| Coach | Years (Total) | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. |
| Brady Hoke | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Butch Jones | 2013-2017 (5) | 61 | 34 | 27 | 0 | .557 |
| Jim Chaney | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Derek Dooley | 2010-2012 (3) | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | .417 |
| Lane Kiffin | 2009 (1) | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 |
| Phillip Fulmer | 1992-2008 (17) | 204 | 152 | 52 | 0 | .745 |
| Johnny Majors | 1977-1992 (16) | 186 | 116 | 62 | 8 | .645 |
| Bill Battle | 1970-1976 (7) | 83 | 59 | 22 | 2 | .723 |
| Doug Dickey | 1964-1969 (6) | 65 | 46 | 15 | 4 | .738 |
| Jim McDonald | 1963 (1) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 |
| Bowden Wyatt | 1955-1962 (8) | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | .622 |
| Harvey Robinson | 1953-1954 (2) | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | .500 |
| John Barnhill | 1941-1945 (4) | 39 | 32 | 5 | 2 | .846 |
| W.H. Britton | 1935 (1) | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
| Robert R. Neyland | 1926-34, 36-40,46-52 (21) | 216 | 173 | 31 | 12 | .829 |
| M.B. Banks | 1921-1925 (5) | 45 | 27 | 15 | 3 | .633 |
| John R. Bender | 1916-1920 (3) | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | .741 |
| Z.G. Clevenger | 1911-1915 (5) | 43 | 26 | 15 | 2 | .628 |
| Andew (Alex) Stone | 1910 (1) | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 |
| George Levene | 1907-1909 (3) | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | .589 |
| J.D. DePree | 1905-1906 (2) | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | .305 |
| S.D. Crawford | 1904 (1) | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 |
| H.F. Fisher | 1902-1903 (2) | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
| George Kelley | 1901 (1) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 |
| J.A. Pierce | 1899-1900 (2) | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .654 |
| Student Coaches | 1891-93, 1896-97 (5) | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .522 |
| 1956 | Bwden Wyatt (AFCA) |
| 1998 | Phillip Fulmer (AFCA, FWAA, Maxwell, TSN) |
| 1936 | Robert Neyland (Caches) |
| 1938 | Robert Neyland (Coaches) |
| 1944 | John Barnhill (Coaches) |
| 1950 | Robert Neyland (Coaches) |
| 1951 | Robert Neyland (AP) |
| 1956 | Bwden Wyatt (AP, Coaches) |
| 1965 | Doug Dickey (Coaches) |
| 1967 | Doug Dickey (Ap, UPI, Coaches) |
| 1985 | Johnny Majors (AP, UPI, Coaches) |
| 1998 | Phillip Fulmer (AP, Coaches) |