List of college football coaches with 0 career wins
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This is a list of college football
coaches with 0 career wins. Inclusion on the list requires coaching at the college level for two or more seasons.
"College level" is defined as a four-year college program in either the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
or the National Collegiate Athletic Association
. If the team competed at a time before the official organization of either of the two groups but is generally accepted as a "college football program" it would also be included.
Five coaches on the list held their post for 3 seasons and one for a total of four seasons. Five coaches managed 20 or more losses during their time as head coach.
Coach Rob Green of Missouri Southern
managed to achieve the list by coaching the same school in two non-consecutive seasons (1997 and 2003). Four other coaches also achieved that feat, all before 1920.
Three programs have two coaches on the list: Coast Guard
(coaches Marron and Kapral teamed up for 4 seasons and 22 losses); Hardin-Simmons (coaches Martin and McChesney for 4 seasons and 28 losses); and Prairie View A&M
(coaches Beard and Sapenter combined for 6 seasons and 66 loses). Hensley and Sapenter completed their losses in consecutive order, from 1991 through 1996 as a part of the longest losing streak in college football history.
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Head Coach Team(s) First year Last Year total years Games coached Wins Losses Ties Win %
Beard, Ronald
Prairie View A&M
1991
1994
4
44
0
44
0
0
Lister, John
Northern Colorado
1893
1896
3
4
0
4
0
0
Jamerson, Wilbur "Shorty"
Morehead State
1953
1955
3
26
0
26
0
0
Higgins, G. E.
Idaho
1894
1897
3
4
0
4
0
0
Diener, Coach
Charleston
1913
1916
3
7
0
7
0
0
Bullock, M.S.
Alabama A&M
1924
1926
3
3
0
3
0
0
Woodford, Arthur B.
Indiana
1887
1888
2
2
0
1
1
0.25
Whitton, Bill "Whitt"
Holy Cross
1969
1970
2
13
0
12
1
0.03846
Mangan, Thomas J.
Cooper Union
1924
1925
2
10
0
9
1
0.05
Dockstader, E. A.
Montana State
1911
1912
2
5
0
4
1
0.1
Addicott, J. E.
San Jose State
1893
1895
2
2
0
1
1
0.25
Wykes, Dave
Maranatha Baptist
1970
1971
2
12
0
12
0
0
Wiant, Harold
Glenville State
1920
1921
2
7
0
7
0
0
Walker, Erskine "Bub"
Samford
1944
1945
2
10
0
10
0
0
Stephans, Jack
Fordham
1979
1980
2
18
0
18
0
0
Shearer, Coach
Philadelphia Pharmacy
1910
1911
2
6
0
6
0
0
Sapenter,Hensley
Prairie View A&M
1995
1996
2
22
0
22
0
0
Preston, Carl
University of Arkansas at Monticello
1997
1998
2
21
0
21
0
0
Nelson, Charles
Washington & Jefferson
1954
1955
2
16
0
15
1
.031
Pinkett, John R.
Jackson State
1911
1912
2
2
0
2
0
0
Peterson, James
Augsburg
1933
1934
2
10
0
10
0
0
McChesney, Howard
Hardin-Simmons
1960
1961
2
20
0
20
0
0
Matthews, Clarence
Tuskegee Institute
1893
1895
2
2
0
2
0
0
Martin, M. D.
Hardin-Simmons
1917
1918
2
8
0
8
0
0
Marron, R. V.
United States Coast Guard Academy
1922
1923
2
6
0
6
0
0
Loughran, John "Speedo"
Saint Francis
1922
1923
2
12
0
12
0
0
King, Robert J.
Hamilton
1973
1974
2
16
0
16
0
0
Kapral, Frank
United States Coast Guard Academy
1966
1967
2
16
0
16
0
0
Harsh,Frank
Kent State
1923
1924
2
9
0
9
0
0
Green, Rob
Missouri Southern
1997
2003
2
9
0
9
0
0
Economos, John
Brooklyn
1954
1955
2
8
0
8
0
0
Dyck, Paul B.
Lock Haven
1926
1927
2
13
0
13
0
0
Detwiler, W. H.
Bloomsburg
1892
1893
2
2
0
2
0
0
Collins, Robert
Grand Valley State
1971
1972
2
13
0
13
0
0
Bradford, Theodore
Alabama State
1902
1904
2
2
0
2
0
0
College football
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coaches with 0 career wins. Inclusion on the list requires coaching at the college level for two or more seasons.
"College level" is defined as a four-year college program in either the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
or the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
. If the team competed at a time before the official organization of either of the two groups but is generally accepted as a "college football program" it would also be included.
Leaders by category
Six coaches managed to lead teams to one tie game in their career and therefore have a "Win %" that is greater than zero. Several coaches on the list (such as John R. Pinkett) coached for two seasons but a considerable low number of games.Five coaches on the list held their post for 3 seasons and one for a total of four seasons. Five coaches managed 20 or more losses during their time as head coach.
