Coaching Legends
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Coaching Records
Bill Alexander: Georgia Tech, 1929 (1-0)
Leonard “Stub” Allison: California, 1938 (1-0)
Barry Alvarez: Wisconsin, 1994, 1999-00 (3-0)
Enoch Bagshaw: Washington, 1924, 1926 (0-1-1)
Bill Barnes: UCLA, 1962 (0-1)
Gary Barnett: Northwestern, 1996 (0-1)
John Barnhill: Tennessee, 1945 (0-1)
Matty Bell: SMU, 1936 (0-1)
Hugo Bezdek: Oregon, 1917 (1-0); Mare Island, 1918 (1-0); Penn State, 1923 (0-1)
Bret Bielema: Wisconsin, 2011-12 (0-2)
Bernie Bierman: Tulane, 1932 (0-1)
Rich Brooks: Oregon, 1995 (0-1)
Mack Brown: Texas, 2005, 2006 (2-0)
Earle Bruce: Ohio State, 1980, 1985 (0-2)
Milt Bruhn: Wisconsin, 1960, 1963 (0-2)
Wally Butts: Georgia, 1943 (1-0)
Lloyd Carr: Michigan, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007 (1-3)
Pete Carroll: USC, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (4-1)
Len Casanova: Oregon, 1958 (0-1)
Larry Coker: Miami, 2002 (1-0)
John Cooper: Arizona State, 1987 (1-0); Ohio State, 1997 (1-0)
Jeff Cravath: USC, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948 (2-2)
H.O. “Fritz” Crisler: Michigan, 1948 (1-0)
Duffy Daugherty: Michigan State, 1956, 1966 (1-1)
Bill “Lone Star” Dietz: Washington State, 1916 (1-0); Mare Island 1919 (0-1)
Terry Donahue: UCLA, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1994 (3-1)
Ray Eliot: Illinois, 1947, 1952 (2-0)
Chalmers “Bump” Elliott: Michigan, 1965 (1-0)
Pete Elliott: California, 1959 (0-1); Illinois, 1964 (1-0)
Forest Evashevski: Iowa, 1957, 1959 (2-0)
Wes Fesler: Ohio State, 1950 (1-0)
Charlie Fickert: Stanford, 1902 (0-1)
Robert Fisher: Harvard, 1920 (1-0)
Robert Folwell: Pennsylvania, 1917 (0-1); Navy, 1924 (0-0-1)
Hayden Fry: Iowa, 1982, 1986, 1991 (0-3)
Woody Hayes: Ohio State, 1955, 1958, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 (4-4)
Elmer “Gloomy Gus” Henderson: USC, 1923 (1-0)
Jess Hill: USC, 1953, 1955 (1-1)
Orin “Babe” Hollingbery: Washington State, 1931 (0-1)
Edwin “Babe” Horrell: UCLA, 1943 (0-1)
Charles “Shy” Huntington: Oregon, 1920 (0-1)
Don James: Washington, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993 (4-2)
Howard Jones: USC, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1940 (5-0)
Major L.M. Jones: Nebraska, 1941 (0-1)
Chip Kelly: Oregon, 2010, 2012 (1-1)
Bert LaBrucherie: UCLA, 1947 (0-1)
Lou Little: Columbia, 1934 (1-0)
John McKay: USC, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975 (5-3)
C.J. McReavy: Great Lakes, 1919 (1-0)
Gary Moeller: Michigan, 1992, 1993 (1-1)
Jack Mollenkopf: Purdue, 1967 (1-0)
Clarence “Biggie” Munn: Michigan State, 1954 (1-0)
Earle “Greasy” Neale: Washington & Jefferson, 1922 (0-0-1)
Rick Neuheisel: Washington, 2001 (1-0)
General Robert Neyland: Tennessee, 1940 (0-1)
Bennie Oosterbaan: Michigan, 1951 (1-0)
Jim Owens: Washington, 1960, 1961, 1964 (2-1)
Joe Paterno: Penn State, 1995, 2009 (1-1)
Gary Patterson: TCU, 2011 (1-0)
George Perles: Michigan State, 1988 (1-0)
Jimmy Phelan: Washington, 1937 (0-1)
John Pont: Indiana, 1968 (0-1)
Clarence “Nibs” Price: California, 1929 (0-1)
Mike Price: Washington State, 1998, 2003 (0-2)
Tommy Prothro: Oregon State, 1957 (0-1); UCLA, 1966 (1-0)
John Ralston: Stanford, 1971, 1972 (2-0)
Ed Robinson: Brown, 1916 (0-1)
John Robinson: USC, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1996 (4-0)
Knute Rockne: Notre Dame, 1925 (1-0)
Henry “Red” Sanders: UCLA, 1954, 1956 (0-2)
Bo Schembechler: Michigan, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990 (2-8)
Clark Shaughnessy: Stanford, 1941 (1-0)
Andy Smith: California, 1921, 1922 (1-0-1)
Larry Smith: USC, 1988, 1989, 1990 (1-2)
Bruce Snyder: Arizona State, 1997 (0-1)
Frank Solich: Nebraska, 2002 (0-1)
W.L. Stanton: Camp Lewis, 1918 (0-1)
Lon Stiner: Oregon State, 1942 (1-0)
Bob Stoops: Oklahoma, 2003 (1-0)
Jock Sutherland: Pittsburgh, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1937 (1-3)
Chuck Taylor: Stanford, 1952 (0-1)
Frank Thomas: Alabama, 1935, 1938, 1946 (2-1)
Claude “Tiny” Thornhill: Stanford, 1934, 1935, 1936 (1-2)
Joe Tiller: Purdue, 2001 (0-1)
Bob Toledo: UCLA, 1999 (0-1)
