Coaching History
Maryland Football Coaches
Season-by-season coaching records, tenure arcs, and linked CFBTrack profiles for Maryland.
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Coaches
22
Indexed Record
591-545-31
Best Win %
Jim Tatum 81.5%
All-time coaching ledger
Records use fallback-adjusted coach-season rows. Zero-game placeholders are not included in the table totals.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Best SRS | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Locksley | 2019-2025 • 7 seasons | 36-44 | 45.0% | 8.4 | — |
| Matt Canada | 2018-2018 • 1 seasons | 5-7 | 41.7% | 4.0 | — |
| DJ Durkin | 2016-2017 • 2 seasons | 10-15 | 40.0% | -0.8 | — |
| Randy Edsall | 2011-2015 • 5 seasons | 22-34 | 39.3% | 0.9 | — |
| Ralph Friedgen | 2001-2010 • 10 seasons | 75-50 | 60.0% | 17.7 | #11 |
| Ron Vanderlinden | 1997-2000 • 4 seasons | 15-29 | 34.1% | 4.6 | — |
| Mark Duffner | 1992-1996 • 5 seasons | 20-35 | 36.4% | 0.6 | — |
| Joe Krivak | 1987-1991 • 5 seasons | 20-34-2 | 37.5% | 5.9 | — |
| Bobby Ross | 1982-1986 • 5 seasons | 39-19-1 | 67.0% | 18.9 | #12 |
| Jerry Claiborne | 1972-1981 • 10 seasons | 77-37-3 | 67.1% | 21.7 | #8 |
| Roy Lester | 1969-1971 • 3 seasons | 7-25 | 21.9% | -4.5 | — |
| Robert Ward | 1967-1968 • 2 seasons | 2-17 | 10.5% | -4.3 | — |
| Lou Saban | 1966-1966 • 1 seasons | 4-6 | 40.0% | 0.9 | — |
| Thomas Nugent | 1959-1965 • 7 seasons | 36-34 | 51.4% | 9.3 | — |
| Tommy Mont | 1956-1958 • 3 seasons | 11-18-1 | 38.3% | 7.4 | — |
| Jim Tatum | 1947-1955 • 9 seasons | 73-15-4 | 81.5% | 25.9 | #1 |
| Clark Shaughnessy | 1942-1946 • 2 seasons | 10-8 | 55.6% | -6.8 | — |
| Bear Bryant | 1945-1945 • 1 seasons | 6-2-1 | 72.2% | -2.7 | — |
| Clarence Spears | 1943-1944 • 2 seasons | 5-12-1 | 30.6% | -18.4 | — |
| Jack Faber | 1935-1941 • 3 seasons | 12-13-4 | 48.3% | -4.7 | — |
| Frank Dobson | 1936-1939 • 4 seasons | 18-21 | 46.2% | 0.5 | — |
| Curley Byrd | 1917-1934 • 18 seasons | 88-70-14 | 55.2% | 7.8 | — |
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