The greatest college football coaches 11 Articles

by James Mills

BEST COLLEGE COACH EVER What are the things that a coach can bring to a school that are desirable? Well, the obvious one is winning, and there have been a lot of coaches who have done that. But, winning comes in differe...read more

by B. B. James

Ah, how quickly people forget. In April 2007, the man who's arguably the greatest football coach in history died, and he's already being ignored. I'm talking about Eddie Robinson, coach at Grambling University for more tha...read more

by Bill Whitney

To me, this is a no brainer. There have been and still are many great college football coaches but the best is Robert Cleckler Bowden. Bobby has done and accomplished things that no other coach has ever done and probably...read more

by Linda Ann Nickerson

Don't mess with the Bear. (I had the privilege of meeting him, many years ago. He was a force of nature with an excellent sense of humor.) Born September 11, 1913, in Morrow Bottoms, a seven-family Arkansas commun...read more

by Nathan Walters

There are several prerequisites before one can be considered a great coach. In no particular order, these are what I consider the qualifications: 1) Amount of time at one university 2) Number of wins vs. number of loss...read more

by CM Gilbert

When people think about what makes a college football coach great, many qualities come to mind. These include respect garnered from players and colleagues, innovations made to the game itself, and team success. Judgi...read more

by Richard Petersen

My vote for one of the greatest college football coaches would have to go to Tom Osborne. Not only did he achieve greatness on the football field, he wielded tremendous influence off the field as well. He won two natio...read more

by Amber Theinert

Few coaches have overcome adversity and led their teams to success the way that Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops has. Whether you are a fan of the University of Oklahoma or not, it is not hard to argue that Stoops is by far ...read more

by Katy Berezny

Today's win was an awesome way to end his career as one of Michigan's finest. Some of us Wolverine fans are still mourning the death of Coach Bo Schembechler. I still blame the death of Coach Schembechler on our chance to ...read more

by Kenneth Schortgen Jr

Collegiate football coaches are ranked along with players on several tiers of prominance. Some are legends for their acheivements, while some are legends because of their longevity. It is true that the larger the program...read more

by Lucinda Gunnin

When you throw around names like Bear Bryant and Lou Holtz, it's hard for a Division II coach to make the list of greatest college football coaches ever, but Southern Illinois University Coach Jerry Kill breaks the stereot...read more