# List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure

This is a list of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure, meaning that an individual was a head coach at a college or university for a period, departed, and then returned to the same college or university in the same capacity.
This list includes only head coaches. This list does not include the following:
* Head coaches whose break in tenure was due to a temporarily suspended football program with no other coach during the break in tenure. Most such cases involve programs that halted play for World War I (including the flu pandemic linked to that conflict), World War II, or COVID-19. Another recent example is Bill Clark, former head coach at UAB. UAB dropped football after his first season at the school in 2014, but announced six months later that it would reinstate the sport, eventually resuming play in 2017. Clark was under contract to UAB throughout the program's hiatus.
* Coaches who left and returned to an administrative capacity in the title of "head coach" but did not coach any games, such as when Tom Osborne temporarily named himself head coach while athletic director for the Nebraska Cornhuskers until Bo Pelini was hired in 2007.
* Coaches whose break in tenure was due to a medical or personal leave, with no new permanent head coach having been hired. A recent example is Joe Moglia, head coach at Coastal Carolina from 2012 to 2018. He went on a medical leave shortly before the 2017 season, and returned to coaching in 2018. During the 2017 season, offensive coordinator Jamey Chadwell was interim head coach, but was not hired as the permanent replacement at that time; he would succeed Moglia after the latter retired after the 2018 season.
* Coaches who were hired as interim head coaches while the permanent head coach was on a personal or medical leave, such as Chadwell.
Several College Football Hall of Fame coaches have made the list, accenting not only their return to the same program but the success their return brought to the program. Critics have pointed out that returning coaches appear to be less successful at producing winning teams and programs during their second tenure and make comparisons to previous records of coaches attempting to return to a prior coaching job.
| Head coach | Team | Tenure | Notes |
| Eli Abbott | Alabama | 1893–1895, 1902 | |
| A. A. Abraham | Alcorn State | 1936, 1938, 1941–1942 | |
| Hobbs Adams | Kansas State | 1940–1941, 1946 | |
| Bob Agler | Otterbein | 1955–1965, 1970–1974 | |
| Jack Alexander | Brevard | 1940, 1948 | |
| George E. Allen | Maine | 1941, 1946–1948 | |
| William Allen | Washington State | 1900, 1902 | |
| Barry Alvarez | Wisconsin | 1990–2005, 2012, 2014 | Alvarez, who stepped down from coaching after the 2005 season to concentrate on his second role as athletic director and entered the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010, has been interim coach for two Wisconsin bowl games after the Badgers' head coach left for another school. He coached in the 2013 Rose Bowl (part of the 2012 season) after Bret Bielema left to take the head coaching vacancy at Arkansas, and the 2015 Outback Bowl (part of the 2014 season) following Gary Andersen's departure for the Oregon State vacancy (though Alvarez coached the bowl game in 2015). |
| Gary Andersen | Utah State | 2009–2012, 2019–2020 | |
| Carl "Swede" Anderson | Western Kentucky | 1929, 1934–1937 | |
| Chester Anderson | Bemidji State | 1955–1960, 1962–1965 | |
| Eddie Anderson | Holy Cross | 1933–1938, 1950–1964 | Member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Coached six years at Holy Cross in the 1930s, moved on to Iowa which he interrupted to serve in the U.S. Army. He then returned first to Iowa then to Holy Cross for 13 seasons. |
| Eddie Anderson | Iowa | 1939–1942, 1946–1949 | Member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Coached six years at Holy Cross in the 1930s, moved on to Iowa which he interrupted to serve in the U.S. Army. He then returned first to Iowa then to Holy Cross for 13 seasons. |
| Bob Andrews | Brevard | 1946–1947, 1949–1950 | |
| Houston Arbogast | Brevard | 1925, 1927 | |
| Phillip Arbuckle | Rice | 1912–1917, 1919–1923 | |
| Samuel Archer | Morehouse | 1905–1908, 1912–1915 | |
| Bo Atterberry | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 2014–2018, 2023–present | |
| Chris Ault | Nevada | 1976–1992, 1994–1995, 2004–2012 | Stepped down and returned twice during his tenure at Nevada, each time to focus on his (now-relinquished) second role as athletics director. Ault was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002, during his second break in tenure. |
| David Austin | Middlebury | 1903–1904, 1907–1908 | |
| Cory Bailey | Assumption | 2004–2007, 2009–2012 | |
| Willard Bailey | Virginia Union | 1971–1983, 1995–2003 | |
| Boydson Baird | Maryville | 1959–1963, 1970 | |
| Ed Baker | Kalamazoo | 1967–1983, 1988–1989 | |
| Edward Baker | Carnegie Tech | 1940–1942, 1949–1959 | School is now known as Carnegie Mellon. |
