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Tom Osborne is the only D1 head coach to have coached in at least 300+ games with a winning percentage of 80% or better (84% to be exact).

Here's a list of every D1 head coach with at least 100 games under their belt and an 80+ winning percentage.

100-199

Knute Rockne (Notre Dame) - 88%

Frank Leahy (Notre Dame) - 86%

Urban Meyer (Florida) - 84%

Barry Switzer (Oklahoma) - 84%

Pete Carroll (USC) - 84%

Bud Wilkinson (Oklahoma) - 83%

Bob Devaney (Nebraska) - 81%

Sid Gillman (Cincinnati) - 80%

Bob Pruett (Marshall) - 80%

Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) - 80%

Frank Thomas (Alabama) - 80%

200-299

Fielding Yost (Michigan) - 83%

Robert Neyland (Tennessee) - 83%

300-399

Tom Osborne (Nebraska) - 84%

 
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I also forgot to mention that Fielding Yost's first D1 head coaching job was with Nebraska in 1898 where he went 8-3. He only coached at Nebraska for one year and then went to Kansas for a year in 1899 and finished 10-0. Then he headed west for a year to coach Stanford in 1900 and went 7-2-1. He finally settled in Michigan for the rest of his coaching career from 1901-1926 where he went 165-29-10.

 
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I was interested to see where Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden would be on this list. Joe is at 394-129-3 with a 75% winning percentage. Bobby is at 373-119-4...I think that is his total career and that is a 76% winning percentage. Just thought you guys would be interested to see that to compare it with Tom Osborne. He was at 255-49-3. Pretty impressive!

 
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I was interested to see where Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden would be on this list. Joe is at 394-129-3 with a 75% winning percentage. Bobby is at 373-119-4...I think that is his total career and that is a 76% winning percentage. Just thought you guys would be interested to see that to compare it with Tom Osborne. He was at 255-49-3. Pretty impressive!
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Indeed it is. :thumbs

 
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