College football’s mythology is built on legends who piled up wins, creating dynasties that defined generations. But for every surge of triumph, there is a defeat—often carried by the architect on the sideline.

Their careers stretched across shifting eras, budget gaps and rebuilding cycles that rarely broke their way. Yet those long tenures left traces worth revisiting, showing how persistence shaped programs even when the scoreboard didn’t.

Before the numbers come into focus, the lens lingers on the stories behind them—seasons marked by strain, resilience and complicated legacies that ultimately tie these coaches to the NCAAF’s all-time losing records.

Watson Brown | 211 losses

Long before the stat sheet immortalized him, Watson Brown was known as a coach who didn’t shy away from the

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