| 1 | Eli Abbott | 1902 | 1902 | Alabama | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2 | Earl Abell | 1928 | 1930 | Virginia | 3 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | .536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 3 | Scott Abell | 2025 | 2025 | Rice | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 4 | Earl Able | 1923 | 1924 | Mississippi State | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | .611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 5 | George Adams | 1890 | 1892 | Harvard | 3 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 0 | .944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 6 | Hobbs Adams | 1940 | 1946 | Kansas State | 3 | 27 | 4 | 21 | 2 | .185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 7 | Steve Addazio | 2011 | 2021 | Colorado State | 11 | 128 | 61 | 67 | 0 | .477 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
| 8 | Alex Agase | 1964 | 1976 | Purdue | 13 | 135 | 50 | 83 | 2 | .378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 9 | Shaun Aguano | 2022 | 2022 | Arizona State | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 10 | Phil Ahwesh | 1949 | 1949 | Duquesne | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 11 | Jim Aiken | 1946 | 1950 | Oregon | 5 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 0 | .560 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 12 | Fred Akers | 1975 | 1990 | Purdue | 16 | 186 | 108 | 75 | 3 | .589 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | |
| 13 | Robb Akey | 2007 | 2025 | Oregon State | 7 | 75 | 22 | 53 | 0 | .293 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 14 | Pete Alamar | 2024 | 2024 | Rice | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 15 | Tim Albin | 2021 | 2025 | Charlotte | 5 | 64 | 34 | 30 | 0 | .531 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 16 | Ray Alborn | 1978 | 1983 | Rice | 6 | 66 | 13 | 53 | 0 | .197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 17 | Luman Aldrich | 1877 | 1877 | Tufts | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 18 | Josh Aldridge | 2022 | 2022 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 19 | Del Alexander | 2024 | 2024 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 20 | S.M. Alexander | 1923 | 1923 | Duke | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| 21 | William Alexander | 1920 | 1944 | Georgia Tech | 25 | 244 | 134 | 95 | 15 | .580 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| 22 | George Allen | 1990 | 1990 | Long Beach State | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 23 | George Allen | 1927 | 1932 | Colorado Mines | 6 | 42 | 9 | 32 | 1 | .226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 24 | Phog Allen | 1920 | 1920 | Kansas | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 25 | Pokey Allen | 1996 | 1996 | Boise State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 26 | Terry Allen | 1997 | 2001 | Kansas | 5 | 53 | 20 | 33 | 0 | .377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | record adjusted to 21-32-0 by NCAA |
| 27 | Tom Allen | 2016 | 2023 | Indiana | 8 | 82 | 33 | 49 | 0 | .402 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| 28 | Dave Allerdice | 1911 | 1915 | Texas | 5 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 0 | .825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 29 | Tom Alley | 1973 | 1974 | Louisville | 2 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | .409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 30 | Stub Allison | 1920 | 1944 | California | 11 | 108 | 59 | 47 | 2 | .556 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 31 | Billy Alton | 1981 | 1981 | UTEP | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 32 | Barry Alvarez | 1990 | 2014 | Wisconsin | 18 | 197 | 118 | 75 | 4 | .609 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | record adjusted to 119-74-4 by NCAA |
| 33 | Chuck Amato | 2000 | 2006 | North Carolina State | 7 | 86 | 49 | 37 | 0 | .570 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
| 34 | Paul Amen | 1956 | 1959 | Wake Forest | 4 | 40 | 11 | 26 | 3 | .313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 35 | Knowlton Ames | 1892 | 1892 | Purdue | 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 36 | William Amos | 1929 | 1931 | Washington & Jefferson | 3 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | .661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 37 | Tom Amstutz | 2001 | 2008 | Toledo | 8 | 99 | 58 | 41 | 0 | .586 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| 38 | Gary Andersen | 2009 | 2020 | Oregon State | 11 | 122 | 59 | 63 | 0 | .484 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| 39 | Blake Anderson | 2014 | 2025 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 129 | 74 | 55 | 0 | .574 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | |
| 40 | Dick Anderson | 1984 | 1989 | Rutgers | 6 | 65 | 27 | 34 | 4 | .446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | record adjusted to 28-33-4 by NCAA |
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| 41 | Edward Anderson | 1938 | 1964 | Iowa | 24 | 225 | 125 | 94 | 6 | .569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 42 | Frank Anderson | 1919 | 1919 | Mississippi College | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 43 | Frank Anderson | 1919 | 1920 | Oglethorpe | 2 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | .389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 44 | Harry Anderson | 1965 | 1968 | San Jose State | 4 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 45 | Hunk Anderson | 1931 | 1936 | North Carolina State | 6 | 56 | 27 | 26 | 3 | .509 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 46 | John Anderson | 1918 | 1918 | Rice | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 47 | John Anderson | 1973 | 1981 | Brown | 9 | 82 | 51 | 29 | 2 | .634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 48 | Lew Andreas | 1927 | 1929 | Syracuse | 3 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | .589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 49 | W. Gresham Andrews | 1913 | 1913 | Princeton | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 50 | Dee Andros | 1962 | 1975 | Oregon State | 14 | 144 | 62 | 80 | 2 | .438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 51 | Moe Ankney | 1986 | 1990 | Bowling Green | 5 | 54 | 20 | 31 | 3 | .398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 52 | William Ankney | 1963 | 1964 | Dayton | 2 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 53 | Major Applewhite | 2016 | 2025 | South Alabama | 5 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 0 | .510 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| 54 | Dave Aranda | 2020 | 2025 | Baylor | 6 | 73 | 36 | 37 | 0 | .493 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| 55 | Garrett Arbelbide | 1937 | 1939 | Northern Arizona | 3 | 27 | 8 | 17 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 56 | Phillip Arbuckle | 1914 | 1923 | Rice | 9 | 75 | 44 | 23 | 8 | .640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 57 | Mike Archer | 1987 | 1990 | Louisiana State | 4 | 46 | 27 | 18 | 1 | .598 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| 58 | Bruce Arians | 1983 | 1988 | Temple | 6 | 66 | 27 | 39 | 0 | .409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | record adjusted to 22-44-0 by NCAA |
| 59 | Ike Armstrong | 1925 | 1949 | Utah | 25 | 211 | 141 | 55 | 15 | .704 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 60 | Zach Arnett | 2022 | 2023 | Mississippi State | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
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| 61 | Bill Arnsparger | 1984 | 1986 | Louisiana State | 3 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| 62 | Marcus Arroyo | 2020 | 2022 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 0 | .233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 63 | Dave Arslanian | 1998 | 1999 | Utah State | 2 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 64 | Sarkis Arslanian | 1973 | 1981 | Colorado State | 9 | 96 | 45 | 47 | 4 | .490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 65 | Tom Arth | 2019 | 2021 | Akron | 3 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 66 | Chris Ash | 2016 | 2019 | Rutgers | 4 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 67 | Charles Atkinson | 1949 | 1955 | Brigham Young | 7 | 70 | 18 | 49 | 3 | .279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 68 | Chris Ault | 1992 | 2012 | Nevada | 12 | 151 | 95 | 56 | 0 | .629 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | |
| 69 | Andy Avalos | 2021 | 2023 | Boise State | 3 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 0 | .611 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 70 | Joe Avezzano | 1980 | 1984 | Oregon State | 5 | 55 | 6 | 47 | 2 | .127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Index of Letters