AFCA Coach of the Year Award


The AFCA Coach of the Year Award is given annually to a college football coach by the American Football Coaches Association. 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.

Winners

NCAA University Division / Division I-A/FBS

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS

YearCoachTeam
1983Southern Illinois
1984Montana State
1985Furman
1986Georgia Southern
1987Holy Cross
1988Furman
1989Georgia Southern
1990Georgia Southern
1991Youngstown State
1992The Citadel
1993
1994
1995Montana
1996
1997Villanova
1998UMass
1999Georgia Southern
2000Georgia Southern
2001Furman
2002Western Kentucky
2003
2004James Madison
2005Appalachian State
2006Appalachian State
2007Appalachian State
2008Richmond
2009Villanova
2010Delaware
2011Sam Houston State
2012North Dakota State
2013North Dakota State
2014New Hampshire
2015Jacksonville State
2016James Madison
2017Kennesaw State
2018Maine
2019North Dakota State

NCAA College Division / Division II

This includes NCAA Division II and NAIA from 1983 to 2005.
YearCoachTeam
1960New Mexico State
1961Florida A&M
1962
1963
1964East Carolina
1965UC Santa Barbara
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972Delaware
1973
1974Central Michigan
1975
1976Akron
1977
1978
1979
1980Dayton
1981
1982Southwest Texas State
1983North Dakota State
1984Troy State
1985
1986North Dakota State
1987Troy State
1988North Dakota State
1989
1990North Dakota State
1991Pittsburg State
1992
1993North Alabama
1994North Alabama
1995North Alabama
1996
1997
1998Northwest Missouri State
1999
2000
2001North Dakota
2002
2003
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011Wayne State
2012Valdosta State
2013Northwest Missouri State
2014CSU–Pueblo
2015Northwest Missouri State
2016Northwest Missouri State
2017West Florida
2018
2019

NCAA Division III

This includes NCAA Division III and NAIA from 1983 to 1995.
YearCoachTeam
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

NAIA

NAIA was included in the Division II and III groups until 2006 when it was broken into its own category.
YearCoachTeam
2006Sioux Falls
2007
2008Sioux Falls
2009Sioux Falls
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016Saint Francis
2017Saint Francis
2018
2019