Coach Rob Green of Missouri Southern
Missouri Southern State University
Missouri Southern State University is a public, state university located in Joplin, Missouri. Missouri Southern State University was formerly Missouri Southern State College and is also known as Missouri Southern, MSSU, or MoSo for short. Established in 1937 as Joplin Junior College, Missouri...
managed to achieve the list by coaching the same school in two non-consecutive seasons (1997 and 2003). Four other coaches also achieved that feat, all before 1920.
Three programs have two coaches on the list: Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard Academy
Founded in 1876, the United States Coast Guard Academy is the military academy of the United States Coast Guard. Located in New London, Connecticut, it is the smallest of the five federal service academies...
(coaches Marron and Kapral teamed up for 4 seasons and 22 losses); Hardin-Simmons (coaches Martin and McChesney for 4 seasons and 28 losses); and Prairie View A&M
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools...
(coaches Beard and Sapenter combined for 6 seasons and 66 loses). Hensley and Sapenter completed their losses in consecutive order, from 1991 through 1996 as a part of the longest losing streak in college football history.
College football coaches with 0 wins
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Ronald Beard
Ronald Beard is a former American football coach. He was the 17th head football coach for the Prairie View A&M University Panthers located in Prairie View, Texas. He held the position for four seasons, from 1991 until 1994...
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools...
University of Northern Colorado
-Organization:The University of Northern Colorado offers 100 undergraduate programs and more than 100 graduate programs. The university has a satellite campus in Denver, Colorado...
Idaho Vandals
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University of Charleston
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Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, also known as Alabama A&M University or AAMU, is a public, historically black university, Land-grant university located in Normal, Madison County, Alabama....
Indiana Hoosiers
The Indiana Hoosiers are the athletic teams for the Bloomington campus of Indiana University . Athletic teams sponsored by IU Bloomington include cross country, track, baseball, golf, tennis, rowing, volleyball, soccer, football and basketball...
Holy Cross Crusaders football
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Cooper Union
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Montana State Bobcats football
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San José State Spartans Football
The San Jose State Spartans represent San Jose State University and the Silicon Valley in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The Spartans play all home games in Spartan Stadium, which offers a seating capacity of over 30,000...
Maranatha Baptist Bible College
Maranatha Baptist Bible College and Seminary is a Baptist college in Watertown, Wisconsin, offering a wide range of undergraduate degrees, including Bible, business management, accounting, office management, sport management, elementary and secondary teacher education, nursing, humanities, English,...
Glenville State College
Glenville State College is a public four-year college located in Glenville, a town in the rural north-central part of the U.S. state of West Virginia.-History:...
Samford Bulldogs
Samford University fields 17 varsity teams . The Bulldogs have done well in recent years in both football and men's basketball, participating in the 1999 and 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The women's basketball team made its initial NCAA tournament appearance in the 2011 NCAA...
Fordham Rams
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University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
University of the Sciences , officially known as University of the Sciences in Philadelphia , located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in pharmacy and a variety of other health-related disciplines.-History:The history of the University of the Sciences...
Hensley Sapenter
Hensley W. Sapenter is a former American football player and coach. In 2003, he was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame.-Coaching career:...
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools...
University of Arkansas at Monticello
The University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public university and college for vocational and technical education located in Monticello, Arkansas, United States....
Washington & Jefferson Presidents football
The Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team represents Washington & Jefferson College in collegiate level football. The team competes in NCAA Division III and is affiliated with the Presidents' Athletic Conference...
Jackson State Tigers
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Augsburg College
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Clarence Matthews
Clarence Matthews was the first head football coach for the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers located in Tuskegee, Alabama and he held that position for two seasons, from 1893 until 1895. His coaching record at Tuskegee was 0 wins, 2 losses, and 0 ties...
R. V. Marron
R. V. Marron was an American football coach in the United States. He is one of at least 15 people to serve as head coach of a college football team for two or more seasons and never secured a win.-Coaching career:...
United States Coast Guard Academy
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Saint Francis University
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Frank Kapral
Frank Kapral was an American football coach in the United States. He is one of at least 15 people to serve as head coach of a college football team for two or more seasons and never secured a win.-Coaching career:...
United States Coast Guard Academy
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Kent State Golden Flashes football
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Missouri Southern State University
Missouri Southern State University is a public, state university located in Joplin, Missouri. Missouri Southern State University was formerly Missouri Southern State College and is also known as Missouri Southern, MSSU, or MoSo for short. Established in 1937 as Joplin Junior College, Missouri...
Brooklyn College
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, commonly referred to as Bloomsburg, BU or Bloom, is a public university in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States...
Alabama State University
Alabama State University, founded 1867, is a historically black university located in Montgomery, Alabama. ASU is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.- History :...