Where should Mark Richt rank nationally among Head Coaches?

Patterson is slightly behind Richt with a .737 winning percentage and three major bowl appearances. Both of their first full seasons as a college Head Coach was in 2001.

Gundy has been consistent but it’s hard to see how he can be ranked ahead of Richt. He has a .683 winning percentage, although he has taken Oklahoma State to four major bowl games in 13 seasons, versus Richt’s 17 seasons as a Power Five Head Coach.

Richt and Gundy both only have had only one losing season. Richt’s teams have been more consistently among the best teams in the country than Gundy.

Other than a 6-7 season at Georgia in 2010, Richt’s teams have been at least three games over .500. Gundy has four seasons with his teams one game over .500 or worse. The edge goes to Richt.

The biggest slight of Richt on the list has to be Mullen. The newly hired Gators Head Coach had a .600 winning percentage at Mississippi State. He only led the Bulldogs to one major bowl appearance in nine seasons.

Some will point to playing in the SEC West as the reason he didn’t win more games. If he was truly a great coach he should have had more success than he did at Miss State. Richt definitely belongs higher on the list than Mullen.

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After examining both lists, Richt belongs on the second tier of active coaches and about 12th on the Power Five list. Patterson, Richt and Shaw are all pretty close. The other coaches mentioned he should definitely be ranked ahead of.