This is a list of college football coaches with 100 career losses. "College level" is defined as a four-year college or university program in either the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics or the National Collegiate Athletic Association. If the team competed at a time before the official organization of either of the two groups but is generally accepted as a "college football program" it would also be included.
Watson Brown, whose head coaching tenure included stints at Austin Peay (1979âÂÂ1980), Cincinnati (1983), Vanderbilt (1986âÂÂ1990), UAB (1995âÂÂ2006), and Tennessee Tech (2007âÂÂ2015), holds the record for most losses with 211. The Daily Oklahoman wrote that "only good football coaches are allowed to lose as many" as Brown, much like "only good baseball pitchers are allowed to absorb 20 losses in a season or 150âÂÂ200 losses in a career". Brown broke the former mark of 199 held by Amos Alonzo Stagg, who also held the major college record for wins until 1981. Brown's younger brother, Mack Brown, ranks among the winningest college football coaches with 282 career wins.
Individuals indicated in bold type are expected to remain coaching in the next college football season of 2023.
The list of coaches is current as of the end of the 2024 season.
31 coaches on the list are considered "active" for the 2025 season.
As of the end of the 2024 season, Watson Brown is the all-time leader in career losses with a total of 211.
John Gagliardi leads the list in terms of winning percentage at .775. A total of 119 coaches have made the list and still maintained a winning percentage of .500 or above as of 2025. Mick Caba has the lowest winning percentage on the list with .176, having only 22 wins and 103 losses.