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Can Mike Gundy Reach 200 Career Wins?

In the history of college football, only 18 coaches have ever won 200 or more games. Only three coaches have ever won 300 or more. And only one has ever eclipsed 400.

Here’s a look at the list, which I pulled from CFB Reference (I think it’s important to note that they only include coaches from programs that were considered major schools at the time when the coach was there — here is their definition of a major school).

Rank Coach Wins Primary School
1 Joe Paterno 409 Penn State
2 Bobby Bowden 357 Florida State
3 Bear Bryant 323 Alabama
4 Pop Warner 311 Carlisle
5 Amos Alonzo Stagg 282 Chicago
6 LaVell Edwards 257 Brigham Young
7 Tom Osborne 255 Nebraska
8 Lou Holtz 249 Notre Dame
9 Frank Beamer 238 Virginia Tech
9 Mack Brown 238 Texas
11 Bo Schembechler 234 Michigan
12 Hayden Fry 230 Iowa
13 Steve Spurrier 228 Florida
14 Nick Saban* 225 Alabama
15 Bill Snyder* 211 Kansas State
16 Woody Hayes 205 Ohio State
17 Don Nehlen 202 West Virginia
18 Vince Dooley 201 Georgia

*Active coaches

Mike Gundy slides in at 121st on the list with 116 wins in his 14 years on the job in Stillwater.