Most wins in a college football head coach's career, bowls included

head coaches with the most wins in a career, bowls included, since 1869, any team. reset

Joe Paterno leads with 409 wins in his career, bowls included, first of 2,201 head coaches.

Most wins in a college football head coach's career, bowls included

#	Player and seasons	Value
1	Joe Paterno1966 – 2011	409
2	Bobby Bowden1970 – 2009	346
3	Bear Bryant1945 – 1982	323
4	Pop Warner1897 – 1938	311
5	Nick Saban1990 – 2023	292
6	Mack Brown1985 – 2024	282
7	Amos Alonzo Stagg1891 – 1932	275
8	LaVell Edwards1972 – 2000	257
9	Tom Osborne1973 – 1997	255
10	Lou Holtz1969 – 2004	249
11	Frank Beamer1987 – 2015	238
12	Bo Schembechler1963 – 1989	234
13	Hayden Fry1962 – 1998	232
14	Steve Spurrier1987 – 2015	228
T15	Bill Snyder1989 – 2018	215
T15	Kirk Ferentz1999 – 2026	215
17	Woody Hayes1951 – 1978	205
18	Don Nehlen1968 – 2000	202
19	Vince Dooley1964 – 1988	201
20	Dan McGugin1904 – 1934	197
T21	John Cooper1977 – 2000	192
T21	Dabo Swinney2008 – 2026	192
23	Bob Stoops1999 – 2021	191
24	John Vaught1947 – 1973	190
25	George Welsh1973 – 2000	189