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Thirty-two Major College Coaches Began at the Divisional Level

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By Tex Noel

Bobby Bowden. John Heisman. Woody Hayes. Lou Holtz. Amos Alonzo Stagg.
And Jim Tressel. They are among 32 of the winningest major college head coaches that began a career at a non-FBS college football team.

Coaches with at least 150 all-time career victories were eligible to be included
in this listing which includes a pair of coaches with over 300 all-time victories.

Bowden’s teams won a total of 377 games during his outstanding
career. Of this total, 31 were at Howard (now Samford) while Stagg also won
314 during his career on the sidelines. This included 70 games at Springfield and College of the Pacific.
.
Heading into the 2010 season—for mentors that are included in this analysis—only Ohio State’s Tressel began his career at a division-level school and later coached a national championship at the FBS level.

There’s an unusual twist with Nevada’s Chris Ault. Coach Ault has led the school as it advanced from level-to-level. Head coach when Nevada was a member of Division II, Ault continued as head coach when they moved to Division I-AA (now FCS) and then to FBS status.

A pair of small college coaches won two titles—at different schools—before moving to a higher level.

The late Jim Wacker, who began his coaching career in 1971 at Texas
Lutheran, led the school back-to-back titles (NAIA II in 1974-75). Years later, after returning back to Texas from a stint at North Dakota State, he led Division II Southwest Texas State (now Texas State) to the 1981-82 crowns. Wacker’s 104 small college wins ranks him fifth and the final coach with at least 100 wins on the non-FBS level.

Leading in total victories at the small college level was Joe Glenn who began
his career at Doane College and would later coach Northern Colorado and Montana to a National Championship, winning titles in 1998-99 and 2000 and 2002, respectively.

Of Glenn’s 188 career wins, 158 were on the small college level which ranks him #1 among  non-FBS coaches.

 Here is a listing of small college champions:

