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The 20 Greatest College Football Coaches of All Time

by YPB Team

From dynasty-building champions to trailblazing pioneers of the early game, this lineup spans over a century of sideline legends who redefined how the sport is won. Who tops your list?

  1. Bear Bryant — ranked #11
    Bear Bryant
    Alabama's legendary coach who won six national titles and was long considered the sport's all-time greatest.
    1000pts
  2. Nick Saban — ranked #22
    Nick Saban
    Won a record seven national championships across LSU and Alabama, dominating the sport for two decades.
    758pts
  3. Eddie Robinson — ranked #33
    Eddie Robinson
    Grambling State's coach for 56 years, winning over 400 games and mentoring generations of NFL talent.
    684pts
  4. Tom Osborne — ranked #44
    Tom Osborne
    Nebraska's coach for 25 years, retiring with three national championships and 13 conference titles.
    592pts
  5. LaVell Edwards — ranked #55
    LaVell Edwards
    BYU's coach for 29 years, winning the 1984 national championship with an innovative passing attack.
    579pts
  6. Bud Wilkinson — ranked #66
    Bud Wilkinson
    Oklahoma's coach who led a record 47-game winning streak in the 1950s.
    579pts
  7. Frank Beamer — ranked #77
    Frank Beamer
    Virginia Tech's coach for 29 years, building the program into a perennial national contender.
    529pts
  8. Woody Hayes — ranked #88
    Woody Hayes
    Ohio State's fiery coach for 28 years, winning five national championships.
    473pts
  9. Barry Switzer — ranked #99
    Barry Switzer
    Oklahoma's coach who won three national championships with a dominant wishbone offense.
    473pts
  10. Bo Schembechler — ranked #1010
    Bo Schembechler
    Michigan's coach for 21 years, defining the Ten Year War rivalry against Ohio State.
    473pts
  11. Vince Dooley — ranked #1111
    Vince Dooley
    Georgia's coach for 25 years, winning the 1980 national championship behind Herschel Walker.
    410pts
  12. Knute Rockne — ranked #1212
    Knute Rockne
    Notre Dame's early 20th-century coach who revolutionized the forward pass and built the program's legend.
    338pts
  13. Gil Dobie — ranked #1313
    Gil Dobie
    An early-1900s coach who went undefeated for nine straight seasons across two programs.
    338pts
  14. Joe Paterno — ranked #1414
    Joe Paterno
    Penn State's coach for 46 years, finishing with 409 wins and two national championships.
    338pts
  15. Amos Alonzo Stagg — ranked #1515
    Amos Alonzo Stagg
    A pioneering early coach credited with inventing the huddle and the tackling dummy.
    255pts
  16. John Gagliardi — ranked #1616
    John Gagliardi
    Division III coach at Saint John's who won the most games in college football history.
    158pts
  17. Fielding Yost — ranked #1717
    Fielding Yost
    Michigan's dominant early-1900s coach known for the unbeaten 'Point-a-Minute' teams.
    158pts
  18. Dabo Swinney — ranked #1818
    Dabo Swinney
    Clemson's coach who built the program into a modern powerhouse with two national titles.
    158pts
  19. Urban Meyer — ranked #1919
    Urban Meyer
    Won three national championships across Florida and Ohio State with an aggressive spread offense.
    0pts
  20. Bobby Bowden — ranked #2020
    Bobby Bowden
    Florida State's coach for 34 years, winning two national titles and 12 ACC championships.
    0pts

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