AFCA Coach of the Year

Coach and Athletic Director, Jan, 2004

DIVISION I-A

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2002 Jim Tressel. Ohio State

2001 (Tie) Larry Coker, Miami (Fla.) & Ralph Friedgen, Maryland

2000 Bob Stoops, U. of Oklahoma

1999 Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech.

1998 Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee

1997 Lloyd Carr, Michigan

1996 Bruce Snyder, AZ State

1995 Gary Barnett, Northwestern

1994 Tom Osborne, Nebraska

1993 Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin

1992 Gene Stallings, Alabama

1991 Bill Lewis, East Carolina

1990 Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech

1989 Bill McCartney, Colorado

1988 Don Nehlen, West Virginia

1987 Dick MacPherson, Syracuse

1986 Joe Paterno, Penn State

1985 Fisher DeBerry, Air Force

1984 LaVell Edwards, BYU

1983 Ken Hatfield, Air Force

1982 Joe Paterno, Penn State

1981 Danny Ford, Clemson

1980 Vince Dooley, Georgia

1979 Earle Bruce, Ohio State

1978 Joe Paterno, Penn State

1977 Don James, Washington

1976 Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh

1975 Frank Kush, Arizona State

1974 Grant Teaff, Baylor

1973 Paul Bryant, Alabama

1972 John McKay, USC

1971 Paul Bryant, Alabama

1970 Charlie McClendon, LSU Darrell Royal, Texas

1969 Bo Schembechler, Michigan

1968 Joe Paterno. Penn State

1967 John Pont, Indiana

1966 Tom Cahill, Army

1965 Tommy Prothro, UCLA

1964 Frank Broyles, Arkansas Ara Parseghian, Notre Dame

1963 Darrell Royal, Texas

1962 John McKay, USC

1961 Paul Bryant. Alabama

1960 Murray Warmath, Minnesota

1959 Ben Schwartzwalder, Syracuse

1958 Paul Dietzel, LSU

1957 Woody Hayes, Ohio State

1956 Bowden Wyatt, Tennessee

1955 Duffy Daugherty, Michigan St.

1954 Red Sanders, UCLA

1953 Jim Tatum, Maryland

1952 Biggie Munn, Michigan State

1951 Chuck Taylor, Stanford

1950 Charlie Caldwell, Princeton

1949 Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma

1948 Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan

1947 Fritz Crisler, Michigan

1946 Earl Blaik, Army

1945 Bo McMillin, Indiana

1944 Carroll Widdoes, Ohio State

1943 Amos Alonzo Stagg, Col. Pacific

1942 Bill Alexander, Georgia Tech

1941 Frank Leahy, Notre Dame

1940 Clark Shaughnessy, Stanford

1939 Eddie Anderson, Iowa

1938 Bill Kern, Carnegie Tech

1937 Hooks Mylin, Lafayette

1936 Dick Harlow, Harvard

1935 Lynn Waldorf, Northwestern

DIVISION I-AA

2002 Jack Harbaugh, Western Kentucky

2001 Bobby Johnson, Furman

2000 Paul Johnson, Georgia Southern

1999 Paul Johnson, Georgia Southern

1998 Mark Whipple, Massachusetts

1997 Andy Talley, Villanova

1996 Ray Tellier, Columbia

1995 Don Read, Montana

1994 Jim Tressel, Youngstown St

1993 Dan Allen, Boston Univ.

1992 Charlie Taaffe, The Citadel

1991 Jim Tressel, Youngstown State

1990 Tim Stowers, Ga. Southern

1989 Erk Russell, Ga. Southern

1988 Jimmy Satterfield, Furman

1987 Mark Duffner, Holy Cross

1986 Erk Russell, Ga. Southern

1985 Dick Sheridan, Furman

1984 Dave Arnold, Montana St.

1983 Rey Dempsey, So. Illinois

DIVISION II

2002 Brian Kelly, Grand Valley State

2001 Dale Lennon, North Dakota

2000 Danny Hale, Bloomsburg U.

1999 Mel Tjeerdsma, NW Missouri St.

1998 Mel Tjeerdsma, NW Missouri St.

1997 Joe Glenn, Northern Colorado

1996 Joe Glenn, Northern Colorado

1995 Bobby Wallace, N. Alabama

1994 Bobby Wallace, N. Alabama

1993 Bobby Wallace, North Alabama

1992 Bill Burgess, Jacksonville St.

1991 Chuck Broyles, Pittsburg State

1990 Rocky Hager, N.D. State

1989 John Williams, Miss. Coll

1988 Rocky Hager, N.D. State

1987 Rick Rhoades, Troy St.

1986 Earle Solomonson, N.D. State

1985 George Landis, Bloomsburg St.

1984 Chan Gailey, Troy St.

1983 Don Morton, N. D. State

DIVISION III

2002 Larry Kehres, Mount Union

2001 Larry Kehres, Mount Union

2000 Larry Kehres, Mount Union

1999 Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran

1998 Larry Kehres, Mount Union

1997 Larry Kehres, Mount Union

1996 Larry Kehres, Mount Union

1995 Roger Harring, WI-LaCrosse

1994 Pete Schmidt, Albion

1993 Larry Kehres, Mount Union

1992 John Luckhardt, Wash, & Jeff.

1991 Jim Butterfield, Ithaca

1990 Ken O'Keefe, Allegheny

1989 Mike Kelly, Dayton

1988 Jim Butterfield, Ithaca

1987 Walt Hameline, Wagner

1986 Bob Reade, Augustana

1985 Bob Reade, Augustana

1984 Bob Reade, Augustana

1983 Bob Reade, Augustana (Ill.)

1982 Jim Wacker, SW Texas St.

1981 Vito Ragazzo, Shippensburg St.

1980 Rick Carter, Dayton

1979 Bill Narduzzi, Youngstown

1978 Lee Tressel, Baldwin-Wallace

1977 Bill Manlove, Widener

1976 Jim Dennison, Akron

1975 Dave Maurer, Wittenberg

1974 Ray Kramer, Central Michigan

1973 Dave Maurer, Wittenberg

1972 Tubby Raymond, Delaware

1971 Tubby Raymond, Delaware

1970 Bennie Ellender, Arkansas St.

1969 Larry Naviaux, Boston University

1968 Jim Root, New Hampshire

1967 A.C. Moore, Chattanooga

1966 Dan Jessee, Trinity College

1965 Jack Curtice, Santa Barbara

1964 Clarence Stasavich, E. Carolina

1963 Bill Edwards, Wittenberg

1962 Bill Edwards, Wittenberg

1961 Jake Gaither, Florida A & M

1960 Warren Woodson, New Mex. St.