WHO ARE THE BIG GAME COACHES IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL?

 

 

 

Here are some numbers for coaches who have their teams currently ranked in the top 10.

Listed below are years at their current school, record vs Top 10, record vs Top 5 and losses to unranked teams. First year coaches were not considered. 

Steve Sarkisian/Texas (4th year) Top 10: 2-4; Top 5: 1-3; Unranked losses: 5

Dan Lanning/Oregon (3rd year) Top 10: 3-3; Top 5: 1-2; Unranked losses: 0

James Franklin/Penn State (11th year) Top 10: 3-17; Top 5: 1-13; Unranked losses: 14

Ryan Day/Ohio State (6th year) Top 10: 8-8; Top 5: 2-7; Unranked losses: 0

Kirby Smart/Georgia (9th year) Top 10: 19-9; Top 5: 9-6; Unranked losses: 3

Mario Cristobal/Miami (3rd year) Top 10: 0-3; Top 5: 0-1; Unranked losses: 8

Brian Kelly/LSU (3rd year) Top 10: 3-4; Top 5: 0-1; Unranked losses: 2

Matt Campbell/Iowa State (9th year) Top 10: 4-7; Top 5: 2-2; Unranked losses: 24

Dabo Swinney/Clemson (16th year) Top 10: 19-13; Top 5: 10-11; Unranked losses: 16

MOST TOP 10 WINS

Dabo Swinney 19

Kirby Smart 19 

Ryan Day 8

Matt Campbell 4

Dan Lanning/James Franklin/Brian Kelly 3

MOST TOP 10 GAMES 

Dabo Swinney 32 

Kirby Smart 28 

James Franklin 20 

Ryan Day 16 

Matt Campbell 11 

BEST TOP 10 WIN PERCENTAGE 

Kirby Smart 67.8 

Dabo Swinney 59.3 

Ryan Day 50.0 

Dan Lanning 50.0 

Brian Kelly 42.8 

MOST TOP 5 WINS 

Dabo Swinney 10 

Kirby Smart 9 

Ryan Day 2 

Matt Campbell 2 

MOST TOP 5 GAMES 

Dabo Swinney 21 

Kirby Smart 15 

James Franklin 14 

Ryan Day 9 

Matt Campbell/Steve Sarkisian 4 

BEST TOP 5 WIN PERCENTAGE 

Kirby Smart 60.0 

Matt Campbell 50.0 

Dabo Swinney 45.4 

Dan Lanning 33.3 

Steve Sarkisian 25.00

 

Graphic made by @FBInTheBoot