| William C. Baker | Chadron State | 1955, 1957–1961 | |
| George Baldwin | Kutztown | 1973–1983, 1985–1987 | |
| D. M. Balliet | Purdue | 1893–1895, 1901 | |
| Laurence Bankart | Colgate | 1910, 1913–1916 | |
| Harry E. Barco | Virginia Union | 1903, 1911–1912 | |
| T. L. Bayne | Tulane | 1893, 1895 | |
| Ernest Bearg | Washburn | 1918–1919, 1929–1935 | |
| Matty Bell | SMU | 1935–1941, 1945–1949 | |
| Joe Benda | Saint John's (MN) | 1930–1936, 1941–1942, 1945–1949 | |
| John R. Bender | Washington State | 1906–1907, 1912–1914 | |
| Christie Benet | South Carolina | 1904–1905, 1908–1909 | |
| Curt Bennett | Sterling | 1966–1973, 1981, 1997–2000 | |
| Harry Newsham Bentz | Shippensburg | 1924–1925, 1927–1928 | |
| Martin V. Bergen | Grinnell | 1894–1895, 1902–1903, 1905 | Served as co-head coach with Tuffy Fisk in 1905 |
| Hugo Bezdek | Oregon | 1906, 1913–1917 | |
| Bernie Bierman | Minnesota | 1932–1941, 1945–1950 | |
| Jack Bishop | Southern Utah | 1978–1982, 1986–1995 | |
| Gene Bissell | Kansas Wesleyan | 1952–1961, 1963–1978 | |
| C. P. Blakeslee | Minnesota State | 1924–1931, 1933–1934 | |
| J. Merrell Blanchard | William & Mary | 1904–1905, 1910 | |
| Bill Bloss | Oregon State | 1893, 1897 | |
| Branch Bocock | Virginia Tech | 1909–1910, 1912–1915 | |
| Branch Bocock | William & Mary | 1928–1930, 1936–1938 | |
| Stanley Borleske | North Dakota State | 1919–1921, 1923–1924, 1928 | Co-head coach with Casey Finnegan in 1928 |
| Robert E. Bowles | William Jewell | 1913–1926, 1933–1936 | |
| Jerry Boyes | Buffalo State | 1986–2000, 2009–2018 | |
| Jimmy Bradshaw | Fresno State | 1936–1942, 1946 | Fresno State did not play in 1943, but resumed in 1944. |
| Jubie Bragg | Florida A&M | 1907–1925, 1930 | Team did not play from 1910 until 1919 and again in 1924. FAMU's current stadium bears his name. |
| Sidney O. Brandon | Campbell | 1927–1928, 1932–1934, 1946 | |
| Chester Brewer | Michigan State | 1903–1910, 1917, 1919 | Michigan State played its 1918 season. |
| Arthur W. Briggs | Missouri State | 1912, 1914–1917, 1919–1933 | Missouri State, then known as the Fourth District Normal School, played in 1918. |
| John Briley | Augustana (IL) | 1941–1942, 1946 | |
| Eugene Brodhagen | Winona State | 1946–1950, 1952–1954 | |
| Reuben Bronson | Idaho State | 1915–1916, 1919 | Idaho State played in 1917, but not in 1918. |
| Joseph W. Brooks | Williams | 1916, 1919–1920 | |
| Charles H. Brown | Birmingham-Southern | 1916, 1919–1923 | |
| Don Brown | UMass | 2004–2008, 2022–2024 | |
| John Brown | Alabama State | 1943, 1945–1948 | Alabama State played in 1944. |
| Mack Brown | North Carolina | 1988–1997, 2019–2024 | |
| George Buchheit | Bloomsburg | 1932–1935, 1940–1941, 1945 | |
| Matthew Bullock | UMass | 1904, 1907–1908 | |
| Luther Burleson | Hardin-Simmons | 1913, 1918 | |
| Derrick Burroughs | Lane | 2010–2013, 2015–2019 | |
| Samuel D. Burton | West Texas A&M | 1921–1924, 1931–1932 | |
| Perrin Busbee | North Carolina State | 1892, 1896–1897 | |
| Henry Butova | American International | 1948, 1952–1955 | |
| Johnny Cain | Louisiana | 1937–1941, 1946 | |
| L. Jay Caldwell | Colgate | 1893, 1895 | |
| Walter Camp | Stanford | 1892, 1894–1895 | |
| V. M. Campbell | Memphis | 1917, 1919 | Memphis played in 1918. |
| Mike Canales | North Texas | 2010, 2015 | Canales served as interim head coach of the Mean Green for their last 5 games in 2010, and again for their last 7 games in 2015. |
| Jack Cannell | Dartmouth | 1921–1922, 1929–1933 | |
| William L. Carberry | Northern State | 1933–1939, 1942–1945 | Team did not play in 1943 and 1944 due to WWII. |
| Roger Caron | Pomona–Pitzer | 1994–2004, 2007–2016 | |
| Gilbert Carson | Eastern Illinois | 1936–1937, 1939–1941 | |
| Marino Casem | Southern | 1987–1988, 1992 | |
| Frank Casey | Simpson | 1935–1939, 1942–1947 | |
| Joe Bailey Cheaney | Howard Payne | 1928–1934, 1946–1947 | |
| Ade Christenson | St. Olaf | 1929–1942, 1946–1948, 1951–1957 | |
| Harvey Chrouser | Wheaton (IL) | 1940–1941, 1946–1960 | |
| William W. Church | Georgetown | 1899, 1901 | |
| George Clark | Nebraska | 1945, 1948 | |
| Heze Clark | Rose-Hulman | 1908–1911, 1923–1927 | |
| Louis Clark | Dayton | 1913, 1917–1918 | |
| Tom Clark | Catholic | 1994–2000, 2004–2005 | |
| Edward Clemons | Edward Waters | 1929–1932, 1965 | 33 years between coaching periods |
| Roy Clogston | St. Lawrence | 1938–1941, 1946–1947 | |
| George Cobb | Rhode Island | 1909–1911, 1913–1914 | |
| Jasper Colebank | Fairmont State | 1924–1932, 1934–1939 | |
| Bill Cooke | Missouri Southern | 1988, 2000–2003 | Was interim coach in 1988 |
| Gerald Coonan | Wisconsin-Superior | 1913, 1917 | |
| Duaine Counsell | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 1957–1965, 1967–1968 | |
| Dean Cromwell | USC | 1909–1910, 1916–1918 | |
| H. P. Cross | Stanford | 1896, 1898 | |
| Shannon Currier | Concordia–St. Paul | 2000–2003, 2016–present | Team did not play in 2020 due to COVID-19 |
| Charles Dudley Daly | Army | 1913–1916, 1919–1922 | |
