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

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

Nick Saban leads with 103 wins vs ranked teams in his career, bowls included, first of 1,397 head coaches.

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

#	Player and seasons	Value
1	Nick Saban1990 – 2023	103
2	Joe Paterno1966 – 2011	86
3	Bobby Bowden1970 – 2009	80
4	Bear Bryant1945 – 198213 of his games have no wins vs ranked teams recorded, so the number is short.	65
5	Steve Spurrier1987 – 2015	64
6	Tom Osborne1973 – 1997	62
7	Bob Stoops1999 – 2021	61
8	Lou Holtz1969 – 2004	51
9	Mack Brown1985 – 2024	50
10	Frank Beamer1987 – 2015	45
11	Kirby Smart2016 – 2026	44
12	Barry Switzer1973 – 1988	43
T13	Lloyd Carr1995 – 2007	42
T13	Mark Richt2001 – 2018	42
T13	Urban Meyer2001 – 2018	42
T16	Woody Hayes1951 – 1978	41
T16	Phillip Fulmer1992 – 2008	41
T16	Dabo Swinney2008 – 2026	41
T19	Terry Donahue1976 – 1995	40
T19	Mike Gundy2005 – 2025	40
T21	Bo Schembechler1963 – 1989	37
T21	Don James1971 – 1992	37
T23	John McKay1960 – 1975	35
T23	John Cooper1977 – 2000	35
T25	Les Miles2001 – 2020	34