College Football’s Best Coaches of All Time

Published on 05/03/2018
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Nick Saban

Saban scored a Top 10 finish for Michigan State and he brought LSU back on the map at with a BCS Title Win. Now Saban is standing tall at Alabama where he continues to craft a legacy that may compete with that of one of the next man on our list.

Nick Saban

Nick Saban

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He played for Kent State between 1970 to 1972 as a defensive back. His coaching career stared in 1973 at his own home team of Kent State. Saban barely missed becoming part of the infamous 1970 Kent State shootings just because he decided to stay back and eat lunch.

Knute Rockne

Rockne was as big a part of college football as anyone ever could be. Rockne coached Notre Dame to a 105 – 12 – 5 record over 13 years of coaching. Rockne landed his coaching job after World War I and he immediately turned Notre Dame into one of the most storied schools of all time.

Knute Rockne

Knute Rockne

Rockne coached Notre Dame to 11 seasons with one or fewer losses. The Norwegian-American is remembered by his famous words, “One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.”

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