College football coaches with the highest winning percentage

Hate to be the harbinger of more bad news, Bama, but Coach Satan, er, Saban, ain't in the top 5 here.

Minimum 10 years as a head coach through 2022......

5. Tom Osborne

Number of seasons coaching: 25 (1973-97)

Schools: Nebraska

Record: 255-49-3

Winning percentage: .836

National championships: 3 (1994, 1995, 1997)

Interesting Tidbit: In 25 years, he never lost more than three games in a season.

Also, he had the best finish to any coaching career in history, winning three national championships in his last four seasons.

4. Barry Switzer

Number of seasons coaching: 16 (1973-1988)

Schools: Oklahoma

Record: 157-29-4

Winning percentage: .837

National championships: 3 (1974, 1975, 1985)

Interesting Tidbit: Known for saying things like "Hang half a hundred on ‘em," his teams often backed up his talking on the field.

In addition to his three national titles, Switzer won 13 conference titles in 16 years at the helm.

3. Urban Meyer

Number of seasons coaching: 17 (2001-2018)

Schools: Bowling Green, Utah, Florida, Ohio State

Record: 187-32

Winning percentage: .854

National championships: 3 (2006, 2008, 2014)

Interesting Tidbit: In his 17 seasons, he’s only lost more than three games in a season twice.

2. Frank Leahy

Number of seasons coaching: 13 (1939-53)

Schools: Boston College and Notre Dame

Record: 107-13-9

Winning percentage: .864

National championships: 4 (1943, 1946, 1947, 1949)

Interesting Tidbit: He led Notre Dame to four national championships and had six undefeated seasons in South Bend.

1. Knute Rockne

Number of seasons coaching: 13 (1918-30)

Schools: Notre Dame

Record: 105-12-5

Winning percentage: .881

National championships: 3 (1924, 1929, 1930)

Interesting Tidbit: Knute Rockne changed the way the game was played. Rockne is credited with popularizing the forward pass and other important contributions to the game of football.

Source: College Football Reference