NAIA Football Coach of the Year Award
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Awarded forBest college football coach in the NAIA
CountryUnited States
First award1956
Currently held byJoel Osborn, Benedictine (KS)
| NAIA Football Coach of the Year Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best college football coach in the NAIA |
| Country | United States |
| First award | 1956 |
| Currently held by | Joel Osborn, Benedictine (KS) |
The NAIA Football Coach of the Year is awarded annually to the best college football coach in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. From 1979 to 1996, a separate award was given to the best coach in each of the NAIA's two football divisions.[1]
Single award (1956–1978)
- Note: Even though the NAIA split its football championship into two divisions in 1970, only a single Coach of the Year award was given out until 1979.
| Season(s) | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Dewey Halford | Morningside |
| 1957 | Muddy Waters | Hillsdale |
| 1958 | Volney Ashford | Missouri Valley |
| 1959 | Clarence Stasavich | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| 1960 | Phil Sarboe | Humboldt State |
| 1961 | Carnie Smith | Pittsburg State |
| 1962 | Paul Durham | Linfield |
| 1963 | Billy Nicks | Prairie View A&M |
| 1964 | Jake Christiansen | Concordia–Moorhead |
| 1965 | John Gagliardi | Saint John's (MN) |
| 1966 | Forrest Perkins | Wisconsin State–Whitewater |
| 1967 | Harold "Deacon" Duvall | Fairmont State |
| 1968 | Billy Atkins | Troy State |
| 1969 | Jake Gaither | Florida A&M |
| 1970 (DI & DII) | Gil Steinke | Texas A&I |
| 1971 (DI & DII) | Bob Shoup | Cal Lutheran |
| 1972 (DI & DII) | Jim Frazier | Missouri Southern State |
| 1973 (DI & DII) | Larry Korver | Northwestern (IA) |
| 1974 (DI & DII) | Gil Steinke (2) | Texas A&I |
| 1975 (DI & DII) | Gil Steinke (3) | Texas A&I |
| 1976 (DI & DII) | Gil Steinke (4) | Texas A&I |
| 1977 (DI & DII) | DeWitt Jones | Abilene Christian |
| 1978 (DI & DII) | Jim Hess | Angelo State |
Separate awards (1979–1996)
Single award (1997–present)
| Year | Winner | Team | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Dick Strahm (3) | Findlay | |
| 1998 | Vic Shealy | Azusa Pacific | |
| 1999 | Tim Albin | Northwestern Oklahoma State | |
| 2000 | Bill Cronin | Georgetown (KY) | |
| 2001 | Bill Cronin (2) | Georgetown (KY) | |
| 2002 | Carl Poelker | McKendree | |
| 2003 | Mike Van Diest | Carroll (MT) | |
| 2004 | Kevin Donley (2) | Saint Francis (IN) | |
| 2005 | Mike Van Diest (2) | Carroll (MT) | |
| 2006 | Kalen DeBoer | Sioux Falls | |
| 2007 | Mike Van Diest (3) | Carroll (MT) | |
| 2008 | Kalen DeBoer (2) | Sioux Falls | |
| 2009 | Kalen DeBoer (3) | Sioux Falls | |
| 2010 | Mike Van Diest (4) | Carroll (MT) | |
| 2011 | Mike Feminis | Saint Xavier (IL) | |
| 2012 | Steve Ryan | Morningside | |
| 2013 | Mike Woodley | Grand View | |
| 2014 | Mark Henninger | Marian | |
| 2015 | Mark Henninger (2) | Marian | |
| 2016 | Kevin Donley (3) | Saint Francis (IN) | |
| 2017 | Kevin Donley (4) | Saint Francis (IN) | [2] |
| 2018 | Steve Ryan (2) | Morningside | [3] |
| 2019 | Steve Ryan (3) | Morningside | [4] |
| 2020–21 | Chris Oliver | Lindsey Wilson | |
| 2021 | Steve Ryan (4) | Morningside | |
| 2022 | Matt McCarty | Northwestern (IA) | [5] |
| 2023 | Doug Socha | Keiser | [6] |
| 2024 | Myles Russ | Keiser | [7] |
| 2025 | Joel Osborn | Benedictine (KS) | [8] |