Jim Grobe Least Costly Coach Per Win In ACC

It is obvious that coaching football at the college level is no longer a poor man's game. USA Today published a report this week on coaches salaries for 2007. The paper divided the salary of each coach by the number of victories to get a cost-per-win for each team. Here is a breakdown of the ACC coaches:


1. Ted Roof at Duke- 1 win @ $544,286 per win (Fired)

2. Butch Davis at North Carolina- 4 wins @ $352,750

3. Ralph Friedgen at Maryland- 6 wins @ $291,701

4. Bobby Bowden at Florida State- 7 wins @ 242,171

5. Tom O'Brien at NC State- 5 wins @ $220,000

6. Al Groh at Virginia- 9 wins @ $208,250

7. Frank Beamer at Virginia Tech- 11 wins @ $182,545

8. Chan Gailey at Georgia Tech- 7 wins @ $148,478 (Fired)

9. Tommy Bowden at Clemson- 9 wins @ $136,870

10. Jim Grobe at Wake Forest- 8 wins @ $127,672

Note: Miami and Boston College information not available.