Which colleges have produced the most NFL head coaches?

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Partial Excerpt from Friday’s USA Today (1-10-25)

Which colleges have produced the most NFL head coaches?

According to USA TODAY Sports research, there are two schools that count seven NFL head coaches as former students: Oregon and Miami (Ohio).

Even more surprising than the Redhawks’ inclusion atop this list is that a whopping three Miami (Ohio) products have won a Super Bowl: John Harbaugh, Sean McVay and Weeb Ewbank.

Alabama, Michigan State and Texas A&M rank second with six NFL head coaches apiece − and if Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is hired this cycle, he will move the Aggies level with Miami (Ohio) and Oregon at the top.

Colleges with the most NFL head coaches

Miami-Ohio 7

Oregon 7

Alabama 6

Michigan State 6

Texas A&M 6

Florida 5

Minnesota 5

Pittsburgh 5

San Diego State 5

Tulsa 5

SOURCE: The NFL’s annual record, fact books and Pro Football Reference

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I’m actually surprised about Oregon

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Those 3 super bowl winners dont include Paul Brown who won many NFL championships but who are the other 3 from Miami.

I have seen that cradle of coaches picture and I am drawing a blank

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Sid Gillman - Chargers, 60-69, 71
Bill Arnsparger - Giants, 74-76
Gary Moeller - Lions, 00 (only coached part of a season, but technically wasn’t an interim coach)

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Gillman and Moeller attended Miami? I know they coached here but the article implies “schools that count seven NFL head coaches as former students” I think one that wasn’t mentioned was John McVay who was the HC of the Giants for many years.

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D’oh - I was just thinking cradle of coaches, not alums

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I think the remaining two would be John McVay (Giants 76-78) and Aaron Kromer (Saints interim head coach in 2012 for Bountygate). Unless I’m missing a seventh non-interim head coach.

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We’ll overtake Oregon once Chris Shula becomes a head coach

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Miami should come up with a catchy name for having all those coaches.

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I just looked them all up

The 3 Super Bowl winners, Paul Brown, John McVay, Aaron Kromer & Eddie Biles.

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How about “The Petri Dish of Coaches”?

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Small Bed of Coaches
High Chair of Coaches

Hmm, we are on to something. Just not quite right yet.

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Ed Biles was Tim Rose’s headcoach at Xavier….small world

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Bill Arnsbarger, HC NY Giants 1974-1976.

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I missed that you had Arnsbarger, that does make 8 though, unless Biles is incorrect.

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It is 8.

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Like “the coach bakery” or “bakery of coaches” “Ye Olde Coach Shoppe”. I’ll keep working on it…

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“The Incubator of Coaches”

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I just did more research - Aaron Kromer was only an interim head coach for a few games, so they are probably not counting him.

So, back to 7

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John Mackovic was a GA at Miami in 1965. He’s a WF alum but has a Miami Masters Degree.