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

• * = Active coaches.
• † = National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee
• Statistics current through the 2024 season.^[1][2]

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	Kyle Hannan*	36	340	191	0	.640	Goucher College (2001–2012), Mercer University (2011–2020), Goucher College (2022–Present)	3
20	Bob Shillinglaw	42	334	320	0	.511	Massachusetts Maritime (1976–1978), Delaware (1979–2017)	0
21*	Stewart Moan	36	331	258	0	.562	Haverford College (1987-88), University of Lynchburg (1989-95), Marymount University (1999-01), SUNY Oneonta (2002-07), Susquehanna University (2008-present)	0
21*	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

• NCAA Division I men's lacrosse records