| Bill Davis | Savannah State | 1986–1992, 2000–2001 | |
| Mark Dean | Indiana State | 1951–1954, 1956 | |
| James DeHart | Washington & Lee | 1922–1925, 1931–1932 | |
| Frank Dennie | Missouri S&T | 1909–1911, 1915–1917 | |
| Hugh Devore | Notre Dame | 1945, 1963 | |
| Oliver Morton Dickerson | Western Illinois | 1906, 1910 | |
| Marvin D. Dickinson | Georgia | 1903, 1905 | |
| Chester C. Dillon | Samford | 1919, 1927–1928 | |
| Chester C. Dillon | Jacksonville State | 1938–1939, 1945 | |
| Sam Doak | Tusculum | 1919–1921, 1928–1936 | |
| Frank Dobson | Richmond | 1913–1917, 1919–1933 | |
| Mike Donahue | Auburn | 1904–1906, 1908–1922 | |
| George Donges | Ashland | 1935–1937, 1945–1953 | |
| James C. Donnelly | WPI | 1909, 1911, 1915 | |
| Hubert R. Doubs | Fayetteville State | 1959–1962, 1966–1969 |
| Ben Douglas | Grinnell | 1940–1941, 1946 | |
| Sidney Drew | Hope | 1916, 1918 | |
| Don Drumm | Marietta | 1912–1916, 1942 | 26 years between coaching periods |
| Moon Ducote | Spring Hill | 1919, 1921–1922, 1933–1934 | |
| E. C. Duggins | Appalachian State | 1947–1950, 1952–1955 | |
| Mike Dunbar | Central Washington | 1983, 1987–1991 |
| E. A. Dunlap | Richmond | 1905–1909, 1912 | |
| John Dunlop | Boston College | 1897–1899, 1901 | |
| Joe Dupaix | Southern Virginia | 2009–2013, 2022–present | |
| Ron Dupree | Kansas Wesleyan | 1979–1980, 1996 |
| Schubert R. Dyche | Montana State | 1928–1935, 1938–1941 | |
| Thomas Eck | Massachusetts | 1945, 1947–1951 | |
| Randy Edsall | UConn | 1999–2010, 2017–2021 | |
| George R. Edwards | Kansas Wesleyan | 1914, 1917 | |
| Jake Eldridge | Montana State–Northern | 2014, 2017 | Was interim head coach for the entire 2014 season and for the final 3 games of the 2017 season. |
| Larry Elliott | Washburn | 1974–1978, 1984–1989 | |
| Harry Ely | Fordham | 1892, 1903 | |
| Homer Englund | South Dakota Mines | 1959–1960, 1962 | |
| Rex Enright | South Carolina | 1938–1942, 1946–1955 | |
| Dennis Erickson | Idaho | 1982–1985, 2006 | 21 years between coaching periods |
| Dan Estes | Central Arkansas | 1915–1916, 1919–1932 | |
| Harry W. Ewing | Otterbein | 1935–1938, 1942–1945, 1951–1954 | |
| Jack Faber | Maryland | 1935, 1940–1941 | |
| Dave Fagg | Davidson | 1970–1973, 1990–1992 | |
| Don Fambrough | Kansas | 1971–1974, 1979–1982 | |
| George M. Farley | Nebraska Wesleyan | 1935–1936, 1941–1942 | |
| Wells Farley | Maine | 1901, 1903 | |
| Don Faurot | Missouri | 1935–1942, 1946–1956 | |
| John Fenlon | Richmond | 1942, 1946–1947 | |
| Jim Fenwick | Eastern Oregon | 2002–2003, 2005 | |
| A. R. Ferguson | Hastings | 1912–1914, 1917–1918 | |
| Stewart Ferguson | Arkansas-Monticello | 1934, 1938–1941 | |
| Carl Ferrill | New Mexico Highlands | 1996–1998, 2006 | |
| Lou Ferry | Villanova | 1970–1973, 1974 | Ferry served as interim head coach for the final 3 games in 1974 |
| Doug Fessenden | Montana | 1935–1941, 1946–1948 | |
| Charles A. Fisher | Lebanon Valley | 1899, 1901 | |
| Red Floyd | Middle Tennessee | 1917, 1935–1938 | |
| Ed Foley | Temple | 2016, 2018 | Foley was interim head coach for two Temple appearances in bowl games, the 2016 Military Bowl after Matt Rhule left for Baylor and the 2018 Independence Bowl after Geoff Collins left for Georgia Tech. |
| Fred Folsom | Colorado | 1895–1899, 1901–1902, 1908–1915 | |
| Frank Forbes | Morehouse | 1932–1933, 1935–1942, 1945–1949 | |
| Ted Forbes | UC Davis | 1949–1953, 1955 | |
| Dixon Foster | South Carolina | 1917, 1919 | |
| Dennis Franchione | Texas State | 1990–91, 2011–2015 | 20 years between coaching periods |
| John Edmund Fries | Carroll (WI) | 1914–1918, 1920 | |
| Scott Frost | UCF | 2016–2017, 2025–future | |
| Thomas B. Fullerton | Emory and Henry | 1915–1916, 1920–1926 | |
| Phillip Fulmer | Tennessee | 1992, 1993–2008 | Fulmer was named interim head coach for the first three games of the 1992 season in Johnny Majors' absence. He returned to his position as offensive coordinator upon Majors' return. Following Majors' resignation after the season, Fulmer was promoted to head coach. |
| John Fuhrer | Pittsburg State | 1909–1914, 1918 | |
| Mike Furrey | Limestone | 2016–2017, 2022–present | |
| Glen Galligan | Winona State | 1927–1933, 1935 | |
| J. A. Gammons | Brown | 1902, 1908–1909 | |
| Mike Gardner | Tabor | 2004–2005, 2010–present | |
| Frank Gargan | Fordham | 1916, 1922–1926 | |
| Wix Garner | Western Illinois | 1942–1943, 1945–1947 | |
| Al Garten | Eastern New Mexico | 1936–1937, 1939–1953 | Team did not play from 1942 until 1944 due to WWII. |
| Rufus Gilbert | Kalamazoo | 1905, 1907–1908 | |
| Rufus Gilbert | Rose-Hulman | 1915, 1917–1920 | |
| W. J. Gobrecht | Dickinson | 1965–1979, 1984 | Was interim head coach in 1984 |
| Ernie Godfrey | Wittenberg | 1916, 1919–1928 | |
| Milton Goering | Bethel (KS) | 1954–1956, 1958–1959 | |
| Otto Graham | Coast Guard | 1959–1965, 1974–1975 | |
| Paul Graham | RPI | 1920–1926, 1942–1945 | Went 16 years between coaching stints |
| Ralph Graham | Wichita State | 1942, 1946–1947 | |
