Frattiest College Football Coaches

With the college football bowl season upon us, we have decided to showcase some of the frattiest active head coaches in NCAA Division I football. With their celebrity status and university affiliations, the following men are ideal public figures to teach the world how to frat hard.

Dennis Erickson (Montana State University, Sigma Alpha Epsilon), Arizona State University - Not only does Coach Erickson have a national championship to his name, he also has at least one DWI on his record. Shortly after being named head coach of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, Erickson blew a fratastic 0.23 BAC when pulled over by police in 1995. Since that incident, Erickson (showing he isn’t a quitter) has continued his excessive drinking, but has learned to always use a pledge as a sober driver. Look for Coach Erickson this fall at sorority and fraternity parties all across the Arizona State campus.

Urban Meyer (University of Cincinnati, Sigma Chi), University of Florida - Coach Meyer has definitely had a successful run as the head coach at Florida, taking the Gators to the BCS championship game in only his second year at the university. With the guidance of Meyer, Florida is looking to move into the upper echelon of the SEC’s frattiest football universities. From his time in college, he knows that it’s hard to stay interested in the game when trying to pour your drink from a flexiflask attached to your date’s thigh, so he employs a high flying spread offense to keep the boys in blazers into the game.

Joe Paterno (Brown University, Delta Kappa Epsilon), Penn State University - While other octogenarian coaches would have went home long ago, JoePa continues to frat hard at Penn State, and can routinely be seen chewing out players and checking out cheerleaders on the sidelines in Happy Valley. Even when Coach Paterno was bowled over and severely injured during a game this season, he didn’t stay at home for long. Possessing the spirit of a 20 year old frat daddy who goes back out the night after ending up in the drunk tank, JoePa was back on the sidelines after only a week off.

Steve Spurrier (University of Florida, Alpha Tau Omega), University of South Carolina - Even though he is a legend at his alma mater, Spurrier rejected an offer to return to the Sunshine State for one simple reason: he wanted to become a member of Augusta National. Putting golf (and membership in an exclusive organization) ahead of all else is a total frat move and shows the fratty character of the Old Ball Coach.

Jim Tressel (Baldwin-Wallace College, Alpha Tau Omega), The Ohio State University - If you ever need a fratty wardrobe lesson from a football coach, look no further than Jim Tressel. Rain or shine, he always paces the sidelines in a fratty tie, complete with The Ohio State sweater vest, where the school logo is just big enough that you know exactly where he coaches, but not so big that you wonder if it were manufactured by Abercrombie.