List of college football coaches with 100 losses

This is a list of college football coaches with 100 career losses.[1][2] "College level" is defined as a four-year college or university program in either the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics or the National Collegiate Athletic Association. If the team competed at a time before the official organization of either of the two groups but is generally accepted as a "college football program" it would also be included.

As of 2015, coaching legend Amos Alonzo Stagg is #2 for the most losses of any college football head coach in history. As of 2012, he is tied at #7 in all-time wins and #1 in all-time ties.

Individuals indicated in bold type are expected to remain coaching in the next college football season of 2023.

The list of coaches is current as of the end of the 2022 season.[n 1]

Details

Active coaches

27 coaches on the list are considered "active" for the 2023 season.

Most total losses

As of the start of the 2023 season, Watson Brown is the all-time leader in career losses with a total of 211.

Win percentage

John Gagliardi leads the list in terms of winning percentage at .775. A total of 97 coaches have made the list and still maintained a winning percentage of .500 or above as of 2022. Ken Crandall has the lowest winning percentage on the list with .263, having only 47 wins and 132 losses.

List of college football coaches with 100 losses

Head CoachFirst yearLast YearTotal yearsGames coachedWinsLossesTiesWin % Team(s)
Watson Brown19792015313481362111.392 Austin Peay (1979–1980), Cincinnati (1983), Rice (1984–1985), Vanderbilt (1986–1990), UAB (1995–2006), Tennessee Tech (2007–2015)
Roland Ortmayer19461990454001832098.468 William Penn (1946–1947), La Verne (1948–1990)
Amos Alonzo Stagg, Sr.189019465554831419935.605 Springfield YMCA (1890–1891), Chicago (1892–1932), Pacific (1933–1946)
Jimmye Laycock19802018394452491942.562 William & Mary (1980–2018)
Barry H. Streeter 1978 2017 38 394 196 193 5 .504 Gettysburg (1978–2003, 2005–2017)
Bob Ford19652013454572651911.581 St. Lawrence (1965–1968), Albany (1973–2013)
Mike Price19812012313601771830.492 Weber State (1981–1988), Washington State (1989–2002), UTEP (2004–2012, 2017)
Hayden Fry196219983742023217810.564 SMU (1962–1972), North Texas State (1973–1978), Iowa (1979–1998)
Buddy Teevens1985present323311511782.459 Maine (1985–1986), Dartmouth (1987–1991, 2005–present), Tulane (1992–1996), Stanford (2003–2004)
Lombe Honaker191419584537217217624.495 Lincoln (1914–1916), Baldwin–Wallace (1917–1918), Southwestern (1919–1920), Maryville (1921–1958)
Jess C. Neely192419664340220717619.539 Southwestern (1924–1927), Clemson (1931–1939), Rice (1940–1966)
Dennis Miller19862019343211491720.464 Northern State (1986–1997), Wisconsin Lutheran (2000–2012, 2014–2019)
Eddie Robinson194119975559140816716.704 Louisiana Normal / Grambling / Grambling State (1941–1997)
Ron Randleman 1969 2004 35 386 218 167 1 .566 William Penn (1969–1975), Pittsburg State (1976–1981), Sam Houston State (1982–2004)
Brien Cullen 1985 2019 34 346 181 165 0 .523 Worcester State (1985–2019)
