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Michigan State Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to Michigan State.
- Indexed coaches
- 19
- Coach seasons
- 203
- Wins leader
- Nick Saban
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Saban Peak Dominator, Volatile Builder | 1990-2023 · 28 seasons | 297-71-1 | 80.6% | 18 | 33.6 |
| Mark Dantonio Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 2004-2019 · 16 seasons | 132-74 | 64.1% | 3 | 20.0 |
| Charlie Bachman Program Stabilizer, Longevity Coach | 1919-1946 · 27 seasons | 132-80-22 | 61.1% | 0 | 23.9 |
| Duffy Daugherty Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1954-1972 · 19 seasons | 109-69-5 | 60.9% | 7 | 30.7 |
| Darryl Rogers Peak Dominator, Volatile Builder | 1969-1984 · 16 seasons | 109-62-7 | 63.2% | 1 | 21.8 |
| Dennis Stolz Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1973-1988 · 15 seasons | 91-77-2 | 54.1% | 0 | 14.1 |
| Jimmy Crowley Program Stabilizer, Longevity Coach | 1929-1942 · 14 seasons | 86-23-11 | 76.3% | 2 | 17.6 |
| John Smith Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 1995-2012 · 13 seasons | 83-73 | 53.2% | 0 | 11.1 |
| George Perles Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1983-1994 · 12 seasons | 73-62-4 | 54.0% | 1 | 15.9 |
| Biggie Munn Peak Dominator, Volatile Builder | 1946-1953 · 8 seasons | 58-14-2 | 79.7% | 4 | 28.2 |
| Harry Kipke Longevity Coach | 1928-1937 · 10 seasons | 49-30-5 | 61.3% | 0 | 23.5 |
| Jonathan Smith Volatile Builder, Offense-First | 2018-2025 · 8 seasons | 43-50 | 46.2% | 0 | 15.3 |
| Mel Tucker Defense-First | 2019-2023 · 5 seasons | 25-21 | 54.4% | 1 | 11.1 |
| Bobby Williams Offense-First | 2000-2002 · 3 seasons | 15-17 | 50.0% | 0 | 7.6 |
| Frank Waters Balanced | 1980-1982 · 3 seasons | 10-23 | 30.3% | 0 | 3.2 |
| Ralph Young Balanced | 1925-1927 · 3 seasons | 10-14-1 | 42.0% | 0 | -0.5 |
| George Gauthier Balanced | 1918-1918 · 1 seasons | 4-3 | 57.1% | 0 | - |
| Harlon Barnett Defense-First | 2023-2023 · 1 seasons | 2-8 | 20.0% | 0 | -3.2 |
| Morris Watts Offense-First | 2002-2002 · 1 seasons | 1-2 | 20.0% | 0 | -4.6 |