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The top five Notre Dame football head coaches of all time

By Corbin Whitney

23 Nov1996: Head coach Lou Holtz of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is carried off the field by his team after defeating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 62-0 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Allsport
23 Nov1996: Head coach Lou Holtz of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is carried off the field by his team after defeating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 62-0 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Allsport /
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2. Ara Parseghian (1964-1974)

EVANSTON, IL – OCTOBER 23: Ara Parseghian watches from the sidelines as the Michigan State Spartans take on the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field on October 23, 2010 in Evanston, Illinois. Michigan State defeated Northwestern 35-27. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
EVANSTON, IL – OCTOBER 23: Ara Parseghian watches from the sidelines as the Michigan State Spartans take on the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field on October 23, 2010 in Evanston, Illinois. Michigan State defeated Northwestern 35-27. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Overall Record: 95-17-4

Win Percentage – .836

Consensus All-Americans (ND Only) – 21

National Titles – 3

NFL Draft Picks – 79

Length of Tenure – 11 Seasons

Ara definitely knew what he was doing when it came to his players. He came in at number one in both, Consensus All-Americans (21) and NFL Draft picks (79). Not to mention, he also won three national titles during his time at Notre Dame. As stated by ncaa.com, these titles came in 1964, 1966, and 1973.

His number of All-Americans is magnificent when you think about it, because it is the same number as Frank Leahy (15) and Brian Kelly (6) combined. He also has over double the amount of NFL draft picks that Kelly (39) has.

To view all of the players that were selected as consensus All-Americans under Ara Parseghian, go to sportsreference.com.

While he did have the third highest win percentage out of the coaches listed, he still won over 80 percent of his games at Notre Dame, which is extremely impressive.

Parseghian’s average rank was 2.2, which earned him the number two spot on the list, and some might even argue for number one.

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