| Artis P. Graves | Morris Brown | 1940, 1944–1949 | |
| B. C. Graves | Sul Ross | 1923–1925, 1927–1939 | |
| Ernest Graves, Sr. | Army | 1906, 1912 | |
| Rob Green | Missouri Southern | 1997, 2003 | Green had no wins in nine games as head coach. |
| Ray Greene | Alabama A&M | 1979–1983, 1986–1988 | |
| Roger A. Greene | Colby | 1916, 1923 | |
| James Griffin | Hampton | 1941–1942, 1947–1948 | |
| John G. Griffith | Idaho | 1902–1906, 1910–1914 | |
| Fred Gushurst | South Dakota Mines | 1917, 1919–1920 | |
| Joe Guyon | Union (TN) | 1919, 1923–1926 | |
| Roy J. Guyer | Lebanon Valley | 1908–1910, 1913–1916 | |
| Eugene M. Haas | Gettysburg | 1957–1968, 1973–1974 | |
| Odell Haggins | Florida State | 2017, 2019 | Haggins served as the Seminoles' interim head coach for the final 2 games of 2017 after Jimbo Fisher left for Texas A&M and for the final 4 games in 2019 after Willie Taggart was fired. |
| Bert Hall | West Chester | 1920, 1922 | |
| Henry Hall | Olivet | 1901–1903, 1908–1910, 1912 | |
| Dale E. Hamilton | Central Oklahoma | 1941–1949, 1952–1957 | Program idle from 1943 to 1945; from 1950 to 1951, Hamilton served in the Korean War. |
| Tom Hamilton | Navy | 1934–1936, 1946–1947 | |
| Tom Hamilton | Pittsburgh | 1951, 1954 | |
| Charles Hammett | Allegheny | 1913–1917, 1919 | |
| Howard Hancock | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 1921–1928, 1930 | |
| A. G. Harbaugh | Montana State | 1901, 1905 | |
| Jack Harding | Miami (FL) | 1937–1942, 1945–1947 | |
| Clarion Hardy | Dakota Wesleyan | 1902, 1907–1908, 1913–1914 | |
| Lyle W. Hare | Black Hills State | 1906, 1911–1919 | |
| Walter Hargesheirner | UMass | 1941–1942, 1946 | |
| Homer Woodson Hargiss | Emporia State | 1914–1917, 1920–1927 | |
| Dick Harlow | Harvard | 1935–1942, 1945–1947 | |
| Harvey Harman | Rutgers | 1938–1941, 1946–1955 | |
| Robert E. Harmon | Illinois College | 1903, 1917 | |
| William T. Harmon | Illinois College | 1910–1916, 1919–1931 | |
| C. E. Harris | Grinnell | 1897–1900, 1904 | |
| L. Harris | Alcorn State | 1937, 1939–1940 | |
| Sox Harrison | Edinboro | 1926–1938, 1941–1942 | |
| Herbert L. Hart | Monmouth (IL) | 1925–1929, 1932–1937 | |
| Harry Hartsell | NC State | 1917, 1921–1923 | |
| Burwell Towns Harvey | Morehouse | 1916–1925, 1927–1928 | |
| Bobby Hauck | Montana | 2003–2009, 2018–present | |
| Charlie Havens | McDaniel | 1935–1941, 1946–1956 | School was called Western Maryland College |
| Patrick Haverty | Fitchburg State | 2002–2006, 2011–2017 | |
| Jimmy R. Haygood | Henderson State | 1907–1918, 1920–1924 | |
| Herman Hayward | Wisconsin-River Falls | 1921, 1923 | |
| C. M. Hazen | Richmond | 1882–1886, 1888 | Team did not play in 1883 and 1884 |
| Charles B. Hedgcock | Northern Michigan | 1922–1933, 1936–1937 | |
| Jim Heinitz | Augustana (SD) | 1985–1992, 1996–2004 | |
| John Heisman | Oberlin | 1892, 1894 | |
| Clay Helton | USC | 2013, 2015–2021 | Helton was interim coach for the 2013 Las Vegas Bowl and for seven games after Steve Sarkisian's firing in 2015. He was named permanent head coach after the 2015 UCLA game. |
| Ernie Hertel | Wartburg | 1935–1937, 1944–1945 | |
| Fred Hess | Wyoming | 1892, 1894, 1898 | Hess was co-head coach with Justus Soule in 1894. |
| Simon Hester | William Penn | 1900, 1903 | |
| Bob Higgins | West Virginia Wesleyan | 1920, 1922–1924 | |
| Sam H. Hill | Wichita State | 1923–1924, 1928–1929 | |
| Nick E. Hinch | Eastern Washington | 1908, 1912 | |
| Tony Hinkle | Butler | 1926, 1935–1941, 1946–1969 | |
| Lance Hinson | Saint Mary | 2005–2013, 2020–present | |
| Robert T. Hinton | Georgetown (KY) | 1908–1917, 1919 | |
| Brady Hoke | San Diego State | 2009–2010, 2020–2023 | |
| Bill Hollenback | Penn State | 1909, 1911–1914 | |
| Bill Hollenback | Pennsylvania Military | 1912, 1915 | Now called Widener University |
| Lamar Hoover | Wichita State | 1916–1917, 1921–1922 | |
| George W. Hoskins | Bucknell | 1899–1906, 1909 | |
| Blue Howell | Pittsburg State | 1929–1935, 1937 | |
| Henry B. Hucles | Virginia Union | 1919–1920, 1926–1942 | |
| Harry W. Hughes | Colorado State | 1911–1941, 1946 | |
| Claude J. Hunt | Washington | 1917, 1919 | Washington played in 1918. |
| Maurice Hunt | Morehouse | 1979–1989, 1995–1996 | |
| John Hunthausen | Carroll (MT) | 1957, 1959–1961 | |
| R. Victor Hurst | Northern Michigan | 1934–1935, 1938–1942 | |
| Vic Hurt | Oklahoma Baptist | 1923–1929, 1931–1934 | |
| T. Briscoe Inman | Centre | 1952–1956, 1963–1965 | |
| Carl Iverson | Western Colorado | 1988–1995, 1997–2000 | |
| Edward Jackson | Delaware State | 1933–1936, 1939, 1941–1942, 1945, 1953–1956 | |
| Red Jarrett | North Dakota | 1942, 1946–1948 | |
| Allen Jeardeau | Wisconsin-Platteville | 1895, 1898 | School was then called Platteville Normal |
| Harry R. Jefferson | Bluefield State | 1925–1929, 1932–1933 | |
| Willie Jeffries | South Carolina State | 1973–1978, 1989–2001 | |
| Greg Johnson | Langston | 1992–1996, 2004–2010 | |
| Walter A. Johnson | Presbyterian | 1915–1917, 1919–1940 | |
