We've all heard that an undefeated season in college football is more rare than a NC. We all know that Auburn has 3 in the last 18 years which puts us in rare company. But what about coaches? In the last 6 years, Gene Chizik has played a significant role in 3 Unbeaten/Untied seasons. Granted "only 1" as a HC, but I think you still have to wonder what he's learned about it, and how to make it happen. I don't have the time to find out how many these coaches were a part of as Asst. Coaches, but I think their HC records should shed some light on the accomplishment.
Joe Paterno: 5 (158 seasons)
Bear Bryant: 3
Nick Saban: 1
Mack Brown: 1
Pete Carroll: 1
Bob Stoops: 1
Urban Meyer: 1 (at Utah)
Chris Petersen: 2 (5 seasons as Boise)
Bobby Bowden: 1 (in his 34th season)
Bo Schembechler: The vaunted Mich coach never had either a NC or an unbeaten/untied season in 21 as a head coach.
Woody Hayes: 4 (2 in 26 seasons at OSU, and 2 at Denison Univ. in '47 and '48)
Darrell Royal: 2 (20 season at TX)
Barry Switzer: 1 (16 seasons at OU)
Vince Dooley: 1 (25 seasons at UGA)
Shug Jordan: 1
Pat Dye: 0
Phil Fulmer: 1
Steve Spurrier: 0
Robert Neyland: 1 (had 6 unbeaten seasons each with 1 tie between '26 and '32)
Frank Broyles: 1
Jim Tressel: 1
Gary Patterson: 1
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