2023 College Football Coaches

2022 CFB Coaches

Champions: Michigan (AP, CFP)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Jayden Daniels (LSU)

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Kalen DeBoer (Washington)

AP Preseason #1: Georgia

AP Final #1: Michigan

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143 Coaches

Record as major school

143 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
1	Jim Harbaugh	Michigan	Big Ten	15	0	1.000
2	Kalen DeBoer	Washington	Pac-12	14	1	.933
3	Jamey Chadwell	Liberty	CUSA	13	1	.929
4	Mike Norvell	Florida State	ACC	13	1	.929
5	Kirby Smart	Georgia	SEC	13	1	.929
6	Dan Lanning	Oregon	Pac-12	12	2	.857
7	Nick Saban	Alabama	SEC	12	2	.857
8	Steve Sarkisian	Texas	Big 12	12	2	.857
9	Curt Cignetti	James Madison	Sun Belt	11	1	.917
10	Ryan Day	Ohio State	Big Ten	11	2	.846
11	Eli Drinkwitz	Missouri	SEC	11	2	.846
12	Willie Fritz	Tulane	American	11	2	.846
13	Lane Kiffin	Ole Miss	SEC	11	2	.846
14	Jon Sumrall	Troy	Sun Belt	11	2	.846
15	Jason Candle	Toledo	MAC	11	3	.786
16	Rhett Lashlee	SMU	American	11	3	.786
17	Chuck Martin	Miami (OH)	MAC	11	3	.786
18	Tim Albin	Ohio	MAC	10	3	.769
19	Jedd Fisch	Arizona	Pac-12	10	3	.769
20	James Franklin	Penn State	Big Ten	10	3	.769
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
21	Marcus Freeman	Notre Dame	Ind	10	3	.769
22	Brian Kelly	LSU	SEC	10	3	.769
23	Ryan Silverfield	Memphis	American	10	3	.769
24	Brent Venables	Oklahoma	Big 12	10	3	.769
25	Jeff Brohm	Louisville	ACC	10	4	.714
26	Kirk Ferentz	Iowa	Big Ten	10	4	.714
27	Mike Gundy	Oklahoma State	Big 12	10	4	.714
28	Jerry Kill	New Mexico State	CUSA	10	5	.667
29	Craig Bohl	Wyoming	MWC	9	4	.692
30	Neal Brown	West Virginia	Big 12	9	4	.692
31	Troy Calhoun	Air Force	MWC	9	4	.692
32	Dave Doeren	North Carolina State	ACC	9	4	.692
33	Josh Heupel	Tennessee	SEC	9	4	.692
34	Chris Klieman	Kansas State	Big 12	9	4	.692
35	Lance Leipold	Kansas	Big 12	9	4	.692
36	Rich Rodriguez	Jacksonville State	CUSA	9	4	.692
37	Dabo Swinney	Clemson	ACC	9	4	.692
38	Jeff Tedford	Fresno State	MWC	9	4	.692
39	Jeff Traylor	UTSA	American	9	4	.692
40	Shawn Clark	Appalachian State	Sun Belt	9	5	.643
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
41	Barry Odom	UNLV	MWC	9	5	.643
42	Jonathan Smith	Oregon State	Pac-12	8	4	.667
43	Tim Beck	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	8	5	.615
44	David Braun	Northwestern	Big Ten	8	5	.615
45	Mack Brown	North Carolina	ACC	8	5	.615
46	Tyson Helton	Western Kentucky	CUSA	8	5	.615
47	Chip Kelly	UCLA	Pac-12	8	5	.615
48	G.J. Kinne	Texas State	Sun Belt	8	5	.615
49	Mike Locksley	Maryland	Big Ten	8	5	.615
50	Lincoln Riley	USC	Pac-12	8	5	.615
51	Kyle Whittingham	Utah	Pac-12	8	5	.615
52	Mike Elko	Duke	ACC	7	5	.583
53	Brent Brennan	San Jose State	MWC	7	6	.538
54	Matt Campbell	Iowa State	Big 12	7	6	.538
55	Mario Cristobal	Miami (FL)	ACC	7	6	.538
56	Shawn Elliott	Georgia State	Sun Belt	7	6	.538
57	Luke Fickell	Wisconsin	Big Ten	7	6	.538
58	Alex Golesh	South Florida	American	7	6	.538
59	Jeff Hafley	Boston College	ACC	7	6	.538
60	Thomas Hammock	Northern Illinois	MAC	7	6	.538
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
61	Brent Key	Georgia Tech	ACC	7	6	.538
62	Scot Loeffler	Bowling Green State	MAC	7	6	.538
63	Joey McGuire	Texas Tech	Big 12	7	6	.538
64	Brent Pry	Virginia Tech	ACC	7	6	.538
65	Greg Schiano	Rutgers	Big Ten	7	6	.538
66	Mark Stoops	Kentucky	SEC	7	6	.538
67	Kane Wommack	South Alabama	Sun Belt	7	6	.538
68	Jimbo Fisher	Texas A&M	SEC	6	4	.600
69	Jeff Monken	Army	Ind	6	6	.500
