This is what I could find:
Division I-A Best Career Starts by Wins
(Head coaches with at least half their seasons at major college at the time
and minimum five years coached)
1 SEASON
Coach, Team Season W L T Pct.
George Woodruff, Penn .......................................... 1892 15 1 0 .938
Walter Camp, Yale ................................................. 1888 13 0 0 1.000
Bill Battle, Tennessee................................................ 1970 11 1 0 .917
Gary Blackney, Bowling Green ................................ 1991 11 1 0 .917
John Robinson, Southern California........................... 1976 11 1 0 .917
*Gregg Brandon, Bowling Green............................. 2003 11 3 0 .786
Dick Crum, Miami (Ohio)......................................... 1974 10 0 1 .955
Barry Switzer, Oklahoma......................................... 1973 10 0 1 .955
Chuck Fairbanks, Oklahoma .................................... 1967 10 1 0 .909
Larry Siemering, Pacific............................................ 1947 10 1 0 .909
Dwight Wallace, Ball St. ......................................... 1978 10 1 0 .909
Mike Archer, LSU .................................................... 1987 10 1 1 .875
5 SEASONS
Coach, Team Seasons W L T Pct.
Walter Camp, Yale, Stanford................................... 1888-92 69 2 2 .959
George Woodruff, Penn .......................................... 1892-96 67 5 0 .931
Bob Pruett, Marshall.............................................1996-2000 58 9 0 .866
*Bob Stoops, Oklahoma ......................................1999-2003 55 11 0 .833
*Pete Carroll, Southern California ........................... 2001-05 54 10 0 .844
*Larry Coker, Miami (Fla.) ....................................... 2001-05 53 9 0 .855
*Mark Richt, Georgia.............................................. 2001-05 52 13 0 .800
Barry Switzer, Oklahoma......................................... 1973-77 51 5 2 .896
John Robinson, Southern California........................... 1976-80 50 8 2 .850
R.C. Slocum, Texas A&M......................................... 1989-93 49 12 1 .798
*Lloyd Carr, Michigan............................................. 1995-99 49 13 0 .790
*Frank Solich, Nebraska ......................................1998-2002 49 16 0 .754
Most Victories by Division I-A
First-Year Head Coaches
Coach, College, Year W L T
Larry Coker, Miami (Fla.), 2001 .......................................................... *12 0 0
Gary Blackney, Bowling Green, 1991 ................................................. *11 1 0
John Robinson, Southern California, 1976 ............................................ *11 1 0
Bill Battle, Tennessee, 1970 ................................................................. *11 1 0
Gregg Brandon, Bowling Green, 2003 ................................................ *11 3 0
Dick Crum, Miami (Ohio), 1974.......................................................... *10 0 1
Barry Switzer, Oklahoma, 1973 .......................................................... 10 0 1
John Jenkins, Houston, 1990 ............................................................... 10 1 0
Dwight Wallace, Ball St., 1978 ........................................................... 10 1 0
Chuck Fairbanks, Oklahoma, 1967 ..................................................... *10 1 0
Mike Archer, LSU, 1987 ..................................................................... *10 1 1
Ralph Friedgen, Maryland, 2001......................................................... 10 2 0
Tom Amstutz, Toledo, 2001................................................................. *10 2 0
Rick Neuheisel, Colorado, 1995.......................................................... *10 2 0
Paul Pasqualoni, Syracuse, 1992 ......................................................... *10 2 0
Curley Hallman, Southern Miss., 1988 ................................................. *10 2 0
Pat Jones, Oklahoma St., 1984 ........................................................... *10 2 0
Earle Bruce, Tampa, 1972 .................................................................. *10 2 0
Billy Kinard, Mississippi, 1971............................................................. *10 2 0
Bill Doba, Washington St., 2003 ......................................................... *10 3 0
*Bowl game victory included.
Only first-year coaches to win a national championship: Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan,
1948 (9-0-0); Larry Coker, Miami (Fla.), 2001 (12-0-0).
http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/foot...s_book.pdf