Your teams MOST successful coaches...

[blazrdog#1]

I'll start...Bobby Bowden & Jimbo Fisher!!

[B&G]

Hmm, I think Jerry Moore and Bobby Cremins for App. Although I guess it would depend on if you meant success at the school or in their career for Cremins.

[813Jag]

A.W. Mumford 233-85-23 overall 169-57-14 at Southern

Pete Richardson 164-66-1 overall 122-52 at Southern

[OhioHen]

Bill Murray (HOF 1974, even won 93 games at Duke)

Dave Nelson (inventor of the Wing-T offense, HOF 1987)

Tubby Raymond (300 wins, HOF 2003)

[ElonPride]

Frank Haith - Miami bball head coach

This guy wasn't a coach at Elon, but is an Elon grad and a heck of a mentor - Jim Morris - Head Coach Miami baseball

[DFW HOYA]

Lou Little (Hall of Fame) 7 seasons, 41-12-3, hired away by Columbia
Albert Exendine (Hall of Fame) 9 seasons, 55-21-3, hired away by Washington State
Phil King (Hall of Fame) 1 season, 7-3, hired away by Wisconsin.

There's a pattern here... xlolx

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Don Read, , Mick Dennehy, and Joe Glenn.

[grizband]

Don Read, , Mick Dennehy, and Joe Glenn.
I would also add Jack Swarthout to that list. Jack's career record may not be phenominal (slightly over .500), but didn't he win the first conference title in the history of Griz football?

[FCS_pwns_FBS]

Erk Russell (3 NC's, 38-1 record at home, put the U in GSU and made us an FCS superpower)
Paul Johnson (2 NC's, most successful service academy footbal coach in recent history)

[ASUTed]

How bout Press Maravich and Mack Brown. The list goes on and on for the Mountaineers.

[poly51]

Joe Harper Cal Poly Head Football Coach 1968-1981
Record 96-43-4
D-II National Championship 1980.
Beat D-I Fresno State 7 times.
Beat D-IAA Boise State 3 times.

[footballer23]

1) Rocky Hager: Def. Coord. from 1985-'86: 2 Nat'l Championships... Head Coach from '87-'96... 2 more Nat'l Championships in '88 & '90... 91-25-1 overall record... 5 North Central Conference championships

2) Craig Bohl: 2003-Present: 43-12 including 3 wins against 4 FBS teams in the last 2 years... only 2 losses over the last 2 years... 1 conference title... had NDSU ranked #1 for a good portion of year of the transition period to FCS... still going strong

3) Don Morton: 1979-'84 - 57-15... 2-1 in the Palm Bowl- 1 Nat'l Championship

[Cobblestone]

Hal Kopp. Only coach to leave URI with a winning record.

[Old Cage]

Elaine Sortino - softball coach won #1,000 in 2008 - in the Softball HOF
John Calipari - UMass and Memphis to Final Four
Rick Pitino - player at UMass - Kentucky and Louisville head coach
Al Skinner - player at UMass and current BC hoops coach
Dick MacPherson - started at Umass - Syracuse and Patriots head coach
Dick Garber - Lax HOF coach - 300-142-3 - winningest lax coach ever
Mark Whipple - 1998 I-AA COY - now Philadelphia Eagles

And we would like everyone to know what's below this line:

[Cocky]

Charley Pell
Bill Burgess

[Go...gate]

For Football

Dick Harlow
Andy Kerr
Hal Lahar
Fred Dunlap
Dick Biddle

[Go...gate]

At Princeton, for Football:

Bill Roper
Fritz Crisler
Charlie Caldwell
Dick Colman
Steve Tosches

[OL FU]

Strangely enough, the guy who was coach when we won the NC probably would not be picked by most Furman fans, Jimmy Satterfield. The year following our 88 championships, 1989, must have been a good year for lots of teams (I know GSU was undefeated) because until injuries took their toll on the 89 Furman team, it may have been one of our best and probably should have been in the third rematch of the 80s with GaSU in the NC game. But Satterfield watched Furman slide in the 90's and it was a long haul ( long for us meaning three or four years on the wrong side of a winning record)

Most people would probably pick in this order

1. Dick Sheridan - who after beating NC State two years in a row at Furman was hired by the Wolfpackxlolx . Furman dominated the Socon in the 80s and played GSU in the excited '85 NC Game.
2. Bobby Johnson left for Vanderbuilt after returning FU to the NC champ game in 2001 and brought Furman back from the slump that Satterfield left us in.

Special mention goes to Art Baker who was hired after Furman returned to Scholarship football and started the renewed success at FU and hired the core of the coaches at Furman which put us on our long road of success.

