By Team | By Conference | By Coach
Note: Coach alma maters are still being researched.
| Coach (Alma Mater) | Total | Team (Seasons) |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Saban * | 6 | Alabama (2009, 2011-2012, 2015, 2017, 2020) |
| Paul "Bear" Bryant (Alabama) | 5 | Alabama (1961, 1964-1965, 1978-1979) |
| Frank Leahy (Notre Dame) | 4 | Notre Dame (1943, 1946-1947, 1949) |
| Urban Meyer | 3 | Florida (2006, 2008), Ohio State (2014) |
| Barry Switzer | 3 | Oklahoma (1974-1975, 1985) |
| John McKay | 3 | USC (1962, 1967, 1972) |
| Charles "Bud" Wilkinson | 3 | Oklahoma (1950, 1955-1956) |
| Bernie Bierman (Minnesota) | 3 | Minnesota (1936, 1940-1941) |
| Kirby Smart (Georgia) | 2 | Georgia (2021-2022) |
| Dabo Swinney | 2 | Clemson (2016, 2018) |
| Pete Carroll | 2 | USC (2003-2004) |
| Bobby Bowden | 2 | Florida State (1993, 1999) |
| Tom Osborne | 2 | Nebraska (1994-1995) |
| Dennis Erickson | 2 | Miami (FL) (1989, 1991) |
| Joe Paterno | 2 | Penn State (1982, 1986) |
| Ara Parseghian | 2 | Notre Dame (1966, 1973) |
| Bob Devaney | 2 | Nebraska (1970-1971) |
| Darrell Royal | 2 | Texas (1963, 1969) |
| Woody Hayes | 2 | Ohio State (1954, 1968) |
| Earl "Red" Blaik (Army 1920) | 2 | Army (1944-1945) |
| Ryan Day (New Hampshire 2001) | 1 | Ohio State (2024) |
| Jim Harbaugh (Michigan) | 1 | Michigan (2023) |
| Ed Orgeron | 1 | LSU (2019) |
| Jimbo Fisher | 1 | Florida State (2013) |
| Gene Chizik | 1 | Auburn (2010) |
| Les Miles | 1 | LSU (2007) |
| Mack Brown | 1 | Texas (2005) |
| Jim Tressel | 1 | Ohio State (2002) |
| Larry Coker | 1 | Miami (FL) (2001) |
| Bob Stoops | 1 | Oklahoma (2000) |
| Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee) | 1 | Tennessee (1998) |
| Lloyd Carr | 1 | Michigan (1997) |
| Steve Spurrier (Florida) | 1 | Florida (1996) |
| Gene Stallings | 1 | Alabama (1992) |
| Bill McCartney | 1 | Colorado (1990) |
| Lou Holtz | 1 | Notre Dame (1988) |
| Jimmy Johnson | 1 | Miami (FL) (1987) |
| LaVell Edwards | 1 | BYU (1984) |
| Howard Schnellenberger | 1 | Miami (FL) (1983) |
| Danny Ford | 1 | Clemson (1981) |
| Vince Dooley | 1 | Georgia (1980) |
| Dan Devine | 1 | Notre Dame (1977) |
| Johnny Majors | 1 | Pittsburgh (1976) |
| Murray Warmath | 1 | Minnesota (1960) |
| Ben Schwartzwalder | 1 | Syracuse (1959) |
| Paul Dietzel | 1 | LSU (1958) |
| Ralph "Shug" Jordan (Auburn) | 1 | Auburn (1957) |
| Jim Tatum | 1 | Maryland (1953) |
| Clarence "Biggie" Munn | 1 | Michigan State (1952) |
| Bob Neyland | 1 | Tennessee (1951) |
| Bennie Oosterbaan (Michigan) | 1 | Michigan (1948) |
| Paul Brown | 1 | Ohio State (1942) |
| Homer Norton | 1 | Texas A&M (1939) |
| Leo "Dutch" Meyer (TCU) | 1 | TCU (1938) |
| John "Jock" Sutherland (Pittsburgh) | 1 | Pittsburgh (1937) |