Jim Parady 1992 present 32 316 151 164 1 .479 Marist (1992–present)
Paul Vosburgh1985present343541911630.540 William Penn (1985–1987), St. John Fisher (1991–present)
Mike Ayers19852017333802181602.576 East Tennessee State (1985–1987), Wofford (1988–2017)
Jack Cosgrove 1993 present 28 299 141 158 0 .472 Maine (1993–2015), Colby (2018–present)
Peter Mazzaferro195920044137820915811.567 Waynesburg (1959–1962), Curry (1963), Bridgewater State (1968–1986, 1988–2004)
Marvin L. Kay1969199426247841576.352 Colorado Mines (1969–1994)
Rich Brooks19772009252901301564.455 Oregon (1977–1994), Kentucky (2003–2009)
Bill Klika1974200125222661551.300 Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham (1974–1996, 2000–2001)
Andy Talley19792016374142571552.623 St. Lawrence (1979–1983), Villanova (1985–2016)
Jim Sweeney 1963 1996 32 358 201 153 4 .567 Montana State (1963–1967), Washington State (1968–1975), Fresno State (1976–1996)
Bobby Wallace19882010283241711521.481 North Alabama (1988–1997, 2012–2016), Temple (1998–2005), West Alabama (2006–2010)
Howard Schnellenberger19792011273121581513.511 Miami (1979–1983), Louisville (1985–1994), Oklahoma (1995), Florida Atlantic (2001–2011)
Grant Teaff 1960 1992 30 325 170 151 8 .529 McMurry (1960–1965), Angelo State (1969–1971), Baylor (1972–1992)
Dwight Beede 1926 1972 38 344 175 149 20 .538 Westminster (1926–1930), Geneva (1934–1936), Youngstown / Youngstown State (1938–1972)
Dave Murray 1990 present 33 330 181 149 0 .548 Cortland (1990–1996), Lebanon Valley (1997), Alfred (1998–2013), Hamilton (2014–present)
Kevin Donley1978present444923421491.696 Anderson (1978–1981), Georgetown (1982–1992), California (1993–1996), Saint Francis (1998–present)
DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry191519544030514314913.490 Westminster (1915–1916, 1918, 1921), Amherst (1922–1925), Brown (1926–1940), Dartmouth (1945–1954)
Andrew C. "Scrappy" Moore 1931 1967 35 332 171 148 13 .535 Chattanooga (1931–1967)
Geno DeMarco1993present303051581470.518 Geneva (1993–present)
Dick Tomey 1977 2009 29 335 183 145 7 .557 Hawaii (1977–1986), Arizona (1987–2000), San Jose State (2005–2009)
Mack Brown 1983 present 35 419 274 144 1 .655 Appalachian State (1983), Tulane (1985–1987), North Carolina (1988–1997, 2019–present), Texas (1998–2013)
Andy Lambert1997present352621191430.454 Trinity International (1997–2003), Sterling (2004–2015), Southern Nazarene (2016–2019), Concordia (2021–present)
Frank Beamer 1981 2015 35 427 280 143 4 .660 Murray State (1981–1986), Virginia Tech (1987–2015)
Frank M. Dobson190919483730313714224.492 Georgia (1909), Clemson (1910–1912), Richmond (1913–1917, 1919–1933), South Carolina (1918), Maryland (1936–1939), Apprentice (1940–1948)
John Pont19561992252521071414.433 Miami (1956–1962), Yale (1963–1964), Indiana (1965–1972), Northwestern (1973–1977), Mount St. Joseph (1990–1992)
Buddy Benson19651995313101621408.535 Ouachita Baptist (1965–1995)
Ken Hatfield19792005273121681404.545 Air Force (1979–1983), Arkansas (1984–1989), Clemson (1990–1993), Rice (1994–2005)
Walt Hameline 1981 2014 33 365 224 139 2 .615 Wagner (1981–2014)
Keith Otterbein1986present293291871393.573 Ferris State (1986–1994), Hillsdale (2002–present)
