The second time around
Compiled by Berry Tramel, Staff Writer
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Published: October 28, 2009
Bill Snyder is the 10th major-college coach since World War II to leave a school and come back in the same position later. A look at all 10, in order of success:
| Coach | School | 1st term | W-L | 2nd term | W-L |
| Jim Sweeney | Fresno State | 1976-77 | 15-7 | 1980-96 | 129-67-3 |
| Mike Riley | Oregon State | 1997-98 | 8-14 | 2003-09 | 51-31 |
| John Robinson | USC | 1976-82 | 67-14-2 | 1993-97 | 37-21-2 |
| Bill Snyder | Kansas State | 1989-2005 | 136-68-1 | 2009 | 5-3 |
| John Vaught | Ole Miss | 1947-70 | 185-58-12 | 1973 | 5-3 |
| Chris Ault | Nevada | 1976-1995 | 163-63-1 | 2004-09 | 39-31 |
| Bill Walsh | Stanford | 1977-78 | 17-7 | 1992-94 | 17-17-1 |
| Don Fambrough | Kansas | 1971-74 | 20-24-1 | 1979-82 | 17-24-4 |
| Dennis Erickson | Idaho | 1982-85 | 32-15 | 2006 | 4-8 |
| Johnny Majors | Pitt | 1973-76 | 33-13-1 | 1993-96 | 12-32 |
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