Personal opinion on Satterfield ( and it is total conjecture). He wanted to coach his alma mater, South Carolina, and when they offered to Sparky Woods instead of Satterfield it took the wind out of his sails. Just my humble opinion.

Many coaches before that in particular Bob King but my knowledge of FU football starts with Baker in the 70s.

[Cap'n Cat]

Darrell Mudra, Terry Allen, Mark Farley and, oddly enough, Mike Dunbar.

[OSBF]

Football would be......aw hell, who am I kidding, nevermind that.

Men's basketball, Will Robinson, was the first black DI basketball coach in NCAA history. Recruited Doug "The Jet" Collins to ISU. Collins, whom was the #1 overall pick in the 72 NBA draft, is to this day the only first team all-american selection from ISU.

Women's basketball, Dr. Jill Hutchinson, coached for 30 years, had 2 olympians, numerous conference championships and NCAA tourney appearances. She was a pioneer of the women's game, and was instrumental in switching it from a 1/2 court game to full court, among other innovations we take for granted in the game today.

[ngineer]

As for most wins, William Leckonby from 1946-61 was 85-53-5 with two Lambert Cups and the only undefeated team in school history in 1950 going 9-0.
Pete Lembo had the highest winning percentage from 2001-05, going 44-14 for a .759 percentage, also winning Lambert Cup in 2001 and NCAA I-AA Coach of the Year.
John Whitehead presided over a stellar time and the only NCAA Championship won by football, in 1977. Whitehead coached from 1976-85 going 75-38-2 for a .661. Winning two Lambert Cups in addition to the NCAA Championship.
Kevin Higgins took over the program in 1994 and by 2000 had a real juggernaut rolling when he left for the NFL. He went 44-4 his last four seasons, finishing at 56-25-1 for .689 percentage. Two undefeated regular seasons in 1998 and 2000.
Going 'way back', Tom Keady lead the Engineers from 1912-20 in the last 'glory period' before Leckonby arrived. Lehigh under Keady went 55-22-3 for a .706 percentage and being nationally ranked several times.

[ngineer]

As for most wins, William Leckonby from 1946-61 was 85-53-5 with two Lambert Cups and the only undefeated team in school history in 1950 going 9-0.
Pete Lembo had the highest winning percentage from 2001-05, going 44-14 for a .759 percentage, also winning Lambert Cup in 2001 and NCAA I-AA Coach of the Year.
John Whitehead presided over a stellar time and the only NCAA Championship won by football, in 1977. Whitehead coached from 1976-85 going 75-38-2 for a .661. Winning two Lambert Cups in addition to the NCAA Championship.
Kevin Higgins took over the program in 1994 and by 2000 had a real juggernaut rolling when he left for the NFL. He went 44-4 his last four seasons, finishing at 56-25-1 for .689 percentage. Two undefeated regular seasons in 1998 and 2000.
Going 'way back', Tom Keady lead the Engineers from 1912-20 in the last 'glory period' before Leckonby arrived. Lehigh under Keady went 55-22-3 for a .706 percentage and being nationally ranked several times.

[ngineer]

As for most wins, William Leckonby from 1946-61 was 85-53-5 with two Lambert Cups and the only undefeated team in school history in 1950 going 9-0.
Pete Lembo had the highest winning percentage from 2001-05, going 44-14 for a .759 percentage, also winning Lambert Cup in 2001 and NCAA I-AA Coach of the Year.
John Whitehead presided over a stellar time and the only NCAA Championship won by football, in 1977. Whitehead coached from 1976-85 going 75-38-2 for a .661. Winning two Lambert Cups in addition to the NCAA Championship.
Kevin Higgins took over the program in 1994 and by 2000 had a real juggernaut rolling when he left for the NFL. He went 44-4 his last four seasons, finishing at 56-25-1 for .689 percentage. Two undefeated regular seasons in 1998 and 2000.
Going 'way back', Tom Keady lead the Engineers from 1912-20 in the last 'glory period' before Leckonby arrived. Lehigh under Keady went 55-22-3 for a .706 percentage and being nationally ranked several times.

[ngineer]

As for most wins, William Leckonby from 1946-61 was 85-53-5 with two Lambert Cups and the only undefeated team in school history in 1950 going 9-0.
Pete Lembo had the highest winning percentage from 2001-05, going 44-14 for a .759 percentage, also winning Lambert Cup in 2001 and NCAA I-AA Coach of the Year.
John Whitehead presided over a stellar time and the only NCAA Championship won by football, in 1977. Whitehead coached from 1976-85 going 75-38-2 for a .661. Winning two Lambert Cups in addition to the NCAA Championship.
Kevin Higgins took over the program in 1994 and by 2000 had a real juggernaut rolling when he left for the NFL. He went 44-4 his last four seasons, finishing at 56-25-1 for .689 percentage. Two undefeated regular seasons in 1998 and 2000.
Going 'way back', Tom Keady lead the Engineers from 1912-20 in the last 'glory period' before Leckonby arrived. Lehigh under Keady went 55-22-3 for a .706 percentage and being nationally ranked several times.

