Fastest to 300 wins by a college football head coach, bowls included, among active players

head coaches fastest to 300 wins by games, bowls included, since 1869, any team. reset

Include: players short of 300 wins

Kirby Smart is on track to break Joe Paterno’s record. He has 125 wins in 147 games, bowls included, 175 short of 300, 1st at that point, and needs 0.8 a game over his next 232 games; he’s averaging 0.8 over his last 12. Steve Sarkisian is almost on track too.

Fastest to 300 wins by a college football head coach, bowls included, among active players

#	Player and seasons	Games
1	Joe Paterno1966 – 1998	380
›	Kirby Smart2016 – 2026At an avg of 0.8 per game, will cross 300 wins at 357 games	147
›	Steve Sarkisian2009 – 2026At an avg of 0.8 per game, will cross 300 wins at 397 games	158
›	Dabo Swinney2008 – 2026At an avg of 0.7 per game, will cross 300 wins at 410 games	249
›	Lane Kiffin2009 – 2026At an avg of 0.8 per game, will cross 300 wins at 415 games	179
›	Kalani Sitake2016 – 2026At an avg of 0.8 per game, will cross 300 wins at 417 games	138
›	Mario Cristobal2007 – 2026At an avg of 0.8 per game, will cross 300 wins at 418 games	184
›	Lincoln Riley2017 – 2026At an avg of 0.7 per game, will cross 300 wins at 432 games	127
›	Willie Fritz2014 – 2026At an avg of 0.8 per game, will cross 300 wins at 436 games	160
›	Josh Heupel2018 – 2026At an avg of 0.7 per game, will cross 300 wins at 440 games	110