AFCA Coach of the Year Award
Annual award
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The AFCA Coach of the Year Award is given annually to college football coaches by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). Separate awards are presented at all levels of U.S. college football. The AFCA as a whole presents the award for the four divisions of NCAA football—Division I FBS, Division I FCS, Division II, and Division III—plus the NAIA. The AFCA's section for community and junior colleges presents an identical award to a head coach at a two-year institution. The award has had several different sponsors over the years, including Eastman Kodak Corporation, and thus also been named the Kodak Coach of the Year Award.
| Awarded for | Top college football coach |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | American Football Coaches Association |
| History | |
| First award | 1935 |
| Most recent | FBS: Curt Cignetti, Indiana FCS: Steve Englehart, Presbyterian D-II: Jim Clements, Kutztown D-III: Brad Spencer, North Central (IL) NAIA: Joel Osborn, Benedictine |
| Website | www.afca.com |
Winners
NCAA University Division / Division I-A/FBS
NCAA Division I-AA/FCS
NCAA College Division / Division II
This includes NCAA Division II and NAIA from 1983 to 2005.
NCAA Division III
This includes NCAA Division III and NAIA from 1983 to 1995.
NAIA
NAIA was included in the Division II and III groups until 2006 when it was broken into its own category.
| Year[1] | Coach | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kalen DeBoer | Sioux Falls |
| 2007 | Mike Van Diest | Carroll (MT) |
| 2008 | Kalen DeBoer | Sioux Falls |
| 2009 | Kalen DeBoer | Sioux Falls |
| 2010 | Mike Van Diest | Carroll (MT) |
| 2011 | Mike Feminis | Saint Xavier |
| 2012 | Steve Ryan | Morningside |
| 2013 | Mike Woodley | Grand View |
| 2014 | Mark Henninger | Marian |
| 2015 | Mark Henninger | Marian |
| 2016 | Kevin Donley | Saint Francis (IN) |
| 2017 | Kevin Donley | Saint Francis (IN) |
| 2018 | Steve Ryan | Morningside |
| 2019 | Steve Ryan | Morningside |
| 2020 | Chris Oliver | Lindsey Wilson |
| 2021 | Steve Ryan | Morningside |
| 2022 | Matt McCarty[3] | Northwestern (IA) |
| 2023 | Doug Socha[4] | Keiser |
| 2024 | Myles Russ[6] | Keiser |
| 2025 | Joel Osborn[5] | Benedictine |
Junior college
The California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A) and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) each had their own coach of the year honors until 2002 when they joined together to award the American Community College Football Coaches Association (ACCFCA) Coach of the Year Award.[7] The NJCAA continues to award coach of the year honors in both their Division I and Division III levels (and previously when they operated without divisions) outside of the ACCFCA Coach of the Year Award.[8] The NJCAA Coach of the Year award is awarded by the NJCAA Football Coaches Association.[9]
| Year | Coach | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Michael White | Reedley |
| 2003 | Troy Morrell | Butler County |
| 2004 | Tim Hatten | Pearl River |
| 2005 | Don Dillon | American River |
| 2006 | John Featherstone | El Camino |
| 2007[10] | Jeff Chudy | Bakersfield |
| 2008 | Jeff Jordan | Butte |
| 2009[11] | Brad Franchione | Blinn |
| 2010 | Bob Jastrab | Mt. San Antonio |
| 2011[12] | Buddy Stephens | East Mississippi |
| 2012[13] | Scott Strohmeier | Iowa Western |
| 2013[14] | Bert Williams | Georgia Military |
| 2014[15] | Buddy Stephens | East Mississippi |
| 2015[16] | Mark McElroy | Saddleback |
| 2016[17] | Jeff Sims | Garden City |
| 2017[13] | Scott Strohmeier | Iowa Western |
| 2018[18] | Steve Mooshagian | Ventura |
| 2019[19] | Tom Craft | Reedley |
| 2020 | No season due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2021[20] | Kurt Taufa'asau | New Mexico Military |
| 2022[21] | Drew Dallas | Hutchinson |
| 2023[7] | Tom Craft | Reedley |
| 2024[22] | Drew Dallas | Hutchinson |
| 2025[23] | Hutchinson | |
Assistant Coach of the Year Award
The Assistant Coach of the Year Award is presented to a deserving assistant coach in each of the four NCAA football divisions and the NAIA. The award was created to honor assistant coaches who excel in community service, commitment to the student-athlete, on-field coaching success and AFCA and professional organization involvement.