Season

Coach

NC

Division

W

L

T

GC

W%

1920

Edward Morrison

Howard

HBCU

7

0

1

8

0.938

1920

Jubie Bragg

Talladega

HBCU

5

0

1

6

0.917

1921

Jason Grant

Wiley

HBCU

6

0

1

7

0.929

1921

Jubie Bragg

Talladega

HBCU

7

0

1

8

0.938

1922

Gideon Smith

Hampton

HBCU

7

5

0

12

0.583

1923

Harold Martin

Virginia Union

HBCU

6

0

1

7

0.929

1924

Cleve Abbott

Tuskegee

HBCU

16

1

2

19

0.895

1924

Fred Long

Wiley

HBCU

32

2

2

36

0.917

1925

Cleve Abbott

Tuskegee

HBCU

25

1

2

28

0.542

1925

Louis Watson

Howard

HBCU

20

7

6

33

0.929

1926

Cleve Abbott

Tuskegee

HBCU

35

1

2

38

0.947

1926

Louis Watson

Howard

HBCU

27

7

6

40

0.750

1927

Cleve Abbott

Tuskegee

HBCU

44

1

3

48

0.948

1927

Harry Jefferson

Bluefield

HBCU

16

6

2

24

0.708

1928

Fred Long

Wiley

HBCU

57

7

6

70

0.857

1928

Harry Jefferson

Bluefield

HBCU

23

6

3

32

0.766

1929

Cleve Abbott

Tuskegee

HBCU

54

1

3

58

0.957

1930

Cleve Abbott

Tuskegee

HBCU

70

1

8

79

0.937

1931

Harry Graves

Wilberforce

HBCU

9

0

0

9

1.000

1932

Fred Long

Wiley

HBCU

86

12

9

107

0.846

1933

Edward Hurt

Morgan State

HBCU

49

17

8

74

0.716

1934

Henry Kean

Kentucky State

HBCU

29

7

5

41

0.768

1935

Arnett Mumford

Texas College

HBCU

39

18

6

63

0.667

1936

Adolph Hamlin

West Virginia State

HBCU

64

29

14

107

0.664

1936

Harry Jefferson

Virginia State

HBCU

66

27

12

105

0.686

1937

Edward Hurt

Morgan State

HBCU

86

17

12

115

0.800

1938

Bill Bell

Florida A&M

HBCU

8

0

0

8

1.000

1939

Felton "Zip" Gayles

Langston

HBCU

56

20

11

87

0.707

1940

Artis Graves

Morris Brown

HBCU

9

1

0

10

0.900

1941

William Nicks

Morris Brown

HBCU

63

22

13

98

0.709

1942

Bill Bell

Florida A&M

HBCU

38

4

4

46

0.913

1943

Edward Hurt

Morgan State

HBCU

112

29

17

158

0.763

1944

Edward Hurt

Morgan State

HBCU

118

30

17

165

0.767

1945

Fred Long

Wiley

HBCU

160

49

21

230

0.741

1946

Edward Hurt

Morgan State

HBCU

131

32

17

180

0.775

1946

Henry Kean

Tennessee State

HBCU

105

24

10

139

0.791

1947

Henry Kean

Tennessee State

HBCU

115

24

10

149

0.805

1947

Howard Brutus Wilson

Shaw

HBCU

17

13

3

33

0.561

1948

Arnett Mumford

Southern

HBCU

144

76

16

236

0.644

1949

Arnett Mumford

Southern

HBCU

154

76

17

247

0.658

1949

Edward Hurt

Morgan State

HBCU

149

37

18

204

0.775

1950

Alonzo ''Jake'' Gaither

Florida A&M

HBCU

42

10

3

55

0.791

1950

Arnett Mumford

Southern

HBCU

164

76

18

258

0.671

1951

Edward "Ox" Clemons

Morris Brown

HBCU

7

3

0

10

0.700

1952

Alexander Durley

Texas Southern

HBCU

25

13

4

42

0.643

1952

Alonzo ''Jake'' Gaither

Florida A&M

HBCU

57

13

4

74

0.797

1952

Dwight Reed

Lincoln

HBCU

19

15

1

35

0.557

1952

Sylvester ''Sal'' Hall

Virginia State

HBCU

20

13

1

34

0.603

1953

William Nicks

Prairie View

HBCU

102

38

17

157

0.704

1954

Alonzo ''Jake'' Gaither

Florida A&M

HBCU

75

15

4

94

0.819

1954

Arnett Mumford

Southern

HBCU

197

85

20

302

0.685

1954

Henry Kean

Tennessee State

HBCU

172

34

12

218

0.817

1954

William Nicks

Prairie View

HBCU

112

39

17

168

0.717

1955

Eddie Robinson

Grambling

HBCU

89

37

7

133

0.695

1956

Howard Gentry

Tennessee State

HBCU

17

2

0

19

0.895

1956

Robert Jauron

St.Joseph's IN

NAIA

19

8

1

28

0.696

