Coach Leaderboard
College Football Playoff coach records
College Football Playoff-labeled game records by coach since the 2014 season.
Top coaches
Records exclude zero-game placeholders. Profile pages show source notes and current-season fallback status.
| Rank | Coach | Record | Win % | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Orgeron 2019-2019 • 1 seasons | 2-0 | 100.0% (2 games) | Ole Miss, USC, LSU |
| 2 | Urban Meyer 2014-2014 • 1 seasons | 2-0 | 100.0% (2 games) | Bowling Green, Utah, Florida, Ohio State |
| 3 | Curt Cignetti 2024-2025 • 2 seasons | 3-1 | 75.0% (4 games) | James Madison, Indiana |
| 4 | Marcus Freeman 2024-2024 • 1 seasons | 3-1 | 75.0% (4 games) | Notre Dame |
| 5 | Mario Cristobal 2025-2025 • 1 seasons | 3-1 | 75.0% (4 games) | Florida International, Oregon, Miami |
| 6 | James Franklin 2024-2024 • 1 seasons | 2-1 | 66.7% (3 games) | Vanderbilt, Penn State |
| 7 | Lane Kiffin 2025-2025 • 1 seasons | 2-1 | 66.7% (3 games) | Tennessee, USC, Florida Atlantic, Ole Miss |
| 8 | Kirby Smart 2017-2025 • 5 seasons | 5-3 | 62.5% (8 games) | Georgia |
| 9 | Nick Saban 2014-2023 • 8 seasons | 7-5 | 58.3% (12 games) | Toledo, Michigan State, LSU, Alabama |
| 10 | Ryan Day 2019-2025 • 5 seasons | 5-4 | 55.6% (9 games) | Ohio State |
| 11 | Dan Lanning 2024-2025 • 2 seasons | 2-2 | 50.0% (4 games) | Oregon |
| 12 | Jim Harbaugh 2021-2023 • 3 seasons | 2-2 | 50.0% (4 games) | Stanford, Michigan |
| 13 | Kalen DeBoer 2023-2025 • 2 seasons | 2-2 | 50.0% (4 games) | Fresno State, Washington, Alabama |
| 14 | Steve Sarkisian 2023-2024 • 2 seasons | 2-2 | 50.0% (4 games) | Washington, USC, Texas |
| 15 | Mark Helfrich 2014-2014 • 1 seasons | 1-1 | 50.0% (2 games) | Oregon |
| 16 | Sonny Dykes 2022-2022 • 1 seasons | 1-1 | 50.0% (2 games) | Louisiana Tech, California, SMU, TCU |
| 17 | Dabo Swinney 2015-2024 • 7 seasons | 4-5 | 44.4% (9 games) | Clemson |
| 18 | Lincoln Riley 2017-2019 • 3 seasons | 0-3 | 0.0% (3 games) | Oklahoma, USC |
| 19 | Brian Kelly 2018-2020 • 2 seasons | 0-2 | 0.0% (2 games) | Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, LSU |
| 20 | Bob Chesney 2025-2025 • 1 seasons | 0-1 | 0.0% (1 games) | James Madison |
| 21 | Brent Venables 2025-2025 • 1 seasons | 0-1 | 0.0% (1 games) | Oklahoma |
| 22 | Jimbo Fisher 2014-2014 • 1 seasons | 0-1 | 0.0% (1 games) | Florida State, Texas A&M |
| 23 | Joey McGuire 2025-2025 • 1 seasons | 0-1 | 0.0% (1 games) | Texas Tech |
| 24 | Jon Sumrall 2025-2025 • 1 seasons | 0-1 | 0.0% (1 games) | Troy, Tulane |
| 25 | Josh Heupel 2024-2024 • 1 seasons | 0-1 | 0.0% (1 games) | UCF, Tennessee |
| 26 | Kenny Dillingham 2024-2024 • 1 seasons | 0-1 | 0.0% (1 games) | Arizona State |
| 27 | Luke Fickell 2021-2021 • 1 seasons | 0-1 | 0.0% (1 games) | Ohio State, Cincinnati, Wisconsin |
| 28 | Mike Elko 2025-2025 • 1 seasons | 0-1 | 0.0% (1 games) | Duke, Texas A&M |
| 29 | Rhett Lashlee 2024-2024 • 1 seasons | 0-1 | 0.0% (1 games) | SMU |
| 30 | Spencer Danielson 2024-2024 • 1 seasons | 0-1 | 0.0% (1 games) | Boise State |