Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Style Guide/Head coaches list

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The '''''School + Nickname''''' football program is a college football team that represents the '''''University Name'''''. The team has had # head coaches since organized football began in 1895 with the nickname Nickname (italicized). The Nickname have played in more than # games during its # seasons. In those seasons, # coaches have led the Nickname to postseason bowl games: Names. # coaches have won conference championships with the Nickname: Names. Names have also won national championships with the Nickname. Name is the all-time leader in games coached and years coached, while Name is the all-time leader in wins and winning percentage. Name is, in terms of winning percentage, the worst coach the Nickname have had.

Of the # Nickname coaches, Names have been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame. Names have each received National Coach of the Year honors from at least one organization. The current coach is Name, who was hired in Month Year.

Key[edit]

Coaches[edit]

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2008–09 college football season
# Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT CCs NCs National awards
1 FirstName LastName 1895–1899 0 0 0 0 .000
2 FirstName LastName 1900–1905 0 0 0 0 .000
3 FirstName LastName 1905–1915 0 0 0 0 .000
4 FirstName LastName 1916–1919 0 0 0 0 .000
5 FirstName LastName 1920–1935 0 0 0 0 .000
6 FirstName LastName 1936–1947 0 0 0 0 .000
7 FirstName LastName 1948 0 0 0 0 .000
8 FirstName LastName 1949–1975 0 0 0 0 .000
9 FirstName LastName 1976–1979 0 0 0 0 .000
10 FirstName LastName 1980–2000 0 0 0 0 .000

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Nickname. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is counted only once.
  2. ^ School did not join a conference until Year.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[1]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[2]

References[edit]

General
  • "School Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse.
Specific
  1. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (2006-08-25). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  2. ^ Finder, Chuck (1987-09-06). "BIG PLAYS HELP PATERNO TO 200TH". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-22.