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TDR Update 2024 – TDR # 31 – 71 : Top 100 All-Time College Coaches in Dual Wins

2024  ALL-TIME Coaches – Top 500 w/ at least 100 wins    Wins &-Level  
After 2023-2024 season       Division I Schools unless noted otherwise     as of 03/31/24
Coaches in bold are active head coaches.

  1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                        661 – II     (15 wins in 2024)
  2. Dale Thomas (Oregon State)                          616 – I
  3. Jare Klein (Olivet College)                             569 – III
  4. Bill Racich (Ursinus College)                        540 – III
  5. David Icenhower (College of New Jersey)    534 – III
  6. John Reese (Wilkes Univ.)                             515 – III 
  7. Jack Childs (Drexel/Thad. Stevens Tech)     512 – I/JuCo
  8. Harold Nichols (Iowa St.)                               493 – I
  9. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)           490 – I   (14) up 2 spots
  10. Max Servcies (Wabash)                                  487 – III
  11. Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass)                    485 – II
  12. Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State)         467 – II
  13. Milton Martin (Westmar)                                462 – NAIA
  14. Don Elia (Carson-Newman/Maryville)          461 – II
  15. Ned McGinley (King’s College)                    458 – III
  16. Ron Mirikitani (St. Louis C.C.-Meramec)     457 – JuCo
  17. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)                450 – III   (11) up 4 spots
  18. John Sacchi (Middlesex Jr. Coll./Rutgers Un.)   447- JuCo/I
  19. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales)              446 – III (24) up 5 spots
  20. Gary Taylor (Rider)                                        442 – I
  21. Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU)       440 – I
  22. J Robinson (Minnesota)                                  440 – I
  23. John Johnston (Princeton/Stevens Tech.)      431 – I/JuCo
  24. Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth)  428 – II 
  25. T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.)  421– I
  26. Tom Jarman (Manchester/Northwest./Taylor)  415-III/I/NAIA
  27. Tom Borrelli (Central Michigan/Lake Superior St.)   414 – I/II (8) up 2 spots
  28. Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.)            414 — III
  29. Jim Miller (Wartburg)                                    413 – III
  30. Bob Skelton (Western New England College) – 402 III
  31. Wally Johnson (Minnesota Univ./S.D. State/Luther Coll.)   400 – I
  32. Robert Marshall (Del. Valley Coll./Dickinson) – 396 III
  33. David James (Cent. Oklahoma)                      396 – II
  34. Bruce Haberli (New York Un./Manhattan Coll.)  394 – III/I   (10) up 3 spots
  35. Bob Guzzo (N.C. State/Canton Jr. Coll.)       393 – I/JuCo
  36. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.)        391 – III  (17) up 7 spots
  37. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha)    389 – II   retired in 2023
  38. Paul Mance (Appalachian St./Herkimer Co.CC)  387 – I/JuCo
  39. Eric Knuutila (Niagara City C.C.)                  383 – JuCo
  40. Dave Amato (Brown/SUNY Potsdam/U.Mass)  381  – I/II/III
  41. Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.)                    378 – I
  42. Al Baxter (Buena Vista Univ.)                       376 – III
  43. Budd Whitehill (Lycoming Coll.)                  376 – III
  44. Dean Sensenbaugh (Modesto Jr. Coll.)          374 – Calif. Jr. C.
  45. Lonnie Timmerman (Drake)                           364
  46. Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport)                    359 – III  
  47. Dan Gable (Iowa)                                           355
  48. Vaughn Hitchcock (Cal-Poly-SLO)               353 – II
  49. Russ Hellickson (Ohio St./Wisc.)                   342
  50. Rob Koll (UNC/Stanford/Cornell Univ.)    338  (11) up 2 spots
  51. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)                 336  (10) up 4 spots
  52. Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.& Dana College) 333 – II (14) up 10 spots
  53. Ron Gaffner (Muskegon C.C.)                       331- JuCo
  54. Roy Minter (Ridgewater C.C.-Willmar)        329- JuCo 
  55. Dave Mitchell (Luther College)                   327 – III (12) up 10 spots
  56. Gray Simons (ODU, Tenn, L. Haven, Ind. St.)   327
  57. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.)   326 – II  (2) up 1 spot
  58. Carl Adams (Boston Univ./Un. Of R.I.)        326 
  59. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra)                  322  (15) up 12 spots
  60. Bob Bubb (Clarion Univ.)                             322
  61. Jack Spates (Oklahoma & Cornell)                322
  62. Jeff Swenson (Augsburg Coll.)                      321 – III
  63. Tom Kessler (York College)                          321 – III
  64. Tim Fader (Wisc.-Eau Claire, Whitewater,& Lacrosse) 319– III (19) up 19 spots
  65. Joe Seay (Okla.St., Ca.-Bak., U.Tenn.-Chatt.)     319 – I/II
  66. Jody Thompson  (Labette C.C.-Ks.)               318- JuCo
  67. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa)   317  (12) up 6 spots
  68. Steve Eldridge (U.S. Coast Guard Ac.)          317 – III  – Inc.,
  69. Bob Ericson  (Diablo Valley College)            315
  70. Martin Nichols (Ithaca College)                  313 – III (14) up 16 spots
  71. Dennis Deliddo (Cal. St. Fresno)                   313
  72. Ron Finley (Oregon Univ.)                             311 
  73. Ed Peery (U.S. Naval Academy)                    311 
  74. Bob Del Rosa (Case Western Reserve)          310 – III
  75. Randy Stottlemyer (Pittsburgh)                      304
  76. Kerry Volkmann (John Carroll)                     304 – III
  77. John Owen (North Idaho Jr. Coll.)                 304- JuCo
  78. Stan Abel (Oklahoma, Cincinnati)                 302
  79. Daryl Arroyo (Springfield, Mass)                  301 – III
  80. Willie Myers (Wisconsin-Whitewater)          301 – III
  81. Dave Pacheo (Sacramento City College)       301 – Calf. Jr. Col.
  82. Ed Kringstad (Bismark State Coll.)           301- JuCo
  83. Chuck Williamson (Gloucester Co. Coll.)  300- JuCo
  84. Roger Sanders (Bloomsburg, New York Univ.)  300
  85. Robert “Rummy” Macias  (Minn. St.-Mankato)        299 – II
  86. P.J. Smith (UNC-Pembroke, Campbell)   299 – II
  87. Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.)                    297  –
  88. Byron James (Wisc.-River Falls)                    297 – III
  89. Dick Bonacci (Cleveland State)                     296
  90. Tom Brands (Iowa & Virginia Tech)          294 (12) up 8 spots
  91. Jim Zalesky (Jamestown, Oregon State/Iowa)- 293 I(274) NAIA(19) (6) up 1 spot
  92. Neil Boyd (Waldorf College)                         291 – NAIA
  93. Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University)       290 – III (8) up 6 spots
  94. Paul Keysaw (Fresno City/Moorpark)       287 – Calf. J.C. (9) up 7 spots
  95. John McHugh (Maryland, Catholic, American)  287
  96. Craig Turnbull (West Virginia Univ.)            287
  97. Vince Monseau (West Liberty St./Peru St.)               286 – II
  98. Al Sosa (SUNY-Oneota State)                       284 – III
  99. Kenneth Ober (Elizabethtown College)          282 – III
  100. Joe Begala (Kent State Univ.)            282

For a complete List contact the TDR at martinkfleming@gmail.com

March 29, 2024 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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