Top 10 College Football Coaches of Last 50 Years

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Top 10 College Football Coaches of Last 50 Years

#1 Post by silverscreenselect » Fri Aug 13, 2021 9:38 am

Per ESPN, they actually include 101 coaches on the list, although they call it the top 100. Here's the top 10.

1. Nick Saban
2. Bear Bryant
3. Bobby Bowden
4. Tom Osborne
5. Urban Meyer
6. John McKay
7. Dabo Swinney
8. Bill Snyder
9. Barry Switzer
10. LaVell Edwards

Joe Paterno was #11. Other notables, Steve Spurrier was #13, Pete Carroll #14, Woody Hayes #16, Darrell Royal #18, Lou Holtz #19, Jimmy Johnson #25. An interesting note: Mark Richt ranks #35, while two better regarded Georgia coaches come in lower, Vince Dooley at #44 and Kirby Smart at #93 (probably because he hasn't been around that long).

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Re: Top 10 College Football Coaches of Last 50 Years

#2 Post by Appa23 » Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:28 pm

Interestingly, Tom Osborne has an undefeated record against Nick Saban, 2-0.

He split with Bear Bryant, 1-1.

Dadgummit, he did not fair as well with Bobby Bowden -- 2-6.


Osborne also has the 2nd highest winning percentage (1st among those coaches with 200 wins). He did that while recruiting players to "flyover country".


If you believe that a coach's job is to do more than just win games, I would add that Nebraska (by far) had the greatest number of Academic All-American players during his tenure. Those are the results that one expects when your head coach as a PhD in Educational Psychology.

Obviously, I have a favorite, and I am just glad that quiet ol' Dr. Tom was not overlooked.

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Re: Top 10 College Football Coaches of Last 50 Years

#3 Post by silverscreenselect » Fri Aug 13, 2021 7:07 pm

Appa23 wrote:
Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:28 pm
Interestingly, Tom Osborne has an undefeated record against Nick Saban, 2-0.
And let's not forget this great moment in Tom Osborne's Nebraska history:



Osborne record against Georgia Tech 0-1
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Re: Top 10 College Football Coaches of Last 50 Years

#4 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Sat Aug 14, 2021 8:08 pm

Other than Switzer being WAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY too low, I can't really argue with this list.
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