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California Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to California.
- Indexed coaches
- 20
- Coach seasons
- 208
- Wins leader
- Pappy Waldorf
Coach record table
Sorted by career wins among coaches with at least one indexed game and one indexed season.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Top-10 Finishes | Peak SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pappy Waldorf Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1929-1956 · 28 seasons | 157-89-19 | 62.8% | 6 | 26.9 |
| Jeff Tedford Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 2002-2023 · 16 seasons | 127-79 | 61.7% | 1 | 26.4 |
| Bruce Snyder Peak Dominator, Volatile Builder | 1976-2000 · 21 seasons | 124-107-6 | 53.6% | 2 | 25.6 |
| Sonny Dykes Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 2010-2025 · 15 seasons | 107-79 | 57.5% | 1 | 16.7 |
| Andy Smith Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1913-1925 · 13 seasons | 86-22-10 | 77.1% | 0 | 35.1 |
| Mike White Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 1972-1987 · 14 seasons | 81-72-4 | 52.9% | 1 | 15.3 |
| William Ingram Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1922-1934 · 13 seasons | 75-42-9 | 63.1% | 0 | 20.1 |
| Stub Allison Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1920-1944 · 11 seasons | 59-47-2 | 55.6% | 1 | 21.2 |
| Pete Elliott Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1956-1974 · 13 seasons | 56-72-1 | 43.8% | 1 | 18.9 |
| Buck Shaw Longevity Coach | 1937-1957 · 9 seasons | 52-22-7 | 68.5% | 3 | 16.1 |
| Justin Wilcox Program Stabilizer, Defense-First | 2017-2025 · 9 seasons | 49-56 | 46.7% | 0 | 4.3 |
| Marv Levy Longevity Coach | 1958-1968 · 11 seasons | 45-60-5 | 43.2% | 0 | 5.7 |
| Ray Willsey Balanced | 1964-1971 · 8 seasons | 40-42-1 | 48.8% | 0 | 18.2 |
| Nibs Price Balanced | 1926-1930 · 5 seasons | 27-17-3 | 60.6% | 0 | 23.9 |
| Keith Gilbertson Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 1992-2004 · 6 seasons | 27-42 | 39.1% | 0 | 11.2 |
| Joe Kapp Defense-First | 1982-1986 · 5 seasons | 20-34-1 | 37.3% | 0 | 6.4 |
| Roger Theder Balanced | 1978-1981 · 4 seasons | 17-28 | 37.8% | 0 | 14.1 |
| Tom Holmoe Offense-First | 1997-2001 · 5 seasons | 16-39 | 29.1% | 0 | 3.9 |
| Steve Mariucci Offense-First | 1996-1996 · 1 seasons | 6-6 | 50.0% | 0 | 2.9 |
| Frank Wickhorst Balanced | 1946-1946 · 1 seasons | 2-7 | 22.2% | 0 | -4.2 |