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CFB Coaching Trees

Follow the mentors and disciples behind college football's biggest dynasties.

Featured Trees

Alabama

Nick Saban

297–71·80.7%·8 natl. titles

21 HCs in tree

Clemson

Dabo Swinney

Clemson · Active

187–53·77.9%·2 natl. titles

12 HCs in tree

Georgia

Kirby Smart

Georgia · Active

117–21·84.8%·2 natl. titles

13 HCs in tree

Texas

Mack Brown

280–152·64.8%·1 natl. title

8 HCs in tree

USC

Lincoln Riley

USC · Active

79–25·76.0%

6 HCs in tree

LSU

Les Miles

145–73·66.5%·1 natl. title

10 HCs in tree

Florida

Urban Meyer

187–33·85.0%·3 natl. titles

8 HCs in tree

Oklahoma

Bob Stoops

191–48·79.9%·1 natl. title

12 HCs in tree

All Coaches

Miami

Al Golden

59–58·50.4%

3 HCs in tree

Virginia

Al Groh

93–75·55.4%

4 HCs in tree

Baylor

Art Briles

98–66·59.8%

3 HCs in tree

Wisconsin

Barry Alvarez

120–74·61.9%·3 natl. titles

7 HCs in tree

Arkansas

Barry Lunney Jr.