1956

Tony Storti

Montana State

NAIA

23

10

1

34

0.691

1957

Alonzo ''Jake'' Gaither

Florida A&M

HBCU

99

17

5

121

0.839

1957

Carnie Smith

Pittsburg State

NAIA

62

24

4

90

0.711

1958

Thad "Pie" Vann

Southern Mississippi

Col Div

76

27

1

104

0.736

1958

Thad "Pie" Vann

Southern Mississippi

Col Div

76

27

1

104

0.736

1958

Tuffy Stranton

Northeastern State OK

NAIA

26

5

0

31

0.839

1958

William Nicks

Prairie View

HBCU

141

49

19

209

0.720

1959

Alonzo ''Jake'' Gaither

Florida A&M

HBCU

116

19

5

140

0.846

1959

Doyt Perry

Bowling Green

Col Div

37

4

5

46

0.859

1959

Doyt Perry

Bowling Green

Col Div

37

4

5

46

0.859

1959

Gil Steinke

Texas A&I

NAIA

41

24

1

66

0.629

1960

Arnett Mumford

Southern

HBCU

240

98

21

359

0.698

1960

Bill Hess

Ohio

Col Div

22

6

0

28

0.786

1960

Bill Hess

Ohio

Col Div

22

6

0

28

0.786

1960

Clarence Stassavich

Lenior-Rhyne

NAIA

130

39

5

174

0.761

1961

Alonzo ''Jake'' Gaither

Florida A&M

HBCU

135

20

5

160

0.859

1961

Carnie Smith

Pittsburg State

NAIA/Col Div

91

33

5

129

0.725

1962

Al Blevins

Central State OK

NAIA

40

9

3

52

0.798

1962

Jake Gaither

Florida A&M

Col Div

148

22

4

174

0.862

1962

Jake Gaither

Florida A&M

Col Div

148

22

4

174

0.862

1962

John Merritt

Jackson State

HBCU

60

32

5

97

0.644

1962

Thad "Pie" Vann

Southern Mississippi

Col Div

105

38

1

144

0.733

1962

Thad "Pie" Vann

Southern Mississippi

Col Div

105

38

1

144

0.733

1963

Dave Nelson

Delaware

Col Div

96

39

6

141

0.702

1963

Dave Nelson

Delaware

Col Div

96

39

6

141

0.702

1963

Howard Fletcher

Northern Illinois

Col Div

43

29

1

73

0.596

1963

Howard Fletcher

Northern Illinois

Col Div

43

29

1

73

0.596

1963

John Gagliardi

St. John's MN

NAIA

90

29

3

122

0.750

1963

William Nicks

Prairie View

HBCU

181

66

20

267

0.715

1964

Bill Edwards

Wittenberg

Col Div

140

38

8

186

0.774

1964

Bill Edwards

Wittenberg

Col Div

140

38

8

186

0.774

1964

Homer Beatty

Cal-State Los Angles

Col Div

16

1

0

17

0.941

1964

Homer Beatty

Cal-State Los Angles

Col Div

16

1

0

17

0.941

1964

Jake Christianson

Concordia MN

NAIA

172

103

12

287

0.620

1964

Paul Pierce

Sam Houston State

NAIA

122

57

9

188

0.673

1964

William Nicks

Prairie View

HBCU

190

71

20

281

0.712

1965

Darrell Mudra

North Dakota State

Col Div

56

11

0

67

0.836

1965

Darrell Mudra

North Dakota State

Col Div

56

11

0

67

0.836

1965

John Gagliardi

St. John's MN

NAIA

105

32

3

140

0.761

1965

John Merritt

Tennessee State

HBCU

83

27

6

116

0.741

1966

Carl DePasqua

Waynesburg

NAIA

11

0

0

11

1.000

1966

Don Coryell

San Diego State

Col Div

72

15

2

89

0.820

1966

Don Coryell

San Diego State

Col Div

72

15

2

89

0.820

1966

John Merritt

Tennessee State

HBCU

93

37

6

136

0.706

1967

Decan Duvall

Fairmont State

NAIA

100

30

3

133

0.763

1967

Don Coryell

San Diego State

Col Div

81

16

2

99

0.828

1967

Don Coryell

San Diego State

Col Div

81

16

2

99

0.828

1967

Earl Banks

Morgan State

HBCU

58

11

1

70

0.836

1967

Eddie Robinson

Grambling

HBCU

171

67

11

249

0.709

1968

Billy Atkins

Troy State

NAIA

22

8

0

30

0.733

1968

Don Coryell

San Diego State

Col Div

90

16

3

109

0.839

1968

Don Coryell

San Diego State

Col Div

90

16

3

109