| Tad Jones | Yale | 1916–1917, 1920–1927 | |
| Thomas Kane | Saint Anselm | 1909, 1913 | |
| Ted Karras Jr. | Marian (IN) | 2007–2012, 2023–present | |
| Tom Kelley | Framingham State | 1982–1984, 2007–present | Team did not play in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns. |
| Dan Kenan | Wesleyan | 1916, 1920 | |
| A. R. Kennedy | Washburn | 1903, 1916–1917 | |
| Walter S. Kennedy | Albion | 1904–1905, 1907–1911, 1914–1920 | Was co-head coach with Bruce Guyselman from 1918 to 1919. |
| William C. Kenyon | Maine | 1942, 1944–1945 | |
| Bill Kern | West Virginia | 1940–1942, 1946–1947 | |
| Dale Kessinger | Highland | 1955, 1960–1969 | School was known as Doniphan County Junior College from 1960–1965 |
| Glenn Killinger | West Chester | 1934–1941, 1945–1959 | |
| Eddie Kimball | BYU | 1937–1941, 1946–1948 | |
| Philip King | Wisconsin | 1896–1902, 1905 | |
| W. J. King | William & Mary | 1897–1898, 1900 | |
| Ray Kirchmeyer | Wagner | 1928–1937, 1938–1941, 1946 | Team did not play from 1942 until 1945 |
| James Kitts | Virginia Tech | 1941, 1946–1947 | |
| Bill Klika | FDU–Florham | 1974–1996, 2000–2001 | |
| Greg Knox | Mississippi State | 2017, 2023 | Knox was named interim head coach of the Bulldogs for their appearance in the 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl after Dan Mullen left for Florida and for the final 2 games in 2023 after Zach Arnett was fired. |
| Robert Kolf | Oshkosh State | 1929, 1931–1942, 1946–1962 | School now known as Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
| Hal Kopp | Rhode Island | 1950, 1952–1955 | |
| Stan Kostka | North Dakota State | 1941, 1946–1947 | |
| Harl Lahar | Colgate | 1952–1956, 1962–1967 | |
| Oliver M. Lanhorst | Elmhurst | 1933–1948, 1960–1962 | |
| Charles Lantz | Eastern Illinois | 1911–1934, 1944 | No season in 1918. |
| Frank Leahy | Notre Dame | 1941–1943, 1946–1953 | |
| Edwin W. Lee | Washington (St. Louis) | 1898, 1900 | |
| Jay L. Lee | William Penn | 1915, 1917–1920 | Team did not play in 1918 |
| John P. Lee | Fordham | 1891, 1893 | |
| Kelley Lee | Eastern New Mexico | 2017–2020, 2023–present | Team did not play in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. |
| Sam Lee | Keystone | 1936, 1942–1943 | |
| Wally Lemm | Lake Forest | 1952–1953, 1957 | |
| Al Leonzi | Kutztown | 1984, 1993–1997 | |
| Henry W. Lever | Linfield | 1930–1938, 1940–1942 | |
| Emil Liston | Baker | 1920–1937, 1940–1942 | |
| George Little | Miami (OH) | 1916, 1919–1921 | |
| Dominic Livedoti | Olivet | 1988–1992, 2005–2009 | |
| Mike Locksley | Maryland | 2015, 2019–present | Was interim head coach of the team for their final 5 games in 2015 after Randy Edsall's firing. |
| John B. Longwell | Samford | 1909, 1911, 1916–1917 | |
| Will Lotter | UC Davis | 1954, 1956–1957, 1959–1963 | |
| Lynn Lundin | Bethel (MN) | 1950, 1953–1959 | |
| Richard W. Luther | Western Reserve | 1947, 1950 | |
| Bill Lynch | DePauw | 2004, 2013–2019 | |
| George Lynch | St. Cloud State | 1920–1928, 1933–1934 | |
| James Lytle | Shaw | 1928–1929, 1934–1945 | Team did not play from 1943 to 1944 |
| Frank Maile | Utah State | 2018, 2020 | Maile served as the Aggies interim head coach for their appearance in the 2018 New Mexico Bowl after Matt Wells left for Texas Tech, and for the final 5 games of the 2020 season after the school parted ways with Gary Andersen. |
| Rip Major | Wofford | 1919, 1922–1926 | |
| Johnny Majors | Pittsburgh | 1973–1976, 1993–1996 | Won a national title at Pittsburgh in his first tenure. |
| Oliver Mann | Rutgers | 1903, 1905 | |
| Wally Marks | Indiana State | 1927–1930, 1933–1941, 1946–1948 | |
| Duncan M. Martin | Hillsdale | 1896, 1898 | |
| Art Martynuska | Saint Francis | 1969–1979, 1981 | |
| Robert Mastny | St. Procopius | 1927–1928, 1930, 1934–1936 | School now known as Benedictine (IL) |
| Charles Mayser | Franklin & Marshall | 1919–1914 1924–1925 1944–1945 | |
| Peter Mazzaferro | Bridgewater State | 1968–1986, 1988–2004 | |
| William McAndrew | Southern Illinois | 1913–1916, 1921–1938 | |
| Bill McArthur | Western Oregon | 1947–1954, 1956–1982 | Was known as Oregon College until 1981. |
| William McAvoy | Delaware | 1908–1916, 1922–1924 |
| Sam P. McBirney | Tulsa | 1908, 1914–1916 | |
| Dan McCann | Duquesne | 1970–1983, 1988–1992 | |
| Tim McCarty | East Central | 2004–2005, 2009–2017 | |
| Jack McClairen | Bethune–Cookman | 1961–1972, 1994–1997 | |
| Sam McCorkle | West Alabama | 1985–1990, 2004–2005 | |
| James H. McCurdy | Springfield | 1895–1903, 1907–1916 | |
| Raymond McDougal | Fayetteville State | 1970–1979, 1989–1991 | |
| Stan McGarvey | William Jewell | 1978–1980, 1987–1988 | |
| Dan McGugin | Vanderbilt | 1904–1917, 1919–1934 | |
| Jack McKay | Butler | 1907–1908, 1910 | |
| Tuss McLaughry | Dartmouth | 1941–1942, 1945–1954 | |
| Tuss McLaughry | Westminster (PA) | 1915–1916, 1918, 1921 | Co-head coach with Andrew Park in 1915 |
| R.D. McLeod | Colorado College | 1885, 1895 | |
