Most wins vs ranked teams through the first 50 games of a college football head coach's career, bowls included since 1936

head coaches with the most wins vs ranked teams through their first 50 games, bowls included, since 1936, any team. reset

Barry Switzer leads with 19 wins vs ranked teams through his first 50 games, bowls included, first of 1,078 head coaches since 1936.

Most wins vs ranked teams through the first 50 games of a college football head coach's career, bowls included since 1936

#	Player and seasons	Value
1	Barry Switzer1973 – 1977	19
T2	Larry Coker2001 – 2004	17
T2	Ryan Day2018 – 2022	17
T4	Lloyd Carr1995 – 1998	15
T4	Marcus Freeman2021 – 2025	15
T6	David Shaw2011 – 2014	14
T6	Jim Tressel2001 – 2004	14
T6	John Robinson1976 – 1980	14
T9	Bob Stoops1999 – 2002	13
T9	Chip Kelly2009 – 2012	13
T9	Kalen DeBoer2020 – 2024	13
T9	Pete Carroll2001 – 2004	13
T13	Jack Mollenkopf1956 – 1961	12
T13	Jim Mora2012 – 2015	12
T13	Lincoln Riley2017 – 2020	12
T16	Dan Lanning2022 – 2025	11
T16	Galen Hall1984 – 1988	11
T16	Kirby Smart2016 – 2019	11
T16	Mark Richt2001 – 2004	11
T16	Phillip Fulmer1992 – 1996	11
T16	Rick Neuheisel1995 – 1999	11
T16	Terry Brennan1954 – 1958	11
T16	Tom Herman2015 – 2018	11
T16	Tom Osborne1973 – 1977	11
T16	Woody Hayes1951 – 1956	11