0–2·0.0%

3 HCs in tree

Purdue

Barry Odom

Purdue · Active

46–43·51.7%

4 HCs in tree

Boston College

Bill O'Brien

Boston College · Active

33–26·55.9%

3 HCs in tree

Kansas State

Bill Snyder

215–117·64.8%

9 HCs in tree

Nebraska

Bo Pelini

66–27·71.0%

3 HCs in tree

Louisville

Bobby Petrino

134–62·68.4%

6 HCs in tree

Old Dominion

Bobby Wilder

31–42·42.5%

2 HCs in tree

Charlotte

Brad Lambert

12–36·25.0%

2 HCs in tree

Ball State

Brady Hoke

105–91·53.6%

2 HCs in tree

Arizona

Brent Brennan

Arizona · Active

47–59·44.3%

2 HCs in tree

Oklahoma

Brent Venables

Oklahoma · Active

32–22·59.3%

3 HCs in tree

Illinois

Bret Bielema

Illinois · Active

125–80·61.0%

12 HCs in tree

Purdue

Brian Brohm

4–8·33.3%

3 HCs in tree

Notre Dame

Brian Kelly

200–76·72.5%

2 HCs in tree

Nevada

Brian Polian

26–20·56.5%

2 HCs in tree

Boise State

Bryan Harsin

86–36·70.5%

5 HCs in tree

Oregon

Bryan McClendon

1–2·33.3%

4 HCs in tree

SMU

Chad Morris

16–54·22.9%

2 HCs in tree

Notre Dame

Charlie Weis

41–49·45.6%

5 HCs in tree

Oregon

Chip Kelly

81–41·66.4%

4 HCs in tree

Rutgers

Chris Ash

9–39·18.8%

3 HCs in tree

Boise State

Chris Petersen

147–37·79.9%

8 HCs in tree

Tulane

Chris Scelfo

36–57·38.7%

2 HCs in tree

NC State

Chuck Amato

49–37·57.0%

2 HCs in tree

Georgia Southern

Clay Helton

Georgia Southern · Active

66–43·60.6%

6 HCs in tree

North Dakota State

Craig Bohl

169–88·65.8%

5 HCs in tree

Iowa State

Dan McCarney

69–115·37.5%

3 HCs in tree

UNLV

Dan Mullen

UNLV · Active

103–61·62.8%

8 HCs in tree

Purdue

Danny Hope

33–33·50.0%

3 HCs in tree

Baylor

Dave Aranda

Baylor · Active

36–36·50.0%

3 HCs in tree

Wyoming

Dave Christensen

27–35·43.5%

3 HCs in tree

Wake Forest

Dave Clawson

99–101·49.5%

5 HCs in tree

NC State

Dave Doeren

NC State · Active

117–74·61.3%

2 HCs in tree

Duke

David Cutcliffe

121–126·49.0%

4 HCs in tree

Stanford

David Shaw

96–54·64.0%

6 HCs in tree

New Mexico

Dennis Franchione

122–107·53.3%

2 HCs in tree

Louisiana Tech

Derek Dooley

32–41·43.8%

3 HCs in tree

Middle Tennessee

Derek Mason

Middle Tennessee · Active

30–64·31.9%

3 HCs in tree

LSU

Ed Orgeron

67–47·58.8%·1 natl. title

5 HCs in tree

Missouri

Eli Drinkwitz

Missouri · Active

56–29·65.9%

2 HCs in tree

Texas A&M

Elijah Robinson

1–2·33.3%

3 HCs in tree

Air Force

Fisher DeBerry

169–109·60.8%

3 HCs in tree

Virginia Tech

Frank Beamer

256–158·61.8%

4 HCs in tree

West Virginia

Frank Cignetti

17–27·38.6%

2 HCs in tree

Ohio

Frank Solich

172–53·76.4%

5 HCs in tree

Texas State

G.J. Kinne

Texas State · Active

19–13·59.4%

2 HCs in tree

Utah State

Gary Andersen

59–49·54.6%

5 HCs in tree

BYU

Gary Crowton

47–36·56.6%

2 HCs in tree

TCU

Gary Patterson

181–79·69.6%

5 HCs in tree

Auburn

Gene Chizik

38–38·50.0%·1 natl. title

4 HCs in tree

Michigan State

George Perles

68–67·50.4%

3 HCs in tree

Rutgers

Greg Schiano

Rutgers · Active

100–93·51.8%

6 HCs in tree

Auburn

Gus Malzahn

106–62·63.1%

7 HCs in tree

Iowa

Hayden Fry

234–157·59.8%

4 HCs in tree

Arizona State

Herm Edwards

26–20·56.5%

3 HCs in tree

Ole Miss

Hugh Freeze

98–62·61.3%

6 HCs in tree

Virginia Tech

J.C. Price

1–2·33.3%

2 HCs in tree

Akron

J.D. Brookhart

18–53·25.4%

3 HCs in tree

Wake Forest

Jake Dickert

Wake Forest · Active

32–24·57.1%

3 HCs in tree

Virginia Tech

James Franklin

Virginia Tech · Active

125–60·67.6%

5 HCs in tree

Washington

Jedd Fisch

Washington · Active

22–27·44.9%

4 HCs in tree

Louisville

Jeff Brohm

Louisville · Active

94–56·62.7%

3 HCs in tree

Tennessee

Jeremy Pruitt

16–19·45.7%

2 HCs in tree

Minnesota

Jerry Kill

70–56·55.6%

2 HCs in tree

Wake Forest

Jim Grobe

128–111·53.6%

4 HCs in tree

South Florida

Jim Leavitt

96–59·61.9%

3 HCs in tree

Central Michigan

Jim McElwain

77–64·54.6%

2 HCs in tree

Youngstown State

Jim Tressel

241–79·75.3%·5 natl. titles

6 HCs in tree

Florida State

Jimbo Fisher

130–48·73.0%·1 natl. title

7 HCs in tree

Akron

Joe Moorhead

Akron · Active

26–47·35.6%

3 HCs in tree

Penn State

Joe Paterno

409–136·75.0%·2 natl. titles

4 HCs in tree

Louisville

John Smith

83–73·53.2%

3 HCs in tree

Oregon State

Jonathan Smith

43–50·46.2%

3 HCs in tree

Tennessee

Josh Heupel

Tennessee · Active

71–29·71.0%

3 HCs in tree

Virginia Tech

Justin Fuente

69–54·56.1%

6 HCs in tree

California

Justin Wilcox

61–60·50.4%

3 HCs in tree

UCLA

Karl Dorrell

43–42·50.6%

3 HCs in tree

Arkansas

Ken Hatfield

171–133·56.3%

2 HCs in tree

San José State

Ken Niumatalolo

San José State · Active

115–90·56.1%

2 HCs in tree

Texas A&M

Kevin Sumlin

95–63·60.1%

9 HCs in tree

Indiana

Kevin Wilson

33–63·34.4%

3 HCs in tree

Texas Tech

Kliff Kingsbury

35–40·46.7%

4 HCs in tree

Michigan

Kyle Whittingham

Michigan · Active

177–88·66.8%

6 HCs in tree

LSU

Lane Kiffin

LSU · Active

117–53·68.8%

4 HCs in tree

Arizona

Larry Smith

143–126·53.2%

2 HCs in tree

BYU

LaVell Edwards

257–101·71.8%·1 natl. title

2 HCs in tree

Illinois

Lovie Smith

17–39·30.4%

2 HCs in tree

Wisconsin

Luke Fickell

Wisconsin · Active

79–46·63.2%

3 HCs in tree

Oregon

Mark Helfrich

37–16·69.8%

2 HCs in tree

Georgia

Mark Richt

171–64·72.8%

5 HCs in tree

Kentucky

Mark Stoops

72–80·47.4%

4 HCs in tree

Washington

Marques Tuiasosopo

1–0·100.0%

3 HCs in tree

Penn State

Matt Campbell

Penn State · Active

107–70·60.5%

3 HCs in tree

Ole Miss

Matt Luke

11–25·30.6%

3 HCs in tree

Nebraska

Matt Rhule

Nebraska · Active

59–56·51.3%

3 HCs in tree

Buffalo

Maurice Linguist

17–20·45.9%

2 HCs in tree

Miami (OH)