| Maury McMains | Drexel | 1944–1945, 1948 | After coaching two full seasons at Drexel, McMains left the head coaching position after the 1945 season to become athletic director. During the 1948 football season, after an 0–5 start, McMains relieved head football coach Ralph Chase of his duties and became head coach for the last three games of the season. |
| R.D. McLeod | Colorado College | 1885, 1895 | |
| Daryl C. McNeill | Johnson C. Smith | 1995–1996, 2005–2009 | |
| Herb McQuillan | Stetson | 1924–1934, 1955–1956 | Went 21 years between coaching periods. |
| Randolph M. Medley | Southwestern | 1939–1947, 1950 | |
| T. Nelson Metcalf | Oberlin | 1913, 1919–1921 | |
| Ray Michaels | Muskingum | 1917, 1919 | |
| Dennis Michie | Army | 1890, 1892 | |
| John O. Miller | New Mexico State | 1899, 1901–1907 | |
| Alfred Miles | Middle Tennessee | 1913–1916, 1919–1923 | |
| T. R. Mobley | Louisiana | 1916, 1919, 1921–1930 | |
| George Moody | Elizabeth City State | 1993–1995, 1998–1999 | |
| Jim Moore | Murray State | 1941, 1946–1947 | |
| Charles Morgan | Pittsburg State | 1936, 1938–1948 | |
| Edward Morrison | Howard | 1920–1924, 1928 | |
| Ray Morrison | SMU | 1915–1916, 1924–1934 | Was co-head coach with Ewing Y. Freeland from 1922–1923. |
| Ray Morrison | Vanderbilt | 1918, 1935–1939 | |
| David C. Morrow | Washington & Jefferson | 1908–1911, 1919–1920, 1924–1925 | |
| Mertz Mortorelli | Wisconsin-Superior | 1954–1969, 1975–1983 | |
| Arthur Mosse | Central Missouri | 1899, 1902 | |
| B. Moyer | Willamette | 1903, 1907 | |
| Moon Mullins | Saint Ambrose | 1940, 1947–1950 | |
| Frank Murray | Marquette | 1922–1936, 1946–1949 | |
| W. E. Murray | Benedict | 1926, 1932 | |
| Denny Myers | Boston College | 1941–1942, 1946–1950 | |
| Howdy Myers | Johns Hopkins | 1946–1949, 1979 | Myers had a 30-year break in tenure at Johns Hopkins |
| Robert L. Myers | Centre | 1917, 1924–1925 | |
| Edward Mylin | Lafayette | 1937–1942, 1946 | |
| Sliv Nemzek | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 1919, 1923–1940 | |
| Samuel B. Newton | Williams | 1907, 1909–1910 | |
| Samuel B. Newton | Lafayette | 1898–1901, 1911 | |
| Robert Neyland | Tennessee | 1926–1934, 1936–1940, 1946–1952 | Interrupted his coaching twice to serve in the U.S. Army |
| Angus Nicoson | Indianapolis | 1947–1949, 1954 | |
| Ralph Nichols | Washington | 1895–1896, 1898 | |
| Billy Nicks | Morris Brown | 1930–1935, 1937–1939, 1941–1942 | |
| Billy Nicks | Prairie View A&M | 1945–1947, 1952–1965 | |
| Bob Nielson | Minnesota–Duluth | 1999–2003, 2008–2012 | Won two Division II national titles in his second tenure. |
| Harvey O'Brien | The Citadel | 1916–1918, 1920–1921 | |
| Maynard O'Brien | Eastern Illinois | 1946–1950, 1952–1955 | |
| Howie O'Daniels | Cal Poly | 1933–1941, 1946–1947 | |
| Frank "Buck" O'Neill | Colgate | 1902, 1904–1905 | |
| Frank "Buck" O'Neill | Syracuse | 1906–1907, 1913–1915, 1917–1919 | |
| Tex Oliver | Oregon | 1938–1941, 1945–1946 | |
| Cliff Olson | Pacific Lutheran | 1929–1941, 1946 | |
| Leonard A. Olson | Augustana (SD) | 1931–1942, 1946 | |
| Preston Vaughn Overall | Tennessee Tech | 1923–1946, 1952–1953 | |
| Foster F. Parker | William Penn | 1898–1899, 1901 | |
| Herb Parker | Minot State | 1947–1949, 1951 | |
| Wallace Parker | Central Michigan | 1921–1923, 1926–1928 | |
| Willie Parker | Alabama State | 1973–1975, 1984, 1986 | |
| Art Parkhurst | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 1956–1964, 1972–1973 | |
| Tom Parry | Central Washington | 1966–1982, 1984–1986 | |
| Dale Patterson | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 1996–2003, 2011–2012 | |
| Simon F. Pauxtis | Pennsylvania Military | 1916–1929, 1939–1946 | Now called Widener University |
| Mike Pecarovich | Loyola Marymount | 1928, 1939 | |
| Bo Pelini | Nebraska | 2003, 2008–2014 | Pelini coached the final game (the Alamo Bowl) of the 2003 season after Frank Solich was fired. |
| James Owen Perrine | Northern Iowa | 1910, 1917 | |
| Marty Peters | Benedictine (KS) | 1937–1941, 1946–1947 | |
| Bobby Petrino | Louisville | 2003–2006, 2014–2018 | |
| Bill Pierce | Austin | 1935, 1947–1948 | |
| Alvin Pierson | Fresno State | 1945, 1949 | |
| Boozer Pitts | Auburn | 1923–1924, 1927 | |
| Doug Porter | Fort Valley State | 1979–1985, 1987–1996 | |
| Tom Porter | St. Olaf | 1958–1967, 1969–1990 | |
| Frank Potts | Colorado | 1940, 1944–1945 | |
| Irving Pray | Louisiana State | 1916, 1919, 1922 | |
| Gabby Price | Husson | 2003–2008, 2013–2018 | |
| Mike Price | UTEP | 2004–2012, 2017 | Price returned as interim head coach after the resignation of Sean Kugler during the 2017 season. |
| Percy S. Prince | Louisiana Tech | 1909–1915, 1919 | |
| John Pucillo | Millersville | 1925–1929, 1933–1936 | |
| Charles M. Rademacher | Saint Louis | 1917, 1919–1920 | |
| W. C. Raftery | Washington and Lee | 1917, 1919–1921 | |
| George Ralston | Wilkes | 1946–1954, 1957 | |
| Casto Ramsey | Emory and Henry | 1953–1956, 1960–1968 | |
| Alured Ransom | Geneva | 1941, 1946–1948 | |
| Eddie Reed | Loyola (LA) | 1926, 1935–1936 | |