| Year | Division | Coach | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Division I-A | Alan Gooch | UCF |
| Division I-AA | Alonzo Lee | Hampton | |
| Division II | Richard Cundiff | Texas A&M–Kingsville | |
| Division III | Roland Christensen | Wisconsin–La Crosse | |
| NAIA | Samuel Wickliffe | Campbellsville | |
| 1998 | Division I-A | Richard Bell | Air Force |
| Division I-AA | John Wright | Hampton | |
| Division II | Wesley McGriff | Kentucky State | |
| Division III | Mike Plinske | Bethel (MN) | |
| NAIA | Eric Graves | Campbellsville | |
| 1999 | Division I-A | Jerry Sandusky | Penn State |
| Division I-AA | David Bailiff | Southwest Texas State | |
| Division II | Mike Moroski | UC Davis | |
| Division III | Don Montgomery | Mount Union | |
| NAIA | Haywood Riner | Campbellsville | |
| 2000 | Division I-A | John Gutekunst | South Carolina |
| Division I-AA | John Shannon | Jackson State | |
| Division II | Kyle Schweigert | North Dakota | |
| Division III | Don DeWaard | Central (IA) | |
| NAIA | Bill O'Boyle | Hastings | |
| 2001 | Division I-A | Fred Jackson | Michigan |
| Division I-AA | Tom Gilmore | Lehigh | |
| Division II | Bart Tatum | Northwest Missouri State | |
| Division III | Chris Meidt | Bethel (MN) | |
| NAIA | Roger VanDeZande | Southern Oregon | |
| 2002 | Division I-A | Ron Aiken | Iowa |
| Division I-AA | Roy Wittke | Eastern Illinois | |
| Division II | Tony Ierulli | Shippensburg | |
| Division III | Brian Ward | Wabash | |
| NAIA | Charles Gartenmayer | Benedictine | |
| 2003 | Division I-A | Chuck Petersen | Air Force |
| Division I-AA | Donovan Rose | Hampton | |
| Division II | Mike Turner | Carson–Newman | |
| Division III | Pedro Arruza | Washington (MO) | |
| NAIA | Mike Gardner | Tabor | |
| 2004 | Division I-A | Brian White | Wisconsin |
| Division I-AA | Tony Pierce | Alabama State | |
| Division II | Brian Hughes | C. W. Post | |
| Division III | Keith Emery | Johns Hopkins | |
| NAIA | Nick Howlett | Carroll (MT) | |
| 2005 | Division I-A | Michael Haywood | Notre Dame |
| Division I-AA | Galen Scott | Illinois State | |
| Division II | Cary Fowler | Midwestern State | |
| Division III | Dan Garrett | Kean | |
| NAIA | Allen Friesen | Dana | |
| 2006 | Division I FBS | John Chavis | Tennessee |
| Division I FCS | Sam Eddy | Youngstown State | |
| Division II | Mike Terwilliger | East Stroudsburg | |
| Division III | Jeff Wojtowicz | Mount Union | |
| NAIA | Colby Hensley | Kansas Wesleyan | |
| 2007 | Division I FBS | Calvin Magee | West Virginia |
| Division I FCS | Tom Matukewicz | Southern Illinois | |
| Division II | Scott Bostwick | Northwest Missouri State | |
| Division III | Neal Neathery | Wabash | |
| NAIA | Ryan Nourse | Morningside | |
| 2008 | Division I FBS | Mac McWhorter | Texas |
| Division I FCS | John Loose | Lafayette | |
| Division II | Matt Entz | Winona State | |
| Division III | Dick Bowzer | Central (IA) | |
| NAIA | Dennis Murphy | Benedictine | |
| 2009 | Division I FBS | Mike MacIntyre | Duke |
| Division I FCS | Mark Speir | Appalachian State | |
| Division II | David Needs | Carson–Newman | |
| Division III | Jeff Thomas | Redlands | |
| NAIA | Josh Gehring | Morningside | |
| 2010 | Division I FBS | Luke Fickell | Ohio State |
| Division I FCS | Rick Fox | Drake | |
| Division II | Joe Lorig | Central Washington | |
| Division III | Chris Rusiewicz | Ursinus | |
| NAIA | Doug Schleeman | Montana Tech | |
| 2011 | Division I FBS | Norm Parker | Iowa |
| Division I FCS | Jason McEndoo | Montana State | |
