Coaches By School
Stanford Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to Stanford.
- Indexed coaches
- 25
- Coach seasons
- 255
- Wins leader
- Pop Warner
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop Warner Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1897-1938 · 42 seasons | 311-103-32 | 73.3% | 0 | 41.4 |
| Andrew Kerr Longevity Coach | 1922-1946 · 23 seasons | 120-63-12 | 64.6% | 0 | 22.9 |
| Jim Harbaugh Peak Dominator, Volatile Builder | 2007-2023 · 13 seasons | 118-46 | 72.0% | 5 | 30.2 |
| Clark Shaughnessy Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 1915-1946 · 24 seasons | 108-89-10 | 54.6% | 1 | 19.5 |
| John Ralston Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1959-1996 · 17 seasons | 97-81-4 | 54.4% | 3 | 26.5 |
| Jack Curtice Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 1941-1969 · 19 seasons | 97-87-7 | 52.6% | 0 | 3.5 |
| David Shaw Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 2011-2022 · 12 seasons | 96-54 | 64.0% | 3 | 23.4 |
| Tyrone Willingham Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 1995-2008 · 14 seasons | 76-88-1 | 46.4% | 0 | 11.7 |
| Walt Harris Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1989-2006 · 13 seasons | 69-85 | 44.8% | 0 | 10.5 |
| Jack Elway Program Stabilizer, Longevity Coach | 1979-1988 · 10 seasons | 60-49-3 | 54.9% | 0 | 14.8 |
| Marchy Schwartz Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1935-1950 · 11 seasons | 47-50-6 | 48.5% | 0 | 17.9 |
| Chuck Taylor Consistent Winner, Program Stabilizer | 1951-1957 · 7 seasons | 40-29-2 | 57.8% | 1 | 14.9 |
| Tiny Thornhill Balanced | 1933-1939 · 7 seasons | 35-25-7 | 57.5% | 0 | 20.7 |
| Bill Walsh Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 1977-1994 · 5 seasons | 34-24-1 | 58.5% | 1 | 18.1 |
| Jack Christiansen Consistent Winner | 1972-1976 · 5 seasons | 30-22-3 | 57.3% | 0 | 12.7 |
| Dennis Green Volatile Builder, Offense-First | 1981-1991 · 8 seasons | 26-63 | 29.2% | 0 | 16.5 |
| Buddy Teevens Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1992-2004 · 8 seasons | 20-69 | 22.5% | 0 | 9.7 |
| Paul Wiggin Offense-First | 1980-1983 · 4 seasons | 16-28 | 36.4% | 0 | 12.8 |
| Bob Evans Balanced | 1916-1919 · 3 seasons | 11-10-1 | 52.3% | 0 | 23.8 |
| Conrad Van Gent Balanced | 1916-1921 · 2 seasons | 11-4-2 | 70.6% | 0 | 4.8 |
| Ron Dowhower Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1979-1996 · 3 seasons | 9-23-1 | 28.8% | 0 | 6.7 |
| Troy Taylor Balanced | 2023-2024 · 2 seasons | 6-18 | 25.0% | 0 | -5.5 |
| Walter Powell Balanced | 1920-1920 · 1 seasons | 4-3 | 57.1% | 0 | 7.3 |
| Frank Reich Defense-First | 2025-2025 · 1 seasons | 4-8 | 33.3% | 0 | -4.1 |
| AH Badenoch Balanced | 1918-1918 · 1 seasons | 0-4 | 0.0% | 0 | - |