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Maryland Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to Maryland.
- Indexed coaches
- 22
- Coach seasons
- 263
- Wins leader
- Bear Bryant
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Bryant Peak Dominator, Volatile Builder | 1945-1982 · 38 seasons | 323-85-17 | 78.0% | 22 | 33.0 |
| Jerry Claiborne Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1961-1989 · 28 seasons | 179-122-8 | 59.2% | 1 | 21.7 |
| Clark Shaughnessy Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 1915-1946 · 24 seasons | 108-89-10 | 54.6% | 1 | 19.5 |
| Bobby Ross Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1973-2006 · 18 seasons | 103-101-2 | 50.5% | 1 | 21.9 |
| Jim Tatum Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1942-1958 · 14 seasons | 100-35-7 | 72.9% | 4 | 25.9 |
| Randy Edsall Longevity Coach | 2000-2021 · 20 seasons | 98-129 | 43.2% | 0 | 8.7 |
| Clarence Spears Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 1921-1944 · 17 seasons | 89-48-11 | 64.3% | 0 | 20.8 |
| Thomas Nugent Longevity Coach | 1949-1965 · 17 seasons | 89-80-3 | 52.6% | 1 | 9.3 |
| Curley Byrd Longevity Coach | 1917-1934 · 18 seasons | 88-70-14 | 55.2% | 0 | 7.8 |
| Ralph Friedgen Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 2001-2010 · 10 seasons | 75-50 | 60.0% | 0 | 17.7 |
| Frank Dobson Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 1910-1939 · 15 seasons | 58-62-7 | 48.4% | 0 | 1.8 |
| Mike Locksley Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 2009-2025 · 10 seasons | 38-70 | 35.2% | 0 | 8.4 |
| Joe Krivak Balanced | 1987-1991 · 5 seasons | 20-34-2 | 37.5% | 0 | 5.9 |
| Mark Duffner Offense-First | 1992-1996 · 5 seasons | 20-35 | 36.4% | 0 | 0.6 |
| Lou Saban Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 1955-1979 · 5 seasons | 15-35-2 | 30.8% | 0 | 6.8 |
| Ron Vanderlinden Offense-First | 1997-2000 · 4 seasons | 15-29 | 34.1% | 0 | 4.6 |
| Jack Faber Balanced | 1935-1941 · 3 seasons | 12-13-4 | 48.3% | 0 | -4.7 |
| DJ Durkin Defense-First | 2014-2017 · 3 seasons | 11-15 | 42.3% | 0 | 9.6 |
| Tommy Mont Balanced | 1956-1958 · 3 seasons | 11-18-1 | 38.3% | 0 | 7.4 |
| Roy Lester Defense-First | 1969-1971 · 3 seasons | 7-25 | 21.9% | 0 | -4.5 |
| Matt Canada Balanced | 2018-2018 · 1 seasons | 5-7 | 41.7% | 0 | 4.0 |
| Robert Ward Balanced | 1967-1968 · 2 seasons | 2-17 | 10.5% | 0 | -4.3 |