John Gagliardi 1949 2012 64 638 489 138 11 .775 Carroll (1949–1952), Saint John's (1953–2012)
Jim Collins 1994 present 35 278 140 138 0 .504 Dubuque (1994–1996), Capital (1997–2007), Saginaw Valley State (2008–2018), Wittenberg (2022–present)
Brian Keller1996present372621251370.477 Nebraska Wesleyan (1996–present)
Johnny Majors196819962933218513710.572 Iowa State (1968–1972), Pittsburgh (1973–1976, 1993–1996), Tennessee (1977–1992)
Rob Ash 1980 2015 36 388 246 137 5 .640 Juniata (1980–1988), Drake (1989–2006), Montana State (2007–2015)
Kirk Ferentz1990present273341981360.591 Maine (1990–1992), Iowa (1999–present)
Ed DeGeorge19772005292721351361.498 Beloit (1977–2005)
Joe Paterno 1966 2011 46 548 409 136 3 .749 Penn State (1966–2011)
Kevin Callahan1993present303131781350.569 Monmouth (1993–present)
Dennis Franchione19812015303502131352.611 Southwestern (1981–1982), Pittsburg State (1985–1989), Southwest Texas State / Texas State (1990–1991, 2011–2015), New Mexico (1992–1997), TCU (1998–2000), Alabama (2001–2002), Texas A&M (2003–2007)
Jerry Moore19792012313792421352.637 North Texas State (1979–1980), Texas Tech (1981–1985), Appalachian State (1989–2012)
Lew Elverson 1938 1974 32 244 102 135 7 .432 Swarthmore (1938–1941, 1946–1972, 1974), Atlantic City NAS (1943–1944)
Al Bagnoli1982present414032691340.667 Union (1982–1991), Penn (1992–2014), Columbia (2015–present)
Willie Jeffries19732001293181801326.575 South Carolina State (1973–1978, 1989–2001), Wichita State (1979–1983), Howard (1984–1988)
George Welsh19732000283251891324.588 Navy (1973–1981), Virginia (1982–2000)
Lou Holtz 1969 2004 33 388 249 132 7 .651 William & Mary (1969–1971), NC State (1972–1975), Arkansas (1977–1983), Minnesota (1984–1985), Notre Dame (1986–1996), South Carolina (1999–2004)
Tim Murphy 1987 present 36 357 224 132 1 .629 Maine (1987–1988), Cincinnati (1989–1993), Harvard (1994–present)
Todd Knight 1993 present 30 304 171 131 2 .566 Delta State (1993–1998), Ouachita Baptist (1999–present)
Jim Wacker19711996262931591313.548 Texas Lutheran (1971–1975), North Dakota State (1976–1978), Southwest Texas State (1979–1982), TCU (1983–1991), Minnesota (1992–1996)
Bob Spoo 1987 2011 25 276 144 131 1 .524 Eastern Illinois (1987–2011)
Terry Bowden 1983 present 27 315 183 130 2 .584 Salem (1983–1985), Samford (1987–1992), Auburn (1993–1998), North Alabama (2009–2011), Akron (2012–2018), Louisiana–Monroe (2021–present)
Ray Morrison191519523231815513033.539 SMU (1915–1916, 1922–1934), Vanderbilt (1918, 1935–1939), Temple (1940–1948), Austin (1949–1952)
Carlin B. Carpenter19792002242301001300.435 Bluffton (1979–2002)
Jimmy "Red" Parker 1961 1998 26 281 143 130 8 .523 Arkansas A&M (1961–1965), The Citadel (1966–1972), Clemson (1973–1976), Southern Arkansas (1981), Delta State (1982–1987), Ouachita Baptist (1996–1998)
Jim Hazlett 1962 1986 23 212 75 130 7 .370 Edinboro (1962–1965), Susquehanna (1966–1977), Kean (1980–1986)
Chris Beaton1983200523216851301.396 Simon Fraser (1983–2005)
Bill Mallory19691996273011681294.565 Miami (1969–1973), Colorado (1974–1978), Northern Illinois (1980–1983), Indiana (1984–1996)