70	Blake Anderson	Utah State	MWC	6	7	.462
71	Mike Bloomgren	Rice	American	6	7	.462
72	Chris Creighton	Eastern Michigan	MAC	6	7	.462
73	Michael Desormeaux	Louisiana	Sun Belt	6	7	.462
74	P.J. Fleck	Minnesota	Big Ten	6	7	.462
75	Hugh Freeze	Auburn	SEC	6	7	.462
76	Clay Helton	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	6	7	.462
77	Charles Huff	Marshall	Sun Belt	6	7	.462
78	Butch Jones	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	6	7	.462
79	Gus Malzahn	UCF	Big 12	6	7	.462
80	Ricky Rahne	Old Dominion	Sun Belt	6	7	.462
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
81	Justin Wilcox	California	Pac-12	6	7	.462
82	Andy Avalos	Boise State	MWC	5	5	.500
83	Dino Babers	Syracuse	ACC	5	6	.455
84	Shane Beamer	South Carolina	SEC	5	7	.417
85	Bret Bielema	Illinois	Big Ten	5	7	.417
86	Jake Dickert	Washington State	Pac-12	5	7	.417
87	Sonny Dykes	TCU	Big 12	5	7	.417
88	Jim McElwain	Central Michigan	MAC	5	7	.417
89	Eric Morris	North Texas	American	5	7	.417
90	Billy Napier	Florida	SEC	5	7	.417
91	Brian Newberry	Navy	American	5	7	.417
92	Jay Norvell	Colorado State	MWC	5	7	.417
93	Matt Rhule	Nebraska	Big Ten	5	7	.417
94	Kalani Sitake	Brigham Young	Big 12	5	7	.417
95	Timmy Chang	Hawaii	MWC	5	8	.385
96	Zach Arnett	Mississippi State	SEC	4	6	.400
97	Dave Clawson	Wake Forest	ACC	4	8	.333
98	Trent Dilfer	UAB	American	4	8	.333
99	Danny Gonzales	New Mexico	MWC	4	8	.333
100	Tom Herman	Florida Atlantic	American	4	8	.333
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
101	Brady Hoke	San Diego State	MWC	4	8	.333
102	Dana Holgorsen	Houston	Big 12	4	8	.333
103	Mike MacIntyre	Florida International	CUSA	4	8	.333
104	Mike Neu	Ball State	MAC	4	8	.333
105	Sam Pittman	Arkansas	SEC	4	8	.333
106	Deion Sanders	Colorado	Pac-12	4	8	.333
107	Rick Stockstill	Middle Tennessee State	CUSA	4	8	.333
108	Lance Taylor	Western Michigan	MAC	4	8	.333
109	Ryan Walters	Purdue	Big Ten	4	8	.333
110	Kevin Wilson	Tulsa	American	4	8	.333
111	Spencer Danielson	Boise State	MWC	3	1	.750
112	Tom Allen	Indiana	Big Ten	3	9	.250
113	Dave Aranda	Baylor	Big 12	3	9	.250
114	Don Brown	Massachusetts	Ind	3	9	.250
115	Sonny Cumbie	Louisiana Tech	CUSA	3	9	.250
116	Kenny Dillingham	Arizona State	Pac-12	3	9	.250
117	Dana Dimel	UTEP	CUSA	3	9	.250
118	Stan Drayton	Temple	American	3	9	.250
119	Tony Elliott	Virginia	ACC	3	9	.250
120	Will Hall	Southern Mississippi	Sun Belt	3	9	.250
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
121	K.C. Keeler	Sam Houston	CUSA	3	9	.250
122	Maurice Linguist	Buffalo	MAC	3	9	.250
123	Jim Mora	Connecticut	Ind	3	9	.250
124	Pat Narduzzi	Pitt	ACC	3	9	.250
125	Biff Poggi	Charlotte	American	3	9	.250
126	Scott Satterfield	Cincinnati	Big 12	3	9	.250
127	Troy Taylor	Stanford	Pac-12	3	9	.250
128	Mel Tucker II	Michigan State	Big Ten	2	0	1.000
129	Harlon Barnett	Michigan State	Big Ten	2	8	.200
130	Terry Bowden	Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	2	10	.167
131	Mike Houston	East Carolina	American	2	10	.167
132	Clark Lea	Vanderbilt	SEC	2	10	.167
133	Joe Moorhead	Akron	MAC	2	10	.167
134	Ken Wilson	Nevada	MWC	2	10	.167
135	Trooper Taylor	Duke	ACC	1	0	1.000
136	Nunzio Campanile	Syracuse	ACC	1	1	.500
137	Greg Knox	Mississippi State	SEC	1	1	.500
138	Elijah Robinson	Texas A&M	SEC	1	2	.333
139	Kenni Burns	Kent State	MAC	1	11	.083
140	Greg Gasparato	Troy	Sun Belt	0	1	.000
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	Pct	Notes
141	Kefense Hynson	Oregon State	Pac-12	0	1	.000
142	Slade Nagle	Tulane	American	0	1	.000
143	Damian Wroblewski	James Madison	Sun Belt	0	1	.000