The Coach of the Year award is given annually to college football's top head coach. The award for the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision is selected by ESPN and ABC college football analysts. Brian Kelly and Curt Cignetti are the only coaches to have been awarded multiple times.
Winners Year Winner School Ref. 1994 Rich Brooks Oregon 1995 Gary Barnett Northwestern 1996 Bobby Bowden Florida State 1997 Mike Price Washington State 1998 Phillip Fulmer Tennessee 1999 Frank Solich Nebraska 2000 Bob Stoops Oklahoma 2001 Ralph Friedgen Maryland 2002 Tyrone Willingham Notre Dame 2003 Pete Carroll USC 2004 Urban Meyer Utah 2005 Joe Paterno Penn State 2006 Greg Schiano Rutgers 2007 Mark Mangino Kansas 2008 Nick Saban Alabama 2009 Brian Kelly Cincinnati 2010 Gene Chizik Auburn 2011 Les Miles LSU 2012 Brian Kelly (2) Notre Dame (2) 2013 Gus Malzahn Auburn (2) 2014 Gary Patterson TCU 2015 Dabo Swinney Clemson 2016 Mike MacIntyre Colorado 2017 Scott Frost UCF 2018 Brian Kelly (3) Notre Dame (3) 2019 Ed Orgeron LSU (2) 2020 Jamey Chadwell Coastal Carolina 2021 Luke Fickell Cincinnati (2) 2022 Sonny Dykes TCU (2) 2023 Kalen DeBoer Washington 2024 Curt Cignetti Indiana 2025 Curt Cignetti (2) Indiana (2)
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