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Virginia Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to Virginia.
- Indexed coaches
- 35
- Coach seasons
- 233
- Wins leader
- George Welsh
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Welsh Longevity Coach | 1973-2000 · 28 seasons | 189-132-4 | 58.8% | 0 | 20.6 |
| Bronco Mendenhall Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 2005-2025 · 19 seasons | 146-95 | 60.6% | 0 | 19.5 |
| Frank Murray Longevity Coach | 1927-1949 · 23 seasons | 111-82-10 | 57.1% | 0 | 18.4 |
| Ben Martin Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1956-1977 · 22 seasons | 102-116-10 | 46.9% | 1 | 17.0 |
| Arthur Guepe Longevity Coach | 1946-1962 · 17 seasons | 86-71-9 | 54.5% | 0 | 17.0 |
| Al Groh Longevity Coach | 1981-2009 · 15 seasons | 85-93 | 47.8% | 0 | 16.6 |
| Greasy Neale Longevity Coach | 1921-1933 · 11 seasons | 56-41-10 | 57.0% | 0 | 25.1 |
| George Blackburn Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1955-1970 · 12 seasons | 53-60-6 | 47.1% | 0 | 6.5 |
| Fred Dawson Longevity Coach | 1921-1933 · 11 seasons | 45-40-7 | 52.7% | 0 | 31.0 |
| William Elias Balanced | 1960-1968 · 9 seasons | 36-48-5 | 43.3% | 0 | 5.3 |
| Sonny Randle Defense-First | 1971-1981 · 8 seasons | 32-54-1 | 37.4% | 0 | 12.4 |
| Mike London Defense-First | 2010-2015 · 6 seasons | 27-46 | 36.5% | 0 | 5.1 |
| Gus Tebell Longevity Coach | 1925-1936 · 8 seasons | 27-43-6 | 39.5% | 0 | 1.7 |
| Tony Elliott Defense-First | 2022-2025 · 4 seasons | 22-26 | 45.8% | 0 | 9.8 |
| W Warren Balanced | 1913-1921 · 3 seasons | 17-7-2 | 69.2% | 0 | 21.6 |
| Dick Bestwick Defense-First | 1976-1981 · 6 seasons | 16-49-1 | 25.0% | 0 | 9.5 |
| Earl Abell Balanced | 1928-1930 · 3 seasons | 14-12-2 | 53.6% | 0 | 8.3 |
| Thomas Campbell Balanced | 1916-1922 · 3 seasons | 13-11-2 | 53.8% | 0 | 6.2 |
| John Neff Balanced | 1909-1911 · 3 seasons | 12-9-2 | 56.5% | 0 | 4.3 |
| Don Lawrence Defense-First | 1971-1973 · 3 seasons | 11-22 | 33.3% | 0 | -6.1 |
| Harry Varner Peak Dominator | 1915-1915 · 1 seasons | 8-1 | 88.9% | 0 | 20.9 |
| Joseph Wood Balanced | 1914-1914 · 1 seasons | 8-1 | 88.9% | 0 | 11.7 |
| Kemper Yancey Balanced | 1911-1911 · 1 seasons | 8-2 | 80.0% | 0 | 9.3 |
| John DeSaulles Balanced | 1902-1902 · 1 seasons | 8-1-1 | 85.0% | 0 | -2.2 |
| Gresham Poe Balanced | 1903-1903 · 1 seasons | 7-2-1 | 75.0% | 0 | 6.9 |
| MT Cooke Balanced | 1908-1908 · 1 seasons | 7-0-1 | 93.8% | 0 | 3.4 |
| Foster Sanford Balanced | 1904-1904 · 1 seasons | 6-3 | 66.7% | 0 | 7.6 |
| Speed Elliott Balanced | 1912-1912 · 1 seasons | 6-3 | 66.7% | 0 | 3.1 |
| Edward Johnson Balanced | 1907-1907 · 1 seasons | 6-3-1 | 65.0% | 0 | -3.7 |
| Charles Crawford Balanced | 1910-1910 · 1 seasons | 6-2 | 75.0% | 0 | -5.6 |
| William Cole Balanced | 1905-1905 · 1 seasons | 5-4 | 55.6% | 0 | -17.2 |
| Ned McDonald Balanced | 1953-1955 · 3 seasons | 5-23 | 17.9% | 0 | -3.7 |
| Peyton Evans Balanced | 1916-1916 · 1 seasons | 4-5 | 44.4% | 0 | -8.3 |
| Harris Coleman Balanced | 1919-1919 · 1 seasons | 2-5-2 | 33.3% | 0 | -7.8 |
| Richard Voris Balanced | 1958-1960 · 3 seasons | 1-29 | 3.3% | 0 | -13.8 |