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Penn State Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to Penn State.
- Indexed coaches
- 15
- Coach seasons
- 172
- Wins leader
- Joe Paterno
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Paterno Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1966-2011 · 46 seasons | 409-136-3 | 74.9% | 22 | 30.6 |
| James Franklin Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 2011-2025 · 15 seasons | 132-63 | 67.7% | 5 | 25.6 |
| Rip Engle Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1944-1965 · 22 seasons | 132-68-8 | 65.4% | 1 | 17.7 |
| Hugo Bezdek Longevity Coach | 1908-1929 · 19 seasons | 105-46-13 | 68.0% | 0 | 28.3 |
| Bob Higgins Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1925-1948 · 22 seasons | 99-71-14 | 57.6% | 1 | 14.3 |
| Samuel Newton Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1896-1911 · 12 seasons | 76-50-2 | 60.2% | 0 | 14.2 |
| Dick Harlow Longevity Coach | 1915-1947 · 13 seasons | 71-36-7 | 65.3% | 0 | 21.9 |
| Tom Fennell Balanced | 1904-1908 · 5 seasons | 33-17-1 | 65.7% | 0 | 18.3 |
| Bill Hollenback Balanced | 1909-1914 · 6 seasons | 32-11-6 | 71.4% | 0 | 23.9 |
| Bill OBrien Program Stabilizer, Longevity Coach | 2012-2025 · 4 seasons | 24-25 | 49.0% | 0 | 8.3 |
| Pop Golden Volatile Builder | 1900-1902 · 3 seasons | 16-12-1 | 56.9% | 0 | 13.5 |
| Sam Boyle Balanced | 1899-1900 · 2 seasons | 9-11 | 45.0% | 0 | -1.8 |
| Jack Hollenback Balanced | 1910-1910 · 1 seasons | 5-2-1 | 68.8% | 0 | 11.1 |
| Daniel Reed Balanced | 1903-1903 · 1 seasons | 5-3 | 62.5% | 0 | 3.0 |
| Joe Bedenk Balanced | 1949-1949 · 1 seasons | 5-4 | 55.6% | 0 | 4.5 |