Nov 20, 2010
| The number of wins between Larry Kehres and John
Gagliardi is large, but at 14-15 wins per year ... Photo by Dan Poel for d3photography.com |
Mount Union head football coach Larry Kehres recorded his 300th career victory as the No. 2-ranked Purple Raiders defeated St. Lawrence, 49-0, in an NCAA Tournament first-round matchup at Mount Union Stadium on Saturday.
With the victory, Kehres improves his career record to 300-22-3. He became the 11th college football coach in all divisions -- and the fastest -- to reach the 300-win mark, doing it in just 325 games. He's recorded a .928 winning percentage.
The winningest active coaches in Division III football, through Saturday:
| Rank | Coach, School | Wins |
| 1 | John Gagliardi, St. John’s | 478 |
| 2 | Larry Kehres, Mount Union | 300 |
| T3. | Rick Giancola, Montclair State | 201 |
| T3. | Eric Hamilton, New Jersey | 201 |
| 5 | Dale Widolff, Occidental | 173 |
| 6 | Jimmie Keeling, Hardin-Simmons | 172 |
| 7 | Michael DeLong, Springfield | 171 |
| 8 | Rich Lackner, Carnegie Mellon | 170 |
| 9 | Larry Kindbom, Washington U. | 165 |
| 10 | Steve Mohr, Trinity (Texas) | 164 |