Most NCAA football national championships by coach
Alabama head coach Nick Saban holds the trophy while celebrating with his team after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in overtime to win the CFP National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Jan. 8, 2018 in Atlanta. Credit: Getty Images/Kevin C. Cox
Nick Saban surpassed Bear Bryant's record for most NCAA football national championships by a coach in the latest College Football Playoff National Championship Game, winning his seventh overall.
Take a look at the 16 head coaches in NCAA history with at least three titles.
Nick Saban, 7
One with LSU: 2003
Six with Alabama: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020
Bear Bryant, 6
Alabama: 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979
Bernie Bierman, 5
Minnesota: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941
Woody Hayes, 5
Ohio State: 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970
Howard Jones, 5
One with Yale: 1909
Four with USC: 1928, 1931, 1932, 1939
Frank Leahy, 4
Notre Dame: 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949
John McKay, 4
USC: 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974
Walter Camp, 3
Yale: 1888, 1891, 1892
Urban Meyer, 3
Two with Florida: 2006, 2008
One with Ohio State: 2014
Tom Osborne, 3
Nebraska: 1994, 1995, 1997
Knute Rockne, 3
Notre Dame: 1924, 1929, 1930
Darrell Royal, 3
Texas: 1963, 1969, 1970
Barry Switzer, 3
Oklahoma: 1974, 1975, 1985
Glenn "Pop" Warner, 3
Two with Pittsburgh: 1916, 1918
One with Stanford: 1926
Bud Wilkinson, 3
Oklahoma: 1950, 1955, 1956
