Expert: Thom Brooks - 7/21/2007

Question
What are the overall and bowl records of the top five winningest division 1-A college coaches?

Answer
Tasha, hello!  It took about 30 minutes, but I found the records on NCAA Football, Coaches Records.

Have a great day!

Thom Brooks
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Name ( Alma Mater)   School   Years   Wins   Losses   Ties   Pct.
Bobby Bowden (Samford 1953)   Florida St.   40   359   107   4   .768
Joe Paterno (Brown 1950)   Penn St.   40   354   117   3   .750
Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech 1969)   Virginia Tech   25   188   102   4   .646
Jim Tressel (Baldwin-Wallace 1975)   Ohio St.   20   185   70   1   .725
Chris Ault (Nevada 1968)   Nevada   21   177   73   1   .707
Joe Glenn (South Dakota 1971)   Wyoming   21   172   80   1   .682
Dennis Franchione (Pittsburg St. 1973)   Texas A&M   23   171   92   2   .649
Mack Brown (Florida St. 1974)   Texas   22   169   93   1   .644
Fisher DeBerry (Wofford 1960)   Air Force   22   165   101   1   .620
Dick Tomey (DePauw 1960)   San Jose St.   25   161   118   7   .575
Steve Spurrier (Florida 1967)   South Carolina   16   149   45   2   .765
Mike Price (Puget Sound 1969)   UTEP   24   145   130   0   .527
Dennis Erickson (Montana St. 1969)   Idaho   17   144   57   1   .715
Howard Schnellenberger (Kentucky 1956)   Fla. Atlantic   21   128   107   3   .544
John L. Smith (Weber St. 1971)   Michigan St.   17   128   78   0   .621
Brian Kelly (Assumption 1983)   Central Mich.   15   128   47   2   .729
Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee 1972)   Tennessee   14   128   37   0   .776