| Division II | Hank McClung | Central Missouri | |
| Division III | Greg Peterson | Bethel (MN) | |
| NAIA | Craig Mullins | Georgetown (KY) | |
| 2012 | Division I FBS | Kirby Smart | Alabama |
| Division I FCS | John Revere | Eastern Kentucky | |
| Division II | A. J. Blazek | Winona State | |
| Division III | Joe Early | Middlebury | |
| NAIA | Gregg Horner | Valley City State | |
| 2013 | Division I FBS | Chad Morris | Clemson |
| Division I FCS | John Banaszak | Robert Morris | |
| Division II | Denares Waites | Carson–Newman | |
| Division III | Mike Schmidt | Dubuque | |
| NAIA | Jim Hogan | Carroll (MT) | |
| 2014 | Division I FBS | Gary Campbell | Oregon |
| Division I FCS | Robert Wimberly | Liberty | |
| Division II | Joel Williams | Delta State | |
| Division III | John Davis | Gallaudet | |
| NAIA | Alan Dykens | Graceland | |
| 2015 | Division I FBS | Don Brown | Boston College |
| Division I FCS | Mark Ferrante | Villanova | |
| Division II | Ben Martin | Colorado Mesa | |
| Division III | Jim Ryan | Washington (MO) | |
| NAIA | Mike Gutelius | Lindsey Wilson | |
| 2016 [24] | Division I FBS | Dan Brooks | Clemson |
| Division I FCS | Eric Dooley | Grambling State | |
| Division II | Mike Aldrich | Southwest Minnesota State | |
| Division III | Scott Kirchoff | Bethel (MN) | |
| NAIA | Lou Varley | Peru State | |
| 2017[25] | Division I FBS | Van Malone | SMU |
| Division I FCS | Brian Rock | Holy Cross | |
| Division II | Taylor Breitzman | South Dakota Mines | |
| Division III | Oscar Rodriguez | La Verne | |
| NAIA | Billy Hickman | Tabor | |
| 2018[26] | Division I FBS | Jeff Faris | Duke |
| Division I FCS | Milo Austin | Morehead State | |
| Division II | Marcus Hilliard | Virginia Union | |
| Division III | Mickey Rehring | Johns Hopkins | |
| NAIA | Phil Kleckler | Lindsey Wilson | |
| 2019[27] | Division I FBS | Mike Viti | Army |
| Division I FCS | Jason Eck | South Dakota State | |
| Division II | Donnell Leomiti | CSU Pueblo | |
| Division III | Luke Cutkomp | Chicago | |
| NAIA | Mike Ridings | Marian | |
| 2020[28][29] | Division I FBS | Randy Bates | Pittsburgh |
| Division I FCS | Randy Hedberg | North Dakota State | |
| Division II | No season due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| Division III | |||
| NAIA | Casey Jacobsen | Morningside | |
| 2021[30] | Division I FBS | Newland Isaac | Coastal Carolina |
| Division I FCS | Corey Hetherman | James Madison | |
| Division II | Mike Morita | Virginia Union | |
| Division III | Paul Michalak | Trinity (TX) | |
| NAIA | Matt Myers | Kansas Wesleyan | |
| 2022[31] | Division I FBS | Mike Tressel | Cincinnati |
| Division I FCS | Chris Kappas | Austin Peay | |
| Division II | Nate Shreffler | Hillsdale | |
| Division III | Joe Gerbino | Utica | |
| NAIA | George Papageorgiou | Benedictine (KS) | |
| 2023[32] | Division I FBS | Phil Parker | Iowa |
| Division I FCS | Christian Taylor | William & Mary | |
| Division II | Edward Pointer | Virginia Union | |
| Division III | Ben Gibboney | Carnegie Mellon | |
| NAIA | Justin Robinson | Marian (IN) | |
| 2024[33] | Division I FBS | Sean Saturnio | Army |
| Division I FCS | Don Dobes | Dartmouth | |
| Division II | Roy Thompson Jr. | Ouachita Baptist | |
| Division III | Cody Baethke | Coe | |
| NAIA | Michael Jones | Florida Memorial | |
| 2025[34] | Division I FBS | Bryant Haines | Indiana |
| Division I FCS | Keith Clark | Dartmouth | |
| Division II | Tyler Almond | Carson–Newman | |
| Division III | Eric Jones | Central | |
| NAIA | Peter Davila | Keiser | |