Fresno State	MWC	10	4	.714
27	Dave Doeren	North Carolina State	ACC	9	4	.692
28	Justin Fuente	Virginia Tech	ACC	9	4	.692
29	Mike Leach	Washington State	Pac-12	9	4	.692
30	Will Muschamp	South Carolina	SEC	9	4	.692
31	Ed Orgeron	LSU	SEC	9	4	.692
32	Scott Satterfield	Appalachian State	Sun Belt	9	4	.692
33	Frank Solich	Ohio	MAC	9	4	.692
34	Seth Littrell	North Texas	CUSA	9	5	.643
35	David Shaw	Stanford	Pac-12	9	5	.643
36	Dan Mullen	Mississippi State	SEC	8	4	.667
37	Craig Bohl	Wyoming	MWC	8	5	.615
38	John Bonamego	Central Michigan	MAC	8	5	.615
39	Matt Campbell	Iowa State	Big 12	8	5	.615
40	Rod Carey	Northern Illinois	MAC	8	5	.615
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
41	Bill Clark	UAB	CUSA	8	5	.615
42	Dave Clawson	Wake Forest	ACC	8	5	.615
43	Butch Davis	Florida International	CUSA	8	5	.615
44	Kirk Ferentz	Iowa	Big Ten	8	5	.615
45	Jim Harbaugh	Michigan	Big Ten	8	5	.615
46	Doc Holliday	Marshall	CUSA	8	5	.615
47	Jay Hopson	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	8	5	.615
48	Bobby Petrino	Louisville	ACC	8	5	.615
49	Bill Snyder	Kansas State	Big 12	8	5	.615
50	Blake Anderson	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	7	5	.583
51	Major Applewhite	Houston	American	7	5	.583
52	Shawn Elliott	Georgia State	Sun Belt	7	5	.583
53	Chad Morris	SMU	American	7	5	.583
54	Kevin Sumlin	Texas A&M	SEC	7	5	.583
55	Willie Taggart	Oregon	Pac-12	7	5	.583
56	Steve Addazio	Boston College	ACC	7	6	.538
57	Mike Bobo	Colorado State	MWC	7	6	.538
58	Jeff Brohm	Purdue	Big Ten	7	6	.538
59	Geoff Collins	Temple	American	7	6	.538
60	David Cutcliffe	Duke	ACC	7	6	.538
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
61	Todd Graham	Arizona State	Pac-12	7	6	.538
62	Tom Herman	Texas	Big 12	7	6	.538
63	Dana Holgorsen	West Virginia	Big 12	7	6	.538
64	Skip Holtz	Louisiana Tech	CUSA	7	6	.538
65	Doug Martin	New Mexico State	Sun Belt	7	6	.538
66	Ken Niumatalolo	Navy	American	7	6	.538
67	Barry Odom	Missouri	SEC	7	6	.538
68	Rich Rodriguez	Arizona	Pac-12	7	6	.538
69	Rick Stockstill	Middle Tennessee State	CUSA	7	6	.538
70	Mark Stoops	Kentucky	SEC	7	6	.538
71	Kyle Whittingham	Utah	Pac-12	7	6	.538
72	Terry Bowden	Akron	MAC	7	7	.500
73	Frank Wilson	UTSA	CUSA	6	5	.545
74	Lance Leipold	Buffalo	MAC	6	6	.500
75	Tim Lester	Western Michigan	MAC	6	6	.500
76	Matt Luke	Ole Miss	SEC	6	6	.500
77	Kliff Kingsbury	Texas Tech	Big 12	6	7	.462
78	Bronco Mendenhall	Virginia	ACC	6	7	.462
79	Mike Sanford Jr.	Western Kentucky	CUSA	6	7	.462
80	Matt Wells	Utah State	MWC	6	7	.462
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
81	Jimbo Fisher	Florida State	ACC	5	6	.455
82	Paul Johnson	Georgia Tech	ACC	5	6	.455
83	Jim Mora	UCLA	Pac-12	5	6	.455
84	Tom Allen	Indiana	Big Ten	5	7	.417