0.839

1968

Hornsby Howell

North Carolina A&T

HBCU

8

4

0

12

0.667

1968

Marino Casem

Alcorn State 

HBCU

29

26

3

58

0.526

1968

Ron Erhardt

North Dakota State

Col Div

27

3

0

30

0.700

1968

Ron Erhardt

North Dakota State

Col Div

27

3

0

30

0.700

1969

Gil Steinke

Texas A&I

NAIA

119

43

4

166

0.729

1969

Marino Casem

Alcorn State 

HBCU

37

26

4

67

0.582

1969

Ron Erhardt

North Dakota State

Col Div

37

3

0

40

0.925

1969

Ron Erhardt

North Dakota State

Col Div

37

3

0

40

0.925

1970

Bennie Ellender

Arkansas State

Col Div

41

20

4

65

0.662

1970

Bennie Ellender

Arkansas State

Col Div

41

20

4

65

0.662

1970

Gil Steinke

Texas A&I

NAIA I

130

44

4

178

0.742

1970

Harold Burry

Westminster PA

NAIA II

119

30

4

153

0.791

1970

John Merritt

Tennessee State

HBCU

123

43

7

173

0.731

1971

Harold "Tubby" Raymond

Delaware

Col Div

44

18

0

62

0.710

1971

Harold "Tubby" Raymond

Delaware

Col Div

44

18

0

62

0.710

1971

John Merritt

Tennessee State

HBCU

132

44

7

183

0.740

1971

Mickey Andrews

Livingston

NAIA I

15

6

0

21

0.714

1971

Robert Shoup

California Lutheran

NAIA II

67

18

1

86

0.785

1972

Earnest Hawkins

East Texas State

NAIA I

52

30

3

85

0.629

1972

Eddie Robinson

Grambling

HBCU

215

79

11

305

0.723

1972

Harold "Tubby" Raymond

Delaware

Col Div

54

18

0

72

0.750

1972

Harold "Tubby" Raymond

Delaware

Col Div

54

18

0

72

0.750

1972

Jim Frazier

Missouri Southern

NAIA II

16

6

0

22

0.727

1973

Dave Maurer

Wittenberg

NCAA III

41

8

0

49

0.837

1973

John Merritt

Tennessee State

Col Div

153

45

7

205

0.763

1973

John Merritt

Tennessee State

Col Div

153

45

7

205

0.763

1973

John Merritt

Tennessee State

HBCU

173

53

8

234

0.756

1973

Larry Krover

Northwestern IA

NAIA II

48

18

1

67

0.724

1973

Maxie Lambright

Louisiana Tech

NCAA II

55

22

0

77

0.714

1973

Wally Bullington

Abilene Christian

NAIA I

40

23

1

64

0.633

1974

Eddie Robinson

Grambling

HBCU

236

83

11

330

0.732

1974

Gil Steinke

Texas A&I

NAIA I

147

59

4

210

0.710

1974

Jim Wacker

Texas Lutheran

NAIA II

26

17

0

43

0.605

1974

Marino Casem

Alcorn State

HBCU

72

37

6

115

0.651

1974

Maxie Lambright

Louisiana Tech

Col Div

66

23

0

89

0.742

1974

Maxie Lambright

Louisiana Tech

Col Div

66

23

0

89

0.742

1974

Ron Schipper

Central IA

NCAA III

101

25

2

128

0.797

1974

Roy Kramer

Central Michigan

NCAA II/Col Div

58

25

1

84

0.696

1975

Dave Maurer

Wittenberg

NCAA III

60

10

2

72

0.847

1975

Eddie Robinson

Grambling

HBCU

246

85

11

342

0.735

1975

Gil Krueger

Northern Michigan

NCAA II

64

36

2

102

0.637

1975

Gil Steinke

Texas A&I

NAIA I/Col Div

159

59

4

222

0.725

1975

Jim Wacker

Texas Lutheran

NAIA II

37

17

0

54

0.685

1976

Gil Steinke

Texas A&I

NAIA I

172

60

4

236

0.700

1976

Joe Fusco

Westminster PA

NAIA II

37

6

1

44

0.852

1976

John Gagliardi

St. John's MN

NCAA III

177

58

7

242

0.746

1976

Sonny Holland

Montana State

NCAA II

48

24

1

73

0.664

1976

Willie Jeffries

South Carolina State

HBCU

33

10

2

45

0.756

1977

Bill Manlove

Widener

NCAA III

67

20

0

87

0.770

1977

DeWitt Jones

Abilene Christian

NAIA I

11

1

0

12

0.917

1977

Eddie Robinson

Grambling

HBCU

264

90

11

365

0.738

1977

Joe Fusco

Westminster PA

NAIA II

