List of West Virginia Mountaineers head football coaches

The Mountaineers competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.

[1] Through the end of the 2024 season, the Mountaineers have competed in 1,356 games and compiled an overall record of 783 wins, 528 losses, and 46 ties.

In that time, 12 coaches have led the Mountaineers in postseason bowl games: Clarence Spears, Marshall Glenn, Dudley DeGroot, Art Lewis, Gene Corum, Jim Carlen, Bobby Bowden, Don Nehlen, Rodriguez, Bill Stewart, Dana Holgorsen, and Neal Brown.

Nehlen is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 149 victories during his 21 years with the program.

Of the 35 different head coaches who have led the Mountaineers, Spears, Ira Rodgers, Greasy Neale, Bowden, and Nehlen have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

A color photograph of Don Nehlen in a white suit — Don Nehlen both coached in and won the most games as head coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers.