Bob Neyland
Neyland turned Tennessee into a dynasty over his 21 years of coaching as he racked up a 173 – 31 – 12 record in 21 years of coaching. Neyland was a great defensive scheme setter and you’d need a private investigator to break through the supreme tape of his defensive planning. Neyland never coached a team with a losing record and his intensity on defense changed the game.
You’d have opposing coaches needing diabetic foot care from all of the shame eating they endured from consistent years of losses. Okay, not really, but the psychological effect was palpable.
Kevin Sumlin
That’s right, the head coach at Texas A&M University makes the list. Previously, from 2007 to 2011, Kevin Sumlin served as the head football coach at the University of Houston. Sumlin became the first ever head coach to win over 8 games in his first season as head coach.
Sumlin was a member of the 1984 Peach Bowl team. During his time, he finished in the top ten in tackles with 375, of which 191 were solo whereas the other 184 were assisted. He also made the top twenty list of solo tackles.