Ted Tollner: USC, 1985 (1-0)
Jim Tressel: Ohio State, 2010 (1-0)
Dick Vermeil: UCLA, 1976 (1-0)
Bob Voigts: Northwestern, 1949 (1-0)
Wallace Wade: Alabama, 1926, 1927, 1931 (2-0-1); Duke, 1939, 1942 (0-2)
Lynn “Pappy” Waldorf: California, 1949, 1950, 1951 (0-3)
Murray Warmath: Minnesota, 1961, 1962 (1-1)
Glenn “Pop” Warner: Stanford, 1925, 1927, 1928 (1-1-1)
Ralph “Pest” Welch: Washington, 1944 (0-1)
Mike White: Illinois, 1984 (0-1)
John Wilce: Ohio State, 1921 (0-1)
Ivy Williamson: Wisconsin, 1953 (0-1)
Tyrone Willingham: Stanford, 2000 (0-1)
Fielding “Hurry Up” Yost: Michigan, 1902 (1-0)
Ron Zook: Illinois, 2008 (0-1)
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Most Coaching Appearances
(10) Bo Schembechler: Michigan 1970, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990 (2-8)
(8) Woody Hayes: Ohio State1955, 1958, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 (4-4)
(8) John McKay: USC 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975 (5-3)
(6) Don James: Washington 1978, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993 (4-2)
(5) Pete Carroll: USC 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (4-1)
(5) Howard Jones: USC 1930, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1940 (5-0)
(5) Wallace Wade: Alabama 1926, 1927, 1931; Duke, 1939, 1942 (2-2-1)
(4) Jeff Cravath: USC 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948 (2-2)
(4) Terry Donahue: UCLA 1983, 1984, 1986, 1994 (3-1)
(4) John Robinson: USC 1977, 1979, 1980, 1996 (4-0)
(4) Jock Sutherland: Pittsburgh 1928, 1930, 1933, 1937 (1-3)
(4) Lloyd Carr: Michigan 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007 (1-3)
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Most Coaching Victories
(5)Howard Jones: USC, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1940 (5-0)
(5) John McKay: USC, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1975 (5-3)
(4) Pete Carroll: USC, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 (4-1)
(4) Don James: Washington, 1978, 1982, 1991, 1992 (4-2)
(4) Woody Hayes: Ohio State, 1955, 1958, 1969, 1974 (4-4)
(4) John Robinson: USC, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1996 (4-0)
(3) Terry Donahue: UCLA, 1983, 1984, 1986 (3-1)
(3) Barry Alvarez: Wisconsin, 1994, 1999, 2000 (3-0)
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Most Consecutive Coaching Appearances
(4) Pete Carroll: USC, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
(4) John McKay: USC, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
(4) Woody Hayes: Ohio State, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
(3) Claude “Tiny” Thornhill: Stanford, 1934, 1935, 1936
(3) Jeff Cravath: USC, 1944, 1945, 1946
(3) Lynn “Pappy” Waldorf: California, 1949, 1950, 1951
(3) John McKay: USC, 1973, 1974, 1975
(3) Bo Schembechler: Michigan, 1977, 1978, 1979
(3) Larry Smith: USC 1988, 1989, 1990
(3) Don James: Washington 1991, 1992, 1993
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Coaches Bringing More Than One Team to the Rose Bowl Game
(3) Hugo Bezdek: Oregon, 1917; Mare Island, 1918; Penn State, 1923
(2) John Cooper: Arizona State, 1987; Ohio State, 1997 (Only coach to win the Rose Bowl Game with both a Big Ten and Pac-10 team)
(2) Bill “Lone Star” Dietz: Washington State, 1916; Mare Island, 1919
(2) Pete Elliott: California, 1959; Illinois, 1964
(2) Robert Folwell: Pennsylvania, 1917; Navy 1924
(2) Tommy Prothro: Oregon State, 1965; UCLA 1966
(2) Wallace Wade: Alabama, 1926, 1927, 1931; Duke 1939, 1942
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Appeared as Both a Player and a Head Coach (Played-Coached)
Bret Bielema: Iowa (1991); Wisconsin (2011)
Terry Donahue: UCLA (1966); UCLA (1983, 1984, 1986, 1994)
Bump Elliott: Michigan (1948); Michigan (1965)
Pete Elliott: Michigan (1948); California (1959); Illinois (1964)
Jess Hill: USC (1930); USC (1953, 1955)
Rick Neuheisel: UCLA (1983, 1984 – MVP); Washington (2001)
John Robinson: Oregon (1958); USC (1977, 1979, 1980, 1996)
Chuck Taylor: Stanford (1941); Stanford (1952)
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