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Best NCAA Coaches

The  Best  Coaches  in  NCAA Football Historybetween 1961 and 1979. At the time of his
retirement, he was the winningest coach of
NCAA football, particularly Division I-A, isall time and also held the record for most
one of the most competitive collegiatebowl wins. Bear was known as a stern, no
sports. Many coaches have had winningnonsense coach. He once suspended his star
seasons, but only the greatest are rememberedquarterback, Joe Namath, causing him to miss
by fans. Bobby Bowden, forty four years afterthe  1964  Sugar  Bowl.
coaching his first college game and after
twenty nine years with Florida State, is theBut Bowden and Paterno, as great as they are,
winningest coach in NCAA history. Hismay never be able to reach the greatness a
Seminoles were ranked in the Associated Presscertain Norwegian achieved while coaching
(AP) Top Five for fourteen consecutiveAmerica's most famous Irish-Catholic
seasons. His 1999 team was the first ever touniversity. Knute Rockne has been the subject
go from opening game to the championshipto countless books and even a movie that
while maintaining their number one AP rankingfeatured a former president, Ronald Reagan,
the whole time. He is ranked second in mostas his most famous player, George Gipp. Even
bowl wins. When he took over in 1976, thepeople that don't know much about football or
Seminoles had won a total of only four gamesNotre Dame surely know the line "Win one for
in three seasons. His career record with thethe Gipper." What Rockne could have
Seminoles, playing some of the league'saccomplished will never be known. He was cut
toughest teams, is 278-70-4. Alsodown in his prime, dying in a plane crash at
considered a NCAA coaching great is Joeage 42. But in his short thirteen years at
Paterno. As he prepares for his fortieth yearNotre Dame, he managed to compile a record of
with Penn State, he is in second place for105-12-5, including six national
all time victories, only behind Bobby Bowden.championships. That is the winningest
He led the Nittany Lions to nationalpercentage (.881) of any NCAA football coach
championships in 1982 and 1986 and had fiveever. He was also created the unstoppable
unbeaten/untied seasons. Oh, and he is thebackfield known as the four horsemen that led
one Bobby Bowden is chasing for all time bowlthe Fighting Irish to a 28-2 record. He was
wins  with  a  record  of  20-10-1.dearly loved not only by his players, but
fans  as  well.
If NCAA football was a religion in Alabama,
Paul "Bear" Bryant would be their messiah. HeSure, there will be other great coaches in
led the Crimson Tide to six national titlesthe future of the NCAA.



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