Mark Dantonio
Of course the current head football coach at Michigan State University makes the list. Since 2007, Dantonio has held this position and heads over one of the most successful eras in the program’s history. To date, he’s led the Spartans to three Big Ten Conference championships and also seven victories over their arch rival Michigan.
In 2013, he coached the team to its first ever 13-win season and their fifth trip to the Rose Bowl, defeating Stanford and finishing the season ranked third in the nation. Not bad!
Gary Patterson
Meet the head coach at Texas Christian University, whose also the winningest coach in Horned Frogs’ history. Patterson has led the team to six conference championships, four Mountain West Conference titles, a Big 12 Conference title win, and nine bowl game victories, including the Rose Bowl and Peach Bowl.
Gary Patterson attended Dodge City Community College and Kansas State University. He also played football at both of those institutions. He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1983.