Sunday, May 8, 2016

Top 5 Coaches in College Football

In college football your legacy is defined by how much you win. In numerous occasions there are coaches who win a lot of championships and are put over coaches who have won a lot of games. It also gets put into effect the skill of your team or teams. For example how good was the team before you got there and what is it while you were there? It all gets looked at when looking at the best coaches in college football. Some of the top coaches in college football right now in no specific order are Urban Meyers, Nick Saban, Mark Dantonio, Bob Stoops, Gary Patterson, and Dabo Sweeney. All these coaches are at the highest collegiate level of football. But they all have a different legacy and they all teach a different story when it come into their career.

There are two different Rankings of coaches from two different websites.

According to Fox Sports the Top 5 coaches in College football are
  1. Urban Meyer 
  2. Nick Saban 
  3. Mark Dantonio 
  4. Bob Stoops 
  5. Gary Patterson 

According to Bleacher Report
  1. Nick Saban 
  2. Urban Meyer 
  3. Dabo Sweeney 
  4. Gary Patterson  
  5. Mark Dantonio 



One of the first coaches I see and hear the most about is Coach Nick Saban, he has coach at many different division one schools including Toledo University, Michigan State University, and Alabama University. His coaching record is 191 wins – 60 losses and one tie. Saban also has a winning percentage of 765% out of 1000%. Saban has also played in 16 major Bowl games. Including the BCS Championship, the Capital One Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, and the Cotton Bowl. His team when he has been coached has been ranked number one eight times in his career.

Another coach with a very strong resume when looking at coaching careers is Coach Urban Meyer, who also has coached at numerous other division one colleges such as Bowling Green State, Utah, Florida, and Thee Ohio State University. Just like his peer Nick Saban he also has an outstanding career record with 157 wins and 27 losses and a win percentage of .851. Meyer has also participated in 11 bowl games and has a record of 9 wins and 2 losses. He has coached in games such as the Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, the BCS Championship, and the Capital One Bowl.

The last coach I’m going to speak about when considering there career is Coach Mark Dantonio, has also had a very winning career while coaching at Cincinnati and Michigan State. Dantonio has a record of 105 wins and 50 losses and a winning percentage of .677 %. Dantonio has also coached in 9 major bowl games, such as the Capital one Bowl, Rose Bowl, and the Cotton Bowl.

Just touching on these three great coaches doesn’t overlook the other hundreds of coaches that I didn’t talk about. These ones just stand out to me personally. There are numerous other coaches who have had won many games in their careers and who have won many championships.



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