Tenure |
Coach |
Years |
Record |
Pct. |
National Titles (outright & shared) |
1887–89, 92–93 |
None |
5 |
7–4-1 |
.625 |
|
1894 |
J.L. Morison |
1 |
3–1–1 |
.700 |
|
1895 |
H. G. Hadden |
1 |
3–1–0 |
.750 |
|
1896–98 |
Frank E. Hering |
3 |
12–6–1 |
.658 |
|
1899 |
James McWeeney |
1 |
6–3–1 |
.650 |
|
1900–01 |
Pat O'Dea |
2 |
14–4–2 |
.750 |
|
1902–03 |
James F. Faragher |
2 |
14–2–2 |
.843 |
|
1904 |
Red Salmon |
1 |
5–3–0 |
.625 |
|
1905 |
Henry J. McGlew |
1 |
5–4–0 |
.556 |
|
1906–07 |
Thomas A. Barry |
2 |
12–1–1 |
.893 |
|
1908 |
Victor M. Place |
1 |
8–1–0 |
.889 |
|
1909–10 |
Shorty Longman |
2 |
11–1–2 |
.857 |
|
1911–12 |
Jack Marks |
2 |
13–0–2 |
.933 |
|
1913–17 |
Jesse Harper |
5 |
34–5–1 |
.863 |
|
1918–30 |
Knute Rockne |
13 |
105–12–5 |
.881 |
1919,1924,1929,1930 |
1931–33 |
Heartley William "Hunk" Anderson |
3 |
16–9–2 |
.630 |
|
1934–40 |
Elmer Layden |
7 |
47–13–3 |
.770 |
1938 |
1941–43, 46–53 |
Frank Leahy |
11 |
87–11–9 |
.855 |
1943,1946,1947,1949,1953 |
1944 |
Edward McKeever |
1 |
8–2–0 |
.800 |
|
1945, 63 |
Hugh Devore |
2 |
9–9–1 |
.500 |
|
1954–58 |
Terry Brennan |
5 |
32–18–0 |
.640 |
|
1959–62 |
Joe Kuharich |
4 |
17–23–0 |
.425 |
|
1964–74 |
Ara Parseghian |
11 |
95–17–4 |
.836 |
1966, 1973 |
1975–80 |
Dan Devine |
6 |
53–16–1 |
.764 |
1977 |
1981–85 |
Gerry Faust |
5 |
30–26–1 |
.535 |
|
1986–96 |
Lou Holtz |
11 |
100–30–2 |
.765 |
1988 |
1997–2001 |
Bob Davie |
5 |
35–25 |
.583 |
|
2001* |
George O'Leary |
0 |
0–0 |
.000 |
|
2002–2004 |
Tyrone Willingham |
3 |
21–15 |
.583 |
|
2004** |
Kent Baer |
1 |
0–1 |
.000 |
|
2005–2009 |
Charlie Weis |
5 |
35–27 |
.565 |
|
2010–present |
Brian Kelly |
3 |
28–10 |
.737 |
|
Totals |
31 coaches |
125 seasons |
865–300–42 |
.734 |
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