With age comes wisdom and experience. Perhaps that's why the two oldest coaches in FBS college football – Mack Brown and Nick Saban – have won a combined eight national championships and 13 conference championships.'
College football is a young man's game, and modern football is often coached by young, 30 and 40-something geniuses who cut their teeth in a new era of offense-friendly rules.'
But don't ignore the old hats, who are almost always at the top of the game. There's a reason these guys have been around forever: They win.'
*All ages are as of Oct. 19, 2023.
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| Coach | Team | Age (Birthday) |
|---|---|---|
| Mack Brown | North Carolina | 72 (Aug. 27, 1951) |
| Nick Saban | Alabama | 71 (Oct. 31, 1951) |
| Kirk Ferentz | Iowa | 69 (Aug. 1, 1955) |
| Don Brown | UMass | 68 (July 31, 1955) |
| Terry Bowden | UL-Monroe | 67 (Feb. 25, 1956) |
| Craig Bohl | Wyoming | 65 (July 27, 1958) |
| Rick Stockstill | Middle Tennessee | 65 (Dec. 23, 1957) |
| Brady Hoke | San Diego State | 64 (Nov. 3, 1958) |
| K.C. Keeler | Sam Houston | 64 (July 26, 1959) |
| Kyle Whittingham | Utah | 63 (Nov. 21, 1959) |
| Willie Fritz | Tulane | 63 (Apr. 2, 1960) |
| Biff Poggi | C harlotte | 63 (June 6, 1960) |
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