48

6

1

55

0.881

1977

John Whitehead

Lehigh

NCAA II

18

7

0

25

0.720

1977

Rudy Hubbard

Florida A&M

HBCU

32

10

2

44

0.750

1977

Willie Jeffries

South Carolina State

HBCU

42

11

3

56

0.777

1978

Darrell Mudra

Eastern Illinois

NCAA II

122

52

2

176

0.699

1978

Jim Christopherson

Concordia MN

NAIA II

60

25

1

86

0.703

1978

Jim Hess

Angelo State

NAIA I

21

6

0

27

0.778

1978

Les Tressell

Baldwin-Wallace

NCAA III

136

50

6

192

0.724

1978

Rudy Hubbard

Florida A&M

HBCU

44

11

2

57

0.789

1978

Rudy Hubbard

Florida A&M

NCAA 1-AA

43

12

2

57

0.772

1979

Dick Stahm

Findlay

NAIA II

35

15

2

52

0.692

1979

Harold "Tubby" Raymond

Delaware

NCAA II

119

38

2

159

0.755

1979

Jim Butterfield

Ithaca

NCAA III

81

40

1

122

0.668

1979

John Merritt

Tennessee State

HBCU

197

60

8

265

0.758

1979

Ron Harms

Texas A&I

NAIA I

58

41

4

103

0.583

1979

Roy Kidd

Eastern Kentucky

NCAA 1-AA

111

50

6

167

0.683

1980

Eddie Robinson

Grambling

HBCU

291

96

12

399

0.744

1980

Frosty Westering

Pacific Lutheran

NAIA II

111

47

2

160

0.700

1980

Jerry Tolley

Elon

NAIA I

38

10

1

49

0.786

1980

Jim Criner

Bosie State

NCAA 1-AA

41

15

1

57

0.728

1980

Joe Harper

Cal Poly-SLO

NCAA II

92

38

3

133

0.703

1980

Rick Carter

Dayton

NCAA III

95

36

3

134

0.720

1981

Bill Davis

South Carolina State

HBCU

28

7

0

35

0.800

1981

Bill Manlove

Widener

NCAA III

109

23

0

132

0.826

1981

Dave Kragthorpe

Idaho State

NCAA 1-AA

21

13

0

34

0.618

1981

Jerry Tolley

Elon

NAIA I

45

13

1

59

0.771

1981

Jim Christopherson

Concordia MN

NAIA II

96

31

3

130

0.750

1981

Jim Wacker

Southwest Texas State

NCAA II

89

34

1

124

0.722

1981

Larry Kramer

Austin College

NAIA II

46

58

5

109

0.445

1982

Ad Rutschman

Linfield

NAIA II

112

30

2

144

0.785

1982

Bobby Pate

West Georgia

NCAA III

21

1

0

22

0.955

1982

Gary Howard

Central State OK

NAIA I

45

18

1

64

0.711

1982

Jim Wacker

Southwest Texas State

NCAA II

103

34

1

138

0.750

1982

John Merritt

Tennessee State

HBCU

225

65

8

298

0.768

1982

Roy Kidd

Eastern Kentucky

NCAA 1-AA

146

55

6

207

0.720

1983

Bob Reade

Augustana IL

NCAA III

44

8

0

52

0.846

1983

Don Morton

North Dakota State

NCAA II

46

13

0

59

0.780

1983

Eddie Robinson

Grambling

HBCU

313

104

15

432

0.742

1983

Ken Sparks

Carson-Newman

NAIA I

32

14

0

46

0.696

1983

Larry Krover

Northwestern IA

NAIA II

131

41

3

175

0.757

1983

Rey Dempsey

Southern Illinois

NCAA 1-AA

66

45

0

111

0.595

1984

Ad Rutschman

Linfield

NAIA II

130

32

3

165

0.794

1984

Bob Reade

Augustana IL

NCAA III

56

8

0

64

0.875

1984

Chan Gailey

Troy State

NCAA II

19

5

0

24

0.792

1984

Dave Arnold

Montana State

NCAA 1-AA

13

12

0

25

0.520

1984

Harold Horton

Central Arkansas

NAIA I

25

5

4

34

0.794

1984

Ken Sparks

Carson-Newman

NAIA I

42

16

1

59

0.720

1984

Marino Casem

Alcorn State

HBCU

134

75

8

217

0.636

1985

Bob Reade

Augustana IL

NCAA III

69

8

0

77

0.896

1985

Dick Lowry

Hillsdale

NAIA I

92

34

2

128

0.727

1985

Earle Solomonson

North Dakota State

NCAA II

11

2

1

14

0.821

1985

Erk Russell

Georgia Southern

NCAA 1-AA

21

5

0

26

0.808

1985

Harold Horton

Central Arkansas

NAIA I

35

7

5

47

0.798

1985

Roger Harring

Wisconsin-La Crosse

