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This is a list of college football coaches with 150 career wins in NCAA Division I FCS, the lower of two levels of NCAA Division I football.

Historical overview[edit]

FCS, short for "Football Championship Subdivision", was created in 1978 when the NCAA split Division I football into two groups. The strongest programs and conferences were placed in Division I-A, known since 2006 as the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Other Division I football programs were placed in Division I-AA, which was renamed as FCS in 2006.

The official NCAA record book contains a list of the 50 winningest FCS coaches. However, it is not truly indicative of the most successful coaches at that level because of the criteria used for its compilation. Inclusion on the list requires a minimum of 10 years as a head coach at the FCS level, but each coach's win total includes all wins at four-year institutions, regardless of whether these schools were FCS at that time.[1]

As of the 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game that ended the 2022 season, a total of 14 head football coaches have won 150 or more games while serving in that role at the FCS level.

Key[edit]

* Active at the FCS level in the 2023 season.
† Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach.
†† Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player.
††† Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.

Coaches with 150 career FCS wins[edit]

Updated as of Week 2 of the 2023 season.
Rank Name Seasons[a] Wins Losses Ties Pct. Teams[b]
1 Jimmye Laycock 37 242 179 2 .574 William & Mary (1982–2018)[c][3]
2 Roy Kidd† 25 225 78 2 .741 Eastern Kentucky (1978–2002)[d][5]
3 Andy Talley† 30 217 136 1 .614 Villanova (1987–2016)[e][7]
4 Jerry Moore† 24 215 87 0 .712 Appalachian State (1989–2012)[8][9]
5 Tim Murphy* 32 207 95 0 .685 Maine (1987–1988),[10] Harvard (1994–present)[f][11][12]
6 Al Bagnoli 30 183 115 0 .614 Penn (1992–2014),[13] Columbia (2015–2022)[f][14][15]
7 Tubby Raymond† 22 181 81 1 .690 Delaware (1980–2001)[g][17]
8 Kevin Callahan* 30 177 131 0 .575 Monmouth (1994–present)[h][19]
9 Mark Farley* 23 174 100 0 .635 Northern Iowa (2001–present)[20]
10 K. C. Keeler 20 171 79 0 .684 Delaware (2002–2012), Sam Houston (2014–2022)[i][21]
11 Rob Ash 23 171 86 1 .665 Drake (1993–2006),[j] Montana State (2007–2015)[23][24]
12 Mike Ayers 26 171 130 1 .568 East Tennessee State (1985–1987),[25] Wofford (1995–2017)[k][27]
13 John Stiegelmeier 19 157 79 0 .665 South Dakota State (2004–2022)[l][28]
14 Sean McDonnell 22 157 104 0 .602 New Hampshire (1999–2021)[m][29]


See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Number of seasons served as head coach at the FCS level.
  2. ^ Teams coached at the FCS level. Seasons listed are restricted to those in which each individual team competed as an FCS member.
  3. ^ When Laycock became head coach at William & Mary in 1980, W&M was classified as a Division I-A program. W&M was downgraded to Division I-AA after the 1981 season.[2]
  4. ^ When Kidd became head coach at Eastern Kentucky in 1964, EKU (then Eastern Kentucky State College) was a member of the NCAA College Division. When the NCAA adopted its current three-division system in 1973, EKU was classified as Division II; it became a charter member of Division I-AA in 1978.[4]
  5. ^ When Talley became head coach at Villanova in 1985, it was classified as an NCAA Division III program. Villanova did not upgrade to Division I-AA until 1987.[6]
  6. ^ a b Neither Bagnoli nor Murphy coached in 2020–21 because all Ivy League schools canceled their 2020–21 football seasons due to COVID-19 concerns.
  7. ^ When Raymond became head coach at Delaware in 1966, it was a member of the NCAA College Division. When the NCAA adopted its current three-division system in 1973, Delaware was classified as Division II. It did not immediately become a I-AA member upon the Division I split; that would not occur until 1980.[16]
  8. ^ Monmouth's first football season of 1993, coached by Callahan, was played as an unclassified NCAA program. Monmouth officially joined Division I-AA in 1994.[18]
  9. ^ Keeler remains head coach at Sam Houston in 2023, but the program started a transition to NCAA Division I FBS in 2022 and has officially been classified as FBS since 2023.
  10. ^ When Ash became head coach at Drake in 1989, it was a Division I member, but played Division III football. Starting with the 1993 season, the NCAA required that the football programs of all Division I members compete in Division I. At that time, Drake football became a I-AA member.[22]
  11. ^ When Ayers became head coach at Wofford in 1988, it was classified as an NCAA Division II program. Wofford did not upgrade to Division I-AA until 1995.[26]
  12. ^ When Stiegelmeier became head coach at South Dakota State in 1997, it was classified as a NCAA Division II program. SDSU upgraded to I-AA/FCS in 2004.
  13. ^ While McDonnell held the title of head coach for 23 seasons, he only coached in 22 seasons. He took a medical leave in 2019, with Ricky Santos (later his permanent successor) serving as interim head coach during that time.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Winningest Coaches All-Time" (PDF). 2016 NCAA Football Coaching Records. NCAA. pp. 16–18. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "William & Mary Tribe". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jimmye Laycock Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Eastern Kentucky Colonels". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Roy Kidd Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "Villanova Wildcats". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "Andy Talley Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  8. ^ "Appalachian State Mountaineers". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  9. ^ "Jerry Moore Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "Maine Black Bears". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  11. ^ "Harvard Crimson". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  12. ^ "Timothy "Tim" Murphy Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  13. ^ "Pennsylvania Quakers". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  14. ^ "Columbia Lions". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  15. ^ "Al Bagnoli Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  16. ^ "Delaware Blue Hens". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  17. ^ "Harold R. "Tubby" Raymond Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  18. ^ "Classification History" (PDF). 2020 Football Championship Subdivision Records. NCAA. p. 88. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  19. ^ "Kevin Callahan". Monmouth Hawks. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  20. ^ "Mark Farley". UNI Panthers. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  21. ^ "K. C. Keeler". Sam Houston Bearkats. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  22. ^ "Drake Bulldogs". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  23. ^ "Montana State Bobcats". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  24. ^ "Rob Ash Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  25. ^ "East Tennessee State Buccaneers". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  26. ^ "Wofford Terriers". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  27. ^ "Mike Ayers Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  28. ^ "Coach Stig" (PDF). South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  29. ^ "Sean McDonnell". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_college_football_coaches_with_150_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_wins