Home Depot Coach of the Year

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Coach of the Year
Awarded for College football's top head coach
Country United States
Presented by ESPN and ABC college football analysts
History
First award1994
Most recent Kalen DeBoer, Washington

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 is the only coach to have been awarded multiple times.

Winners

YearWinnerSchoolRef.
1994 Bobby Bowden Florida State [1]
1995 Gary Barnett Northwestern [1]
1996 Rich Brooks Oregon [1]
1997 Mike Price Washington State [1]
1998 Phillip Fulmer Tennessee [1]
1999 Frank Solich Nebraska [1]
2000 Bob Stoops Oklahoma [1]
2001 Ralph Friedgen Maryland [1]
2002 Tyrone Willingham Notre Dame [1]
2003 Pete Carroll USC [1]
2004 Urban Meyer Utah [2]
2005 Joe Paterno Penn State [3]
2006 Greg Schiano Rutgers [4]
2007 Mark Mangino Kansas [5]
2008 Nick Saban Alabama [6]
2009 Brian Kelly Cincinnati [7]
2010 Gene Chizik Auburn [8]
2011 Les Miles LSU [9]
2012 Brian Kelly (2) Notre Dame (2) [10]
2013 Gus Malzahn Auburn (2) [11]
2014 Gary Patterson TCU [12]
2015 Dabo Swinney Clemson [13]
2016 Mike MacIntyre Colorado [14]
2017 Scott Frost UCF [15]
2018 Brian Kelly (3) Notre Dame (3) [16]
2019 Ed Orgeron LSU (2) [17]
2020 Jamey Chadwell Coastal Carolina [18]
2021 Luke Fickell Cincinnati (2) [19]
2022 Sonny Dykes TCU (2)
2023 Kalen DeBoer Washington

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