NAIA II

130

43

6

179

0.743

1985

W. C. Gorden

Jackson State

HBCU

73

28

2

103

0.718

1986

Ad Rutschman

Linfield

NAIA II

150

34

3

187

0.810

1986

Billy Joe

Central State OH

HBCU

81

50

1

132

0.617

1986

Bob Reade

Augustana IL

NCAA III

81

8

1

90

0.906

1986

Earle Solomonson

North Dakota State

NCAA II

24

2

1

27

0.907

1986

Erk Russell

Georgia Southern

NCAA 1-AA

34

7

0

41

0.829

1986

Ken Sparks

Carson-Newman

NAIA I

59

22

1

82

0.726

1987

Billy Joe

Central State OH

HBCU

91

51

2

144

0.639

1987

Brian Naber

Cameron

NAIA I

46

30

1

77

0.604

1987

D.J. LeRoy

Wisconsin-Stevens Point-f

NAIA II

41

26

2

69

0.609

1987

Frosty Westering

Pacific Lutheran

NAIA II

171

60

4

235

0.736

1987

Pat Collins

Northeast Louisiana

NCAA 1-AA

52

29

0

81

0.642

1987

Rick Rhodes

Troy State

NCAA II

28

7

1

36

0.792

1987

Walt Hamline

Wagner

NCAA III

62

13

2

77

0.818

1988

Billy Joe

Central State OH

HBCU

102

53

2

157

0.656

1988

Jim Butterfield

Ithaca

NCAA III

164

59

1

224

0.757

1988

Jimmy Satterfield

Furman

NCAA 1-AA

27

9

2

38

0.737

1988

Joe Fusco

Westminster PA

NAIA II

130

32

3

165

0.796

1988

Ken Sparks

Carson-Newman

NAIA I

81

28

1

110

0.741

1988

Rocky Hager

North Dakota State

NCAA II

20

4

0

24

0.833

1989

Billy Joe

Central State OH

HBCU

112

56

2

170

0.665

1989

Erk Russell

Georgia Southern

NCAA 1-AA

70

14

0

84

0.833

1989

Joe Fusco

Westminster PA

NAIA II

143

32

3

178

0.812

1989

John Williams

Mississippi Col-f

NCAA II

118

76

4

198

0.606

1989

Ken Sparks

Carson-Newman

NAIA I

93

29

1

123

0.760

1989

Mike Kelly

Dayton

NCAA III

85

19

1

105

0.814

1990

Billy Joe

Central State OH

NAIA I

138

50

2

190

0.732

1990

Ken O'Keefe

Alleghney

NCAA III

13

0

1

14

0.964

1990

Rocky Hager

North Dakota State

NCAA II

42

7

1

50

0.850

1990

Tim Stowers

Georgia Southern

NCAA 1-AA

12

3

0

15

0.800

1990

Tom Shea

Peru State

NAIA II

51

66

4

121

0.438

1991

Chuck Broyles

Pittsburg State

NCAA II

25

2

1

28

0.911

1991

Houston Markham

Alabama State

HBCU

39

13

3

55

0.736

1991

Jim Butterfield

Ithaca

NCAA III

191

65

1

257

0.745

1991

Jim Tressel

Youngstown State

NCAA 1-AA

46

28

0

74

0.622

1991

Kevin Donley

Georgetown KY

NAIA II

94

50

1

145

0.652

1991

Mike Isom

Central Arkansas

NAIA I

17

6

2

25

0.720

1992

Bill Burgess

Jacksonville State

NCAA II

69

22

4

95

0.747

1992

Billy Joe

Central State OH

NAIA I

161

53

2

216

0.750

1992

Dick Strahm

Findlay

NAIA II

127

50

3

180

0.714

1992

Eddie Robinson

Grambling

HBCU

381

138

15

534

0.728

1992

Jim Donnan

Marshall

NCAA 1-AA

29

12

0

41

0.707

1992

Roger Harring

Wisconsin-La Crosse

NCAA III

199

59

7

265

0.764

1993

Bobby Wallace

North Alabama

NCAA II

40

27

1

68

0.596

1993

Frosty Westering

Pacific Lutheran

NAIA II

225

71

6

302

0.755

1993

Hank Walbrick

East Central

NAIA I

22

19

1

42

0.536

1993

Jim Tressel

Youngstown State

NCAA 1-AA

70

33

1

104

0.678

1993

Larry Kehres

Mount Union OH

NCAA III

74

13

3

90

0.839

1993

Pete Richardson

Southern

HBCU

11

1

0

12

0.917

1994

Bobby Wallace

North Alabama

NCAA II

53

28

1

82

0.652

1994

Eugene Nicholson

Westminster PA

NAIA II

39

9

0

48

0.813

1994

Jim Tressel

Youngstown State

NCAA 1-AA

84

33

2

119

