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College Football Coaches Survive Winless Seasons More Often Than Not

HERO Sports by HERO Sports
September 8, 2017
College Football Coaches Survive Winless Seasons More Often Than Not

In 2015 Kansas became the first Power Five college football team to record a winless season 2008. They lost eight games by at least 25 points, four by at least 40 and two by at least 55. Their average margin of defeat was 31 points.

Not only did first-year head coach David Beaty return for another season, there were never rumblings that he would be fired — and he received praise for keeping the Jayhawks competitive in four games, including a six-point road loss to TCU, given their scholarship situation.

"I said, whether it's me or Paul Bear Bryant, if you want this done in a year, I think you're barking up the wrong tree," Beaty said in September 2016, recalling his conversation with athletics director Sheahon Zenger when he was hired. "I hope your goal is to win in the long-term."

VOTE: Which ACC Coaches Could Survive a Winless 2017 Season?

Since 2000, 18 FBS teams have gone winless. Surprisingly, 10 of those teams retained their coach for the next season, with Beaty being the most recent. George O'Leary is the most notable. Like Beaty, he survived a winless first season at UCF (2004), went 8-5 the following year and recorded four double-digit-win seasons over the next decade. 

Here's a look at those 18 teams and coaches:

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YEAR TEAM Head Coach Retained?
2015 UCF George O'Leary No
2015 Kansas David Beaty Yes
2013 Miami (OH) Don Treadwell No
2013 Georgia State Trent Miles Yes
2012 Southern Miss Ellis Johnson No
2009 WKU David Elson No
2009 Eastern Michigan Ron English Yes
2008 Washington Tyrone Willingham No
2006 FIU Don Strock No
2006 Duke Ted Roof Yes
2005 New Mexico State Hal Mumme Yes
2004 UCF George O'Leary Yes
2003 Army Todd Berry No
2003 SMU Phil Bennett Yes
2001 Navy Charlie Weatherbie No
2001 Houston Dana Dimel Yes
2001 Duke Carl Franks Yes
2000 Duke Carl Franks