Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award
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Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award | |
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Awarded for | best college football coach in each NCAA Division |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Selection Committee, fan votes, media votes |
History | |
First award | 2006 |
Final award | 2013 |
Most recent | Gus Malzahn (FBS) Craig Bohl (FCS) Peter Rossomando (Division II) Glenn Caruso (Division III) |
The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award was an annual college football award given to the a head coach from each NCAA division. The award honored coaches who succeed on and off the field, displaying sportsmanship, integrity, responsibility, and excellence. Each coach who won was given $50,000 to donate to the charities of his choice, and a $20,000 grant for alumni association scholarships from the school the coach represents.
Winners[]
Division I FBS[]
Year | Coach | School |
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2006 | Greg Schiano | Rutgers |
2007 | Ron Zook | Illinois |
2008 | Nick Saban | Alabama |
2009 | Gary Patterson | TCU |
2010 | Gene Chizik | Auburn |
2011 | Les Miles | LSU |
2012 | Brian Kelly | Notre Dame |
2013 | Gus Malzahn | Auburn |
- Note: In 2006, the award was only given to a Division I FBS coach.
Division I FCS[]
Year | Coach | School |
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2007 | Jerry Kill | Southern Illinois |
2008 | Mickey Matthews | James Madison |
2009 | Jerry Moore | Appalachian State |
2010 | K. C. Keeler | Delaware |
2011 | Rob Ash | Montana State |
2012 | Willie Fritz | Sam Houston State |
2013 | Craig Bohl | North Dakota State |
Division II[]
Year | Coach | School |
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2007 | Bill O'Boyle | Chadron State |
2008 | Chuck Broyles | Pittsburg State |
2009 | Mel Tjeerdsma | Northwest Missouri State |
2010 | Bob Nielson | Minnesota–Duluth |
2011 | Tim Beck | Pittsburg State |
2012 | Peter Rossomando | New Haven |
2013 | Curt Wiese | Minnesota–Duluth |
Division III[]
Year | Coach | School |
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2007 | John Gagliardi | Saint John's (MN) |
2008 | Larry Kehres | Mount Union |
2009 | Coe | |
2010 | Glenn Caruso | St. Thomas (MN) |
2011 | Glenn Caruso (2) | St. Thomas (MN) |
2012 | Glenn Caruso (3) | St. Thomas (MN) |
2013 | Pete Fredenburg | Mary Hardin–Baylor |
References[]
Categories:
- College football coach of the year awards in the United States
- Awards established in 2006
- Awards disestablished in 2013
- Liberty Mutual