0.714

1994

Joe Taylor

Hampton

HBCU

32

13

1

46

0.707

1994

Pete Schmidt

Albion

NCAA III

87

25

4

116

0.767

1994

Tom Eckert

Northeastern State OK

NAIA I

52

30

3

85

0.629

1995

Bobby Wallace

North Alabama

NCAA II

67

28

1

96

0.703

1995

Dick Strahm

Findlay

NAIA II

152

58

5

215

0.719

1995

Don Read

Montana

NCAA 1-AA

154

127

1

282

0.548

1995

Jeff Zenisek

Central Washington

NAIA II

30

12

1

43

0.709

1995

Pete Richardson

Southern

HBCU

28

7

0

35

0.800

1995

Rick Comegy

Central State OH

HBCU

26

4

2

32

0.844

1995

Rick Comegy

Central State OH

NAIA I

18

25

0

43

0.419

1995

Roger Harring

Wisconsin-La Crosse

NCAA III

232

62

7

301

0.782

1996

Bob Pruett

Marshall

NCAA 1-AA

15

0

0

15

1.000

1996

Bob Young

Sioux Falls

NAIA II

93

52

3

148

0.639

1996

James Carson

Jackson State

HBCU

38

18

1

57

0.675

1996

Joe Glenn

Northern Colorado

NCAA II

84

47

1

132

0.640

1996

Larry Kehres

Mount Union OH

NCAA III

110

16

3

129

0.864

1996

Paul Sharpe

Southwestern OK State

NAIA I

60

50

1

111

0.545

1997

Dick Strahm

Findlay

NAIA

178

59

5

242

0.746

1997

Jim Tressel

Youngstown State

NCAA 1-AA

108

46

2

156

0.699

1997

John Glenn

Northern Colorado

NCAA II

96

50

1

147

0.656

1997

Larry Kehres

Mount Union OH

NCAA III

124

16

3

143

0.878

1997

Mike Conway

Olivet Nazarene

NCCAA

13

7

0

20

0.650

1997

Pete Richardson

Southern

HBCU

46

13

0

59

0.780

1998

Billy Joe

Florida A&M

HBCU

188

77

2

267

0.708

1998

Geno DeMarco

Geneva

NCCAA

13

7

0

20

0.650

1998

Larry Kehres

Mount Union OH

NCAA III

138

16

3

157

0.520

1998

Mark Whipple

Massachusetts

NCAA 1-AA

71

34

0

105

0.676

1998

Mel Tjerrdsma

Northwest Missouri State

NCAA II

88

58

4

150

0.600

1998

Vic Sheeley

Azusa Pacific

NAIA

27

13

1

41

0.671

1999

Bill Hayes

North Carolina A&T

HBCU

85

50

0

135

0.630

1999

Frosty Westering

Pacific Lutheran

NCAA III

264

83

7

354

0.756

1999

Geno DeMarco

Geneva

NCCAA

53

21

0

74

0.716

1999

Mel Tjerrdsma

Northwest Missouri State

NCAA II

103

58

4

165

0.636

1999

Paul Johnson

Georgia Southern

NCAA 1-AA

24

4

0

28

0.857

1999

Tim Albin

Northwestern OK State

NAIA

25

8

0

33

0.758

2000

Bill Cronin

Georgetown KY

NAIA

41

8

0

49

0.837

2000

Jimmy Miller

Northwestern MN

NCCAA

46

50

0

96

0.479

2000

Larry Kehres

Mount Union OH

NCAA III

164

17

3

184

0.899

2000

Paul Johnson

Georgia Southern

NCAA 1-AA

37

6

0

43

0.860

2000

Rick Comegy

Tuskegee

HBCU

69

19

2

90

0.778

2000

Steve Campbell

Delta State

NCAA II

20

5

0

25

0.800

2001

Bill Cronin

Georgetown KY

NAIA

55

8

0

63

0.902

2001

Dale Lennon

North Dakota

NCAA II

43

15

0

58

0.741

2001

Doug Williams

Grambling

HBCU

32

13

0

45

0.711

2001

Jim Fleming

Sacred Heart

Mid-Major

21

1

0

22

0.955

2001

Joe Glenn

Montana

NCAA 1-AA

147

46

1

194

0.760

2001

Larry Kehres

Mount Union OH

NCAA III

178

17

3

198

0.907

2001

Steve Patton

Gardner-Webb

NCCAA

63

44

0

107

0.589

2002

Brian Kelly

Grand Valley State

NCAA II

104

34

2

140

0.750

2002

Doug Williams

Grambling

HBCU

43

15

0

58

0.741

2002

Geno DeMarco

Geneva

NCCAA

64

30

0

94

0.681

2002

Jack Harbaugh

Western Kentucky

NCAA 1-AA

116

95

3

214

0.549

2002

Larry Kehres

Mount Union OH

NCAA III

192

17

3

212

