| | 1. John Gagliardi 471 Carroll (Mont.) 1949–1952, St. John's (Minn.) 1953–2009 |
| | 2 Eddie Robinson 408 Grambling 1941–1942, 1945–1997 |
| | 3* Joe Paterno 394 Penn St. 1966–2009 |
| | 4 Bobby Bowden 377 Samford 1959–62, West Virginia 1970–75, Florida St. 1976–2009 |
| | 5 Bear Bryant† 323 Maryland 1945, Kentucky 1946–53, Texas A&M 1954–57, Alabama 1958–82 |
| | 6 Glenn Scobey Warner 319 Georgia 1895–96, Cornell 1897–98, 1904–06, Carlisle 1899–03, 1907–14, Pittsburgh 1915–23, Stanford 1924–32, Temple 1933–38 |
| | 7 Roy Kidd 314 Eastern Kentucky 1964–02 |
| | 7 Amos Alonzo Stagg 314 Springfield 1890–91, Chicago 1892–32, Pacific 1933–46 |
| | 9 Frosty Westering 305 Parsons 1962–63, Albert Lea 1966–71, Pacific Lutheran1972–03 |
| | 10 Tubby Raymond 300 Delaware 1966–01 |
| | 11* Larry Kehres 289 Mount Union 1986–09 |
| | 12 Ron Schipper 287 Central (Iowa) 1961–96 |
| | 12* Ken Sparks 287 Carson–Newman 1980–2009 |
| | 14 Roger Harring 261 Wisconsin–La Crosse 1969–99 |
| | 15 Frank Girardi 257 Lycoming 1972–07 |
| | 15 LaVell Edwards 257 BYU 1972–00 |
| | 17 Tom Osborne 255 Nebraska 1973–97 |
| | 17 Jim Malosky 255 Minn Duluth 1958–97 |
| | 19 Lou Holtz 249 William & Mary 1969–71, North Carolina St. 1972–75, Arkansas 1977–83, Minnesota 1984–85, Notre Dame 1986–96, South Carolina 1999–04 |
| | 20 Mike Kelly 246 Dayton 1981–2007 |
| | 21* Bob Ford 241 St. Lawrence 1965–68, Albany 1973–2009 |
| | 22 Woody Hayes 238 Denison 1946–48, Miami (Ohio) 1949–50, Ohio St. 1951–78 |
| | 23 Billy Joe 237 Cheyney 1972–78, Central St. 1981–93, Florida A&M 1994–04 |
| | 24 John Merritt† 235 Jackson St. 1952–62, Tennessee St. 1963–83 |
| | 25 Bo Schembechler 234 Miami (Ohio) 1963–68, Michigan 1969–89 |
| | 26 Ace Mumford 233 Jarvis Christian 1924–26, Bishop 1927–29, Texas College 1931–35, Southern U. 1936–42, 44–61 |
| | 27 Hayden Fry 232 SMU 1962–72, North Texas 1973–78, Iowa 1979–98 |
| | 28* Mel Tjeerdsma 230 Austin 1984–93, Northwest Missouri St. 1994–09 |
| | 29* Jim Tressel 229 Youngstown St. 1986–00, Ohio St. 2001–09 |
| | 29* Frank Beamer 229 Murray St. 1981–86, Virginia Tech 1987–09 |
| | 31* Willard Bailey 228 Virginia Union 1971–83, Norfolk St. 1984–92, Virginia Union 1995–2003, St. Paul's 2005–2009 |
| | 32 Fred T. Long 227 Paul Quinn 1921–22, Wiley 1923–47, Prairie View 1948, Texas College 1949–55, Wiley 1956–65 |
| | 33* Dennis Douds 226 East Stroudsburg 1974–2009 |
| | 34 Ted Kessinger 219 Bethany College (Kansas) 1976–2003 |
| | 34 Gene Carpenter 219 Adams St. 1968, Millersville 1970–00 |
| | 34 Ron Harms 219 Concordia (Neb.) 1964–1969, Adams St. 1970–1973, Texas A&M–Kingsville 1979–1999 |
| | 37 Ron Randleman 218 William Penn 1969–75, Pittsburg St. 1976–81, Sam Houston St. 1982–2004 |
| | 38 Jim Christopherson 217 Concordia (Minn.) 1969–00 |
| | 38 Fred Martinelli 217 Ashland 1959–93 |
| | 40* Jerry Moore 216 North Texas 1979–80, Texas Tech. 1981–85, Appalachian St. 1989–09 |
| | 41 Bill Manlove 215 Widener 1969–91, Delaware Valley 1992–95, La Salle 1997–01 |
| | 42* Joe Taylor 214 Howard 1983, Virginia Union 1984–91, Hampton 1992–07, Florida A&M 2008–09 |
| | 42* Mack Brown 214 Appalachian St. 1983, Tulane 1985–87, North Carolina 1988–97, Texas 1998–09 |
| | 44 Peter Mazzaferro 209 Waynesburg 1959–62, Curry 1963, Bridgewater St. 1968–86, 88–04 |
| | 45* Al Bagnoli 208 Union (NY) 1982–91, Penn 1992–09 |
| | 46 Jess Neely 207 Southwestern (TN) 1924–27, Clemson 1931–39, Rice 1940–1966 |
| | 47 Jim Butterfield 206 Ithaca 1967–1993 |
| | 47* Chris Ault† Nevada 1976–92, 1994–95, 2004–2009 |
| | 47* Andy Talley 206 St. Lawrence 1979–83, Villanova 1985–2009 |
| | 50* John Luckhardt 205 Washington & Jefferson 1982–1998, California (Pennsylvania), 2002–2009 |
| | 50 Bud Elliott 205 Southwestern (Kan.) 1964–1968, Washburn 1969–70, Emporia St. 1971–73, Texas–Arlington 1974–83, Northwest Missouri St. 1988–1993, Eastern New Mexico 1994–2004 |
| | 52 Jake Gaither 204 Florida A&M 1945–1969 |
| | 53 Warren Woodson 203 Conway St. 1935–1940, Hardin–Simmons 1941–1942, 1946–1951, Arizona 1952–1956, New Mexico St. 1958–1967, Trinity (Tex.) 1972–1973 |
| | 53 Cleveland L. Abbott 203 Tuskegee 1923–1954 |
| | 55 Don Nehlen 202 Bowling Green 1968–1976, West Virginia 1980–2000 |
| | 56 Vince Dooley 201 Georgia 1964–88 |
| | 56 Eddie Anderson 201 Loras 1922–24, DePaul 1925–31, Holy Cross 1933–38, Iowa 1939–42, 46–49, Holy Cross 1950–64 |
| | 56 Keith W. Piper 201 Denison 1954–92 |
| | 56 Jim Sweeney 201 Montana St. 1963–67, Washington St. 1968–75, Fresno St. 1976–77, 1980–96 |
| | 60* Jimmye Laycock 200 William & Mary 1980–09 |
| | 60 Darrell Mudra 200 Adams St. 1959–62, North Dakota St. 1963–65, Arizona 1967–68, Western Illinois 1969–73, Florida St. 1974–75, Eastern Illinois 1978–82, Northern Iowa 1983–87 |