Michael Haywood

9–15·37.5%

2 HCs in tree

Rice

Mike Bloomgren

24–52·31.6%

2 HCs in tree

Alabama

Mike DuBose

24–23·51.1%

3 HCs in tree

Texas A&M

Mike Elko

Texas A&M · Active

24–14·63.2%

2 HCs in tree

Oklahoma State

Mike Gundy

170–90·65.4%

10 HCs in tree

Texas Tech

Mike Leach

164–102·61.7%

9 HCs in tree

Maryland

Mike Locksley

Maryland · Active

39–73·34.8%

2 HCs in tree

Virginia

Mike London

27–46·37.0%

3 HCs in tree

Florida State

Mike Norvell

Florida State · Active

76–49·60.8%

4 HCs in tree

Alabama

Mike Shula

26–24·52.0%

4 HCs in tree

Arizona

Mike Stoops

41–50·45.1%

5 HCs in tree

UAB

Neil Callaway

31–31·50.0%

2 HCs in tree

Hawai'i

Nick Rolovich

33–33·50.0%

2 HCs in tree

Fresno State

Pat Hill

112–80·58.3%

6 HCs in tree

Purdue

Patrick Higgins

0–1·0.0%

2 HCs in tree

Wisconsin

Paul Chryst

86–45·65.6%

3 HCs in tree

Kent State

Paul Haynes

14–45·23.7%

2 HCs in tree

Georgia Tech

Paul Johnson

127–89·58.8%

4 HCs in tree

Iowa State

Paul Rhoads

35–34·50.7%

4 HCs in tree

USC

Pete Carroll

97–19·83.6%·2 natl. titles

4 HCs in tree

Maryland

Ralph Friedgen

75–50·60.0%

5 HCs in tree

West Virginia

Rich Rodriguez

West Virginia · Active

136–92·59.6%

4 HCs in tree

Cincinnati

Rick Minter

53–63·45.7%

3 HCs in tree

San Diego State

Rocky Long

146–107·57.7%

7 HCs in tree

Kansas State

Ron Prince

17–20·45.9%

2 HCs in tree

Maryland

Ron Vanderlinden

13–11·54.2%

3 HCs in tree

East Carolina

Ruffin McNeill

42–34·55.3%

2 HCs in tree

Ohio State

Ryan Day

Ohio State · Active

82–12·87.2%·1 natl. title

4 HCs in tree

Arkansas

Sam Pittman

32–34·48.5%

5 HCs in tree

UTEP

Sean Kugler

18–36·33.3%

2 HCs in tree

South Carolina

Shane Beamer

South Carolina · Active

37–38·49.3%

2 HCs in tree

Louisiana Tech

Skip Holtz

118–98·54.6%

2 HCs in tree

Temple

Stan Drayton

9–25·26.5%

2 HCs in tree

Ball State

Stan Parrish

9–51·15.0%

4 HCs in tree

Boston College

Steve Addazio

61–67·47.7%

6 HCs in tree

Texas

Steve Sarkisian

Texas · Active

81–50·61.8%

4 HCs in tree

Florida

Steve Spurrier

220–86·71.9%·1 natl. title

3 HCs in tree

Mississippi State

Sylvester Croom

21–38·35.6%

4 HCs in tree

Auburn

Terry Bowden

92–95·49.2%

6 HCs in tree

Toledo

Tim Beckman

25–37·40.3%

5 HCs in tree

Minnesota

Tim Brewster

19–33·36.5%

4 HCs in tree

Vanderbilt

Todd Fitch

0–3·0.0%

3 HCs in tree

Arizona State

Todd Graham

106–71·59.9%

4 HCs in tree

Southern Miss

Todd Monken

13–25·34.2%

2 HCs in tree

Indiana

Tom Allen

33–49·40.2%

2 HCs in tree

Texas

Tom Herman

60–38·61.2%

4 HCs in tree

Boston College

Tom O'Brien

115–80·59.0%

3 HCs in tree

Nebraska

Tom Osborne

255–49·83.9%·3 natl. titles

4 HCs in tree

Auburn

Tommy Tuberville

160–98·62.0%

4 HCs in tree

Georgia State

Trent Miles

8–38·17.4%

3 HCs in tree

Air Force

Troy Calhoun

Air Force · Active

138–96·59.0%

3 HCs in tree

Buffalo

Turner Gill

31–55·36.0%

2 HCs in tree

Western Kentucky

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky · Active

56–34·62.2%

2 HCs in tree

Charlotte

Will Healy

15–24·38.5%

2 HCs in tree

Florida

Will Muschamp

56–51·52.3%

4 HCs in tree

Houston

Willie Fritz

Houston · Active

76–62·55.1%

2 HCs in tree

South Florida

Willie Taggart

71–81·46.7%

6 HCs in tree

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