Fitz Countdown
Posted
11/21/08;
Updated
1/1/13

 




 

The Coach Fitzgerald Countdown
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WINS TO GO TO BECOME
NU'S WINNINGEST COACH

FITZ PASSES PAPPY!

HailToPurple.com kept track of Coach Fitz's progress as he moved up the ranks of NU's head coaches, counting down the Wildcat wins until Fitz took the top spot in career wins at NU.

With the Gator Bowl win, Fitz became the winningest coach in NU history!


Rank* Coach Years
(# Seasons)
Wins Date Fitz Matched
1 PAT FITZGERALD
2006-   (7)
50 .
2 Pappy Waldorf
1935-1946 (12)
49 (matched 11/24/12;
passed 1/1/13)
3 Randy Walker
1999-2005 (7)
37 (matched 10/29/11)
4 Ara Parseghian 1956-1963 (8)
36 (matched 9/10/11)
4 Dick Hanley
1927-1934 (8)
36 (matched 9/10/11)
6 Gary Barnett
1992-1998 (7)
35 (matched 9/3/11)
7 Bob Voigts
1947-1954 (8)
33 (matched 10/30/10)
8 Alex Agase
1964-1972 (9)
32 (matched 10/2/10)
9 C.M. Hollister
1899-1902 (4)
27 (matched 11/21/09)
10 Walter McCornack
1903-1905 (3)
26 (matched 11/14/09)
11 Glen Thistlethwaite
1922-1926 (5)
21 (matched 9/12/09)
12 Fred Murphy 1914-1918 (5)
16 (matched 10/18/08)
13 Francis Peay 1986-1991 (6)
13 (matched 9/13/08)
14 Alvin Culver 1895-1896 (<2)
12 (matched 9/6/08)
14 John Pont 1973-1977 (5)
12 (matched 9/6/08)
16 Dennis Green 1981-1985 (5) 10 (matched 11/10/07)
17 W.H. Bannard 1898 (1) 9 (matched 10/19/07)
18 Snake Ames 1891-1892 (2) 7 (matched 10/6/07)
19 Charles Hammett 1910-1912 (3) 6 (matched 9/8/07)
20 Jesse Van Doozer
1897 (1)
5 (matched 9/1/07)
21 Elmer McDevitt
1920-1921 (2)
4 (matched 11/18/06)
21 A.A. Ewing
1894 (1)
4 (matched 11/18/06)
23 Paul Noyes
1893 (1)
2 (matched 9/16/06)
23 Alton Johnson
1908 (1)
2 (matched 9/16/06)
23 Charlie Bachman
1919 (1)
2 (matched 9/16/06)
26 Bill Horr
1909 (1)
1 (matched 8/31/06)
26 Dennis Grady
1913 (1)
1 (matched 8/31/06)
26 Rick Venturi
1978-1980 (3)
1 (matched 8/31/06)
29 Lou Saban
1955 (1)
0 (matched 8/31/06)
29 Joe Flint
1895 (<1)
0 (matched 8/31/06)

*The ranking is solely based on overall number of wins at NU as head coach.  For a (much) more subjective ranking of NU's former coaches, click here.