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.
YearDivisionCoachTeam
1997Division I-AAlan GoochUCF
1997Division I-AAAlonzo LeeHampton
1997Division IIRichard CundiffTexas A&M–Kingsville
1997Division IIIRoland ChristensenWisconsin–La Crosse
1997NAIASamuel WickliffeCampbellsville
1998Division I-ARichard BellAir Force
1998Division I-AAJohn WrightHampton
1998Division IIWesley McGriffKentucky State
1998Division IIIMike PlinskeBethel
1998NAIAEric GravesCampbellsville
1999Division I-AJerry SanduskyPenn State
1999Division I-AADavid BailiffSouthwest Texas State
1999Division IIMike MoroskiUC Davis
1999Division IIIDon MontgomeryMount Union
1999NAIAHaywood RinerCampbellsville
2000Division I-AJohn GutekunstSouth Carolina
2000Division I-AAJohn ShannonJackson State
2000Division IIKyle SchweigertNorth Dakota
2000Division IIIDon DeWaardCentral
2000NAIABill O'BoyleHastings
2001Division I-AFred JacksonMichigan
2001Division I-AATom GilmoreLehigh
2001Division IIBart TatumNorthwest Missouri State
2001Division IIIChris MeidtBethel
2001NAIARoger VanDeZandeSouthern Oregon
2002Division I-ARon AikenIowa
2002Division I-AARoy WittkeEastern Illinois
2002Division IITony IerulliShippensburg
2002Division IIIBrian WardWabash
2002NAIACharles GartenmayerBenedictine
2003Division I-AChuck PetersenAir Force
2003Division I-AADonovan RoseHampton
2003Division IIMike TurnerCarson–Newman
2003Division IIIPedro ArruzaWashington
2003NAIAMike GardnerTabor
2004Division I-ABrian WhiteWisconsin
2004Division I-AATony PierceAlabama State
2004Division IIBrian HughesC. W. Post
2004Division IIIKeith EmeryJohns Hopkins
2004NAIANick HowlettCarroll
2005Division I-AMichael HaywoodNotre Dame
2005Division I-AAGalen ScottIllinois State
2005Division IICary FowlerMidwestern State
2005Division IIIDan GarrettKean
2005NAIAAllen FriesenDana
2006Division I FBSJohn ChavisTennessee
2006Division I FCSSam EddyYoungstown State
2006Division IIMike TerwilligerEast Stroudsburg
2006Division IIIJeff WojtowiczMount Union
2006NAIAColby HensleyKansas Wesleyan
2007Division I FBSCalvin MageeWest Virginia
2007Division I FCSTom MatukewiczSouthern Illinois
2007Division IIScott BostwickNorthwest Missouri State
2007Division IIINeal NeatheryWabash
2007NAIARyan NourseMorningside
2008Division I FBSMac McWhorterTexas
2008Division I FCSJohn LooseLafayette
2008Division IIMatt EntzWinona State
2008Division IIIDick BowzerCentral
2008NAIADennis MurphyBenedictine
2009Division I FBSMike MacIntyreDuke
2009Division I FCSMark SpeirAppalachian State
2009Division IIDavid NeedsCarson–Newman
2009Division IIIJeff ThomasRedlands
2009NAIAJosh GehringMorningside
2010Division I FBSLuke FickellOhio State
2010Division I FCSRick FoxDrake
2010Division IIJoe LorigCentral Washington
2010Division IIIChris RusiewiczUrsinus
2010NAIADoug SchleemanMontana Tech
2011Division I FBSNorm ParkerIowa
2011Division I FCSJason McEndooMontana State
2011Division IIHank McClungCentral Missouri
2011Division IIIGreg PetersonBethel
2011NAIACraig MullinsGeorgetown
2012Division I FBSKirby SmartAlabama
2012Division I FCSJohn RevereEastern Kentucky
2012Division IIA. J. BlazekWinona State
2012Division IIIJoe EarlyMiddlebury
2012NAIAGregg HornerValley City State
2013Division I FBSChad MorrisClemson
2013Division I FCSJohn BanaszakRobert Morris
2013Division IIDenares WaitesCarson–Newman
2013Division IIIMichael SchmidtDubuque
2013NAIAJim HoganCarroll
2014Division I FBSGary CampbellOregon
2014Division I FCSRobert WimberlyLiberty
2014Division IIJoel WilliamsDelta State
2014Division IIIJohn DavisGallaudet
2014NAIAAlan DykensGraceland
2015Division I FBSDon BrownBoston College
2015Division I FCSMark FerranteVillanova
2015Division IIBen MartinColorado Mesa
2015Division IIIJim RyanWashington
2015NAIAMike GuteliusLindsey Wilson
2016Division I FBSDan BrooksClemson
2016Division I FCSEric DooleyGrambling State
2016Division IIMike AldrichSouthwest Minnesota State
2016Division IIIScott KirchoffBethel
2016NAIALou VarleyPeru State
2017Division I FBSVan MaloneSMU
2017Division I FCSBrian RockHoly Cross
2017Division IITaylor BreitzmanSouth Dakota Mines
2017Division IIIOscar RodriguezLa Verne
2017NAIABilly HickmanTabor
2018Division I FBSJeff FarisDuke
2018Division I FCSMilo AustinMorehead State
2018Division IIMarcus HilliardVirginia Union
2018Division IIIMickey RehringJohns Hopkins
2018NAIAPhil KlecklerLindsey Wilson
2019Division I FBSMike VitiArmy
2019Division I FCSJason EckSouth Dakota State
2019Division IIDonnell LeomitiColorado State–Purblo
2019Division IIILuke CutkompChicago
2019NAIAMike RidingsMarian