List of college football career coaching losses leaders

This is a list of college football coaches with 100 career losses.^[1][2] "College level" is defined as a four-year college or university program in either the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics or the National Collegiate Athletic Association. If the team competed at a time before the official organization of either of the two groups but is generally accepted as a "college football program" it would also be included.

Watson Brown, whose head coaching tenure included stints at Austin Peay (1979–1980), Cincinnati (1983), Vanderbilt (1986–1990), UAB (1995–2006), and Tennessee Tech (2007–2015), holds the record for most losses with 211.^[3] The Daily Oklahoman wrote that "only good football coaches are allowed to lose as many" as Brown, much like "only good baseball pitchers are allowed to absorb 20 losses in a season or 150–200 losses in a career".^[4] Brown broke the former mark of 199 held by Amos Alonzo Stagg,^[5] who also held the major college record for wins until 1981.^[6] Brown's younger brother, Mack Brown, ranks among the winningest college football coaches with 282 career wins.

Individuals indicated in bold type are expected to remain coaching in the next college football season of 2023.

The list of coaches is current as of the end of the 2022 season.^{[n 1]}

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