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Most wins vs top-10 teams through the first 100 games of a college football head coach's career, bowls included since 1936

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Ryan Day leads with 19 wins vs top-10 teams through his first 100 games, bowls included, first of 1,043 head coaches since 1936.

Most wins vs top-10 teams through the first 100 games of a college football head coach's career, bowls included since 1936
#Player and seasonsValue
Ryan Day2018 – 202619
Kirby Smart2016 – 202316
Barry Switzer1973 – 198115
Duffy Daugherty1954 – 196413
Ed Orgeron2005 – 202013
Forest Evashevski1950 – 196013
Fred Akers1975 – 198313
Dennis Erickson1986 – 199412
Lloyd Carr1995 – 200311
Bob Stoops1999 – 200610
Chuck Fairbanks1967 – 198110
David Shaw2011 – 201810
Jack Mollenkopf1956 – 196610
John McKay1960 – 196910
Les Miles2001 – 200810
Pete Carroll2001 – 200810
Urban Meyer2001 – 200810
Al Onofrio1971 – 19779
Ara Parseghian1956 – 19669
John Robinson1976 – 19949
Phillip Fulmer1992 – 20009
Steve Spurrier1987 – 19959
Woody Hayes1951 – 19619
Jim Tressel2001 – 20088
Jimbo Fisher2010 – 20178

Method

  • The data has wins vs top-10 teams for every game since 1936, so 882 head coaches from before then aren't here.
  • 187 head coaches aren't here because a game in their window has no line recorded.