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Sure, Alabama is probably the greatest college football program right now, but where were they prior to hiring Nick Saban? The Miami Hurricanes were dominant when Jimmie Johnson and Butch Davis were in charge, but where are they today? Ohio State has returned to a consistently dominant program for the first time since the Jim Tressel days, but where were the Buckeyes between Woody Hayes‘ retirement and Tressel taking over? This is a list of the 15 all-time worst college football coaches of the top programs in the country.
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15. Bill Callahan, Nebraska (27-22)
Credit: Getty Images15. Bill Callahan, Nebraska (27-22)
It was pretty shocking to watch Callahan's fall from grace. In 2002, he was the losing head coach in Super Bowl XXXVII as the Oakland Raiders were beaten by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Two seasons later, Callahan was the head coach at Nebraska and one of the worst in the program's history.
14. Randy Shannon, Miami (28-22)
Credit: Getty Images14. Randy Shannon, Miami (28-22)
Shannon took over for Larry Coker, who went 60-15 in six seasons with the Hurricanes and won the 2001 National Championship. Unfortunately for Shannon, he couldn't find success with Miami, with a 9-4 record in 2009 being his best season.
13. Mike DuBose, Alabama (24-23)
Credit: Getty Images13. Mike DuBose, Alabama (24-23)
Not only was DuBose one of the least successful coaches ever for the Crimson Tide, but the school lost 21 total scholarships, suffered a two-year bowl ban and went on five years probation for an incident involving the recruitment of defensive lineman Albert Means.
12. Luke Fickell, Ohio State (6-7)
Credit: Getty Images12. Luke Fickell, Ohio State (6-7)
I hated putting Fickell on here because he was in a tough spot, as he took over for Tressel when he resigned amid an NCAA investigation. He wasn't ready to be the head coach, but any coach that has a career losing record at any of the top 10 winningest programs in college football history has to be on this list.
11. Charlie Strong, Texas (9-12)
Credit: Getty Images11. Charlie Strong, Texas (9-12)
The boosters and fans at Texas are getting frustrated with Strong as he's continued to struggle to turn around one of the richest programs in the country. I really thought the former Louisville coach would do a wonderful job with the Longhorns, but it just hasn't worked out.
10. Jack Chevigny, Texas (13-14-1)
Credit: Getty Images10. Jack Chevigny, Texas (13-14-1)
Chevigny was 7-2-1 in his first season in Austin in 1934 but proceeded to go 6-12-1 over his next two seasons. Chevigny was fired after a 2-6-1 record in 1936.
9. Fran Curci, Miami (9-13)
Credit: Twitter9. Fran Curci, Miami (9-13)
The University of Miami hired Curci after he went 25-6 in three seasons at the University of Tampa. In fact, the Spartans defeated the Hurricanes in 1970, to finish the season 10-1, and Curci was hired by Miami after that game. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned with the Hurricanes.
8. Gomer Jones, Oklahoma (9-11-1)
Credit: Facebook8. Gomer Jones, Oklahoma (9-11-1)
Jones led Oklahoma to one of its worst seasons in its history in 1965, as the Sooners went 3-7. The 1965 season overshadowed a decent 6-4-1 mark in 1964 and forced the firing of Jones as head coach.
7. Mike Shula, Alabama (26-23)
Credit: Getty Images7. Mike Shula, Alabama (26-23)
Shula spent four seasons with the Crimson Tide from 2003-06, and aside from a 10-2 record in 2005, led Alabama to a 16-21 record in his other three seasons. Definitely not as successful as his father, but he's found a home as the offensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers.
6. Bill Glassford, Nebraska (31-35-3)
Credit: Getty Images6. Bill Glassford, Nebraska (31-35-3)
Glassford led the University of New Hampshire to an impressive 19-5-1 record from 1946-48. He then took the Nebraska Cornhuskers' head coaching job in 1949 and proceeded to go 31-35-3 in seven seasons in Lincoln.
5. Joe Kuharich, Notre Dame (17-23)
Credit: Getty Images5. Joe Kuharich, Notre Dame (17-23)
From 1948-51, Kuharich guided the University of San Francisco to a 25-14 record, including a 9-0 record in 1951. He was then hired by Notre Dame but couldn't quite put things together in South Bend, going 17-23 in four seasons at the school, including never having a record better than 5-5.
4. John Blake, Oklahoma (12-22)
Credit: Getty Images4. John Blake, Oklahoma (12-22)
Blake was the head coach of the Sooners prior to Bob Stoops taking over in 1998. He went 3-8, 4-8 and 5-6 in three seasons in Norman before getting the ax. Do you think Sooners' fans take Stoops a bit for granted?
3. Lou Saban, Miami (9-13)
Credit: Getty Images3. Lou Saban, Miami (9-13)
Saban was a great player in Indiana from 1940-43, and he was drafted in the 10th round of the 1944 NFL Draft by Card-Pitt, a temporary merger between the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers. After not signing, he joined the Cleveland Browns of the AAFC. Unfortunately, Saban couldn't transfer that success into head coaching as he was terrible at Miami.
2. Bill Jennings, Nebraska (15-34-1)
Credit: Getty Images2. Bill Jennings, Nebraska (15-34-1)
Jennings might be best known for leading the Cornhuskers to one of the most unbelievable upsets in college football history when Nebraska ended Oklahoma's 74-game winning streak in 1959. It was even more amazing considering Jennings only won 15 total games in five seasons in Lincoln.
1. Rich Rodriguez, Michigan (15-22)
Credit: Getty Images1. Rich Rodriguez, Michigan (15-22)
Rodriguez controversially cost the West Virginia Mountaineers an appearance in the 2008 National Championship Game after already accepting a contract to coach at Michigan prior to the Mountaineers' last game. As a West Virginia fan, nothing made me happier than to watch that jerk go 15-22 in three years at Michigan, and get fired in 2010. It couldn't have happened to a better guy.
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