85	Troy Calhoun	Air Force	MWC	5	7	.417
86	Chris Creighton	Eastern Michigan	MAC	5	7	.417
87	P.J. Fleck	Minnesota	Big Ten	5	7	.417
88	Willie Fritz	Tulane	American	5	7	.417
89	Mark Hudspeth	Louisiana	Sun Belt	5	7	.417
90	Mike MacIntyre	Colorado	Pac-12	5	7	.417
91	Chuck Martin	Miami (OH)	MAC	5	7	.417
92	Derek Mason	Vanderbilt	SEC	5	7	.417
93	Pat Narduzzi	Pitt	ACC	5	7	.417
94	Tony Sanchez	UNLV	MWC	5	7	.417
95	Justin Wilcox	California	Pac-12	5	7	.417
96	Bobby Wilder	Old Dominion	CUSA	5	7	.417
97	Butch Jones	Tennessee	SEC	4	6	.400
98	Chris Ash	Rutgers	Big Ten	4	8	.333
99	Dino Babers	Syracuse	ACC	4	8	.333
100	Bret Bielema	Arkansas	SEC	4	8	.333
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
101	D.J. Durkin	Maryland	Big Ten	4	8	.333
102	Luke Fickell	Cincinnati	American	4	8	.333
103	Joey Jones	South Alabama	Sun Belt	4	8	.333
104	Paul Petrino	Idaho	Sun Belt	4	8	.333
105	Mike Riley	Nebraska	Big Ten	4	8	.333
106	Matt Viator	Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	4	8	.333
107	Mark Whipple	Massachusetts	Ind	4	8	.333
108	Kalani Sitake	Brigham Young	Ind	4	9	.308
109	Jim McElwain	Florida	SEC	3	4	.429
110	Jamey Chadwell	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	3	9	.250
111	Bob Davie	New Mexico	MWC	3	9	.250
112	Randy Edsall	Connecticut	American	3	9	.250
113	Larry Fedora	North Carolina	ACC	3	9	.250
114	Scottie Montgomery	East Carolina	American	3	9	.250
115	Jay Norvell	Nevada	MWC	3	9	.250
116	Nick Rolovich	Hawaii	MWC	3	9	.250
117	Odell Haggins	Florida State	ACC	2	0	1.000
118	Chad Lunsford	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	2	4	.333
119	Paul Haynes	Kent State	MAC	2	10	.167
120	Mike Jinks	Bowling Green State	MAC	2	10	.167
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
121	Philip Montgomery	Tulsa	American	2	10	.167
122	Mike Neu	Ball State	MAC	2	10	.167
123	Lovie Smith	Illinois	Big Ten	2	10	.167
124	Everett Withers	Texas State	Sun Belt	2	10	.167
125	Brent Brennan	San Jose State	MWC	2	11	.154
126	Greg Knox	Mississippi State	SEC	1	0	1.000
127	Jedd Fisch	UCLA	Pac-12	1	1	.500
128	Randy Shannon	Florida	SEC	1	3	.250
129	Gary Andersen	Oregon State	Pac-12	1	5	.167
130	David Bailiff	Rice	CUSA	1	11	.083
131	David Beaty	Kansas	Big 12	1	11	.083
132	Brad Lambert	Charlotte	CUSA	1	11	.083
133	Matt Rhule	Baylor	Big 12	1	11	.083
134	Jeff Banks	Texas A&M	SEC	0	1	.000
135	Mario Cristobal	Oregon	Pac-12	0	1	.000
136	Sonny Dykes	SMU	American	0	1	.000
137	Cory Hall	Oregon State	Pac-12	0	6	.000
138	Brady Hoke	Tennessee	SEC	0	2	.000
139	Sean Kugler	UTEP	CUSA	0	5	.000
140	Mike Price	UTEP	CUSA	0	7	.000
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
141	Tyson Summers	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	0	6	.000