Bear Chasing

Here are the coaches with the most officially recognized national championships:

6 - Bear Bryant:  1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979 (all with Alabama)

5 - Nick Saban:  2003 (LSU);  2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 (Alabama)

5 - Bernie Bierman:  1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941 (all with Minnesota)

5 - Howard Jones:  1909 (Yale);  1928, 1931, 1932, 1939 (USC)

4 -  Frank Leahy:  1943, 1946, 1947, 1949 (all with Notre Dame)

4 - John McKay:  1962, 1967, 1972, 1974 (all with USC)