This is a list of college football coaches by number of seasons coached. Individuals on the list have served as head coach of a college football program for 30 or more seasons.
"College level" is defined as a four-year college or university program in either the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics or the National Collegiate Athletic Association. If the team competed at a time before the official organization of either of the two groups but is generally accepted as a "college football program" it would also be included. The list includes coaches with 30 seasons regardless of division.
Coaches expected to be active in the (fall) 2026 season are in bold. Current through the end of the 2025 college football season.
Head coach First year Last year Total years Games coached Wins Losses Ties Win % 1949 2013 65 638 489 138 11 1941 1997 55 591 408 167 16 1892 1946 55 555 330 190 35 1966 2011 46 659 409 136 3 1978 2024 46 514 356 157 1 1965 2013 45 457 265 191 1 1974 2018 45 471 264 204 3 1921 1965 45 409 227 151 31 1959 2009 44 510 377 129 4 1895 1938 44 456 318 106 32 1979 2020 42 458 305 153 0 1959 2004 41 377 209 157 11 1962 2003 40 406 303 96 7 1982 2022 40 403 274 129 0 1983 2022 40 405 260 143 2 1958 1997 40 393 255 125 13 1964 2002 39 446 314 124 8 1980 2018 39 445 249 194 2 1922 1964 39 344 201 128 15 1978 2017 39 391 194 191 5 1945 1982 38 425 323 85 17 1976 2013 38 380 258 121 1 1987 2024 38 367 232 134 1 1980 2016 37 412 338 99 2 1981 2017 37 394 275 117 2 1979 2016 37 414 257 155 2 1962 1998 37 420 232 178 10 1983 2019 37 370 220 149 1 1964 2004 37 392 205 179 9 1966 2001 36 422 300 119 3 1991 2025 36 409 297 110 2 1983 2024 36 443 288 154 1 1961 1996 36 357 287 67 3 1972 2007 36 359 257 97 5 1980 2015 36 389 247 137 5 1986 2021 36 361 234 125 2 1924 1961 36 341 233 85 23 1969 2004 36 391 218 167 6 1977 2012 36 358 212 144 2 1931 1966 36 363 187 159 17 1981 2015 35 427 280 143 4 1959 1993 35 348 217 119 12 1990 2025 35 347 176 170 1 1931 1967 35 332 171 148 13 1987 2023 34 367 232 134 1 1971 2010 34 387 231 149 7 1981 2014 34 365 224 139 2 1893 1927 34 253 171 66 16 1969 2004 33 388 249 132 7 1993 2025 33 345 224 120 1 1985 2017 33 380 218 180 2 1969 2001 33 327 215 111 1 1993 2025 33 348 197 151 0 1986 2018 33 326 184 141 1 1906 1938 33 242 182 45 15 1993 2025 33 336 173 163 0 1959 1991 33 264 168 91 5 1924 1956 33 292 151 128 13 1990 2023 33 307 130 176 1 1993 2025 32 397 276 119 1 1989 2024 32 368 239 128 1 1946 1978 32 320 238 72 10 1952 1983 32 321 237 72 12 1968 2000 32 314 219 89 6 1964 1999 32 335 219 112 4 1969 2000 32 326 217 102 7 1923 1954 32 326 202 97 27 1963 1996 32 358 201 153 4 1993 2025 32 338 197 139 2 1965 1996 32 303 179 119 5 1981 2017 32 366 176 190 0 1993 2024 32 329 173 156 0 1926 1969 32 277 165 99 13 1938 1972 32 279 147 118 14 1907 1938 32 242 144 83 15 1911 1946 32 240 126 96 18 1984 2015 32 309 122 185 2 1909 1941 32 237 121 103 13 1938 1974 32 235 97 130 8 1969 1999 31 343 261 75 7 1979 2012 31 379 243 135 2 1972 2004 31 349 237 108 4 1935 1973 31 312 203 95 14 1973 2012 31 340 199 139 2 1952 1982 31 271 177 87 7 1929 1959 31 243 173 52 18 8 1965 1995 31 310 162 140 8 1986 2019 31 321 148 173 0 1979 2015 31 348 136 211 1 1922 1954 31 276 135 131 10 1983 2012 30 333 233 96 4 1990 2025 30 370 221 149 0 1981 2015 30 350 213 135 2 1968 2000 30 338 202 128 8 1904 1934 30 271 197 55 19 1916 1946 30 272 186 65 21 1953 1982 30 287 168 112 7 1946 1979 30 284 167 112 5 1940 1969 30 295 165 118 12 1993 2025 30 326 154 172 0 1929 1962 30 198 59 123 16
See also List of college football coaches by number of wins List of college football coaches by winning percentage List of college football coaches by number of losses
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