[ngineer]

Sorry about the multiple posts, but nothing was happening when I hit the 'submit' button...guess something did happen but everything seemed 'frozen'...:o :o :o :o

[OL FU]

Sorry about the multiple posts, but nothing was happening when I hit the 'submit' button...guess something did happen but everything seemed 'frozen'...:o :o :o :o

don't worry about it. I read all fifty of them and was entertained by each onexnodx xeyebrowx xeyebrowx xsmiley_wix

[OhioHen]

Non-football success

Baseball - Bob Hannah - 1053 wins
Baseball - Tubby Raymond - .718 winning percentage (leader in wins when he stopped coaching baseball)

Volleyball - Barb Viera 682 Wins

[93henfan]

Bill Murray (HOF 1974, even won 93 games at Duke)

Dave Nelson (inventor of the Wing-T offense, HOF 1987)

Tubby Raymond (300 wins, HOF 2003)

The current guy ain't so bad either.xnodx

[bisonguy]

1) Rocky Hager: Def. Coord. from 1985-'86: 2 Nat'l Championships... Head Coach from '87-'96... 2 more Nat'l Championships in '88 & '90... 91-25-1 overall record... 5 North Central Conference championships

2) Craig Bohl: 2003-Present: 43-12 including 3 wins against 4 FBS teams in the last 2 years... only 2 losses over the last 2 years... 1 conference title... had NDSU ranked #1 for a good portion of year of the transition period to FCS... still going strong

3) Don Morton: 1979-'84 - 57-15... 2-1 in the Palm Bowl- 1 Nat'l Championship


You're not going back far enough.

Gil Dobie1906-1907 - 7-0, had an overall coaching record of 179-45-15, coaching at Washington (58-0-3), Navy, Cornell, and Boston College after NDSU.

Darrell Mudra1964-1965 24-6-0, Gave NDSU their first national championship in the College Division. Left NDSU for new conference-mate Northern Iowa. Finished with a 168-77-3 record.

[poly51]

Darrell Mudra, Terry Allen, Mark Farley and, oddly enough, Mike Dunbar.


How about Stan Sheriff 129-101-4. (Cal Poly grad)(See avatar photo)

[I Bleed Purple]

One of the Arslanians probably at the school.
Overall, current coach Ron McBride took the U to a top 6 ranking in the mid 90s.

In basketball, take your pick. Dick Motta or Phil Johnson.

[RadMann]

Lou Little (Hall of Fame) 7 seasons, 41-12-3, hired away by Columbia
Albert Exendine (Hall of Fame) 9 seasons, 55-21-3, hired away by Washington State
Phil King (Hall of Fame) 1 season, 7-3, hired away by Wisconsin.

There's a pattern here... xlolx

The only Philip King in the College Football Hall of Fame was inducted for his exploits as a player (quarterback) at Princeton. His HOF notes indicate he did coach at Wisconsin, but he is in the Hall as a player, not a coach.

http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=90002

Albert Exendine is in the College Football Hall of Fame as a player as well. He was a famous end at Carlisle. His Hall of Fame notes make no mention of his work in coaching.

http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=2

All that said, of the three you note one was actually in the Hall of Fame for coaching (Lou Little).
http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=30032

[catamount man]

Bob Waters. 116-94-6 from 1969-1988. Overtook a struggling NAIA program and went 9-1 in his FIRST season. Entered the NCAA as a division II member and made the playoffs in 1974 losing to Louisiana Tech when, as athletic director as well, took WCU into division I as a member of the SoCon in 1976.

Oversaw the planning and building of a 12,000 seat football stadium taking it out of the old 5,000 seater behind the library. Oversaw the planning and building of the Liston B.Ramsey regional center (the RAC!!!) in the early 80s with completion in April 1986.

Led WCU to 13 winning seasons in his 20 years, had a winning record vs archrival Appalachian State(11-9) and led WCU to the 1983 I-AA national championship game. Sadly, contracted ALS in 1985 and went down fast in four years until unmercifully fired by a spineless chancellor after a spring practice session in March of 1989. Peacefully, he left this life on Memorial Day 1989.

THANKS for ALL the memories Coach Robert Lee Waters. We still love you. :( :( :(

GO CATAMOUNTS!!!

[Jiggs]

I'll start...Bobby Bowden & Jimbo Fisher!!

