AFCA Coach of the Year
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| AFCA Coach of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | top college football coach |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | American Football Coaches Association |
| First awarded | 1935 |
| Currently held by |
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| Official website | www.afca.com |
The AFCA Coach of the Year award is given annually to a college football coach by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). The award has had several different sponors over the years, including Eastman Kodak Corporation, and thus also been named the Kodak Coach of the Year Award.
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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 | 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 |
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 College | |
| 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 University | |
| 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 College | |
| 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 (NJ) | |
| Division II | Denares Waites | Carson–Newman | |
| Division III | Michael 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 University | |
| NAIA | Mike Gutelius | Lindsey Wilson |