0.913

2002

Mike Kelly

Dayton

Mid-Major

206

41

1

248

0.833

2002

Mike Van Diest

Carroll MT

NAIA

47

14

0

61

0.770

2003

Brian Kelly

Grand Valley State

NCAA II

118

35

2

155

0.768

2003

Geno DeMarco

Geneva

NCCAA

71

34

0

105

0.676

2003

Greg Cattusco

Duquesne

Mid-Major

90

29

0

119

0.756

2003

John Gagliardi

St. John's MN

NCAA III

422

165

15

602

0.713

2003

KC Keeler

Delaware

NCAA 1-AA

109

28

1

138

0.794

2003

Mike Van Diest

Carroll MT

NAIA

61

14

0

75

0.813

2003

Pete Richardson

Southern

HBCU

97

34

0

131

0.740

2004

Chris Hatcher

Valdosta State

NCAA II

59

7

0

66

0.894

2004

Gary Newsome

Olivet Nazarene

NCCAA

27

26

0

53

0.509

2004

Jay Locey

Linfield

NCAA III

74

17

0

91

0.780

2004

Joe Taylor

Hampton

HBCU

110

50

1

161

0.686

2004

Kevin Callahan

Monmouth

Mid-Major

69

50

0

119

0.580

2004

Mickey Matthews

James Madison

NCAA 1-AA

40

33

0

73

0.548

2004

Mike Van Diest

Carroll MT

NAIA

64

16

0

80

0.509

2005

Chuck Martin

Grand Valley State

NCAA II

23

3

0

26

0.885

2005

Gary Newsome

Olivet Nazarene

NCCAA

33

32

0

65

0.508

2005

Jerry Moore

Appalachian State

NCAA 1-AA

155

112

2

269

0.580

2005

Jim Harbaugh

San Diego

Mid-Major

18

5

0

23

0.783

2005

Joe Taylor

Hampton

HBCU

121

5

1

127

0.957

2005

Larry Kehres

Mount Union OH

NCAA III

231

20

3

254

0.915

2005

Melvin Spears

Grambling

HBCU

16

6

0

22

0.727

2005

Mike Van Diest

Carroll MT

NAIA

78

16

0

94

0.830

2006

Chuck Martin

Grand Valley State

NCAA II

38

3

0

41

0.927

2006

Jerry Moore

Appalachian State

Championship Subdivision

169

113

2

284

0.599

2006

Jim Harbaugh

San Diego

Mid-Major

29

6

0

35

0.829

2006

Kalen DeBoer

Sioux Falls

NAIA

25

2

0

27

0.926

2006

Larry Kehres

Mount Union OH

NCAA III

246

20

3

269

0.920

2006

Mike Taylor

North Greenville

NCCAA

62

90

0

152

0.408

2006

Rod Broadway

North Carolina Central

HBCU

33

11

0

44

0.750

2007

Al Lavan

Delaware State

HBCU

31

17

0

48

0.646

2007

David Dean

Valdosta State

NCAA II

13

1

0

14

0.929

2007

Jerry Moore

Appalachian State

CH SubDivision

182

115

2

299

0.612

2007

Lance Leipold

Wisconsin-Whitewater

NCAA III

14

1

0

15

0.933

2007

Mike Gardner

Malone

NCCAA

35

11

0

46

0.761

2007

Mike Kelly

Dayton

Mid-Major

246

54

1

301

0.819

2007

Mike Van Diest

Carroll MT

NAIA

104

18

0

122

0.852

2007

Willie Slater

Tuskegee

HBCU

21

3

0

24

0.875

2008

Bob Ford

Albany NY

Mid-Major

225

162

1

388

0.581

2008

Bob Nielson

Minnesota-Duluth

NCAA II

108

52

1

161

0.674

2008

Kalen DeBoer

Sioux Falls

NAIA

52

3

0

55

0.945

2008

Kirk Talley

Northwestern MN

NCCAA

52

19

0

71

0.732

2008

Larry Kehres

Mount Union OH

NCAA III

274

21

3

298

0.924

2008

Mike London

Richmond

CH SubDivision

13

3

0

16

0.813

2008

Rod Broadway

Grambling

HBCU

52

17

0

69

0.754

2009

Andy Talley

Villanova

CH SubDivision

206

120

2

328

0.631

2009

Buddy Pough

South Carolina State

HBCU

67

25

0

92

0.728

2009

Gene DeMarco

Geneva

NCCAA

116

63

0

179

0.648

2009

Kalen DeBoer

Sioux Falls

NAIA

67

3

0

70

0.957

2009

Lance Leipold

Wisconsin-Whitewater

NCAA III

42

3

0

45

0.933

2009

Mel Tjeerdsma

Northwest Missouri State

NCAA II

230

80

4

314

0.739

 

 

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