Terry Bowden has to be on that list also. Got to the 1-AA semis.

[Ivytalk]

Percentagewise, it has to be Tim Murphy. Joe Restic and John Yovicsin before him were no slouches, either.

[Hoyadestroya85]

Andy Talley..
Without question.. The things he has done for our program are nothing short of magical given our enrollment and the lack of interest in the team

[footballer23]

You're not going back far enough.

Gil Dobie1906-1907 - 7-0, had an overall coaching record of 179-45-15, coaching at Washington (58-0-3), Navy, Cornell, and Boston College after NDSU.

Darrell Mudra1964-1965 24-6-0, Gave NDSU their first national championship in the College Division. Left NDSU for new conference-mate Northern Iowa. Finished with a 168-77-3 record.

Yeah, I was looking more at when they were at NDSU. I was too lazy to look at what they did afterward.

[bjtheflamesfan]

Sam Rutigliano- 67-53 as head coach of the Flames (If Coach Rocco keeps improving he may very well end up getting in his territory in a number of years)

[G.S.Green]

Joe Taylor without question. Didn't deliver any national championships but did put HU on the map as a quality stop for NFL talent scouts.

G.S.Green

[blackfordpu]

First name that comes to mind is Ron Randleman.

[Ivytalk]

Sorry about the multiple posts, but nothing was happening when I hit the 'submit' button...guess something did happen but everything seemed 'frozen'...:o :o :o :o

Same thing happened to me on one of those FCS elimination threads -- 7 times!:o I managed to erase 6 of them before anyone called me on it!xdohx

[Go...gate]

Sorry about the multiple posts, but nothing was happening when I hit the 'submit' button...guess something did happen but everything seemed 'frozen'...:o :o :o :o

No Fred Dunlap?

[blazrdog#1]

Alright Jiggs then add John Brady also.

[HickoryCat]

Amen Brother ! ! ! !

[HickoryCat]

THANKS for ALL the memories Coach Robert Lee Waters. We still love you.



Amen Brother ! ! ! !

[pwbnd]

Another for NDSU who I don't think was mentioned yet....Ron Erhardt, 61-7-1 over 7 years.

Went on to coach the New England Patriots for, I believe 3 years, where he had two decent years and one horrific one.

[89Hen]

Non-football success

Baseball - Bob Hannah - 1053 wins
Baseball - Tubby Raymond - .718 winning percentage (leader in wins when he stopped coaching baseball)

Volleyball - Barb Viera 682 Wins
Don't forget Bob Shillinglaw. He has coached more men's lax games than any coach in the NCAA. xbowx

[Hammerhead]

I was hoping someone would remember Erhardt. He was also the offensive coordinator with the Giants when they won a couple of Superbowls in the 1990s.

Don Morton literally wrote the book (along with Jim Wacker) on the veer offense.
http://www.bestwebbuys.com/The_Explosive_Veer_Offense_for_Winning_Football-ISBN_9780132980180.html?isrc=b-search



Another for NDSU who I don't think was mentioned yet....Ron Erhardt, 61-7-1 over 7 years.

Went on to coach the New England Patriots for, I believe 3 years, where he had two decent years and one horrific one.

[brownbear]

Historically, Edward Robinson (Not the one from Grambling) - He was coach from 1898-1901, 1904-1907, and 1910-1925, went 140-82-12 over those years with Brown's berth in the 1916 Rose Bowl occurring during that span.

Currently, Phil Estes is 59-40 in 10 seasons with 2 Ivy League titles, as good as any Brown coach in the Ivy League era.

Brown also had two players who went on to become Hall of Fame coaches:

John Heisman (Class of 1891)
Joe Paterno (Class of 1950)

[Cobblestone]

Historically, Edward Robinson (Not the one from Grambling) - He was coach from 1898-1901, 1904-1907, and 1910-1925, went 140-82-12 over those years with Brown's berth in the 1916 Rose Bowl occurring during that span.

Currently, Phil Estes is 59-40 in 10 seasons with 2 Ivy League titles, as good as any Brown coach in the Ivy League era.

Brown also had two players who went on to become Hall of Fame coaches:

John Heisman (Class of 1891)
Joe Paterno (Class of 1950)

Mark Whipple wasn't too shabby either. Even though you guys didn't have him for too long.

BTW, I saw Estes last night at a Barnes and Noble. He was looking in the magazine section for what was most likely a periodical with some FCS info in it. Needless to say he wasn't there long. xnonono2x

[elcid96]

Charlie Taffe and then he went away after his third DUI.

[JDC325]

Charlie Taffe and then he went away after his third DUI.


I guess being around a bunch of imitation West Point homos drove him to drinking.