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NC State Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to NC State.
- Indexed coaches
- 23
- Coach seasons
- 171
- Wins leader
- Lou Holtz
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Holtz Peak Dominator, Volatile Builder | 1969-2004 · 33 seasons | 249-132-7 | 65.1% | 8 | 27.5 |
| Dave Doeren Longevity Coach | 2011-2025 · 15 seasons | 118-74 | 61.5% | 0 | 13.7 |
| Tom OBrien Longevity Coach | 1997-2012 · 16 seasons | 115-80 | 59.0% | 0 | 13.4 |
| Dick Sheridan Longevity Coach | 1978-1992 · 11 seasons | 82-42-4 | 65.6% | 0 | 12.6 |
| Earle Edwards Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1954-1970 · 17 seasons | 77-88-8 | 46.8% | 0 | 15.9 |
| William Fetzer Program Stabilizer, Longevity Coach | 1915-1925 · 11 seasons | 61-28-7 | 67.2% | 0 | 11.2 |
| Chuck Amato Offense-First | 2000-2006 · 7 seasons | 49-37 | 57.0% | 0 | 16.1 |
| Tom Reed Defense-First | 1978-1985 · 8 seasons | 43-43-2 | 50.0% | 0 | 4.1 |
| Mike OCain Program Stabilizer, Offense-First | 1993-1999 · 7 seasons | 41-40 | 50.6% | 0 | 9.2 |
| Beattie Feathers Balanced | 1944-1951 · 8 seasons | 37-38-3 | 49.4% | 0 | 11.9 |
| Bo Rein Consistent Winner, Defense-First | 1976-1979 · 4 seasons | 27-18-1 | 59.8% | 0 | 13.8 |
| Hunk Anderson Balanced | 1931-1936 · 6 seasons | 27-26-3 | 50.9% | 0 | 23.8 |
| Gus Tebell Longevity Coach | 1925-1936 · 8 seasons | 27-43-6 | 39.5% | 0 | 1.7 |
| Monte Kiffin Defense-First | 1980-1982 · 3 seasons | 16-17 | 48.5% | 0 | 5.9 |
| Harry Hartsell Balanced | 1917-1923 · 4 seasons | 16-18-4 | 47.4% | 0 | 4.9 |
| Mickey Whitehurst Balanced | 1908-1908 · 1 seasons | 6-1 | 85.7% | 0 | -0.3 |
| Doc Newton Balanced | 1940-1944 · 2 seasons | 6-10-2 | 38.9% | 0 | -5.7 |
| Jack Hegarty Balanced | 1914-1915 · 2 seasons | 5-6-2 | 46.2% | 0 | 2.1 |
| WS Keinholz Balanced | 1904-1906 · 2 seasons | 4-5-4 | 46.2% | 0 | 7.0 |
| Horace Hendrickson Balanced | 1952-1953 · 2 seasons | 4-16 | 20.0% | 0 | -18.3 |
| Al Michaels Defense-First | 1971-1971 · 1 seasons | 3-8 | 27.3% | 0 | -10.6 |
| John Van Liew Balanced | 1927-1930 · 2 seasons | 3-14 | 17.6% | 0 | -17.6 |
| Tal Stafford Balanced | 1918-1918 · 1 seasons | 1-3 | 25.0% | 0 | - |