Most wins through the first 50 games of a college football head coach's career, bowls included

head coaches with the most wins through their first 50 games, bowls included, since 1869, any team. reset

Fielding H. Yost leads with 49 wins through his first 50 games, bowls included, first of 2,147 head coaches.

Most wins through the first 50 games of a college football head coach's career, bowls included

#	Player and seasons	Value
1	Fielding H. Yost1901 – 1905	49
2	Walter Camp1888 – 1891	48
T3	Chris Petersen2006 – 2009	46
T3	George Washington Woodruff1892 – 1895	46
T5	Barry Switzer1973 – 1977	45
T5	Robert Neyland1926 – 1931	45
T5	Ryan Day2018 – 2022	45
T8	Chip Kelly2009 – 2012	44
T8	Curt Cignetti2022 – 2025	44
T8	Dan Hawkins2001 – 2004	44
T8	Gil Dobie1916 – 1922	44
T8	Knute Rockne1918 – 1923	44
T8	Larry Coker2001 – 2004	44
T14	Bud Wilkinson1947 – 1951	43
T14	Dan Lanning2022 – 2025	43
T14	Frank Leahy1939 – 1943	43
T14	John Robinson1976 – 1980	43
T14	Philip King1896 – 1901	43
T19	Carl S. Williams1902 – 1905	42
T19	Charles Dudley Daly1913 – 1922	42
T19	Dan McGugin1904 – 1909	42
T19	Frank Solich1998 – 2001	42
T19	Frank Thomas1931 – 1936	42
T19	Lincoln Riley2017 – 2020	42
T19	Percy Haughton1899 – 1910	42