| Red Reese | Eastern Washington | 1930–1941, 1946 | |
| Bill Reid | Harvard | 1901, 1905–1906 | |
| Benjamin F. Reiter | Marietta | 1909–1911, 1917–1918 | |
| Charlie Richard | Baker | 1980–1990, 1992–1994 | |
| John Richards | Wisconsin | 1911, 1917, 1919–1922 | |
| Pat Riepma | Northwood | 1993–2007, 2014 | |
| Ed Rifilato | Fort Lewis | 2004–2009, 2016–2018 | |
| Walter Riggs | Clemson | 1896, 1899 | |
| Mike Riley | Oregon State | 1997–1998, 2003–2014 | Returned to Oregon State after coaching in the NFL |
| Manuel Rivero | Lincoln (PA) | 1934–1947, 1951 | Team did not play in 1943 |
| Eddie "Robbie" Robinson | Brown | 1898–1901, 1904–1907, 1910–1925 | |
| John Robinson | USC | 1976–1982, 1993–1997 | Won a national title in his first tenure |
| Merton Robinson | Howard | 1908, 1918–1919 | |
| Stanley L. Robinson | Mississippi College | 1920–1923, 1928–1953 | Team did not play from 1942 to 1945 |
| Harry Rockafeller | Rutgers | 1927–1930, 1942–1945 | |
| Ira Rodgers | West Virginia | 1925–1930, 1943–1945 | |
| Rich Rodriguez | West Virginia | 2001–2007, 2025–future | |
| George Rogers | The Citadel | 1913–1915, 1919 | |
| Bill Roper | Princeton | 1906–1908, 1910–1911, 1919–1930 | Three undefeated seasons and four national championships at Princeton |
| Dana Rucker | Richmond | 1891, 1893–1895 | |
| Frederick Bushnell "Jack" Ryder | Ohio State | 1892–1895, 1898 | |
| Elton Rynearson | Eastern Michigan | 1917, 1919–1920, 1925–1948 | No season in 1944. Rynearson is considered the most successful coach in the program, leading the team to several undefeated seasons. Eastern Michigan's current stadium bears his name. |
| Henry Russell Sanders | Vanderbilt | 1940–1942, 1946–1948 | |
| Don Salls | Jacksonville State | 1946–1952, 1954–1964 | |
| Paul Samson | Emporia State | 1904–1906, 1908 | Then called Kansas State Normal |
| Joe Savage | Saint Francis | 1911–1912, 1917–1919 | Team did not play in 1918 |
| Herb Schmalenberger | UC Davis | 1958, 1964–1969 | |
| Harvey Schofield | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 1900, 1903 | |
| Ed Schwager | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 1942, 1946–1955 | |
| John D. Schwender | Carroll (WI) | 1899–1900, 1904–1905 |
| Clark Shaughnessy | Maryland | 1942, 1946 | |
| Clark Shaughnessy | Tulane | 1915–1920, 1922–1926 | |
| Greg Schiano | Rutgers | 2001–2011, 2020–present | |
| Jack Schouten | Hope | 1917, 1920–1930 | |
| Robert M. Shores | Lenoir-Rhyne | 1932–1936, 1938–1941 | |
| Clarence A. Short | Delaware | 1902, 1906 | |
| Brad Smith | Chadron State | 1987–2004, 2011 | Was interim head coach for the final 4 games of the 2011 season. |
| Clyde B. Smith | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 1938–1942, 1946–1947 | |
| Fred L. Smith | Fordham | 1901, 1904, 1906–1907 | Smith was co-head coach with Maurice McCarthy in 1901. |
| Hampton Smith | Albany State | 1971–1976, 1982–1999 | |
| Herbert L. Smith | Wayne State | 1948, 1955–1959 | |
| Sid Smith | McPherson | 1953–1966, 1971–1972 | |
| Warren W. Smith | Oregon | 1901, 1903 | |
| W. Smith | Union (NY) | 1900–1901, 1903–1904 | |
| Carl Snavely | North Carolina | 1934–1935, 1945–1952 | |
| Norm Snead | Apprentice | 1977–1984, 1988–1989 | |
| Bill Snyder | Kansas State | 1989–2005, 2009–2018 | |
| Harry Snyder | Slippery Rock | 1908–1909, 1911–1913 | |
| Tommy Spangler | Presbyterian | 2001–2006, 2017–2020 | |
| Frank Spaziani | Boston College | 2006, 2009–2012 | Spaziani coached the final game of the 2006 season (the Meineke Car Care Bowl) after Tom O'Brien left. |
| Thomas Stephens | Curry | 1972–1979, 1981–1982 | |
| J. W. Stephenson | Jacksonville State | 1920–1921, 1929–1930 | |
| Peter P. Stevens | Ursinus | 1941–1943, 1946 | |
| Roy Stewart | Murray State | 1932–1940, 1942–1945 | No season in 1943. Murray State's current stadium bears his name. |
| Bob Stoops | Oklahoma | 1999–2016, 2021 | Stoops retired in 2016, but returned as interim head coach for Oklahoma's bowl game after Lincoln Riley left for USC. |
| Tony Storti | Montana State | 1952–1953, 1956–1957 | |
| Eugene Stringer | Saint Francis | 1926, 1930–1931 | |
| Arthur L. Strum | Indiana State | 1923–1926, 1932, 1942 | |
| Dwight Stuessy | Macalester | 1937–1938, 1946–1956 | |
| Fred Sullivan | Ohio | 1899, 1903 | |
| Jack Surridge | Concordia–St. Paul | 1973–1977, 1983 | |
| Jim Sweeney | Fresno State | 1976–1977, 1980–1996 | |
| Tony V. Swinton | Allen | 1932–1933, 1938–1939 | |
| Clark Swisher | Northern State | 1946–1955, 1957–1968 | |
| Bud Talbott | Dayton | 1920, 1921 | Talbott was interim head coach for Dayton's final game of the 1921 season. |
| Charles Tambling | Central Michigan | 1902–1905, 1918 | |
| Jim Tatum | North Carolina | 1942, 1956–1958 | |
| Nat Taylor | Morgan State | 1974–1975, 1982 | |
| Mike Taylor | North Greenville | 1987–1991, 2004–2008 | |
| Jeff Tedford | Fresno State | 2017–2019, 2022–2023 | |
| Buddy Teevens | Dartmouth | 1987–1991, 2005–2022 | |
| Gordon A. Teller | Hobart | 1897–1899, 1901 | |
| Ralph Thacker | Macalester | 1917–1918, 1922–1924 | |
