List of college men's lacrosse career coaching wins leaders

This is a list of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's lacrosse head coaches by number of career wins. Head coaches with a combined career record of at least 250 wins at the Division I, Division II, Division III, or historically equivalent level are included here.

Coaches

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Rank Name Years Wins Losses Ties Pct. Teams National Titles
1* Jim Berkman 37 641 67 0 .905 Potsdam State (1985), Salisbury (1989–present) 13
2 Hank Janczyk 38 473 148 0 .762 Salisbury (1983–1985), Colgate (1986–1987), Gettysburg (1988–2021) 0
3* John Danowski 42 472 218 0 .684 C.W. Post (1983–1985), Hofstra (1986–2006), Duke (2007–present) 3
4 Bill Tierney 39 439 152 0 .743 RIT (1982–1984), Princeton (1988–2009), Denver (2010-2023) 7
5* Keith Bugbee 41 422 230 0 .647 Springfield (1984–present) 1
6* Bill Pilat 37 399 181 0 .688 Roanoke (1988-present) 0
7 Steve Beville 35 390 171 0 .697 Colorado College (1989-1998), Vermont (1999–2006), Cortland (2007–2023) 1
8 Mike Pressler 38 382 205 0 .653 VMI (1983), Ohio Wesleyan (1986–1990), Duke (1991–2006), Bryant (2007–2022) 0
9 Dom Starsia 34 375 148 0 .716 Brown (1983–1992), Virginia (1993–2016) 5
10* J.B. Clarke 27 373 98 0 .792 Greensboro (1997), Washington (MD) (1999–2010), Limestone (2011–2021), Tampa Spartans (2022-present) 3
11* Dan Sheehan 27 369 67 0 .846 Le Moyne (1998–present) 6
12* Steve Koudelka 28 367 168 0 .686 Lynchburg (1997-present) 0
13* Dave Webster 34 363 228 0 .582 Marymount (1992-1998), Franklin & Marshall (1999-2001), Dickinson (2001-present) 0
14 Jeff Long† 36 362 182 0 .665 Ithaca (1988–2023) 0
15 Rory Whipple 37 359 212 0 .615 Clarkson (1980–1986), Hartwick (1987–1998), Bryant (2000–2006), Florida Southern (2009–2010), Tampa (2012–2021) 0
16* Kevin Corrigan 38 357 173 0 .674 Randolph–Macon (1985–1986), Notre Dame (1988–present) 1
17 David Urick† 32 345 129 0 .728 Hobart (1980–1989), Georgetown (1990–2012) 10
18 Ray Rostan 37 342 197 0 .635 RIT (1979–1981), Ithaca (1982–1983), Hampden–Sydney (1985–2016) 0
19 Bob Shillinglaw 42 334 320 0 .511 Massachusetts Maritime (1976–1978), Delaware (1979–2017) 0
20* Gene Peluso 28 330 147 0 .692 Lycoming (1997–2001), RIT (2001-2010), Stevens (2010-present) 0
21 Steve Colfer 23 329 86 0 .793 Cabrini (2001-2023) 1
22 Jack Emmer 35 326 184 0 .639 Cortland State (1970–1972), Washington & Lee (1973–1983), Army (1984–2005) 0
T23 Michael Caravana 28 320 97 0 .767 Denison Big Red (1991–2005), Denison Big Red (2008–2021) 0
T23* John Raba 28 320 137 0 .700 Wesleyan (1997-present) 1
25* Rob Randall 29 302 180 0 .627 Sacred Heart (1993–1996), SUNY Geneseo (2000), Nazareth (2001-present) 0
26 Dick Garber† 36 300 141 3 .679 UMass (1955–1990) 0
27 Glenn Thiel 40 299 216 0 .581 Virginia (1970–1977), Penn State (1978–2010) 1
28* Mike Mahoney 27 294 123 0 .705 St. Lawrence (1998–present) 0
29 Mike Daly 26 290 134 0 .684 Tufts (1999–2016), Brown (2017–2024) 3
30 Walter Alessi 43 288 287 0 .501 MIT (1975–2017) 0
31 Roy Simmons Jr. 27 287 96 0 .749 Syracuse (1971–1998) 5
32 Jim Adams 34 284 123 1 .697 Army (1958–1969), Penn (1970–1977), Virginia (1978–1992) 4
33 Dick Edell 29 282 123 0 .696 Baltimore (1973–1976), Army (1977–1983), Maryland (1984–2001)[3] 0
34 Dave Cottle 27 280 115 0 .709 Loyola (1983–2001), Maryland (2002–2010) 0
35 Terry Corcoran 33 279 205 0 .576 Washington (MD) (1983–1994), Penn (1995–1996), Skidmore (1997–2005), Elizabethtown (2006–2013), Wabash (2014–2016) 0
T36* Paul Cantabene 20 274 97 0 .739 Stevenson (2005–present) 1
T36* Gene McCabe 23 274 123 0 .690 Hamilton (2002–2006), Washington & Lee (2007–Present) 0
38* Jake Coon 15 270 28 0 .906 RIT (2010–present) 2
39 Tony Seaman 29 263 166 0 .613 C.W. Post (1982), Penn (1983–1990), Johns Hopkins (1991–1998), Towson (1999–2011) 0
40 Carl Runk 30 262 161 0 .619 Towson (1968–1998) 1
41 Howdy Myers 31 261 159 4 .620 Johns Hopkins (1947–1949), Hofstra (1950–1975), Hampden–Sydney (1976–1978) 3
42 John Desko 22 258 86 0 .750 Syracuse (1999–2021) 5
43 Richie Moran 28 257 121 0 .680 Cornell (1969–1997) 3
44* Greg Cannella 31 255 181 0 .585 UMass (1995–Present) 0
45 Roy Simmons Sr. 36 253 130 1 .660 Syracuse (1931–1942, 1946–1970) 0
T46* Joe Breschi 27 252 148 0 .630 Ohio State (1998-2008), North Carolina (2009-present) 1
T46 Renzie Lamb 34 252 184 0 .578 Williams (1989–2003) 0
47 Jack Faber 33 251 56 2 .816 Maryland (1928–1943, 1946–1963) 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Men's Lacrosse Coaching Records Entering 2021" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  3. ^ Player Bio: Dick Edell Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland, retrieved July 10, 2010.