Thirty-two Major College Coaches Began at the Divisional Level

By Tex NoelBobby Bowden. John Heisman. Woody Hayes. Lou Holtz. Amos Alonzo Stagg.And Jim Tressel. They are among 32 of the winningest major college head coaches that began a career at a non-FBS college football team.Coaches with at least 150 all-time career victories were eligible to be includedin this listing which includes a pair of coaches with over 300 all-time victories.Bowden’s teams won a total of 377 games during his outstandingcareer. Of this total, 31 were at Howard (now Samford) while Stagg also won314 during his career on the sidelines. This included 70 games at Springfield and College of the Pacific..Heading into the 2010 season—for mentors that are included in this analysis—only Ohio State’s Tressel began his career at a division-level school and later coached a national championship at the FBS level.There’s an unusual twist with Nevada’s Chris Ault. Coach Ault