Bobby Bowden19592009445103771294.743 Howard (1959–1962), West Virginia (1970–1975), Florida State (1976–2009)
Bill Curry1980201220225931284.422 Georgia Tech (1980–1986), Alabama (1987–1989), Kentucky (1990–1996), Georgia State (2010–2012)
Lou Little192419563329215112813.539 Georgetown (1924–1929), Columbia (1930–1956)
Eddie Anderson192219643934420112815.606 Columbia (1922–1924), DePaul (1925–1931), Holy Cross (1933–1938, 1950–1964), Iowa (1939–1942, 1946–1949)
Don Nehlen19682000303382021288.609 Bowling Green (1968–1976), West Virginia (1980–2000)
Chuck Shelton1977199519209811271.390 Drake (1977–1985), Utah State (1986–1991), Pacific (1992–1995)
Bob Griffin19721992212281001271.441 Idaho State (1972–1975), Rhode Island (1976–1992)
Mike Dau1966199125209801263.390 Lake Forest (1966–1991)
Larry Smith19762000242761431267.531 Tulane (1976–1979), Arizona (1980–1986), USC (1987–1992), Missouri (1994–2000)
Bill Dooley19671992262941631265.563 North Carolina (1967–1977), Virginia Tech (1978–1986), Wake Forest (1987–1992)
Maurice Hunt1977199719195651255.346 Central State (1977–1978), Morehouse (1979–1989, 1995–1996), Kentucky State (1992–1994), Lane (1997)
Chuck Mills19591997272701321335.498 Pomona (1959–1961), Indiana State (1962–1963), Merchant Marine (1964), Utah State (1967–1972), Wake Forest (1973–1977), Southern Oregon (1980–1988), Coast Guard (1997)
Ken Crandall 1998 2014 17 179 47 132 0 .263 Minnesota Morris (1998–2006), Southwestern (2007–2014)
Don Read19681995222821551261.551 Portland State (1968–1971, 1981–1985), Oregon (1974–1976), Oregon Tech (1977–1980), Montana State (1986–1995)
Ivan Grove 1920 1955 29 253 111 126 16 .470 Oklahoma Baptist (1920–1921), Hendrix (1924–1955)
Bill George 1999 2019 21 201 75 126 0 .373 Coast Guard (1999–2019)
Terry Allen19892014222581331250.516 Northern Iowa (1989–1996), Kansas (1997–2001), Missouri State (2006–2014)
Rich Lackner19862021353612341252.651 Carnegie Mellon (1986–2021)
Paul Castonia1998present23212871250.410 UMass–Boston (1998–2000), Plymouth State (2003–present)
Roy Kidd19642002394463141248.715 Eastern Kentucky (1964–2002)
Robert Kolf19291962301985912316.338 Oshkosh State (1929, 1931–1942, 1946–1962)
Terry Price 1985 2009 25 225 101 123 1 .451 Maranatha Baptist (1985–2009)
John Prock 1964 1987 24 244 114 123 7 .482 Harding (1964–1987)
Jerry Claiborne 1961 1989 28 309 179 122 8 .592 VPI / Virginia Tech (1961–1970), Maryland (1972–1981), Kentucky (1982–1989)
Bob Nielson1989present303412181221.641 Ripon (1989–1990), Wartburg (1991–1995), Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1996–1998), Minnesota–Duluth (1999–2003, 2008–2012), Western Illinois (2013–2015), South Dakota (2016–present)
Bob Ricca19742002282951721212.579 St. John's (1974–2002)
Norm Eash 1987 present 36 347 225 121 1 .650 Illinois Wesleyan (1987–present)
Glen Mason19862006212451231211.504 Kent State (1986–1987), Kansas (1988–1996), Minnesota (1997–2006)
Hank Biesiot19762013383802581211.680 Dickinson State (1976–2013)
Jim Grobe19952016202931711211.492 Ohio (1995–2000), Wake Forest (2001–2013), Baylor (2016)
Edor Nelson1947196923184551209.323 Augsburg (1947–1969)
