List of presidents of the American Football Coaches Association

Last updated July 24, 2023

Presidents of the American Football Coaches Association are:

List of American Football Coaches Association presidents
Year	President	School
1921	Charles Dudley Daly	United States Military Academy
1922	Charles Dudley Daly	United States Military Academy
1923	John Heisman	University of Pennsylvania
1924	John Heisman	Rice University ^{[A 1]}
1925	Robert Zuppke	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ^{[A 2]}
1926	Gil Dobie	Cornell University
1927	Butch Cowell	University of New Hampshire
1928	Bill Roper	Princeton University
1929	Hugo Bezdek	Pennsylvania State University ^{[A 3]}
1930	William Alexander	Georgia Institute of Technology
1931	Chick Meehan	Manhattan College
1932	Mal Stevens	Yale University
1933	Dan McGugin	Vanderbilt University
1934	Dana X. Bible	University of Nebraska
1935	Bernie Bierman	University of Minnesota
1936	Tuss McLaughry	Brown University
1937	Harry Kipke	University of Michigan
1938	Harry Stuhldreher	University of Wisconsin–Madison
1939	Lou Little	Columbia University
1940	Bo McMillin	Indiana University
1941	Fritz Crisler	University of Michigan
1942	Matty Bell	Southern Methodist University
1943	Matty Bell	Southern Methodist University
1944	Ray Morrison	Temple University
1945	Ray Morrison	Temple University
1946	Dick Harlow	Harvard University
1947	Tad Wieman	University of Maine
1948	Harvey Harman	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1949	Dutch Meyer	Texas Christian University
1950	Pappy Waldorf	University of California, Berkeley
1951	Lloyd Jordan	Harvard University
1952	Carl Snavely	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1953	Don Faurot	University of Missouri
1954	George Munger	University of Pennsylvania
1955	Ray Eliot	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ^{[A 2]}
1956	Jess Neely	Rice University ^{[A 1]}
1957	George K. James	Cornell University
1958	Bud Wilkinson	University of Oklahoma
1959	Wally Butts	University of Georgia
1960	Rip Engle	Pennsylvania State University
1961	Jack Curtice	Stanford University
1962	William D. Murray	Duke University
1963	Woody Hayes	Ohio State University
1964	Len Casanova	University of Oregon
1965	Abe Martin	Texas Christian University
1966	Dan Jessee	Trinity College (Connecticut)
1967	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse University
1968	Murray Warmath	University of Minnesota
1969	Paul Dietzel	University of South Carolina
1970	Frank Broyles	University of Arkansas
1971	Earle Edwards	North Carolina State University
1972	Bear Bryant	University of Alabama
1973	John McKay	University of Southern California
1974	Bob Blackman	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ^{[A 2]}
1975	Darrell Royal	University of Texas at Austin
1976	Eddie Robinson	Grambling State University
1977	Ben Martin	United States Air Force Academy
1978	Carmen Cozza	Yale University
1979	Charles McClendon	Louisiana State University
1980	Jerry Claiborne	University of Maryland, College Park ^{[A 4]}
1981	Tubby Raymond	University of Delaware
1982	Jim Ostendarp	Amherst College
1983	Bo Schembechler	University of Michigan
1984	Dave Maurer	Wittenberg University
1985	Vince Dooley	University of Georgia
1986	Vic Rowen	San Francisco State University
1987	LaVell Edwards	Brigham Young University
1988	Joe Restic	Harvard University
1989	Don James	University of Washington
1990	Johnny Majors	University of Tennessee
1991	Bill Manlove	Widener University
1992	John Cooper	Ohio State University
1993	Hayden Fry	University of Iowa
1994	Ron Schipper	Central College (Iowa)
1995	Billy Joe	Florida A&M University
1996	Fisher DeBerry	United States Air Force Academy
1997	Don Nehlen	West Virginia University
1998	Roy Kidd	Eastern Kentucky University
1999	Rocky Rees	Shippensburg University
2000	Bob Ford	University at Albany, SUNY
2001	Joe Taylor	Hampton University
2002	Glen Mason	University of Minnesota
2003	Phil Fulmer	University of Tennessee
2004	Ken Hatfield	Rice University
2005	Scot Dapp	Moravian College
2006	Mel Tjeerdsma	Northwest Missouri State University
2007	Ken Sparks	Carson-Newman College
2008	Tyrone Willingham	University of Washington
2009	Dick Tomey	San Jose State University
2010	Larry Kehres	Mount Union College
2011	Rob Ash	Montana State University
2012	Tim Murphy	Harvard University
2013	Mack Brown	University of Texas at Austin
2014	Mike Welch	Ithaca College
2015	Tommy Tuberville	University of Cincinnati
2016	Lee Owens	Ashland University
2017	Rich Rodriguez	University of Arizona
2018	Bill Cronin	Georgetown College
2019	Frank Solich ^[1]	Ohio University
2020	Gary Patterson ^[2]	Texas Christian University
2021	Pat Fitzgerald ^[3]	Northwestern University
2022	Craig Bohl ^[4]	University of Wyoming
2023	Todd Knight ^[5]	Ouachita Baptist University

According to AFCA tradition officers move up one office each year until becoming president.

Notes

1 2 Rice University was known as Rice Institute (1912–1960).
1 2 3 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign was known as University of Illinois (1885–1982).
↑ Pennsylvania State University was known as Pennsylvania State College (1874–1953).
↑ University of Maryland, College Park was known as University of Maryland (1920–1980).

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References

↑ "Ohio University Head Coach Frank Solich Named 2019 AFCA President". American Football Coaches Association. January 7, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
↑ "TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson Named 2020 AFCA President". American Football Coaches Association. January 13, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
↑ "Northwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald Named 2021 AFCA President". American Football Coaches Association. January 12, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
↑ "Wyoming Head Coach Craig Bohl Named 2022 AFCA President". American Football Coaches Association. January 10, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
↑ "Ouachita Baptist Head Coach Todd Knight Named 2023 AFCA President". American Football Coaches Association. January 9, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

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[Rice-1] 1 2 Rice University was known as Rice Institute (1912–1960).

[Illinois-2] 1 2 3 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign was known as University of Illinois (1885–1982).

[Penn_State-3] Pennsylvania State University was known as Pennsylvania State College (1874–1953).

[Maryland-4] University of Maryland, College Park was known as University of Maryland (1920–1980).

[5] "Ohio University Head Coach Frank Solich Named 2019 AFCA President". American Football Coaches Association. January 7, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

[6] "TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson Named 2020 AFCA President". American Football Coaches Association. January 13, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

[7] "Northwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald Named 2021 AFCA President". American Football Coaches Association. January 12, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

[8] "Wyoming Head Coach Craig Bohl Named 2022 AFCA President". American Football Coaches Association. January 10, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

[9] "Ouachita Baptist Head Coach Todd Knight Named 2023 AFCA President". American Football Coaches Association. January 9, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

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