| Jesse Thomas | Western Kentucky | 1933, 1946–1947 | |
| Bobby Thompson | Fort Hays State | 1979–1980, 1984 | |
| John Thompson | Arkansas State | 2012, 2013 | Thompson was an interim head coach for two Arkansas State appearances in the game now known as the LendingTree Bowl. He was first named interim coach after the 2012 regular season when Gus Malzahn left to take the head coaching vacancy at Auburn, and coached in the 2013 game. Thompson again became interim coach after the 2013 regular season when Bryan Harsin left for Boise State, and coached in the 2014 game. |
| Thomas Trenchard | North Carolina | 1895, 1913–1915 | |
| Thomas Trenchard | Washington & Lee | 1899, 1901 | |
| Richard Tysseling | Central (IA) | 1938–1944, 1946–1960 | |
| Otto D. Unruh | Bethel (KS) | 1919–1942, 1967–1969 | 25 years and nine other head coaches held the post between times of service, including his son David Unruh |
| Fred Vail | Gettysburg | 1904–1906, 1909–1911 | |
| LaRue Van Meter | Illinois College | 1932–1933, 1937 | |
| Alphonso Varner | Fort Valley State | 1960, 1962 | |
| Johnny Vaught | Ole Miss | 1947–1970, 1973 | |
| Matt Viator | McNeese | 2006–2015, 2025–future | |
| Dave Waddell | Linfield | 1901, 1905 | |
| Charley Wade | Western New Mexico | 1994–1995, 2001–2006 | |
| Wallace Wade | Duke | 1931–1941, 1946–1950 | |
| James J. Walker | Central State | 1957–1964, 1967–1973 | |
| Bobby Wallace | North Alabama | 1988–1997, 2012–2016 | |
| Bill Walsh | Stanford | 1977–1978, 1992–1994 | |
| Charles W. Wantland | Central Oklahoma | 1912–1919, 1921–1930 | |
| W. Rice Warren | Virginia | 1913, 1920–1921 | |
| Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner | Cornell | 1897–1898, 1904–1906 | |
| Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner | Carlisle | 1899–1903, 1907–1914 | |
| Louis L. Watson | Howard | 1923, 1925–1927 | |
| Vincent S. Welch | Hobart | 1916, 1918–1929 | |
| Edward A. Werner | Trinity | 1909–1910, 1914 | |
| Bill Wertenbaker | Washington and Lee | 1900, 1902 | |
| Charles A. West | North Dakota | 1928–1941, 1945 | |
| Charles Fremont West | Howard | 1928, 1934–1935 | |
| Charles Whelan | Tufts | 1903–1907, 1912–1917, 1919 | |
| Mark Whipple | UMass | 1998–2003, 2014–2018 | Whipple won a Division I-AA (FCS) national title in the first year of his first tenure. |
| William C. White | Samford | 1940–1941, 1954 | |
| Mickey Whitehurst | Western Maryland | 1901–1906, 1912 | Now McDaniel College |
| Todd Whitten | Tarleton State | 1996, 2000–2004, 2016–present | |
| Harry J. Wienbergen | Dickinson State | 1928–1943, 1946–1949, 1951–1952 | Team did not play in 1942 |
| Henry L. Wilder | Lebanon Valley | 1906–1907, 1911–1912, 1921–1922 | |
| Bob Williams | Clemson | 1906, 1909, 1913–1915 | |
| Charles Holston Williams | Hampton | 1914–1917, 1919–1920 | |
| Doug Williams | Grambling State | 1998–2003, 2011–2013 | |
| Rick Willis | Wartburg | 1997–2005, 2008–2021 | |
| Fred Wilson | Lewis & Clark | 1965–1983, 1987 | |
| Jimmy Wilson | Buffalo | 1932–1933, 1950–1951 | |
| Squibb Wilson | Fairmont State | 1940–1942, 1946–1951 | |
| Edgar Wingard | Susquehanna | 1916–1917, 1919, 1924–1925 | |
| William J. Wisdom | Tarleton State | 1920–1922, 1924–1928, 1930–1935 | |
| Frank N. Wolf | Waynesburg | 1921–1922, 1928–1941 | |
| Sol Wolf | Lock Haven | 1923, 1934 | |
| Star Wood | ETSU | 1952–1953, 1955–1965 | |
| Warren B. Woodson | Hardin-Simmons | 1941–1942, 1946–1951 | |
| Hoover J. Wright | Prairie View A&M | 1966–1968, 1973–1979 | |
| Frank Wyatt | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 1906–1915, 1919–1923 | |
| James J. Yeager | Colorado | 1941–1943, 1946–1947 | |
| Louis Yeager | West Virginia | 1899, 1901–1902 | |
| Fielding H. Yost | Michigan | 1901–1923, 1925–1926 | |
| Donzell Young | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1973–1975, 1984–1986 | |
| Don Young | Black Hills State | 1948–1950, 1953–1958, 1967 | |
| Ralph H. Young | Kalamazoo | 1916–1917, 1919–1922 | |
| Walter Yund | Carroll (MT) | 1914–1915, 1919 | |
| Herman F. Zimoski | Delta State | 1928–1932, 1934–1945 | |
| Bill Zorn | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 1928–1940, 1942 | |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 School then athletically known as "Massachusetts", though the term "UMass" was in wide use for most if not all of the 20th century.
* 1 2 Then known as Southwestern Louisiana.
* ↑ Then known as West Tennessee, from its formal name of West Tennessee Normal School.
* 1 2 3 Then known as Howard College, or Howard (Alabama) to distinguish from Howard University in Washington, D.C.
* ↑ Officially known for athletic purposes as Connecticut until 2013, though "UConn" was in regular use during Edsall's first tenure.
* ↑ Then known as Wichita, from its formal name of Municipal University of Wichita.
* ↑ Known as Livingston State during McCorkle's first tenure, and West Alabama since 1995.
* ↑ Then formally known as Michigan State Normal College; short form Michigan Normal.