Jackie Sherrill19762003263041801204.599 Washington State (1976), Pittsburgh (1977–1981), Texas A&M (1982–1988), Mississippi State (1991–2003)
Carmen Cozza19651996323031791195.599 Yale (1965–1996)
Harold R. "Tubby" Raymond19662001364223001193.714 Delaware (1966–2001)
Frank Howard 1940 1969 30 295 165 118 12 .580 Clemson (1940–1969)
Fred Martinelli195919933534821811812.644 Ashland (1959–1993)
Dan McCarney 1995 2015 17 195 78 117 0 .400 Iowa State (1995–2006), North Texas (2011–2015)
Bill Snyder19892018273332151171.647 Kansas State (1989–2018)
Monte Cater19812017373942751172.701 Lakeland (1981–1986), Shepherd (1987–2017)
Jerry Boyes 1986 2018 18 254 138 116 0 .543 Buffalo State (1986–2000, 2009–2018)
Ben Martin 1956 1977 22 228 102 116 10 .469 Virginia (1956–1957), Air Force (1958–1977)
Charlie Weatherbie 1992 2009 17 191 76 115 0 .398 Utah State (1992–1994), Navy (1995–2001), Louisiana–Monroe (2003–2009)
Steve Marino 1990 2013 24 235 119 115 1 .509 Westfield State (1990–2013)
Tom Horne1982200419200841142.425 Iowa Wesleyan (1982–1984), Valparaiso (1989–2004)
Bob Sullivan19792000222161021140.472 Carleton (1979–2000)
Darwin Breaux 1993 2016 25 245 131 113 1 .537 Dickinson (1993–2016)
Sherman Wood1993present303101961131.634 Bowie State (1993–1998), Salisbury State / Salisbury (1999–present)
Fritz S. Brennecke1947196822199781138.412 Colorado Mines (1947–1968)
John Stiegelmeier19972022263111991120.640 South Dakota State (1997–2022)
Bill Russo19781999222351181134.511 Wagner (1978–1980), Lafayette (1981–1999)
John O'Grady19892010212191051122.484 Wisconsin–River Falls (1989–2010)
Don Ruggeri19732000282591461121.566 Massachusetts Maritime (1973–2000)
Tommy Mont1956197621195781125.413 Maryland (1956–1958), DePauw (1959–1976)
Tom Gilburg19752002282741601122.588 Franklin & Marshall (1975–2002)
Howard "Howdy" Myers19461979302841671125.597 Johns Hopkins (1946–1949, 1979), Hofstra (1950–1974)
Bob Blackman19531982302871681127.598 Denver (1953–1954), Dartmouth (1956–1970), Illinois (1971–1976), Cornell (1977–1982)
Frederick Dunlap19651987232421261115.531 Lehigh (1965–1975), Colgate (1976–1987)
Dennis Raetz1980200719205931111.456 Indiana State (1980–1997, 2007)
A. C. Burcky19241950251674111016.293 Bluffton (1924–1950)
Sam Kornhauser19842005222051051100.488 Stony Brook (1984–2005)
Bill Manlove19692001323232121101.658 Pennsylvania Military / Widener (1969–1991), Delaware Valley (1992–1995), La Salle (1997–2001)
Jim Walden 1978 1994 17 188 72 109 7 .402 Washington State (1978–1986), Iowa State (1987–1994)
Fisher DeBerry19842006232791691091.608 Air Force (1984–2006)
Chris Ault19762012283432341081.684 Nevada (1976–2012)
Bill Yeoman19621986252761601088.597 Houston (1962–1986)
Jim Hess19741996222471341085.553 Angelo State (1974–1981), Stephen F. Austin (1982–1988), New Mexico State (1990–1996)
Steve Wilson1989200717189821070.434 Howard (1989–2001), Texas Southern (2004–2007)
Steve Johnson1989present353522441071.695 Bethel (1989–present)
Aldo Donelli 1939 1967 25 220 105 107 8 .495 Duquesne (1939–1942), Boston University (1947–1956), Columbia (1957–1967)
Bill Bowes19721998272861751065.621 New Hampshire (1972–1998)
Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner189519384445731910632.733 Georgia (1895–1896), Cornell (1897–1898, 1904–1906), Carlisle (1899–1903, 1907–1914), Pittsburgh (1915–1923), Stanford (1924–1932), Temple (1933–1938)
Bill Samko 1987 2010 23 199 92 106 1 .465 Sewanee (1987–1993), Tufts (1994–2010)
Bob Bierie19802004252511441061.576 Loras (1980–2004)
Bruce Snyder19762000212371251066.540 Utah State (1976–1982), California (1987–1991), Arizona State (1992–2000)
Tim Keating19882011342451361063.561 Wesley (1988–1992), Western Maryland / McDaniel (1993–2011)
Edd Bowers1956197823196891052.459 Iowa Wesleyan (1956–1959), Grinnell (1960–1978)
Jason M. Saunderson190819413324312410514.539 South Dakota State (1908–1910), Morningside (1912–1941)
Joe Loth 2000 present 23 221 117 104 0 .529 Kean (2000–2002), Otterbein (2003–2011), Western Connecticut (2012–present)
Bob Odell19581986282451361045.651 Bucknell (1958–1964), Penn (1965–1970), Williams (1971–1986)
Bill Hayes19762002273011951042.651 Winston-Salem State (1976–1987), North Carolina A&T (1988–2002)
Thomas "Tank" Conrad19441969262139910410.488 Delaware State (1944–1949), Winston-Salem State (1950–1969)
Rick Stockstill2006present162121091030.517 Middle Tennessee (2006–present)
Jeremy Cameron2005present17161591020.366 Massachusetts Maritime (2005–present)
Bobby Johnson1994200916191891020.466 Furman (1994–2001), Vanderbilt (2002–2009)
Don Jones 1949 1978 28 206 97 102 7 .488
Jim Christopherson 1969 2000 32 326 217 102 7 .676 Concordia–Moorhead (1969–2000)
Gary Buer 1977 2006 20 199 92 102 5 .475 Dakota State (1977–1978), Southwest State (1979–1992), Southern Virginia (2003–2006)
Dick Tressel 1978 2000 33 228 124 102 2 .548 Hamline (1978–2000)
Cally Gault 1963 1984 22 236 127 101 8 .555 Presbyterian (1963–1984)
Pat Fitzgerald 2006 present 17 211 110 101 0 .521 Northwestern (2006–present)
Jim Reid 1986 2007 17 191 87 101 3 .463 UMass (1986–1991), Richmond (1995–2003), VMI (2006–2007)
Bobby Ross 1973 2006 18 206 103 101 2 .505 The Citadel (1973–1977), Maryland (1982–1986), Georgia Tech (1987–1991), Army (2004–2006)
Stan Sheriff 1960 1982 23 234 129 101 4 .560 Iowa State Teachers / State College of Iowa / Northern Iowa (1960–1982)
Pat Malley 1959 1984 26 246 140 101 5 .579 Santa Clara (1959–1984)
LaVell Edwards 1972 2000 29 361 257 101 3 .716 BYU (1972–2000)
Greg Carlson 1982 2005 27 259 156 101 2 .606 Wabash (1982–2000). Whittier (2003–2005), St. Scholastica (2008–2013)
Jerry Vandergriff 1982 2004 23 245 143 100 2 .588 Angelo State (1982–2004)
Chuck Priore 2000 present 23 236 136 100 0 .576 Trinity (2000–2005), Stony Brook (2006–present)
Jerry Schmitt 2000 present 23 241 141 100 0 .585 Westminster (2000–2004), Duquesne (2005–present)
Paul Johnson 1997 2018 22 289 189 100 0 .654 Georgia Southern (1997–2001), Navy (2002–2007), Georgia Tech (2008–2018)

See also

Notes

  1. The list includes coaches with 100 losses regardless of division.

References

  1. "NCAA Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2008. pp. 189, 192.
  2. "All-Time Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
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