Football Coaching History
Coach |
Years |
W |
L |
T |
Pct. |
Will Skinner |
1892 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
Samuel Harding |
1893 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
J.G. Bannon |
1894 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
.571 |
Grenville Lewis |
1896-97 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
.563 |
Frank Kenly |
1898 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
.312 |
S.M. Cooke |
1899 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
.200 |
F.H. Peters |
1900 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
.438 |
Emmons Dunbar |
1901 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
.125 |
D. John Markey |
1902-04 |
12 |
13 |
4 |
.483 |
Fred Neilsen |
1905-06 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
.611 |
Charles Melick |
1907 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
.333 |
Bill Lang |
1908 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
.273 |
Bill Lang & E. Larkin |
1909 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
.286 |
Royal Alston |
1910 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
.563 |
Charley Donnelly |
1911 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
.500 |
H.C. "Curley" Byrd |
1911-34 |
119 |
82 |
15 |
.586 |
Jack Faber* |
1935, 1940-41 |
12 |
13 |
4 |
.483 |
Frank Dobson |
1936-39 |
18 |
21 |
0 |
.462 |
Clark Shaughnessy |
1942, 1946 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
.556 |
Clarence Spears |
1943-44 |
5 |
12 |
1 |
.306 |
Paul "Bear" Bryant |
1945 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
.722 |
Jim Tatum |
1947-55 |
73 |
15 |
4 |
.815 |
Tommy Mont |
1956-58 |
11 |
18 |
1 |
.383 |
Tom Nugent |
1959-65 |
36 |
34 |
0 |
.514 |
Lou Saban |
1966 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
.400 |
Bob Ward |
1967-68 |
2 |
17 |
0 |
.015 |
Roy Lester |
1969-71 |
7 |
25 |
0 |
.291 |
Jerry Claiborne |
1972-81 |
77 |
37 |
3 |
.671 |
Bobby Ross |
1982-86 |
39 |
19 |
1 |
.669 |
Joe Krivak |
1987-91 |
20 |
34 |
2 |
.375 |
Mark Duffner |
1992-96 |
20 |
35 |
0 |
.367 |
Ron Vanderlinden |
1997-2000 |
15 |
29 |
0 |
.341 |
Ralph Friedgen |
2001-pres. |
64 |
36 |
0 |
.640 |
*-Faber served as co-head coach with Al Heagy and Al Woods in 1940-41 |
Conference Titles |
Year |
Conference |
Coach |
1937 |
Southern |
Frank Dobson |
1951 |
Southern |
Jim Tatum |
1953 |
Atlantic Coast |
Jim Tatum |
1955 |
Atlantic Coast |
Jim Tatum |
1974 |
Atlantic Coast |
Jerry Claiborne |
1975 |
Atlantic Coast |
Jerry Claiborne |
1976 |
Atlantic Coast |
Jerry Claiborne |
1983 |
Atlantic Coast |
Bobby Ross |
1984 |
Atlantic Coast |
Bobby Ross |
1985 |
Atlantic Coast |
Bobby Ross |
2001 |
Atlantic Coast |
Ralph Friedgen |
Best Single-Season Winning Percentage |
Year |
Coach |
W |
L |
T |
Pct. |
1951 |
Jim Tatum |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
1893 |
S.H. Harding |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
1976 |
Jerry Claiborne |
11 |
1 |
0 |
.917 |
1953 |
Jim Tatum |
10 |
1 |
0 |
.909 |
1955 |
Jim Tatum |
10 |
1 |
0 |
.909 |
1949 |
Jim Tatum |
9 |
1 |
0 |
.900 |
1931 |
H.C. Byrd |
8 |
1 |
1 |
.850 |
2001 |
Ralph Friedgen |
10 |
2 |
0 |
.833 |
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Most Wins in a Season |
Year |
Coach |
W |
L |
T |
Pct. |
1976 |
Jerry Claiborne |
11 |
1 |
0 |
.917 |
2002 |
Ralph Friedgen |
11 |
3 |
0 |
.786 |
1951 |
Jim Tatum |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
1953 |
Jim Tatum |
10 |
1 |
0 |
.909 |
1955 |
Jim Tatum |
10 |
1 |
0 |
.909 |
2001 |
Ralph Friedgen |
10 |
2 |
0 |
.833 |
2003 |
Ralph Friedgen |
10 |
3 |
0 |
.769 |
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