Awarded for | The most outstanding collegiate football coach in the country |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Associated Press |
History | |
First award | 1998 |
Most recent | Kalen DeBoer, Washington |
The Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year Award is an award that is given annually since 1998 to NCAA college football's national coach of the year. The award is voted on by the Associated Press (AP) voters that participate in the weekly college football AP Poll. The current award holder is Kalen DeBoer of the Washington Huskies for 2023.
School | Trophies won |
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LSU | 3 |
TCU | 3 |
Auburn | 2 |
Notre Dame | 2 |
Alabama | 1 |
Clemson | 1 |
Coastal Carolina | 1 |
Colorado | 1 |
Iowa | 1 |
Kansas | 1 |
Kansas State | 1 |
Maryland | 1 |
Michigan | 1 |
Oklahoma | 1 |
Oregon | 1 |
Penn State | 1 |
UCF | 1 |
Virginia Tech | 1 |
Wake Forest | 1 |
Washington | 1 |
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